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David Obey

NoEscalation.org: Can the Peace Movement Reach President Obama?

Robert Naiman | Posted 10.25.2009 | World

Read More: John Murtha, Barnett Rubin, Rahm Emanuel, President Barack Obama, Afghanistan Escalation, Congress, Joe Biden, David Obey, Afghanistan War, World News
Robert Naiman

Congress fights over whether we can "afford" to provide every American with quality health care, but every health care reform proposal on the table will likely cost less than McChrystal's endless war.

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Alan Grayson On Afghanistan: "Just Leave People Alone"

Howie Klein | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Alan Grayson, Afghanistan, David Obey, Inside DC, Politics News
Howie Klein

Between 1969 and 1972 I spent over half a year in Afghanistan. It was like being in the 11th Century. And I noticed immediately that the people there don't recognize a country called "Afghanistan."

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We Owe It to Our Troops to Bring Hardnosed Realism to Whatever We Ask Them to Do

Rep. David R. Obey | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Afghanistan Troop Increase, Troops, David Obey, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Rep. David R. Obey

I believe we need to more narrowly focus our efforts in Afghanistan and have a much more achievable and targeted policy, or we risk repeating the mistakes of Vietnam and the Russians in Afghanistan.

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Abstinence Education DisObeyed

Reproductive Justice | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Comprehensive Sexuality Education, Abstinence, Abstinence Education, Abstinence Only Education, Abstinence Only, David Obey, House Appropriations Committe, Politics News
Reproductive Justice

The strongest player in the political poker games surrounding sex education is David R. Obey, House Appropriations Committee Chair.

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Feingold Pessimistic That Health Care Reform Bill Will Pass This Year

Roll Call | David M. Drucker | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Russ Feingold, Congress, Healthcare Reform, David Obey, Politics News

Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) predicted last week that Congress would fail to approve a health care reform bill this year, according to the Lakeland Tim...

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Jeff Muskus

House Chairs Push Back Against Obama Signing Statements

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Signing Statements, House Democrats, Obey Frank, Obey, David Obey, Barney Frank, Transparency, Politics News

House Democrats issued a warning to President Obama on Tuesday: Cool it with the signing statements. Rep. Barney Frank, chairman of the Financial Ser...

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Congress Set to End Needle Exchange Funding Ban

Jirair Ratevosian | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Congress, Human Rights, Hiv, Needle Exchange, Physicians for Human Rights, HIV Prevention, Harm Reduction, David Obey, Politics News
Jirair Ratevosian

Lifting the 20-year ban on federal funding of needle exchange provides greater options for states and local jurisdictions that require new and effective tools to prevent the spread of HIV.

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What if Congress Says "Know" to Abstinence-Only Funding

Reproductive Justice | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: National Abstinence Education Association, Abstinence Education, Abstinence Only, David Obey, Crisis Pregnancy Center, Title X, House Appropriations Committe, Politics News
Reproductive Justice

After thirteen years and more than a billion dollars, the budget axe is raised over abstinence-until-marriage programs.

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A Crisis of Deception: Crisis Pregnancy Centers, A Special Report

Reproductive Justice | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Cdc, Abstinence Only, Cpc, Abstinence Education, Contraception, Breast Cancer, David Obey, Crisis Pregnancy Center, Naea, Politics News
Reproductive Justice

A government report found that not only do abstinence-only education programs fail to delay the onset of sexual activity, its students are more likely to think condoms don't help prevent STI's.

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David Obey, Maxine Waters Fight On The Floor Of The House Over Earmark

The Hill | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obey Waters Physical Altercation, Obey Waters Fight, Maxine Waters, Waters Obey Fight, Obey Waters Verbal Altercation, David Obey, Politics News

Two Democrats got into a verbal altercation -- and according to one a physical one -- on the floor of the House on Thursday night over an appropriatio...

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Sam Stein

Another Democrat Says CIA Records On Briefings Were Not Accurate

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obey Letter, Nancy Pelosi, Bob Graham Cia, David Obey Pelosi, Cia Records, Waterboarding, Letter Cia, Cia Briefings, David Obey, Transparency, Politics News

Yet another Democrat in Congress is alleging that the CIA included incorrect information in its records about past congressional briefings on interro...

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Time to Stand Up as Congress Stands Down with War Funding Bill

Tom Andrews | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: House of Representatives, White House, Congress, President Obama, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, Democrats, Democratic Party, Jim McGovern, Republican Party, David Obey, Barack Obama, Torture, Republicans, Iraq, Politics News
Tom Andrews

How is it that, after winning the White House and strong Congressional majorities in 2008, Democrats are still playing defense when it comes to national security?

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House Appropriations Committee Moves Against Iraq Mission Creep

Tom Andrews | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Sam Farr, Ray Odierno, Appropriations, Tom Ricks, Camp Lejeune, Iraq, Status of Forces Agreement, David Obey, Barack Obama, Politics News
Tom Andrews

The Farr amendment not only affirms Congressional support, but positions Congress to keep a close eye out for evidence of mission creep.

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Ryan Grim

Pelosi, Obey Emphasize Agreement With Obama On Gitmo

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nancy Pelosi, Guantanamo Bay, Obama Gitmo, Gitmo Detainees, David Obey, Gitmo, Politics News

President Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and appropriations committee chair David Obey (D-Wisc.) are in full agreement regarding the clo...

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Congressman Dave Obey: Chief Architect of Plan for America's Recovery

Gov. Jim Doyle | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wisconsin, Economic Recovery, Economic Recovery Plan, David Obey, Jim Doyle, Obama Economic Recovery Plan, Politics News
Gov. Jim Doyle

Congressman Obey led the effort in Washington to shape the plan. We now have a Recovery and Reinvestment Act that lets states be partners in moving this country forward.

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Obey: U.S. Falling Into "Massive, Massive Hole"

Politico | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Transition, Obama Stimulus Package, David Obey, Politics News

As Democrats move closer to taking command in Washington, there is growing alarm and anger in the party over the economy Barack Obama will inherit and...

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