House May Not Vote on War Escalation Funds Until After June 7, 2010

Seeded on Tue May 25, 2010 3:23 AM EDT (afterdowningstreet)

President Obama wants yet another $33 billion for wars, specifically to escalate the war in Afghanistan. Congress is expected to vote in May, 2010. And here's the lipstick excuse (Haiti aid which can be passed separately, and everyone knows it.)

funds, politics, war, house, vote, escalation

Obama Lies to West Point Graduates

Seeded on Tue May 25, 2010 3:18 AM EDT ()

Obama today:

politics, point, west, lies, obama, graduates

50 Congressional Candidates Oppose War Spending

Seeded on Tue May 25, 2010 3:13 AM EDT (afterdowningstreet)

Fifty congressional candidates and 17 activist organizations released a statement on Monday opposing any more funding for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and inviting more candidates, incumbents, and organizations to sign on.

politics, war, candidates, spending, congressional, 50, oppose

Obama's War Supplemental: Recent Reports Strengthen The Case Against It

Seeded on Tue May 25, 2010 3:10 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Members of Congress with any inclination to balk at President Obama's massive emergency war-funding request have found their case strengthened by two recent reports that question many of the administration's key premises and assumptions.

politics, war, obama, reports, supplemental

Tainted Justice

Seeded on Tue May 25, 2010 2:25 AM EDT (The New York Times)

If the Obama administration wants to demonstrate that it is practical and just to try some terrorism suspects in military tribunals instead of federal courts, it is off to a very poor start.

politics, justice, bay, detainee, tainted, guant-namo, toronto-born

A Tea Party For Peace?

Seeded on Tue May 25, 2010 2:18 AM EDT (nextleftnotes)

NEW YORK — May 4, 2010. Thousands of Japanese peace activists came to New York to participate in talks about nuclear disarmament that were held at the United Nations.

peace, politics, tea, party

The End of Habeas Corpus: This is "Justice" in Obama's America

Seeded on Tue May 25, 2010 2:09 AM EDT (The World Can't Wait! Drive Out The Bush Regime)

On Friday, May 21, 2010 the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of the Obama administration, holding that three prisoners who are being held by the U. S. at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan cannot challenge their detention in U.S. courts.

america, politics, justice, obama, corpus, habeas

Tuesday, May 25: Protest Obama in San Francisco

Seeded on Tue May 25, 2010 2:07 AM EDT (The World Can't Wait! Drive Out The Bush Regime)

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politics, protest, obama, san, francisco

A Sordid Story: Obama's Afghan Torture Center and the American Psychological Association

Seeded on Tue May 25, 2010 1:58 AM EDT (The World Can't Wait! Drive Out The Bush Regime)

A recent pair of articles by Marc Ambinder of the Atlantic has shed new light upon activities in the secret so-called "black jail" on the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.

afghan, politics, american, center, obama, torture, association, psychological

The Paygo Con

Seeded on Sat May 22, 2010 8:00 PM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

A day after beating incumbent Arlen Specter in a Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary contest, Rep. Joe Sestak announced that he would make "enforcement of the pay-as-you-go budget rules" a priority if he wins in November. Good luck to him.

budget, politics, democratic, party, rules, pay-as-you-go

Costa Mesa declares itself a 'rule of law' community

Seeded on Thu May 20, 2010 3:50 AM EDT (The L.A. Times)

The Costa Mesa City Council has voted unanimously to declare itself a "rule of law" community, further widening the divide over illegal immigration in the central Orange County city.

costa, immigrants, politics, law, illegal, orange, mesa, county

Financial Reform Report Card

Seeded on Tue May 18, 2010 12:29 AM EDT (CounterPunch.org)

By DAVID DeGRAW

financial, report, politics, reform, card

VOID's Mission

Seeded on Sat May 15, 2010 10:59 PM EDT ()

The mission of Vote Out Incumbents Democracy (VOID) is to inform and organize American voters, who are dissatisfied with the results of their government, to unseat those overseeing that government.

politics

Former Legislator Makes Statement on Un-Released Eisenhower Brief

Seeded on Sat May 15, 2010 10:35 PM EDT ()

