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The Senate approved more war funding for the Iraq war 75-22 today.

An interesting tactic in congressional politics is the attachment of “riders“. Since the president’s veto power is all or nothing, attaching little un-attractive projects (in the eyes of the president) to a bill prevents it from getting approved. What do heating subsidies for the poor have to do with executing a war in Iraq? Nothing. Which is really the amount that we should probably be spending on this endeavor. I can inherently see the power of a line-item veto now.

Where does the government get this extra funding? $100 billion here, $200 billion here, $212 billion here….all told it adds up to this. Wondering why the dollar is so weak? Maybe its because all of the excess cash in circulation.

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If you have listened to the radio lately, you have probably heard a commercial for the service of Lifelock. Lifelock is an identity protection company, but as this article points out - it seems that lifelock couldn’t even prevent Todd Davis (lifelock’s founder and spokesman) from having his identity stolen. It probably didn’t help that he had dared people with criminal intentions to steal his identity by offering a picture of himself showing his SS card.

What are the best methods for protecting your identity?

Would you use a service like lifelock?

Have you ever been a victim of identity theft?

Please feel free to comment on your experiences with ID fraud.

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