Sep
30
[From Ballot Access News] On September 20, the US House of Representatives passed HR 4844, by Henry Hyde (R-Il.). It would require everyone to present a government-issued photo ID before voting at the polls, effective in 2008. By 2010, such ID must also be of a type that certifies the holder is a citizen. The [...]
Sep
30
E.coli
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Sep
28
The Anti-Union Network
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[From DMI Blog] In the past few years we’ve noticed an increasing attack on unions and the members that they represent. From ballot initiatives in California, to paid advertisement in the NY Times, to highly effective framing and messaging in the media, someone seems to have it in for unions. But now thanks to American [...]
Sep
27
Put This In Your Pipe
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[From Capitol confidential] The Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund and Common Cause today released a report that shows tobacco industry contributions at the federal level add up to nearly $3 million – $1.7 million of which went directly to candidates. Since 1997, the total amount of political contributions by tobacco interests is $32.8 million, the report found. [...]
Sep
27
Another Way Pirro’s “Like Eliot”
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[The Green Party candidate for governor Malachy McCourt and the GP AG candiadte Rachel Treichler are both opposed to the death penalty. -RS] [From Capitol confidential] GOP AG candidate Jeanine Pirro was supposed to be at Ground Zero this morning to call for the restoration of the death penalty, which was reinstated in New York [...]





