Jim Mcdermott

Christina Wilkie

30 Years Late: Congress Creates Bipartisan HIV/AIDS Caucus

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 11.15.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The first ever bipartisan congressional HIV/AIDS caucus officially launched on Thursday, 30 years after the human immunodeficiency virus...

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Seattle Congressman Divorcing Wife Of 14 Years

AP | Posted 10.09.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jim McDermott of Washington and his wife of nearly 14 years are divorcing. The Seattle Democrat has released a statement saying th...

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Lucia Graves

Dem Rep: Debbie Wasserman Schultz's New Role As DNC Chair Will 'Strain Her'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 06.06.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) says Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) has her work cut out for her. When asked about Wasserman's d...

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US Government Embarrassed by Afghan Woman Again

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: A Woman Among Warlords, Afghanistan, Sonali Kolhatkar, Taliban, Simon and Schuster, Patrick Leahy, Malalai Joya, State Department, Malalai, Afghan Women's Mission, Joya, Jim McDermott, Scribner, Bernie Sanders, Malalai Joya Call in Day, Malalai Joya Visa, World News
Shirin Sadeghi

Malalai Joya, one of Afghanistan's most famous woman, who was just denied a visa for a book tour to the U.S. Having successfully applied for a U.S. visa four times before, this time it is not about Joya, but about the war in Afghanistan.

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Crushing Workers Won't Solve Deficits

Rep. Jim McDermott | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Jim McDermott

After a month of passionate public outcry against his union-busting strategy, Governor Walker has an opportunity to demonstrate his ability to govern with reason and moderation.

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Man Arrested For Threatening Democratic Congressman

Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Palm Springs man was arrested on Wednesday on charges of threatening in phone messages to kill U.S. Congressman Jim Mc...

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Saving the Senate From Itself

Rep. Jim McDermott | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Jim McDermott

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's role confirms our government is not operating as a democracy ruled by the will of the majority, but as a strangled entity tightly in the grasp of the minority and its take-no-prisoners leader.

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Afghanistan 'Review' Shows Need for Journalism on Classified Information

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Naiman

The top line of the story the administration is presenting is "progress." But the assessment of 16 U.S. intelligence agencies gives a very different picture, and the public needs to know that in order to have an informed opinion.

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Is it Time for Democrats to Fight Obama?

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cenk Uygur

Why are Democrats who were willing to fight Bush crumbling in front of Obama? He claims to be the leader of the party, but honestly who cares? If he is doing the exact opposite of what Democrats claim to stand for, why does it matter what he calls himself?

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Dem Congressman: Obama's Tax Deal Good For Trust Fund Babies, 'Unfair' To The Unemployed

Posted 05.25.2011

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Democratic Congressman Jim McDermott (D-Wash) called President Obama's tax cut deal "unfair" on Sunday, during an appearance with fellow Congressman E...

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Will a Republican Tsunami Drown the Unemployed?

Rep. Jim McDermott | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Unemployment Benefits, Jim McDermott, Congress, Unemployment, Unemployment Extension 2010, Elections 2010, Unemployment Insurance, Politics News
Rep. Jim McDermott

A disaster is looming; I just hope that the hardest-hit victims of the Great Recession can withstand the wave. The only force strong enough to resist this wave of bad news for the unemployed is the American people.

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Arthur Delaney

Dem Congressman: 'Republican Grinches' Could Ruin Christmas For Jobless

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

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Unemployment insurance for the long-term jobless faces an uncertain path through Congress, which will have just two weeks when it reconvenes on Nov. 1...

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A Day Without the Democrats

Rep. Jim McDermott | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Jim McDermott

A day without the Democrats will take us back to the financial chaos of the 1930s, forever destroying what little security middle class families still enjoy.

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Open Letter to Congress: Two Employee Misclassification Bills Deserve Support

Louis Provenzano | Posted 05.25.2011

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Louis Provenzano

Two bills recently introduced in Congress take on the issue of employee misclassification which puts companies that properly classify their workers at...

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Health Care Reform Benefits: Truth vs. Pure Politics

Rep. Jim McDermott | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Jim McDermott

Six months after Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, the sky is still there, grandma hasn't been euthanized, and there are no death panels. Today, just six months after becoming law, even more benefits of reform take effect.

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Same Sex Sunday: Rep. Jim McDermott, David Fleisher's Prop 8 Study, Prop 8 Ruling

Joe Mirabella | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe Mirabella

On this week's Same Sex Sunday, Joe Mirabella started off the episode with an interview of Congressmen Jim McDermott (D-WA).

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We Got so Excited We Forgot We Were Mad at Target

Joe Mirabella | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe Mirabella

The LGBT and progressive communities should not call for boycotts unless they intend to follow through with them.

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Laura Bassett

Dwindling Retirement Savings 'Undiscussed Explosive Bomb' Of Recession

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 05.25.2011

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After working in executive management for over ten years with a steadily increasing salary, Rick Stephens, 51, was laid off from his job in June 2008....

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Some Surprising News About "Crack Babies"

Rep. Jim McDermott | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Jim McDermott

The child welfare system must respond to constant change within our complex society, and policymakers continually must seek solutions that offer improved outcomes for children.

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Pete Stark Runs Into Resistance As Rangel's Interim Ways And Means Replacement

Roll Call | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Pete Stark (Calif.) may have the shortest chairmanship in the young history of the House Democratic majority....

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54 Members Of Congress Urge Obama To Work To End Gaza Siege

Haaretz | Natasha Mozgovaya | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fifty-four members of the U.S. Congress have signed a letter asking President Barack Obama to put pressure on Israel to ease the blockade on the Gaza ...

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A Piecemeal Approach to Health Reform Won't Work

Rep. Jim McDermott | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Jim McDermott

We should take what we have from the two versions of the health care bill and find a workable compromise. It doesn't make any sense to drop what has been accomplished and start down a new path.

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Egypt: Country will Block International Gaza Freedom Marchers

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Naiman

On December 31, together with more than 1000 peace advocates from around the world, I plan to join with tens of thousands of Palestinians in a march in Gazao for action to relieve Gaza's humanitarian crisis.

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The Conflict Minerals Trade Act

David Sullivan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cell Phones, Laptops, House of Representatives, Video, Senate, Congress, Consumer Electronics, Jim McDermott, Conflict Minerals, Democratic Republic of Congo, Enough Project, Bipartisanship, Center for American Progress, World News
David Sullivan

The introduction of the Conflict Minerals Trade Act means Congo activists have bipartisan legislation percolating in the Capitol, which could cut armed groups and rights abusers out of the supply chain for our cell phones and laptops.

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Mapping Congo's Militarized Mines

David Sullivan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jim McDermott, Conflict Minerals, Department of Defense, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mining, Defense Authorization Act, Africa, United Nations, Electronics, State Department, War Wire, World News
David Sullivan

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 has been making news because of all the things left out of it, including billions of dollars in cuts to expensive weapons systems.

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