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DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
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Very few issues have touched the readers of DWT with a greater sense of urgency than the debate over warrantless wiretaps and retroactive immunity (FISA). Basically it is a debate over whether we are a nation ruled by laws or by men. Together with the other Blue America bloggers at Crooks & Liars, Firedoglake, Digby's Hullabaloo and Salon (Glenn), we were able to reach enough concerned citizens to...
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The Rothenberg Political Report (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
By Nathan L. Gonzales A former chief of staff to Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) is hosting a fundraiser for vulnerable freshman Rep. Christopher Carney (D-Pa.). David Urban served as the Republican Senator’s top aide for five years before joining the American Continental Group in 2002. The $1,000-a-head fundraising breakfast for Carney is scheduled for July 16 at the lobbying firm’s offices in downtown...
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Gort42 (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
The DCCC sent me this story from Roll Call. Ex-Specter Aide Fundraising for Carney (subscription only and I'm too cheap to buy one) A former chief of staff to Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) is hosting a fundraiser for vulnerable freshman Rep. Christopher Carney (D-Pa.). David Urban served as the Republican Senator’s top aide for five years before joining the American Continental Group in 2002. The $1,000-a-head...
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www.texaslos.org (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Government is too important to put in the hands of CONgress. The realization of that fact has come true this week. In the latest power grab, two pieces of legislation have been proposed. The two bills, Pre-K Act (HR 3289) and the Education Begins at Home Act (HR 2343)are both intended to help families [...]
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Social Media Club (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
Wow! The response to our mistake has been overwhelming. While we have much work to do, our first task is to figure out how to best harness this outpouring of energy. We have enough work to do and projects that need help to get everyone involved who wants to be involved - particularly when it [...]
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Semicolon (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
July 1 is Canada Day. Here are some suggestions, mostly fiction, if you’re ready to celebrate with a good book: Picture Books: Bannatyne-Cugnet, Jo. A Prairie Alphabet. Illustrated by Yvette Moore. Carney, Margaret. At Grandpa’s Sugar Bush. Illustrated by Janet Wilson. Carrier, Roch. The Hockey Sweater. Illustrated by Sheldon Cohen. Gay, Marie-Louise. Stella, Queen of the Snow. Illus. Groundwood, 2000....
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On Deadline (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
USA TODAY's Susan Page reports that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters this morning that it would be "healthy and wholesome" for Senate Democrats to force an extended debate over the compromise legislation on domestic surveillance, even if there is...
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On Deadline (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
Officials are questioning reports that a large number of female high school students made a pact to get pregnant and raise their children together in Gloucester, Mass. Time quotes Joseph Sullivan, the principal at Gloucester High School, and Christopher Farmer,...
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VF Daily (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
National Journal polls members of Congress: Matthew Yglesias draws our attention to one particular quote from a Republican No: "If...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
grist.orgNational Journal polls members of Congress:Matt draws our attention to one particular quote from a Republican No: "If there's one thing poll after poll indicates,...
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WAFB - Local News (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
People from across the state packed a building on the LSU campus Tuesday. They drove a good distance to learn how to make their own fuel. It may be easier than you think.
