Ice Cream Parlor Metaphor for Debt and Liberal Policy
The piece argues Congress failed to solve debt and deficits, likening years of liberal programs to a child in an ice cream shop who keeps spending. It cites a nearly 1.4 trillion dollar deficit and midterm politics, blaming unfunded mandates and long‑running social programs for fiscal strain.
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Belent Santa Fe
California
Henry Waxman
Tom Harkin
Christopher Dodd
Nixon
China
Lyndon Johnson
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LBJ
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Welfare
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New Mexico News Services
Haiti still faces reconstruction as voters wait for new leadership
A Telegraph (London) guest editorial notes Haiti’s slow recovery after a crisis that killed officials and left hundreds in tented camps. It cites weak state capacity, stalled aid disbursement, and the looming November elections as essential to jumpstart reconstruction under President Rene Preval’s impending departure.
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Ee Erecta Ieee
Port-au-Prince
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Tnia Bee
Rene Preval
United Nations
Port Prince
the Telegraph
London
Rebalancing via reform at G20 IMF talks
G20 finance ministers reached a landmark agreement to shift 6 percent of IMF voting power from rich nations to dynamic emerging market developing countries. The pact aims to boost IMF legitimacy and rebalance global economic governance amid a fragile recovery and rising trade tensions.
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International Monetary Fund
Group of 20
South Korea
IMF
Pancreatic cancer risks and screening questions for families
The letter discusses pancreatic cancer as a quiet, fast-spreading disease with about 43 000 new cases in 2010 and under 6 000 survivors. It notes two cancer types, risk factors like obesity smoking and family history, common symptoms such as weight loss and jaundice, and treatment options including surgery chemotherapy and radiation. It mentions clinical trials as research opportunities, not guarantees.
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DR. Gott
Reader
National Cancer Institute
Seniors Dominate Voter Frustration in Final Campaign Push
In a close look at age-based voting mood, 80 percent of voters over 65 expect to vote this year while under 30 turnout lags. Seniors favor change and often back outsiders, driven by dissatisfaction with national conditions. A NPR interview captures calls for new blood and sweeping reforms.
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ABC News
Congress
Chris Bollenbacher
Fred
New Hope
NPR
Scott Simon
Nebraska
White House
Bollenbacher
Washington
Pew Research Center
FFA Chapter Leaders Named at Goddard High School
Twenty five years ago six members of the Goddard High School Greenhand FFA class were selected to represent their class at the 1985 86 officers include Laura Stowe president Kevin Floyd vice president Cathy McCarthy secretary Anisa Kasubos ki treasurer Scott Martin reporter and Vernon Jines sentinel. Roswell High School FFA members Adam ter Andy Morley and others earned State Farmer Degress at the state convention in Las Cruces.
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Future Farmers of America
Laura Stowe
Terry Stowe
Kevin Floyd
Troy Floyd
Cathy McCarthy
Virginia McCarthy
Anisa Kasuboski
Wayne Kasuboski
Scott Martin
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