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Paul Krugman - The Politics of Spite
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: republicans, conservatives, radicals, Reagan, americans, politics, government, corruption, abuse, lies, dishonesty, economy, freedoms, healthcare, obama, Medicare, insurance, rights, safety, society, culture )

Tom
- 32 days ago - nytimes.com
Conservative glee at America's rebuff by the Olympic Committee show that the guiding principle of Republicans is spite pure and simple. If they think something might be good for the president, they're against it -- whether or not it's good for America.
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Texas Governor Stymieing Panel Probing Flawed Death Penalty Case?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, Texas, Governor, Rick, Perry, cover-up, corruption, dishonesty, elections, politics, death, penalty, abuse, lies, society, law, rights, prison )

Tom
- 35 days ago - tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com
Cameron Todd Willingham insisted upon his innocence after his children died in a fire in their home. Texas Governor Rick Perry and the Board of Pardons and Paroles ignored a fire expert's report that found no evidence of arson and executed him anyway.
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Enemies Within: America Must Face Homegrown Terrorist Threats
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: RadicalIslam, Muslim, AlQaeda, Zazi, terrorism, terror-plot, u.s., America, americans, politics, government, war, conflict, homegrown-terror, world, news, religion, crime, cults, society, UnitedStates, culture, usa )

SirRobert
- 41 days ago - nydailynews.com
Homegrown terror, so lightly dismissed by so many for so long, is now sprouting perilously from American soil. America must be prepared to face this increasing new threat-challenge.
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"Obsession" Radical Islam's War Against The West
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Islam, Muslim, fundamentalism, traditional-Islam, radical-Islam, terrorism, u.s., middle-east, UnitedStates, America, americans, war, conflict, politics, government, film, youtube, movie, Obsession, documentary, religion, Jihad, holy-war, society )

SirRobert
- 44 days ago - volconvo.com
The movie "Obsession" warns of a radical Islamic element that is growing at an alarming rate, and is challenging the United States with total domination from within. We must clarify the difference between the Traditional and Radical fundamentalism!
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Supreme Court Considers Major Shift in Election Law
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: conservative, supreme, court, reverse, McCain-Feingold, Act, elections, corruption, corporate, free speech, campaign, spending, power, corruption, money, finance, politics, society, business )

Tom
- 70 days ago - latimes.com
The Supreme Court conservative majority want to give corporations even more power by reversing two previous rulings that limit corporate spending in elections, saying such limits violate the 1st Amendment "free speech" rights of corporations!
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How Kennedy's Legislation Helped You Today
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Ted Kennedy, democrats, government, society, americans, news, usa )

Cal
- 72 days ago - abcnews.go.com
From Wheelchair Ramps to Heating the Cold, Millions Have Teddy to Thank
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U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy Dies
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Ted Kennedy, democrats, politics, government, americans, death, society, sadness )

Cal
- 73 days ago - news.yahoo.com
U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, a towering figure in the Democratic Party who took the helm of one of America's most fabled political families after two older brothers were assassinated, has died, his family said. He was 77
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VA Workers Given Millions in Bonuses as Vets Await Checks
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, bureaucracy, politics, society, news )

Cal
- 74 days ago - cnn.com
While hundreds of thousands of disability claims lay backlogged at the Department of Veterans Affairs, thousands of technology employees at the department received $24 million in bonuses, a new report says.
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Robert Reich Calls for Sept. 13 'March on Washington' in Support of Public Option
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, government, republicans, democrats, congress, americans, healthcare, public, option, universal, single-payer, health, insurance, march, washington, demonstration, americans, medicine, disease, protection, health, society, culture )

Tom
- 80 days ago - politico.com
"Very few things happen in Washington that are in the public's interest when corporations have huge financial stakes in the game, as they obviously do with health care -- unless the public is actively involved, engaged and organized," Reich wrote.
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Commentary: A Gift to D.C. and Champion for Refugees
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: culture, humans, sadness, society, politics, freedoms, clinton, news, cancer, death )

Suzybell
- 82 days ago - cnn.com
- In Hollywood, when a star passes away, the obituary usually centers on film or television work. So-and-so was a star of golden age of Hollywood....or so-and-so had a TV series back in the 1970s that nobody remembers.It's the same in Washington. When ob
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Abolish Employment At-Will Doctrine - Take Action Now!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, government, politics, employment, u.s., petition, activism, employers, employees, workers, rights, ethics, obama, congress, legislation, research, society, abuse, corruption, democrats, republicans )

SirRobert
- 89 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Approximately 60 million American workers are subject to this employment doctrine, and every year it is estimated that 2 million workers are fired unjustly or without any reason given at all. This leads to a disasterous loss of homes, autos, insurance...
25 comments
Why We Have No "Constitutional" Rights
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: usa, americans, constitution, rights, government, abuse, corruption, crime, lies, dishonesty, guantanamo, republicans, democrats, politics, federalists, hamilton, jefferson, adams, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Russia, society, culture )

Tom
- 117 days ago - backwoodshome.com
Nowhere does the Constitution say we are being granted rights. It says only that the government cannot deprive us of them. If we don't put a stop to government abuses, we are going to wake up one day and find all our "God-given" rights are gone.
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Illegal Immigrants Again in the Budget Spotlight
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: politics, economy, illegal immigrants, society, government )

Cal
- 119 days ago - latimes.com
The economic downturn has activists pushing for a measure that would limit the services Californians provide.
4 comments
"Presidential Post-Acquittal Detention Power"
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, bush, us, government, enemy, combatants, habeus, corpus, human, rights, abuse, tryanny, constitution, civil, liberties, fascism, corruption, war, freedoms, society, culture )

Tom
- 122 days ago - dailykos.com
The Obama Defense Department Counsel says that the president has the power to detain someone even after they have been tried and acquitted. Meaning they're pushing the Bush policy that says the president can lock up anyone indefinitely for any reason.
12 comments
This Is Your War on Drugs
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, u.s., drug policy, usa, society )

Cal
- 123 days ago - motherjones.com
Since 1998, the drug czar has been mandated to lie to the American people. So what would a fact-based drug policy look like?
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