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The world is so polarized. This video the urgent need to put aside our differences and work together for the benefit of all mankind.

Update I was not able to sign settlement documents Monday for other reasons that matter greater than this. But, I just received the following email from General Services after I had left my office yesterday afternoon. I responded that I hope I hope it comes sooner than later. I was not able to properly present this information last week in front of council and opposing council. I am still way in the dark on this matter trying to protect my property and not put it in jeopardy. If opposing council and GSA had been forthcoming with the information, which was the decent and proper thing to do, then I would not have to ask for this information make a public notice of this event.

I picked up the front page of the Washington Post today. Instead of focusing on the victims, the killer was promoted to the front page with a montage of photos. This has now made him famous. This got me thinking on whether the gun laws are really to blame. I do agree that no one should be able to purchase a gun or ammunition online. That is completely crazy. I am a huge advocate of free speech. But, I am not a huge advocate of the promotion of violence and **adult material**. Especially to our youth. You can write all the laws you want. But, that does not seem to deter violence. What we need is to send a message of responsibility to all our media leaders. We are going down a slippery slope of losing our ethics and morality.

Let's not forget the Independent vote which 87% agree that all infrastructure projects should be made in USA. I think We the People are all coming to the same conclusion. It is time to stop scaring Americans, rather it time to start uniting America. We have many bright voters from both parties that need jobs and want to create jobs. Give serious breaks and amnesty to the financial sector that really wants to create a robust economy that will last for our children. It sickens my heart that nothing gets done during election times. Instead of spending billions of campaign dollars promoting division. Take the high road and promote real bipartisan leadership that will make our Nation great again. I challenge both former Governor Romney and President Obama to taskmaster their parties to come up with an "Invest in America" legislation before the election. And then come up with financial tax and entitlement package everyone can live with. I am going to church to pray for this to happen.

On Monday, July 20 2012 my American Dream will be irrevocably destroyed unless something drastically changes before then. General Services Administration (GSA) has failed to respond and properly process my Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request 218250 for documents that reveal that their agency transferred a large sum of money to their account through Event Emissary without my knowledge or consent. The FOIA was submitted on March 12, 2012 and posted on April 3, 2012. GSA failure to deliver documents has given me no legal recourse to defend actions taken against my small business. On May 17, 2012 the General Services Administration Internal Resources division stated that they were taking a 10 working day extension under 41 CFR 105-60.404 ( a )(2) and that I should expect a final reply no later than June 11, 2012. The GSA promise of a reply never happened and my appointed investigator no longer responds to any form of communication from me. The financial strains for litigation are too much to continue to fight this battle. For the sake of my family I will have to negotiate a settlement where I lose my farm. This has left me little faith in our current federal government public servants willingness to comply with statutory obligations created to protect us all. The Constitution is just a piece of paper if we do not believe in following it. The following GSA members were part of the investigation. Toni Slappy Eric D. Radwick GSA Director Daniel Tangherlini Senator Joe Lieberman The following did their best to work on my behalf. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Cartwright Moore

The problem with outsourcing is it takes away jobs here in the United States. I am sure you can understand that.

I think that is not a completely accurate statement. Both candidates as elected leaders allowed the government to outsource goods and services. Mitt Romney allowed call centers to be outsourced. Barack Obama allowed bridges (San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Alexander Hamilton Bridge, Tanana River Bridge Crossing) to be outsourced. Mitt Romney also a business leader advocated outsourcing jobs overseas. Both Mitt Romney and President Obama have not pushed the Speaker to put the Chinese Currency Manipulation to the floor. Neither President Obama or Mitt Romney did not give General Motors flack for making Cadillac XTS, CTS and ATX and its other fleet vehicles in China.

Hi Ton, I am interested in the etymology of the term "Chiun."

Hi Inner Sky23 What suggestions do you have for people going through a crisis?

