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Vicki McClure Davidson | August 23, 2011

  Significant earthquakes are rattling the United States this week. A rare 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck Colorado and New Mexico late last night. Experts are saying that it was the strongest natural earthquake to hit Colorado in more than a century. For man-influenced earthquakes, it was the strongest since 1973 when a 5.7-magnitude quake struck. [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | August 23, 2011

  Recent statistics of unemployment and the growing number of jobs lost in Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois are sobering. No wonder Pres. Barack Obama wanted to glad-hand these swing states as part of his “unofficial” re-election campaign last week. Photo ops galore… pet a few cows, sit in front of a few barns, mingle with [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | August 23, 2011

  This is staggering… From Los Angeles Times, New national debt data: It’s growing about $3 million a minute, even during his vacation: Swallow all liquids in your mouth before reading any further. Updated numbers for the national debt are just out: It’s now $14,639,000,000,000. When Barack Obama took the oath of office twice on [...]

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