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    Posted on January 24th, 2006

    Written by cliff

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    breaking, budgetary challenges, cops, corruption, courts, drugs, fear mongering, frivolous ticket, handling ability, headlight out, huge tax, illegal, law enforcment, law-abiding citizens, lobby, lobbying, New Hampshire, patrolling roads, police presence, real crimes, roller blades, sarcasm, skateboarding, Speed limits, speed traps, state police, state troopers, tax payers, vehicles, vermont

    The World Needs Fewer Cops

    About a year ago, I was pulled over and given what I consider to be a frivolous ticket. I managed to beat it in court, but it got me thinking about how many police we have dedicated to making sure nobody is doing anything “wrong” with their car or skateboarding where it is prohibited. It [...]

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    Posted on November 17th, 2005

    Written by cliff

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    9 million dollars, bush, bush administration, carlyl group, corporate lobbyists, corporations, corrupt bush administration, corruption, enron, george bush, george w bush, government, lobby, lobbyists, Maryland, new york times, presidential corruption, presidential meetings, w, white house

    Corporate Lobbyists Sell Meetings With Bush

    Apparently the Bush administration loves corporate lobbyists so much that they’ve started letting them sell meetings with the president. From the New York Times: WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 – The lobbyist Jack Abramoff asked for $9 million in 2003 from the president of a West African nation to arrange a meeting with President Bush and directed [...]

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