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2010-03-17: Headlines

ReliefWeb: Palestinian Rights Committee Considers Status of Effort to Launch Proximity ... 2010-03-17
Rapporteur Saviour Borg of Malta noted that a valuable video conference with United States Congressman Dennis Kucinich had taken place at a previous meeting ...
Firedoglake: Fineman Reports Kucinich to Vote “Yes” 2010-03-17
Dennis Kucinich has called a press conference for tomorrow. Howard Fineman is reporting that Kucinich will vote “yes” on health care.
Firedoglake: New Health Care Whip Count: 191 Yes, 206 No (206-209 with leaners) 2010-03-17
So Dennis Kucinich is holding a press conference at 10am tomorrow to announce his vote on health care. That should be, er, interesting.
Truthdig: How the Public Option Can Be Saved 2010-03-17
If the politics behind the health care reform bill and the current tide of resentment against Dennis Kucinich for being the public option's last holdout ...
AlterNet: Where have you gone, Albert Einstein? 2010-03-17
Another unabashed radical in today's political discourse, Chris Hedges (a man who recently called for a return en masse to socialist philophies and ...
KGAN: White House telling Dems they won't stand alone after health care vote 2010-03-17
Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich has been pushing for a larger government role in health care, but he has been lobbied hard by Obama to vote "yes" this time ...
News-Medical.net: Obama makes a final overhaul pitch in Ohio 2010-03-17
Obama chose Strongville, Ohio, because it's the home turf of "several swing Democrats," including Dennis Kucinich, The New York Times reports.
The Hill: Kucinich's Wednesday announcement could be defining moment for health reform 2010-03-17
Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) is poised to announce his position on healthcare reform on Wednesday morning. The Ohio congressman's announcement at a 10 am pre ...
National Post: Health-care bill may pass using'gimmick' 2010-03-17
On Monday, Mr. Obama invited Ohio representatives Dennis Kucinich (a "no" vote last year) and Marcia Fudge (undecided) onto Air Force One when he flew ...
Boston Globe: Undecideds feeling the pressure on Obama bill 2010-03-17
Representative Dennis Kucinich, an Ohio Democrat whose vote could be critical for swaying liberal members, is planning to announce how he will vote th ...
The Associated Press: Late-innings hardball in health care push 2010-03-17
Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, who voted against the House bill last year because he wants a larger government role in health care, has been lobbied hard by Obam ...
PoliGazette: Healthcare Bill Battle Lines are Close to Drawn 2010-03-17
Enter Dennis Kucinich, who will apparently announce tomorrow that he's voting yes, even though the bill isn't liberal enough for him.
The Hill: Pressure politics: Dems defend "deeming," GOP attack, calls flood in 2010-03-17
Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), who has been lobbied by Obama in recent days, will announce his position on the healthcare bill on Wednesday morning.
Meattradenewsdaily: USA - Shocking animal abuse at slaughterhouse 2010-03-17
Dennis Kucinich, an Ohio Democrat who has held hearings on the issue, said animal treatment is key to food safety. "How can the public have confidence ...
Los Angeles Times: Democrats Gain Momentum for Healthcare vote, but Process Draws GOP Attacks 2010-03-17
Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) declined to say how he would vote; he had voted against the House bill last year because he did not think it went far enough ...
Student Life: The politics of no compromise 2010-03-17
Most notorious among these Democrats is Dennis Kucinich, a liberal congressman from Ohio and last-place finisher in the 2008 presidential primaries.
Elmira Star-Gazette: Firsthand view of N. Ireland 2010-03-17
My fellow students and I listened to both a peace activist and a former Irish Republican Army member speak about their experiences. Hearing Dr. Mervyn Love ...
Glenwood Springs Post Independent: Your Letters 2010-03-17
On March 13, 2009, American peace activist Tristan Anderson suffered permanent brain damage from a tear gas projectile shot by Israeli Border Police during ...
Inside Bay Area: Poll reveals deep suspicion of money's political influence 2010-03-17
Jerry McNerney — was commissioned by Common Cause, MoveOn.org and Public Campaign Action. "I've seen high numbers on questions similar to this one over ...
Tampa Tribune: Liberalism truly is a mental disorder 2010-03-17
The left never complains when race hustlers and welfare pimps like the "Reverends" Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton enrich themselves at the expense of ...
Sun-Sentinel: Activists on both sides of health care debate rally in Palm Beach County 2010-03-17
Bill Nelson's office in West Palm Beach at an event organized by liberal MoveOn.org. A public option — included in the House bill that passed in November ...
IowaPolitics.com: Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement: New Iowa poll shows strong support ... 2010-03-17
The poll, which was conducted by SurveyUSA for Common Cause, Public Campaign Action Fund and MoveOn.org Political Action, found that voters believe th ...
Newton TAB: Hurwitz: Newton's other terrorism connection 2010-03-17
Just a few weeks ago, a member of the anti-Israel, anti-American organization Code Pink held a fundraiser in her Newton home to benefit the “Gaza Freedom ...
Fort Worth Star Telegram: Speaking in Fort Worth, Rove criticizes Democrats' healthcare plan 2010-03-17
... here [Tuesday] on his book tour, trying to legitimize what he has done," said Yvette Richardson of Fort Worth, a member of the anti-war group Code Pink.
YourNabe.com: Ratner breaks ground! Jay-Z celebrates! Others protest! 2010-03-17
Al Sharpton employed in his remarks. “You can't have a baby without labor pains,” said Sharpton, who added that he had set aside some of his initial ...
NBC Dallas-Fort Worth: "South Park" Clubs Tiger Woods 2010-03-17
Jesse Jackson's butt to make amends. The show's made-up celebrity, the annoying stoner Towelie, goes on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to confess his memoir ...
MiamiHerald.com: Wavering Democrats feeling the pressure 2010-03-17
MoveOn.org, another liberal group, plans to spend $300000 on ads in districts in Pennsylvania, North Dakota and New York. House leaders are leaning toward ...
Herald Zeitung: Group wants Cuellar to stay on side of reform 2010-03-17
The demonstrators came out as members of a recently formed Comal County offshoot of the San Antonio chapter of MoveOn.org. Most of the members live in New ...
News Today Online: The May elections, for starters (Part II) 2010-03-17
They are no Jesse Jackson of the US who ran as Independent in a past presidential election and got a sizable chunk of the votes that should have gone to h ...

2010-03-16: Headlines

OregonLive.com: Willamette forest ranks No. 1 in carbon storage 2010-03-16
EUGENE -- A new survey from The Wilderness Society environmental group says the Willamette National Forest in the top ...
Huffington Post: Tavis Smiley on his "We Count!" Conference and Why America Needs the Black Agenda 2010-03-16
Some of them have perspective -- Jesse Jackson, with Dr. King. Dr. King understood best how to push our agenda forward. Jesse Jackson can give us some ...
msnbc.com: First thoughts: Arm-twisting everyone 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich (D) -- plus that Air Force One ride -- pretty much summed up where things stand on health care right now. The White House and Democratic ...
Politico: It's Tuesday. "Ain't too proud to Pulse." (h/t: LP) 2010-03-16
--The progressive groups HCAN, SEIU, AFSCME, Catholics United and MoveOn are spending $1.7 million to run ads in 17 House districts between today and Friday ...
Washington Post: How Chris Dodd's FinReg proposal solves the problem of information, but not ... 2010-03-16
Supporters of the initiative -- including Elizabeth Warren, who first came up with the idea -- believe that Dodd's bill retains the CFPB's independence.
Washington Post: Reform strategy keeps focus on process over policy 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich, who voted against an earlier version of the bill last fall because it wasn't liberal enough. Mr. Kucinich said last week that he was still ...
Beaufort Observer: The problem with Congress...a dysfunctional Democrat party 2010-03-16
... meaning he effectively voted with the GOP more than half the time -- and Dennis Kucinich and Barbara Lee, who might as well be Marxists from Neptune?
