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The US House of Representatives Opens Door for US War With Iran
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: House of Representatives, Dennis Kucinich, Congress, war, Iran, USA, Memorial Day, resolution, military, destruction )

Dandelion
- 1 day ago - rt.com
The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution on Iran that moves the United States much closer to a war footing against Iran as many experts and diplomats warn America is ready for attack. This Memorial Day recall the price of war!
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Killing for Opium : If You Speak Out, You're 'Suicided'
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: TREASON, Lies, Corruption, cover-up, congress, constitution, democrats, republicans, military )

Barbara
- 2 days ago - theindependentlifeboat.wordpress.com
Football star and Army Ranger, Pat Tillman, discovered the true reason the United States is engaged in these foreign wars. He planned on making this information common knowledge upon returning to the states.
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Problems in the New NDAA Bill
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: GOP Lies, Human Rights, Military, Obama )

TomCat
- 6 days ago - politicsplus.org
See 1st comment.
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5 Reasons the Secret Service Prostitution Scandal Won't Go Away
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: politics, news, Secret Service prostitution scandal, usa, military, government )

Cal
- 36 days ago - theweek.com
The elite security agency is moving to quash the controversy by forcing out three accused agents. But the story is unlikely to end there
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Aides Play Down Romney's Talk on Taxes for Wealthy
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, candidates, constitution, corruption, cover-up, dishonesty, elections, Govtfearmongering, lies, media, military, politics, propaganda, republicans, socialsecurity, SupremeCourt )

Kit
- 39 days ago - nytimes.com
Senior advisers to Mitt Romney said Monday that Mr. Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, was merely tossing around ideas, not making policy announcements, when his chat with donors about some significant changes to the tax code-->
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Building a Progressive Counterforce to ALEC
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, bushadministration, cheney, congress, constitution, corruption, dishonesty, economy, elections, ethics, freedoms, Govtfearmongering, healthcare, housing, iraq, lies, media, military, obama, politics, propaganda, republicans, socialsecuri )

Kit
- 41 days ago - thenation.com
In recent months, the need to build progressive strength in cities, towns, counties and states across the country has become crystal clear. Conservative coordination across state lines has led to assaults on workers rights, voting rights and women's -->
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The Rich Are Different From You and Me - They Pay Fewer Taxes
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, bushadministration, congress, constitution, corruption, democrats, dishonesty, economy, elections, ethics, freedoms, Govtfearmongering, healthcare, housing, lies, media, military, obama, politics, propaganda, republicans, socialsecurity )

Kit
- 42 days ago - truth-out.org
Benjamin Franklin, who used his many talents to become a wealthy man, famously said that the only things certain in life are death and taxes.
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Someone You Love: Coming to a Gulag Near You
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, bushadministration, candidates, cheney, congress, constitution, corruption, crime, democrats, dishonesty, economy, elections, ethics, Govtfearmongering, healthcare, housing, lies, media, military, news, obama, politics, propaganda, repub )

Kit
- 53 days ago - truth-out.org
The security and surveillance state does not deal in nuance or ambiguity. Its millions of agents, intelligence gatherers, spies, clandestine operatives, analysts and armed paramilitary units live in a binary world of opposites, of good and evil, black->
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United States Moves Closer to Direct Intervention in Syria
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, candidates, congress, constitution, corruption, cover-up, democrats, dishonesty, elections, ethics, Govtfearmongering, lies, media, military, obama, politics, propaganda, republicans, SupremeCourt, war )

Kit
- 54 days ago - truth-out.org
The United States and more than 60 other countries moved closer on Sunday to direct intervention in the fighting in Syria, with Arab nations pledging $100 million to pay opposition fighters and the Obama administration agreeing to send communications-->
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Bill Moyers | The Real Costs of War
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, bushadministration, cheney, congress, constitution, corruption, cover-up, crime, democrats, dishonesty, economy, elections, ethics, freedoms, Govtfearmongering, iraq, lies, media, military, obama, politics, propaganda, republicans, war )

Kit
- 54 days ago - truth-out.org
Most discussion about the "costs of war" focuses on two numbers: dollars spent and American troops who gave their lives. A decade into the war on terror, those official costs are over a trillion dollars and more than 6,000 dead.
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The Age of Obama: What Went Wrong (and How to Fix It) -- Van Jones
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, candidates, congress, constitution, corruption, cover-up, crime, democrats, dishonesty, economy, elections, Govtfearmongering, healthcare, housing, lies, media, military, obama, news, politics, propaganda, republicans, socialsecurity, Su )

Kit
- 55 days ago - truth-out.org
The 2008 campaign was a campfire around which millions gathered. But after the election, it was nobody's job or role to tend that campfire. The White House was focused on the minutiae of passing legislation, not on the magic of leading a movement.
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Participatory Democracy: From the Port Huron Statement to Occupy Wall Street
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, candidates, constitution, corruption, dishonesty, elections, ethics, Govtfearmongering, healthcare, housing, lies, media, military, politics, propaganda, SDS )

Kit
- 57 days ago - thenation.com
This is the fiftieth anniversary year of the Port Huron Statement, the founding declaration of Students for a Democratic Society, issued as a "living document" in 1962. The SDS call for a participatory democracy echoes today in student-led democracy -->
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The Right Wing's Election-Year Islamophobia
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, candidates, constitution, corruption, dishonesty, economy, elections, freedoms, Govtfearmongering, healthcare, housing, lies, media, military, news, obama, politics, propaganda, republicans )

Kit
- 57 days ago - thenation.com
Those who fervently believe that Barack Obama is a Muslim generally practice their furtive religion in obscure recesses of the Internet. Once in a while, they'll surface in public to remind the news media that no amount of evidence can undermine their->
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Supreme Court Justice-Elena Kagan-Is Pro Sharia Law!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, constitution, corruption, cover-up, crime, democrats, dishonesty, economy, elections, ethics, freedoms, government, Govtfearmongering, iraq, lies, media, military, news, obama, politics, propaganda, SupremeCourt, usa )

Carol
- 58 days ago - catchkevin.com
Just when you thought all the talk about Barack Obama usurping the Constitution to bring the United States into compliance with the UN and the Sharia-dominated New International Order was little more than right-wing conspiratorial propagandaThink Again!
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Totalitarian Systems Always Begin By Rewriting the Law -- Chris Hedges
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, bushadministration, candidates, cheney, congress, constitution, corruption, cover-up, crime, democrats, dishonesty, economy, elections, Govtfearmongering, lies, military, obama, news, politics, propaganda, republicans, socialsecurity, Su )

Kit
- 60 days ago - truth-out.org
The NDAA implodes our most cherished constitutional protections. It permits the military to function on U.S. soil as a civilian law enforcement agency. It authorizes the executive branch to order the military to selectively suspend due process and habeas
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