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Slippery Slope: Three Members Of Congress Hosting Ski-Trip Fundraisers This Weekend

Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 01.04.2010 | Politics

Read More: Vail-Colorado, Diane-Degette, Ed Whitfield, Bob Bennett, Diana DeGette, Park City-Utah, Lobbyblog, Fundraising, Skiing, Politics News

The upcoming weekend will be a big one for ski trip fundraisers. According to invitations received by the nonpartisan Sunlight Foundation, three legis...

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Helping Vets, Pets, and Primates

Michael Markarian | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Military, Pets, National Defense Authorization Act, Primates, Al Franken, Ed Whitfield, Service Dogs, Robert Byrd, Johnny Isakson, Animal Research, Ron Klein, Animals, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Defense Appropriations, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Congress took two steps in recent days on animal issues, as part of its larger bills related to the Department of Defense and military spending.

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Healing Heroes and Helping Hounds

Michael Markarian | Posted 08.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Wounded Warrior, Military, Al Franken, Shelter Dogs, Guide Dogs, Service Dogs, Ed Whitfield, Ron Klein, Animals, Dogs, Disabled Veterans, Veterans, Tamar Geller, Green News
Michael Markarian

Operation Heroes and Hounds is a way to support the men and women who served our country, and give a second chance to the animals who ended up in shelters through no fault of their own.

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Obstructionist Lawmakers Harm Animals and the Economy

Michael Markarian | Posted 08.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Thad McCotter, Raul Grijalva, Nick Rahall, John Campbell, Tax Dollars, John Boehner, Wild Mustangs, Dan Burton, Wild Horses, Ed Whitfield, Virginia Foxx, Fiscal Responsibility, Elton Gallegly, Steve King, Politics News
Michael Markarian

If they were truly concerned about the economy, self-described fiscal conservatives like Boehner, Bishop, and King should have been the first to line up today in support of the mustang legislation.

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Putting a Stop to Pay-Per-View and Pay-to-Kill Hunting

Michael Markarian | Posted 07.05.2009 | Green

Read More: u.s. Sportsmen's Alliance, Safari Club, National Rifle Association, Steve Cohen, Hunting, Internet Hunting, Ed Whitfield, Canned Hunting, Brad Sherman, Animals, Wildlife, Green News
Michael Markarian

The Sportsmanship in Hunting Act would ban the remote shooting of live animals over the Internet and the trophy shooting of exotic mammals held captive inside fenced enclosures.

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Is Your Representative Opposing Escalation in Afghanistan?

Norman Solomon | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Conyers, Neil Abercrombie, Pakistan, Ron Paul, War, Michael Honda, Walter Jones, Jim McGovern, Barack Obama, Bob Filner, Roscoe Bartlett, Escalation, Howard Coble, Marcy Kaptur, Dennis Kucinich, Ed Whitfield, Afghanistan, John Duncan, Steve Kagen, Politics News
Norman Solomon

Last week, some members of Congress sent President Obama a letter that urged him to "reconsider" his order deploying 17,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan. But the list of signers was awfully short.

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