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An immersion program into Iraq-at-war gives soldiers vital training in logistics and culture.

Your government at work, right from C-SPAN:
“During the House Energy Committee hearing, Rep. Barton (R-IL) requested speed reader clerk Douglas Wilder to expedite the reading of the energy bill.”

You might think people have been spending too much time at the “coffee shops” in Amsterdam after viewing this video, but they’re just celebrating International Pillow Fight Day. Feathers fly as people get into the action. Now I feel like I wasted the day…

Americans spend a fortune on health care, if they need it and can afford it. Insurance premiums are through the roof and causing many businesses to reconsider employee coverage. I’ve never understood why we have a system set up that almost forces us to get health coverage through an employer. We don’t do that for auto or homeowners’ insurance, why would we do that for our health?

Everyone living in Britain pays three percent of their income into the National Health Service. CBS News reported on this American living in London who found it worked very well for her.

We have to fix the health care crisis in the United States. It’s a mess. While many are looking at the British model for implementation in the U.S., it has its problems too. Check out this segment from CBS News.

Seattle Post Intelligencer (Seattle PI) goes web only after printing last paper edition on Wednesday. The newspaper claims it will retain its former standards with a staff of 20, down from 150 for the print edition.

I’d like to think a reasonable answer to the health care crisis would come out of Washington. What I expect is the government to issue better cans to put out on convenience store counters for people needing transplants and other serious care.

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