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Occupy Wall Street Librarians Strike Back
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Occupy, abuse, americans, corruption, cover-up, dishonesty, Govtfearmongering, lies, media, politics, propaganda )

Kit
- 1 hour ago - truth-out.org
"Mayor Bloomberg thought he could get away with this, late at night, without the media present," said Norman Siegel, an attorney on the suit who has worked with Occupy and the People's Library since the fall. "This suit will hold him accountable."
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Mitt Romney and the Women Who Don't Love Him
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, candidates, constitution, corruption, dishonesty, economy, elections, Govtfearmongering, healthcare, housing, lies, media, politics, propaganda, republicans )

Kit
- 12 hours ago - motherjones.com
His numbers are particularly dismal among single gals. While Romney leads Obama among married women by about 9 points, Obama blows him away among single women by 36 points. This matters: There are 55 million single women in the United States.
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Romney's Job-Killing Budget Can't Make Unemployment 6%
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, candidates, congress, constitution, corruption, dishonesty, elections, Govtfearmongering, lies, media, politics, propaganda, republicans )

Kit
- 16 hours ago - ourfuture.org
At least It fits on a bumper sticker. Mitt Romney: Reach For The Baseline. But what's sad about Romney's pledge is that even when he is promising to run in place,he is exaggerating.
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NBC Polls: Obama Edges Romney in Three Key Battleground States
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: poll, usa, politics, obama, ethics, elections, romney, government, u.s., news, americans )

Cal
- 1 day ago - firstread.msnbc.msn.com
President Barack Obama holds a narrow advantage over presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney in three of the most pivotal presidential battleground states -- Florida, Ohio and Virginia -- according to new NBC-Marist polls.
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PETITION | Tell Obama: End Indefinite Detention Now!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: u.s., americans, abuse, constitution, dishonesty, ethics, freedoms, Govtfearmongering, obama, politics, congress, government )

John
- 1 day ago - act.demandprogress.org
It was amazing news: Chris Hedges, Revolution Truth, et al won their lawsuit last week as a judge ruled that indefinite detention violates the Constitution. More than 50,000 Demand Progress members have signed on as supporters of the lawsuit.
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In the "Other Chicago," Mental Health Patients Out of Options
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: healthcare, housing, government, ethics, poverty, need, Chicago summit, usa, news, corruption, media, americans, politics, u.s. )

Cal
- 1 day ago - peoplesworld.org
This past weekend, millions gathered in the Windy City for the NATO summit. But over in the "other Chicago" - the inner city, Latino and African American-majority neighborhoods, people are suffering.
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Corporate Lobbying Group Asks Supreme Court Not to Use "Empirical Evidence" When Reconsidering Citizens United
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, constitution, corruption, cover-up, dishonesty, elections, Govtfearmongering, lies, politics, propaganda )

Kit
- 3 days ago - truth-out.org
Now, attorneys for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a 100%-corporate funded lobbying group that has used the Citizens United decision to pump tens of millions of undisclosed dollars into federal elections over the last two years...-->
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The Occupy Movement and the Politics of Educated Hope
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, citizens, constitution, dishonesty, economy, elections, ethics, Govtfearmongering, lies, media, politics, propaganda )

Kit
- 3 days ago - truth-out.org
"To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair inevitable." -Raymond Williams-- American society has lost its claim on democracy.
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PLEASE SIGN***OVERTURN CITIZENS UNITED: A Constitutional Amendment***TAKE ACTION***
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, congress, constitution, corruption, dishonesty, government, lies, media, politics, propaganda, SupremeCourt )

Kit
- 3 days ago - sherrodbrown.com
We need a Constitutional Amendment to overturn the Citizens United decision and it's destructive influence on our elections.
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Great and Timely Song By Woody Guthrie. Are the Police Becoming An Anti-Occupy Political Movement?   video
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, constitution, corruption, economy, freedoms )

Green
- 12 days ago - youtube.com
This video of police brutality to Occupy Wall Street protesters is really a link to several hundred equally brutal and violent videos of police actions against Occupy protesters and against the First Amendment. What are the police becoming?
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Defend the First Amendment ACTION US
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: First Ammendment, digital age, americans, constitution, government )

Nancy
- 14 days ago - act2.freepress.net
People with smartphones and cameras are changing the way we record and share breaking news. In return, police have targeted, harassed -- and in many cases, arrested -- those trying to bear witness.
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Don't Set Us Back Half a Century (or More)! Give Stay-at-Home Moms Credit. ACTION
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: freedoms, women's rights, CARD Act, credit, americans )

Nancy
- 14 days ago - change.org
Last year, a law called the CARD Act took effect. It was meant to protect consumers from misleading credit card practices. Instead, it set the United States back almost half a century. The CARD Act changed the way people - especially stay at home moms -
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Take Action: End U.S. Taxpayer-Financed Human Trafficking ACTION US
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, corruption, Iraq, Afghanistan, Human Trafficking )

Nancy
- 15 days ago - secure3.convio.net
Imagine being in a war zone, confined to a dank, filthy, windowless warehouse for months. You're cut off from communicating with your family and friends back home and unable to leave because your passport has been taken away by a company that had promise
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Mitt Romney's 'Cruel and Nasty' High School Bullying: 5 Ways It Hurts Him
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Mitt Romney, elections, ethics, government, lies, tax returns, republicans, news, candidates, americans, usa, media, propaganda, politics )

Cal
- 15 days ago - theweek.com
The story of one mean-spirited prank from 50 years ago is causing Team Romney a huge headache. Here's how it could get even worse
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SAME SEX MARRIAGE. 1 Million Against Amendment 1. PLEASE SIGN!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, obama, gays rights, same sex marriage, media, human rights, amendment 1, constitution, democrats, politics, freedoms )

Jim
- 16 days ago - change.org
President Obama revealed Wednesday that he now supports same-sex marriage, becoming the first U.S. president to take that position. That's a historic turning-point. Now it's the right to speak up. Spark a revolution HERE and NOW. 1 million strong against
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