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Members of Congress Received Fraudulent Letters Paid for by Coal Companies

Josh Nelson | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Nrdc, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, Ed Markey, Accce, Avaaz, Global Warming, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Climate Change, John Kerry, Chris Carney, Tom Perriello, Sierra Club, Clean Coal, Bonner, Kathy Dahlkemper, Move On, Think Progress, Politics, Green, Green Living, Politics News, Energy Policy, Energy, Green News
Josh Nelson

A burst of developments Monday considerably raised the profile of the latest attempt by polluting industries to thwart environmental legislation through fraudulent mailings to Congress.

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Who'd a Thunk It? Bipartisan Consensus on Foreign Aid

Sheila Herrling | Posted 08.31.2009 | World

Read More: Qddr, National Security Strategy, Usaid, Kerry-Lugar Bill, John Kerry, US Foreign Aid, Usaid-Policy, National Security Council, World News
Sheila Herrling

Amidst of a month of partisan battles on Capitol Hill, a bill was introduced this week that rose above party lines in a major step towards strengthening and reforming US foreign aid policy.

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Franken Gives Millionaire Swift Boat Ads Funder A Piece Of His Mind

Politico | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Kerry, T. Boone Pickens, Senate Democrats, Swift Boat, Al Franken, Politics News

Five years after he put his money behind the Swift Boat ads that helped tanked John Kerry's presidential campaign, Senate Democrats gave T. Boone Pick...

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Who Lost the Earth?

John Kerry | Posted 08.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Clean Energy, Climate Change, Foreign Affairs, China, John Kerry, Copenhagen 2009, Climate, Climate Crisis, Copenhagen, Green News
John Kerry

192 nations will gather this December to hammer out a new global climate treaty. Two will set the tone. Can America and China forge a partnership that will prevent a climate catastrophe?

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Pushing South Asia Toward the Brink

Zia Mian | Posted 08.28.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Administration, Kerry-Lugar Bill, South Asia, Senator Dick Lugar, John Kerry, Pakistan, World News
Zia Mian

U.S. support for India, which centers on making money, selling weapons, and turning a blind eye to the country's nuclear weapons, is fatally at odds with U.S. policy and concerns about Pakistan.

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John Kerry Teams With Discovery Channel To Protect Sharks

boston.com | Posted by Foon Rhee, Deputy National Political Editor | Posted 08.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Discovery Channel, Discovery Channel Shark Week, John Kerry, Animals, Shark-Finning, John Kerry Sharks, Green News

Senator John F. Kerry's office announced today that he's joining forces with the Discovery Channel to help end the illegal practice of shark finning....

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The Rabid Right

Josh Dorner | Posted 08.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Tea Baggers, Rush Limbaugh, John Kerry, Barabara Boxer, Sarah Palin, Oil, Twitter, Clean Energy, Glenn Beck, Tea Party, Drill Baby Drill, Coal, Nuclear Power, Big Oil, Dick Cheney, Green News
Josh Dorner

Luckily for Palin, "drill, baby, drill" only takes up 18 characters, leaving a full 122 more to pay homage to Big Oil, dirty coal, and the nukes that she loves so much.

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Kerry And Boxer Challenge Palin To Debate

The Washington Post | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Kerry, Sarah Palin, Barbara Boxer, Boxer Kerry Palin Debate, Palin Resignation, He American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Energy Legislation, Cap, Center for American Progress, Politics News

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August May Be "Swift Boat" Health Care Month

Jackson Williams | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: T. Boone Pickens, President Obama, Jim DeMint Waterloo, Harold Simmons, John Kerry, Health Care Reform, Bob Perry, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, Barack Obama, George Bush, Politics News
Jackson Williams

A "Swift Boat" type effort could well be nigh as the dog days of summer settle in. We saw what happened in August 2004, as John Kerry took time off to gear up for the presidential campaign.

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Jeff Muskus

Obama Calls Into Health Care Negotiations

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senate Finance Committee, John Kerry, Health Care Reform, Coalition of the Willing, Max Baucus, Tom Barthold, Kent Conrad, Health Care, Health Reform, Barack Obama, Politics News

The phone rang toward the end of Max Baucus' meeting Tuesday night: It was President Obama. Obama has been pushing for a health care bill before Cong...

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Obama Should Provide Financial Options to CIT Customers

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: 27 Million, Abuse, Bankruptcy, Election Day, Lloyd Chapman, Obama, Loopholes, Fraud, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Financial Crisis, A Lack of Oversight, Gdp, Al Gore, American Small Business League, Cit, Politics News
Lloyd Chapman

Obama should take a closer look at his administration's policies involving CIT and the over 40 million voters that could be impacted by those decisions. 2012 will be here before you know it.

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Green News Report - July 16, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 08.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Cap and Trade, Green Jobs, Public Lands, John Kerry, Mining, Swine Flu, Sarah Palin, Green News, Royalties, Climate Change, Green News Report, Pollution, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Is this the end of the 'free ride' for mining companies?

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The Nation's Energy Expert Speaks Out on Climate...Not

Bill Chameides | Posted 08.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, John Kerry, Cap and Trade, Climate Change, Sarah Palin, Greenhouse Gases, Carbon Dioxide, Permafrost, Alaska, Global Warming, Green News
Bill Chameides

It blows my mind that someone could write a critique of a bill designed to address climate change and never once mention the word "climate."

