What is the cost of the War in Afghanistan so far? The War (2001–present) has cost the lives of 830 Americans due to hostile and non-hostile actions. In addition, the War has caused the deaths of thousands of Afghan civilians directly from insurgent and foreign military action, as well as the deaths of possibly tens of thousands of Afghan civilians indirectly as a consequence of displacement, starvation, disease, exposure, lack of medical treatment, crime and lawlessness resulting from the war.

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By William Chadwick September 29, 2009 “We are a society that is addicted to oil, and we don’t want to hear that it is going to run out.” – James Howard Kunstler What do the following three cities have in common? Maracaibo in Venezuela, McCamey in Texas, and Baku in Azerbaijan (formerly part of the [...]

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Mayor Gavin Newsom appointed Veronese to the San Francisco Police Commission in 2004. Despite political pressure from Newsom, Veronese cast the deciding vote to elect Theresa Sparks as commission president, the first transgendered person to head a big city commission in the U.S.

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Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell September 22, 2009 A lot of people are saying mean things about insurance company executives. Let’s give them a break. After all, only 80 percent of Americans want a public healthcare option.

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