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Obama Signs National Defense Authorization Act   video
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, obama-administration, politics, government, democrats, republicans, u.s., congress, NDAA, national-defense-authorization-act, interesting, news, 2012, campaign-2012, martial-law, law, legislation, ethics, rights, freedoms, america, americans )

PinkMindy
- 159 days ago - youtube.com
Senator Obama campaigned in 2008 to close Guantanamo Bay ... and then he just signed the NDAA, which allows for the U.S. Government to indefinitely arrest and detain American citizens along with combatants -- without being criminally charged! Martial Law?
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Obama, Congress Back Legalization of a Police State
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, bushadministration, candidates, congress, constitution, corruption, cover-up, crime, democrats, dishonesty, elections, Govtfearmongering, lies, media, military, news, obama, politics, propaganda, republicans, terrorism )

Kit
- 159 days ago - opednews.com
This piece of legislation enshrines in law the worst of the crimes carried out under the Bush administration and provides legal sanction for an American military-police state. The sweeping bipartisan support it received in both houses of Congress has-->
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Obama Wins Used Car Salesman Survey Video   video
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, obama-administration, politics, government, democrats, republicans, u.s., congress, president-obama, economy, jobs, unemployment, interesting, news, polls, 2012, business, youtube, video, ethics, corruption )

PinkMindy
- 160 days ago - youtube.com
In a recently conducted Craiglist poll, President Obama took the lead as being the #1 world leader from whom they would most likely buy a used car. Obama's biggest achievement? Obama = Rich Elite 1% and He knows absolutely nothing about being the 99%!
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GOP Debate: Threats, Delusions, and Bad Ideas
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: republicans, media, lies, ethics, elections, candidates, americans, usa, politics, news, obama )

Cal
- 161 days ago - motherjones.com
Lowlights from the final debate before the Iowa caucuses.
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Immigration Paranoia: Why Are Americans Being Arrested?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: politics, immigration policies, usa, obama, society, news, ethics, americans, government, media )

Cal
- 162 days ago - theweek.com
Activists say U.S. citizens are being detained under a federal program aimed at deporting illegal immigrants
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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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The Obama Admin's Decision to Allow Indefinite Detention of U.S. Citizens: Terrifying, With Long-Term Consequences
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, candidates, congress, constitution, corruption, democrats, dishonesty, ethics, Govtfearmongering, lies, media, obama, politics, propaganda, republicans, SupremeCourt )

Kit
- 162 days ago - alternet.org
The conference version of the bill gives the White House so much room to maneuver around the "mandatory" nature of the military detention provisions that Congress can argue they've given the administration the "flexibility" it needs to fight terrorism-->
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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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How 60 Minutes Wasted Rare Obama Interview - Compare Video
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, obama-administration, politics, government, democrats, republicans, u.s., congress, president-obama, economy, jobs, unemployment, debt, interesting, news, polls, 2012-election, business, ethics )

PinkMindy
- 164 days ago - theatlantic.com
This rare presidential interview is a typical example of how some mainstream journalists are miserably failing to hold a powerful politician accountable in the public's eye!!
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60 MINUTES: President Obama: The Economy, the Congress, the Future
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, politics, government, ethics, democrats, elections, candidates, usa, news, media )

Cal
- 166 days ago - cbsnews.com
After months of listening to attacks from Republican presidential candidates and congressional leaders, President Obama took off the gloves this past week and emerged in full campaign mode.
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Most Say Obama Doesn't Deserve Second Term - CBS News/Video
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, obama-administration, politics, government, democrats, republicans, u.s., congress, president-obama, economy, jobs, unemployment, interesting, news, polls, 2012, business, campaign-2012, voters, elections )

PinkMindy
- 167 days ago - cbsnews.com
Less than a year out from Election Day 2012, voters remain overwhelmingly pessimistic about the U.S. economy and the general direction of their nation, which is translating into negative public disapproval ratings against Obama's re-election chances.
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Gingrich Calls Palestinians An "Invented" People
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Newt Gingrich, obama, politics, government, Mideast politics, foreign policy, child labor, ethics, lies, republicans, media, elections, dishonesty, usa, news, congress, elections, ethics, usa, republicans, democrats, politics, news, obama, u.s. )

Cal
- 168 days ago - vancouversun.com
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich thrust himself into controversy on Friday by declaring that the Palestinians are an "invented" people who want to destroy Israel.
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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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