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What Gov. Palin Forgot

John Kerry | Posted 08.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Change, Energy Reform, John Kerry, Sarah Palin, Washington Post, Green News
John Kerry

The global climate change crisis threatens our economy and our national security in profound ways. Governor Palin need look no further than the view from her front porch in Alaska to see how destructive this crisis can be.

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Strong Federal Law Brings the Hammer Down on Dogfighters

Michael Markarian | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Kerry, John Ensign, Congress, Betty Sutton, Patrick Leahy, Earl Blumenauer, Elton Gallegly, Dogfighting, Maria Cantwell, Roscoe Bartlett, Animals, John Conyers, Politics News
Michael Markarian

The flagrant disregard that dogfighters routinely show for society's norms was replaced by the snap of handcuffs and the slap of 30 or so arrest warrants.

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John Kerry Vows To Take "Hard Look" At Afghanistan

GlobalPost | Posted 08.09.2009 | World

Read More: Globalpost, Afghan War, John Kerry Interview, John Kerry, John Kerry Afghanistan, War Wire, Afghanistan, Kerry Afghanistan, World News

WASHINGTON -- Sen. John F. Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says he will hold far-ranging oversight hearings on the U.S. inv...

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New DOMA Lawsuit is the Most Exciting Yet

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Marriage, Gay Rights, John Kerry, Equal Rights, Equal Protection, State's Rights, Full-Faith-and-Credit-Clause, Glad, Doma, Gill Et Al, Defense of Marriage Act, Gay Marriage, U.S. Supreme Court, Martha Coakley, Smelt, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

A suit filed yesterday in Massachusetts is a smart, novel attack on a law that is clearly unconstitutional, but also has the support of a waning, yet significant portion of the U.S. population.

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Will The Senate Pass The Climate Bill, Then Reject A Global Treaty?

treehugger.com | Posted 08.02.2009 | Green

Read More: John Kerry, Senate, Global Treaty, Climate Bill, Democrats, Republicans, Green News

Senator John Kerry says that unfortunately, that's a distinct possibility....

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Cast Couture: Politicos Who Persevere In Crutches, Casts, And Slings (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 08.02.2009 | Style

Read More: Bill Clinton, Injure Injuries, Cast, Anders Fogh Rasmussen Cast, Slideshow, Gwen Ifill, Politicians, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sonia Sotomayor Cast, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, John Kerry Crutches, Lisa Murkowski, Crutches, Lisa Murkowski Cast, Bill Clinton Crutches, Style, Gwen Ifill Crutches, Scooter Libby Cast, John Kerry, Sonia Sotomayor, Margaret Thatcher, Hillary Clinton Cast, Margaret Thatcher Cast, Sling, Hillary Clinton, Arnold Schwarzenegger Crutches, Scooter Libby, Style News

When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton broke her elbow outside the White House on June 18th, her injury put her in good company: Supreme Court Justic...

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A "Penultimate Step" in the Fight to End the HIV Travel Ban

Steve Ralls | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Department of Health and Human Services, Rachel Tiven, Andrew Sullivan, John Kerry, President Obama, HIV Travel Ban, Immigration Equality, Barbara Lee, Politics News
Steve Ralls

The Department of Health and Human Services has issued regulations that would end the United States' decades-old HIV travel and immigration ban.

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Want the Public Option as Much as I Do? Then Get Mad

Bryan Young | Posted 07.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Kerry, Kathleen Sebelius, Public Option, Howard Beale, Orrin Hatch, Healthcare Reform, Single Payer, Health Care Reform Debate, Single Payer Health Care, Healthcare, Obama Public Option, Politics News
Bryan Young

I don't trust private industry with my health.

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Palin To Kerry: "Why The Long Face?" (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Kerry, Kerry Palin, Sarah Palin, John Kerry Sarah Palin, Kerry Palin Long Face, Palin Troops Kosovo, Politics News

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin took a shot at John Kerry when speaking to troops in Kosovo. The Massachusetts Democrat had joked that he wished Palin had g...

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John Kerry: Too Bad Sarah Palin Didn't Go Missing

Boston Herald | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Sanford Disappearance, John Kerry, Sen. John Kerry, Mark Sanford, Sarah Palin, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Politics News

U.S. Sen. John Kerry must have been channeling his inner Letterman yesterday. The Bay State senator was telling a group of business and civic leaders...

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Ryan Grim

Kerry Pushes For Public Option Trigger In Closed-Door Meeting

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Kerry Public Option, John Kerry, Public Option Trigger, Health Care Trigger, Public Option, Kerry Public Health Care, Politics News

In a closed-door meeting of Senate Finance Committee Democratic members and their staff Wednesday evening, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) suggested that if...

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CNN Praises a Dictator

Sanjeev Bery | Posted 07.24.2009 | Media

Read More: Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Kerry, Media, Sanjeev Bery, Ayatollah Khomeini, Iran Election, Khomeini, Bery, Media News, Shah of Iran, Mossadeq, Mohammad Mossadegh, Shah, Iran, Savak, Cnn, cnn.com, Iranian Democracy, John Kerry, Mossadegh, Cia, Operation Ajax, Media Bias, Media News
Sanjeev Bery

Somehow, CNN.com is bestowing positive coverage upon the Shah and his son without once acknowledging the repressive practices of the Shah's regime.

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