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There will be no “defunding of Obamacare.”
If you’re in a hurry, and you can only memorize one fact about the coming congressional debt and budget war, try this: There will be no “defunding of Obamacare.” It’s impossible for Republicans to admit it, great energy is being spent to prevent them from admitting it, and large sums of money are being raised and spent to stop conservatives from realizing it. If you want to skip to the end of this drama, past Friday’s likely vote on the resolution that defunds Obamacare, the final page reads “… and Obamacare survived.”
The Scandal Cuccinelli Can’t Dodge: His Extremist Positions
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli wants to be the state’s next governor. But he has been dogged by an ethics scandal involving gifts he received from the head of a company that has sued the state. So last week, Cuccinelli tried to put the issue to rest...
Hey, Ken! It’s OB-GYN, Not OB-GOP
Ken Cuccinelli has repeatedly stated he opposes abortion even in cases of rape, incest, and the health of the mother. As a State Senator, Cuccinelli introduced “personhood” legislation that would effectively outlaw abortions in Virginia and medical experts say could ban many common forms of birth control like the pill. Cuccinelli also used his role as attorney general to bully the Virginia Board of Health into passing medically unnecessary regulations.
See Ken Run
An out-of-state oil company, CONSOL Energy, is trying to wriggle out of its commitment to Virginia landowners. And Ken Cuccinelli might be helping them do it. Thousands of our neighbors in Southwest Virginia are suing CONSOL for nearly $28 million in owed royalties...
Food Stamps to be Cut by Average $30 a Month in Madison County
People getting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits don't just face the prospect of House Republicans slashing $40 billion from the program over the next 10 years, they face the immediate, certain prospect of losing an average of nearly $30 a month in...
Cuccinelli Down 18 Points Among Women Voters
Image via the ACLU Endorsed By Rick Santorum for his cowardly escalation of the GOP's ongoing war on women, Tea Party candidate Ken Cuccinelli is currently down by 18 points among women voters in his bid to succeed scandal-plagued Bob McDonnell as Virginia...
The Koch Brothers’ Secret Bank
An Arlington, Va.-based conservative group, whose existence until now was unknown to almost everyone in politics, raised and spent $250 million in 2012 to shape political and policy debate nationwide. The group, Freedom Partners, and its president, Marc Short, serve...
On The Record: Obenshain’s Anti-Women Agenda
From the Democratic Party of Virginia In his run for Attorney General, Mark Obenshain has been obscuring his record on women’s health. Below are some of the extreme right-wing measures he has championed in the Virginia General Assembly: Mark Obenshain voted in 2004,...
United We Serve
Today, we pay tribute to the loved ones we lost, remember the bravery of our heroes and stand together once again, united for all. Although September 11, 2001 is painful in our memory, the fabric of the American spirit continues to shine through. We remember the...
Draw the Line on Keystone XL
350.org Last week the Canadian government sent a letter to President Obama offering vague promises of reducing carbon emissions from the tar sands in return for the right to build the pipeline. Scientists and energy analysts quickly pointed out that this was nonsense...
