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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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Is the Corporate Personhood Reform Movement Doomed to Fail in Washington?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Citizens United Decision, SupremeCourt, usa, corporations as citizens?, news, government, media, ethics, freedoms, constitution, cover-up, propaganda, politics, u.s. )

Cal
- 1 day ago - alternet.org
Imprecise messages and imperfect messengers converge as Washington looks to solve the Citizens United mess.
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Targeting Right-Wing Extremism, Citizens Challenge Corporate Ties
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: protests, activism, Hearltand Institute news, government, media, politics, usa )

Cal
- 1 day ago - ipsnews.net
A coalition of advocacy groups is targeting corporate support for the right-wing Heartland Institute after the organisation took out a controversial billboard in Chicago comparing people who believe in global warming to a serial killer and mass murderer.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Reject Bill That Would Require Kansas Doctors to Lie About a Connection Between Abortions and Breast Cancer
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abortion politics, ethics, law, pending legislation, Kansas, lies, media, republicans, propaganda, usa, politics, news, government, freedoms, constitution, healthcare, healthcare )

Cal
- 1 day ago - forcechange.com
Kansas legislators recently passed a bill, SB 313 or No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion Act. If enacted into law by the Kansas State Senate, the bill would require that doctors tell women seeking an abortion that there is a possibility of an increased risk
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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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INTRODUCING The 10 Dumbest Members of Congress
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: congress, news, politics, republicans, media, usa, government, ethics, corruption )

Cal
- 2 days ago - alternet.org
A new study finds that Congress speaks at almost a full grade level lower than it did seven years ago. Meet the 10 conservatives dragging down their collective intelligence.
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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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OP-ED: Today's GOP: Worst Political Party Since the Civil War
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Tea Party, government, ethics, republicans, congress, news, politics, usa )

Cal
- 4 days ago - alternet.org
The last time things got this bad was about 150 years ago -- and we needed a Civil War to resolve it.
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Protesters, Police Clash At NATO Summit In Chicago
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: activists, politics, usa, NATO Meeting, protests, activism, news, government )

Cal
- 5 days ago - npr.org
Thousands of protesters marched through downtown Chicago on Sunday in one of the city's largest demonstrations in years, airing grievances about war, climate change and a wide range of other complaints as world leaders assembled for a NATO summit.
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Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange, Investigate ALEC
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, abuse, corruption, cover-up, crime, republicans, dishonesty, elections, ethics, lies, politics, u.s. )

John
- 5 days ago - signon.org
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). ALEC is a corporate lobby masquerading as a charity. It devotes its $7 million annual budget to lobbying for laws that will boost the profits of its member corporations but it pays no taxes and solicits corpor
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Has the Tea Party Sold Out? House Freshmen Aren't Who They Seem.
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Tea Party, government, ethics, republicans, congress, news, politics, usa )

Cal
- 7 days ago - csmonitor.com
A report by the arch-conservative Club for Growth undercuts the notion that freshmen House Republicans are unified - and uniformly committed to the most stringent tea party ideals.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Support the Right to Demonstrate at the DNC in Charlotte
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: freedoms, DNC PROTESTS, PEITIONS, RIGHT TO MARCH, government, ethics, politics, usa )

Cal
- 8 days ago - wallstsouth.org
Tell the City of Charlotte and the Democratic National Convention: Support the First Amendment and the right to demonstrate! Grant the Coalition to March on Wall Street South permits!
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Chicago Braces for Major Protests as NATO Summit Looms
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: activists, politics, usa, NATO Meeting, protests, activism, news, government )

Cal
- 8 days ago - usnews.msnbc.msn.com
As world leaders gather for the NATO summit in Chicago this weekend, they will be welcomed by thousands of protesters with a litany of complaints. Chief among them: Stop spending money on war and use it to rebuild recession-hit communities instead.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! TELL CONGRESS TO CUT BIG OIL'S $113 BILLION BONANZA
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: big oil subsidies, priorities, legislation, politics, news, government, ethics, congress, usa, u.s. )

Cal
- 8 days ago - secure3.convio.net
Please sign our petition today asking Congress to pass these bills and end this massive waste of taxpayer money.
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