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Keystone XL Pipeline Reeks of Koch

Mar 29, 2013

Keystone XL Pipeline Reeks of Koch

For the public, the entire Keystone XL (KXL) streamliner is washing down easier with a confidential Big Gulp of Koch. “The too-billionaire Koch brothers, Charles and David, usually get what they want, but never what they deserve.” — Gaea People who breathe the atmosphere, drink water, eat food, are hostages of an increasingly haywire, engineered [...]

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Dec 11, 2012

Obama slams Michigan bill as ‘right to work for less money’ – Article and Videos

At a Daimler AG plant in Redford, Michigan Monday, President Obama slammed the controversial “right-to-work” legislation expected to be signed into law by Governor Rick Snyder this week, saying the proposed law has ”nothing to do with economics” and “everything to do with politics.” “What they’re really talking about,” Obama added, “is giving you the [...]

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Aug 17, 2012

Coalition letter to DNC: Tell Duke Energy to Dump ALEC!

Today, Greenpeace and the Coalition to March on Wall Street South sent a letter to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chair of the Democratic National Committee, highlighting the DNC’s connection to the American Legislative Exchange Council through Duke Energy. In May, Duke gave ALEC $50,000 for its meeting in Charlotte, NC and has consistently offered staff [...]

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Jun 28, 2012

Justice Scalia must resign

by E,J. Dionne of the Washington Post So often, Scalia has chosen to ignore the obligation of a Supreme Court justice to be, and appear to be, impartial. He’s turned “judicial restraint” into an oxymoronic phrase. But what he did this week, when the court announced its decision on the Arizona immigration law, should be [...]

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Jun 26, 2012

In Arizona dissent, Scalia blasts Obama’s deportation stay, immigration policies

Justice Antonin Scalia criticized President Barack Obama’s announcement earlier this month that he would stay the deportation of young illegal immigrants and suggested that the federal government does not want to enforce its immigration laws… …Scalia also repeatedly referenced Obama’s policy of prosecutorial discretion… …Scalia directly referred to Obama’s immigration enforcement policy as “lax”… …Arizona’s [...]

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Jun 16, 2012

Obama unveils immigration policy at White House

President Obama spoke this afternoon in the Rose Garden, explaining the importance of today’s new immigration policy, effectively implementing the goals of the DREAM Act. To read the article and watch the embedded video of the press conference–including the dignified way President Obama handled a heckling right wingnut–please click here

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