May 2012
May 22nd
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22 states, DC back Montana in Supreme Court... →
Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia are backing Montana in its fight to prevent the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision from being used to strike down state laws restricting corporate campaign spending. The states led by New York are asking the high court to preserve Montana’s state-level regulations on corporate political expenditures, according to a copy of a brief...
May 22nd
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May 22nd
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House Democrats calls for Gov. Walker to clarify... →
justinspoliticalcorner: Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform have asked Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) to obtain a clarification from Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R). During a congressional testimony last year, Walker had denied that his actions in Wisconsin were used to punish members of the Democratic Party and their donor base, namely unions. But recently...
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Revealed: US spy operation that manipulates social... →
americanindignants: Gen David Petraeus has previously said US online psychological operations are aimed at ‘countering extremist ideology and propaganda’. Photograph: Cliff Owen/AP The US military is developing software that will let it secretly manipulate social media sites by using fake online personas to influence internet conversations and spread pro-American propaganda. A Californian...
May 22nd
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“I figured a way out — a way to get rid of all the lesbians and queers. But I...”
– North Carolina pastor Charles Worley (via think-progress)
May 22nd
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Woman at Rep. Joe Walsh town hall: Obama a... →
May 21st
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BREAKING: Ending All Speculation, New Documents... →
justinspoliticalcorner: Scott Walker has refused to describe the conditions under which his criminal defense fund has been created. New documents from the Government Accountability Board, obtained by state Senator Jon Erpenbach, show definitively that Walker MUST BE either a target of the investigation and/or he is bankrolling the defense of heinous crimes. Based on these guidelines from the...
May 21st
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Joe Ricketts, Government Handout Hypocrite |... →
May 21st
Think Tanks Push ALEC to Go After Unions | Mother... →
May 21st
Jon Stewart Blasts Republican Hypocrisy For... →
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Meet Joe Ricketts: Billionaire Has Millions To... →
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