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Occupy the Safety Net
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, candidates, congress, corruption, democrats, dishonesty, elections, ethics, food needs, Govtfearmongering, healthcare, housing, lies, media, obama, politics, propaganda, republicans )

Kit
- 162 days ago - thenation.com
The vicious bite of the Great Recession has left one in three Americans--100 million people--either poor or perilously close to it, one busted car or broken leg away from falling into the vortex of dire need whose gravitational pull is a constant feature->
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CDC: Health Reform Extends Coverage to Young Americans
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, healthcare, healthcare, goodnews, usa, news )

Cal
- 163 days ago - cnn.com
- About 2.5 million young people have received health insurance coverage as a result of health care reform measures that President Barack Obama signed into law last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported
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The GOP's Crackpot Agenda
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, candidates, congress, dishonesty, Govtfearmongering, healthcare, housing, lies, media, obama, politics, propaganda, republicans, socialsecurity )

Kit
- 169 days ago - commondreams.org
By all rights, 2012 ought to be a cakewalk for the GOP. Unemployment is pandemic. Riot police are confronting protesters in public squares and on college campuses. In an epic fail of foresight, the Democratic convention will be held in one of the-->
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Merry Christmas: No More Insider Trading on Capitol Hill?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, candidates, congress, constitution, corruption, cover-up, democrats, dishonesty, elections, ethics, Govtfearmongering, healthcare, housing, lies, media, news, obama, politics, propaganda, republicans, socialsecurity )

Kit
- 169 days ago - truth-out.org
Tom Harkin, Democratic chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, held a press conference on Capitol Hill to announce, "There will be no Christmas for Congress unless there is an extension of unemployment insurance benefits-->
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**Take Action** Stop Sabotaging The Economy***Please Sign**
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, candidates, constitution, corruption, cover-up, crime, dishonesty, elections, Govtfearmongering, healthcare, housing, lies, media, politics, propaganda, republicans, socialsecurity )

Kit
- 169 days ago - action.ourfuture.org
While the jobs crisis persists, Republicans are threatening to take away the few wisps of stimulus we have left: the payroll tax cut for middle class workers, and long-term unemployment benefits. Please read and sign the petition.
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OUTRAGEOUS! New Study Shows U.S. Government Fails to Oversee Treatment of Foster Children With Mind-Altering Drugs
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: healthcare, healthcare, government, ethics, care of foster children, scandal, dishonesty, usa, news, media, dishonesty, u.s. )

Cal
- 176 days ago - abcnews.go.com
The federal government has not done enough to oversee the treatment of America's foster children with powerful mind-altering drugs, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to be released Thursday.
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Time to Retake Politics From the One Percent in Both Political Parties
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, candidates, congress, constitution, corruption, cover-up, democrats, dishonesty, elections, ethics, freedoms, Govtfearmongering, healthcare, housing, lies, media, politics, propaganda, republicans )

Kit
- 179 days ago - commondreams.org
The deficit is the agenda of the One Percent. There is no reason that the rest of us should be concerned about budget deficits when the rest of the country is struggling with the economic disaster created by the greed and incompetence of the-->
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Hunger in America, By the Numbers
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, candidates, congress, corruption, cover-up, dishonesty, elections, ethics, Govtfearmongering, healthcare, housing, obama, politics, poverty, propaganda, republicans, socialsecurity )

Kit
- 181 days ago - truth-out.org
Last year, 17.2 million households in the United States were food insecure, the highest level on record, as the Great Recession continued to wreak havoc on families across the country.
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OWS and the Power of Creative Protest
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, corruption, economy, elections, freedoms, Govtfearmongering, healthcare, housing, lies, media, politics, propaganda, socialsecurity, war )

Kit
- 181 days ago - alternet.org
Perhaps the single biggest factor that helped lead to the Occupy movement's success in capturing the media and public's attention has been its creativity. Novel protest strategies have served as OWS's foundation since its first days.
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Tell Congress That Pizza Is NOT a Vegetable - ForceChange
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Americans, Food, Children, government, stupidity, ethics, healthcare, congress, propaganda )

Elizabeth
- 183 days ago - forcechange.com
Tell Congress that Pizza Is NOT a Vegetable Tell Speaker of the House John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to adopt the Obama administration's proposals and stop pandering to the corporate food lobby.
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No Super Committee Deal. Good. Now Focus on Jobs--Best Way to Lower Deficit
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, congress, corruption, dishonesty, Govtfearmongering, healthcare, media, military, politics, propaganda, republicans, socialsecurity )

Kit
- 185 days ago - ourfuture.org
The reason members of the Super Committee didn't reach an agreement is that Republican members insisted on damaging cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicare - AND they wouldn't budge from their refusal to roll back tax cuts for the richest 1%-->
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National Partnership for Women and Families ACTIONS
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: families, women's health, healthcare, US )

Nancy
- 189 days ago - nationalpartnership.org
Please go to Take Action link .An example of the crucial actions available:..." And the ugly truth is that what anti-choice extremists are really trying to do is deny the women who work at religious institutions access to birth control they want and..."
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The Great GOP Primary Crash and Burn: 5 Republican Would-Be Saviors Flame Out in Hilarious Ways
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, candidates, congress, constitution, dishonesty, elections, ethics, Govtfearmongering, healthcare, housing, lies, media, military, politics, propaganda, republicans, socialsecurity, war )

Kit
- 190 days ago - alternet.org
A competent opposition party shouldn't have to nominate a superlative candidate in this environment; instead it can win by simply nominating someone with decent hair, who can string together words in a language vaguely resembling English and who has no->
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Undaunted By Crackdown, Occupy Wall Street and New York Activists Plan Massive Day of Action
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, constitution, corruption, dishonesty, Govtfearmongering, healthcare, housing, lies, media, military, news, Occupy. propaganda, socialsecurity )

Kit
- 190 days ago - alternet.org
November 17, the two-month anniversary of the Liberty Plaza occupation in Manhattan's financial district, has been the center of plans for massive actions for weeks now, and the crackdown by billionaire mayor Michael Bloomberg's forces early Tuesday-->
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Indians Plan to Protect Health Law at Supreme Court
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: healthcare, healthcare, Indian healthcare, native American healthcare, budget cuts, government, freedoms, usa, politics, SupremeCourt )

Cal
- 192 days ago - indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com
On November 14, the Supreme Court announced that it would review the legality of the greater law, leaving Indians forced to fight to protect their provisions--even though none of the specific orders issued by the high court to date have mentioned the IHCI
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