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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...
The Attorney General of The Tea Party
In the first test for a Republican Party that is still reeling from the disastrous 2012 election, Virginia’s gubernatorial race could have provided the GOP an opportunity to temper its ultraconservative platform or restrain its partnership with the Tea Party. But the...
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Herring for Attorney General
In the race for attorney general, Virginia voters have a choice between two state senators with strong professional qualifications, lengthy legislative records and the same first name. But Mark Obenshain, a Harrisonburg Republican, and Mark Herring, a Loudon County...
“Mark Obenshain Votes Like E.W. Jackson Talks”
Today, Senator Barbara Favola and Democratic Party of Virginia Executive Director Lauren Harmon exposed the close ideological relationship between E.W. Jackson and Mark Obenshain, the Republican Lt. Governor and Attorney General candidates. On a call open to the...
“Bringing Down TransCanada’s House of Cards: The Keystone Chronicles.”
The relentless Canadian lobbying for the Keystone XL pipeline continues today when the Canadian Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver heads to Washington to push for the pipeline. During the trip, he will meet U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz for their first...
Climate Scientist Can Proceed with Libel Suit Against Right Wing Blogs, Judge Rules
Known for his “hockey stick” graph showing a steep climb in global temperature over the last century, top climate scientist Michael Mann can go ahead and sue two right-wing blogs for libel, a judge ruled last week. The case stems from two separate blog posts that ran...
