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Jim Moran

Some in Congress Get Smart on Iran

Patrick Disney | Posted 12.17.2009 | World

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
Patrick Disney

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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Jason Linkins

Mike Mukasey's Fort Hood Jokes: Too Soon?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nidal Hasan, Video, Jim Moran, Fort Hood Shooting, Fort Hood, Mike Mukasey, 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 08.29.2009 | Politics

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
Michael Markarian

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 08.01.2009 | Politics

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
Michael Markarian

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 06.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Koran, Geneva Conventions, Geneva Accord, Congressional Democrats, Democratic Congress, Congress, President Obama, Cheney, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, Military, Guantanamo Torture, Guantanamo Bay, Cheney Torture, President Bush, Accountability, Jim Moran, Politics News
Kathleen Wells, J.D.

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 03.21.2009 | Green

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

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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