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* TAKE ACTION* ~ Game-Changing Opportunity For Liberty
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: ameicans, drones, government military, Obama, petition )

Kit
- 3 hours ago - aclu.org
President Obama announced he will continue drone strikes. Act now to tell him to stop this unlawful killing program and its attacks on justice, liberty and democracy.
21 comments
Obama Announces Steps Toward Guantanamo Closure
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Gitmo, Cuba, USA, Obama, hunger strikes, rights, torture, indefinite detention, closing commitment, protests, politics, health )

Angelika
- 5 hours ago - cbsnews.com
In a comprehensive counterterrorism speech Thursday at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C., Mr. Obama said, "There is no justification beyond politics for Congress to prevent us from closing a facility that should never have been opened."
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A Breath of Fresh Air
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Obama, Terrorism, Videos )

TomCat
- 21 hours ago - politicsplus.org
See 1st comment.
28 comments
President Obama: Sign the Executive Order That Would Give 2,000,000 Federal Workers a Living Wage ACTION
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: federal employees, living wage, usa, obama, economy, labor, money )

Nancy
- 2 days ago - campaigns.dailykos.com
With over 2,000,000 workers receiving poverty-level wages, the federal government is by far the largest employer of low paying jobs in the country. It exceeds McDonald's (600,000) and Walmart (900,000) combined.
27 comments
Obama: Bypass Congress to Confront Rape in the Military!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: military, obama, politics, rape in the military, law, congress, crime, news, corruption, usa )

Cal
- 3 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
According to the Pentagon, there were 26,000 sexual assaults in the military last year, a 27% increase from the year before. America cannot wait any longer -- it is time for Obama to go around Congress, take executive action, and address this.
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Obamacare Doesn't Make Employers Cover Spouses. Does That Matter?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obamacare, healthcare, usa, politics, americans, obama, news )

Cal
- 4 days ago - motherjones.com
One corner of Obamacare that hasn't gotten much attention is the fact that it will not require employers to cover spouses, which experts say could lead some employers to drop coverage for Americans' significant others.
21 comments
Friends of the Earth Gathering Signatures to Have the Keystone XL Review Scandal Investigated.
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, corruption, dishonesty, cover-up, ethics, government, news, obama, politics, republicans )

Alexandra
- 5 days ago - action.foe.org
Tell Secretary of State John Kerry: Investigate Big Oil's Influence on the Keystone XL Review. Not only was the investigating firm part of the oil industry, but the state department tried to hide the connection.
133 comments
Tell Obama to Close Guantanamo - Call-in Day - Action
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Guantanamo, hunger strikers, protests, health risk, illness, humanrights, violation, UN, justice system, US, Obama )

Angelika
- 7 days ago - takeaction.amnestyusa.org
Grab your phone and help us flood the White House with calls demanding action. Fill out the form below to let us know that you've placed a call to the White House - even if you don't get through. We'll use this information to add strength to our campaign
34 comments
Bush Used the IRS, FBI, CIA and Secret Service to Go After Opponents -- Where Was the Fox and GOP Outrage?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: IRS, obama, republicans, cover-up, politics, propaganda, lies, ethics, bush )

Lynn
- 7 days ago - alternet.org
... gravity of the allegations against the Obama IRS ...scrutiny is certainly warranted... most of the lawmakers ... had little ... to say about equally troubling revelations about the Bush administration's deployment of public resources against its opponents.
28 comments
Obama War Powers Under 2001 Law 'Astoundingly Disturbing,' Senators Say
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: war powers, military, obama, government, security, politics, abuse, congress )

Cal
- 7 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
The war authorization that Congress passed after 9/11 will be needed for at least 10 to 20 more years, and can be used to put the United States military on the ground anywhere, from Syria to the Congo to Boston, military officials argued Thursday.
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OP-ED: Should President Obama Fire Eric Holder?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: news, obama, government, politics, ethics, usa )

Cal
- 8 days ago - motherjones.com
I suspect that Obama heartily approves of what the Justice Department did in the AP leak investigation. It's probably a fantasy to believe that either Holder or DOJ were off the reservation here.
32 comments
TAKE ACTION NOW! Now Is the Time to Expand Social Security.
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: news, politics, obama, socialsecurity, ethics, democrats, republicans, congress, americans )

Cal
- 9 days ago - petitions.moveon.org
With so much uncertainty about the future, we will rely more than ever on our Social Security benefits. That's why now is the time to build upon the one retirement security system that we know we can count on.
44 comments
Privatization of War - YouTube   video
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: privatization, war, Iraq, WW2, bushadministration, americans, propaganda, obama, government, corruption, cover-up, constitution, military, war, usa, news, iraq )

Bernard
- 9 days ago - youtube.com
Every Citizen of the World should educate themselves and realize that we have a responsibility to find solutions so that this repeating abuse that end in many deaths for profit can be stopped. The role of the USA in this abuse should be noted
20 comments
What the Gosnell Guilty Verdict Means for the Future of Abortion
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abortion, healthcare, women''s rights, Gosnell guilty verdict, usa, obama, politics, government, ethics )

Cal
- 11 days ago - theweek.com
Conservatives have sought to use the horrific case to press for more restrictive abortion laws
32 comments
Obama Might Actually Be the Environmental President
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Climate change, Obama, Congress, EPA, policy, GHG, emissions, cap & trade, green energy, stimulus )

Angelika
- 11 days ago - nymag.com
His climate-change policy has been an abject failure, says Al Gore and just about everyone else. They're wrong. Here's why.
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