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Medicare Looms Large in 2012 Presidential Campaign

Suddenly Medicare reform and cuts are front and center in the 2012 Presidential race.  That is mainly due to Gov. Mitt Romney’s pick of U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis) as his running mate.  Rep. Ryan is the philosophical standard bearer of the Republican Budget that has passed […]

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Have You Heard About the “Fiscal Cliff”?

Those of us sad people who spend all of their time engrossed in the everyday political minutiae are all too familiar with the coming “fiscal cliff.” But even those familiar with the coming “cliff” sometimes get the facts wrong. I’ve heard many pundits say the “cliff” is […]

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MEDIA ADVISORY: DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY “PROTECTING SOFT TARGETS” COURSE
TO BE HELD IN CHARLOTTE, NC ON AUGUST 9

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:   August 7, 2012 CONTACT: Bruce Carroll, Phone: 704-804-4854,  Email: bruce@patriotconsulting.biz In advance of 2012 Democratic National Convention – deemed a “National Special Security Event” by the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security – a special training course for first responders and frontline responders will be held […]

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Why Is Washington DC So Dysfunctional

Neil Barofsky, former Inspector General for the TARP program, tells Business Insider why things in our nation’s capital have gotten so crazy. Bottom line: Barofsky said the incentive structure in our nation’s capitol is  all wrong. There’s a revolving door between bureaucrats in Washington and Wall  Street […]

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Is Today’s Jobs Report Good or Bad??

Today’s jobs report is not as easy as “more jobs added than analysts expected” or “the unemployment rate rose to 8.3%.” You really need to dig into the report. It is complex and doesn’t fit well on a bumper sticker. What you need to look at is […]

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METRO SPECIAL POLICE & SECURITY, INC.
TO HOST DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY “FRONTLINE RESPONDER” TRAINING COURSE

“Protecting Soft Targets Course” Will Feature International Experts In Protection & Security CHARLOTTE, NC – July 31, 2012 – In advance of 2012 Democratic National Convention – deemed a “National Special Security Event” by the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security – a special training course for first […]

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Heading Toward a “September” Surprise?

Former U.S. Senator Judd Gregg has some interesting thoughts on the state of the nation’s economy and its impact on the upcoming Presidential elections. September is a month where unusual and often extremely damaging things seem to happen. It is the month that kicked off the Great […]

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Study Finds Almost One in Ten Companies Will Drop Health Insurance

Yesterday, an important story came out relative to the changes in the healthcare marketplace.  As reported at FreeEnterprise.com: Consulting company Deloitte will release a study today [Tuesday] that estimates that that almost one in ten companies will drop coverage in the next three years. “Around 81% were planning […]

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New Study Shows Dangerous Debt Facing Public Sector Pensions

Taxpayer funded debt is having an increasing drag on the US economy.  Most of the media attention has been focused on the ramifications of the Federal budget, the trillions in spending and the impending “fiscal cliff”. A new study released today, however, is sending equally loud alarm […]

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Congressional Preference Polling – GOP up over Dems

Traditionally, polling on Congressional preference always had a +5% bias in favor of the Democrats as compared to actual Election Day results.  Of course in the summer every poll should be taken with a grain of salt and as a snapshot. Via Rasmussen Reports: Republicans lead Democrats […]

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