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Tommy Sowers

Fighting for the Middle Class and Against Big Money Special Interests

Mike Lux | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Lobbying Reform, Tommy Sowers, Joe Sestak, Populism, Citizens United, Middle Class, MoveOn.Org, Politics News
Mike Lux

The progressive populist message -- which seriously moves the dial for Democrats in Stan Greenberg's polling -- is being used by more and more candidates. Here are three exciting examples.

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Obama Can't Control His Generals -- Time for Congress to Step in

Josh Mull | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Rogue Generals, Civ-Mil, Cost of War, General Kayani, Petraeus, Anti-War, Longest War, Pakistan, Propaganda, Congress, Civilian Control, Tommy Sowers, Elaine Marshall, Rethink Afghanistan, Stratcom, Stanley McChrystal, Matt Campbell, Spin, Afghanistan, Gotv, Civilians, 2010 Midterm Elections, July 2011, Politics News
Josh Mull

It's too bad that General Petraeus is attempting to suppress democratic opinion. But Congress, and the people running for Congress, understand full well that this is a fight the American people are ready to have.

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I read in the paper that you don't care about Afghanistan

Josh Mull | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Thomas Ruttig, Cost of War, $33 Billion, Anti-War, Longest War, Coin, War Supplemental 2010, Pakistan, Tommy Sowers, Mainstream Media, Electoral Peril, Elaine Marshall, $1 Trillion, Rethink Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, Voters, New York Times, Afghanistan, Joe Sestak, Deficit, Politics News
Josh Mull

I am the Afghanistan Blogging Fellow for The Seminal and Brave New Foundation. You can read my work on The Seminal or at Rethink Afghanistan. The view...

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Anti-War, at Home and Abroad

Josh Mull | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Mosharraf Zaidi, Anti-War, Coin, 2010 Elections, Pakistan, National Interests, Wikileaks, Foreign Policy, Tommy Sowers, Elaine Marshall, Electoral Peril, National Security, Rethink Afghanistan, Counter-Terrorism, Afghanistan, Warlogs, Economy, Elections 2010, World News
Josh Mull

Ending the war in Afghanistan is firmly in our national interests.The facts show that the war is destroying our economy and making us less safe, and continuing it will lead to even further disaster.

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A Warrior on a Mission in Rush Limbaugh's Home District

Paul Begala | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Tommy Sowers, Dede Scozzafava, Rush Limbaugh, Bill Owens, Sarah Palin, Jo Ann Emerson, Veterans Day, Doug Hoffman, Politics News
Paul Begala

Rush Limbaugh's home congressional district, Missouri's 8th, may be about to redeem itself. This reddest of districts has a realistic chance of turning blue, and the reason is Tommy Sowers.

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Why Is Congress Mute On Afghanistan?

Tommy Sowers | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: President Obama, War on Terror, Afghanistan Troops, Afghanistan, Afghanistan Troop Surge, Tommy Sowers, Tommy Sowers for Congress, War in Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Politics News
Tommy Sowers

Eight years in, we deserve more than another executive debate of resources behind closed doors. We deserve a Congress willing to do their duty -- define an objective or bring our troops home.

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