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101 votes
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59 votes
Universal Technology for Schools - build the economy and all
Build that "information superhighway" to every American school. Each school needs real, high-speed, broadband connections and wireless support which can enable students to use laptops. handhelds, and mobile phones to bring information and communications access to every student. We need ... more
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43 votes
Access to affordable health care
This is an economic issue, a moral issue, and for too many a life and death issue. It should be a top priority.
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36 votes
Aggregate all these Sites Telling Obama What to Do
I have noticed that there a group of sites that are using a rating system similar to Digg to find out what people want President Obama to do once he takes office. However, I have a few concerns and some suggestions to make your mission more successful.
I came to this realization while reading... more
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32 votes
Use open standards to syndicate service opportunities
The new USAService.org website is a fine idea, but it's missing solving the real problem. There are already a ton of websites with volunteer opportunities (look at http://www.usaservice.org/page/content/opportunities/ to get a sample
of the number of them) - the real problem is that if you wanted... more -
27 votes
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24 votes
Obama Civil Rights
There are numerous issues that have appalled me about the Bush administration, but none more than the following:
- the support for torture and rendition
- the suppression of habeas corpus
- the gradual shrinking of the 4th amendment (i.e., FISA rewrite)Like it or not, these things happened larg... more
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23 votes
Modernizing education from pre-school to college
Our education techniques need to utilize some of the latest techniques in technology, psychology, behavioral sciences, and physical sciences. Also, our education needs to be redirected to some of the modern and future needs in the society. Our universities are making this transition and so sho... more
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20 votes
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18 votes
Reform of Marijuana Laws
smoke
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18 votes
Personal Liberty
Topics having to do with liberty vs. control. .
Marijuana laws, gay marriage, taxes, school choice
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17 votes
Broadband for all communities
Many people can not get broadband cable or DSL like the Poor Clare missionary nuns in Sylmar CA who are 1000 feet from a connected community and told they would have to pay $10,000 to get it.
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16 votes
Obama Worldwide
What should Obama's international policy be?
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16 votes
Immigration
Should Obama halt immigration raids in U.S. Latino communities and redeploy resources
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REWARD BUSINESSES NOT TAKING LAIDOFF/OFFSHORING ROUTES
SINCE MANY COMPANIES ARE NOW DOING LAIDOFF CAUSE OTHERS ARE DOING IT, FOR THOSE THAT CAN SUSTAIN THEIR EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE REWARDED WITH TAX BREAKS OR SOMETHING. AND IF THE COMPANY CAN AFFORD TO HIRE PEOPLE, WHY CAN'T THE COMPANY GET SOME AIDS FROM THE GOVERNMENT? WHY WAITING FOR THE COMPANY TO... more
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15 votes
Investigate 9/11
There are hundreds of inconsistencies just comparing the statements of the same politicians like George W. Bush for example.
Millions of people believe that there is something wrong, Google's 2nd suggestion for 911 is "911 conspiracy" with over 611,000 results or "911 truth" w... more -
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Cancel Temporary Working Visas
While there is a lot of unemployed Highly Skill American workers please cancel the H1b and limit the L1 visas. This will also have an effect of encouraging students to take up engineering and Computer Science degrees. Invest in our own talent and we will get payback in Information Technology.
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12 votes
Balancing the trade deficit
The Iraq War has cost us around $500 billion since it started in 2003. In that same time frame, our trade deficit with China has cost us over $1.1 trillion dollars, around twice the cost of the war. We cannot send over hundreds of billions of dollars a year to China and expect to have a healthy ... more
