Source: http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/09/30/333445/minnesotan-daughter-bachmann-food-safety/
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Friday, September 30, 2011
Minnesotan Whose Daughter Suffered A Stroke From E. Coli Asks Bachmann To Reconsider Her Food Safety Position
During a campaign stop in Iowa about two weeks ago, 2012 GOP presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann criticized the government’s regulatory “overkill” when it comes to food safety. “When they make it complicated, they make it expensive and so then you can no longer stay in business,” she said, while chopping beef at a Des Moines [...]
Obama Charts New Route to Reelection
Calmes & Landler, New York Times
With his support among blue-collar white voters far weaker than among white-collar independents, President Obama is charting an alternative course to re-election should he be unable to win Ohio and other industrial states traditionally essential to Democratic presidential victories.Without conceding ground anywhere, Mr. Obama is fighting hard for Southern and Rocky Mountain states he won in 2008, and some he did not, in calculating how to assemble the necessary 270 electoral votes. He is seeking to prove that those victories on formerly Republican turf were not flukes but the start of a trend...
With his support among blue-collar white voters far weaker than among white-collar independents, President Obama is charting an alternative course to re-election should he be unable to win Ohio and other industrial states traditionally essential to Democratic presidential victories.Without conceding ground anywhere, Mr. Obama is fighting hard for Southern and Rocky Mountain states he won in 2008, and some he did not, in calculating how to assemble the necessary 270 electoral votes. He is seeking to prove that those victories on formerly Republican turf were not flukes but the start of a trend...
Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/09/30/obama_charts_new_route_to_reelection_264517.html
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AP source: Obama to tap Locke for China ambassador
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will nominate Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, the son and grandson of Chinese immigrants, to be the next U.S. ambassador to China, a senior administration official said Monday. A formal announcement could come as early as Tuesday.
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American Muslim groups react to views presented in controversial hearing
Standing before a throng of cameras after his high-profile hearing on Muslim radicalization, Rep. Peter T, King (R-N.Y.) once again attacked major Muslim American organizations and their leaders, whom King described as soft on extremism.
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Will The Bigger Bailout Fund Work?
Short answer, no. Longer answer. A country that issues debt in its own currency should always have a default risk of zero. If I promise to give you Australian dollars in the future, and I also own a machine that allows me to instantly create infinite quantities of Australian dollars it would be absurd for [...]
Source: http://thinkprogress.org/yglesias/2011/09/30/332886/europe-doomed/
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Watch: John Paul Stevens Releases Book on Supreme Court
Former Supreme Court justice documents his time working with 5 chief justices.
Source: http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=80f0345877594666dca18130396197d1
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Biden on the Economy: 'We're in Charge'
Vice President says Bush administration irrelevant at this point, Obama has to deliver on economy.
Source: http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=40f2d97c2ffeb20c2e6580010fea77cd
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Lights and sirens, badges and guns for the TARP cops
Police forces around the country are scrambling to make do in these tough economic times. Nearly half the force in Camden, N.J. - not exactly known as a crime-free town - has been laid off. The bicycle unit is gone, and the canine unit lost two of its three dogs. The number of patrol cars has bee...
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
GOP race inches toward New Year's Day
States are leapfrogging their primary and caucus dates, threatening to push the first GOP contests into early January 
Source: http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsMain/~3/A3nLDQGM9UU/main20113658.shtml
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Surprise! On American Jobs Act, Louie Gohmert doesn't know what he's talking about and never did
I'm not saying Louie Gohmert (left) is slow. But the guy legislates like he's been
immunized against HPV, if you know what I mean. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
immunized against HPV, if you know what I mean. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Imbecile Texas Republican Louie Gohmert is rolling around on the floor of his congressional office in a fit of snickering and spittle, because he figured out that no lawmaker had officially proposed Barack Obama?s American Jobs Act to Congress. This means that technically speaking, the name ?American Jobs Act? did not yet exist in the files, because the Democrats are losers. Gohmert immediately pooped himself with puerile excitement and ran off to scribble ?American Jobs Act: no more corporate taxes forever? on two sheets of paper and then handed it over to the House. BAM, filed. He wins, that?s it! The name is his!
Well, I do. And Hunter does. I even borrowed his photo from when he wrote about it. And I knew then (well, honestly, I knew well before then) that Gohmert was a dope and didn't have any idea what he was talking about. All he did was add a section to a bill that said:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.This Act may be cited as the `American Jobs Act of 2011'.
Why would he have to put that in there? Because the actual title of his bill is:
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the corporate income tax.
Thing is, anyone can add a similar section to their own bill, claiming the informal short title "American Jobs Act." There's nothing at all about what Gohmert did that prevents others from using the same title. And of course, as was always the plan, someone has. That someone being Rep. John Larson (D-CT), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.(a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the `American Jobs Act of 2011'.
