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Maxine Waters

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

The Hill | Posted 06.25.2009 | 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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Jane Hamsher's Call to Action Against the War/IMF Supplemental

Robert Naiman | Posted 06.12.2009 | World

Read More: Maxine Waters, Firedoglake, Jan Schakowsky, International Monetary Fund, Rahm Emmanuel, War, IMF Bailout, Keith Ellison, Imf, Afghanistan, Timothy Geithner, Congress, Jim McGovern, Jane Hamsher, War Supplemental, World News
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 06.05.2009 | World

Read More: Maxine Waters, Congress, International Monetary Fund, New York Times, Washington Post, Jim McGovern, Afghanistan War, Foreign Policy, War Supplemental, World News
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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Congresswoman Maxine Waters Gives President Obama An "A"

Kathleen Wells | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Maxine Waters, Congress Stimulus, Foreclosure Crisis, Democratic Congress, President Obama, Freddie Mac, 100 Days, Fannie Mae, Congress, Neighborhood Stabilization Program, Obama First 100 Days, Loan Modificattions, First 100 Days, Home Foreclosures, Politics News
Kathleen Wells

He inherited a horrible situation with this economic crisis, but he has not flinched. And his confidence inspires us and helps to generate confidence because we see him carrying on.

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Cost of War in Afghanistan: Over $172 Billion and Counting

ZP Heller | Posted 05.06.2009 | World

Read More: Barbara Lee, Maxine Waters, Brave New Foundation, Pakistan, Supplemental, Lynn Woolsey, Cost of Afghanistan War, Rethink Afghanistan, Barack Obama, World News
ZP Heller

When you factor in the projected costs of long-term military occupation, interest, and veterans' benefits, we're talking about a war that will cost close to $1 trillion.

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Obama Narrows Afghan Goals - And Leaves Them Wide

Robert Naiman | Posted 03.27.2009 | World

Read More: Lynn Woolsey, Taliban, Afghanistan, Maxine Waters, Congress, Barack Obama, Barbara Lee, Foreign Policy, Al Qaeda, World News
Robert Naiman

A progressive Congressional staffer once told me: "The first rule of Congress is - if you have the opportunity to vote both ways on the same issue, do...

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Arthur Delaney

Maxine Waters Grills Geithner On Goldman Sachs (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Timothy Geithner, Maxine Waters, Politics News

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) grilled Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday about the role of investment bank Goldman Sachs in various govern...

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Dem Rep. Waters Blasts Obama Admin: "They've Got Some Explaining To Do"

The Plum Line | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Treasury Department, U.S. Treasury, Maxine Waters, Maxine Waters Obama, Chris Dodd, Barack Obama, Politics News

A Democratic member of Congress today launched a blistering attack on President Obama and the Treasury Department over the AIG mess, becoming the firs...

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Maxine Waters Defends Role In Bank Aid

AP | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Maxine Waters, Maxine Waters Minority Banks, Maxine Waters Bank Aid, Politics News

LOS ANGELES — Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., is defended her role assisting minority-owned banks in the midst of the nation's financial meltdown ...

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My Advocacy On Behalf of Minority and Community Banks

Rep. Maxine Waters | Posted 03.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: National Banker Association, Maxine Waters, Treasury Secretary, Treasury OneUnited, Politics News
Rep. Maxine Waters

Despite my public and consistent advocacy, news reports suggest that somehow I have acted improperly in advocating on behalf of minority banks. Let me set the record straight.

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White Collar War Criminals, Drop Me a Line

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 03.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: War Crimes, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, White Collar Crime, Jon Stewart, Spin, New York Times, Ponzi Scheme, Maxine Waters, Bernard Madoff, Mad Money, Hitler, Wall Street Journal, Orthodox Judaism, Great Depression, Jim Cramer, Politics News
Michael B. Laskoff

These are naughty days for America, and not just because we are hell bent to prove that we can go deeper and longer that the Great Depression. We also...

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Maxine Waters' OneUnited Conflict: Had Ties To Bank Tried To Help

New York Times | ERIC LIPTON and JIM RUTENBERG | Posted 03.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Oneunited, Maxine Waters Oneunited, Maxine Waters California, Maxine Waters, Maxine Waters Conflict of Interest, Oneunited Maxine Waters, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Top federal regulators say they were taken aback when they learned that a California congresswoman who helped set up a meeting with bank...

