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Straight forward information in regard to Heath Care Reform Bill:
By Robert Schroeder, MarketWatch
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- President Barack Obama doesn't want to hear it, but his Herculean drive to overhaul the U.S. health-care system ... |
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on Jul 29, 2009 at 3:32 pm by LawStudent, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Fort Hood Outrage
November 12, 2009
An Officer's Outrage Over Fort Hood
By Major Shawn Keller
As an officer in the United States Army, I'm angry for so many reasons over what happened at F... |
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on Nov 13, 2009 at 11:15 am by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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More Public Employee Union Gargage
This is simply disgusting. While it may be legal, it is absolutely ethically wrong.
How can this be happening? It is stuff like this that continues to undermine the credi... |
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on Sep 29, 2011 at 2:12 am by Tango, a resident of the Vineyard Avenue neighborhood |
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Shhhh... (not taught in public schools and may soon be gone)
Shhh...
Don't tell anyone you've seen the following because it may be too controversial. You'll be mocked by liberals wherever you go if you even bring up this subject and es... |
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on Jun 17, 2010 at 10:05 am by Ann, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Great News: $111 million in stimulus money (voted for by McNerney) to L.A. produces … 54 jobs
Gee Jerry, if you're going to waste all that money, why not just divide the $111 million among those 54 employees?
Web Link... |
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on Sep 16, 2010 at 9:13 pm by Barry O, a resident of another community |
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Police Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid
I was shopping at the Kohls Department store this morning around 10:30a.m. and witnessed a Police I.C.E. raid on El Balazo restaurant. I am glad to see that Pleasanton is NOT... |
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on May 15, 2008 at 6:13 am by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly |
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To Jerry McNerney: Where is Your Town Meeting on Obamacare in Your Online Calendar?
I may have overlooked something in your online calendar below.
Most Congressmen are coming back home from your recess to, among other things, conduct Town Meetings with t... |
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on Aug 28, 2010 at 9:14 am by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly |
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A Great Article on How the Free Market in Healthcare CAN (and DOES) Work
This is a great article on how the free enterprise system can -- and does -- work to solve a large portion of our healthcare issues...if only the GOVERNMENT would get out of t... |
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on Aug 12, 2009 at 7:11 am by Annette, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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The Influence on Mainstram Media on Adolescents
To those of you who have ever doubted your own beauty, been called something you’re not because you look a certain way, or found that you can’t stray away from the messages th... |
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on Apr 13, 2009 at 12:07 pm by Vickie, a member of the Pleasanton Middle School community |
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Good old "Christian Family" once again....
5 Ministers charged in child sex abuse case appear in court
By BILL DRAPER and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH – 46 minutes ago
LEXINGTON, Mo. — Five family members charged in a chi... |
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on Nov 13, 2009 at 4:39 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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U.S. senators was "very close" to agreement on healthcare reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key group of U.S. senators was "very close" to agreement on healthcare reform, one of its members said on Sunday, suggesting Congress was nearer to me... |
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on Sep 13, 2009 at 7:05 pm by Annon, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Official White House Staff Pay Report:
Check out the official July report to Congress on White House Staff Pay.
Seems Obama has literally dozens of "council" lawyers and "personal assistants" as does the first l... |
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on Jul 20, 2009 at 12:25 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Wells Fargo among banks required to raise capital
Read the article:
Web Link
It looks like Wells Fargo is among the banks that will be required to rai... |
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on May 7, 2009 at 12:33 am by Jerry, a resident of the Oak Hill neighborhood |
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Post Office Failure
For those who don't have time to read the following interesting current summary of the Post Office Status, here it is:
- Post Office is once again on the verge of bankruptc... |
Another example |
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on Jun 17, 2011 at 7:38 am by Another example, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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The Queen's Jet...
I don't care who you are ... Democrat, Republican, or Independent ... liberal or conservative ... blue state or red state ... you have to be appalled at this woman...Nancy Pel... |
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on Feb 22, 2010 at 9:09 pm by Patriot, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Free stuff is great when someone else is paying for it
Two ZeroHedge entries today that caught my eye. First one highlights the fact that more people today get money from the government than give.:
Web Link... |
Another independent |
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on Aug 23, 2012 at 8:14 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Occupiers continue assult on Americans
Occupiers (sh** disturbers) continue their ignorant assult on Americans.
Now they're making plans for disturbing a century-old tradition, the awesomely beautiful Rose Parade... |
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on Dec 30, 2011 at 5:57 pm by anon, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Oakland's Pensions time bomb
Oakland has a generous pension plan. The 1,086 current retires, get raises to match 2/3 of pay of current workers, ++ Oakland has now closed this plan to new employees, and p... |
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on Aug 1, 2012 at 10:13 am by liberalism is a disease, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
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I guess Socialists are more profitable that Capitalists - GM is profitable
GM turned a profit last quarter. It's first since 2007. Last year at this time, right before being taken over by those evil socialists in the obama administration, GM reported... |
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on May 20, 2010 at 7:10 pm by john, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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A sincere (and important) question to Republicans
What are the differences between the ideals of the Republican party and child molesters? I honestly see no difference. The GOP was whole-heartedly against the HCR bill. The Am... |
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on Mar 30, 2010 at 9:47 am by JWB, a resident of the Happy Valley neighborhood |
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The will of the people
So I keep reading in teabagger postings and wingnut websites about how congress is ignoring the will of the people and ramming healthcare down the throats of americans. This a... |
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on Mar 26, 2010 at 11:17 am by Grateful, a member of the Foothill High School community |
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HCR Day 2: Stock market continues to crash, Millions more die
Oh wait, nevermind. The stock market went up another 102 pts today. That's 146 pts since HCR passed. The stock market is at a 17 month high. Why aren't the investors out there... |
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on Mar 25, 2010 at 9:21 pm by Yikes!, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Obama: "A victory for common sense"
Yes indeed. The stupid suffered a major defeat today. The stupid has prevailed for too long and it took a major blow today. The stupid got us into two wars that cost 2 trillio... |
anti-stupid brigade |
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on Mar 23, 2010 at 9:08 am by SteveP, a resident of the Parkside neighborhood |
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Pension bill loophole enables more spiking !
Our predictably lousy Legislature is ramming through a socalled 'reform' bill, under the pretense of righting wrongs. Instead, a missing word would actually enable more spikin... |
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on Sep 4, 2012 at 5:05 pm by Cholo\'s Uncle, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Democrat Pollster: "U.S. Mainstream Media Has Now Become an Enemy of America"
Now even a democrat pollster, Pat Caddell, is so outraged that he states loudly that ...
"the mainstream media in this country is becoming a fundamental threat to American ... |
Anyone But Obama |
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on Oct 31, 2012 at 11:11 am by oh, brother, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood |