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New Jersey Voters Would Rather Legalize Pot Than Vote For Chris Christie Again
In his own state, and all across America, voters actually like marijuana more than they like Chris Christie.
Articles by Keith Brekhus
Keith Brekhus is a progressive American who currently resides in Red Lodge, Montana. He is co-host for the Liberal Fix radio show. He holds a Master's Degree in Sociology from the University of Missouri. In 2002, he ran for Congress as a Green Party candidate in the state of Missouri. In 2014, he worked as a field organizer for Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick's successful re-election bid in Arizona's 1st Congressional District. He can be followed on Twitter @keithbrekhus or on Facebook.
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Women Voters Are Not Impressed By Donald Trump. Just 1 in 5 View Him Favorably
Just days after Trump’s lawyer said “you cannot rape your spouse”, a new poll shows that Trump does not appeal to women voters.
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Donald Trump Hires Former Palin Aide To Serve As His National Political Director
The announcement came just two days after Trump suggested that, if elected, he would find a place for Sarah Palin in his cabinet.
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Major GOP Fundraiser Tells Sen. Mark Kirk To Quit, And Illinois Voters Agree He Should Go
A day after a major GOP fundraiser urged Mark Kirk to quit, a new poll suggested that Kirk should take his advice.
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Disgruntled House Republican Officially Launches Plot To Overthrow Boehner As Speaker
Congressman Mark Meadows (NC-11) filed a motion to try to oust Boehner as House Speaker.
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President Obama Says He Could Win A Third Term If The Constitution Didn’t Prevent It
In an off the cuff remark, during his visit to Africa, Barack Obama proclaimed that he could win a third term as president.
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Bush, Cruz, Rubio and Walker To Attend Koch Brothers’ Summit To Grovel For Their Support
Several of the leading GOP candidates are planning to attend a Koch-sponsored event in Southern California to court billionaire donors.
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Ideologically Rigid House Republicans Refuse To Vote On Senate Highway Funding Bill
The GOP leadership decided not to vote on a Senate transportation bill that would have funded highway construction for the next six years.
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Mike Lee and Ted Cruz’s Effort To Defund Planned Parenthood Gets Squashed By Senate
The GOP’s inability to get along with one another has ensured that for now, Planned Parenthood, will continue to receive federal funds.
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The Trump Paradox: He Can Win A Crowded Primary, But He’s Doomed In A Two-Way Race
Despite his early success in a multi-candidate race, Donald Trump lacks the breadth of support needed to win a general election.
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U.S. Marshals Raid Lawless Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Office
U.S. Marshals raided Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Office on Friday, in search of evidence the department was withholding from a U.S. District Judge.
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GOP Unity Blows Up As Ted Cruz Tries To Win GOP Nomination By Bashing McConnell
Ironically, Ted Cruz appears to be running for president as an opponent of GOP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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Texas Supreme Court Suspends Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance
The Texas Supreme Court argued that “The legislative power reserved to the people of Houston is not being honored.”
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Republicans Still Want Trump, But He Would Get Crushed By Clinton Or Sanders
Trump still leads the GOP field, but he trails both Clinton and Sanders by double digits, according to a poll released on Thursday.
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We Need To Phase Out Medicare, Says Jeb Bush at Koch Brothers Sponsored Event
Jeb Bush told an audience at a Koch brothers’ sponsored Americans for Prosperity event in New Hampshire, that we need to phase out Medicare.
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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Overturning North Dakota’s Strict Anti-Abortion Law
A federal appeals court upheld a 2014 ruling blocking North Dakota’s fetal heartbeat anti-abortion law from going into effect.
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Poll Of Three Crucial Swing States Shows Sanders May Be More Electable Than Clinton
A new swing state poll provides evidence that Sanders, not Clinton, may represent the Democrats’ best hope for winning in 2016.
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Struggling To Stay Relevant, Rand Paul Takes Chainsaw To US Tax Code
Presidential hopeful Kentucky Senator Rand Paul released a video of him carving up pages of the tax code with a chainsaw.
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Desperate Conservatives Break Out The Nazi References In An Attempt To Stop Bernie Sanders
An article comparing Bernie Sanders to Nazis marked a new low for conservative media.
