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WASHINGTON — President Bush touted his education policies today while tens of thousands of people gathered in communities across the country to hold the White House and Congress accountable for breaking their promises on education and to make providing great public schools for our children a top priority.

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WASHINGTON – Campaign for America's Future Co-director Robert Borosage said President Bush will finally give Americans a hint tonight about what he intends to do in his second term, beyond the quagmire in Iraq. more »

WASHINGTON – Campaign for America's Future Co-director Robert Borosage today said that President Bush's policies created lost opportunities for working people, while keeping the highest number of people on record in extreme poverty.

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WASHINGTON – Campaign for America's Future Co-director Robert Borosage today said that President Bush's policies are hurting working families and are a far cry from being compassionate. Republicans plan to highlight their compassion tonight at their convention in New York City.

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WASHINGTON – The Campaign for America's Future today released a new webmercial that features First Lady Laura Bush setting the record straight on her husband's education policies. more »

WASHINGTON – Campaign for America's Future Co-director Roger Hickey today urged President Bush and House Republicans to drop their reckless and needless Social Security privatization plan. New information released today by the Congressional Budget Office proves that the Social Security system is in decent financial shape.

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WASHINGTON – The Bush Administration's energy policies hand massive breaks to big oil companies and do nothing to lower gas prices or reduce our dependence on foreign oil, according to a new television ad by the Campaign for America's Future and the Detroit Project Action Fund. The ad begins airing today in the Washington, D.C., New York and Los Angeles markets. more »

WASHINGTON — "College students graduate with more average debt than ever before," Institute for America's Future President Robert Borosage noted today. "It is simply unconscionable that House Republican leaders want to sock them with higher interest rates and greater risk. more »

WASHINGTON – Hundreds of thousands of outraged parents, students and teachers across the country today called on President Bush to fire his Education Secretary, Roderick Paige, in a petition delivered to the White House. more »

WASHINGTON — More than 5,500 people organized by the Institute for America's Future and TomPaine.com today demanded that Congress take back the money the Bush Administration funneled to HMOs in the new prescription drug law. President Bush's new Medicare law gives HMOs $46 billion — 3 times the amount the Bush Administration promised. more »