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May 29, 2009

Leap in U.S. debt hits taxpayers with 12% more red ink

Leap in U.S. debt hits taxpayers with 12% more red ink Taxpayers are on the hook for an extra $55,000 a household to cover rising federal commitments made just in the past year for retirement benefits, the national debt and other government promises, a USA TODAY analysis shows. The 12% rise in red ink in…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
May 29, 2009

Sotomayor Ruled in “D-Bag Case”

Sotomayor Ruled in “D-Bag Case” President Barack Obama’s nominee to fill a Supreme Court vacancy has yet another tie to Connecticut. She sided against a student in the infamous “douche bag” case, and that has upset some free-speech advocates. In August 2007, Judge Sonia Sotomayor sat on a panel that ruled against an appeal in…