May 31, 2012

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Patriotic Latino Veterans Remember Our Fallen Heroes And Soldiers

DeeDee Garcia Blase | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Pima Native American Iwo Jima Raises Flag, Hector Garcia Founder of American Gi Forum, Tequila Party Movement Honors Our Fallen Soldiers, Deedee Garcia Blase, Shirl Mora James, Ira Hamilton Hayes, Hispanic Political Issues, Latino, Poll Taxes, Taxation Without Representation, Veterans, Video, Latino Voices News

Although it seems that the media does not do enough to portray patriotic Latinos and their contributions to American wars, let us not be dismayed. Instead, let us all remember great leaders in American history, and create a culture of unity.

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D.C. Leaders Testify In N.H. On 'New Columbia' Statehood

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.27.2012

Read More: DC News, Video, Vincent Gray, New Hampshire HR 26, District of Columbia, D.C. Statehood, New Hampshire, New Columbia, Michael A. Brown, D.C. Council, 51st State, Taxation Without Representation, DC News

WASHINGTON -- The District of Columbia's official push to attain full and equal voting rights in Congress has now arrived in New Hampshire. Granite St...

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Snow Threat Postpones D.C. Statehood Mission

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: DC News, Video, Tim Craig, D.C. Statehood, District of Columbia, Snow, New Hampshire, New Columbia, Michael A. Brown, d.c. Voting Rights, Taxation Without Representation, DC News

WASHINGTON -- This week's pro-statehood delegation trip to New Hampshire by members of the District of Columbia government has been postponed due to t...

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D.C. Voting Rights Protesters On Hunger Strike Wait For Boehner

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Abortion, Abortion Funds, John Boehner, District of Columbia, Darrell Issa, Occupy Wall Street, DC Voting Rights, Taxation Without Representation, Occupy Dc, Protesters, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Occupy DC protesters on a hunger strike for voting rights for the District of Columbia walked away from the Longworth House Office Build...

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D.C. Protests Find Way To Localize Occupy Movement

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Vincent Gray, Thomas Riehle, Voting Rights, Mlk Memorial, Occupy Wall Street, DC Voting Rights, Washington DC, Stop the Machine, DC Statehood, Occupy Dc, Taxation Without Representation, Occupy Protests, Glenda Richmond, DC News

WASHINGTON -- As part of their overarching message, Occupy Wall Street offshoots around the nation have pressed issues of social justice and economic ...

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Does Washington Know Best?

Patrick Mara | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: DC Politics, Dc Local Politics, Dc Residents, Taxation Without Representation, Dc Government, Dc Representation, Dc Local Government, Dc Political Rights, Taxation Without Representation Dc, DC News

By law, every single individual legally residing in our nation's capital is deprived of full participation in the great American tradition of democracy. There's no excuse for it.

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Why D.C. Must Be Free

Avis Jones-DeWeever | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Abortion, DC Abortion, Needle Exchange Program, Dc Needle Exchange Programs, Dc Abortion Funding, DC City Council, Reproductive Rights, Voting Rights, DC Voting Rights, Washington-Dc-Hiv, DC Politics, Taxation Without Representation, Civil Rights, DC News

How ironic, the basic tenets of U.S. citizenship so freely given throughout the nation remain elusive in the lives of those who live within the confines of the capital city.

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Confessions of a Jailbird

Trish Vradenburg | Posted 06.20.2011

Read More: DC Voting Rights, Congressional Budget, Mayor Gray Arrest, Taxation Without Representation, DC City Council, Politics News

Much to my surprise, I was one of the 41 people arrested on April 11th -- along with the Mayor and six members of the DC council.

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D.C. Mayor Released After Being Arrested For Protesting Budget Restrictions

AP | JESSICA GRESKO | Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Sharon Pratt Kelly, Abortions, Budget Negotiations, District of Columbia, Washington D.C., Washington DC, Hiv, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Taxation Without Representation, Democrats, U.S. Capitol Police, HIV/AIDS, Vincent Gray, Budget Deal, School Vouchers, Aids, Republicans, Budget Cuts, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The budget deal lawmakers struck to avoid a government shutdown was greeted by some with relief, but it has one city already reelin...

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'Crash Tax' And Other Fees Target Out-Of-Towners

AP | TIM MARTIN | Posted 06.03.2011

Read More: Taxation Without Representation, Fraser, Taxes, Michigan, Double Taxation, Crash Tax, Double Tax, Home News

LANSING, Mich. — Out-of-towners would be wise to drive carefully when passing through Fraser, a suburb about 15 miles northeast of Detroit. The...

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Not My Job to Raise Taxes, Says Legislator. Then Whose Is It?

Jason Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sally Kane, KVNF Community Radio, Cheri Gerou, Taxes, Tabor, Taxation Without Representation, Colorado Budget, Denver News

It's been pointed out numerous times of late that those good protesters who dumped tea into Boston Harbor in 1773 weren't against taxation. They wanted representation!

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Tea Party Hypocrisy: The New Taxation Without Representation

Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Gop, Think Tanks, Wall Street Reform, Taxation Without Representation, Citizens United, Democrats, Corporatocracy, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Msnbc, Tea Party Movement, Right Wing Think Tanks, Labor Unions, Koch Brothers, Wall Street, Nancy Pelosi, Rupert Murdoch, Communication Act of 1934, Fox News, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Pacs, Taxation, Tea Party, 2010 Elections, Elections 2010, Politics News

If the right wins in the kind of blood bath that is predicted for the House in November, welcome to the United States of the Koch Brothers.

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My Family's Experience in the Militia

Brandon Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Tea Party, Glenn Beck, Taxation, Michelle Malkin, Tax Day Tea Party, Militia, Taxation Without Representation, Tea Parties, Politics News

Enjoy this week, Tea Partiers. It costs you nothing. Your right to dismiss the American form of government has been paid in full by others who you clearly don't appreciate.

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Tea And Sympathy

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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If the modern-day Tea Parties are smart, they would try to educate the public and hang their whole protest on the "anti-bailout" hook.

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American Voters Abroad: No Double Taxation Without Real Representation

Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 05.25.2011

Expats have a high chance of not getting to fully participate in this election. One million absentee ballots were requested in the 2006 midterm election but only a third of those votes were counted.

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