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IL Newspaper Crushes Sen. Kirk’s Moderate Reputation By Calling Him A Loud-Mouthed Radical
A local newspaper lashed out at Kirk’s extreme rhetoric on the Iran deal, calling him the love child of Michele Bachmann and Ted Cruz.
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Time To Stop Treating Jeb Bush As A Serious Candidate As He Dips to 7 Percent In Iowa Poll
A Monmouth Poll finds former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is polling just 7 percent with likely Iowa Republican caucus voters.
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Sanders And O’Malley Appear Politically Tone Deaf To Black Lives Matter Protest In Phoenix
Sanders and O’Malley both failed to address the “Black lives matter” protesters in a substantive or even symbolically meaningful way.
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Former GOP Congressman Michael Grimm Is Headed For Prison
Former Republican Congressman Michael Grimm was sentenced to eight months in prison for federal tax fraud on Friday morning.
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Jeb Bush’s Message To Working Americans Is Work Longer, Harder, and For Less
Jeb Bush wants to abolish the federal minimum wage, deny workers overtime pay, and raise the retirement age for social security.
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Maine Legislature Rejects 65 Botched Vetoes From Gov. LePage Forcing Likely Court Showdown
Maine lawmakers rejected 65 vetoes sent to them from Governor LePage, forcing a probable showdown in the state’s Supreme Judicial Court.
President Obama Speaks Out For Reform During Federal Prison Visit
Barack Obama is the first president to use his bully pulpit to confront the injustices in our criminal justice system so forthrightly.
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Trump Says “The Hispanics Love Me”, But New Poll Shows They Can’t Stand Him
While Trump was bragging that Hispanics loved him, a new poll found that 81 percent of Hispanic voters had an unfavorable opinion of Trump.
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Texas Republicans Violate The Constitution By Denying Citizenship To US Born Hispanic Children
Texas has been violating the 14th amendment, by refusing to issue birth certificates to American-born children of undocumented immigrants.
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Lindsey Graham Blows A Gasket Over Iran Deal, Accuses Obama Of ‘Declaring War On Israel’
Senator Lindsey Graham (R) overreacted to the historic Iran deal on Tuesday morning, accusing President Obama of waging war against Israel.
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Lawsuit Filed Against Walmart For Refusing Health Care Coverage For Same-Sex Spouses
The suit claims that Walmart violated gender discrimination laws by denying health insurance to spouses of legally married gay employees.
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GOP Donors Preferred The Dumbed Down 2012 Rick Perry To The New Improved Rick Perry
Rick Perry raised just 1.07 million dollars in the 2nd quarter of 2015. In 2012, he raised 17 million during his 1st quarter of fundraising.
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Trump Reportedly Tells Hollywood Audience We Should Have Invaded Mexico Instead Of Iraq
Donald Trump reportedly told an audience of Hollywood conservatives that the United States should have invaded Mexico instead of Iraq.
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Obama Passes Rule To Guarantee Birth Control Coverage For All Working Women
The Obama administration’s Department of Health and Human Services has issued a rule that will guarantee all working women access to contraceptive coverage, even if their employers express religious objections to providing that coverage.
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Jeb Bush Beware: Trump’s Know Nothing Populism Is A Hit With Conservatives In Phoenix
From a policy standpoint, its hard to take Donald Trump’s presidential campaign seriously. Trump’s ideas, like for example, building a wall and having Mexico pay for it, are clownishly naive and logistically impractical. Yet for all his ego-stroking, self-congratulatory rhetoric and his absurd policy prescriptions, Donald Trump is striking a chord with frustrated and anxious conservative…
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President Obama Designates Three More National Monuments, Brings His Total In Office To 19
On Friday, President Barack Obama designated three new National Monuments in the Western United States.
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US Senators Introduce Bill To Ease Banking Restrictions For Legal Marijuana Dispensaries
Six U.S. Senators introduced a bill that would make it easier for legal marijuana businesses to use banks for their transactions.
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Bob McDonnell Inches Closer To His Prison Cell After Appeals Court Upholds His Conviction
The 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld former GOP Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell’s conviction on 11 counts of corruption.
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Warmongering Iowa Republican Voters Want To Send Ground Troops To Iraq and Syria
72 percent of likely Iowa Republican Caucus voters favor sending ground troops to Iraq and Syria.
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Political Prediction Guru Nate Silver Says Bernie Sanders Could Win Iowa and New Hampshire
Sanders could win the two early contests on the strength of white liberal voters, but Clinton still holds the advantage nationally.
