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Senate #Republicans sidestep Barack Obama and send a letter to Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warning him not to strike a nuclear deal with the president. https://www.facebook.com/MadisonDemocrats/posts/816024408473312 WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION to...
Why the Right Hates American History
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Scammers are Posing as the Office of Attorney General Mark Herring in Emails
COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA Office of the Attorney General Mark R. Herring Attorney General 900 East Main Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-786-2071 FAX 804-786-1991 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michael Kelly (804) 786-5874 office (804) 356-5077 cell...
Trey “Benghazi” Gowdy’s Partisan Sham
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 9, 2015 CONTACT: Morgan Finkelstein, morgan@vademocrats.org Oops! Virginia Republicans Forgot To Pretend Benghazi Investigation Isn't A Partisan Sham, Got Shut Down By Own Guest For once, the Republican Party of Virginia may have...
Imagine if women ruled the world
We would not have to worry about our reproductive rights. We would make sure that family planning was a part of public education, including the right to a safe abortion if so decided by a woman and her doctor. If women ruled the world, might and power would not be...
How to Die of Dumb
By William Rivers Pitt, Truthout | Op-Ed Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), right, listens to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) speak at a news conference in Washington about their opposition to the climate change bill on Wednesday, June 4, 2008. (Photo: Brendan...
How The Merchants Of Doubt Push Climate Denial On Your Television
A new documentary shows how a "professional class of deceivers" has been paid by the fossil fuel industry to cast doubt on the science of climate change, in an effort akin to that from the tobacco industry, which for decades used deceitful tactics to deny the...
In Selma, #GOP Lawmakers Explain Why They Don’t Support John Lewis’ Bill To Restore Voting Rights Act
Civil rights leaders Hosea Williams (wearing a suit) and John Lewis (on the ground) led the march on that Sunday afternoon. Lewis, who has been a congressman from Georgia since being elected in 1986, was badly injured in Selma, suffering a fractured skull after being...
Republicans Promise Smooth Transition of Hate from Obama to Clinton
By Andy Borowitz WASHINGTON - Republicans today promised that there will be a "seamless transition of hatred" if President Obama is succeeded in office by Hillary Clinton. "Like many Americans, we will be saddened to see our lawsuits, investigations, and general...
Unemployment at lowest in 7 years
The U.S. economy added 295,000 jobs in February, which crushed expectations. That beat the estimate from CNNMoney's survey of economists, who predicted 235,000 job gains. February's job growth shows how far the economy has come in a year. It's the 12th straight month...
