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iCommandant (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Discussing research on invasive Asian Carp with Rep. Bennie Thompson at the Army's Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC), Vicksburg, MSOriginally uploaded by uscgpressShipmates,As we coped with the loss of our Guardians and Marines last week, I kept a previous promise to visit Vicksburg, MS on Sunday, 1 November 2009. After meeting with the crew at Air Station Sacramento (Friday)
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Black Voices Blogs (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Filed under: Opinion , Politics , Race and Civil Rights Wait a minute now. Unless I'm reading it wrong, it looks like racial profiling has jumped from the 'hood to Capitol Hill. According to a Politico article , the House Ethics Committee is actively investigating seven African American lawmakers under full-scale ethics probes, but not a single white person serving in Congress is under the same kind...
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The Business First of Louisville (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
U.S. Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, who represents Mississippi’s Second District and is chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Homeland Security, will be the keynote speaker at the Louisville Urban League’s Annual Report Luncheon.
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Streetsblog Capitol Hill (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Rep. Peter King (NY), the House Homeland Security Committee's senior Republican, has joined panel chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) in urging congressional leaders to abandon a pending provision that would threaten Amtrak with loss of federal funds if it did not allow guns in checked baggage. Rep. Peter King (R-NY) [...]
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Lou Krieger's Poker Blog (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) recently added his sixtieth co-sponsor for his proposed legislation that would tax and regulate online gaming in the US. Representatives Bennie Thompson and Adam Smith became co-sponsor numbers fifty-nine and sixty. Frank’s proposal has been on hold in Congress while the Financial Services Committee—chaired by Barney Frank—deals with the economy....
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Isn't It Rich (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
The House voted to cut off funding for ACORN, but 75 of them didn't want them to be defunded. Here's the list. They're all dems. Does that surprise anyone? ACORN's defenders: Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif. Robert Brady D-Pa. Corrine Brown, D-Fla. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C. Mike Capuano, D-Mass. Andre Carson, D-Ind. Kathy Castor, D-Fla. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo. James Clyburn, D-S.C. Joseph...
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J O S H U A P U N D I T (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
This come right after the Senate's 83-7 vote to block ACORN from receiving federal housing grants. FTR, here are the Congressmen who voted in favor a graft,corruption and child sex slavery on the taxpayer's dime.None of the names are a surprise to me with the exception of Dennis Kucinich, whom I disagree with on most things but whom I respect as being one of the more honest members of the House: ACORN's...
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CommonDreams.org Headlines (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
by Ward Schaefer Federal authorities are investigating an Aug. 20 incident in which armed white citizens, using a military vehicle, helped search for an unarmed black burglary suspect in the Delta. U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, of Mississippi's second congressional district, confirmed to the Jackson Free Press Monday that the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice are investigating the manhunt, which...
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Fresh Inc. (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
The strangest billion dollar company in the world. This month's Wired magazine includes a long meditation on the awkward brilliance of Craigslist, which, as we've noted before, is a one weird business. Craiglist is an unbelievably ambitious website--with 47 million unique users in the U.S., it has more traffic than Amazon--and yet in many ways the site seems dysfunctional. Estimates peg revenues at...
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Peace, Social Justice and Truth for (Free subscription) | 08/22/2009
Let's be clear: A Healthcare bill without a public option is D.O.A. in the House. Period. To pass any bill in the House they need at least 218 votes but 64 House Democrats have stood up and said they will not vote for a bill without a public option. That means a bill without a public option would only have 193 votes. It's up to us to make sure these Democrats stand strong and never back down to the...
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2008 Democratic Convention Watch (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009
I know you're worried. I know you're scared. I know that you think Obama has given in to the Blue Dogs and other obstructionists. Never fear, the House of Representatives is here. Remember that health care reform is not only a pitched battle between good and evil, it is also a political process. It's not enough for Obama to want something, or for the Senate to stop it - you need the White House, the...
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Shadow of the Hegemon (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009
Firedoglake points out that you " Can’t Pass Health Care Bill Without A Public Option ". The votes aren't there in the House. There are 435 seats on the House. Of those, 257 are filled by Democrats and 178 by Republicans. Which means a majority is 218. The Republicans have vowed to vote against health care, period. The Democrats can pass health care on their own, but if they lose 40...
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Mean Ol' Meany (Free subscription) | 07/20/2009
Since I grew up in Mississippi, I know from personal experience that Democrats run the show here. Remember, to this very DAY, both sides of our state house are controlled by Democrats, most all local positions are held by Democrats, and most people are registered Democrats. But, the national media continues to tell you that Mississippi is a Republican state. SKRANGE. Anyhoo, Mississippi has one of...
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News Unfiltered (Free subscription) | 07/17/2009
Insurance trade associations representing the overwhelming share of US primary insurance and reinsurance markets today applauded Congressman Bennie Thompson, Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, for his leadership in introducing three pieces of legislation recently that will go a long way towards making America a more disaster resistant nation. The legislation was endorsed by the: American...
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