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P90X Newsletter Issue #034 06/23/10 The 4-1-1 on Fiber

Roadside America
This site lists crazy and interesting attractions in every state. You'll find suggestions that are good for a day out or a week-long trip.

A fly lands on President Barack Obama's face as he delivers remarks on the Affordable Care Act and the New Patients Bill of Rights, Tuesday, June 22, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. From the AP.

News

Blagojevich Wanted To 'Get A Good Gig' In D.C.
Ex-Governor Heard On Tapes Discussing Possible Cabinet Appointment, Ambassadorship For Senate Appointment

Black SC Republican poised to go to Congress
Voters in South Carolina nominated a black Republican lawmaker for an open congressional seat Tuesday, rejecting a legendary political name and adding diversity to the national party.
State Rep. Tim Scott defeated Paul Thurmond, an attorney who is son of the one-time segregationist U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond. Scott, who won the runoff with 69 percent of the vote, is now poised to become the nation's first black GOP congressman since 2003.

Millionaires' Riches Return to Pre-Crisis Levels, Study Finds
Global millionaires’ ranks increased by about 17 percent in 2009, with the Asia-Pacific region posting a 26 percent gain, according to a report by Capgemini SA and Merrill Lynch & Co. The number of millionaire households, or those with at least $1 million in investable assets, excluding primary residences, expanded to 10 million from 8.6 million a year earlier ...

Federal Gov't Halts Sand Berm Dredging
The federal government is shutting down the dredging that was being done to create protective sand berms in the Gulf of Mexico.

Business leaders say Obama's economic policies stifle growth
The chairman of the Business Roundtable, an association of top corporate executives that has been President Obama's closest ally in the business community, accused the president and Democratic lawmakers Tuesday of creating an "increasingly hostile environment for investment and job creation."