Jan Brewer inundated with calls to veto anti-LGBT bill Pressure is mounting on Arizona’s Republican governor, Jan Brewer, to veto Senate Bill 1062, which would
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It is up to me to prove myself innocent by asking eighteen different publishing companies through an automated system to revoke the automated claims. Each
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I hope Governor Brewer vetoes SB 1062. — U.S. Senator Jeff Flake on Twitter, publicly expressing his hope that Arizona Governor Jan Brewer will choose
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The stimulus could have done more good had it been bigger and more carefully constructed. But put simply, it prevented a second recession that could
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Haunting photos of abandoned 1984 Winter Olympics facilities A collection of photos collected by Viral Forest show the pathetic condition that Sarajevo’s Olympic facilities are
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If you have a company like Comcast that has been with them for a long time and continues to support them, they will go to
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How the netroots + grassroots turned back the forces of austerity The Nation’s Mary Bottari explains how people-powered politics stopped the neoliberal and conservative campaign
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What happens is big money and big power goes to individuals and says you will come against Dave or I’m going to make sure you
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Republicans don’t want to govern because they can’t agree on policy directions Greg Sargent observes that while Republicans can agree on winning, they can’t agree
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Will the Obama administration stand up to Comcast? The Seattle Times’ Jon Talton wonders whether the Obama administration will object to Comcast’s proposed acquisition of
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Courtesy of the Human Rights Campaign, here is Ellen Page’s moving coming-out speech at HRC’s Time to Thrive Conference.
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Democrats run to mend what Republicans aim to end The New York Times examines how Democratic candidates for Congress are communicating with voters about the
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Trying to make sense of the royal finances is like trying to eat spaghetti with a spoon. — Kenan Malik: Britain’s welfare queen
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That’s sweat of a poor worker on your pizza The Tacoma News Tribune’s Bill Hall eloquently explains why we need to raise the minimum wage.
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Why the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger is even worse than you think Brian Barrett: “The mere mention of Comcast and Time Warner cuddling up to
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Russian skier’s fall and Canadian coach’s response are the Olympic spirit The Washington Post’s Jessica Stahl reflects on the importance of good sportsmanship and what
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Contrary to some accounts, he went through every gyration of combinations and found what we all know to be true: You can’t get everybody on
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Not to rain on Hawks’ parade… but the NFL’s economic hype doesn’t match reality Seattle Times columnist Jon Talton explains that generous public subsidies for
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Washington State and workers’ rights: Two peas in a pod Fortune Magazine’s Claire Zillman explains that Washington has long been a place where progressive activism
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2014 Sochi Olympics: So far, empty seats abound Vladimir Putin’s expensive, problem-plagued 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi are attracting few spectators, a team of
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