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Obama Voters Protest His Switch on Telecom Immunity
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: election, Obama, Bush administration, warrantless wiretapping, telecom companies, retroactive, immunity, supporters, protest, grass-roots, organization )

Alba
- 152 days ago - nytimes.com
<p>Obama&#146;s support of bill granting legal immunity to telecoms that cooperated with Bush adm warrantless wiretapping's caused intense backlash among supporters. &gt;7,000 now using Obama campaign grass-roots organizing tools to organize protest </p>
CHANGE We Need in Eye Care
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: President-elect Barack Obama, children's eye care, Illinois Department of Public Health, NIH Healthy People 2010, Vision First )

Janet
- 24 days ago - janetsjournalblog.com
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." (Barack Obama) Real change is needed for children's vision, too! Includes link to petition needing support.
Homeland Security to Take Over Airport Security Checks
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: airline security, Homeland Security Department, Bush, no-fly lists, identification )

Ombretta
- 37 days ago - washingtonpost.com
One of the new regulations the department will implement is that every potential passenger will have to provide their full name, birth date and gender as a condition for boarding commercial flights as officials check the no-fly lists.
Torturing Democracy: PBS Movie Depicting Bush Administration's Crimes
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: crime, torture, bush, cheney, republicans, usa, lies )

Hammy
- 39 days ago - torturingdemocracy.org
A very concise depiction of the crimes perpetrated by George Bush & Dick Cheney against the Laws of the Geneva Convention, of decency, & of the Constitution. PBS has been instructed not to show this film until Bush leaves office. (And PBS agreed!)
Can History Help the Next President?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: politics, presidents, Herbet Hoover, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, economic crisis, McCain, Obama, power, leadership, history )

Ombretta
- 42 days ago - washingtonpost.com
Thoughtful, informative piece on the transition from Herbert Hoover to Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the midst of America's arguably greatest crisis. Will this model help our next president as he inherits the carnage of the current administration?
Depression-Era "Okies" Reminisce and See No Fix From Either Candidate
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Okies, Great Depression, Oklahoma, California, history, hard times, presidential candidates )

Ombretta
- 48 days ago - voices.washingtonpost.com
Article & short video about the migrants who traveled from Oklahoma to California, looking for any kind of work in the Great Depression. Listen to what people who lived through hard times have to say.
Vision First Form Upgrades Children's Eye Care
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, healthcare, news, politics, freedoms )

Janet
- 48 days ago - janetsjournalblog.com
Five days left for this important petition! Letters to the Department of Public Health are also accepted. Care2 comments from Janice, Rupe, J.Brad, Dee, Christoph, and Blu found here. Save a child's vision - save a child's future. A must read!
US Failure Hits European Shares
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Wall Street Shuffle, Capitalism, Greed )

Ben
- 60 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The main UK and other European share indexes have fallen in early trading after a US financial rescue plan failed to gain Congressional backing. With the US House of Representatives rejecting the $700bn (£380bn) rescue deal...
Meltdown Originators Subject of FBI Criminal Investigation
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: FBI, investigation, fraud, AIG, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brother, Fannie Mae )

Ombretta
- 68 days ago - news.moneycentral.msn.com
The FBI has undertaken a criminal investigation of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, AIG & Lehman Brothers. ALL RIGHT - go get 'em!
Gary Jules - Mad World
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US Politics & Gov't  (tags: 9/11 truth, Gary Jules, Tears for Fears, Mad World )

JohnMicha
- 84 days ago - youtube.com
A 9/11 truth video for Gary Jules version of the song Mad World originally by Tears for Fears.
 
 
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