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Colbert Skateboards With Members Of Congress (VIDEO)

Posted 11.18.2009 | Comedy

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At the end of his "Better Know a District" segment with Congresswoman Jackie Speier of the California 12th, the pair decided to make a YouTube video b...

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Congresswoman Barbara Lee Wants an Exit Strategy out of Afghanistan

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Afghanistan, Democrat, War on Terror, Afghanistan, Pakistan, President Obama, Obama Administration, Congress, Taliban, Jim McGovern, Osama Bin Laden, Afghanistan War, Al Qaeda, Iraq War, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Bush Administration, Congressman Jim McGovern, President Bush, Barbara Lee, Us Troops Afghanistan, Politics News
Kathleen Wells, J.D.

Congresswoman Barbara Lee gained international acclaim for being the only member in Congress who courageously voted against the authorization of the use of force following the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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Cuba United Nations Vote Today: US Should Abstain

Steve Clemons | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Shultz, Susan Rice, Latin America, United Nations, Embargo, Brent Scowcroft, Israel, Cuba, Jim McGovern, Foreign Policy, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Increasing numbers of national security leaders of the likes of Brent Scowcroft and George Shultz have said that the US embargo of Cuba makes no sense and harms American interests.

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Why Joe Biden Should Resign

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.18.2009 | World

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Arianna Huffington

The vice president has long opposed escalating in Afghanistan. So if the president decides to escalate, Biden, for the good of the country, should escalate his willingness to act on his "deep reservations" and resign.

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Recruit a Republican Against the War in Afghanistan

Robert Naiman | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

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Robert Naiman

Might George Will's op-ed encourage more Republicans in Congress to speak up in favor of withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan -- or in opposition to the increase that is now being planned?

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Senator Kennedy's Most Important Vote

Robert Naiman | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Afghanistan War, Afghanistan, Iraq, Afghanistan Withdrawal Timetable, Jim McGovern, Ted Kennedy, Dean Baker, Politics News
Robert Naiman

Only a few have noted what Senator Kennedy himself said was the most important vote he ever cast in the U.S. Senate: his vote against the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

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We Need More Wellstone/Tasini Democrats in the Senate

Robert Naiman | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Honduras Coup, Raul Grijalva, Employee Free Choice Act, Exit Strategy, Honduras, Medicare for All, Afghanistan, Jim McGovern, Jonathan Tasini, Foreign Policy, Politics News
Robert Naiman

If it were up to the House, we wouldn't be talking about dropping the public option for health insurance. Maybe we'd be talking about Medicare for All. That's why we need more progressive fighters in the Senate.

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Rep. Grijalva Urges U.S. Pressure on Coup Regime in Honduras

Robert Naiman | Posted 08.28.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, John Conyers, Raul Grijalva, Jose Serrano, Manuel Zelaya, Obama Administration, Honduras, Jim McGovern, Foreign Policy, World News
Robert Naiman

The Obama Administration still says it is working for President Zelaya's return, but so far it has not responded to the call from Hondurans for increased U.S. pressure on the coup regime.

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We Need a Strategy, Not a Silver Bullet, to Stop the LRA

Sen. Russ Feingold | Posted 08.07.2009 | World

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Sen. Russ Feingold

The Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda has forcibly abducted tens of thousands of children to fill their ranks as soldiers and sex slaves. Until recently, the international community has paid little attention.

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Glass Half Full: House Democratic Caucus Backs McGovern Afghanistan Exit Amendment

Tom Andrews | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: House of Representatives, Congress, Troops, Department of Defense, Chellie Pingree, Afghanistan, Walter Jones, Appropriations, Democrats, Jim McGovern, Barack Obama, Defense Appropriations, Military, Vietnam, Defense Spending, Barbara Lee, Politics News
Tom Andrews

For those concerned the U.S. is becoming mired in a military quagmire in Afghanistan there was good news and bad news on the House floor this afternoon.

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Got a Minute? Congressman McGovern and 80% of Afghans Need You

Tom Andrews | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics

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Tom Andrews

The question is why the leadership on both sides of the political aisle are so set against an amendment that does what the president himself has said is required in this war torn country.

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Take Action: Demand an Exit Strategy in Afghanistan

ZP Heller | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rethink Afghanistan, Jim McGovern, Spending, Exit Strategy, War, Congress, Tom Andrews, David Swanson, Politics News
ZP Heller

As Congress prepares to authorize $550 billion in military spending -- more than Bush ever requested -- Rep. Jim McGovern is proposing a bill that requires an exit strategy.

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House to Vote on Afghanistan "Exit Strategy"

Robert Naiman | Posted 07.25.2009 | World

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Robert Naiman

Military commanders have made statements indicating plans to remain in Afghanistan until 2020. If this is the Pentagon's "exit strategy," we have a right to know that and debate it.

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Congress Needs to Hear From Us Today on Afghanistan

Tom Andrews | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pentagon, Congress, Military, Department of Defense, Afghanistan, Appropriations, Democrats, Jim McGovern, Barack Obama, Politics News
Tom Andrews

This week Congress is set to authorize $550 billion in defense spending and, with it, an additional $130 billion to fight the wars in Iraq and Afghani...

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Will Pelosi Allow a Vote on an Exit Strategy from Afghanistan?

Robert Naiman | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

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Robert Naiman

Who has the greatest power over whether Members of the House will be allowed to vote on the McGovern bill? Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House.

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Congress Should Vote No on War Funding Bill

Tom Andrews | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

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Tom Andrews

After years of working and voting to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Congressional progressives have a chance to do just that.

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Jane Hamsher's Call to Action Against the War/IMF Supplemental

Robert Naiman | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

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Robert Naiman

The White House and the House leadership want progressive Democrats in the House to abandon their constituents, their commitments, and their principles and vote for the War/IMF supplemental. But when progressive Democrats tried to have input into the process earlier, they were locked out by the leadership, on orders from the White House and Treasury.

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Will 34 Democrats Oppose Endless War and Funding the IMF's European Bank Bailout?

Robert Naiman | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

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Robert Naiman

The Administration is combining two sets of policies -- endless war and IMF austerity -- that most progressive Democrats vigorously oppose; and are trying to ram them through by strong-arm tactics.

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

Tom Andrews | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics

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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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Vets Rally Behind McGovern's Bill for an Exit Strategy in Afghanistan

ZP Heller | Posted 06.14.2009 | World

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ZP Heller

McGovern's Bill could give Congress the cajones to exercise some oversight, thereby keeping Obama from repeating the Bush administration's heinous mistakes in Iraq.

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AfPak: Congress Clears Its Throat

Robert Naiman | Posted 06.11.2009 | World

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Robert Naiman

Recent U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan may have killed civilians on a scale unprecedented in Afghanistan since 2001. It's long past time for Congress to speak up.

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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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