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The Problem With A Jobs Bill – And Everything Else

By Dave Johnson
November 18, 2009

The country needs a jobs program and needs it right now. Cash for Caulkers would be a good start. A new Civilian Conservation Corps would be another. But let's not allow a jobs program to cover over the need for real changes in the structure and core principles of our economy. more »

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White House vs. Gov Paterson: Is That Any Way to Treat a Brother?

By Glen Ford
From blackagendareport.com
September 27th, 2009

blackagendareport.com — The nation’s First Black President has made it abundantly clear that he wants New York’s First Black Governor to forgo election next year. In choreographed leaks to the press, the White House threw its weight to David Paterson’s most prominent Democratic challenger, state attorney general Andrew Cuomo, who maintains close ties to the Admin...

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Senator Dewine's Run for Ohio Attorney General: Return to Scene of Crime

Submitted by Michael Kwiatkowski
September 27, 2009

Why would a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives – granted he was most well-known for falling asleep during the Iran-Contra hearings – and U.S. Senator, be seeking the seemingly lesser office of Ohio’s chief law enforcement officer?

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Chamber of Commerce continues its clean-air SCARE campaign

By Frank O'Donnell
September 22, 2008

As you may be aware, Senator Boxer’s Committee on Environment and Public Works plans a hearing tomorrow on the topic of “regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.”

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Big Oil and Gas Bribe the Interior Department

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
September 10, 2008

The Interior Department Inspector General investigated misconduct at the Minerals Management Service—the office charged with collecting billions of dollars of revenue from oil and gas companies—and found that nearly one-third of the staff in this program received gifts from oil and gas companies.

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Interior Department Favors Oil Companies

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
September 10, 2008

The Mineral Management Office allowed oil companies to avoid paying over $10 billion in royalties for offshore oil drilling; in addition, the agency allowed oil companies to lower their share of costs after deals were signed.

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Climate Kidnappers

By Frank O'Donnell
June 3, 2008

In case there was any doubt about it, the White House has officially said President Bush would veto the so-called Lieberman-Warner climate bill, which the Senate took up yesterday. more »

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Voters Want Serious Change!

Submitted by Alex Carter
March 12, 2008

People think the country is on the wrong track and the economy is in poor shape. They are hungry for change. A January 2008 survey of adults by ABC News and the Washington Post asked whether “we need to elect a president who can set the nation in a new direction” or to “keep the country moving in the direction Bush has been taking us.” more »

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ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 9-12, 2008. N=1,130 adults nationwide. www.pollingreport.com/politics.htm. "Would you like to see the next president generally continue with George W. Bush's policies, or would you rather see the next president change direction from Bush’s policies?" USA Today/Gallup Poll. Jan. 10-13, 2008. N=1,021 adults nationwide www.pollingreport.com/politics.htm. Washington Post-ABC News Poll. January 30-February 1, 2008, adults http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/03/AR2008020303148.html.
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Hometown: San Leandro, CA
Interests: America's Future Now, Corruption
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Frank O'Donnell
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Interests: New Energy, clean air, Corruption, Global Warming, smog
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