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Who Is Lyndon Johnson?

Lyndon Baines Johnson was born on the 27th of August, 1908, in Texas. He became the thirty-sixth President of the United States of America following the 1963 assassination of John F Kennedy. In 1964, the electorate officially elected him as president based on the positive social changes he had...

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Gradegov.com Lets Citizens Grade Congress

A new website GradeGov.com has been established to allow citizens the chance to grade individual congress members and to remind the politicians who they work for. Grade Gov's motto, They work for you. Remind them. makes it clear that the purpose of the site is to hold government accountable and...

Judge Roger Vinson Declares Obama Health Care Law Unconstitutional

Judge Roger Vinson Declares Obama Health Care Law Unconstitutional

Judge Roger Vinson, a federal judge in the northern district of Florida, has ruled Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. On Monday, January 31, 2011, Judge Vinson voted against Obama's health care reform plan in a 78 page ruling and cited Obama's 2008 campaign promise...

Dick Cheney's Crimes Against Humanity

Dick Cheney's Crimes Against Humanity

Politics is a dirty business and politicians don't come any dirtier than Dick Cheney. He's a man who delights in operating on the 'dark side' and is the Darth Vader of American politics. However, is it going too far to accuse him of "crimes against humanity"? That term has quite a narrow and specific...

50 Best James Madison Quotes

50 Best James Madison Quotes

James Madison, Jr. was the fourth President of the United States, an American politician, and political philosopher who contributed as a Founding Father during the late 1700s. Madison was born to Colonel James Madison, Sr. and Eleanor Rose Conway on March 16, 1751 in Orange County, Virginia. As...

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Massa to Resign From Congress Monday

Eric Massa, a Democratic Representative, intends to resign from Congress on Monday in light of sexual harassment allegations and leaked media reports. Massa was planning on breaking the news of his resignation through his local New York newspaper, the Corning Leader, after his resignation but...

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What Is Minimum Wage?

Various kinds of jobs provide different methods of payment. Some jobs pay by the hour, by the week, or by the month. However, no matter what the job, there is a price floor or a minimum when it comes to how much an employer or company can pay its employees, given that they meet certain circumstances....

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Obama and Bret Bair of FOX News in Unprecedented Territory

Obama and FOX News' Bret Bair tread in during an unprecedented territory between the U.S. President and the press. President Obama and "Special Report" host Bair had a heated discussion regarding the Senate bill for Healthcare reform on March 17th at a press event held in the White House. Bair...

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Obama's Healthcare Plan Passed

Obama's healthcare bill was passed by Congress by 219-212 votes. President Obama declared this history making passage as "this is what change looks like. As momentous as this day is, it's not the end of the journey." This was the first major win for Obama since taking his seat in the White House...

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Obama Plan at Health Care Summit

Obama's plan, comprised of House and Senate healthcare plans, is the focus of today's Healthcare Summit. Obama is convinced that the plan he created and posted Monday on the White House website is a perfect compromise between the gap in House and Senate plans. Obama's the fence sitting middleman...