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May 12, 2009 - by Donny Shaw

A sugary drink tax? Apparently, diet soda would be exempt.

NYT supports S. Res. 118 – make congressional research publicly available online.

Shovelwatch: find and monitor a stimulus project near you. NY, NJ and CT only for now.

Jimmy Carter to Congress: “our entire status as a leading nation in the world will depend on the role that we play in energy and environment in the future.”

Seems like a good time drop this song-poem classic: “Jimmy Carter Says ‘Yes’”

Rep. Sherman: “It’s not illegal if Wall Street wants it.”

Senate passes amendment to that credit card bill to allow guns in National parks. Anyone know why this was considered germane?

Oh noes! The computer system for submitting earmark requests has crashed.

Sen. Vitter drops his hold on Obama’s FEMA nominee.

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Jimmy was helping with Kerry with the AF/PAK and Bolvia land terror thing? Obama is a write off. Kerry got them their 6 billion five year sustainable development cash and Jimmy got South America back. The Obama police are going to give them both strokes ’cause he looks dumb.

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