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Bidenflation, as measured by the TIPP CPI using the same underlying data, reached 15.6% in May. It was 15.3% in April, 14.8% in March, 14.4% in February, and 13.7% in January. By the middle of 2022, significant inflation had already taken hold. In May 2022, CPI inflation stood at 8.6 percent. While the official BLS CPI year-over-year increases will compare prices to already inflated bases in the coming months, these statistics might mask the full impact. Americans continue to feel the effects of inflation and face challenges with their expenses. The annual CPI increase reported by BLS is 4.0% for...

Switzerland stops the Covid vaccinations: all vaccination recommendations have been withdrawn, doctors can only administer the controversial vaccines in individual cases under certain conditions - but then bear the risk of liability for vaccination damage. When will countries like Germany and Austria follow this example?

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Doctors and co-owners of Accelerated Urgent Care in Bakersfield say it may not be necessary anymore for residents to shelter-in-place. Doctors Dan Erickson and Artin Massihi said their facilities have tested over 5,200 patients for the coronavirus throughout the county, making up for over half of all testing in Kern. According to their data, the death rate of the coronavirus is similar in prevalence to the flu. "Now that we have the facts," said Dr. Erickson. "It's time to get back to work."

Should The State Require That All Pharmacies And Hospitals Carry The Morning After Pill?

If Former Gov. Weicker Were To Run Against Joe Lieberman, Would You Vote for Him?

Mr. Hannity; I need to let you know how scary it's becoming when upholding our political beliefs in this country. My husband and I are both educators (minorities in our support of the right). Last Saturday, My husband and I were invited to a music soiree (the big thing now, I guess) featuring David Sanchez from Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Band. He was their pianist/keyboard guy. Very talented and soft spoken. Sean, the icing on the cake happened at this "soiree" but I need to begin with a short story below. With my eleven year old daughter, I stopped at a...

"We are not in this profession to help people get killed," Chatigny said. The judge also threatened to go after Paulding's law license if Ross died and further investigation revealed evidence that Ross was, indeed, incompetent.

Last ECB update: 11/2/04, 3:25 AM Current status: Bush 227 Kerry 186 With Tossups: Bush 289 Kerry 238

Current status: Kerry 224 Bush 187

It Has Been Proposed That Ronald Reagan Be Put On The $10 Bill..Do You Agree, Disagree......

Should President Bush Replace Secretary of Defence Rumsfeld?

WASHINGTON - Democrat John Kerry "doesn't warm anybody up," while President Bush is seen as likable and strong, according to focus groups of undecided union voters conducted for the AFL-CIO.

The Death of Journalistic Ethics There has been a subtle shift in opinion journalism in America in the past few years. Now, we have people working for newspapers and magazines who are devoted to getting certain polticians -- namely the left -- elected to office. While Rush Limbaugh and the right-wing talk show cadre are entertainers -- and describe themselves as such -- these people are embedded in the elite media and are not supposed to be political activists. In a stunning admission in Sunday's New York Times, the following people attended a meeting with Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) in...

After observing for eight years the activities of the master manipulator of public opinion who has occupied the White House, it is incumbent upon us to reflect upon the lessons learned. After all, a man who has inflicted as much pain and divisiveness upon the country as Bill Clinton has, and still leaves office with an approval rating of 65 percent, certainly warrants some special attention. Mr. Clinton is certainly the most highly-skilled, the most devious, the most untruthful, and the most self-serving politician during my lifetime of 80 years, and possibly in the history of the United States. Therefore, ...

Voters can expect another squeaker on Tuesday. An independent poll conducted for The Day has U.S. Rep. Sam Gejdenson and his Republican challenger, state Rep. Robert R. Simmons, in a statistical dead heat - resurrecting memories of 1994, when Gejdenson defeated Republican Ed Munster by a mere 21 votes. . Less than a week before Election Day, 44 percent of voters in the district support Gejdenson, the 2nd District Democrat, while 43 percent support Simmons, the Stonington Republican. The remaining 13 percent polled are undecided. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percent. . "Gejdenson ...

Texas Gov. George W. Bush has closed a 9-point gap and now ties Vice President Al Gore among Connecticut voters, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll released today. Vice President Gore has 43 percent to Gov. Bush's 42 percent. In an April 13 poll by the independent Quinnipiac University, Vice President Gore led Gov. Bush 48 - 39 percent among Connecticut voters. In a four-way race, with Pat Buchanan as the Reform Party candidate and Ralph Nader as the Green Party candidate, Bush and Gore get 38 percent each, with 9 percent for Nader and 3 percent for Buchanan. "Gov. ...

This post is regarding "Homage to the President?", written by Balint Vazsonyi published in the Washington Post on May 16, 2000 and posted on FreeRepublic here. I sent this thread to one of my very very liberal attorney friends knowing full well that it would elicit a lively response. This was his reply: By the way, the 2nd amendment states in full: "A WELL REGULATED MILITIA BEING NECESSARY TO THE SECURITY OF A FREE STATE, the right of the people to keep & bear arms shall not be infringed." The preservation or efficiency of a well-regulated militia does not require ...

New London - President Clinton will address U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduates this morning during a daylong visit to Connecticut and New York. Clinton is scheduled to arrive at Groton-New London Airport at 10:25 a.m., travel by motorcade to address the Coast Guard Class of 2000 at 11 a.m., and then fly out of the airport on Air Force One at 1:10 p.m. He was last at the academy for graduation ceremonies on May 22, 1996. White House officials have notified leaders of three local towns that his itinerary leaves Clinton no time to meet with them today and discuss ...

EAST HARTFORD -- About 180 people, mostly senior citizens, gathered at the South End Senior Center today to hear Vice President Al Gore discuss improving access to prescription drugs. Rose Walton, 83, said she wanted to hear Gore speak about the price of prescription drugs, doctors' fees and ''anything that comes with aging.'' ''You gotta do what you gotta do,'' said Walton, who pays about $100 month on prescription drugs. ''But anything Gore can do to make it better is great.'' Dennis Eden, 69, a retired tool maker from East Hartford, said he spends about $2,000 a year on prescription ...

Almost two weeks after a battery of census mailings, the preliminary response rate is in, and Hartford is dead last in the state, U.S. Census officials said Wednesday as they scrambled for more ways to boost participation. `When we heard the results, it was like doomsday,'' said recruiter Lorrel Brinkley. ``All that work and just this...We started to come up with new strategies early this morning.'' Hartford's response rate Wednesday was 5.2 percent, compared with West Hartford's 15.4 percent, East Hartford's 14.6 percent and Manchester's 9.97 percent, census manager Bill Rocks said. In Bridgeport, the response rate is close to ...