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The Next Glass Ceiling

 Source  October 12, 2010  0 Comments on The Next Glass Ceiling

by Krystal Ball / Huffington Post / October 11, 2010

[Krystal Ball is the Democratic candidate for Virginia’s 1st District]

When I was fifteen-years-old, I watched Hillary Clinton during the difficult times she faced when her private life and President Clinton’s private life became public. Nevermind that the people conducting the impeachment hearings were having multiple affairs and oozed hypocrisy.

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10 Terrible Things Republicans Will Try to Do If They Take Over in November

 Source  September 22, 2010  27 Comments on 10 Terrible Things Republicans Will Try to Do If They Take Over in November

Democrats are in trouble come November. If current polling is any indication, Republicans have a good chance of reclaiming a majority in the House of Representatives and perhaps even the Senate (though the Senate is a less likely prospect). That’s not because people are wildly excited about Republicans. In fact, a recent poll shows that registered voters rate the GOP’s performance as worse than the Democrats’. But the enthusiasm gap between the parties gives the GOP an advantage; a nine-point advantage among likely voters, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll .

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The War Is Making You Poor Act

 Source  May 26, 2010  5 Comments on The War Is Making You Poor Act

By Congressman Alan Grayson /MichaelMoore.com / May 21, 2010

Next week, there is going to be a “debate” in Congress on yet another war funding bill. The bill is supposed to pass without debate, so no one will notice.

What George Orwell wrote about in “1984” has come true. What Eisenhower warned us about concerning the “military-industrial complex” has come true. War is a permanent feature of our societal landscape, so much so that no one notices it anymore.

But we’re going to change this. Today, we’re introducing a bill called ‘The War Is Making You Poor Act’. The purpose of this bill is to connect the dots, and to show people in a real and concrete way the cost of these endless wars.

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Message from the people who want us out of Afghanistan: Call your Congress this week

 Source  April 13, 2010  2 Comments on Message from the people who want us out of Afghanistan: Call your Congress this week

Spring is here, but the endless, pointless wars grind on. U.S. troops are preparing for an offensive in Afghanistan ‘s Helmand province. As people lose their homes, their jobs, and struggle to make ends meet; as teachers are laid off and libraries are closed across America ; money gushes into the war and military budgets.
*Defund the Afghanistan Escalation!
*National Call-in to Congress Days April 13-15

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Universal Health Care or Bust! Democrats offer “sweeping reform” of the same ol’ system

 Lane Tobias  May 14, 2009  3 Comments on Universal Health Care or Bust! Democrats offer “sweeping reform” of the same ol’ system

by Lane Tobias

The debate over health care reform has been hotly contested for generations, so it should come as no surprise to anyone that during one of the worst global economic crises in history, President Obama is following through on his campaign promise to reform the system.

Or is he?

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The Employee Free Choice Act – Q and A; Bailed-Out Banks Lobby Against It

 Source  March 13, 2009  1 Comment on The Employee Free Choice Act – Q and A; Bailed-Out Banks Lobby Against It

The Employee Free Choice Act was introduced in Congress this week, but the action wasn’t all in Washington. Around the country, grassroots efforts are growing to pass this critical bill to restore workers’ freedom to form unions and bargain.

Hundreds of phone calls and handwritten letters have gone to U.S. senators this week, urging them to support the Employee Free Choice Act.

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Federal Judge: Congress can subpoena Bush aides

 Staff  July 31, 2008  1 Comment on Federal Judge: Congress can subpoena Bush aides

by James Vicini WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge ruled on Thursday that Congress in its fight with the Bush…

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Domestic Spying Quietly Goes On

 Staff  July 9, 2008  0 Comments on Domestic Spying Quietly Goes On

NSA faces new limits, but surveillance thrives By Bradley Olson / Sun reporter / July 7, 2008 With Congress on…

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BIG OIL – 4,000 Americans Died For Them

 Frank Gormlie  April 3, 2008  1 Comment on BIG OIL – 4,000 Americans Died For Them

Top Oil Execs to Congress on Their Record $123 Billion Profits: ‘We feel your pain, but don’t blame us!’ Ten…

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