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Progressive Groups Turn Sights On Rahm Over Health Care (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Debate, Rahm Public Option, Democracy for America, Pccc, Rahm Emanuel, Rahm Health Care, Progressive Groups Rahm, Rahm Ire, Video, Emanuel, Adam Green, Politics News

In the latest salvo in an increasingly bitter health care reform debate, progressive groups are targeting White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, acc...

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Nebraska Voters Favor Public Option, Want Ben Nelson To Back It

Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Public Option Polls, Public Option, Public Option Polling, Democracy for America, Filibuster, Omaha, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Poll, Public Option Statistics, Insurance Industry, Nelson, Lincoln, Research 2000, Rachel Maddow, Health Insurance, Sen. Nelson, Nebraska, Ben Nelson, Health Care, Politics News

If Ben Nelson decides to filibuster a Democratic health care bill that includes a public insurance option, he should expect to lose support among Nebr...

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Grassroots Pressure Works

Adam Green | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pccc, Grassroots Pressure, Moveon, Democracy for America, Blue America, Credo, Fdl, Politics News
Adam Green

The fight for health care reform is not over. But Friday's New York Times had some encouraging news for activists. Grassroots pressure is working, and we will continue to keep the pressure on.

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An Alternative to the Public Option I Could Live With

Mike Lux | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Darcy Burner, Health Insurance Rate Regulation, Howie Klein, Bob Creamer, Public Option, David Atkins, 2009 Obama Administration, Dante Atkins, Blue Dogs, Democracy for America, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Jane Hamsher, Politics News
Mike Lux

I want health care form like a drink of cold water in the desert. But without either a public option or strong rate regulation, health care reform is a nightmare for the public and the federal budget.

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Sam Stein

Dean Declines Offer To Appear On Dobbs' Radio Show

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.13.2009 | Media

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Days after calling Howard Dean as a "bloodsucking leftist" who could only be stopped with "a stake through his heart," CNN host Lou Dobbs reached out ...

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Ben Nelson Responds (Lamely) to Progressives With New TV Ad (VIDEO)

Adam Green | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ben Nelson, Democracy for America, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Politics News
Adam Green

Airing statewide ads is a highly unusual move for someone not up for re-election until 2012. Hopefully for him, he didn't spend too much money on it.

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Progressive Groups, Supporters, Go After Baucus In New Ad Buy

Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Baucus Ad Campaign, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Baucus Public Option, Max Baucus, Baucus Ad Buy, Progressive Change Campaign Committee Baucus Ad, Democracy for America, Politics News

Progressive groups are launching a new round of advertising against Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, (D-Mont.), in an effort to persuade ...

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Norm Coleman Raises $140,000 for Progressives -- Time for a Knock-Out Punch?

Adam Green | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Minnesota, Democracy for America, Pccc, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Dfa, Norm Coleman, Al Franken, Normdollar, Recommended, Politics News
Adam Green

Either we lay the pressure on thick now and get Coleman to concede when the next ruling comes, or he appeals again -- keeping Al Franken out of the Senate for potentially months more.

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Sam Stein

Exclusive: Dean Talks About Not Getting HHS And Post-DNC Plans

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.01.2009 | Politics

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Having been bypassed for a cabinet post after leaving the DNC, former Gov. Howard Dean has chosen to pursue a multi-faceted career in health care advo...

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In the Battle for a Progressive Congress

Norman Solomon | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dana Rohrabacher, House of Representatives, Progressive Democrats of America, Take Back Red California, Democracy for America, Single-Payer Healthcare, Congress, Republicans, Dan Lungren, Democrats, Bill Durston, Rothenberg Political Report, Politics News
Norman Solomon

Moving a progressive agenda on Capitol Hill will require more than defeating Republicans. It will require electing strong progressives like Bill Durston.

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Struggling to Avoid a Neck Injury in the Whiplash of Democracy

Michealene Cristini Risley | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

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Michealene Cristini Risley

All of us know what a lie is, and hopefully we believe it is wrong. So why when politicians and elected officials lie or tell half-truths it is acceptable to voters?

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Why is the Corporate Press Censoring Attempts to Discuss McCain's Health Records?

ZP Heller | Posted 10.30.2008 | Media

Read More: The Real Mccain, Democracy for America, Barack Obama, Brave New PAC, Robert Greenwald, James H. Dean, Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, Doctors, Health Records, 2008 Election, John McCain, Megyn Kelly, Media News
ZP Heller

So far, the possibility of having a frank discussion about McCain's health records has been hampered by attacks from the right and corporate media censorship.

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Why We're Carrying the Brave New PAC Ad About McCain's Health

Cenk Uygur | Posted 10.29.2008 | Media

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Cenk Uygur

Starting Monday, The Young Turks will be carrying the ad that Brave New PAC and Democracy for America have put together on John McCain's health record...

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MSNBC Pulls Outside Group's McCain Cancer Ad After O'Reilly Complaint

Huffington Post | Posted 10.27.2008 | Media

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Talking Points Memo's Greg Sargent reports that MSNBC will no longer air the independent group ad highlighting John McCain's cancer history and questi...

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What is "Democracy for America?"

Bill Marovitz | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: 527 Ads, Brave New PAC, The Real Mccain, Phillip Butler, New Mccain Pow Ad, McCain POW, Democracy for America, Mccain Pow Card, Barack Obama, Politics News
Bill Marovitz

The Brave New Pac ad takes all the attention off the truly important issues and focuses attention on McCain's war record.

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A Million Doors for Peace

Jim Dean | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jim Dean, Iraq, Democracy for America, Million Doors for Peace, Anti-War Effort, Politics News
Jim Dean

Million Doors for Peace is unlike any anti-war effort that has come before, but it's a tragedy it's even necessary.

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