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  • It is true that President Bush did contribute to our current situation, however; the over-whelming majority of economists agree that Obama has done much (in only seven months), to cause this economy to spiral downward.

    Orszag: 'We've stepped back' from economic 'free fall' 2009

  • I am pro-choice (20 weeks) and pro-death penalty (murder with over-whelming evidence) whats interesting is the debate in America, where folks tend to be either pro-choice and anti DP or the other way around, which if you think about it, neither are solid philosophical positions.

    One thing I just don’t get about David Davis Stephen Tall 2008

  • I have been working the phones and emails since the Senate passed S. 510 last week with over-whelming bipartisan support or what accounts for that ...

    William Marler: It's Time to Get Out of the Food Safety Woods William Marler 2010

  • The over-whelming feeling I had when I saw the complex architecture and intricate frescoes from the 13th-century was that Mayan culture was equal to the Spanish and it is unfortunate that the Mayans did not have the ability to keep their culture alive.

    Touring Mexico's Yucatan ruins 2008

  • I have been working the phones and emails since the Senate passed S. 510 last week with over-whelming bipartisan support or what accounts for that in this political environment to try and figure out how the Senate could have included a potential revenue provision in Section 107 in S. 510 that is arguably a bit unconstitutional, at least according to some.

    William Marler: It's Time to Get Out of the Food Safety Woods William Marler 2010

  • The over-whelming feeling I had when I saw the complex architecture and intricate frescoes from the 13th-century was that Mayan culture was equal to the Spanish and it is unfortunate that the Mayans did not have the ability to keep their culture alive.

    Touring Mexico's Yucatan ruins 2008

  • I have been working the phones and emails since the Senate passed S. 510 last week with over-whelming bipartisan support or what accounts for that in this political environment to try and figure out how the Senate could have included a potential revenue provision in Section 107 in S. 510 that is arguably a bit unconstitutional, at least according to some.

    William Marler: It's Time to Get Out of the Food Safety Woods William Marler 2010

  • The over-whelming feeling I had when I saw the complex architecture and intricate frescoes from the 13th-century was that Mayan culture was equal to the Spanish and it is unfortunate that the Mayans did not have the ability to keep their culture alive.

    Touring Mexico's Yucatan ruins 2008

  • I was not talking about upper-level events and culture, but the broad and deep culture shared by the over-whelming majority of Americans back then.

    Voting again for Carter II 2010

  • I have been working the phones and emails since the Senate passed S. 510 last week with over-whelming bipartisan support or what accounts for that in this political environment to try and figure out how the Senate could have included a potential revenue provision in Section 107 in S. 510 that is arguably a bit unconstitutional, at least according to some.

    William Marler: It's Time to Get Out of the Food Safety Woods William Marler 2010

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