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The United States and Russia have agreed on a new deal to cut a significant portion of each countries nuclear and weapon arsenals. The agreement comes after months of negotiating and includes cutting the long range nuclear arsenals of both countries by about one third. The cuts are still pending...

Several states with large populations against the proposed health care reform bill are currently seeking to pass laws which would essentially block the Federal health insurance mandate. The proposals would allow citizens of the state to buy their own insurance without any penalties against those...

Financially speaking, there is a great inequality in the United States. Over the last 30 years, while the rich have been getting richer, the poor have been getting steadily poorer. One reason for the growing disparity between the rich and the poor is the fact that most new jobs that are...

Here is an interesting graph I just ran across by the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2010/01/01/GR2010010101478.html Both GDP and household net worth went down over the past ten years, which is in stark contrast to the few decades before this one. Thoughts?

In a New Year's message, North Korea is calling for an end to hostile relations with the United States. The statement specifically mentioned a nuclear-free and peaceful Korean peninsula. Link: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BU3J920091231 Thoughts?

The unemployment rate went up again in the month of October, jumping from 9.8% to 10.2%, making it the highest since 1983. It seems harder than ever to get a job right now and things could sadly get worse. Thoughts?

How do you feel about the United States and our trade embargo on Cuba? As a believer in free market capitalism, I am all for lifting the embargo. Politics should not effect trade because in the end, the embargo is not only hurting the Cuban people, but it is also hurting Americans. Another...

Popular history says Columbus, but long before Columbus there were the Vikings and possibly other explorers reaching the United States from across the Atlantic. In addition there were Indians living in the United States, and also a link-up with Asia. What are your thoughts about who the...

The president of Mexico, Felipe Calderon, states that the United States was the primary source of violence, drugs and especially every country's poison, corruption. What do you think? Do you agree? More info on this link...

Another hot topic issue in the news right now is the drug war that is happening in Mexico and is now starting to spill over into the United States, notably in places like Phoenix, Arizona. What do you think should be done about this?