New York Times: Figuring the Odds on Health Care Legislation 2010-03-16
With Democrats scrambling for votes in the House, Representative Dennis Kucinich of Ohio -- who voted against the House health care bill in November -- ...
Politico: Ohio gets full court press 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) -- who voted against health care reform last year -- said he was 'looking forward to hearing' what the president had to say.
The Field: Health Care Home Stretch: The Base that Roared - Narco News 2010-03-16
The national progressive group MoveOn (one that not too long ago would sometimes have the activist vice of allowing the perfect to be enemy of the good)
ChicagoNow: CTA rider: North Side issues 'worse' than South Side 2010-03-16
"I'm so tired of Jesse Jackson and others always moaning about service cuts and other issues that they believe only affects them. The North Side has many ...
ChicagoNow: CTA vehicles ready for spring cleaning 2010-03-16
Jesse Jackson accused the CTA of cleaning buses that serve the North Side more often than those that serve the South Side. Not so, the CTA says.
In These Times: Foreclosure Crisis Persists, as Families Eagerly Await 'Cramdowns' 2010-03-16
Across America, "One in eight mortgages is in default or foreclosure," warns Elizabeth Warren, the Chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel.
Huffington Post: Et tu, Dennis? 2010-03-16
... comment will appear directly underneath the comment you replied to I expect Dennis Kucinich to vote "no" on the Obama bill as a matter of principle.
Huffington Post: San Jose Apartado Massacre: The Murder Of Colombia's Peace Community 2010-03-16
The community was founded in 1997 by Luis Eduardo Guerra, an internationally known peace activist. On Feb. 21, 2005, the 35-year-old Guerra was returning ...
Huffington Post: Ursula Burns: Managing With Heart and Some Soul 2010-03-16
According to the Times, she received congratulatory cell phone calls from Magic Johnson and the Reverends Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, though she didn't ...
Huffington Post: Arianna, Phil Angelides Discuss Financial Reform Legislation With Dyl ... 2010-03-16
Establish an Elizabeth Warren version of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, reinstate Glass-Steagle, which successfully protected banks and their ...
Huffington Post: Make Wall Street Pay for Creating New Jobs 2010-03-16
Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Warren, who heads up the congressional committee to oversee the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), writes that ...
Huffington Post: The Problem with the Legislative Process 2010-03-16
... you will find some very good things to like, enough that a great consumer advocate like Elizabeth Warren decided to give it some modest support.
AlterNet: Obama Pressures Lieberman on Health Care 2010-03-16
... of the presidency to pressure opponents. Awesome! UPDATE: Sorry for the typos. Turns out all references to Joe Lieberman were actually Dennis Kucinich.
AlterNet: Fear and Loathing in Jesusland: Christian Right Propaganda and the Quiverfull ... 2010-03-16
Veteran journalist and author Chris Hedges observes: The obsession with the evils of secular humanism would be laughable if it were not such an effective ...
Truthdig: The Americans Who Can't Wait for a Better Bill 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, now a “no” vote, when they flew on Air Force One to Ohio for a presidential health care campaign speech.
Rolling Stone: Exclusive Interview: Rep. Anthony Weiner 2010-03-16
In our interview, Weiner dished on the latest details of the House negotiations, his feelings on Dennis Kucinich's willingness to kill the reform effort ...
Daily Beast: Playing the History Card 2010-03-16
Next comes Dennis Kucinich, a one-man bloc of leftwing opposition to the bill. When Kucinich voted “no” on health reform the first time around ...
SEIU: Health Care For America Now 2010-03-16
You'll be joining members of MoveOn, Health Care for America NOW! and other groups for this massive, online day-of-action. Our goal is ambitious - to send ...
Daily Kos: Cheers and Jeers: Tuesday 2010-03-16
... but it appears to have the backing of someone I trust: One positive reaction came from Elizabeth Warren, the chairwoman of the Congressional Oversight ...
Firedoglake: FDL Raises Over $12000 For Kucinich 2010-03-16
LAWRENCE O'DONNELL: The only eloquent voice I have heard in opposition, in actual political voting opposition to this bill — is from Dennis Kucinich ...
Firedoglake: Behold, the Power of Dems! 2010-03-16
And, the great grassroots organizing forces of the left—from OFA to SEIU, from DFA to HCAN, from MoveOn to what the serious folks call “the liberal ...
Firedoglake: The Coffee Party's Split Personality 2010-03-16
... feels from Organizing for America ("not real grassroots, now that it's controlled by the DNC") and MoveOn ("all web-based, doesn't build community").
Firedoglake: The Legislative Problem At The Heart Of Financial Reform 2010-03-16
... you will find some very good things to like, enough that a great consumer advocate like Elizabeth Warren decided to give it some modest support.
BuzzFlash: Taking pride in American liberalism 2010-03-16
This point of American liberalism's overarching realism was driven home this week in a MoveOn poll, which tallied member opinions about the immediate future ...
Veterans Today Network: Israel's Crackdown Confronts Liberals and Humanists 2010-03-16
Chris Hedges, former foreign correspondent for the New York Times and senior fellow at the Nation Institute, has a new piece out detailing developments ...
FinalCall.com News: Debate rages about holding first Black President accountable 2010-03-16
Al Sharpton, a national civil rights leader, have clarified their positions and moved on since they hotly debated President Barack Obama's Black agenda— ...
NPR: Democrats Grind Out Health Care, A Vote At A Time 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich, a hero to progressives who favors universal health care. He voted against the House bill last November because he said he viewed it as ...
GlobalPost: A massacre explored: murder in the jungle 2010-03-16
The community was founded in 1997 by Luis Eduardo Guerra, an internationally known peace activist. On Feb. 21, 2005, the 35-year-old Guerra was returning ...
GlobalPost: Cynthia McKinney: Leaders' lack of respect for rule of law makes us all ... 2010-03-16
Cynthia McKinney served in the US Congress for 12 years and was the 2008 Green Party nominee for President of the United States.
Los Angeles Times: Lax oversight of animal protection rules at slaughterhouses probed by lawmakers 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich, an Ohio Democrat who has held hearings on the issue, said animal treatment is key to food safety. "How can the public have confidence ...
Los Angeles Times: House Democrats Begin Final Push on Healthcare as Pressures Intensify 2010-03-16
Meanwhile, the liberal grassroots group Moveon.org, which once targeted centrist Democrats who backed compromise legislation, is now asking members ...
Los Angeles Times: Obama calls for action on healthcare: 'We need courage' 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, who voted against the House healthcare bill because it lacked a single-payer form health insurance. Obama and House leaders ...
Los Angeles Times: Democrats step up efforts to swiftly pass health bill 2010-03-16
Meanwhile, liberal grass-roots group MoveOn.org, which once targeted centrist Democrats who backed compromise legislation, is asking members for money ...
Salon: The unmaking of the Palestinian nation 2010-03-16
For more Juan Cole, visit his blog Informed Comment. On March 10, I posted on the humiliation heaped on Vice President Joe Biden by the Israeli ...
Salon: On healthcare, the enemy of my enemy is my friend 2010-03-16
"But let's not pretend they're not doing it to Dennis Kucinich, too. They're not letting anyone off the reservation for any reason.
Salon: How to bully centrists and influence Congress 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, opposes the president, it's a pretty ineffectual move. His job is in no danger and the bill will likely pass anyway.
Palestine Think Tank: Mohamed Khodr – Letter to Rachel Corrie's family and Washington State legislators 2010-03-16
Will you the elected officials of Washington State muster the courage and compassion to speak out for this young dead American peace activist who saw ...
The Palestine Telegraph: Israel can no longer hide true colors 2010-03-16
It's certainly interesting that a US government official encouraged the family of the late peace activist Rachel Corrie, who, in 2003, was killed by ...
The Palestine Telegraph: Israel can no longer hide true colours 2010-03-16
It's certainly interesting that a US government official encouraged the family of the late peace activist Rachel Corrie, who, in 2003, was killed by ...
