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• Read when you have courage: Too many shootings and deaths

  
  OntheWilderSide — Authority: 508
  What should be done about all of these shootings and deaths?I remember when I was teaching early childhood education, a very seasoned teacher-turned-guidance-counselor showed me one of the best tricks ever: The teacher (ie: leader or boss or organizer) can change the behavior of the students (ie: citizens or workers ...
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• Congressmen read the fine print and try to reverse health care vote

  
  OntheWilderSide — Authority: 508
  Several members of Congress are asking the Speaker of the House to change their vote on the Affordable Health Care for America Act, HR 3962, from a YES to a NO. The reason is that some male members of Congress only now discovered hidden language that will make it more difficult for men to receive [...]
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• Kucinich: Why I Voted NO

  
  Tennessee Guerilla Women — Authority: 551
  KUCINICH DENOUNCES HEALTH CARE SELL-OUT BY PELOSI AND THE HOUSE DEMS “We have been led to believe that we must make our health care choices only within the current structure of a predatory, for-profit insurance system which makes money not providing health care. We cannot fault the insurance companies for being ...
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• Green Party victories around the country

  
  OntheWilderSide — Authority: 508
  Reposted at Green Party Watch, with information provided from the national Green Party web-site.Green Party Victories on Nov. 3Wins on Nov. 3, 2009CaliforniaPam Hartwell-Herrero wins her race for Fairfax Town Council, Marin County, CA. She finished first of seven candidates for three seats with 1,031 votes or 19.76%. ...
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• Fort Hood has enough victims already: Opinion piece at Guardian UK

  
  OntheWilderSide — Authority: 508
  KW: First, sending out good wishes and strength to the wounded victims, and hope they may recover. Also, condolences to the families who lost loved ones.I found an excellent story at the Guardian UK exploring the possible motivations of the shooter. And, trying to make sure that the incident does not wrongly result in ...
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• Wrath of Suburbanites and Independents

  
  The LA Progressive — Authority: 483
  The publics anger arises from the sense that Washington only serves the interests of the rich and powerful while the middle class gets bupkis. When was the last time the federal government did... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Frank Schaeffer: I’m Now a ‘Liberal’ Because I’m a Conservative

  
  Progressive Democrats of America Blog — Authority: 126
  By Frank Shaffer | BradBlogI grew up in a fundamentalist missionary family that in the 1970s and 80s morphed into my father’s activity as one of the founders of the Religious Right. We would hobnob ...
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• Kristof: U.S. Health Care Sucks & An Apology to Slovenia

  
  Tennessee Guerilla Women — Authority: 551
  It turns out that Slovenians are sick and tired of having their health care system compared to the miserly American system. Today a red faced Nicholas Kristof apologizes to Slovenia . Kristofs column is a sad and resounding condemnation of the United States for its abject failure to take care of its own people. ...
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• Our Candidate-Centered System Needs to Go

  
  The LA Progressive — Authority: 483
  Under our system, as you have probably noticed, almost all political resources go to candidates and their advertising campaigns. Granted, a lot of money is required to run for office but a more sound... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Results for Nov. 2009 New York Green Party Candidates

  
  OntheWilderSide — Authority: 508
  Election results for all Green Party candidates running in New York State are listed at the Green Party of New York State (GPNYS) web-site: here.
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• Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Michelle Malkin and Sarah Palin defeated in NY-23

  
  OntheWilderSide — Authority: 508
  Kimberly says…Okay, so the “winner” was a plain old Democrat candidate. And, my co-blogger doesn’t even think this belongs on our blog. Though, some of the way the battle fell out was just so delicious…(excerpt from) San Francisco ChronicleNY 23 election results – Bill Owens beats Doug Hoffman, Glenn Beck ...
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• NY-23 Congressional Race: Looks like the Democrat won

  
  OntheWilderSide — Authority: 508
  Well, I didn’t want to care about this race. At the beginning, the only choices on the ballot were: A Democrat; a Republican; and a Republican running on the Conservative Party line. Not much hope for a third party, progressive.Though, my interest was peeked when the Republican dropped out of the race. And, Sarah ...
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• NYC Election Results: Rev Billy vote tally, etc.

  
  OntheWilderSide — Authority: 508
  At NY1 there is a chart with numbers for all the third party candidates in races including Mayor, Comptroller, Public Advocate, all the way to City Council members. You can see how all the Green Party candidates in New York City did.For Mayor, with 98.4% of precincts reporting, Green Party candidate Reverend Billy ...
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• Rev Billy Talen wins $100 million in lottery!

  
  OntheWilderSide — Authority: 508
  Well, since Reverend Billy was a performance artist before he was a candidate, I suppose this could be less than factual. But, it is posted at the Reverend Billy Talen for NYC Mayor campaign blog:Post is hereRev. Billy Talen Announces $100 Million Lottery Win!November 3, 2009REV. BILLY TALEN ANNOUNCES $100 MILLION ...
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• About Democrat Bill Owens in NY-23

  
  OntheWilderSide — Authority: 508
  KW: Wow! My co-blogger is probably not going to like me mucking up his blog with this story about a Democrat…But…Well, here is an e-mail I sent out to my Democrat and/or adamantly pro-choice friends:Timely! Confusion over candidate Bill Owens in the NY-23rd Congressional DistrictDo you know anyone in the NY 23rd ...
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• ABCs V: Charismatic Space Lizard Promises to Bring Hope & Change to Earth

  
  Tennessee Guerilla Women — Authority: 551
  V premiers tonight. The show is said to be all about how an alien or space lizard, disguised as a charismatic leader, charms a planet full of suckers . [ Trailer ] Gawker: ABCs new sci-fi series V kicks off tonight. It concerns a charismatic leader who comes out of nowhere promising a bright future and ...
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• This Fri., Nov 6th: PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse

  
  OntheWilderSide — Authority: 508
  This month…Sonny Meadows, Alan Semerdjian, Maxwell Wheat and Bob Westcott…Music by Sonny Meadows. Sonny takes the stage solo, with his passionate and compassionate presentation as a singer/songwriter. Sonny’s new solo CD is “Tolerance.” Sonny also performs with the Defibrillators and Blacklisted and the ...
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• Lever Voting Machines Still in New York

  
  OntheWilderSide — Authority: 508
  Please write in “Audrey Capozzi” for Suffolk County Treasurer. (see explanation below)KW: Ian and I went to vote today, at our polling station in North Babylon, New York. They are still using the old voting machines. So, to write-in, you slide back the blue rectangle at the top, write the name of the person [...]
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• Socialized War & Private Health Care

  
  Tennessee Guerilla Women — Authority: 551
  via Daily Kos Progressive Politics Liberal News Health Care
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  ADORED BY HORDES — Authority: 117
  White House Moderates Position On Protected News Sources Call it the Judith Miller Law, but heres a first tangible move toward re-charging a First Amendment effectively trashed by perpetual Fake War footing and the threat of reporters going to jail while protecting confidential sources. The impending compromise ...
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