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Cole Bowers __Political Party__: Democrat []

//Issues I agree with Russ Carnahan on//

 * 1) I agree with him on promoting #|small businesses to create jobs. I think this idea would help with the #|unemployment issue a lot.
 * 2) Another thing I agree with Russ Carnahan is that we should depend less on foreign oil, we need to rely less on other countrys for our natural resources to become more independent.
 * 3) I also agree that we should get people more involved in school so we can be more competative in the #|global economy.
 * 4) Russ Carnahan also makes a good point that #|health care costs need to be lowered. There are 47 million #|uninsured American's, around 770,000 of which are from Missouri. Also of those 47 million, 9 million are kids.
 * 5) A good way, and issue, that would help having less depence on foreign oil, is spending money on research for alternate #|energy resources. Recomandably #|renewable resources.

//Five interesting facts about my state//

 * 1) Missouri's economy is mostly based on aggriculture and manufacturing.
 * 2) It has the second highest number of farms in the nation.
 * 3) Missouri opperates under a constitution made in 1945, which is also the state's fourth constitution.
 * 4) Missouri has a very diverse culture.
 * 5) It is bordered by six other states.

//3 Issues of intrest to me//
__#|Unemployment:__ 1. As of March 2011, the United States is 8.8% #|unemployed. 2. Missouri has a 9.9% #|unemployment rate as of February 2011. 3. 200,000 people of Missouri are self employed #|small business owners. 4. There are 450,000 active #|small businesses in the state of Missouri. 5. 97% of businesses in with employees in Missouri are small businesses

__Gun Control:__ 1. The United States has over two million guns. 2. The U.S. has weak gun laws compared to other democratic nations. 3. In the democratic nations with stronger gun laws there has been less gun violence than the U.S. 4. Gun sales to people convicted of violent felonies are prohibbited from buying guns. 5. Since 1938, the Fire Arms Act has restricted "gangster-type wepons," like machine guns and sawed off shot guns.

__Government Secrecy:__ 1. December 16, 2005 people discovered that the NSA has been monitoring communications by U.S. citizens. 2. It is believed by observers that greater secrecy has been implemented since George Bush became president. 3. After 9/11 government secrecy became greater along with more public tolerance. 4. Often information requested by agencies is answered slow in response and incomplete.

__Links:__
 * 1) ** ¨ ** Center for American Progress. "Just Jobs." Center for American Progress. Center for American Progress, 20 May 2011. Web. 20 May 2011. .
 * 2) DeNoon, Daniel J. "45.7 Million #|Uninsured Americans." WebMD - Better Information. Better Health. WebMD Health News, 20 May 2011. Web. 20 May 2011. .
 * 3) Economic Policy Institute. "The Class of 2011: Young Workers Face a Dire Labor Market without a #|Safety Net." Economic Policy Institute. Economic Policy Institute, 20 May 2011. Web. 20 May 2011. .
 * 4) Milliman Inc. "Milliman Insight - 2011 Milliman Medical Index." Milliman Insight - Home. Milliman Inc., 11 May 2011. Web. 20 May 2011. .
 * 5) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Unemployment Rates for States." U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 19 Apr. 2011. Web. 20 May 2011. .
 * 6) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Unemployment-Google Public Data." Google. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 6 May 2011. Web. 20 May 2011. .
 * 7) U.S. Department of State. "Outline of the U.S. Economy." About the USA. U.S. Department of State, 20 May 2011. Web. 20 May 2011. .
 * 8) Google. "Guess How Many Americans Graduated from College!" The World of Wealth. Google, 3 Feb. 2010. Web. 23 May 2011. .
 * 9) HealthCare.com Inc. "Healthcare." Individual Health Insurance Quotes, Information and Advice. HealthCare.com Inc., 2009. Web. 23 May 2011. <http://www.healthcare.com/>.
 * 10) <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: left;">Www.healthcare.org. "Healthcare." HealthCare.org - Individual Health Insurance Quotes and Comparisons. Www.healthcare.org, 2010. Web. 23 May 2011. <http://www.healthcare.org/>.

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