Palestine Think Tank: Mohamed Khodr – Letter to Rachel Corrie's family and Washington State legislators 2010-03-16
Will you the elected officials of Washington State muster the courage and compassion to speak out for this young dead American peace activist who saw ...
msnbc.com: Congress: Going all out 2010-03-16
Scott Murphy (D-NY) was asked to the White House, Dennis Kucinich who said yesterday he was undecided, and Rep. Michael Arcuri (D-NY).
The Hill: Obama calls for courage 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich, to vote yes on healthcare reform. Kucinich has previously indicated he is a firm no. Too many people are “talking about what this means ...
The Hill: The man with two tough jobs 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) is one of them. He faced a competitive primary last cycle but is not in any electoral danger in 2010.
Bloomberg: Pelosi Says Democrats to Have Votes for Health Bill 2010-03-16
He traveled yesterday with Representative Dennis Kucinich, an Ohio Democrat who voted against the House's version of a health-care bill last November.
Catholic Online: House Dems Consider A New Tactic for Health Care Reform 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, who opposed the legislation last year, flew with President on Air Force One to an appearance in Kucinich's home district on Monday.
Atlanta Journal Constitution: Several Georgia Democrats at center of health reform storm 2010-03-16
Democratic and liberal groups such as Moveon.org are firing back by asking for donations to fund campaigns against House members who vote against health ...
Seeking Alpha: Progressive Values, Financial Reform and Sunlight 2010-03-16
This is why Elizabeth Warren states that she loves contract law right at the beginning of her speech – because without things like this, contracts aren't ...
Seeking Alpha: Financial Reform and Progressive Values 2010-03-16
This is why Elizabeth Warren states that she loves contract law right at the beginning of her speech – because without things like this, contracts aren't ...
Washington Post: House may try to pass Senate health-care bill without voting on it 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), who has been a stalwart no vote on health-care reform. Kucinich, an uncompromising liberal, has rejected any measure without ...
News-Medical.net: Health ad campaigns emerge in final days of debate 2010-03-16
Roll Call: Moveon.org is among those in the fray. The liberal group sent "an e-mail to its members that threatens primaries for [House] Members who vote ...
NMPolitics.net: Polls show CD1, CD2 voters want campaign-finance reform 2010-03-16
The polls were conducted by SurveyUSA for Common Cause, MoveOn.org and Public Campaign Action Fund. The groups are pushing the Fair Elections Now Act ...
InformationWeek: Practical Analysis: How To Lead In Cloud Adoption 2010-03-16
Think Nancy Pelosi at a Gopac meeting, or Newt Gingrich at MoveOn.Org. But as with last year, I found myself in more or less full agreement with ...
Minnesota Public Radio: The Daily Digest 2010-03-16
Democrat Dennis Kucinich was in Obama's crosshairs on Monday. NBC says Kucinich is a firm no on the health bill (note - other reports say Kucinich's vote ...
Mediaite.com: Michael Moore Hates Obama's Health Reform Bill 2010-03-16
So much so that if he were Dennis Kucinich, he'd only vote for the bill if Obama went on TV and told the country all the things the bill won't reform.
The Canadian Press: Obama pitches health care as Dems point toward a vote and progress in courting ... 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich, a Democrat who flew aboard Air Force One with President Barack Obama during the day, then walked into a senior citizen centre with ...
The Ledger: Obama Tries to Personalize the Health Care Bill 2010-03-16
“I was talking to Dennis Kucinich on the way over here about this,” Mr. Obama said. “I said, 'You know what? It's been such a long time since we've made ...
Thaindian.com: President Barack Obama Tries Convincing Denis Kucinich 2010-03-16
He informed Dennis Kucinich that he is very serious about getting the bill passed. After facing series of protest and opposition from the republic ...
Boston Globe: Obama makes urgent pitch for health bill 2010-03-16
Obama also used the trip to continue working on votes: He invited Representative Dennis Kucinich onto Air Force One to fly to the speech, which was in ...
TPM LiveWire: Kucinich To Announce His Vote On Health Care Wednesday 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), who's on the record saying he'll vote "no" on a health care bill without a public option, will announce his vote tomorrow morning ...
TheNewsTribune.com: News brief 16TWAHEALTH_S 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, who flew with Obama, then walked into an Ohio senior citizen center with the chief executive in time to hear a voice from ...
The Associated Press: GOP assails Dems on approach to health bill 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, flew with Obama on Air Force One to an Obama appearance in Kucinich's district Monday. Kucinich, was against the bill because he ...
The Virginian-Pilot: Five ways to pass - or sink - the health care bill 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) won't support the bill because it isn't liberal enough. Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-Pa.), a “yes” vote in October, could turn against ...
ISRIA: White House - Remarks by the President on Health Care Reform in Strongsville, Ohio 2010-03-16
Your own congressman, who is tireless on behalf of working people, Dennis Kucinich. (Applause.) THE PRESIDENT: Did you hear that, Dennis?
WBIR-TV: Obama stumps for health care as House brass grasp for votes 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich penned an op-ed for The Plain Dealer that said the president's health care plan would leave "patients financially vulnerable to insurance ...
WCBD: Tea Party Activists rally against health care reform bill 2010-03-16
Someone shouted pressuring Democrat Dennis Kucinich to accept health care change he wants more of. The President broadened the call saying, “I'm calling ...
Roll Call: Majority Hunts for Final Votes 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), who also voted against the House health care bill, during a flight to Kucinich's district on Monday, where Obama gave a speech ...
NewsHour: Twisting Arms and Counting Votes: Obama, Democrats Gear Up for Final Reform Push 2010-03-16
Mr. Obama chose Strongsville, Ohio, close to the districts of Democrats Dennis Kucinich and John Boccieri. Both of them voted against the original House ...
Bradenton Herald: Obama builds health care case 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, who voted against the House health care bill because it lacked a single-payer form health insurance. Obama and House leaders ...
MiamiHerald.com: Late-innings hardball in health care push 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, who voted against the House bill last year because he wants a larger government role in health care, has been lobbied hard by Obam ...
NECN: Obama drums up support for health care in Ohio 2010-03-16
Obama is not only battling Republicans, he needs to convince members of his own party to support the bill including Ohio lawmakers Dennis Kucinich and Steve ...
New York Times: Kucinich to Announce His Position on Health Care 2010-03-16
Representative Dennis Kucinich, Democrat of Ohio, voted against the House health care bill in November because he prefers a fully ...
R & D Magazine: PBS NewsHour For March 15, 2010 - Part 2 2010-03-16
Mr. Obama chose Strongsville, Ohio, close to the districts of Democrats Dennis Kucinich and John Boccieri. Both of them voted against the original House ...
National Journal: Tuesday's Starting Lineup 2010-03-16
DENNIS KUCINICH: Dems' big problem last week was defending a bill that didn't exist. GOPers were able to capitalize on the vague generalities of ...
WCPO: The Tuesday Morning Rush for 3-16-10 2010-03-16
The President was in Cleveland Monday, pushing Dennis Kucinich to vote for his health care plan. Joe Biden was raising money for Steve Driehaus ...
Sydney Morning Herald: One woman's plight drives Obama's health crusade 2010-03-16
In Strongsville, the President openly wooed Dennis Kucinich, who voted against the measure in November and remained noncommittal on Monday, despite a ride ...
E Canada Now: Dennis Kucinich To Vote Nay On Obama Health Plan 2010-03-16
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D) Ohio is holding fast to his beliefs concerning the Obama Health Plan. He will vote nay on the plan, even after arm twisting ...
Las Vegas TSG: President on Health Care Reform in Strongsville, Ohio 2010-03-16
I was talking to Dennis Kucinich on the way over here about this. I said, you know what? It's been such a long time since we made government on the side ...
