Is the Republican party playing Russian roulette with itself?

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Monday September 30, 2013 · 7:31 PM PDT

2013/09/30 · 19:31

The United States is hours away from a supposed government shutdown. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) reports that the Senate Dems have just sent House Speaker Boehner's 'compromise' plan back to the House. The Republicans seem determined to hold all gov't funding hostage until they can defund the Affordable Healthcare Act, or at least delay it for another year. This refusal to debate the healthcare bill sends a message to the Republicans: that their prime legislation is off the table. Will the Republicans get the message? Probably not.

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Who will be blamed if the government shuts down?

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Who will be blamed if the government shuts down?

Republicans

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Democrats

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The Fourth Estate

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Thursday September 26, 2013 · 4:00 PM PDT

2013/09/26 · 16:00

In a democratic society, where citizens supposedly choose their own leaders, one may find it logical that an unbiased system of press would be necessary for the citizens of such society to make informed decisions regarding whom to elect to leadership roles. The term used to describe this particular area of society that specializes in distributing information is the ‘fourth estate.’ People’s right to free speech and individual expression guarantees the fourth estate as a profession, known today as journalism.
In a democratic-republic like the United States of America (USA), journalists are important because they work to hold elected officials accountable to what they say to their voters, or their constituency. If a politician says something that is not true, various media outlets pick that up and start the citizen-dialogue; hopefully the politician who lied does not get elected. Basically, journalism is supposed to keep the politicians honest by calling them out on inconsistencies.

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Do you think that the #WarOnTerror has been excessively hyped for the interest of a few wealthy elitists?

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Do you think that the #WarOnTerror has been excessively hyped for the interest of a few wealthy elitists?

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Yes, but national security is still important.

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No, the government needs to keep us safe no matter what?

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Syria and US interventionalism.

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Thursday September 05, 2013 · 9:32 PM PDT

2013/09/05 · 21:32

The spotlight is on Syria, Bashar Al-Assad, war crimes - the big question: "Did Assad use chemical weapons on civilians?"

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