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Election Results Suggest Religious Right Remains Force To Contend With, Says Americans United
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Religious Right, republicans, government, ethics, elections, candidates )

Tierney
- 3 days ago - au.org
Election results in Virginia, New Jersey, New York and Maine serve as a reminder that the Religious Right remains an influential force in political life, according to Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
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Republicans Win Virginia, New Jersey Governorships
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, politics, government, democrats, republicans, news, elections, usa, americans, economy )

Cal
- 3 days ago - reuters.com
Republicans rolled to victory in Virginia and New Jersey governor's races on Tuesday in a sharp blow to Democrats that showed the limits of President Barack Obama's political clout.
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Virginia, New Jersey Races May Test Obama Influence
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: politics, republicans, democrats, elections, government, obama, candidates, americans, usa )

Cal
- 4 days ago - reuters.com
Republicans seeking a comeback from recent losses may pick up the governor's seats in Virginia and New Jersey on Tuesday in campaigns that tested the limits of President Barack Obama's influence
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Court Documents Tie Young to Alaska Corruption
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: GOOD NEWS! .abuse, americans, bush, bushadministration, candidates, cheney, congress, constitution, corruption, cover-up, crime, dishonesty, economy, elections, ethics, government, lies, media, news, politics, republicans, terrorism, usa, war )

Wolfweeps
- 13 days ago - newsminer.com
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Documents filed in federal court directly link U.S. Rep. Don Young to a wide-ranging investigation of corruption in Alaska for the first time. The filing late Wednesday alleges Young, a 19-term Republican, illegally received gifts
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Texas Governor Stymieing Panel Probing Flawed Death Penalty Case?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, Texas, Governor, Rick, Perry, cover-up, corruption, dishonesty, elections, politics, death, penalty, abuse, lies, society, law, rights, prison )

Tom
- 35 days ago - tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com
Cameron Todd Willingham insisted upon his innocence after his children died in a fire in their home. Texas Governor Rick Perry and the Board of Pardons and Paroles ignored a fire expert's report that found no evidence of arson and executed him anyway.
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NY Governor Ignores Pressure to End Election Quest
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, Gov. Paterson, advise, elections, democrats )

Dee
- 48 days ago - news.yahoo.com
ALBANY N.Y.-Gov. David Paterson isn't scrapping his plans to run for the office he inherited 18 months ago despite growing pressure from Washington and intervention by the Rev. Al Sharpton, who has contacted the governor and the White House over his..
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The Diebold Deal - Common Cause- Take Action-
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Petition, congress, constitution, elections, government, politics, u.s., usa, americans )

Daphna
- 48 days ago - commoncause.org
Did you hear? Diebold is set to sell its voting machine division to Election Systems & Software - creating a company that would produce nearly three-quarters of our country's voting machine systems. Please join us in calling on the Justice De
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Bad Movies Make Bad Law?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: elections, corruption, government, americans, corporate election spendingobama, media )

Cal
- 57 days ago - motherjones.com
The Supreme Court moves closer to allowing corporations to flood campaigns with cash.
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Elections for Sale?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: u.s., supreme, court, corporations, business, government, money, corruption, politics, abuse, dishonesty, government, elections, democrats, republicans, propaganda, democracy, freedom, america )

Tom
- 60 days ago - latimes.com
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider an argument lifting restrictions on corporate campaign contributions. Such a ruling would shake the very foundation of our republic, turning us from a government of "we the people" to "we the corporations."
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Supreme Court Considers Major Shift in Election Law
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: conservative, supreme, court, reverse, McCain-Feingold, Act, elections, corruption, corporate, free speech, campaign, spending, power, corruption, money, finance, politics, society, business )

Tom
- 70 days ago - latimes.com
The Supreme Court conservative majority want to give corporations even more power by reversing two previous rulings that limit corporate spending in elections, saying such limits violate the 1st Amendment "free speech" rights of corporations!
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Kennedy Death Puts Family Dynasty in Doubt
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Cal
- 73 days ago - reuters.com
Senator Edward Kennedy's death marks the twilight of one of America's most fabled political families, with no heirs to the Kennedy name poised to emerge with the same mix of gravitas, ambition and celebrity.
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Funds for Homeless Programs Found After State Error
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, candidates, corruption, cover-up, crime, dishonesty, economy, elections, ethics, GoodNews, government, Govtfearmongering, healthcare, housing, lies, media, news, politics, propaganda, republicans, u.s., usa, war )

Wolfweeps
- 79 days ago - newsminer.com
FAIRBANKS -- Legislators revived $650,000 for homeless housing programs after the line item vanished in then-Gov. Sarah Palin's budget proposal.Her office apparently compressed the dollar amount with another pool of money, and no one caught the lapse until
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A Benjamin Franklin Reborn?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, candidates, congress, constitution, corruption, crime, dishonesty, elections, ethics, freedoms, GoodNews, government, Govtfearmongering, news, politics, u.s., usa )

Michael
- 81 days ago - wethepeopleof.org
A lawyer that is honest? That teaches Constitutional law? Does NOT have Diplomas on his office wall? Has the Constitution and Bill of Rights hanging on the wall? The only thing I did not see was the 10 Commandments (I guess that is ILLEGAL?)
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RDRoundtable: Republican Scandals Drag Secretive "Family" Into the Big Time
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: congress, corruption, cover-up, dishonesty, elections, ethics, lies, politics, republicans )

Robert
- 104 days ago - religiondispatches.org
If, as the leader of the Family has noted, power is reliant upon invisibility, the conservative Christian organization may have just been dealt a damaging blow.
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Cheney Is Linked to Concealment of C.I.A. Project
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, bushadministration, candidates, cheney, constitution, corruption, cover-up, congress, crime, dishonesty, economy, elections, ethics, government, Govtfearmongering, lies, media, news, politics, propaganda, SupremeCourt, terrorism, u.s., u )

CA
- 117 days ago - nytimes.com
The Central Intelligence Agency withheld information about a secret counterterrorism program from Congress for eight years on direct orders from former Vice President Dick Cheney, the agency's director, Leon E. Panetta, has told the Senate...
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