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Chemical Plant Security Bill Passes. Entire GOP votes "NO!!!"

Chris Savage | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Chemical Industry, Gop, Chamber of Commerce, Republicans, The Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009, H.R. 2868, Politics News
Chris Savage

The GOP speechify endlessly about the threat of global terrorism, but when it comes to actually taking measures to do that, well, don't ask Big Business to spend their money on it.

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Too Poor to Get the Groceries Home?

Valerie Tarico | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Reciprocity, Seattle Referendum 1, Grocery Bag Fee, Plastics, Reusable Grocery Bags, Seattle-Washington, Grocery Stores, Working-Poor, Chemical-Industry, Grocery Shopping, Helping the Poor, Green-Grocery-Bags, Politics News
Valerie Tarico

It's time to stop the utter condescension that says harried poor people can't learn new tricks too or be expected to inconvenience themselves for the common good.

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Latest Sell-Out: Dems Moving to Gut Chemical Security Bill, Risking Millions of Lives

Art Levine | Posted 09.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Chemical Security, Labor, Greenpeace, Chemical Industry, Unions, Chemical Plants, Terrorism, Homeland Security, Bill Maher, Green News
Art Levine

Democrats have apparently been cowed by intensive industry lobbying and Republican legislators' talking-points at recent hearings denouncing the new bill as a jobs-killer.

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