Government on Shine

The Real Cost of a 'Botax'

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by Plastic Surgeon Dr. Haideh Hirmand

Thinking about a touch of Botox before your next event? Perhaps a little filler before your next job interview? Or even some liposuction now that menopause has hit and no matter what you do, you’re carrying a little extra plumpness around the middle? You may want to move fast or consider a trip abroad or even start researching non-licensed practitioners who can perform these procedures. Sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it?

Looming concern across America: is FEMA legal?

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F.E.M.A. = Federal Emergency Management Agency was originally named: F.E.M.A. = Federal Emergency Military Action (i.e. Martial Law) (1979) FEMA was allegedly created by Executive Order 12148 which became law simply by its publication in the Federal Registry. In other…

TWILIGHT

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Nightfall does not come all at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged. And it is in such twilight that we all must be aware of change, lest we become unwitting victims in obscurity.

The Turnips of D. C.

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couldn't pour piss out of a boot with the instructions on the heel. The world hasn't laugh tis hard since Andrew Jackson's pet parrot wus removed doing his funeral in 1845. Sum of the turnips are talking...Health Reform...sum talking taxing the war...dang! sum are…

HEALTHCARE/GOVERNMENT/WHAT A MESS

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I AM SITTING HERE LISTENING TO THE DISCUSSION OF THE HEALTHCARE REFORM. ALL THIS DEBATE... ALL THIS MONEY BEING SPENT... WHY WHY WHY THE GOVERNMENT ALREADY HAS MEDICARE AND MEDICAID. BOTH HAVE THEIR OWN PROBLEMS BUT BOTH HAVE GOOD THINGS ABOUT THEM. WHY DON'T THEY JUST TAKE WHAT…

Obama States "Change" ????

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Since Obama's campaign he has promised big changes and little changes. I am very happy for him and his family, for he has the great honor of being The United States of America's president. So he has offered…

Lady at the Jewelry Store

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Dainty

There was once a guy who suffered from cancer... a cancer that can't be treated. He was in his 30’s and he could die anytime. All his life, he was stuck in his house being taken cared by his mother. He never went outside but he…

Islam Siddiqui and Roger Beachy - Suitable Public Servants?

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I received a disturbing e-mail yesterday from the Pesticide Action Network (PAN).

Unfortunately, according to PAN, “Despite President Obama's early promises that "lobbyists won't find a job in my White…

Legislated Health: Good or Bad?

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A recent New York Times article reported on efforts in Sweden to get people to make more environmentally friendly eating decisions. The Swedish government has issued new…