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South Carolina House Votes Overwhelmingly To Take Down The Confederate Flag
The final vote was 94-20 for removal and it came at 1:11 a.m. on Thursday morning.
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Limited Government Takes On New Meaning As Tea Party Governor Bungles His Own Veto
Maine Republican Governor Paul LePage has apparently bungled his attempt to veto 19 bills because he does not understand how the law works.
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Network Of Muslim Organizations Raises Funds To Rebuild Burned Down Black Churches
American Muslim groups have raised over 30,000 dollars in their “Respond with Love” campaign to rebuild seven African-American churches.
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Clinton Advisers Admit to Being Worried About Bernie Sanders’ Growing Support In Iowa
The Clinton campaign acknowledges that Sanders is a real threat to win in Iowa.
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Felon Dinesh D’Souza Spreads Fake Photo Of Hillary Clinton Posing By Confederate Flag
Right-wing activist Dinesh D’Souza posted a doctored image of Hillary Clinton posing by a Confederate flag to his social media accounts.
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South Carolina GOP Senator Has Meltdown Over Gay Marriage During Confederate Flag Debate
Senator Lee Bright lost his grip on the Senate floor and railed against gay marriage during the Confederate flag debate.
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Judge Releases Homegrown Anti-Muslim Terrorist Because He Might Not Be A “True Threat”
Despite allegedly plotting mass murder, Robert Doggart was released to the custody of his family, pending disposition of his case.
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Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Move One Step Closer To Ending Democracy By Killing Open Records Law
The GOP intends to block the public from discovering what factors drive the official actions of government, especially the Legislature
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Mike Huckabee Vows To Resist Supreme Court’s Gay Marriage Ruling With Executive Orders
Huckabee declared that he would sign executive orders protecting businesses and churches who oppose gay marriage.
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Special Prosecutors Seek To Indict Texas Attorney General For First Degree Felony Fraud
Special prosecutors are planning to present a first-degree felony securities fraud case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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Bernie Sanders Is Gaining Ground Fast In Iowa. His Support Has Doubled Since May.
Sanders has closed the gap In Iowa. In May, he trailed Hillary Clinton 60-15. Now he is down just 52-33.
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Maine Legislative Committee Votes Unanimously To Investigate Republican Governor LePage
The unanimous vote to investigate LePage is a sign that even his own party has grown weary of the bullying tactics he uses to get his way.
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Republican and Democratic Lawmakers Work Together To Cut College Tuition Costs In WA State
Both houses of the Washington legislature approved a budget that would lower tuition costs 15 to 20 percent for public university students.
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Hillary Clinton’s Lead Gets Bigger As She Crushes Every GOP Candidate By Double Digit Margins
A CNN/ORC poll released on July 1st finds Hillary Clinton crushing her GOP opposition by margins ranging from 13 to 24 points.
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Most Americans Approve Of Obama’s Handling Of Race Relations And The Economy
A majority of Americans approve of the president’s handling of race relations and his handling of the economy.
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Republicans Crushed In Oklahoma As Supreme Court Rules 10 Commandments Monument Must Come Down
In a 7-2 ruling, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that the Ten Commandments Monument erected at the State Capitol must be removed.
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Supreme Court Rejects Kansas And Arizona Voter Suppression Efforts
The Supreme Court refused to consider a case which would have required voters to show proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections.
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Texas Attorney General Encourages County Clerks To Refuse Marriage Licenses To Gay Couples
Ken Paxton issued a statement on Sunday, openly encouraging the state’s County Clerks to defy the Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage.
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Democratic Policies Make Minnesota America’s Top State For Business
Minnesota is a shining example of how Democratic policies can help everyone prosper.
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Bobby Jindal Has Decided To Let The GOP Be The Stupid Party After All
A little over two years ago, after Democrat Barack Obama soundly defeated Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal admonished fellow Republicans to “stop being the stupid party”. Jindal’s comments were not only directed at Mitt Romney’s politically tone deaf presidential campaign, but also at insensitive GOP Senate candidates like Todd…
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No Conservatives, Legalizing Gay Marriage Doesn’t Mean Polygamy Is Next
Shortly after the Supreme Court’s historic ruling in favor of the right for same-sex couples to marry, conservatives rushed to condemn the ruling by invoking the slippery slope logical fallacy that permitting gay couples to marry opens the door to legalizing polygamy too. Conservative commentator Bill Kristol tweeted “Polygamy here we come”. Fox News host Martha…
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Maine Lawmakers Move To Impeach Republican Governor Paul LePage
Six lawmakers announced on Thursday that they plan to launch impeachment proceedings against Maine Governor LePage.
