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Cautious Optimism as US Privacy Oversight Board Finally Confirms Chair
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', usa, politics, media, humans, ethics, HumanRights, freedoms, americans, abuse, congress, government, GoodNews )

JL
- 3 days ago - accessnow.org
the US Senate finally voted to confirm David Medine as the first Chair of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), the government oversight body principally charged with protecting privacy and civil liberties in the United States.
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Millions Can't Afford to Go to the Doctor
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: health, healthcare, prevention, safety, medicine, humans, healthcare, healthcare, government, politics )

Cal
- 26 days ago - finance.yahoo.com
Some 80 million people, around 43% of America's working-age adults, didn't go to the doctor or access other medical services last year because of the cost, according to the Commonwealth Fund's Biennial Health Insurance Survey, released Friday
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CéSar CháVez's Legacy Is a Lesson in Guidance, Leadership
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: society, safety, rights, news, law, humans, interesting, americans, culture, ethics, freedoms, business, corporate, money, labor, farming )

Robert
- 54 days ago - chron.com
None of our great leaders suddenly appeared on the scene. They emerged because their families, friends, teachers, neighbors - and even foes - helped make them who they became. César Chávez is a good example.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Tell Congress to Act to Protect Our Wilderness!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: congress, news, usa, ecosystems, environment, humans, nature, news )

Cal
- 55 days ago - secure.sierraclub.org
This week marks four years since Congress passed any legislation protecting wilderness. It has been four years of inaction and roadblocks by House Republican leadership despite strong bipartisan support for dozens of bills.
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JUST UNVEILED: Be the First to Find Out How Your Members of Congress Measured Up in LCV's 2012 National Environmental Scorecard
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: animals, climate, climate-change, climatechange, CO2emissions, conservation, destruction, ecosystems, endangered, energy, environment, forests, globalwarming, globalwarming, government, green, greenhousegases, habitat, habitatdestruction, healthconditions )

JL
- 92 days ago - scorecard.lcv.org
Find out where your members of Congress stood on the most important environmental votes of the year. Explore LCV's 2012 National Environmental Scorecard on our new website here Take Action popup at site
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GOP 'Savior' Marco Rubio Mocks Climate Change (With VIDEO)
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: climate-change, government, globalwarming, humans, ethics, dishonesty, republicans, media )

Carrie
- 99 days ago - thinkprogress.org
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) made an appearance on Fox and Friends Wednesday morning less than 12 hours after delivering the GOP rebuttal to President Obama's State of the Union address.
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PETITION: National Registry for Convicted Animal Abusers
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: PETITION, ANIMAL ABUSE, animalcruelty, animalrights, animals, animalwelfare, animaladvocates, cats, dogs, cruelty, habitat, humans, ethics, crime, law, pets, investigation, elections, ethics, americans, republicans, democrats, obama, politics, usa )

S
- 256 days ago - change.org
Animal abuse is a very serious issue in our 21st century society. It is long been theorized that animal abuse can lead to other types of abuse, including child, elder, domestic, etc., etc. There is a strong correlation
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5 National Parks That Could Be Threatened Under The Romney Energy Plan
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: politics, environment, destruction, nature, humans, Romney, politics, news, media )

Cal
- 261 days ago - alternet.org
Romney's energy plan focuses extensively on turning energy development on federal public lands over to the states
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Protesting the National Conventions: A Visual History
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: activism, resistance, political conventions, activists, protection, humans, habitat, environment, destruction, ecosystems, politics, nature, usa, politics, government, ethics, americans, elections )

Cal
- 268 days ago - theweek.com
Tropical storm or no, some 15,000 activists are expected to swarm the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., this week, followed by another 10,000 protesters in Charlotte, N.C., for the Democratic National Convention.
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You Can't Tell Me Where To Eat ! - Take Action Today @ The Hunger Site
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, sadness, homeless, Philadelphia, poverty, ban, take action, petition, The Hunger Site, humans, humanrights, usa )

Naoko
- 398 days ago - thehungersite.com
The Mayor of Philadelphia has banned feeding and sharing food with homeless residents. You can eat your own lunch in the park and even feed the squirrels; but you can't feed someone who needs it.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Don't Cut the U.S. Food Stamps Program
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: politics, society, rights, humans, government, law, TRAYVON MARTIN CASE, ZIMERMANN, PROSECUTION, JUSTICE, justice, news, ethics, culture )

Cal
- 405 days ago - forcechange.com
Oppose budget proposals that cut the United States' food stamps program.
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Tell President Obama: Don't Let Shell Drill the Arctic! Take Action!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: conservation, destruction, ecosystems, energy, environment, wildlife, water, pollution, politics, protection, oceans, humans, obama )

Robert
- 406 days ago - act.credoaction.com
It's not late for Obama to call off Shell's drill bits. Tell Obama: Stand up to Big Oil and protect the Arctic.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Tell President Obama: Don't 'Expedite' Keystone XL
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Keystone XL Pipeline, Canadian oil, politics, activism, protests, environment, destruction, protection, nature, ecosystems, humans, pollution, conservation, wildlife, GoodNews, news )

Cal
- 450 days ago - act.credoaction.com
Yesterday, the White House applauded news that TransCanada would go forward with building the southern leg of Keystone XL--Tell President Obama: Don't expedite approval of the southern leg of Keystone XL or cut any corners to force this project through.
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Change the Media, Change the World
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: media, politics, humans, environment, education, culture, ethics, religion, society, americans, congress, democrats, corruption, government, ethics, media, republicans, propaganda, socialsecurity )

Michael
- 500 days ago - youtu.be
We surfed across this maybe 3 years ago. It ties into what Arlo Guthrie said at a concert in Boston the Fall of 1994, where he said, ''There are a lot of people cleaning out all of the corners.'' I said then as I do now, ''I want to tie them together.''
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