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Occupy Wall Street Librarians Strike Back
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Occupy, abuse, americans, corruption, cover-up, dishonesty, Govtfearmongering, lies, media, politics, propaganda )

Kit
- 1 hour ago - truth-out.org
"Mayor Bloomberg thought he could get away with this, late at night, without the media present," said Norman Siegel, an attorney on the suit who has worked with Occupy and the People's Library since the fall. "This suit will hold him accountable."
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Mitt Romney and the Women Who Don't Love Him
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, candidates, constitution, corruption, dishonesty, economy, elections, Govtfearmongering, healthcare, housing, lies, media, politics, propaganda, republicans )

Kit
- 12 hours ago - motherjones.com
His numbers are particularly dismal among single gals. While Romney leads Obama among married women by about 9 points, Obama blows him away among single women by 36 points. This matters: There are 55 million single women in the United States.
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Romney's Job-Killing Budget Can't Make Unemployment 6%
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, candidates, congress, constitution, corruption, dishonesty, elections, Govtfearmongering, lies, media, politics, propaganda, republicans )

Kit
- 16 hours ago - ourfuture.org
At least It fits on a bumper sticker. Mitt Romney: Reach For The Baseline. But what's sad about Romney's pledge is that even when he is promising to run in place,he is exaggerating.
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NBC Polls: Obama Edges Romney in Three Key Battleground States
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: poll, usa, politics, obama, ethics, elections, romney, government, u.s., news, americans )

Cal
- 1 day ago - firstread.msnbc.msn.com
President Barack Obama holds a narrow advantage over presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney in three of the most pivotal presidential battleground states -- Florida, Ohio and Virginia -- according to new NBC-Marist polls.
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Is the Corporate Personhood Reform Movement Doomed to Fail in Washington?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Citizens United Decision, SupremeCourt, usa, corporations as citizens?, news, government, media, ethics, freedoms, constitution, cover-up, propaganda, politics, u.s. )

Cal
- 1 day ago - alternet.org
Imprecise messages and imperfect messengers converge as Washington looks to solve the Citizens United mess.
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Targeting Right-Wing Extremism, Citizens Challenge Corporate Ties
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: protests, activism, Hearltand Institute news, government, media, politics, usa )

Cal
- 1 day ago - ipsnews.net
A coalition of advocacy groups is targeting corporate support for the right-wing Heartland Institute after the organisation took out a controversial billboard in Chicago comparing people who believe in global warming to a serial killer and mass murderer.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Reject Bill That Would Require Kansas Doctors to Lie About a Connection Between Abortions and Breast Cancer
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abortion politics, ethics, law, pending legislation, Kansas, lies, media, republicans, propaganda, usa, politics, news, government, freedoms, constitution, healthcare, healthcare )

Cal
- 1 day ago - forcechange.com
Kansas legislators recently passed a bill, SB 313 or No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion Act. If enacted into law by the Kansas State Senate, the bill would require that doctors tell women seeking an abortion that there is a possibility of an increased risk
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PETITION | Tell Obama: End Indefinite Detention Now!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: u.s., americans, abuse, constitution, dishonesty, ethics, freedoms, Govtfearmongering, obama, politics, congress, government )

John
- 1 day ago - act.demandprogress.org
It was amazing news: Chris Hedges, Revolution Truth, et al won their lawsuit last week as a judge ruled that indefinite detention violates the Constitution. More than 50,000 Demand Progress members have signed on as supporters of the lawsuit.
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In the "Other Chicago," Mental Health Patients Out of Options
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: healthcare, housing, government, ethics, poverty, need, Chicago summit, usa, news, corruption, media, americans, politics, u.s. )

Cal
- 1 day ago - peoplesworld.org
This past weekend, millions gathered in the Windy City for the NATO summit. But over in the "other Chicago" - the inner city, Latino and African American-majority neighborhoods, people are suffering.
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INTRODUCING The 10 Dumbest Members of Congress
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: congress, news, politics, republicans, media, usa, government, ethics, corruption )

Cal
- 2 days ago - alternet.org
A new study finds that Congress speaks at almost a full grade level lower than it did seven years ago. Meet the 10 conservatives dragging down their collective intelligence.
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Corporate Lobbying Group Asks Supreme Court Not to Use "Empirical Evidence" When Reconsidering Citizens United
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, constitution, corruption, cover-up, dishonesty, elections, Govtfearmongering, lies, politics, propaganda )

Kit
- 3 days ago - truth-out.org
Now, attorneys for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a 100%-corporate funded lobbying group that has used the Citizens United decision to pump tens of millions of undisclosed dollars into federal elections over the last two years...-->
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The Occupy Movement and the Politics of Educated Hope
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, citizens, constitution, dishonesty, economy, elections, ethics, Govtfearmongering, lies, media, politics, propaganda )

Kit
- 3 days ago - truth-out.org
"To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair inevitable." -Raymond Williams-- American society has lost its claim on democracy.
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PLEASE SIGN***OVERTURN CITIZENS UNITED: A Constitutional Amendment***TAKE ACTION***
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, congress, constitution, corruption, dishonesty, government, lies, media, politics, propaganda, SupremeCourt )

Kit
- 3 days ago - sherrodbrown.com
We need a Constitutional Amendment to overturn the Citizens United decision and it's destructive influence on our elections.
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OP-ED: Today's GOP: Worst Political Party Since the Civil War
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Tea Party, government, ethics, republicans, congress, news, politics, usa )

Cal
- 4 days ago - alternet.org
The last time things got this bad was about 150 years ago -- and we needed a Civil War to resolve it.
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Protesters, Police Clash At NATO Summit In Chicago
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: activists, politics, usa, NATO Meeting, protests, activism, news, government )

Cal
- 5 days ago - npr.org
Thousands of protesters marched through downtown Chicago on Sunday in one of the city's largest demonstrations in years, airing grievances about war, climate change and a wide range of other complaints as world leaders assembled for a NATO summit.
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