GoozNew: 'Bipartisan Reform Was Achievable' 2010-03-16
... and probably explains Rep. Dennis Kucinich's reluctance to support the Democratic bill. Kucinich (D-OH) is a strong single-payer advocate.
TheChronicleHerald.ca: Full press on health care 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich, a Democrat from Ohio who flew aboard Air Force One with President Barack Obama during the day, then walked into a senior citizen centre ...
The Associated Press: Wavering Dems in Obama's sights on health vote 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, flew with Obama on Air Force One to an Obama appearance in Kucinich's district Monday. Kucinich, was against the bill because he ...
WHSV: Obama Tries to Reassure Seniors About Health Care Reform 2010-03-16
One of Obama's guests aboard Air Force One was Congressman Dennis Kucinich, an Ohio Democrat who voted against the bill that cleared the House late last ...
Daily Caller: Democrats close in on the votes for health-care reform 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich, the Ohio Democrat who had been a definite no up until Obama flew him to the Cleveland rally on board Air Force One, also declined ...
Charleston: Liberals: Kucinich is worse than the Republicans - Daily Mail 2010-03-16
So Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich — the worst mayor in Cleveland's history — won't vote for Obamacare like a nice little boy, eh?
The Canadian Press: Obama turns up the heat on wavering Dems as lawmakers start countdown toward ... 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich of Ohio flew with Obama on Air Force One to an Obama appearance to pitch his call for affordable and nearly universal coverage in Kucinich' ...
Stanford Review: 3-15-2010 The Day in Review 2010-03-16
Nate Silver says that Dennis Kucinich is the least valuable Democrat. Who knew? Does the inconvenience of paying taxes keep them lower?
New York Times: The Early Word: Crunch Time 2010-03-16
During the trip, Mr. Obama also had the chance to twist the arm of Representative Dennis Kucinich, who voted against the House health care bill in November ...
Germantown Now: Health Care Reform Antics Are Sickening 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) sitting with him. Kucinich, by the way, had been “treated” to a flight on Air Force One so the President could help him see the light ...
San Jose Mercury News: In Ohio, Obama appeals for health care votes 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich, who voted against the measure in November and remained noncommittal Monday, despite the ride Obama gave him on Air Force One.
Prison Planet.com: Kucinich in Obama's crosshairs 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) — who says he plans to vote no on the president's health-care bill — it must have felt like a much longer flight.
BusinessWeek: Pelosi Says Democrats Will Have Votes to Pass Health Bill 2010-03-16
He traveled yesterday with Representative Dennis Kucinich, an Ohio Democrat who voted against the House's version of a health-care bill last November.
Linex Legal: Alston Bird > Congressmen Issa and Jordan Request Hearing on Fannie Mae ... 2010-03-16
... the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Domestic Policy ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune: Dems start countdown to vote on health bill 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, who flew aboard Air Force One with Obama, then walked into a senior citizen center in time to hear a voice from the audience yell ...
WHIO Radio: The Abortion Divide 2010-03-16
... 'No' in November have said they are going to vote 'Yes', though there was talk last night that maybe Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) was thinking about it.
The Business Insider: Is Dennis Kucinich One Day Away From Officially "Naderizing" Himself? 2010-03-16
This weekend we noted how left-wing hero Dennis Kucinich could prove to be the deciding Congressman against healthcare. Because Obamacare doesn't go far ...
WAOW: Obama talks health care reform in Ohio 2010-03-16
Obama says he was talking to Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich on the way to the Ohio rally. There are liberals, like Dennis Kucinich, who told ABC New ...
Politics Daily: Washington in 60 Seconds: Can Dems Pass Health Care Without a Vote? 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich a ride back on Air Force One, where Kucinich said he looked forward to hearing what the president had to say on health care reform.
National Journal: Demonizing The Deem And Pass 2010-03-16
One of the "easiest" gets should be Dennis Kucinich. Sure, he's quirky and unpredictable. But in the end, is one of Congress' most liberal members willing ...
Newsweek: Will Dennis Kucinich Be Pelosi's 216th Vote? 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich is one of the odder characters in contemporary politics. Arguably the most committed progressive on the national scene, he generally ...
Salt Lake Tribune: Dems start countdown toward health care vote 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, who flew aboard Air Force One with President Barack Obama during the day, then walked into a senior citizen center with the chief ...
Prescott Daily Courier: Obama seeks to reassure seniors on health care 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich, the local congressman, who voted against the administration-backed health care bill that cleared the House late last year.
TheNewsTribune.com: Smith, baird undecided 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, who flew with Obama, then walked into an Ohio senior citizen center with the chief executive in time to hear a voice from ...
KBS Radio: Obama pitches health care as Democrats point toward a vote and progress ... 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich, a Democrat who flew aboard Air Force One with President Barack Obama during the day, then walked into a senior citizen centre with ...
Federal News Service: MSNBC "THE ED SHOW" INTERVIEW WITH REP. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN (D- MD) 2010-03-16
I think it speaks volumes that the president went to Dennis Kucinich's district today, spoke with him personally before the event.
U.S. News & World Report: Michelle Obama Gets Backup From Scarlett Johansson on Healthful Eating 2010-03-16
Dennis Kucinich, the one-time Democratic presidential candidate. She represents the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which is whipping up ...
National Journal: 3/16: FDL Goes Against The Grain 2010-03-16
A recent MoveOn.org survey found that 83% of the group's members want the House to pass the Senate bill, and the majority of lefty bloggers seem to feel ...
Boston Globe: Dodd bill aims to overhaul financial regulatory system 2010-03-16
... chairman Dodd took an important step today by advancing new laws to prevent the next crisis,'' Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard law professor who ...
SUNY Cortland News: Noted Peace Activist Randy Kehler Speaks on March 24 2010-03-16
Randy Kehler, a long-time peace activist from Massachusetts who was jailed 22 months for refusing to serve during the Vietnam War, will discuss grassroot ...
MyNorthwest.com: West Bank street named for dead Olympia activist 2010-03-16
Peace activist Rachel Corrie is shown at the Burning Man festival in a photo from September 2002, in Black Rock City, Nev. Corrie, 23, a student at ...
Peninsula Daily: Monday Knights: 'Old guys' with open minds hold court in Sequim 2010-03-16
Cone, 82 and known in Sequim and Port Angeles as a peace activist and Green Party member, was invited into Knighthood two years ago.
Delaware County Daily Times: Ex-Delco doc gets jail in Rx-for-sex scam 2010-03-16
At the time, Krakow challenged then incumbent Republican Curt Weldon and listed his occupation as medical school student and peace activist.
Saipan Tribune: Tinian's books, donation center reopens 2010-03-16
This writer and world-wandering peace activist had been running the center and her free books program in various locations since coming to Tinian ...
North Country Public Radio: Healthcare pressure on Murphy includes one-on-one with Obama 2010-03-16
Politico is reporting that President Barack Obama sat down with Glens Falls Democrat Scott Murphy. “They spoke about the need for effective cost control ...
Chicagoist: Daley Appoints New Aldermen 2010-03-16
... years that he's been mayor of Chicago, maybe it's time to take another look at the 10 point ethics package that Jesse Jackson Jr pitched, back in 2006.
WHYY: Poll finds agreement in opposition to Supreme Court decision 2010-03-16
Common Cause commissioned the poll along with MoveOn.org Political Action and Public Campaign Action Fund. Common Cause's James Browning says the result ...
The Daily News of Newburyport: Tierney's choice: voters or special interests 2010-03-16
... decide if you represent the people of the Sixth District or the special interests: trial lawyers, big labor and left-wing pressure groups like moveon.org.
Roll Call: Last-Minute Health Ads Target Key Members 2010-03-16
The liberal group MoveOn.org also announced Monday that it was releasing a 30-second television ad featuring photos of prominent American figures such ...
News Chief: Lake Wales Charter Schools making plans for new school 2010-03-16
... Winter Haven charter school serving similar students, Superintendent of Lake Wales Charter Schools Jesse Jackson announced the plan at a meeting Monday.
