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Terrence Wall wants your money!
Blogging Blue —
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Have you heard? Terrence Wall is holding a fundraiser , and he wants you to be there! To have a little fun, I thought I’d take a minute (nothing more and nothing less) to dissect T. Wall’s fundraiser invitation, because there’s some things in it that really caught my eye. Let’s start with the first line: ...7 hours ago -
Sen. Feingold to appear at “On the Issues” with Mike Gousha
Blogging Blue —
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From WisPolitics.com : U.S. Senator Russ Feingold will be the next guest for “On the Issues” with Mike Gousha at Marquette University Law School Friday, Nov. 13. The event will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in Sensenbrenner Hall, room 307, located at 1103 W. Wisconsin Ave. Feingold, a Wisconsin Democrat, is known ...4 days ago -
Feingold’s statement during Butler nomination hearing
Blogging Blue —
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Speaking at the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on the Nomination of Justice Louis B. Butler, Jr. to be to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, Sen. Russ Feingold issued the following statement: “Louis Butler, a former justice on Wisconsin’s highest court, has been ...5 days ago -
Feingold gives back nearly $270,000
Blogging Blue —
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Yesterday Senator Russ Feingold announced he recently returned $269,209.41 allocated to him as part of his office budget to the U.S. Treasury as part of his commitment to fiscal responsibility and curbing the deficit. Returning a portion of his office budget is a longstanding practice for Sen. Feingold, who over the ...5 days ago -
D.C. Takes Up Same Day Registration, So Should Congress (HuffingtonPost.com)
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D.C. Takes Up Same Day Registration, So Should Congress (HuffingtonPost.com)
Ink and Virtue —
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Ellison: No fraud from same-day voter signups in Coleman-Franken recount
Minnesota Independent: News. Politics. Media. —
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In making the case for his federal same-day voter registration bill , U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison points to how much voter fraud was alleged in the “highly scrutinized” Norm Coleman-Al Franken U.S. Senate contest due to Minnesotans’ ability to register to vote on Election Day: none . That statistic is part of an ...6 days ago -
Feingold: Election In Afghanistan Was Deeply Flawed
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The press office of Russ Feingold (D-WI) issued the following statement by the Senator regarding the outcome of the Afghan elections. Heres the full text: "The deeply flawed election in Afghanistan is just one more reason to question our current misguided strategy, which relies too much on military force and ...1 week ago -
No-Runoff Roundup: U.S. Politicians React To Afghan Election Outcome
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After Afghanistans election commission declared Hamid Karzai President today, President Obama and several other prominent U.S. politicians reacted to the news. In his press conference, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters that President Obama would call Karzai today, since "obviously he is the ...1 week ago -
Durbin, Feingold and Specter Warn Against Patriot Act Extension
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As H.R. 3845, a bill to extend the worst provisions of the Patriot Act , moves toward markup in the House of Representatives this week, it’s a good time to take some lessons from the markup of the equivalent bill in the Senate, S. 1692. A Senate Judiciary Committee report on S. 1692 is mostly ...1 week ago -
The Generals’ Revolt: As Obama rethinks America’s failed strategy in Afghanistan, he faces two insurgencies: one in Afghanistan and one cooked up by his own generals.
Count Us Out —
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“Petraeus and McChrystal have put Obama in a trick bag,” says Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, a former top aide to Secretary of State Colin Powell. “We had this happen one time before, with Douglas MacArthur” — the right-wing general who was fired after he defied President Truman over the ...1 week ago -
Obama’s AfPak War: “It’s the Mission, Creep”
Muslim Media Network —
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By Steve Weissman, Truthout Dick Cheney and his neoconservative fringe are showing true gall and no grit in accusing President Obama of “dithering” and “waffling” on Afghanistan. They are, after all, the deep thinkers who rushed the Bush administration into Iraq, which diverted troops and other resources ...1 week ago -
Obama’s AfPak War: “It’s the Mission, Creep”
Muslim Media Network —
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By Steve Weissman, Truthout Dick Cheney and his neoconservative fringe are showing true gall and no grit in accusing President Obama of “dithering” and “waffling” on Afghanistan. They are, after all, the deep thinkers who rushed the Bush administration into Iraq, which diverted troops and other resources ...1 week ago -
Same-Sex Marriage: Equality in Commitment
Socyberty —
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Same sex marriage bans are a violation of civil rights. While the federal government does not license marriages, it does sanction state licensed marriages, and uses marital status as a determining factor in eligibility of federal programs. Homosexuals are prohibited from equal protection under law, equal opportunity ...1 week ago -
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Letters in Bottles —
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Reading Russ Feingold , Im reminded of Robert Kaplan : In the 1990s, successive democratic Pakistani governments struggled to cope with intensifying social and economic turmoil. Violence was endemic to Karachi and other cities. But even as the Pakistani political elite turned inward, it remained obsessed with the ...1 week ago -
Same-day voter registration would go national under Ellison bill
Minnesota Independent: News. Politics. Media. —
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Photo: Chris Steller, Minnesota Independent U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison has introduced a bill that would extend Minnesota-style, same-day voting rights to all eligible Americans in federal elections. The Same Day Registration Act would let people register at the polling place on Election Day rather than requiring ...1 week ago -
ObamAmerica: Reign of the Czars
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President Obama’s decision to appoint so many czars is clearly troubling members of Congress, who have taken the unusual step of holding hearings on the issue. The decision of the two Senate committees is remarkable because a President’s management style is rarely questioned by the Senate or House during the ...1 week ago -
Bart Stupak, Pelosi, and Abortion
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Not all elected Democrats believe that the health care bill should include provisions for taxpayer funds to pay for abortions. Without question, most Democrats are pro-abortion. Many are radically pro-abortion like Obama and Wisconsins Russ Feingold. But some do not march in lockstep with the Culture of Death Dems. ...1 week ago -
Feingold Threatens To Undercut U.S. Military Commanders, put our soldiers at risk, Block Troop Request For Afghanistan
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WASHINGTON – Apparently possessing more national security expertise than the highly-decorated military commander on the ground, U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) declared over the weekend that he would block any attempt by President Obama to increase troop levels in Afghanistan.In an interview on CBS’ “Face The ...2 weeks ago -
Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold “optimistic” on public option
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by Jim Swanson Progressive News Daily Even though Senate Majority Leader Harry “Milquetoast” Reid announced that the public option will be in the Senate version of the Health Insurance/Care Reform Bill today (Monday), Wisconsin Democratic Senator Russ Feingold appeared on “Meet The Press” with David ...2 weeks ago