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Arson At North Carolina African-American Church Being Investigated As Possible Hate Crime
Wednesday morning an arsonist started a fire at Briar Creek Baptist Church, a predominately black church in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Republican Presidential Candidates Flip Out Over Crushing Supreme Court Obamacare Defeat
Republicans think the court ruling in favor of providing affordable health care for Americans is judicial tyranny.
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California Judge Blocks Hateful ‘Kill The Gays’ Initiative As Unconstitutional
California Superior Court Justice Raymond M. Cadei declared the controversial “Sodomite Suppression Act” unconstitutional and he refused to allow the proposed ballot initiative to be circulated. In his ruling, Judge Cadei described the hateful initiative that called for killing gay people “patently unconstitutional on its face.”
Our Long National Nightmare Ends: Fox News Dumps Sarah Palin and Deems Her Irrelevant
It is the end of the line for Sarah Palin. Fox News has dumped the quitter governor and deemed her irrelevant to American politics.
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Obamacare Keeps Working As Uninsured Rate Keeps Dropping
According to the CDC, the share of working-age Americans who lack health insurance dropped by more than four percentage points in 2014.
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Hillary Clinton Leads Scott Walker, Jeb Bush, and Marco Rubio By 8-14 Points
A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows Hillary Clinton with a commanding lead over each of the top three GOP presidential candidates.
Supreme Court Declares Warrantless Searches Of Hotel Registries Unconstitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down warrantless searches of hotel registries in a 5-4 decision on Monday.
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Ben Carson Abandons Conservative Talking Points By Calling Racism Racism
In a refreshingly honest op-ed piece, Carson pulled no punches in calling the South Carolina church massacre a racist act.
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Working Women Could Spell Doom For Republican Chances Of Retaking The White House In 2016
If Republicans continue to ignore working women, and Hillary Clinton becomes the 2016 Democratic nominee, the GOP will be in world of hurt.
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South Carolina Killer’s Apparent Manifesto Surfaces Revealing His Ugly Racist Views
Assuming that Roof wrote the manifesto, there can be no question that the mass shooting at Emanuel AME Church was motivated by racism.
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Red State’s Erick Erickson Equates Transgenderism With Evil, Connects It To SC Shooting
In a bizarre rant, Erick Erickson suggested that accepting transgenderism means America can no longer distinguish between “good” and “evil”.
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Calling a Racist Killer Mentally Ill Is A Dangerously Delusional Form Of White Denial
Labeling a racist killer as mentally ill absolves the majority white culture of taking any responsibility for the actions of its members.
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Remembering Democratic State Senator And Reverend Clementa Pinckney
Reverend Pinckney was a dedicated pastor and a committed public servant who made it his life’s mission to help others.
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Conservatives Ignore Racism And Spin Church Shooting As A War On Christianity
Conservatives wasted no time trying to dismiss racism as a factor in the shooting instead calling it an attack on Christianity.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is America’s Favorite SC Justice, Clarence Thomas Is Least Favorite
A PPP poll finds that Ruth Bader Ginsburg is America’s favorite Supreme Court Justice and Clarence Thomas is the nation’s least favorite.
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No Matter How The Media Tries To Spin It, Hillary Clinton Leads Every GOP Candidate
A PPP poll finds Hillary Clinton leading all other presidential candidates in the Democratic primary and in the general election race..
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John McCain Says American Workers Shouldn’t Be Protected If We Can Get Cheap Goods
Senator McCain defended his support for the TPP, by arguing that cheap goods are more important than protecting American workers.
Vulnerable GOP Senators Clash With Presidential Candidates On How To Handle Obamacare Ruling
Senate Republicans are having a hard time agreeing on what to do if the Supreme Court guts Obamacare in the upcoming King v. Burwell ruling.
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal To Restore North Carolina Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Law
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear North Carolina’s appeal to restore a law that would force a woman to view a sonogram of her fetus.
