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American people won’t get fair shot until we have government by & for all — not bought & paid for by corporations

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It’s no wonder Americans are losing faith in our political system.. Citizens United lets big corporations spend unlimited amounts of money — in secret and without accountability — so politicians answer to them instead of voters. We’ve lost our way when corporations are people, money is free speech, and politicians are for sale to the […]

AFL-CIO Endorses Diane Trautman for Primary

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  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:   January 30, 2012 Contact: Diane Trautman, 713-417-4235     Trautman Receives Labor Endorsement in Primary Race for HCDE Board Trustee   Houston, TX. – Dr. Diane Trautman is proud to announce that she has received the endorsement of the Harris County AFL-CIO in her 2012 contested primary race for Harris County Department […]

A Discussion On Climate Change with Texas A&M Climate Scientist Dr. Andrew Dessler

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On Saturday January 29th, 2012 Dr. Andrew Dessler, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at Texas A&M University was invited to speak about climate change to the community. He was well received and was very informing. There were two sessions. The first session discussed the science of climate change. Find out what drives climate changes and atmospheric […]

District 127 State Representative Candidate Cody Pogue Featured In The Tribune in Kingwood, TX

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Kingwood Area Democrats own Cody Pogue was featured in an article in The Tribune. He is running to unseat Dan Huberty, District 127 State Representative. State Rep. Dan Huberty gains primary, Democrat opponents Copyright 2007 Ourtribune.com – January 23, 2012 – Bruce Olson & Amanda Scott – Political rookies to challenge last year’s legislative “Rookie […]

With Keystone, Big Oil gets the profits, foreign countries get the oil, and Americans get all the risks

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If we’re going to risk building a pipeline through America, it better benefit Americans. With Keystone, Big Oil gets the profits, foreign countries get the oil, and Americans get all the risks. A pipeline built through America to sell foreign oil to foreign countries risks disaster for American farmers and ranchers — just so Big […]

Billionaire Bill Gates Calls For Increasing Taxes On The Rich: ‘That’s Just Justice’ | ThinkProgress

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  Last night in his State of the Union address, President Obama once again urged Congress to pass the Buffett rule, noting that 25 percent of American millionaires pay less in taxes that millions of families in the middle-class. Republicans were quick to dismiss his request as “the politics of envy and division.” However, multi-billionaire […]

Romney Rule vs. Buffett Rule–Entitlement versus Work Ethic

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President Obama called for passage of the "Buffett Rule" in his State of the Union address last night. On the same day, millionaire Mitt Romney released two years’ worth of tax records, confirming that he pays a lower tax rate than millions of working families — and confirming the need for the "Buffett Rule."  Do […]

Kingwood Area Democrats to host fundraiser, collect donations for veterans–The Tribune 2012-01-23

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  KADS to host fundraiser, collect donations for veterans Monday, January 23, 2012 – Trilla Cook Democrats, independents and disenchanted Republicans, from around the Kingwood-Atascocita-Humble area are invited to attend and support Democratic efforts in Northeast Harris County. The Kingwood Area Democrats (KAD) will host a fundraising brunch and 2012 Democratic candidate meet and greet […]