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Antiwar Rep. Waters to pressure Obama on Afghanistan

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Afghanistan, Bill Maher, Progressive Caucus, Washington Times, Antiwar Movement, Hbo, Bellantoni, Ron Paul, President Obama, President Obama Administration, Real Time With Bill Maher, Maxine Waters, War on Drugs, Politics News
Christina Bellantoni

First published at WashingtonTimes.com It's not very often news breaks on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, but the season premiere Friday night did j...

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Kucinich Leads Trend for Even Handed Foreign Policy

Michael Carmichael | Posted 01.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barbara Lee, Neil Abercrombie, Sam Farr, George MItchell, James McDermott, Ron Paul, Walter Jones, Fortney Stark, Keith Ellison, Todd Tiahrt, John Dingell, Frederick Boucher, William Delahunt, John Oliver, Henry Johnson, Dennis Kucinich, Brian Baird, Council for the National Interest, Robert Berry, Donna Edwards, Gwen Moore, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Paul Ronald, Nick Rahall, Raul Grijalva, Donald Payne, Lynn Woolsey, Earl Blumenauer, Loretta Sanchez, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Betty McCollum, John Shadegg, Samuel Graves, Victor Snyder, Barack Obama, James Moran, Carolyn Kilpatrick, Hilda Solis, Maurice Hinchey, Steve Kagan, Peter DeFazio, Kay Granger, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Maxine Waters, Diane Watson, Jeb Hensarling, Henry Brown, George Miller, Israel Gaza Operation, Elton Gallegly, Politics News
Michael Carmichael

According to astute observers -- there is a new trend in Congress in favor of a more even-handed approach to foreign policy. The bipartisan group, Co...

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Feminists Are the Majority

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 08.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Maxine Waters, Michelle Obama, Women's Issues, Women Delegates, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Roe v. Wade, Ellen R. Malcolm, Eleanor Smeal, Women and Politics, Sen. Joe Biden, Dnc, Swanee Hunt, Carolyn Maloney, Jackie Speier, Politics News
Marcia G. Yerman

According to CNN over half the delegates to the DNC are women. Here are some of the events created for women for the Convention.

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Why Are U.S. Taxpayers Funding Reconstruction While Iraq Reaps Oil Profits?

Rep. Maxine Waters | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Oil Profits, Iraq Reconstruction, Iraq War, Maxine Waters, Iraq, Out of Iraq Caucus, Politics News
Rep. Maxine Waters

An American military occupation has not created meaningful political progress, and the Government of Iraq has allowed U.S. taxpayers to foot the bill for rebuilding Iraq.

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Attorney General Mukasey Must Act To Address Police Brutality

Paul Peete | Posted 07.30.2008 | Home

Read More: Brian Ragan, Maxine Waters, Kevin Wicks, Jacqueline Seabrooks, Ruben Walton Ortega, Michael Byoune, Attorney General Mukasey, Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown, Baron “Scooter” Pikes, Police Shootings, Police, Police Abuse, Civil Rights, Home News
Paul Peete

America can no longer afford to wait for an Attorney General to be selected by the next president to address the breakdown in control over the nation's police departments' use of force policies.

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He Should Offer Her Nothing

Joe Lauria | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Maxine Waters, Rendell, Obama, Clinton, Charlie Rangel, Corzine, Politics News
Joe Lauria

Tonight it looks like she has an army. But how long will it stay together when she has no more primary campaigns to run, no more rousing speeches to make?

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A Warning to Our Superdelegates

