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And We Aren’t Gonna Take It Anymore!!
Room 641A is an alleged intercept facility operated by AT&T for the U.S. National Security Agency, beginning in 2003. Room 641A is located in the SBC Communications building at 611 Folsom Street, San Francisco, three floors of which were occupied … Continue reading
Nader: Asking the FDIC to Be Realistic
Federal Deposit Insurance corporation Chairman Sheila Bair addresses the Intstitute of International Bankers annual conference at the Four Seasons Hotel March 3, 2008 in Washington, DC. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images North AmericaWhere Is Congress? The Problem with Problem BanksBy Ralph … Continue reading
Big, Bland John : Republican Senator from Texas Can Be Beaten
The Hon. John Cornyn of Texas. Illustration courtest of the Texas Observer.How a dull exterior masks one of the most conservative records in the U.S. SenateBy Dave Mann Democratic strategists in Texas have been telling anyone who will listen for … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Corn Dog, John Cornyn, Rick Noriega, Texas, U.S. Senate
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Houston : Army Recruiter Suspended for Threatening High School Student
Recorded threat sparks bipartisan call for investigationA story involving an Army recruiter in Texas last week has led to a bipartisan call for an investigation. The recruiter from the Greenspoint Recruiting Station in Houston was suspended after a recording of … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadcast Media, Congress, Houston, Military Recruiting, Recruiting Abuses, Texas, U.S. Army, U.S. Military
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Texas Congressman Chet Edwards Pivots Closer to V.P. Nomination
Rep. Chet Edwards,D-Texas, at news conference on Capitol Hill in May. A likely veep pick for Barack? Photo by Lauren Victoria Burke / AP.Powerful moderate Democrat: ‘Simply put, Edwards on the ticket would turn Texas purple in one cycle’By Matt … Continue reading
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Tagged Chet Edwards, Congress, Democratic Convention, November Election, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Texas, Vice President
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Corporate America Prepares for Battle Against Progressive Labor Legislation
Big business building massive war chest to stop Employee Free Choice Act and other efforts to put a check on corporate powerBy Joshua Holland There is nothing more terrifying to corporate America than the prospect of dealing with its workforce … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Business, Congress, Corporate Power, Economy, Labor Unions, Progressive Legislation
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William Greider : Economic Free Fall
Avenging Angels. Illustration courtesy of The Nation.‘In their haste to do anything the financial guys seem to want, Congress and the lame-duck President are, I fear, sowing far more profound troubles for the country’By William Grieder This article appears in … Continue reading
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Tagged Banking, Bush Administration, Congress, Economy, Federal Reserve, Investments, Wall Street
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The Best Century in America Will Be the Last
U.S. Headed Toward Bankruptcy, Says Top Budget Committee RepublicanBy Terence P. Jeffrey / August 8, 2008 The ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee said the U.S. government is headed toward bankruptcy if it stays on its current fiscal course. … Continue reading
Cindy Sheehan : ‘This is Horseshit"
Cindy Sheehan. Photo by Jim Watson / AFP / Getty.‘This nation is teetering on the precipice of financial ruin and dragging the rest of this planet down with us’By Cindy Sheehan / August 6, 2008 It is not if we … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Direct Action, Peace Movement, Social Action, Social Change
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DEA Uses Blackwater to Raid Medical Marijuana Providers
Blackwater does the DEA’s job in Culver City, Cal.‘I guess none of their usual buddies were available’By Rebecca Saltzman Last week the DEA raided a medical marijuana dispensary in Culver City, Cal., spending hours on site detaining employees and ultimately … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackwater, California, Congress, DEA, Drug War, Drugs, juana, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana
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Texas Republican Congressman Pete Sessions’ Week of Scandal
Republican Rep. Pete Sessions celebrates with supporters after claiming victory over Democratic Rep. Martin Frost for the Texas 32nd Congressional District House seat in November, 2004. Photo by Jeff Mitchell / Reuters.Self-styled ‘morality champion’ pays strippers with campaign money, raises … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Pete Sessions, Political Corruption, Political Scandal, Republican Party, Texas
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Democrats and Labor : Wal*Mart Running Scared
Of all companies to be whining about money. WAL*MART the so-called American company with 600 factories in CHINA and zero in America, they have the audacity to be pushing this line on their underpaid front-line employees. While Lee Scott and … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Business, Congress, Corporate Power, Democratic Party, Labor, Labor Unions, Presidential Campaign, Wal-Mart
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