Investor's Business Daily: Does Dodd's Plan End 'Too Big To Fail'? 2010-03-16
The Fed itself apparently would have no say on CFPA rule-making, which is sort of like giving Harvard Law professor and consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren ...
Myrtle Beach Sun News: Democrats search for way out of health vote 2010-03-16
Meanwhile, the liberal grass-roots group MoveOn.org, which once targeted centrist Democrats who backed compromise legislation, is now asking members ...
24hourhiphop: On the Clock Report: Stat Quo Confirms the Coming of Detox, Jay-Z Attend ... 2010-03-16
Al Sharpton, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and the Governor of New York David Paterson at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Atlantic Yards project ...
Before It's News: The Federal Reserve and the Smaller Banks 2010-03-16
This is the area over which Elizabeth Warren, the head of oversight for Congress of the TARP funds, has expressed extreme anxiety.
Chicago Tribune: Dodd financial reform to leave consumer protection with conflicted Federal Reserve 2010-03-16
The head of the proposed bureau would be appointed by the president, but it does not appear to have the independence TARP overseer Elizabeth Warren called ...
RealEstateRama: National Community Reinvestment Coalition Concludes Successful Conference 2010-03-16
Jesse Jackson, Sr. presented the awards to seven community leaders during NCRCÃ¢€™s 20th anniversary conference on March 12, in Washington, DC.
CQPolitics.com: Taking Friendly Fire 2010-03-16
“Our members worked extremely hard to help get a Democratic majority elected,” said Ilyse Hogue, MoveOn.org's director of political advocacy ...
betting.betfair.com: Timeform Daily: The Champion Chase, Cheltenham 3:20 2010-03-16
He came back from the wilderness when second in this a year ago and won here in the autumn, but his displays since suggest that Father Time has caught up ...
MiamiHerald.com: Senate unveils plan aimed at averting future financial crises 2010-03-16
The idea for a consumer panel grew out of the writings of Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard University bankruptcy law professor who now heads a special ...
DailyFinance: A Battle Is Already Raging Over Dodd's Consumer Protection Agency 2010-03-16
Indeed, Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren, who came up the idea, commended Dodd for his proposal, while the US Chamber of Commerce held a pre ...
Atlantic Online: Juan Cole's Anti-Israel Propaganda Campaign 2010-03-16
If Juan Cole has ever read anything I've written, in The Atlantic and elsewhere, he would know that: I'm for the creation of a Palestinian state on one ...
Central Florida News 13: Local Lawmaker Feeling Pressure For Health Vote 2010-03-16
Web sites like moveon.org are asking its five million members to pledge to support primary challengers against Democrats who vote against the bill.
Inside INdiana Business: Former South African Leader to Visit Indiana 2010-03-16
Other previous guests have included Tony Blair, Benazir Bhutto, Spike Lee, Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Jesse Jackson, Peyton Manning, Ambassador L. Paul ...
Mr Paparazzi: What's Up With Kate Moss We Wonder?! 2010-03-16
Kate Moss seemed to find something totally hilarious while she was at her friend's wake in London yesterday. Despite the sad nature of the event she was ...
24-7PressRelease.com: Incredibly Talented Broadcasting Professional Receives Syndication Within ... 2010-03-16
As for her political career, Brackett worked diligently as a delegate to the Democratic presidential convention in Miami, along with Jesse Jackson ...
Training Press Releases: Calibrand commands St. Patrick's Day e-Assessment double header 2010-03-16
... Calibrand's Director of Business Development, Geoff Chapman, will be speaking with Matthew White from UFI/Learn Direct and Chris Hedges of the UK Border ...
DePauw University: Nobel Laureate FW de Klerk to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Apartheid's End ... 2010-03-16
Other previous guests have included Tony Blair, Benazir Bhutto, Spike Lee, Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Jesse Jackson, Peyton Manning, Ambassador L. Paul ...
Texas Tribune: Grounds for Debate 2010-03-16
... a reference to much of the discussion being controlled by a coordinator for Move On San Antonio, the local chapter of liberal action group MoveOn.org.
Delmarva Daily Times: COMMON GROUND Open government is good generational politics 2010-03-16
"The Obama campaign was a forum that was very familiar to these people," said Eli Pariser, 29, co-founder of the liberal activist group, MoveOn.org.
The Portland Mercury: Reforming The Independent Police Review: "We'll go to weddings, Bat Mitzvah ... 2010-03-16
I went to hear Jesse Jackson speak, and I really heard community concerns there." M-BB: "The one area where there may be a cost would be the independent ...
Creative Loafing Tampa: Obama and Fox: All is forgiven? 2010-03-16
MoveOn.Org is also getting in on the act. As of Tuesday afternoon, the liberal political action committee/liberal blog reported that they've sent out over ...
Yuma Sun: President Obama only one in center 2010-03-16
While the Tea Party folks were protesting at Raul Grijalva's office last week, Moveon.org was encouraging its Arizona subscribers to call that office ...
AOL News: Girding for the Wall Street Vs. Main Street Fight 2010-03-16
While the bill drew praise from Sheila Bair, the Republican-appointed head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., and Elizabeth Warren, chair of ...
Politico: We characterize, you decide 2010-03-16
In the "remainders" post yesterday, Gabe and I linked a Hill story on Rep. Scott Murphy's weighing a switch to a "yes" vote on health care with the line ...
Politics Daily: Memo to the Left: The Public Health Insurance Option Is Dead, Get Over It 2010-03-16
MoveOn.org is in the latter camp. It is asking its 5 million members to back primary challengers to Democrats who don't support the reform package ...
Gawker: Tea Partiers Once Again Attacking Congress With Crazy Signs 2010-03-16
If they had been Code Pink they would've been dragged out of there by armed guards. Hooray for America. Once the House passes the health care bill someone' ...
Dallas Morning News: Reading financial reform at midnight 2010-03-16
Elizabeth Warren, author and one of the five outside experts who constitute the Congressional Oversight Panel of the Troubled Asset Relief Program ...
Tribune Review: Undecided Altmire gets attention from both sides of the aisle 2010-03-16
... this week: one from a coalition led by the US Chamber of Commerce opposing the plan, and another from the liberal group MoveOn.org supporting it.
Chicago Sun-Times: Jennifer Hudson's dream wedding 2010-03-16
Jesse) Jackson, Kurt Russell, Rob Lowe, Ruth Edelman and a belated birthday shout-out to Ruby Jefferson-Worsham, who turned 100 on March 9.
Albany Times Union: Another ad, this time pushing Murphy to vote yes 2010-03-16
Here's an ad from MoveOn.org which will be airing on cable and broadcast TV this week, urging Rep. Scott Murphy to vote yes on a health care bill the House ...
North Country Public Radio: Watch the healthcare ads targeting Rep. Scott Murphy 2010-03-16
The first, urging him to vote No, was produced by the US Chamber of Commerce. The second, produced by MoveOn.org, is urging Murphy to vote Yes.
Politico: Left warns Dems on health care vote 2010-03-16
“Whether it's through primaries or independent candidates, it's time for a pound of flesh,” said the communications director for MoveOn.org, Ilyse Hogue.
DePauw University: "Finding Magic" in Life's Work is Key, Acclaimed Filmmaker Jason Reitman Tell ... 2010-03-16
... Julian Bond, EO Wilson, Jesse Jackson, Paul Rusesabagina, Paul Tsongas, Brian Mulroney, Ken Burns, George Will, Eric Schlosser and Sister Helen Prejean.
Greenville News: Greenville Housing Fund receives two South Carolina Housing achievement awards 2010-03-16
Additionally, she actively supported affordable housing initiatives throughout Greenville, including the redevelopment of the Jesse Jackson Townhomes.

2010-03-15: Headlines

Washington Post: Kucinich in Obama's crosshairs 2010-03-15
Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) -- who says he plans to vote no on the president's health-care bill -- it must have felt like a much longer flight.
