Daily Topics - Monday August 3rd, 2015
By shawnt56
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Our newest video is here! Watch RESTORATION - plus check out CARBON, LAST HOURS & GREEN WORLD RISING - narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio & Thom Hartmann, directed by Leila Conners
Hour One: Is Chris Matthews Trying To Take Down Bernie Sanders?
Hour Two: Why Huckabee Floats Plan To Deploy U.S. Troops To Stop Abortion
Hour Three: The Real Cost of Raising Minimum Wage to $15/Hour - James Sherk, Heritage Foundation
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Jeff in Denver is right about fuel efficiency. My old car, a 1994 model, got 42 mpg originally, and degraded to 34 mpg by the time I got rid of it last year. My new car, a 2003 model, gets 29 mpg at best. I think electric features and headlights that won't turn off may be responsible for much of the decline; we make cars do a lot more than drive now.
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This insider-outsider stuff is great to hear. I think I've been an outsider in every organization I've been in, including school, friends and family.