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• Zimmerman had broken nose, black eyes, head lacerations, ABC News reports

  Source: The Orlando Sentinel

  George Zimmerman had a broken nose, two black eyes and lacerations on the back of his head the day after his fatal confrontation with 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, ABC-TV news reported Tuesday night.

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• Who Really Caused the Deficit?

  Source: Talking Points Memo

  As the chart below reveals, the main drivers of projected deficits over the next decade are the wars... in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Bush tax cuts and the so-called “automatic stabilizers” — unemployment insurance spending, lower tax burdens — built into e …

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• Ron Paul Ties Obama in Latest General Election Matchup Poll - MarketWatch

  Source: MarketWatch.com
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• How savage has European austerity (spending cuts) been? — Marginal Revolution

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  Take a look at this chart. Someone point out the Austerity measures.  There is no austerity.  As per my earlier seed almost all the "austerity" measures have been tax hikes on the rich, not on spending cuts. Stop forwarding this lie of Austerity.

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• Student Loan Vote: Republicans Block Bill To Extend Low Interest Rates

  Source: The Huffington Post

  During debate on the bill, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) said Republicans were "afraid" to agree to let it come up for debate because they would be forced to choose between helping college students and protecting the rich. How broken is our Congress...

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