USA Today: TV ad blitz builds before health care vote 2010-03-15
MoveOn.org is spending six figures -- organizers won't reveal an exact dollar amount -- on an ad that will run on national cable television.
MyStateline.com: Sheehan Restarting Peace Campaign With Washington Rally 2010-03-15
(Washington, DC) -- Tents are going up near the Washington Monument as anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan has renewed her campaign to end the wars ...
Tips-Q GLBT News: The Most Worthless Democrat 2010-03-15
Instead, it is Dennis Kucinich, who voted against health care, the hate crimes bill, the budget, the cap-and-trade bill, and financial regulation -- all ...
Salon: Will Obama change Kucinich's vote on healthcare? 2010-03-15
Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, hasn't made any secret of his plans to vote against Democrats' healthcare reform bill. Nor had he -- up until Monday -- given any ...
TPMDC: Pressure Points -- Inside The House Dems' Health Care Persuasion Campaign 2010-03-15
Dennis Kucinich - one of the few Democrats who opposed the bill last fall from the left - hopped a ride on Air Force One with Obama today as the president ...
Huffington Post: MoveOn Fundraising Against Anti-Health Care Dems 2010-03-15
In a warning shot to wavering Democrats, the progressive action group MoveOn.org is making a major push to raise money on behalf of primary challengers ...
Huffington Post: Thank you, Dennis Kucinich 2010-03-15
"Last September, progressive groups including MoveOn, DFA and blogs across the country came together to raise over $430000 for 65 members of Congress ...
Huffington Post: The Pledge I'm Making 2010-03-15
If you mean to honor this pledge then you'll be supporting Dennis Kucinich and a single payer health care bill. If not then you're pledge means nothing ...
Huffington Post: Ryan Grim Discusses Obama's Final Health Care Push On MSNBC (VIDEO) 2010-03-15
Notice how Emanuel , Obama , moveon.org can attack real democrats as Kucinich and Dean , but the fund and give the republican democrats like Nel ...
Huffington Post: Michael Lewis: Junior Salesgirlieman 2010-03-15
All of the legacy investment banks enabled predatory lending, yet they now perpetrate what Elizabeth Warren calls the "myth of the immoral debtor.
Huffington Post: MoveOn Pressures Undecided Lawmakers On Health Care: 'Which Side Of History ... 2010-03-15
MoveOn.org launched a new pro-health care reform television spot on Monday encouraging voters to call their representatives and ask them "which side ...
Huffington Post: The End of King David 2010-03-15
And even if a hobbling Beckhamite figure returns from the wilderness in a year to run up and down the field for a second rate team, it will be a ghost ...
Huffington Post: How Norman Mailer Shaped John Buffalo Mailer (Part II) 2010-03-15
Simultaneously, MoveOn.org had asked my brother Michael Mailer and myself to produce a commercial for them about listening to the Iraq war veterans on wh ...
Online Journal: The true nature of certain “progressives” finally being revealed 2010-03-15
Recently, DailyKos's agent of influence for the corporate power structure, its founder Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, called Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)
News Hounds: Look Who's On Glenn Beck's Chalkboard 2010-03-15
Our friends at Brave New Films, along with MoveOn.org and SEIU, have released a new video showing how easily you or I or anyone could be the next target ...
The Guardian: Ernie Els displays nerve and verve to win CA Championship 2010-03-15
Photograph: Paul Childs/Action Images Ernie Els returned from the wilderness to the world of top-class golf and he did so with the style of a thoroughbred ...
Al-Jazeerah.info: Israeli Insult to Biden: Silence is complicity By Mazin Qumsiyeh 2010-03-15
We now commemorate the seventh anniversary of the murder of peace activist Rachel Corrie (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHCJ-wUIPV0%29.
Independent: Cynthia McKinney: Leaders' lack of respect for rule of law makes us all ... 2010-03-15
Cynthia McKinney served in the US Congress for 12 years and was the 2008 Green Party nominee for President of the United States.
AlterNet: Kucinich Airs His Disagreement with Markos Moulitsas on Health Care Bill 2010-03-15
JUAN GONZALEZ: We begin our show in Washington with Congressman Dennis Kucinich, who has been at the center of two important debates in the House this week.
Truthdig: Beck's Jeebus Boo-Boo 2010-03-15
By EJ Dionne By Robert Fisk By Scott Sherman By Gina B. Nahai By David Halberstam Glenn Beck has managed to piss off religious folk ...
Truthdig: Israel Crackdown Puts Liberal Jews on the Spot 2010-03-15
By EJ Dionne By Robert Fisk By Scott Sherman By Chris Hedges The Israeli government, its brutal war crimes in Gaza exposed in detail in ...
Firedoglake: Nate Silver Hit Job on Dennis Kucinich 2010-03-15
Instead, it is Dennis Kucinich, who voted against health care, the hate crimes bill, the budget, the cap-and-trade bill, and financial regulation — all ...
Firedoglake: Democrats in the House Flee Obama Over Health Care 2010-03-15
Today, Dennis Kucinich appeared at a rally with President Obama in Cleveland, despite the fact that the White House sent MoveOn to picket and threaten him ...
Firedoglake: The Roundup 2010-03-15
MoveOn's using the history argument (as in, “be on the right side of history”) to argue for passage. The President maintains he'll get the votes.
Firedoglake: Elizabeth Warren Expresses Guarded Support For Dodd FinReg Bill 2010-03-15
And he seems to have picked up some important support: Elizabeth Warren, the brainchild behind the Consumer Financial Protection Agency and a key ...
Tapped: Lightning Round: I Deem the Health Care Endgame to be at Hand. 2010-03-15
... Clive Crook reads the public's mind, ignores data on public opinion; and Dennis Kucinich offers very little to the House Democratic caucus.
truthout: Pelosi Under Pressure From Progressives on Public Option 2010-03-15
... Moulitsas and MoveOn.org, because he indicated he would vote against the health care bill due to the fact that it does not include a public option.
Common Dreams: Healthcare Not Warfare Vigils in 82 Districts on March 17 2010-03-15
... Democrats.com, the California Nurses Association / National Nurses Organizing Committee, Healthcare Now, CodePINK, and United for Peace and Justice.
The Nation.: Dodd's Not-Independent Consumer Watchdog 2010-03-15
Bailout watchdog Elizabeth Warren, who has been the most vocal Beltway advocate of an independent agency to protect consumers, called the bill an “important ...
In These Times: What Will Activists Do? Progressive Agenda, Health Reform On the Line 2010-03-15
Meanwhile, MoveOn.Org's political arm has started raising money to challenge Democratic opponents of reform. Yet it's a little late in the game ...
In These Times: Mr. Trust Buster 2010-03-15
... banks that are highly leveraged; and the appointment in 2008 of Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren as head of the Congressional Oversight Panel.
Telegraph.co.uk: Six Nations 2010: Scotland need to lose fear factor before they play Ireland 2010-03-15
Man of the match in his two previous outings since being recalled from the wilderness, Parks did what he does most of the time on Saturday – that ...
Bloomberg: Obama Highlights Uninsured in Push for Health Bill 2010-03-15
Underscoring his personal lobbying campaign, Obama traveled today with Representative Dennis Kucinich, an Ohio Democrat who voted against the House' ...
The Voice: If voting changed anything they\'d make it illiegal 2010-03-15
... and Operation Black Vote stirs again assisted by the veteran Rev Jesse Jackson, who promises to ride Labour's battle bus all the way from the USA.
Manchester Evening News: Salute to Asbo girl who turned life around 2010-03-15
'Punk monk' the Rev David Gray, 57, a former friar at Gorton monastery, was given the Peace Activist award for his inter-faith community work ...
Metro: David Beckham's World Cup curse 2010-03-15
Beckham, now captain, completed his return from the wilderness with arguably his best game in an England shirt - a lung-busting performance in the 2-2 draw ...
