Jim Moran

Fifteen Guys in a DC Jail Cell Plotting Mischief -- Watch Out World!

Rabbi Steve Gutow | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Darfur, John Olver, Al Green, Blue Nile, Sudan, George Clooney, Jim McGovern, Jim Moran, Sudan Protest, George Clooney Arrest, Impact News

It sounds like the beginning of a semi-decent joke: A movie star, four Congress members, leaders of several NGOs, two rabbis, a journalist and a great comedian walk into a jail cell. Last Friday, that is what happened though.

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Sudan Protest: Rabbis, George Clooney Arrested

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Darfur, Omar Al-Bashir, Video, Bishop Andudu, Darfur Genocide, Rabbi-Saperstein, Sudan, George Clooney, Jim Moran, South Sudan, Religion News

WASHINGTON -- Numerous religious leaders and four members of Congress were arrested here this morning at a protest outside the Embassy of Sudan. Among...

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George Clooney, Congressmen To Protest At Sudan Embassy

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Sudan Protest, Omar Al-Bashir, Video, Frank Wolf, Sudan, Nick Clooney, Humanitarian Crisis, Martin Luther King III, George Clooney, Ben Jealous, Jim Moran, DC News

WASHINGTON — George Clooney and his father were arrested Friday during a protest outside the Sudanese Embassy, and the actor said he has asked P...

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Dem Rep: Allen West 'Not Representative Of The African-American Community'

Posted 02.02.2012

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Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) spoke out this week on recent inflammatory comments by Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.), saying that they proved he wasn't "representat...

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Rep. Jim Moran Praises NPS Director For Defending Occupy DC, First Amendment

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Jonathan Jarvis, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Video, First Amendment, Congress, Occupy Dc, District of Columbia, Jim Moran, DC News

WASHINGTON -- National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis did not assuage Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and other GOP members during this week's con...

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Bob Barker Fighting For New Bill To Stop 'Heartbreaking' Treatment Of Circus Animals

HuffingtonPost.com | Hayley Miller | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Animal Rights, Circus Animal Treatment, Bob Barker, Jorja Fox, Circus Animals, Ringling Brothers, Circus, Jim Moran, Animal Defenders International, Green News

WASHINGTON -- Bob Barker doesn't think "The Greatest Show On Earth" is great for animals, and he made his case Wednesday on Capitol Hill. The form...

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Bob Barker On Capitol Hill For Exotic Animal Legislation

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: DC News, Congress, Video, Capitol Hill, Exotic Animals, Bob Barker, Animals, D.C., Circuses, Legislation, Jim Moran, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Former "Price Is Right" host and long-time animal advocate Bob Barker will be on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning, for the introduction of...

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Representative Moran (and 25 Others): Conned by Concord Coalition

Eric Lotke | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Taxes, Town Hall Meetings, Budget Cuts, Budget, Deficit, Concord Coalition, Jim Moran, Politics News

Concord is an honest advocacy group and entitled to advocacy towards its ends. But our elected officials should not dress it up in government clothes and present it to constituents as a town hall forum.

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Fans' Intimate Familiarity With Athletes Is Overrated

Derrick K. Baker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dave-Duerson-Suicide, Chicago Bears, Jim Moran, Pro Football, Sports News

I've been an ardent sports fan since realizing how my favorite teams excited and affected me. And while I never suffered from idolatry -- I'd never hy...

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Friday Talking Points [153] -- SOTU-palooza

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mark Udall, White House, Tea Party, Competitiveness, President Obama, Speech, Mccaskill, Udall, Narrative, Storytelling, Democratic, Obama, Charles Schumer, Republican, Dennis Kucinich, Midotw, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Ryan, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Merkley, Race Card, Bachmann, Story, Steve Cohen, Tea Party Republicans, House, Senate Rules, Rules, George Lakoff, Post-Partisan, Democrat, Congress, Democrats, Cohen, Barack Obama, Moran, Schumer, Lakoff, Michele Bachmann, Response, Mddotw, Rahm Emanuel, Chris Weigant, Sotu, State of the Union, Jeff Merkley, Paul Ryan, Messaging, Friday Talking Points, Claire McCaskill, Chuck Schumer, Senate, Jim Moran, Communication, Politics News

The past week in politics was, quite obviously, dominated by President Obama's "State Of The Union" speech to Congress. For those of you who may have...

