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Don't tax you, don't tax me, sell the gold behind the tree!

One proposal for deficit reduction goes far beyond the 'tax the guy behind the tree' attitude. Should the US sell off some of its gold to avoid taxing citizens more?
Why doesn’t Obama wear his religion on his sleeve?

What will it take for Obama to convince the world that he’s a Christian, or at least not a Muslim? Teaching Baptist Sunday School like Jimmy Carter? Putting a 'My Boss is a Jewish Carpenter' bumper sticker on Air Force One?

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Scott Budnick works in the dining room as customers arrive for a free meal at the Mathewson Street Friendship Breakfast in Providence, R.I.

Scott Budnick serves breakfast – with a side order of respect – to the homeless

Sunday breakfast at a Providence, R.I., church is more than a free meal. Half the volunteers are homeless themselves: 'It's their [own] breakfast that they're putting on.'

Topic: Joel Achenbach

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Don't tax you, don't tax me, sell the gold behind the tree!

Why doesn’t Obama wear his religion on his sleeve?

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