The Moderate Voice: You Say Tea Party, I say Coffee Party, Tea Party, Coffee Party … Let's Call ... 2010-03-15
Is it MoveOn in disguise? Maybe…. Whatever it is, the notion of rallying people around an agenda of civil discourse makes me a little wary, not because I ...
GothamSchools: The Role of Curriculum in Education Reform 2010-03-15
Chancellor Klein and Al Sharpton, sincerely and correctly, identify education reform with civil rights. And this means a good curriculum is even more ...
Washington Post: Obama softly threatens Dennis Kucinich 2010-03-15
Dennis Kucinich (D), in whose district Obama was speaking. Just in case it wasn???t clear why the congressman, who has criticized Obama from the left ...
Barre Montpelier Times Argus: Lawmakers probe lax enforcement of animal rules 2010-03-15
Dennis Kucinich, an Ohio Democrat who has held hearings on the issue, said animal treatment is key to food safety. "How can the public have confidence ...
USA Today: Activist Cindy Sheehan revives anti-war efforts 2010-03-15
She was embraced by the political action group Moveon.org, which had raised $2 million to air anti-war commercials before the 2004 elections and ...
Scoop.co.nz: Uri Avnery: A Matter of Timing 2010-03-15
Uri Avnery is a journalist, peace activist, former member of the Knesset, and leader of Gush Shalom. He is a regular contributor to Scoop.
msnbc.com: Kucinich: 'A firm no' 2010-03-15
We talked about the first earlier: unions like the SEIU and grassroots organizations like MoveOn.org are playing hardball, letting wavering Dems know their ...
National: Israel admits it has an image problem 2010-03-15
“No amount of hasbara will help if Israel refuses to make peace and uses assassination teams,” said Uri Avnery of Gush Shalom, a peace activist.
Khaleej Times: A Matter of Timing 2010-03-15
Uri Avnery is an Israeli peace activist and the founder of Gush Shalom peace movement. For comments, write to opinion@khaleejtimes.com.
Middle East Online: Matter of Timing 2010-03-15
Uri Avnery, an Israeli writer and peace activist, founded the Gush Shalom movement. He had served three terms as an MP at the Knesset.
Deccan Herald: Naxal talks: MP ready to mediate 2010-03-15
Arundhati Roy had earlier expressed her readiness to be an independent observer if the Centre agrees to hold peace talks with the Maoists but cannot act ...
Pioneer Press: Lawmakers spend $1000 per month on taxpayer-funded cars 2010-03-15
Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) spent $1259 per month last quarter for a hybrid Toyota Highlander. Rep. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.), who represents St. Louis, spends $1059 ...
Cherry Creek News: The Final Act For Health Reform 2010-03-15
MoveOn, which has previously opposed the Senate measure, has sent an email to its members asking them to pledge to support a progressive primary challenger ...
Firedoglake: Progressives Who Don't Honor Their Pledge: Corporatists In Sheep's Clothing 2010-03-15
Last August, progressive groups including MoveOn, DFA and blogs across the country came together to raise over $430000 for 65 members of Congress ...
Free Internet Press: Obama Tries To Personalize Health Care Bill At Ohio Rally 2010-03-15
“I was talking to Dennis Kucinich on the way over here,” said the president. “I said: 'You know what? It's been such a long time since we've made government ...
Project on Government Oversight: Sen. Dodd Releases Financial Regulatory Bill 2010-03-15
... but it appears that Elizabeth Warren—chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel and a long-time advocate of consumer protections—is open to the idea.
National Journal: After Delay, Dem Allies Join Health Care Fight 2010-03-15
The new ad spending, led by groups as diverse as SEIU, PhRMA, MoveOn.org and the Consumers Union, will counter millions the Chamber of Commerce and other ...
National Journal: Squeeze Play 2010-03-15
But today, MoveOn.org asked its troops to support primary challengers of Dems who vote "no" on the health care bill, while the SEIU is actively looking ...
National Journal: Regardless Of Outcome, Health Care Die Is Cast 2010-03-15
Strategists on both sides say the die is already cast in advance of the fall campaign no matter what happens on health care legislation th ...
MiamiHerald.com: House weighs unusual tactic to muscle health bill through 2010-03-15
Dennis Kucinich, who accompanied Obama to the state Monday. Thirty-nine Democrats, including Kucinich, opposed the House measure in November, and virtually ...
Today's THV: Health Care Reform: Obama uses woman's story to push health care bill 2010-03-15
Northeast Ohio is home to two Democrats who voted against the bill last November, Dennis Kucinich and John Boccieri, and one who voted for the bill but ...
Fort Worth Star Telegram: Obama seeks to reassure seniors on health care 2010-03-15
Dennis Kucinich, the local congressman, who voted against the administration-backed health care bill that cleared the House late last year.
New York Magazine: President Obama Asks Democrats to Get Some Courage 2010-03-15
Today, Dennis Kucinich — who voted against the House legislation the first time around and says he plans to do so again because he doesn't think it goes far ...
Financial Times: US healthcare reforms make progress 2010-03-15
Mr Obama was accompanied by Dennis Kucinich, an Ohio congressman who voted against the House healthcare bill in November and has said he will vote against ...
Danville News: STREET TALK: Health care push hits overdrive 2010-03-15
... sponsored by the Pennsylvania Health Access Network, Health Care for America Now, MoveOn, the Service Employees International Union and other groups.
Motley Fool: Fool Radio: Bailout Investments, Cisco's New Connection, and 3 Stocks on Our Radar 2010-03-15
On the latest Motley Fool Money Radio Show, we tackle those questions, talk with Congressional Oversight Panel Chairwoman Elizabeth Warren, and share three ...
New York Times: Millions Spent to Sway Democrats on Health Care 2010-03-15
Moveon.org, the liberal advocacy group, took a vote of its membership last week and found that 83 percent said the House should pass the Senate bill.
CNN Political Ticker: Millions being spent on TV to influence health care debate 2010-03-15
Among the many organizations taking to the airwaves: the US Chamber of Commerce, American Future Fund, Americans United for Change and MoveOn.org.
Earthtimes: First Truth Commission on Conscience in War To Be Convened at the Historic ... 2010-03-15
... Camilo Mejia, Army veteran and conscientious objector, author of Road from Ar Ramadi; Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize winning former war correspondent ...
Think Progress: REPORT: A Closer Look At Consumer Protection In Dodd's Financial Reform Bill 2010-03-15
Longtime consumer protection advocate Elizabeth Warren has listed four criteria for an effective consumer financial protection regulator: 1) an independent ...
BNET: Why Dodd's Financial Reform Bill is Bad for Consumers 2010-03-15
It means that strong advocates for consumer protections, such as Congressional Oversight Panel chief Elizabeth Warren, would stand little chance of getting ...
New York Times: Democrats Appeal to GOP on Financial Overhaul 2010-03-15
Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard law professor who is chairwoman of the Congressional Oversight Panel that oversees the Troubled Asset Relief Program ...
Politico: Ending 'the argument' 2010-03-15
The reason is that the DLC wing of the party is much more top-down than the MoveOn wing. It has always wielded influence primarily through elected leader ...
RetailWire: BrainTrust Query: Retailing in the Absence of Recovery 2010-03-15
An exhaustive study by law professor Elizabeth Warren found that the average American family in 2005 was actually significantly further behind economically ...
CNN Political Ticker: MoveOn.org takes turn on health care reform 2010-03-15
MoveOn.org is spending "six figures" on television commercials to run on national cable and called on its membership to back primary challengers ...
Edmonton Journal: Rachel Alexandra pulls out of race 2010-03-15
Rachel Alexandra was pulled from a $5-million-showdown next month with unbeaten Zenyatta by owner Jesse Jackson on Sunday, a day after his horse suffered ...
WISN Milwaukee: Protestors Seek Moore's Support On Health Care 2010-03-15
About two dozen members of the group MoveOn.org marched through downtown Milwaukee with a message for Moore. "We want Gwen Moore to show up at the House ...
