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Cannabis, the FDA, and the Broken System of Pharmaceutical Research

glen @ September 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Medical marijuana advocates often hear that marijuana can’t be a real medicine because it hasn’t been approved by the FDA. One common response to this is that the Drug Enforcement Administration continues to block the only avenue that could produce the research needed to seek FDA approval for medical marijuana, over a year and half [...]

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Let the Bodies Hit the Floor…

glen @ September 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Bailout Defeated in the House.

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Citizen Beware – Police Raid to Seize Assets

glen @ September 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Excellent article on our wonderful war on drugs…. On the streets, where illegal drugs are still easy to get at affordable prices, Pennsylvania’s police chiefs are losing the decades-long drug war but, ironically, back in their precinct headquarters, many of these officers depend on drug raids to fatten their operating budgets. While the drug trade [...]

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One of America’s Most Predatory Banks Takes Wachovia

glen @ September 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet

As many of you know through experience, Citi Group has one of the worst records in the industry when it comes to credit card terms, loans, and customer satisfaction. Now, they have even more folks to take advantage of. For a buck a share. Check out the story here.

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Vote NO On the Bailout

glen @ September 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Here is an excellent article on why you should call your representative and make them vote no on this Wall Street bailout.

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Excellent Article On Economic Fix- Also, A Green Fix

glen @ September 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Excellent article on an economic fix. Stopping the financial crisis, the Swedish way. From the New York times. Another great opinion article here. A green fix.

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On the Debate

glen @ September 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Barak, time to give your debate people a vacation, and wing it. While everyone seems to be saying Obama “Held his own” in last nights debate, I tend to tell it like it is. Obama was trounced. Mccain, with his condescending, never look you in the eye, make them “Feel” something style, needed to be [...]

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MSNBC Talks Straight

glen @ September 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Looks like a comeback is in order, but the MSM is still not showing us reality. Bailout ignores all the empty houses Posted: Friday, September 26 at 09:30 am CT by Bob Sullivan It’s the empty houses, stupid.

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McSame-From the Washington Post-

glen @ September 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Senator John McCain’s campaign manager was paid more than $30,000 a month for five years as president of an advocacy group set up by the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to defend them against stricter regulations, current and former officials say.

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Bailout – Why would this be included?

glen @ September 20, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Sec. 8. Review. Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency. Unreal.

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