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  • Pelosi discovers the fastest way to create jobs

    07/03/2010 2:42:31 AM PDT · by Scanian · 11 replies · 1+ views
    The American Thinker ^ | July 03, 2010 | Ethel C. Fenig
    Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-Dreamworld, CA), the first woman ever to serve as Speaker of the House made another breakthrough today, with a discovery that has eluded humanity since Adam--how to create jobs Unemployment checks are the fastest way to create jobs.(snip) Or as she carefully phrased it in her press release castigating Republicans after the House passed an extension of unemployment benefits "These benefits help struggling families make ends meet, boost consumer demand to spur hiring by small businesses, and strengthen our economy as a whole." Oh. But Nancy, businesses small and large are the ones taxed to subsidize these...
  • Stores here not meeting need for minority dolls

    12/14/2006 3:41:42 PM PST · by SJackson · 118 replies · 2,242+ views
    Capital Times ^ | Dec. 13, 2006 | Judie Kleinmaier
    A note arrived recently from Lori Bell-Santek, who is frustrated because she has been unable to find African-American Baby Alive dolls for her two biracial granddaughters. She made the rounds at Target, Wal-Mart and a few other stores and all she could find were white versions of Baby Alive. "In Wal-Mart," she wrote, "I took a moment to look up and down the aisles. It was the day after Thanksgiving, and the store was filled with shoppers. In the doll aisle were several little girls of color, and they were all looking at the same 'white, blond, blue-eyed' dolls. I...