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Republicans: Against It Before They Were for It

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 04.21.2012

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Leo W. Gerard

In a presidential election year, Boehner & Co. surrendered to a simple calculus: the 99 percent has something that the 1 percent doesn't -- more votes. Way more.

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Daniel Avila: The Catholic Culture Warrior Who Went Too Far

Wayne Besen | Posted 01.08.2012

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Wayne Besen

Unfortunately, for the church, one of its lead cultural warriors took it a bit too far when he ventured from co-belligerence to flat out belligerence.

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A U.S. Break With Pakistan? Forget About It

Sandy Goodman | Posted 07.05.2011

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Sandy Goodman

As long as this country is heavily involved in Afghanistan, it cannot seriously threaten, much less break, its alliance with the Pakistanis, whatever their sins.

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Lucia Graves

Casey Makes Last Effort To Save Jobs-Creation Program Set To Expire In Two Weeks

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

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U.S. Senator Bob Casey joined Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter in calling for a one-year extension of a subsidized jobs program, highlighting a lette...

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Senators Block Ambassadors to Azerbaijan and Turkey

Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Harut Sassounian

In a major embarrassment for the Obama Administration, Senators took an unprecedented action last week, blocking the President's ambassadorial nominees for both Azerbaijan and Turkey.

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John Kerry Saves $500,000 By Docking 76-Foot Luxury Yacht Out Of State

Posted 05.25.2011

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BOSTON (AP) -- Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry is docking his family's new $7 million yacht in neighboring Rhode Island, allowing him to avoid paying ro...

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Weekly Mulch: When will America be free from BP?

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Media Consortium

by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger On July 4th, Americans are supposed to celebrate their independence. We may no longer have to worry about a ...

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Communications Act Redux: A Chance for the States to Unite!

Sue Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sue Wilson

In short, the 1996 Telecommunications Act has worn away the very fabric of America. It is time to restore discourse to the America the founding fathers envisioned.

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The Other African Genocide - How the American Right Taught Africa to Hate Gays by Example

David Ambroz | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Ambroz

GLBT people in Africa, with the rare exception of South Africa, do not enjoy the same deepening societal acceptance occurring in the West.

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Responding to Military Sexual Trauma - Still A Long Way to Go

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marcia G. Yerman

May 30th is Military Sexual Trauma Awareness Day. The issue is starting to get more traction in terms of visibility, Congressional hearings, and ackn...

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John Kerry, Swift Boat Supporter Meet To Talk Climate Change

Politico | Kenneth P. Vogel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), looking for help where he can find it to pass his top legislative priority, has extended an olive branch of sorts to the ma...

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Olympia Snowe: The Linchpin Of Obama's Pointless Quest For Bipartisanship

Newsweek | Howard Fineman | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Mount Olympus in Greece there were many gods, but on Mount Olympia in the District of Columbia there is one: Snowe of Maine, daughter of Spartan im...

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John Kerry: Too Bad Sarah Palin Didn't Go Missing

Boston Herald | Posted 05.25.2011

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U.S. Sen. John Kerry must have been channeling his inner Letterman yesterday. The Bay State senator was telling a group of business and civic leaders...

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"Keeping The Faith": Kerry Wants To Produce Iraq Vet Doc

AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Sen. John Kerry has made it in politics. Now he wants to be a movie producer. The Massachusetts Democrat has asked the Senate ethi...

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Kerry Seeks Asylum For Gay Brazilian Wed In Mass.

AP | MELISSA TRUJILLO | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOSTON — Sen. John Kerry has asked the Obama administration to grant asylum to a gay man who was forced to return to Brazil after he married a U...

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A Couple of Million Jobs at Stake

Mitchell Beer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mitchell Beer

Out of 671,000 corporate meetings, only 12,000 -- less than 1.8 percent -- were the kind of incentive programs that drew Sen. Kerry's negative attention.

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