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This morning, November 6^th, 2009, the American people received a late Halloween trick from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as they released unemployment numbers for the month of October.

Last week, it was reported in the NY Times and elsewhere that Google was blocking access to certain phone numbers by its Google Voice phone service.  NPR also has a 4-minute discussion of the issue which is fairly informative.

Not much needs to be added to the somber statistic except to wonder how it will effect waivering Democratic votes on the House health care “reform” bill, given that all but the most far-left of the Dems must understand that the measure will be extremely destructive to American employment.

Canadian unemployment made a similiar unexpectedly high jump during October.

Earlier today, FreedomWorks joined 25-35 thousand Americans gathered at the Capitol building to protest Nancy Pelosi's (D-Cali.) proposed takeover of the American health care system.  A mere two months after the historic 9/12 Taxpayer March, grassroots activists from across the country continued the fight to make their voices heard. 

Ironically, the 

Yesterday, November 3^rd, 2009, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) introduced a 219-page Republican health care bill to be considered alongside HR 3962, the Democrat’s health care overhaul bill.  The Republican bill was submitted as an amendment intended to be a substitute for the entirety of HR 3962.  Additionally, the Manager’s Amendment, revisions to the original text of HR 3962, were released today, November 4^th, 2009.  You will find links to both proposals below.

Over at Politico.com, Republican Congressman Darrell Issa (CA), has an article noting how the history of government-run health care in several of our states has been nothing short of a disaster, and wondering why they persist in pursuing repetition of these "failed experiments".

Please see "Dem proposals: Legislative delusion", Darrell Issa, 11/4/09

As part of FreedomWorks' continued campaign to get out the vote and educate voters on the issues in NY-23 we waited in the rain outside of polling places in Watertown, NY to pass out our candidate side by side found here.

I got to spend part of my weekend in Jackson, New Jersey. It was a blast. You people up in NJ are crazy in the best possible way. I got there around lunch time and it was freezing and drizzling, but people still showed up. I think I bring inclement weather with me everywhere I go - I've spoken at just two Tea Parties that didn't get rained on - it was over 100 both times. Both are inconvenient. The amazing thing is that nobody leaves. And that was the case on Sunday. The people of Jackson were fantastic. Everyone was SO nice.

It's only 6:30 am, but already folks are outside the hotel waving signs and encouraging honks from cars for their favorite candidates.  In about twenty minutes, we'll be joining them in the rain to hand out voter ed pieces at nearby polling places.

Yesterday, FreedomWorks got the candidate side-by-side in the hands of several hundred voters as we pounded the pavement of Watertown on what turned out to be a beautiful, if fleeting, sunny day.  The side-by-side highlights the differences in where the now two congressional candidates stand on essential economic issues like cap