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An Interview with Melanie Warner of Pandora's Lunchbox

Bettina Elias Siegel | Posted 04.16.2013 | Books
Read More: Processed Food, Kraft, Fda, Kids, Melanie Warner, Regulation, Pandora's Lunchbox, Conagra, Chemical Additives, Petition, Book, Pepsico, Interview, Food Dyes, Personal Health, Books News
Bettina Elias Siegel

"On occasions when they ask why they can't have Cheetos, Froot Loops or yogurt in a tube I tell them it's because these things aren't real food. They taste good, but they don't help their bodies grow strong or give them big muscles."

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Robert Reich's Petition to President Obama: Don't Hurt Seniors With a Chained CPI Benefit Cut to Social Security

Pearl Korn | Posted 04.09.2013 | Politics
Read More: Social Security, Robert Reich, Budget, Political Activism, Progressives, Bernie Sanders, Petition, Consumer Price Index, Barack Obama, Politics News
Pearl Korn

This is absolutely not the legacy Mr. Obama wants to leave behind, should this measure go through

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Can't Wait To See Team Obama's Reply To This Amazing, Totally Ridiculous Petition

Upworthy | Posted 04.02.2013 | Politics
Read More: Obama, Petition, Politics News

A genius new White House petition requires congressmen and senators to wear logos of their financial backers on their suits anytime they're on the job...

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BREAKING: Locking You Up For Unlocking Your Phone? White House Responds to 114,000 Consumer Petition

Democracy Now! | Posted 05.04.2013 | Technology
Read More: Cell Phones, White House, Petition, Unlocking-Cellphone, Tablets, Mobile Phones, Derek Khanna, Video, Technology News
Democracy Now!

The White House called Republican activist Derek Khanna just hours after his appearance on Democracy Now! to say they are reversing its position on th...

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Artificially Sweetened Chocolate Milk in Schools: Why I'm Concerned

Bettina Elias Siegel | Posted 04.28.2013 | Parents
Read More: Flavored Milk, Aspartame, National Milk Producers Federation, Idfa, Artificial Sweetener, Milk, Childhood Obesity, Reduced Calorie, Hormones, Labeling, Sugar, National School Lunch Program, Chocolate Milk, International Dairy Foods Association, Appetite, Reduced Sugar, Fda, Kids, Yale University, Schools, Diabetes, Petition, Nmfp, Parents News
Bettina Elias Siegel

Given that the dairy industry is also asking for changes with respect to seventeen other products, one wonders if it's not using the appealing image of "school children drinking wholesome, lower calorie milk" as a Trojan horse to quietly overhaul the labeling of the entire dairy aisle.

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Them the People: Ted Nugent's Constituency

Douglas Anthony Cooper | Posted 04.16.2013 | Politics
Read More: White House, Afghanistan, We the People, Ted Nugent, Gun Control, Obama, Petition, Guns, Politics News
Douglas Anthony Cooper

If you're going to abuse the White House petition program, make sure you're an addled rightwing wackjob. I'm serious. I, an addled midwing pinhead, am apparently excluded by the Terms of Service.

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THIS Could Send Astronauts To Other Planets

Posted 01.27.2013 | Science
Read More: Nuclear Thermal Rocket, Video, Nasa, Space Exploration, Nuclear Power, Space, Mars, Space Policy, Nuclear Thermal Rocket Petition, Petition, Science Policy, Planet Exploration, Science News

By: Francie Diep, TechNewsDaily Staff Writer Published: 01/25/2013 04:37 PM EST on TechNewsDaily A new online petition seeks to send people into sp...

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We, the Petitioners

Alex Palombo | Posted 03.23.2013 | Politics
Read More: White House Beer Recipe, First Amendment, We the People Petitions, Petition, Death Star Petition, Politics News
Alex Palombo

As of this week, the webmasters are once again raising the bar: A petition on the site must gather 100,000 signatures to require a response.

