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A Look at 2010 and Beyond

Consumers cut back on a lot of things during an economic downturn, but they can only reduce their consumption of food and household products so much.

ONC Panel: Insite Into Emerging Policy

Question: Why does McCain act like he’s pro-troops but always votes against their interests?

This bill entered the Senate in 2006:

HR 4297 (it was rejected by 53 – 44)

- $14 billion for the Veterans Benefits Administration for Compensation and Pensions for the years of 2006 through 2010

- $6.9 billion to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the Veterans Health Administration for Medical Care between the years 2006 through 2010

- $1 billion for the establishment of the Veterans Hospital Improvement Fund

- Modifies tax rates on capital gains and dividends to pay for the improvements.

Barack Obama voted YES.

John McCain voted NO.

Why don’t people just look at their records?

http://www.votesmart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=9490

Answer: He only uses his military experience to slam Obama – he doesn’t truly care about todays military – his votes prove that point!

European Stocks Snap Four Weeks of Gains as SocGen, Banks Fall

Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) — European stocks posted the first weekly drop in a month as earnings from Alcoa Inc. and sales at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the U.S. missed analysts’ projections and concern grew that economic recovery may slow.

Asian Markets Overview of March 25