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Quick Wit in Politics

Margarita Alarcon | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cuba Travel Restrictions, Sam Farr, Wisdom, Humor, Wit, Cuba Travel Ban, Cuba, Us Cuba Trade Embargo, Politics News
Margarita Alarcon

If there is one thing Americans have to be very proud of is their wit. The fact that the American sense of humor knows no bounds is indisputably an ab...

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Congress Oughta Protect Otters

Michael Markarian | Posted 08.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Raul Grijalva, Nick Rahall, Marine Life, California, Sam Farr, Agriculture, Sea Otters, Oceans, Pollution, Animals, Otters, Madeleine Bordallo, Politics News
Michael Markarian

As a keystone species, the otters play a vitally important role in maintaining the health of California's central coast marine ecosystem.

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A Tale of Two Houses: Congress Debates the Peace Corps

Laurence Leamer | Posted 08.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Peace Corps, Senator Leahy, Representative Nita Lowey, Sam Farr, Cliff Stearns, Face the Nation, morepeacecorps.org, Sonia Sotomayor, Leahy, Bob Schieffer, Kit Bond, Senator Bond, Politics News
Laurence Leamer

Sen. Leahy detailed how, during the Bush years, the Peace Corps had arrogantly ignored his repeated requests for information. I told him it was a new administration and a new time, but that didn't seem to matter.

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The Alchemy of the Impossible

Laurence Leamer | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Betty-Mccollum, Appropriations, Nita Lowey, House of Representatives, Peace Corps, Sam Farr, Politics News
Laurence Leamer

For the past few months, I have been involved with a small band of sisters and brothers leading tens of thousands in one of the most inspiring political dramas of our time.

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Will Zoe Loefgrin Vote $108 Billion For European Banks While California Goes Bankrupt?

Jane Hamsher | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jerry McNerney, Sam Farr, San Jose, Boondoggle, Meltdown, Campaign, Mike Thompson, Rahm Emanueal, Election, Zoe Lofgren, Cervical Cancer, 2010, California Bankrupt, Doris Matsui, Monterey, Waste, Supplemental, European Toxic Assets, Pork, Mike Honda, Sacramento, European Bankers, Napa, Breaast Cancer, Pleasanton, Politics News
Jane Hamsher

How will Loefgin justify giving $108 billion in loan guarantees to European banks while her own state goes bankrupt? How will anybody?

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House Appropriations Committee Moves Against Iraq Mission Creep

Tom Andrews | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Sam Farr, Ray Odierno, Appropriations, Tom Ricks, Camp Lejeune, Iraq, Status of Forces Agreement, David Obey, Barack Obama, Politics News
Tom Andrews

The Farr amendment not only affirms Congressional support, but positions Congress to keep a close eye out for evidence of mission creep.

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400 Dogs in Wire Cages

Michael Markarian | Posted 04.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Oprah Winfrey, Sam Farr, Jim Gerlach, Joe Trippi, Puppy Mills, Dick Durbin, Ben Stein, Petland, Politics News
Michael Markarian

At puppy mills, breeding dogs are often stacked in filthy, wire cages for years on end, to produce litter after litter.

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Kucinich Leads Trend for Even Handed Foreign Policy

Michael Carmichael | Posted 02.27.2009 | 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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Santa Cruz: Grassroots Expectations High for an Obama Administration

L.D. Janakos | Posted 11.13.2008 | Home

Read More: Sam Farr California, Sam Farr Obama, Farr Obama, Obama Bubble Up, Barack Obama, Sam Farr, Santa Cruz Farr, Grassroots Democracy, Grassroots Obama, 100 Days, Home News
L.D. Janakos

These local political dialogues provide a platform and space for voters and politicians to solve problems, ideally without "sound bites and finger pointing."

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