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This is why we fight
openleft.com - 13 days ago
This is why we fight
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Barack Obama calls tonight "history." AFL-CIO calls it a "great step forward." SEIU calls it "courage." Here's the note I just sent to our Progressive Change Campaign Committee team: Tonight was the opposite of a "bold progressive" night. With a huge majority in the House, a vote with only ...
gay ballot measure
gay.americablog.com - 18 days ago
gay ballot measure
— gay.americablog.com — Correction: The nation, minus the Democratic Party. Joe wrote last night about how the DNC's "Organizing for America" organization (formerly known as "Obama for America") emailed Maine voters yesterday about today's election, but failed to mention ... (more) gay ballot measure

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theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 17 days ago
Whither Dems? GOPers Say They Should Move To Center
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — Republicans are already capitalizing on yesterday’s results to urge Dems to move to the political center — and a debate is going to break out among Dems over whether that’s the right course or whether Dems need to firm up their ... (more) Whither Dems? GOPers Say They Should Move To Center

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gay.americablog.com - 17 days ago
gay referendum in Maine
— gay.americablog.com — Oops they did it again . We reported late yesterday that the DNC's Organizing for America (formerly Obama for America) was emailing Mainers a generic "get out the vote" message that said nothing about the various ballot measures at play in the state, ... (more) gay referendum in Maine

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Newshoggers.com:  Altmire's Door-knockers?

AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth:  Who voted how on health care in the House

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Altmire's Door-knockers?
Newshoggers.com — By Dave Anderson: Who are Jason Altmire's (D-PA-4) door-knockers? The traditional source of door-knockers and phone bankers for Democrats are some combination of environmentalists, pro-choice activists, feminists, union members, health-care advocates, peace advocates, generic multi-issue liberals and the African American grandmother ...

Who voted how on health care in the House
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — ... It's always the progressives who lose out. Adam Green has more on the bill, which he says was "watered down, watered down, watered down. And still, only 219 Dems." ...

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