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Look Who Just Funded the Escalation
19 hours ago ago from Antemedius - Liberally Critical Thinking
By David Swanson The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Wednesday another $130 billion for the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and (it goes without saying) Pakistan, money that will be used to continue the wars and to escalate the war in Afghanistan. In the spring, they will try to pass another $30 billion or more, labeled as funding for the escalation, but 4 out of 5 spineless warmongering congress members will tell their constituents ...
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19 hours ago ago from Let's Try Democracy | Writings by David Swanson.
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1 hour, 43 minutes ago ago from The Cedar Lounge Revolution
David, I know you are very busy but wish to bring a matter to your attention which I suggest Congress may wish to act on as a matter of great urgency. I write to suggest that Congress may wish to assist us in notifying up to two million PRSI-eligible persons, many of whom will be members of Congress affiliates, that they can still receive their full dental benefits if they make contact with their local dentist before January 31st. As ...
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13 hours ago ago from Tenth Amendment Center
by Ron Paul This article was originally published on December 11, 2006 The media, Congress, and the American public all seem to have accepted something that is patently untrue: namely, that foreign policy is the domain of the president and not Congress. This is absolutely not the case and directly contrary to what our founding fathers wanted. The role of the president as Commander in Chief is to direct our armed forces in ...
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11 hours ago ago from 24/7 Wall St.
The only chance that Republican House members and other Congressmen have to cap the rise of new spending bills is to put a ceiling on the national debt. There are simply too many expensive programs like healthcare coming through the legislature which have too much support to attack the federal debt issue one bill at a time. Congress barely passed increasing the upper limit on the national debt o $12.394 trillion. The vote was 218 for and ...
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16 hours ago ago from Washington Post - Politics
President Obama will have to argue his own case to House Democrats as he seeks support for a planned surge of 30,000 troops into Afghanistan, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday, adding that she is finished asking her colleagues to back wars that they do not support. This Story This Story The president's going to have to make his case, Pelosi told reporters at a year-end ...
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