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mark Udall, Corruption, Al Gore, House of Representatives, Ben Cardin, Martin O'Malley, Emanuel Cleaver II, Tammy Baldwin, Maria Cantwell, John Lewis, Barney Frank, Oregon, Colorado, Missouri, Gregory Meeks, Eliot Spitzer, Niki Tsongas, Lois Capps, Pete Stark, New Mexico, New Jersey, Dennis Kucinich, Doris Matsui, Nancy Pelosi, John Edwards, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, North Carolina, Daniel Inouye, African-American Issues, Alcee Hastings, Ed Towns, Daniel Akaka, Edward Markey, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Massachusetts, Congress, Joe Biden, Kendrick Meek, Democratic National Committee, Frank Lautenberg, Ted Kulongoski, John Baldacci, Geraldine Ferraro, Maxine Waters, Jim McDermott, Sheila Jackson Lee, Susan Davis, Hilda Solis, Davide Paterson, Michigan, Jimmy Carter, Brad Sherman, Hillary Clinton, Mazie Hirono, Dnc, Jim Clyburn, Senate, Hawaii, Barbara Boxer, Sam Farr, Sherrod Brown, Jesse Helms, New York State, Maryland, Washington, Tom Harkin, Mel Watt, Tom Allen, Howard Berman, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Laura Richardson, Yvette Clarke, California, Democratic Primary, Maurice Hinchey, Nydia Velazquez, Maine, Superdelegates, Lynn Woolsey, Norm Dicks, Mike Honda, Rhode Island, New York Governor, Diane DeGette, Ron Wyden, John Tierney, Florida, Donald Payne, Patty Murray, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Jose Serrano, Corrine Brown, Loretta Sanchez, Texas, Henry Waxman, 2008 Election, Bill Richardson, New York City, Bob Filner, Carolyn Maloney, Iraq War, Jon Corzine, Tom Udall, Sheldon Whitehouse, Governors, Wisconsin, Jerry Nadler, Iowa, Georgia, Diane Watson, Louise Slaughter, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

It is increasingly unseemly for superdelegates to stand by as the Clinton campaign resorts to techniques that would have made Jesse Helms blush 20 years ago.

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One Last Test For The Democrats

John Bruhns | Posted 02.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lynn Woolsey, Barbara Lee, Maxine Waters, Harry Reid, Iraq, Iraq Funding, Nancy Pelosi, Politics News
John Bruhns

When the new Iraq funding bill hits the floor each member of Congress will have a final opportunity to vote their conscience and show their constituency where they stand on the war in Iraq.

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Bill: Hillary Would Be Good for Economy

AP | ANGELA DELLI SANTI | Posted 01.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Presidential Candidate, Democratic Primary, Hillary Clinton, Maxine Waters, Endorsements, Hillary Clinton Endorsements, 2008 Election, Maxine Waters Hillary Clinton, Politics News

BLACKWOOD, N.J. — Former President Clinton said his wife would strengthen the nation's middle class as he did, and that she would be his favorit...

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Obama and the Grumpy Old Men

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Hispanics, Hawaii, Barbara Lee, Latinos, African-Americans, Atlanta, Chicago, Civil Rights, John Lewis, George W. Bush, Iraq, Echo Boom, Nevada, Latino Voters, Katrina, Bet, Democratic Primary, Illinois, Latino Issues, Bill Clinton, John Conyers, Baby Boomers, Older Voters, Charles Rangel, Andrew Young, Congressional Black Caucus, Gen Y, Attorney General, Jesse Jackson, Black Issues, Robert Johnson, Wellesley, Democrats, Barack Obama, New York, Young Voters, Maxine Waters, Cnn, Pollster, Martin Luther King, Iowa, South Carolina, Georgia, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Barry Goldwater, 1970s, Jim Clyburn, Senate, White Voters, Sidney Poitier, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

Younger black activists and elected officials are unlikely to feel any loyalty to the Clintons, are engaged by a post-baby-boom candidate and feel more in sync with Obama on the issues.

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Maxine & Ted -- Don't Call Us If You Call Us Terrorists!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 12.19.2007 | Politics

Read More: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, Homegrown Terrorists, Maxine Waters, Jane Harman, War on Terror, Timothy McVeigh, Ted Kennedy, Politics News
Linda Milazzo

A Congress that ignores the will of its people creates laws to redefine them. Homegrown activists become homegrown terrorists.

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Augustus Hawkins - A Marvelous Statesman Passes On

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 12.10.2007 | Politics

Read More: Augustus Hawkins, California, Marian Wright Edelman, Child Watch, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, New Deal, Full Employment Bill, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Fdr, Maxine Waters, Title VII, Humphrey Hawkins Bill, Politics News
Marian Wright Edelman

Reserved and unassuming, Augustus Hawkins was a passionate and committed fighter for the expansion of social and economic opportunities for all Americans.

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Support HR 333 - Impeach Cheney!

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.06.2007 | Politics

Read More: Barbara Lee, Maxine Waters, Diane Feinstein, Jan Schakowsky, William Lacy Clay, Hank Johnson, Dennis Kucinich, Michael Mukasey, Lynn Woolsey, Keith Ellison, Chuck Schumer, Albert Wynn, Dick Cheney, Impeach, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

If we allow Bush and Cheney to succeed in permanently altering the balance of powers between the branches of government, the Constitution will become a dead letter. Support HR 333 to impeach Cheney.

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