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Why Does The Special Olympics Need Taxpayer Funding Anymore?

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 1 Apr 19

The Special Olympics is a great organization that has accomplished awesome things. The athletes who compete in these games are awesome people who have not only overcome physical and mental disabilities, but can compete at amazing...

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Public Radio Public Funds

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 8 Feb 11

Representative Doug Lamborn of Colorado proposed a bill to cut federal funding for public broadcasting - ie radio, tv. He proposes the money saved should put toward the debt. The bill, HR69 is currently "in committee" which...

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Politican calling to stop all funding to ACORN

lilwonders @lilwonders456 (8214) • United States 14 May 09

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann is asking Congress to cut off all federal funds to ACORN due to their criminal involvment in voter registration fraud. If you want to read the whole article it is here. It is pretty...

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Obama Stops Federal Funding For Abortions!!! (This one's for you Suspenseful)

drknlvly6781 @drknlvly6781 (6246) • United States 24 Jan 09

As soon as I heard this on the news yesterday, I thought of you Suspenseful. (In hastiness a while ago, over disagreements, I deleted her from my friends list. I sent a new request yesterday, but she hasn't responded. So if anyone...

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Storm wrecked communities: Is the taxpayers responsibility to rebuild

sharone74 @sharone74 (4837) • United States 24 Sep 08

There have been multiple storm wrecked communities throughout the United States in the last few years. And each community has then immediatedly gone to Washington to request billions of dollars in federal aid to rebuild the...

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Today's Schools: Promoting education or money?

gypsylady28 @gypsylady28 (945) • United States 12 Feb 07

I recently found out that schools get more federal money for better Tcap scores. I also found out the they get more federal funding when more children pass on to the next grade level. Our daughter passed the third grade when she...

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