I understand that the Supreme Court ruled that an element of the separation of powers doctrine Executive privilege gives power to resist certain subpoenas and other interventions by the legislative and judicial branches of government. http://caselaw.lp.fi...l=418&invol=683 Operation Fast and Furious is the largest "gunwalking" probe, whereby in 2009 the The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) knowingly allowed the to the sale of over 2,000 firearms to be bought by suspected arms traffickers ("gunrunners") working through straw purchasers on behalf of Mexican drug cartels. Only 567 of the guns were recovered in the operation. As of October 2011, firearms found at about 170 crime scenes in Mexico were linked to Fast and Furious. http://issues.oversi...fastandfurious/ The "gun-walking" strategy was actually started by the Bush administration. A briefing paper prepared for Attorney General Michael Mukasey in 2007 outlined failed attempts by federal agents to track illicitly purchased guns across the border into Mexico and stressed the need for U.S. and Mexican law enforcement officials to work together on the first-ever attempt to have a controlled delivery of weapons being smuggled into Mexico by a major arms trafficker. On May 3, 2011 Attorney General Holder testified to the House Judiciary Committee that he did not know who approved Fast and Furious, but that it was being investigated. He also stated that he "probably heard about Fast and Furious for the first time over the last few weeks," a claim which would later become controversial. In October, documents were found showing that Attorney General Holder had been sent briefings on Fast and Furious as early as July 2010, contradicting his May statement that he had known about it for only a few weeks. The briefings were from the National Drug Intelligence Center and Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer. In response, the Justice Department stated that Holder misunderstood the question from the committee; he had known about Fast and Furious, but he didn't know the details of the tactics being used. On June 20th, the Oversight Committee met to consider a resolution to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for his failure to produce subpoenaed documents related to Operation Fast & Furious. The resolution was passed with a recorded vote of 23 (Republican) yeas to 17 nays (Democrat). The contempt resolution now goes to the full House of Representatives for a vote. It is now up to Speaker Boehner on whether to bring this contempt citation to the floor. Earlier that day, President Barack Obama asserted Executive privilege to withhold documents related to the investigation. My question is not whether the political motivation of what is being done to Attorney General Holder is right or wrong, but rather how can the President issue an executive privilege over narrow subset of documents that remain at issue if there was no White House involvement and does not threaten public interest? President Obama promised to be the most transparent in history. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa issued the following statement on the POTUS use of Executive privilege: It should be noted that the Bush administration used Executive privilege six times during his presidency. Two big ones were blocked investigations of Karl Rove and Vice President Cheney. That is why in July 2007 then Senator Obama: Understanding that you were a constitutional law professor and respect our Constitution. What is your opinion of being in Contempt of Congress when Executive privilege used? http://www.dcmessage...r-barack-obama/ This was the response I received. For me personally, I fear Executive privilege is quickly unbalancing the separation of power in our branches of government. It needs to be better defined.

I hope Americans do not associate Warren Buffett with Ratjat Gupta. Historians will show Mr. Buffett to be a not only a successful businessman, but a true patriot that saved our country when we were on the brink of economic disaster. More importantly, it is my personal belief that God will look kindly on a soul that does selfless acts.

The only way this country is going to get out of this economic sinkhole is to create jobs. Financial capitalism is a fixed deck for the very few. We need a leader that will brand entrepreneur optimism, lower the corporate tax rate, and most importantly stop currency and market manipulation.

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I spoke with Congressman James Patrick "Jim" Moran at the 31st annual Memorial Day Festival and Parade in Fall Church, Virginia. He told me that the Currency Manipulation Bill was stuck in committee. That Republican leaders would not let the bill go to the floor. I told him that there are Republicans that want to see that bill go to the floor. He stated that no really listens to him anymore. I told him that I do. He smiled and told me to voted Democrat this Fall. We then spoke about the transfer of technology to China and how it is affecting our National Security.

Very good article. We live in an age of Financial Capitalism where the only flags people wave are money. The Greek people had little choice in what happened to their country. Look to the source of who created the debt and what position they are in now.