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Why Obama must help my "invisible cousin," Benjaman Kyle

Carlo Revelli | Posted 02.04.2013 | World
Read More: Amnesiac, Benjaman Kyle, We the People Petitions, Petition, We the People, Amnesia, Video, World News
Carlo Revelli

This is the story of how I discovered that I was the cousin of the only man on Earth who is listed as 'missing' despite his whereabouts being known.

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'Seventeen's' BMI Calculator Is Really (Really) Not OK

Christina Huffington | Posted 12.06.2012 | Women
Read More: Bmi, Women's Magazines, Women and Media, Body Image, Women and Weight, Healthy Weight, BMI Calcuator, Teen Girls, Seventeen Magazine, Eating Disorders, Petition, Teen Girls Self-Esteem, Weight, Women and Body Image, Seventeen, Women News

A BMI calculator on a website for teen girls? Seventeen apparently thought it was a good idea. The magazine for adolescent girls featured a calculator...

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Texas Secession Petition Qualifies For White House Response

Dominique Mosbergen | Posted 11.13.2012 | Politics
Read More: Texas, Video, Texas Independence, We the People, Secession Petitions, Texas Secession, We the People Petitions, Petition, Slidepollajax, Texas Secession Petition, Politics News

A petition for Texas secession has qualified to receive a White House response. As of Tuesday evening, the petition -- which asks for the peaceful ...

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More Than 70,000 People Call For Ann Coulter To Publicly Apologize For 'Retard' Tweet

Posted 10.30.2012 | Impact
Read More: Ann Coulter Petition, Ann Coulter Apology, Ann Coulter Retard Tweet, Petition, Ann Coulter, Ann Coulter Twitter, Ann Coulter Apology Petition, change.org, Video, Impact News

A petition urging Ann Coulter to publicly apologize for "constantly using the R-word" has racked up more than 70,000 supporters since its launch. ...

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The White House's We The People Petition Website: First Year Report Card

J.H. Snider | Posted 11.23.2012 | Politics
Read More: White House, First Amendment, E-Petition, We the People, Petition, Obama Petitions, White House Petition, We the People Petitions, Politics News
J.H. Snider

It's time for the one year report card. Fortunately, the White House has released a wealth of statistics touting the success of We the People.

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Alice Hines

Are These Mannequins Making Girls Anorexic?

HuffingtonPost.com | Alice Hines | Posted 09.14.2012 | Business
Read More: Ralph Pucci, Skinny Mannequin, Body Image, Dae Sheridan, Eating Disorders, Mannequin Madness, JC Penney, j.c. Penney Mannequin, Petition, Jcpenny Petition, Jcpenny Mannequin Petition, Business News

Dae Sheridan says she is "truly disturbed" by the mannequins at J.C. Penney. When the mom of two went to the department store last week near her ho...

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Leadership and Vision to End Breast Cancer, Turning Impossible Into Possible

Fran Visco | Posted 11.10.2012 | Women
Read More: John F. Kennedy, Breast Cancer Deadline 2020, 2012 Presidential Election, President of the United States, Apollo 11, Mitt Romney, Innovation, Breast Cancer, Petition, National Breast Cancer Coalition, Barack Obama, 2012 Presidential Conventions, Breast Cancer Awareness, Women News
Fran Visco

It is time we disrupt the business and system of breast cancer. It's time we disrupt the status quo. We must create an innovative environment for breast cancer research that will lead us toward the eradication of the disease.

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Save Small Business Lending Programs from Expiring

Chris Hurn | Posted 10.15.2012 | Small Business
Read More: SBA Loans, Sba, Small Business, Petition, Small Business Lending, Small Business News
Chris Hurn

Next month two budget-neutral economic recovery programs for small businesses will expire unless Congress ends its election-year deadlock and extends them.

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Say It Loud! The Black & the Proud Protest Stereotypes Online

Kim Kane | Posted 09.02.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Adidas, Internet, Images, Mass Media, Blacks, Vh1, Mary J. Blige, Vh1-Basketball-Wives, Racial Stereotypes, Petition, African Americans, Online Protests, Telenovelas, Television, Black Voices News
Kim Kane

The Internet has proven a useful tool for protesting offensive and sometimes painful imagery -- quite possibly shifting the landscape of mass media and popular culture.

