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Member Since February 4, 2007
54, Female, Arlington VA, United States

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Are the tent cities popping up everywhere going to be called "Obamavilles?"

If tent cities pop up everywhere, shouldn't they be called Bushvilles? Obama has been in office for 100 days, while Bush was President for eight years.

Submitted by fiona 8 months ago

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Do you people that voted for this man still ...

Yes, I still believe that. I don't think that Obama is even close to perfect ... after all, he's a politician. But I think he's going to be much better President than George W. Bush. And dare I say ...

Submitted by fiona 9 months ago

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What is the public opinion of the Obama ...

The job approval and favorability ratings have gone down a little -- but they're still over 60%. http://www.pollster.com/polls/us/jobapproval-obama.php http://www.pollster.com/polls/us/fav-obama.php ...

Submitted by fiona 11 months ago

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Politics

I think that politics (in the US at least) basically means trying to get yourself or your party into elected government positions and to stay there. Public administration is running the government ...

Submitted by fiona 11 months ago

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Inauguration TV Schedule

According to About.com, Barack Obama will take the oath of office at about 11:56 AM EST (8:56 AM PST). The inauguration address will start at about 12:01 PM (9:01 PM PST). (Of course the times are ...

Submitted by fiona 1 year ago

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What time is Inauguration speech?

According to About.com, the inauguration address will start at about 12:01 PM. (Inauguration Swearing-In Ceremony 2009 )

Submitted by fiona 1 year ago

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Who is paying for this multi-day inaugural ...

The Presidential Inaugural Committee and federal, state (Maryland and Virginia), and local (D.C.) governments are paying for the inauguration. One estimate for the total cost is over $150 million ...

Submitted by fiona 1 year ago

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Ponzi Schemes

Hah! That's an interesting thought! If the Social Security fund stops paying out money someday, it would certainly seem like a Ponzi scheme to people who paid Social Security taxes and didn't ...

Submitted by fiona 1 year ago

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