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Elizabeth Warren Attacks House GOP on Student Loan Bill
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: republicans, propaganda, news, congress, student loan rates, ethics, usa, politics, obama )

Cal
- 8 hours ago - motherjones.com
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) slammed a Republican student loan bill the House just approved that would allow interest rates on student debt to skyrocket
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Children Should Never Need Inhalers. Asthma and Profit Hand in Hand?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: health, children, inhalers, asthma, cover-up, corruption, abuse, americans, ethics, economy, dishonesty, government, healthcare, lies, media, politics, propaganda, usa, socialsecurity, news, crime, congress )

Bernard
- 9 hours ago - paintersjourneytolife.wordpress.com
"And the Appalachian Mountains, which provide the headwaters for much of the Eastern Seaboard, are dotted with enormous impoundment ponds filled with heavy metals and toxic sludge. In order to breathe, children go to school in southern West Virginia clutc
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Over a Million Signatures in Support for Sen. Warren's Student Loan Bill
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, economy, elections, ethics, politics, student loans )

Kit
- 15 hours ago - commondreams.org
Warren's inaugural bill endorsed by universities, Nobel laureates and political organizations
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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
- 19 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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Take Action: Oppose House Proposal to Increase Student Loan Interest Rates
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, congress, dishonesty, ethics, economy, government, lies, politics, propaganda, republicans, usa )

JL
- 2 days ago - capwiz.com
Take a look at the Smarter Solutions for Students Act (H.R. 1911): This bill claims to keep interest rates on federal student loans from doubling on July 1, but there's nothing "smart" about the way it proposes to do that.
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Immigration Reform: After Step Forward in Senate, a Leap Back in House?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, politics, immigration reform, usa, news, media, americans )

Cal
- 2 days ago - csmonitor.com
While Senate negotiators were able to sign off on a proposal for immigration reform, a bipartisan group in the House appears stuck on the issue of health care for newly legalized immigrants.
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Tom Cotton 'Corruption Of Blood' Bill Would Convict Family Members Of Iran Sanctions Violators
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: ethics, congress, politics, law, rights, freedoms, government, republicans, news, dishonesty )

Cal
- 2 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
Rep. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Wednesday introduced legislation that would "automatically" punish family members of people who violate U.S. sanctions against Iran, levying sentences of up to 20 years in prison.
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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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TAKE ACTION: TELL YOUR SENATOR: STOP THE CORPORATE POWER GRAB
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: usa, corruption, abuse, economy, dishonesty, government, politics, propaganda )

Beverly
- 4 days ago - act.aflcio.org
Corporate-funded politicians in the Senate are threatening to shut down the National Labor Relations Board, the independent agency that protects workers' rights, and let CEOs run amok. The nominations need to be confirmed now.
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Chris Hedges: Rise Up or Die
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: chris hedges, corporate state, days of destruction, days of revolt, economy, empire, government, joe sacco, politics, poverty, rebellion, united states )

Judy
- 4 days ago - truthdig.com
Corporations write our legislation. They control our systems of information. They manage the political theater of electoral politics and impose our educational curriculum. They have turned the judiciary into one of their wholly owned subsidiaries.
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Military Quietly Grants Itself the Power to Police the Streets Without Local or State Consent
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: usa, military, law enforcement, ACLU, government, politics )

Lynn
- 4 days ago - alternet.org
By making a few subtle changes to a regulation in the U.S. Code titled "Defense Support of Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies" the military has quietly granted itself the ability to police the streets without obtaining prior local or state consent, ...
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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
- 5 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.
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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
- 5 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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Ambiguity in Tax Rules and Disintegration of Election Law May Have Led to IRS Tea Party Mess
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, congress, corruption, dishonesty, elections, ethics, cover-up, crime, lies, media, propaganda, republicans, u.s., politics, usa )

JL
- 5 days ago - prwatch.org
might be attributable, in part, to the agency's failure to create clearer rules for political activity in the post-Citizens United electoral landscape, and it being inappropriately tasked with enforcing campaign finance law, tax law experts say.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! President Barack Obama and U.S. Government: Set Gun Control Laws to Prohibit Guns on Campus
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: gun control, Newtown Massacre, gun violence, children, news, government, ethics, media, lies, politics, americans )

Cal
- 5 days ago - change.org
Parents are afraid of sending their children to school; students are worried about being hurt by guns on campus. Therefore, allowing guns on campus could not make campuses security; instead, it will have the opposite effect and lead to more campus gun vio
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