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NY College Professors Rally Against Excessive, High-Stakes K-12 Standardized Testing

Posted 06.29.2012 | Home
Read More: New York College Professors, Testing, Video, Teacher Evaluations, Value Added Measures, College Professors, High-Stakes Testing, Standardized Testing, New York Schools, Standardized Exams, Petition, New York, New York Board of Regents, Home News

More than 1,100 college professors across New York state are rallying against excessive, high-stakes K-12 standardized testing, adding their names to ...

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Chicago Teacher Stands Up to Stand for Children and Wins

Kenzo Shibata | Posted 08.21.2012 | Home
Read More: Jonah Edelman, Michelle Rhee, Contract, Jennifer Johnson, Negotiations, Change, Union Busting, Chicago Public Schools, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Strike, Petition, Chicago Teachers Union, Stand for Children, Cps, Video, Home News
Kenzo Shibata

Chicago Public Schools history teacher Jennifer Johnson was tired of watching her colleagues being bashed by out-of-state special interest groups and opportunistic politicians.

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What I Learned After My Friend's Baby Died

Jenny Isenman | Posted 07.23.2012 | Parents
Read More: Jenny From the Blog, R Baby Foundation, Baby, Moms Should Know, Tips, Motherhood, Jenny Isenman, Phyllis Rabinowitz, Petition, Saving Lives, Survival, change.org, Parents-Babies, Parents News
Jenny Isenman

The ER that she went to said her daughter had a simple cold. They made her feel neurotic. They made her feel overprotective and ignorant.

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Loren Berlin

Mom Can't Get Credit Card, Starts Protest Movement

HuffingtonPost.com | Loren Berlin | Posted 05.22.2012 | Home
Read More: Online Petitions, Household Income, Credit CARD Act, Capital One, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Credit Card Act of 2009, Holy McCall, Credit Cards, Petition, Personal Income, Home News

Holly McCall, a 34-year-old mother of two from Vienna, Va., grabbed headlines last week with her fight for the right of stay-at-home mothers to open t...

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Let's Not Give in to Beef Industry "Slimewashing"

Bettina Elias Siegel | Posted 05.20.2012 | Home
Read More: Usda, Nancy Huehnergarth, Chellie Pingree, Lean Beef Trimmings, Beef Industry, Food Safety, E. Coli, Pink Slime, Petition, Nancy Donley, Beef, Pink Slime Beef, Meat, American Meat Institute, Pink Slime Meat, Home News
Bettina Elias Siegel

The beef industry is pushing back hard in the last few days against opposition to Lean Beef Trimmings, better known as "pink slime."

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Ryan Grim

Senior Advocates To AARP: 'Americans Don't Want Cuts To Social Security'

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 03.17.2012 | Politics
Read More: Aarp, Credo, Video, Credo Action, Social Security, Petition, Firedoglake, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Two separate campaigns have been launched to pressure AARP to stand firm against cuts in Social Security and Medicare benefits. The camp...

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Tyler Kingkade

NYU Freshman Gets 10K Signatures To Remove Chick-fil-A

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 03.02.2012 | College
Read More: Student Activism, Nyu, Change Petition, Anti-Gay, Hilary Dworkoski, change.org, College Student, Lgbt, Gay Rights, Student Protest, Chick-Fil-a Boycott, Chick Fil A, LGBT Rights, Chick-Fil-a Controversy, Nyu Campus, Chick-Fil-a New York, Chick-Fil-A, Petition, New York College, New York University, College News

NEW YORK -- Hillary Dworkoski thinks it's ridiculous that there's a Chick-fil-A located on New York University's campus. Dworkoski, a freshman at N...

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D.C. Food Trucks Gathering Support For New Regulations

The Huffington Post | Posted 02.02.2012 | DC
Read More: DC Restaurants, Video, Regulations, District of Columbia, Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, Petition, Restaurant Association, D.C., Public Comment Period, Food Trucks, New Regulations, DC News

WASHINGTON -- It's barely taken 24 hours, but the D.C. Food Trucks Association has already assembled more than 500 signatures in support of new regula...

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