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GOP push millionaire tax break, cut off of unemployment
November 15, 2010Republicans want to extend Bush-era tax cuts for the rich, but they won't commit to extending unemployment compensation for millions of workers at risk of losing their benefits at the height of the holiday season.
Read moreAriz. tea party candidate: No government regulation of salmonella
October 26, 2010In Arizona, Republican candidate Jesse Kelley, for the U.S. House in the 8th District, has come out strongly in favor of salmonella outbreaks. He, like many Republicans denying the obvious need for better enforcement of health...
Read moreA lot at stake for immigrant rights on Nov. 2
October 22, 2010The Republican Party is spouting vile hatred for immigrants, especially those who have dark skin but don't have papers. The punditry would have us believe that supporting rights for immigrants is "political suicide" in this election...
Read moreBig biz dollars bankroll tea party racism
October 21, 2010A report released by the NAACP documents tea party groups giving "platforms to anti-Semites, racists and bigots" and cites efforts within the tea party to recruit members for white nationalist organizations.
Read moreTexans kick off early voting
October 19, 2010"Don't be a goat, early vote!" was the slogan on handheld signs at a voter rally on the first day of early voting in Texas.
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