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Principles and Politics: Like Oil and Water »
Posted by: populist 5 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
An unprincipled politician can always be bought. If a measure comes up that the unprincipled legislator is inclined to oppose, supporters can offer that legislator ...
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What's Conrad's position on the public option? - War Room - Salon.com »
Posted by: mesodude 3 months, 2 weeks ago in News
The North Dakota Democrat reportedly said he'd vote against the idea, but that's not the case
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CAW votes to accept cost-cutting deal with GM »
Posted by: TechnologyExpert 6 months, 1 week ago in News
Canadian Auto Workers members voted 86 percent in favor of a cost-cutting deal with General Motors Canada as the automaker bids to qualify for more ...
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Council picks UV to cleanse Portland tap water | Local News |
kgw.com | News for Portland Oregon and SW Washington »Posted by: gbudavid 4 months ago in Political News
The Portland City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to start building an ultraviolet water cleansing system for the city's drinking water to comply with a ...
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Vermont showdown looms »
Posted by: david_nwpa 7 months, 3 weeks ago in News
(Montpelier, Vermont) Legislation that would allow same-sex couples to marry arrives on Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas' desk today with the Republican governor expected to veto ...
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The Real Situation in Iran: Moving Fast »
Posted by: populist 5 months ago in Political Opinion
In the fog of the swift repression that followed the Iranian elections, and intensified in some American ‘leftist’ corners by commentaries about a CIA-led coup ...
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Senator Dick Durbin's (D-IL) Online "Public-Option Poll" - Still Needs Propeller Users' "Prop-It/Drop-It" Rapid Straw-Poll »
Posted by: TANC_Freeman 1 month ago in Political News
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), a key member of the Senate subcommittee overseeing the Health & Human Services Dept. and a key player in the current Healthcare ...
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Reid 'cautiously optimistic' about getting 60 votes on health bill »
Posted by: Progressive 1 week, 4 days ago in Health & Fitness
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid scrambled to lock down votes behind a health-care bill that he is expected to present Wednesday night to his ...
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Thune Enters Stage Right »
Posted by: Progressive 4 months, 1 week ago in Political News
The Senate tabled Thune's conceal and carry amendment today by a vote of 58 to 39 -- two votes short of the 60 votes needed ...
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House votes to deny all federal funds for ACORN - Yahoo! News »
Posted by: Sludge-Guzzler 2 months, 1 week ago in News
The House voted Thursday to deny all federal funds for ACORN in a GOP-led strike against the scandal-tainted community organizing group that comes just three ...
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Karzai nets 54 percent amid claims of fraud - Afghanistan- msnbc.com »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 2 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has 54 percent of the vote with almost all the ballots in the Aug. 20 presidential poll now counted, the country ...
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U.S. helicopter accidentally dumps Afghan ballot boxes - Yahoo! News »
Posted by: gunnyreef 3 months ago in News
A US military helicopter carrying ballot boxes packed with votes from last week's Afghan election accidentally dumped some of them somewhere over the rugged ...
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U-Md. Senate Votes to Eliminate Invocation »
Posted by: Progressive 7 months, 3 weeks ago in Religion
The senate at the University of Maryland at College Park has voted to eliminate the invocation from the school's commencement ceremony.
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Oklahoma down, BYU up in latest USA TODAY Top 25 poll - Campus Rivalry: College BCS Football News, Recruiting, Game Picks, and More - USATODAY.com »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Sports
Oklahoma down, BYU up in latest USA TODAY Top 25 poll - Campus Rivalry: College BCS Football News, Recruiting, Game Picks, and More - USATODAY.com
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Measure to Expand Gun Rights Falls Short in Senate »
Posted by: MyWayOnNow 4 months, 1 week ago in Political News
The Senate on Wednesday turned aside the latest attempt by gun advocates to expand the rights of gun owners, narrowly voting down a provision that ...
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