thinkprogress a this thanksgiving progressives have a lot to be thankful for. heres our list were thankful well soon have a president who willa hit the ground running ainstead of a president who is running the countrya into the ground . were thankful thata keith olbermann aand rachel maddow aare demonstrating every night howa strong aanda intelligent aprogressive v......
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think progress did one of these lists last year. im glad that they decided to do another list this year.awe do have a lot to be thankful for. this thanksgiving progressives have a lot to be thankful for. heres our list were thankful well soon have a president who will hit the ground running instead of a president who is running the country into the ground .......
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this thanksgiving progressives have a lot to be thankful for. heres our list were thankful well soon have a president who will hit the ground running instead of a president who is running the country into the ground . were thankful that keith olbermann and rachel maddow are demonstrating every night how strong and intelligent progressive voices can be suc......
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keith olbermann discusses what a 21st century progressive economic stimulus package looks like. he chats with president clintons former secretary of labor robert reich. from the center for american progress when presidentelect barack obama officially introduces his economic team today he is also expected to lay out his vision for a massive fiscal stimulus program .......
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coal obviously is one of the biggest roadblocks to averting catastrophic climate change.a china the worlds largest emitter of carbon dioxide gets 75 of its electric power from coal.a the us number two on the carbon dioxide hit parade gets half of its electricity from coalfired plants.a worldwide in 2006 coal and peat generated 41 of the electricity according to t......
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george will the first new deal didnt work shared by pberry again the facts show their liberal bias. economists on both the left and right broadly agree that the need for stimulative government spending is necessary to prevent a......
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bush has been trying to put his neocon stamp on everything just before he walks out the door.ai guess this is just like barney marking his territory in the white house. more from think progress in its sprint to the finish the bush administration is working tirelessly to enact or alter a wide array of federal regulations that would weaken government rules protecting ......
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the progress report a on nov. 4 californians approvedaprop. 8aamending the state constitution to eliminate the right of samesex couples to marry in california. responding to pleas for legal clarity from those on both sides of the issue the california supreme court said yesterday that it would take up the case of whether prop. 8 was constitutional . the court......
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on sunday after nearly a year of intense negotiations iraqs cabinet overwhelmingly approved a security agreement that requires coalition forces to withdraw from iraq by the end of 2011. the final status of forces agreement sofa was a considerable victory for iraqis because it set a firm deadline for redeployment gave them significant jurisdiction over serious crimes com......
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congress has returned for a postelection lame duck session and topping its agenda is whether to approve a taxpaid bailout of the big three automakers in detroit. leading the charge for the 25 billion proposal is gms rick wagoner. but there are lots of pros and cons on the proposed bailout which if approved would essentially give gm ford and chrysler a 25 billion infusion of operatin......
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center for american progress the progress report november 12 2008 by faiz shakir amanda terkel satyam khanna matt corley benjamin armbruster ali frick ryan powers and matt duss national security a new progressive direction editors note this is the first in our threepart series on change for america a progressive blueprint for the 44th president.a ......
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klicka pa bilden. de bada amerikanska politiska partierna har alltid varit betydligt mer intellektuella an sina svenska motsvarigheter. nar ronald reagan tog aver presidentambetet fran jimmie carter sa anvande han sig t.ex. av den republikanska tankesmedjan heritage foundation far att formulera sin politik. heritage foundation och andra republikanska tankesmedjor blev sedan en fareb......
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part three of a threepart post here are parts one and two . if we are to undo the injustice done by proposition 8 and the yes on 8 campaign its clear that we have to redouble our efforts to enlist and engage supporters and potential allied segments of the californian electorate. exit polling strongly suggests that persuadable segments of the population voted against marriage ......
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having promised to sprint to the finish of his second term and to remain focused on the goals ahead president bush is working to enact a wide array of federal regulations many of which would weaken government rules aimed at protecting workers consumers and the environment the washington post reports. the administration wants to leave a legacy sa......
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i hope barack obama sends a nice christmas or kwanzaa present to george w. bush. without the debacle of the bush administration barack would not have had a shot at winning the white house. widespread disgust over the war in iraq the collapse of the financial industry in september and october and baracks massive campaign war chest created a perfect storm that helped obama secure the win......
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every weekend we highlight some of the scandals you may have missed in a post we like to call the week in muckmaking file this under no surprise here a noose was found hanging from a tree on election day on the campus of baylor university the worlds largest baptist university. and the second biggest shocker baylors in texas. students also burned a pile of obama ......
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organized labor has every right to enjoy a victory lap . congratulations and all that. at the same time we detect a mixed response to labors claimsait now sets the agenda. the business community objects to labors aggressive plans to restructure the entire economy during a downturn of course. but others you would think more friendly toward the unions demands are at least ......
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yesterday the center for american progress boldly proclaimed that barack obamas 6point popular voter victory represented a progressive mandate . really how many millions of dollars did the obama campaign spend on tv commercials in the closing weeks to convince americans that obama would enact policies the center for american progress supported zero. meanwhile obama did bl......
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election 08 a progressive mandate our nation today is only now realizing the extent of the resounding victory for progressive ideals registered on election day. progressives triumphed in all regions of the country and won overwhelming support from individuals of all different backgrounds. presidentelect barack obama defeated sen. john mccain raz decisively winning the ......
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i cant begin to explain how important this one is for those of you in california. in a nutshell people apparently funded massively by the mormons want to change the california state constitution to define marriage as only happening between a man and a woman. this will mean that gay marriage is no longer allowed in california only civil unions. because gay marri......
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the bush administration ruled out financial assistance for a possible general motors and chrysler merger essentially kicking the problem down the road and making it the next presidents problem. barack obama said my hope is if im elected that im immediately meeting with the heads of the big three automakers as well as with the united auto workers... and to sit down......
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a you are president and confronted with a situation which tests your basic philosophy about diplomatic negotiation your philosophy can be described as a. talk with friends and ignore enemies. b. talk to friends and enemies. this is the simplistic depiction of how diplomatic negotiation has been presented during the election and we can all acknowledge that reality is much more comple......
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one day after proclaiming on meet the press that he and george w. bush share a common philosophy john mccain took to a stage in cleveland monday to attack the presidents economic policies. as it turns out of course when it comes to ideology and policy on the economy john mccain and george w. bush are virtually indistinguishable. the feebleness of mccains effort to distance......
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by joshua holland alternet . posted october 24 2008 . for a tenth of the cost of the wars in iraq and afghanistan we could help rescue the nuts and bolts economy in which most americans work and live. a theres a fight brewing between the conservative movements bitter deadenders ideologues clinging desperately to their discredited rhetoric about ......
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climate campaigners were on terrorist list revkin dot earth blog nytimes.com my name is josh tulkin. i am currently the field director of the energy action coalition and power vote. and i am a suspected terrorist. tags maryland surveillance police environment activism a conservative assault on the workforce shakir et al thinkprogress......
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