gladys46

@gladys46 (1205)

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PA's Rick Santorum Is The GOP Candidate Du Jour .. Really!

gladys46 @gladys46 (1205) • United States 7 Jan 12

As I listen to this my homestate's GOP candidate for POTUS, I wondered when the scrubbing (real vetting) would start. One specific stump speech was quite interesting to me ... that one wherein Mr. Santorum states his desires NOT...

santorum

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newt's an historian???

gladys46 @gladys46 (1205) • United States 17 Nov 11

Really? I thought that if Newt can be this very well paid "historian" to Freddie/Fannie, perhaps I could offer some history here! Perhaps just for civil discussion. In 1999 Congress passed Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (also known as:...

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Recall Petitions Ready For Filings In Wisconsin

gladys46 @gladys46 (1205) • United States 1 Apr 11

Sourced from the Daily Kos, recall petiton organizers in Wisconsin will file their signatures today against Republican Senator Dan Kapanke. Sen. Kapanke is said to be the most vulnerable of all the 8 republicans senators since...

recall petitions

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Unemployment Falls To Two-Year Low

gladys46 @gladys46 (1205) • United States 1 Apr 11

The Bureau of Labor Statistics announces today that the nation's unemployment rate fell to 8.8% in March, from 8.9% in February. Total nonfarm payrolls rose 216.000 last month, driven by private-sector growth of 230,000 jobs....

unemployment falls

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Historically, Republican Leave More Debt Than Democrats

gladys46 @gladys46 (1205) • United States 30 Mar 11

As noted by financial analyst Hale Steward and many other credible sources, between 1960 and 2010, federal spending as a share of the economy has bounced around within a fairly narrow range of between 17.7% (under Eisenhower) and...

republicans leave more debt

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Presidential Hopeful Newt Gingrich Makes A Sudden U-Turn

gladys46 @gladys46 (1205) • United States 25 Mar 11

Videos of Newt are being looped over the airways of him, the presidential hopeful unequivocally supporting a no-fly zone over Libya two weeks ago and then equally unequivocally opposing it today! Apparently, Mr. Gingrich forgot...

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The President Violated the Constitution With Our Involvement In Libya?

gladys46 @gladys46 (1205) • United States 24 Mar 11

As has been reported, the president DID NOT violate the Constitution. First, this isn't a war; we, as followers of the international community through the UN, imposed a no-fly zone and a cease fire, to which there were...

no constitutional violation

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Former Ronald Reagan Aide Airs 2012 Presidential Ad

gladys46 @gladys46 (1205) • United States 24 Mar 11

Reported at CBSNews, Republican Fred Karger is running an ad in Iowa to drum up support for a possible 2012 presidental bid. This ad is the first presidential ad to air in Lowa, home of the opening presidential caucuses. What's...

fred karger runs ad

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Republicans Offer Bills To Roll Back Wall Street Reforms

gladys46 @gladys46 (1205) • United States 21 Mar 11

In their quest to undo Wall St. reforms advanced by a Democratic Congress, republicans offer the following bills: 1. The Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act = replaces the presidentially appointed director...

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"Arizona Senate Defeats Controversial Birthright Measures"

gladys46 @gladys46 (1205) • United States 18 Mar 11

CNN's political producer Alexander Mooney reports today, 3/18/11: A series of hot-botton immigration bills in AZ that in part proposed stripping citizenship rights of children of illegal immigrants went down in defeat on...

az senate defeats bills

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"Wisconsin Judge Blocks New Anti-Collective Bargaining Law"

gladys46 @gladys46 (1205) • United States 18 Mar 11

Breaking at Politico (.com) ... an AP report: A Wisconsin judge has temporarily blocked the state's new law ending collective bargaining for most public employees, the AP reports. The order was issued by Judge Maryann Sumi...

judge blocks wisconsin law

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Libya Declares Cease Fire After U.N. Approves Intervention

gladys46 @gladys46 (1205) • United States 18 Mar 11

An article found at WashingtonPost, written by Liz Sly, and others ... breaking 3/18/11: Tripoli, Libya - The Libyan government declared a cease-fire Friday in its battle against rebels seeking to oust longtime leader Moammar...

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The China Syndrome

gladys46 @gladys46 (1205) • United States 16 Mar 11

A very interesting article found at MotherJones written by investigative reporter Josh Harkinson dated March 14, 2011: "Campbell Fittings, a maker of precision screws and couplings used by petrochemical, mining and construction...

jobs

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Where Is: "Where Are The Jobs?"?

gladys46 @gladys46 (1205) • United States 16 Mar 11

An article written by David Corn at MotherJones: "Before the 2010 congressional elections, Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) and his fellow GOPers developed and implemented a simple campaign strategy: say "where are the jobs?" over and...

jobs

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GOP Proposed Cuts To National Security

gladys46 @gladys46 (1205) • United States 12 Mar 11

A ThinkProgress article dated 3/11/11 states the following: A National Weather Service forecaster told CNBC, "Indeed, the GOP cuts would have a significant impact on the nation's disaster preparedness": - 1.2 billion cut in...

gop cuts to national security budgets

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Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) Opposes Cutting Funding Of Planned Parenthood

gladys46 @gladys46 (1205) • United States 11 Mar 11

In an article appearing in Politico, Lisa Murkowski has come out in opposition to the House's attempts to defund Planned Parenthood, making her the first Republican senator to do so. Murkowski writes in a letter to Senate...

murkowski for planned parenthood funding

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Wisconsin Firefighters Shut Down Bank that Funded Governor Scott Walker

gladys46 @gladys46 (1205) • United States 11 Mar 11

Reported at AlterNet, yesterday Wisconsin firefighters collectively began withdrawing their funds from madison's M&I Bank -- whose executive and board members were among the highest donors to Gov. Walker's campaign. Members...

shut down bank

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President Obama Urges Compromise On Budget

gladys46 @gladys46 (1205) • United States 11 Mar 11

During a 45 min. presser today, and reported at Politico, among much President Obama reportedly stated listed are these statements: "We can't keep on running the government based on two-week extensions ... That's irresponsible....

budget compromise

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House Speaker Boehner Receiving His Paycheck At A Government Shutdown

gladys46 @gladys46 (1205) • United States 10 Mar 11

In an Op-ed by Senators Bob Casey and Barbara Boxer (both democrats) appearing in Politico, the senators urged Mr. Boehner to support a bill introduced in the Senate that would prevent congressional members and the president from...

pay or not to pay

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Homegrown "Muslim" Terrorists Hearings

gladys46 @gladys46 (1205) • United States 10 Mar 11

This a.m. House Republican Rep. Peter King holds hearings that he claims will determine ways to garner more cooperation within the American Muslim community in the "war on terror" -- but, is he creating anxiety within that...

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