Hello, I'm speaking with you from Fort Monroe, Virginia. We're also known as The Gateway to Freedom. We sit right next to a little town called Phoebus, Virginia. Interestingly, they call themselves The Gateway to the New World.

odd-news, interesting

A Most Disturbing Moment of Clarity

Seeded on Sat May 15, 2010 4:23 PM EDT (contentions)

Michael J. Totten - 05.13.2010 - 4:13 PM Following David Horowitz's talk earlier this month at the University of California, San Diego, was one of the most chilling brief conversations I've heard in a while.

politics

"The Rest of Us" Are Bigger Than We Thought

Seeded on Wed May 12, 2010 1:56 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

What started as a simple Tax Day fan page to highlight the striking fact that 95% (actually 98%!) of working Americans got a tax cut from Obama -- has generated a massive outpouring of support from people across the country and the world.

democrats, politics, gop, independents, politics-news, tea-party, independent-voters, marco-ceglie, other-95, other98

Wall Street hires army of Washington insiders

Seeded on Tue May 11, 2010 11:46 PM EDT (Reuters)

(Reuters) - Wall Street banks and allied interest groups have spent $600 million and hired 243 political insiders to represent their interests before Congress and U.S. policymakers since early 2008, a study said on Tuesday.

wall, washington, street, politics, insiders, hires

Senate rejects GOP's Fannie, Freddie plan

Seeded on Tue May 11, 2010 11:35 PM EDT (Reuters)

The measure was offered by Republicans John McCain, Richard Shelby and Judd Gregg as an amendment to a sweeping Democratic financial reform bill that does not deal decisively with the problem of what to do about Fannie and Freddie.

politics, senate-gop-fannie, freddie-plan

Astronomers report 'amazing' discovery

Seeded on Tue May 11, 2010 11:28 PM EDT (United Press International)

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 11 (UPI) -- U.S. astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope say they've discovered what might be the earliest, most distant cluster of galaxies ever found.

space, spitzer, nasa, science, discovery, telescope, astronomers

Billboard: 'I need a feakin' job'

Seeded on Tue May 11, 2010 11:22 PM EDT (United Press International)

BUFFALO, N.Y., May 11 (UPI) -- A group of jobless New York state residents has erected a billboard aimed at U.S. President Barack Obama with the message: "I need a freakin' job. Period."

business, new, state, billboard, jobless, york, residents

Race for Ga. congressional seat heads to runoff

Seeded on Tue May 11, 2010 11:18 PM EDT (The Associated Press)

By SHANNON McCAFFREY Associated Press Writer ATLANTA (AP) -- A pair of former state legislators, including one backed by the tea party, will face off in a June 8 runoff for a north Georgia congressional seat vacated by Republican Nathan Deal.

politics, tom-graves, republican-lee-hawkins

Jimmy Carter's grandson wins Ga. Senate seat

Seeded on Tue May 11, 2010 11:14 PM EDT (The Associated Press)

By SHANNON McCAFFREY Associated Press Writer ATLANTA (AP) -- The eldest grandson of former President Jimmy Carter has won a suburban Atlanta state Senate seat in a special election Tuesday night.

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W.Va. congressman's 28-year run ends in primary

Seeded on Tue May 11, 2010 11:00 PM EDT (The Associated Press)

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- Democrat Alan Mollohan became the first member of the U.S. House to be ousted this spring primary season after his opponent mounted a campaign that questioned the 14-term congressman's ethics and support for federal health care reform.

politics, alan, democrat, mollohan, conceded

If You Had a Third Choice in Elections Would You Take it - Poll

Sat May 8, 2010 6:24 PM EDT

Personally, I believe there is more of an underlying sentiment across the Nation which points to a growing disappointment with both parties.

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elections, politics, third, choice

Best State for Illegal Immigrants Competition w/Poll

Wed May 5, 2010 12:19 AM EDT

I have heard many cry out to Boycott Arizona regarding their new law. Yet I have not yet heard anyone, brave enough or compassionate enough to offer their communities for the Illegal Immigrant that will surely be displaced by this law.

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state, best, immigrants, politics, illegal, competition

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