Today I spoke with Dan Bongino, running for U.S. Senate in Maryland. I asked him whether he supported Mitt Romney's idea to stop Chinese currency manipulation. Dan responded that he believes in telling the truth. The bill to stop currency manipulation will never pass. The United States does not want put tariffs on China. If this happens he stated that prices will skyrocket and war could start. He then stated that Americans no longer support "Made in America." He asked me if I had one company that cuts my grass for $30 and another company offered to do the same job for $20, which would I pick. I told him that if the first company was doing a good job I would stay with them. He responded, that no one else would. It appears the Republican Party is split on this issue.

During the Revolutionary War, James Monroe was one of the many patriots who accepted “loans” from Haym Salomon. This money enabled Monroe and the others to live in Philadelphia and carry on the war against the English.

Yes. He was my Professor. I nick named him Professor Datum. He was one of the best teachers I have ever had. So what is your opinion of the real purpose of the hexagram. I know that the pentagram deals with the microcosm and hexagram deals with the macrocosm. I understand male/female fire/water aspects of it.

Cannot wait until they open the Monument again.

Hi Christopher, We would love to receive a copy for review. I attended Northern Arizona University and majored in Anthropology. Please send a signed copy with your contact information to: Washington DC Pages 9813 Belhaven Road Bethesda, Maryland 20817

I wrote to Presidential candidate, Buddy Roemer, on his position on currency manipulation? His staff member Carlos Sierra wrote: I then asked Carlos: "Why not ask the Speaker to put the Bill to the Floor?" His response: What was the Speaker's response.

Mitt Romney vows to brand China a “currency manipulator.” But, he has not called out the Speaker for refusing to bring this issue to the House Floor.

Why not change the legal name of marriage to "Civil Union" for both hetro and same-sex couples with all the rights and privileges of a traditional marriage to the Courts and Government and be done with this issue. Leave the name "Marriage" to be used by churches, non-profits, private organizations, and individuals for the actual event ceremony for the non religious and Mass for the religious.

Why not change the legal name of marriage to "Civil Union" for both hetro and same-sex couples with all the rights and privileges of a traditional marriage to the Courts and Government and be done with this issue. Leave the name "Marriage" to be used by churches, non-profits, private organizations, and individuals for the actual event ceremony.

This last weekend my daughter got ill during my wife's stay at Rosewood Tucker's Point in Bermuda. I attempted to contact my by cell phone, but her carrier did not accept international calls. I then called Rosewood Tucker's Point hotel at 441.298.4000. The front desk promptly forwarded the call to her hotel room. I left a message and never received a response. As my daughter got worse I left a message her doctor here in Washington. I was stressed on not knowing if my wife received my message. I then called Rosewood and the front desk tranferred me to security. I told Rosewood Security Officer, Gyasi Coleman, my daughter's situation. Gyasi stated that he would find my wife and get back with me within a half hour. As the time passed and my daughter got worse I contacted security again. This time I got a man named Tyrone, who told me he would relay my message of concern with Gyasi. I told him I rather wait. Eventually I got Gyasi on the phone and he requested identification to be sent to him and then he would give me my wife's room number and contact her. I thanked him and hung up. I sent Rosewood Security a copy my driver's license, credit card, and my wife's card as well. Immediately after, I telephoned security, and got Tyrone, who stated Gyasi was busy. I told him that I would wait. I eventually got hold of Gyasi and he stated he went to my wife's room no. I asked him what she said, and he said that I would have to email his manager, Duncan Graham. I told him that I wanted to speak with the manager now. Eventually I got Mr. Graham and he told me that he was busy on the beach at an event. He said he did not know if my wife was staying at the hotel. I responded that Gyasi went to her room. After telling him my daughter's life is not a game he relented and promised to make sure my wife gets the message. Five minutes later my wife called. http://www.rosewoodh...n/tuckerspoint/ Here is in formation taken from their press room fact sheet. Rosewood may be a beautiful place, but in no way can the be considered a premier resort. Security and management were no help in emergency. It took over three hours to get hold of my wife.