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Sunday, August 7, 2011

Whether In Israel or America, The Right Wing Messes Things Up

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Before I begin, let me just make one thing clear: this article is not - repeat, NOT - about Israel, at least not specifically or uniquely....
Saturday, August 6, 2011

Our Country Is Upside Down

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by Kathy in Blacksburg Yes, our country is upside downWe're told we all must sacrifice, as if the wanton recklessness, illegal, bord...
Friday, August 5, 2011

S&P Downgrades US Debt Rating to AA+ For First Time in History; Overwhelmingly Blames Teapublicans

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Earlier this evening,  Standard and Poors downgraded the U.S. long-term sovereign credit rating  from AAA to AA+. Why? S&P's reaso...

The Last Thing We Need Right Now is "Austerity"

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If you know anything about economics - and I'm not talking graduate-level Macroeconomics; Econ 101 will do just fine! - you know that ...
Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Senate Approves Debt Deal 74-26; Webb and Warner Vote "Aye"

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A few minutes ago, the U.S. Senate voted 74-26 to approve the debt ceiling deal reached this past weekend. Both Jim Webb and Mark Warner vot...
Monday, August 1, 2011

The Package President Obama Should Propose Today

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by The Green Miles I called the office of my Congressman, Rep. Jim Moran, today to ask him to vote against the debt ceiling deal. The GO...
Friday, July 29, 2011

President Obama on Debt Ceiling Negotiations; My Reaction/Rant

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So, here's what frustrates me about all this. President Obama, since the beginning of his presidency, has bent over backwards - DOUBLE ...
Monday, July 25, 2011

Warner's Webb of Drilling Mania

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by Progressive86 Nothing says I care about environmental health more than another big oil and gas rig planted serenely in the middle of ...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Barbara Favola Gets $2.5k Donation, Votes 5 Days Later to Give Towing Industry $250k More per Year

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I could have sworn that Arlington County Board member Barbara Favola, now a candidate for the 31st Senate District Democratic nomination, ...
Sunday, July 10, 2011

Arlingtonians, Including Rep. Jim Moran, Celebrate Cherrydale Library's 50th Birthday

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Yesterday, the Cherrydale Library in Arlington was packed with more than 100 people (standing room only), celebrating its 50th birthday. I ...