Recent Votes

• Why isn't Obama getting crushed right now?

  Source: The Washington Post

  Obama is the incumbent. The economy is growing at a moderate pace. There’s no serious third-party challenge. We’re not losing massive numbers of soldiers in a foreign war. And when you look at those fundamentals, the reality is this: Incumbent presidents very, very  …

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• Mississippi Rep. Says He Has No Problem With Women Dying From Coat Hanger Abortions

  Source: Is Rick Santorum The Second Coming Of Bush/Cheney? | Addicting Info

  Mississippi recently passed a law in an effort to force the last remaining abortion clinic in the state to close, which could force women to sometimes critically dangerous alternatives if they are desperate to end a pregnancy. Back ally or coat hanger abortions are life threate …

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• REPORT: FBI May Charge George Zimmerman With Hate Crime, Could Face Death Penalty

  Source: Think Progress

  The State of Florida has charged George Zimmerman with murdering Trayvon Martin. But that might not be the end of his legal problems. According to WFTV, an affliate of ABC in Orlando, Zimmerman may soon be charged with a hate crime by the FBI: WFTV has learned charges against …

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• Who Really Caused the Deficit?

  Source: Talking Points Memo

  As the chart below reveals, the main drivers of projected deficits over the next decade are the wars... in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Bush tax cuts and the so-called “automatic stabilizers” — unemployment insurance spending, lower tax burdens — built into e …

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• 5 Things That Put America to Shame

  Source: AlterNet.org

  "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses...I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" These words, from poet Emma Lazarus, were inscribed on the Statue of Liberty over 100 years ago. Today the golden door has a lock on it, paid for with record profits from the health ca …

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