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Democratic Congressman: GOP's 2010 Victories Driven By Opposition To Black President

Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) is facing blowback for an inflammatory statement made recently on Arabic television, in which he attributed racist sentiments t...

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Looking Behind the Numbers of House Afghanistan Vote

Tom Andrews | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Larson, Appropriations, Nancy Pelosi, War, Norm Dicks, Rosa DeLauro, Afghanistan, Obama, George Miller, Supplemental, Carl Levin, Jim Moran, Politics News

This week, The US House of Representatives failed to represent the majority of Americans who believe we should end the US led military occupation of Afghanistan.

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Representative Moran Speaks Out Against Violence Directed At Census Workers (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics News, Fearmongering, Census Workers, Census, 2010 Census, Media Criticism, Jim Moran, Eat the Press, Video, Politics News

Last week, we noted that Census employees have endured a ridiculous number of threats to their person as they've conducted their duties this year. ...

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Ten Anti-Plastic Heroes

Sarah Newman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Plastics, Beach, Earth Week, Plastic, Save My Oceans, Oceans, Earth Day, Plastic Bottles, Ross Mirakarimi, Beach Clean-Up, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Beth Terry, Jim Moran, Green News

For Earth Week, I'm profiling anti-plastic heroes who are artists, activists, politicians and even corporations who are offering inspiring ways to cut plastic consumption.

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Some in Congress Get Smart on Iran

Patrick Disney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iran Internet, Patrick Disney Iran, Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran Election, Iran Twitter, Iran Sanctions, Iran Protests, Iranian People, Iran Elections, Stand With Iranian People, Patrick Disney, Keith Ellison, Iranian Digital Empowerment Act, Jim Moran, World News

When it comes to sanctions, bigger is not always better. If Washington wants to do something on Iran, it should first stop helping the Ahmadinejad government repress its people.

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Mike Mukasey's Fort Hood Jokes: Too Soon?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nidal Hasan, Video, Jim Moran, Fort Hood Shooting, Fort Hood, Mike Mukasey, Eat the Press, Politics News

So, fill me in here: have we decided, as a culture, that now is the time to be making jokes about the Fort Hood shooting? By my reckoning, that avenu...

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Animals on the Hill, and in The Hill

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mike Doyle, The Hill, Animal Welfare, David Scott, Ginnifer Goodwin, Agriculture, Randy Neugebauer, Animals, Mary Landrieu, David Vitter, Jean Schmidt, Jim Moran, Elton Gallegly, Animal Rights, Big Ag, Food Inc., Fast Food Nation, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Politics News

The lawmakers doing the bidding for Big Agribusiness simply don't get that the American public wants to see all animals treated humanely, including animals raised for food.

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Down Fur the Count

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fur, Jim Moran, Jon Corzine, Bob Menendez, Animals, New Jersey, Labeling, Mary Bono Mack, Sean John, Foot Locker, J. Crew, Kenneth Cole, Calvin Klein, BCBG Max Azria, Donna Karan, Tommy Hilfiger, Burlington Coat Factory, Michael Kors, Politics News

Last week New Jersey's state legislature approved a bill requiring the labeling of all animal fur garments, making it the fifth state to better protect consumers from fraudulent fur selling.

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Congressman Jim Moran on Torture and Accountability

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Congressman Moran: Those who are culpable need to be judged by their peers and I think we need to put in place some kinds of structures to ensure that we never repeat our mistakes.

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The Creatures' Caucus

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Animals, Elton Gallegly, Chris Shays, Tom Lantos, Jim Moran, Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, Green News

Jim Moran and Elton Gallegly announced today that they will co-chair the newly formed Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, working with The HSUS and HSLF to take lawmaking for animals to the next level.

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