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Last summer, you spoke of "the Arkansas mafia." How did that go down at the dinner table? Permalink | Comments (1) | Post your comment | Talking Confederate one day, and civil rights the next Friday, January 18, 2008, 11:33 AM The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Just got off the phone with Merle Black, the Emory University political scientist, who pointed out the dilemma that Republican candidate Mike Huckabee has found himself in over Southern symbolism. On Thursday, Huckabee declared that flying the Confederate battle flag on the grounds of its capitol was South Carolina's business — and no one else's. (Rival John McCain has been taking heat from S.C. flaggers on the issue.) "You don't like people from outside the state coming in and telling you what to do with your flag," Huckabee said.
Families, businesses share money worries
Families, businesses share money worries More than half of Marylanders polled believe the economy is bad and getting worse Rising gasoline prices are part of the problem that is forcing up the cost of nearly everything, which has caused a general pessimism and expectation of recession. (Sun photo by Monica Lopossay / January 16, 2008) .
Hoeven has little to show for two terms
I am far from being a political expert but I do know how the political system effects me and my families way of life and I do see my property taxes going up each and every year and yet I don't see the benefits from the increased taxes. The easy answer by our local and State governments seems to raising taxes. I see nothing being done for tax relief. " .
Bill proposed to ease weight restrictions
Truckers need more tangible forms of relief, Sidelinger said. He estimated that as many as 50 have stopped hauling due to high prices. Coalition members have predicted that mills will start running short of fiber if truckers cannot afford to haul it to them, or that some mills will be forced to shut down if they have to assume fuel costs. Diesel prices have risen by about a dollar a gallon since last year. In Maine, they average about $3.70 a gallon, compared to $3.62 a gallon across New England and $3.39 nationwide, Sidelinger said. "Why is New England 30 cents higher than the national average and why is Maine 8 cents higher than the New England average? The same question keeps coming up and we never get clear answers," Sidelinger said. "That's just the way that it is." "These are all just short-term solutions," Sidelinger added.
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Bucking the Tide on Private Loans
As the scandals and debates over private lending have grown in recent months, conventional wisdom has held that private loans are a necessary evil. Sure, students and their families are taking on debt that is typically more expensive and more risky than federally backed loans. But as long as families feel that college costs are otherwise beyond their reach, private loans will continue to become more popular. .
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