Republican presidential candidate, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) holds a campaign town hall meeting with employees of Timberland LLC the day before the state primary January 9, 2012 in Stratham, N.H.
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Gas prices are going up and it's turning into a campaign issue. Gas prices have already risen 25 cents since the start of the year, putting them at $3.25 a gallon, a record high for this time of year. Occupy organizers turn their attention towards the more than 2 million people in prisons with what they're calling National Occupy Day in Support of Prisoners. Arizona Republican Senator John McCain is in Egypt trying to resolve a diplomatic dispute over American NGO workers in Egypt charged with using illegal funding to incite revolution.
Callie Crossley is host of "The Callie Crossley Show" on WGBH in Boston. And Charlie Herman, economics editor for The Takeaway and WNYC Radio.
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Re: Ron Paul...Does anybody understand what he is saying. The quote used today makes no sense at all...and he is seen as a king maker?
Occupy Oakland has occupied mainly the police. Story in today's SF Chron..man bludgend to death outside his home in Berkely Hills after the victim had called 911 and the plice were unable to respond as they were tied up control the Occupiers.
Tell Mr. Herman that Obama is the president and is not merely a feather blown by the winds of middle east unrest. Can't dodge responibilty for not okaying the pipe line, pushing "green" at the expense of increasing oil exp[loration in our territory.
The XL Pipeline and severe oil drilling regulations are not "beyond the President's control" and predictably goes unmentioned here.
Unlike Iran and the Straight of Hormuz, the President does have major influence over Canada and the interior of the United States where the valuable pipeline would have been built as well as controlling the regulators at the Department of Energy.
If gas goes to over $4 a gallon this year we must blame Israel, Iran, Congress, the moon and stars but not this administration.
Those who are tech savvy may be able to lend e-books, but as a Kindle user the majority of books cannot be lent. If I purchase a paperback, after loaning it to friends I can then be resold. In fact many books are less expensive used, including shipping costs than as e-books. As a personal protest I refuse to pay top price for an e book that I can neither lend or resell. This has resulted in reading undiscovered authors and old classics( many of which are free) that I am enjoying.
I also don't miss the piles of paperbacks that quickly accumulate. Usually I would donate to local library or senior residence. Even though I did not personally look to resell the books -it is the principle that e-books do not cost less.
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