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Grover Norquist’s Grip On GOP Slips As 47 Kansas Lawmakers Break “No Tax” Pledge
47 of 53 Kansas lawmakers who signed pledges not to raise taxes violated their pledges by voting for a package of regressive tax increases.
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Judge Rules Walmart Violated Minimum Wage Laws, Stiffed Truckers Out Of Millions
A District Court Judge has ruled that Walmart broke California law when the company failed to pay its drivers for all the tasks they do.
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Gunman Launches Brazen Attack On Dallas Police Station
A gunman, apparently acting alone, launched a brazen assault on Dallas Police Headquarters around 12:30 a.m. Saturday morning.
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Fast Track Stuck At The Station As Pelosi Leads Charge To Kill Controversial Trade Bill
The U.S. House derailed President Obama’s trade bill on Friday. The chamber rejected an amendment designed to save the trade bill 302-126. That measure would have granted financial aid to workers displaced as a result of the trade agreement. However, skeptical members of both parties struck down that amendment, leaving Obama’s controversial trade bill “stuck at the station”, according…
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Montana GOP Governor Hopeful Says People Should Work At Age 600 Like Noah In The Bible
Billionaire Greg Gianforte told an audience that retirement isn’t Biblical and that Noah wasn’t cashing social security checks at age 600.
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House Democrats Challenge GOP Voter Suppression With Automatic Voter Registration Bill
Rep. David Cicilline introduced a bill to automatically register voters when they provide information to a state’s motor vehicle authority.
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Here Comes Big Brother: Ben Carson Wants To Hire Covert Spies To Track Government Workers
Voters should be wary of Carson and his dangerous desire to expand the surveillance state into every public workplace.
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Poll Shows Hillary Clinton Is Democrats’ Strongest Choice To Win Ohio
A PPP poll finds that Hillary Clinton is currently the strongest Democratic option, with the best chance to beat the GOP candidate in Ohio.
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Bobby Jindal Remains Grover Norquist’s Puppet Governor Despite Louisiana Budget Mess
Despite Louisiana’s gaping budget hole, Governor Jindal is still trying to honor his “no tax pledge” to anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist.
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Chris Christie Calls For Starting A War With China
At a New Hampshire town meeting, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie advocated adopting a “military approach” to dealing with China.
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Republican Controlled Kansas Senate Passes Largest Tax Increase In State’s History
On Sunday, the Republican controlled Kansas Senate passed a 471 million dollar tax increase that will disproportionately hurt the poor.
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The American People Send A Message To The Supreme Court: Don’t Mess With Our Obamacare
A Washington Post-ABC News poll finds that 55 percent of Americans want the Supreme Court to preserve federal Obamacare subsidies.
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GOP Has Reason To Fret As Clinton Leads Bush 47-40 In North Carolina
A PPP poll found Democrat Hillary Clinton enjoying a modest 47-40 lead over Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush in North Carolina.
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The Wheels Are Falling Off Of Ben Carson’s Campaign As Four Senior Advisers Quit
Barely over a month after launching his presidential campaign, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has lost four senior campaign advisers.
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72 Percent Of Americans Support Allowing Undocumented Immigrants To Stay in US
Almost 3 in 4 Americans think undocumented immigrants should be able to remain in the country legally if they meet certain requirements.
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Sister of Victim Steps Forward And Reveals Her Brother Was Sexually Abused By Hastert
In an ABC News interview, Steve Reinboldt’s sister identified her brother as one of Hastert’s teen victims of sex abuse.
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Missouri Governor Jay Nixon Smacks Down Anti-Union ‘Right To Work’ Bill With His Veto Pen
Missouri Democratic Governor Jay Nixon vetoed a controversial right to work bill (House Bill No. 116) on Thursday.
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Mike Huckabee Cuts Bait, Removes Duggar Endorsement From Campaign Website
Huckabee has pulled the Duggar endorsements from his website, but he cannot undo the damage done from his connection to the Duggars.
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Residents Of Poor Michigan Town Forced To Pay For Police Brutality Settlement
Inkster, Michigan homeowners will bear the costs of a 1.38 million dollar settlement reached between the city of Inkster and Floyd Dent.
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If The Supreme Court Guts Obamacare, Republicans Can Kiss Their Senate Majority Goodbye
The state’s that would be most affected by ending Obamacare subsidies, also states the GOP needs to win, to keep control of the Senate.
