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Some interesting articles to read:

Did you know that retail sales were up last month after six months of decline? There are more signs that the economy might be improving without the help of the stimulus bill. Democrats are in a rush to get this thing passed before the people realize it may actually not be needed - at least not at this level.

The National Intelligence Director says that the economic crisis is at the top of the list of security threats to the United States.

The CEO of Caterpillar recently said that if the stimulus bill passed, his company would re-hire some of its laid off workers. Well it turns out that the CEO is on Obama’s economic advisory board. You scratch my back …….

Not that he really matters anymore, but Bill Clinton has thrown his hat into the Fairness Doctrine ring, calling for “more balance” on the airwaves. That’s a good little Democrat, Bill.

NPR doesn’t want its name to be listed on commentators that appear on the Bill O’Reilly show on Fox News.

Almost 70% of Americans feel that they could a better job on the economy than Congress.

When Michael Moore wants to make a film about the financial crisis, where does he turn to for expert advice? The Daily Kos!

Tough times for government budgets .. tough enough for Berkeley’s public arts program to pay an artist $196,000 to create dog statues. Government funded artwork. Gotta love it.

Democratic Senate campaign Chief Robert Menendez says that the GOP should be afraid of losing more seats in the 2010 elections. Yeah, right. Not after this mess.

Canada wants a passenger bill of rights. Airlines would have to pay customers $500 per person for every hour they are stuck on a plane on the tarmac.

We’ve got a nanny state alert .. a business owner was told to remove flower pots sitting outside her store because they were “three inches too far onto the pavement” and someone could trip over them.

The union representing a mail carrier in Buffalo, NY claims that one of their members was threatened with suspension because he chose to take sidewalks on his route rather than cutting through lawns.

Arkansas is considering a bill that would allow people to carry concealed handguns into churches.

In Tacoma, Washington 1,600 people have applied for a single job as a Tacoma water meter reader.

Inmates at the Des Moines County jail in Iowa may have to start paying for toilet paper in efforts to save $2,300 a year of taxpayer money.

Government officials in Gloucester, Massachusetts are trying to pass off this spelling mistake as deliberate. Are you buying it?

After fires that devastated the country, Australia now has to worry about how much CO2 was emitted because of the fires. Give me a break here.

This 61-year-old police sergeant took matters into her own hands when she suspected that another woman had stolen her wallet. Gotta love it.

Hotels in St. Petersburg (we are talking Russia, folks) are facing fines for “price fixing” after increasing their prices during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

All articles were obtained from boortz.com.