And just like that, there's another bill "named" the American Jobs Act. Ta-da! Nice job, Louie!
Remember, this is something that set the blogosphere on fire two weeks ago, with wingnuts in particular pissing their pants with glee. But like most conserva-crazes, it turned out not to be even the least bit grounded in reality.
F-ing duh. Sad trombone!
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Republican Perry renews criticism of Fed policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry on Thursday lashed out anew at the Federal Reserve, accusing the U.S. central bank of pursuing policies that could reduce consumer spending power and fuel inflation. 
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Perry backs off immigration comment in debate
First Read: Texas governor says calling foes of in-state tuition for the children of illegal immigrants heartless was "inappropriate."
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In states, parties clash over voting laws that would affect college students, others
In one example, New Hampshire House Republicans are pushing for new laws that would prohibit many college students from voting in the state.
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How immigration blew up on Rick Perry
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44675117/ns/politics-decision_2012/
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Effort to recall Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder comes up short
A statewide push to recall Republican Gov. Rick Snyder will fall short of the number of signatures needed to put the issue on the February ballot, supporters of the effort said Tuesday.The Recall Rick Snyder campaign collected more than 500,000 signatures statewide ? including about 9,000 in Livingston County ? toward the roughly 1.1 million signatures needed to put the issue before voters next year, a mass mailing from the county effort read.
The grass-roots campaign needed to collect the signatures before the end of the month to appear on the February ballot.
"We have given it our best, and we have met some fantastic people as we went through this adventure. However, we did not reach our 1.1 million signatures that were needed to recall Governor Snyder at this time," organizers Dawn and Mike Lewkowicz said in the e-mail
"We will be forever grateful to have met all of you, and will forever be grateful for your help and efforts to stop this horrible take over of our government," the couple continued in the mailing.
To clarify the above passage, the actual signature requirement was 806,522. A goal of 1.1 million was set in order to have a cushion in the inevitable circumstance that some of the signatures turned out to be invalid. At this time, while the Committee to Recall Rick Snyder is still engaged in the final count to determine exactly how many signatures they gathered, it is likely that the final total will be roughly two-thirds of the minimum requirement and one-half of the overall campaign goal.
Given that this was an all-volunteer effort put together by 6,000 grassroots activists, multiple political operatives in Michigan have expressed astonishment to organizers over the large signature haul. Considering further that the campaign was backed by less than $75,000, more than half of which was raised by the Daily Kos community, the effort has proven that it is possible to recall Rick Snyder for a lot less money than what some political analysts in Michigan previously postulated.
In addition to proving that it is possible to recall Rick Snyder?something which should really give him pause?this effort has identified over 500,000 Michiganders hostile to his agenda. Many of those 500,000+ are Democrats, but a substantial number are actually Independents or even Republicans. That sort of information will prove extremely useful in a wide range of future campaigns in the Wolverine State. For example, several of the dozens of local recall efforts in Michigan have already received big boosts because of this.
What we really gained in this campaign is a new wave of grassroots activists in Michigan. Very few, if any, of the organizers central to the effort had ever done any professional political work of any sort. For many of the volunteers, this was the most engaged they had ever been in any political campaign. There was even one amazing volunteer who personally gathered 10,000 signatures (some campaign really needs to hire that volunteer, and fast).
Currently, the volunteers are talking over ways to restructure their organization and continue to work together in the future. They will not simply slip into the ether.
The over 2,000 Kossacks who volunteered for the campaign, and the over 3,000 who donated, made a huge impact. During the first 30 days of the campaign, only 10,000 signatures were gathered. However, half a million were gathered in the last 90 days, significantly because we were able to use your contributions to provide experienced field consulting and also to sign up thousands of more volunteers though online ads. Even many of the petitions the volunteers circulated were only able to be printed because of your donations.
All of the volunteers and donors deserve our gratitude. Thanks also goes out to those organizations who engaged their members in this effort, including Eclectablog, the Michigan Education Association, Michigan Forward, MoveOn.org, Democracy for America and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee.
Thank you to everyone. Keep fighting.
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Perry backs off immigration comment in debate
First Read: Texas governor says calling foes of in-state tuition for the children of illegal immigrants heartless was "inappropriate."
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Support wavers for U.S. economic aid to Pakistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Richard Lugar says the U.S. effort to aid Pakistan named after him and two other lawmakers has not had enough time to achieve one of its main goals: dispel Pakistani mistrust of the United States. 
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More than half of California children Latino, census shows
More than half the children in California are Latinos, according to new census statistics that show the nation's most populous state rapidly approaching the day when Hispanics overtake whites as the largest minority.
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