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Vicki McClure Davidson | November 1, 2011

  As the investigation into the Department of Justice/ATF’s botched Fast and Furious program unfurls — an ill-conceived program that sold thousands of deadly assault weapons to dangerous Mexican drug cartels — a growing number of Republican lawmakers in Congress are demanding that DOJ head Eric Holder resign. The number is now up to 28 [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | November 1, 2011

  Sad news — Sec. of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s mother and former Pres. Bill Clinton’s mother-in-law, Dorothy, passed away earlier today. She was 92 years old. No cause of death has been disclosed, but she was 92, so dying of “old age” would be my non-medical, layperson guess. Condolences and prayers to the Clinton [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | November 1, 2011

  Did Bank of America think Americans, during this period of record unemployment and economic turmoil, would quietly allow themselves to be charged a monthly fee for accessing their own money? Apparently so… and then were surprised at the national outrage and the planned mass exodus of BoA customers in response against the planned monthly [...]

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