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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Debris Possibly Found

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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Debris Possibly Found   CNN is reporting that debris from Malaysia Airlines flight 370 may have been found. This post will be updated. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Australia says possible objects in Indian Ocean An Royal Australian Air Force Orion aircraft has already arrived in the area, John Young, general manager […]

GOP Candidate Greg Abbott admits he opposes equal pay for equal work legislation

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GOP Gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott is finally taking a position on the Lilly Ledbetter Act. The Lilly Ledbetter Act extends the statute of limitations from bringing a lawsuit against an employer for paying one employee less than the other based on race, gender, or religion. Lilly Ledbetter not supported According to the Star-Telegram, Texas Republican […]

Texas GOP Operative: Women Too Busy for Equal Pay Legislation (VIDEO)

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RedState Women is a new Republican PAC in Texas aimed at changing the earned GOP anti-women narrative. According to Politico, The organization will offer web-based videos featuring both elected officials and voters that are designed to show that Democrats don’t have a monopoly on women in politics, according to the PAC’s executive director, Cari Christman. […]

Obamacare ‘ACA’ Marketplace Enrollment Hits 5 Million Milestone

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Marketplace Enrollment The biggest fears of Republicans have come to pass. Do not delay. Do not allow the evil and immoral misinformation by the GOP to stop you from doing what is best for you, your family, and your country. Do not remain uninsured or underinsured with crappy insurance. If the Republicans will not even […]

Great Stories From The Texas Progressive Alliance (TPA) (2014-03-17)

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Texas Progressive Alliance Round Up (2014-03-17) The Texas Progressive Alliance is always springing forward as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff analyzes the primary performances of Wendy Davis and Bill White. Horwitz at Texpatriate presents a novel idea to start getting students voting. WCNews at Eye on Williamson once again points out […]

Beware Of The Dog Whistle. We Are All Becoming ‘THOSE PEOPLE’

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Yesterday I read Paul Krugman’s piece titled ‘That Old-Time Whistle’. Of course he meant dog whistle. It is a must read. It really caught my eye because my Sunday DailyKOS front page article was on the same subject. It seems like we ultimately came to the same conclusion. To be able to solve problems one […]

Former NH GOP Chairman Saves $1000/mo. On Obamacare & Complains

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Fergus Cullen saved $1000/mo.What’s there to complain about? Fergus Cullen is former chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party (2007-2008). He is a principal at Fergus Cullen Communications and a freelance writer. Fergus Cullen wrote an interesting piece for the New Hampshire Union Leader. In his piece he said that last year he spent $26,934.89 […]

Republicans ignoring black, brown, female, & poor’s opportunity premium is opportune

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Required to pay an opportunity premium This week Paul Ryan said the following on the Bill Bennett’s “Morning in America” radio show. We have got this tailspin of culture, in our inner cities in particular, of men not working and just generations of men not even thinking about working or learning the value and the […]

Bill Maher Most Vicious Slam Of Religion To Date. Cool it Bill! (VIDEO)

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I watched Real Time with Bill Maher last night. As usual I found it very entertaining. He had an intelligent cadre of guests. Appearing were author of The Satanic Verses: A Novel Salmon Rushdie, author of Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth? Alan Weisman, Seth MacFarlane, author of The Triple Package: […]