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Big Polluters Have Little Reason To Celebrate Based On Monday’s SCOTUS Ruling
The Congressional Romper Room’s day got worse with a very mixed and ultimately narrow SCOTUS ruling that gave a tiny green light to polluting for profit.
Daily Archives: Mon, Jun 23rd, 2014
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Regarding Surge In Iraqi Violence, Majority Of Americans Feel That US Should Not Intervene
CBS News and The New York Times released a poll Monday showing that 50% of Americans feel that the United States does not have a responsibility to do something about the recent violence in Iraq.
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Wendy Davis Shows Leadership in Her Letter To Rick Perry on the Influx of Unaccompanied Children
With children fleeing violence and poverty in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador; there is a humanitarian crises in our border states.
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First Lady Michelle Obama Shoots Down Rumors That She Will Run For Senate
ABC’s Robin Roberts asked First Lady Michelle Obama what her next act will be after she leaves the White House, and she flatly rejected doing anything political.
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Women Unchained: Nancy Pelosi and Gloria Steinem Terrify the GOP By Calling On Women To Vote
A panel of kick butt women rocked the DC Working Families Summit, with refreshing candor. It was moderated by Mika Brzenzinski, and included Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Dr. Judith Rodin, Katherine Phillips, Debra Lee and Gloria Steinem
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President Obama Shows Republicans What Real Family Values Are All About
President Obama fired up the crowd today at the Working Families Summit in DC to advocate support and flexibility for working families. You know, real family values.
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As Republicans Dream Of New Ways To Harm Workers, Obama Fights For Working Families
The contrast is stunning. While President Obama spent the day outlining his vision of a better nation for working families, Republicans were dreaming up ways to harm America’s workers. At the White House Summit on Working Families, President Obama called family the bedrock of our lives, and he discussed the decisions that people shouldn’t have…
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Obama Says Women Are Smarter Which Is Why They Are More Likely to Vote Democrat
During his remarks at the White House Summit on Working Families, President Obama joked that women are more likely to vote for Democrats because they are smarter than men.
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The Koch Brothers Take a Loss As The Supreme Court Rules The EPA Can Regulate Greenhouse Gasses
In a complicated ruling today, the Supreme Court dealt a blow to the Koch Brothers by not overturning the EPA’s ability to regulate greenhouse gasses.
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Rand Paul and Charles Blow Make Strange Partners in Voting Rights Advocacy
Two men from opposing sides of the political spectrum, with different experiences of America, utilizing two divergent forums, arrive at the same conclusion: disenfranchising voters is harmful to our struggling democracy.
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President Obama Compares Neocon Strategy In Middle East To Playing ‘Whack-A-Mole’
Mika Brzezinski on MSNBC’s Morning Joe was able to score an interview with President Obama that aired on Monday morning. Obviously, the interview centered around the situation in Iraq and the growing sectarian violence, led by extremist group ISIS, that has rocked that country.
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Republicans Threaten to Withhold Government Funding Over Obama’s New EPA Rules
Republicans in the House and Senate are so angry at the President over new Environmental Protection Agency regulations on coal-powered power plants that they are threatening to withhold previously agreed-on funding for the government unless the EPA regulations are eliminated by September 30.
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Obama Hits Back Against GOP Warmongers: No Amount Of US Firepower Can Hold Iraq Together
On CNN’s New Day, President Obama made his strongest statement yet against Republicans who are calling for ground troops in Iraq. The president said, “There’s no amount of American firepower that’s going to be able to hold the country together.”
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Fox News’ Lauren Ashburn Says It’s Not Fair to Blame Fox News for Misinformation
Lauren Ashburn says it’s not Fox News that spread misinformation but paid contributors and that Fox News is therefore free of blame
