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BuyPartisan Consensus: ExxonMobil Donates $260,000 to Obama Inauguration

Steve Horn | Posted 03.23.2013 | Green
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Steve Horn

Critics say it's more of the same out of an Obama Administration that in the first term had a cozy relationship with corporate patrons.

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The Presidential Inaugural Ticket Sweepstakes

J.H. Snider | Posted 03.23.2013 | Politics
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J.H. Snider

Congressional offices have been inundated with requests for the free tickets. Many offices have responded by claiming they are allocating their tickets by lottery. Sounds fair, doesn't it?

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Chuck Hagel And Rev. Louie Giglio: When Homophobia Comes Back To Haunt

Michelangelo Signorile | Posted 03.13.2013 | Gay Voices
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Michelangelo Signorile

The controversies surrounding former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) and Rev. Louie Giglio of Passion City Church underscore two facts of American life in 2013: The LGBT rights movement has advanced at a rapid pace, and anything you said 20 years ago is available in a click for the world to see.

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UPDATE: Congress, Tap Water, Bottled Water, and the Inauguration of the Next President

Peter H. Gleick | Posted 11.04.2012 | Green
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Peter H. Gleick

Maybe the fact that our politicians drink bottled water and don't think anything about it helps to explain why they don't act to address the serious and growing threats to the nation's water resources.

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Rick Warren, Obama? Really?!?!

Leah McElrath | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Leah McElrath

The message for American gay men and lesbians in the choice of Rick Warren is that -- once again -- "everyone" means everyone but us.

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Sharon Stone, Samuel Jackson Help Obama Raise $10 Million In Inauguration Cash

thehill.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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After nearly four weeks of fundraising, President-elect Obama's inauguration committee has raised almost $10 million, in part through donations from H...

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