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Obama swimming in debt

Falcon:
 How is it possible that Obama thinks he can borrow another $1 Trillion Dollars and it wouldn’t raise the debt?  What is wrong with this man sitting in the White House who puts politics first and the American people last, could it be his massive ego getting in the way of leadership and common sense?
 His narcissism is threatening the future of our children and grandchildren while his stooge Harry Reid blocks every attempt by the House to fund many government entities Obama shut down with the exception of his special interest groups.
 His administration has now shut down the funeral benefits of dead soldiers sent home from Afghanastan all for his ego and his Chicago thuggery attitude.
 A.S.
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Burlington Iowa Obituaries West Burlington

Obituaries

Marcella “Marcy” A. Hollingsworth, 88, Burlington died Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Howard Frank Krasuski, 83, Burlington, died Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Lynn “Linsey” Traman Nichols, 47, Burlington, died Tuesday, October 8, 2013

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Obituaries

Lewis “Sam” Schnellbacher, 81, Mediapolis, formerly Burlington, Monday, October 7, 2013

Howard Frank Krasuski, 83, Burlington, died Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Merwyn “Merv” Weinreich, 70, Burlington, died Saturday, October 5, 2013

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Burlington Iowa News Political West Burlington

Why reporters fear Team Obama

Click here: Many reporters covering national security and government policy in Washington these days are taking precautions to keep their sources from becoming casualties at the hands of the Obama administration.

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NYT reporter: Obama admin “most closed, control-freak administration I’ve ever covered”

Click here: “Whenever I’m asked what is the most manipulative and secretive administration I’ve covered, I always say it’s the one in office now [Obama],” Bob Schieffer, CBS News anchor and chief Washington correspondent.

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What Shutdown? 83% of Fed Gov’t still operating

Click here: Where’s sense of crisis in a 17% government shutdown?
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Poll: 88% say “the government is in charge of the people.”

Click here: Almost all voters — 88 percent — say “the government is in charge of the people.”  That includes 83 percent of Democrats, 88 percent of independents and 94 percent of Republicans.  
Only 8 percent feel “the people are in charge of the government.”
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Happy Birthday! Income Tax turns 100

Click here: “We have gone from a simple tax system to a complex, unfriendly system.” In 1913, the tax code consisted of 400 pages, by 2012, the tax code was 73,608 pages.
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Obituaries

Audrey Bernice Hartman-Walker, 87, Burlington, died Thursday, October 3, 2013

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Obamacare Fines to be Seized From Bank Accounts

Click here: A man who attempted to sign up for Obamacare online was told that a fine of over $4,000 dollars a year for refusing to take out mandatory health insurance could be taken directly from his bank account, and that his drivers license would be suspended and a federal tax lien placed against his home, according to an entry on the HealthCare.gov Facebook page.