Congresman takes $40k bribe to steal $10 million Posted: 1 year ago by 2manyusernames
In 2005, Rep. Don Young (R-AK)waited until after the House and Senate passed a bill, but before the president signed it, to forge a passage granting $10 million for an interstate in Florida. His new wording targeted the money to a more specific project to connect Coconut Rd to that interstate. It's a boon for developer Daniel Aronoff, who held a $40,000 fundraiser for Young just before the earmark appeared.
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Could it be? A Politician Facing Criminal Charges for Stealing? Posted: 7 months ago by 2manyusernames
Update to this. (R-AK)Don Young waited until after the House and Senate passed a bill, but before the president signed it to alter it without informing the senate/house so as to benefit a major "donator". Now he may actualy face criminal charges for his outrageous crime.
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Senate bows to Bush, approves surveillance bill Posted: 4 months ago by bingo
WASHINGTON - Bowing to President Bush's demands, the Senate approved and sent the White House a bill Wednesday to overhaul bitterly disputed rules on secret government eavesdropping and shield telecommunications companies from lawsuits complaining they helped the U.S. spy on Americans.
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The 10 Worst Congressmen Posted: 6 months ago by DerAlt
This is quite a group.
Even in politics these folks are standouts.
Number 3, Don Young of Alaska has recently added another shady episode with his adding of a 10 million dollar earmark to the I-75 road project in Florida. The earmark showed up after congress passed the bill but before the president signed it.
This is from 2006 but unfortunately it never seems to get old.
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House planning veto showdown over Iraq Posted: 1 year ago by dollyllama
House Democrats are planning another veto showdown with President Bush on the Iraq war. And this time, they say they won't back down.
*I'm not holding my breath.
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Florida Interstate Turns Into Human Pinball Game Posted: 1 year ago by ReBoot
A man attempted to cross Interstate 4 during a storm late Tuesday. He was struck by at least five vehicles and killed. Only one of the cars bothered to stop and report the accident.
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The US House Will Save The World Posted: 5 months ago by 2manyusernames
The House of representatives has recently passed a bill that if passed by the senate and the President will ask Nasa to look into what they can do about Apophis. This asteroid will pass extremely close to the Earth in 2029 and may hit the Earth in 2036. One suggestion is to plant a radio transponder in order to track the asteroid.
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Fla. woman chooses to go to jail over $7.45 bill Posted: 4 weeks ago by AutumnLotus
A woman decided to go to jail rather than pay her bill at a Fort Pierce Waffle House restaurant. The total she went to jail over: $7.45.
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Half-Man, Half-Woman Hybrids Torture Boy Posted: 12 months ago by naphthos
Two ungodly ugly women drug and threaten a young boy with a box cutter in one of the most complex ways of making $100 ever devised. If you guessed Florida, you're RIGHT!
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Ron Paul: Buying bad debt is the wrong solution Posted: 2 months ago by JoshSF49
Two days after the failed house vote and before the Senate vote, Ron Paul gives his opinion on the bailout again.
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Senate passes bill to hurt the taxpayers Posted: 2 months ago by JoshSF49
Senate voted 74-25 to pass a *slightly* different bill than the house voted down.
Yay! [/sarcasm]
Vote Record
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What $1 Million can buy in Homes by Area Posted: 2 years ago by Bandit
So you've got a little over a million dollars and you're homeless. What kind of house can you expect to get in these locations?
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Man jailed for trying to pass $1M bill Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Change for a million? That's what a man was seeking Saturday when he handed a $1 million bill to a cashier at a Pittsburgh supermarket. But when the Giant Eagle employee refused and a manager confiscated the bogus bill, the man flew into a rage.
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Al Franken Wins Primary For U.S. Senate Seat Posted: 2 months ago by ImNotBlue
Comedian Al Franken grabbed the Democratic nomination Tuesday for U.S. Senate in Minnesota...
Minnesota voters joined those in six other states and the District of Columbia... Nominations for House, Senate and governor were on the line, along with the fate of another TV celebrity: Kevin Powell, a former cast member on MTV's "Real World," who lost his bid for Congress in New York.
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State Senate OK's gun-at-work bill Posted: 7 months ago by mutil8or
In the three-year duel over whether citizens should be allowed to conceal their firearms in locked vehicles at work, state lawmakers have decided Florida business owners will have to bite the bullet.
The possibilities for stories here is endless
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New Bill Could Make You a "Terrorist" Posted: 12 months ago by tvirus
"The end of Free Speech in America has arrived at our doorstep. It's a new law called the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, and it is worded in a clever way that could allow the U.S. government to arrest and incarcerate any individual who speaks out against the Bush Administration, the war on Iraq, the Department of Homeland Security or any government agency (including the FDA). The law has already passed the House on a traitorous vote of 405 to 6, and it is now being considered in the Senate where a vote is imminent."
This blog summarizes the bill and links to the full text.
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South Florida heading for serious drought Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Despite heavy rains during the past month, scientists say South Florida is on its way to a serious drought.
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Naked Man Arrested Following Waffle House Dispute Posted: 2 years ago by civicracer18c1
Waffle House is where all of the excitement happens.
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Senate approves bill to broaden wiretap powers Posted: 4 months ago by theclansman
The Senate gave final approval on Wednesday to a major expansion of the government’s surveillance powers, handing President Bush one more victory in a series of hard-fought clashes with Democrats over national security issues. As most of you may know, I am a huge Obama fan and am saddened to see him voting in support of this (even though he said he wouldn't).
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Florida moves to ban fake testicles on vehicles Posted: 7 months ago by 2longdogs
Senate lawmakers in Florida have voted to ban the fake bull testicles that dangle from the trailer hitches of many trucks and cars throughout the state.
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10 Year Haunted House in China Finally Solved Posted: 11 months ago by Zaeyde
For ten years, people have moved into the house, only to leave soon after due to it being 'haunted.' Two brothers bought the house for a ridiculously low price and solved the mystery.
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