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• Operation HOPE and the Gallup-HOPE Index Cited in U.S. Senate Resolution for Financial Literacy Month, 2013

  
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       Operation HOPE, the organization that helped to pioneer financial literacy as U.S. federal policy in January, 2008, as then President George W. Bush signed an Executive Order inspired by our on-the-ground work, is proud to once again have its work cited amongst U.S. policy makers. The U.S. ...
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• Firearms, gun control and politics

  
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  The people who want most fiercely to obtain and use guns include many of the same people whose access to guns society most needs to restrict. In the mass shooting in July in Aurora, Colorado, the killer’s actions were lawful almost until the moment he began firing. If the preparations of mass murder are legal, then ...
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• Elizabeth Warren’s Blunt Honesty About Student Loans (PHOTO)

  
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  Elizabeth Warren’s Blunt Honesty About Student Loans (PHOTO) (Courtesy of ‘I Acknowledge Class Warfare Exists’ / Facebook) Will someone get Mother Elizabeth Warren a microphone and a prayer cloth so she can continue to PREACH THIS GOSPEL?! Banks and the financial industry were afraid to see her darken ...
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• Green News Report - May 9, 2013

  
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    IN TODAYS RADIO REPORT: Senate GOP walks out, obstructs Obamas EPA nominee; OMB says EPA regulations pay off 10 to 1; Honeybee losses accelerate in US while feds stall on action; Another coal export terminal bites the dust in OR; PLUS: Shocker: Consumer Reports has a new all-time favorite ...
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• Firearms Industry Praises U.S. Rep. John R. Carter For Introducing Secure Firearms Act

  
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  Browning Extra-Wide Body Gold Series Safe National Shooting Sports Foundation NEWTOWN, Conn - -( Ammoland.com )- The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry, today praised U.S. Rep. John R. Carter (R-31, Texas) for ...
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• CCRKBA Says Coburn Amendment Made Sense, Blasts Senate

  
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  CCRKBA.org BELLEVUE, WA – -( Ammoland.com )- A proposal by Sen. Tom Coburn to expand gun rights made sense, and Senate anti-gunners who opposed the measure should be held accountable by voters, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. Sen. Coburn’s proposal would have allowed ...
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• Former Governor Turned-Adulterer Mark Sanford Wins House Seat

  
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  Former Governor Turned-Adulterer Mark Sanford Wins House Seat (AP photo) The state of South Carolina ought to be ashamed of itself, well the 1st Congressional district to be specific. Former Gov. Mark Sanford won his old House seat against Elizabeth Colbert Busch , the sister of Stephen Colbert of ...
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• Behind the Ad: Rep. Ed Markey invented the internet (not really)

  
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  By Richard K. Barry (Another installment in our extensive " Behind the Ad " series.)   Who: The Ed Markey Senate campaign .   Where : Massachusetts, on broadcast and cable television. Whats going on : In his first post-primary ad, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) talks about his record ...
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• 10 GMO Foods Have Entered Our Food Supply By Stealth

  
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  About 80 percent of all processed food on grocery shelves contains genetically engineered (GMO) ingredients, including GMO high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) used as a sweetener in virtually everything from cereal to ketchup. The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly against the Sanders Amendment to the Farm Bill that would ...
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• Suffolk Polling on MA Senate- Markey Leads

  
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  Suffolk pollster David Paleologos has tonight released his first MA Senate poll, and it shows a substantial lead for Democrat Ed Markey over Republican Gabriel Gomez.From the Suffolk press release: “Ed Markey begins this race where he left off with his win in the Democratic Primary: exceeding expectations,” said ...
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• Senator Rand Paul Introduces Bill to Repeal FATCA!

  
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  Treasury Department’s Promises of U.S. ‘Reciprocity’ Dead By James George Jatras for RepealFATCA.com In a major game-changer, Senator Rand Paul (Republican of Kentucky) today introduced a bill to repeal mandates of the “ Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act ” (FATCA) on financial institutions and ...
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• Worth Reading: ‘Dear Gun Control Democrats: 6 Ways To Make A Better Argument’

  
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  Recently, I’ve been trying to catch up on some podcasts I try listening to on a regular basis. This includes Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk , a past “Resource Of The Week” that I blogged about back in July 2011. Well, one entry in the Gun Talk podcast archive that intrigued me was “Hour Three” of April 28, ...
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• Advocates For Women’s, Workers Rights Say Congress Must Reject The Working Families Flexibility Act

  
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  More than 150 women’s, worker and civil rights organizations sent a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives Monday urging them to reject the  Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013. The measure,  H.R. 1406 , sponsored by U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R, AL-2), is expected to go up for a full House ...
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• Senate Passes Internet Sales Tax: Taxed Enough Already?

  
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  This new tax increase – the internet sales tax – must be stopped in the House. The Senate just passed it yesterday , and many Senators want to justify their tax increase vote by claiming that it will somehow “level the playing field” for brick and mortar retailers. This isn’t legit. This is actually a boon ...
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• A Crooked Political Divide For Bill Taxing Online Retailers

  
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  In this Oct. 18, 2010 file photo, an Amazon.com package is prepared for shipment by a United Parcel Service (UPS) driver in Palo Alto, Calif. The U.S. Senate on Monday overwhelmingly approved a bill that lets states require online merchants to collect sales taxes on out-of-state purchases made by their residents. ...
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• Idaho Sens. Crapo, Risch vote against Internet sales tax bill

  
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  Idaho Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are among a group of Republican senators who voted against a bill that would enable states to collect taxes on Internet sales. Crapo...
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• Senate Passes Marketplace Fairness Act

  
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  As expected, the U.S. Senate yesterday passed the “Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013” (S. 743). I wrote a commentary about the bill yesterday morning. According to a website that was created to promote the bill, if passed the bill “grants states the authority to compel online and catalog retailers ...
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• Contact Your Member of Congress. Tell Them the Conservative Position is No New Taxes on the Internet

  
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  Monday, the United States Senate passed the so-called "Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013" on a vote of 69 - 27 [SOURCE: Senate Vote #113 ]. This bill is opposed by nearly every conservative organization in the country. The Heritage Foundation says, " Congress should not authorize states to expand collection of ...
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• General’s promotion blocked over her dismissal of sex-assault verdict

  
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  An Air Force general has run afoul of Congress for granting clemency to a convicted sex offender without any public explanation, the latest case to raise fundamental questions about how the military justice system handles sex crimes . Read full article >>        
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• Matt Whitaker Announces Intentions to Run for U.S. Senate

  
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  DES MOINES, IA – Former US Attorney Matt Whitaker shared his intentions to seek the Republican nomination for the open United States Senate seat in November 2014. Whitaker, a guest Monday afternoon on the Simon Conway show on WHO 1040 AM, announced he is taking the necessary steps to run for the seat being ...
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