Senator Kerry

America Must Not Back Down on Sustainable Energy

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 02.15.2012

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It is time to put in place stable, long-term policies to support these critical industries. Rather than fight to turn one energy company's demise into partisan points, it is time to point the way towards our energy future -- so that all Americans win.

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New START Bipartisan Victory in Foreign Relations Committee

Don Kraus | Posted 05.25.2011

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The country is safer when Senate Foreign Relations Committee can rise above partisan politics. The treaty's ratification would have been a pipe dream without Republican votes on the committee.

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Why the Media Wants Americans to Donate to Haiti But Not Pakistan

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

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The American public does not know that Haiti is a nation that has long been been a thorn in the side of the American government while Pakistan is a nation which the U.S. already has great influence on.

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The Politics of Distraction: The Arizona Immigration Abomination and Governor Brewer

Michelle Kraus | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Politics of Distraction have proven very effective for the GOP yet again. It was sheer brilliance to use the Palin wannabe, Arizona Governor Jan B...

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There are Reasons to be Pessimistic about Climate Legislation

Josh Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Maggie Fox of Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection has an opinion piece in Politico in which she repeatedly laments the pessimism many have expre...

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Will Any Republicans Join Democrats in Holding BP Accountable?

Josh Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democrats' odds of getting movement on a climate bill may hinge on their ability to make the connection between the oil spill and the urgent need for energy reform -- and, the extent to which Republicans join them.

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Threats, Violence Against Congress Show Urgent Need for King Records Act

Thom Hartmann | Posted 05.25.2011

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The new King Act is a rare opportunity for Americans to actually to do something about needless government secrecy. It's time that we have all the information about a historic figure's death on the table.

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John Kerry, Swift Boat Supporter Meet To Talk Climate Change

Politico | Kenneth P. Vogel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), looking for help where he can find it to pass his top legislative priority, has extended an olive branch of sorts to the ma...

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Clean Energy is an Easy Choice

Sen. Jeff Merkley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Investments in clean energy are critical if we want to strengthen America's energy independence, reduce harmful air pollution and create clean energy jobs in local communities.

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The Blogosphere Reacts to the Kerry-Boxer Senate Climate Bill

Josh Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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The bill as it currently stands is stronger than the American Clean Energy and Security Act in several crucial ways, but it has a treacherous gauntlet to run before reaching the President's desk.

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Extra! Extra! Newspapers Need an Overhaul, Not a "Rescue Plan"

Richard M. Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Any viable rescue plan for newspapers must integrate new media in their operations from bottom up, rather than "tack on" new media as an afterthought to failing operations.

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A Couple of Million Jobs at Stake

Mitchell Beer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Out of 671,000 corporate meetings, only 12,000 -- less than 1.8 percent -- were the kind of incentive programs that drew Sen. Kerry's negative attention.

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