CNN Political Ticker: Cindy Sheehan camps out on National Mall 2010-03-15
Washington (CNN) - Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan, who became a household name for protesting outside of former President Bush's Texas ranch ...
Center for Union Facts: Union backing in Arkansas a touchy subject 2010-03-15
In fact, maybe Halter has a “bright political future” because “Several unions and the liberal grassroots group MoveOn.org this week have pledged more th ...
Today's TMJ4: Where Do Politicians Stand on Health Care? 2010-03-15
"We're just angry about the health insurance industry," said Brennan Balestrieri with the local chapter of moveon.org. Both he and the other side took ...
U.S. News & World Report: Reader Comments 2010-03-15
One of these Coffee Parties had somebody showed up who should have been banned from the meeting - Code Pink's Medea Benjamin. The Coffee Party says they ...
Charleston: Daily scoreboard - Daily Mail 2010-03-15
From USA Today: “Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan is restarting her campaign against wars in Iraq and Afghanistan today, setting up tents and teaching ...
Today's TMJ4: Area Lawmakers Give Stance on Health Care 2010-03-15
"We're just angry about the health insurance industry," said Brennan Balestrieri with the local chapter of moveon.org. Both he and the other side took ...
Today's TMJ4: Final Local Push For Health Care 2010-03-15
Balestrieri is with the local chapter of www.moveon.org who says he delivered about 5000 signatures of support to Moore's office today, as well.
Gossip On This: Jay-Z and Beyonce Attend Ground-Breaking Ceremony for Barclays Center in NYC 2010-03-15
... Mayor Michael Bloomberg, NY Governor David Patterson, Rev. Al Sharpton and more. Pics of Bey, Jay and Rev. Sharpton at the ground-breaking ceremony below…

2010-03-14: Headlines

The Business Insider: Will Liberal Hero Dennis Kucinich Ultimately Be The Killer Of Healthcare Reform? 2010-03-14
What's interesting is that Dennis Kucinich -- the quixotic leftist Congressman from Ohio -- could cast the deciding vote AGAINST reform.
Fox 8: Kucinich says health care bill would leave patients "financially vulnerable" - Cleveland News 2010-03-14
Dennis Kucinich (koo-SIH'-nich) says the Democratic health care bill that may reach the House floor this week leaves patients "financially vulnerable ...
89.3 KPCC: US Senate candidate Fiorina claims only she can beat Boxer 2010-03-14
"Move-on dot org, code pink--- they'll all be here." Fiornia said. " The Unions-- knowing that I am the only candidate who can truly beat Boxer already ...
Firedoglake: I'm Down With Dennis 2010-03-14
Dennis Kucinich. Why? Because when Congressman Kucinich said he'd stand for a public option he stupidly thought he was supposed to mean it.
History News Network: The American Insurgency in Iraq? 2010-03-14
... despite their commitment to the political process spawned by the Americans: as Juan Cole has pointed out, everyone from the Sadrists to the Islamic ...
New California Media: It's Time for Black Leaders to Lead 2010-03-14
In April, civil rights leader, Al Sharpton, will headline, “Measuring the Movement,” a conference designed to explore ways grassroots organizations can work ...
Center for Research on Globalization: VIDEO: Splitting The Sky versus War Criminal George W. Bush 2010-03-14
As the trial was being hurriedly shut down by the state, the legendary Cynthia McKinney arrived in Calgary from London to show solidarity with the veter ...
Ma'an News Agency: Israeli forces attack anti-wall rally near Bethlehem 2010-03-14
Fatah affiliated lawmaker Fayiz As-Saqa partook in the rally along with local Fatah leader Abdul-Fattah Khalil and Palestinian peace activist from inside ...
PR-USA.net: Statement From Reverend Al Sharpton, Former Congressman JC Watts, and Dr. Gary ... 2010-03-14
Statement From Reverend Al Sharpton, Former Congressman JC Watts, and Dr. Gary A. Puckrein on the Reverend Al Sharpton, Former Congressman JC Watt ...
The Faster Times: Miracle Worker Review: Accessible, Engaging, Endangered 2010-03-14
... anti-war activist, a socialist, advocate of birth control, one of the founders of the American Civil Liberties Union, and a disability rights activist.
San Francisco Chronicle: Howard Stern's racist slam of Gabourey Sidibe: Zennie on Spider Jones Show 2010-03-14
Spider has interviewed such notables as Muhammad Ali, Mark Wahlberg, Jesse Jackson, LL Cool J, Ron Howard, Scott Grimes, Doug Gilmour, Cito Gast ...
Jacksonville Daily News: Local GOP denied vote 2010-03-14
Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio. The bill – which was defeated March 10 by a 356-65 vote – called for the removal of all US forces from Afghanistan within 30 days.
LubbockOnline.com: Lawmakers probe lax enforcement of animal treatment rules 2010-03-14
Dennis Kucinich, an Ohio Democrat who has held hearings on the issue, said animal treatment is key to food safety. "How can the public have confidence ...
Cape Cod Today: Delahunt votes again leaving Afghanistan 2010-03-14
Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, that would have directed President Obama to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan by 2011. Proponents said "our supposed ...
Economist: This map is not the territories 2010-03-14
It's not clear who initially produced the map, but Mr Sullivan got it from Juan Cole, the Middle East expert, who should have known better.
USA Today: Who killed John Lennon? Science looks at the brain and the law 2010-03-14
Mark David Chapman, a psychotic, pulled the trigger, assassinating the musician/peace activist in December 1980. So who killed Lennon, the person or ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Fear of nuclear attack years ago spurred peace activism 2010-03-14
Yvonne Logan, 90, peace activist and volunteer director since 1975 of the World Community Center, 438 North Skinker Boulevard.
Israel Today: Did Washington encourage bereaved family to sue Israel? 2010-03-14
According to the sister of a left-wing American peace activist killed while protesting the demolition of a terrorist's house in Gaza in 2003 ...
Kitsap Sun: CLARENCE PAGE | Some Pols Should Be Paranoid 2010-03-14
Jesse Jackson Jr. The Illinois Democrat's very public campaign to fill Obama's Senate seat had been under investigation, but the Justice Department asked ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer: Stillaguamish Tribe carve river canoe 2010-03-14
There a native Alaskan neighbor taught him how to gather food from the wilderness. He learned to hunt and thought about growing up to be a forest ranger ...
Atlantic Online: The Goldblog Unilateral Disengagement Plan 2010-03-14
He did, to the anti-Israel academic Juan Cole.) Then, of course, Andrew responded quickly and angrily, and I spent a good deal of time thinking of ways ...
Chicago Sun-Times: Axelrod, Durbin, Karl Rove on NBC's "Meet the Press" 2010-03-14
Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. said: "While I respect President Obama, delivering victories for his political future should be the least of our worries ...
Casper Star-Tribune Online: What about Plame's career? 2010-03-14
18, 2007, Hosey wrote, "I just received an e-mail from Moveon.org with instructions on how to write a letter to the editor to help further their left-wing ...
Touch Arcade: GDC 2010: Further Reflection on 'Sword & Sworcery EP' 2010-03-14
Before long you encounter a strange being of obvious intelligence peering out at you from the wilderness. It retreats in response to your chase and give ...
Afro American: “Bloody Sunday” Anniversary a Reminder of Turbulent Past 2010-03-14
Jesse Jackson and Lynda Johnson Robb, whose father, President Lyndon Johnson, signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law. The legislation, which opened ...
Financial News USA: Cramer's Lightning Round - AONE Is Steak Sauce 2010-03-14
Elizabeth Warren, who chairs the Congressional Oversight panel of the TARP program, doesn't understand any more than taxpayers do.
Comic Book Resources: ECCC: Mondo Marvel 2010-03-14
And if we had used an ACORN or a Moveon.org sign, people from the other side of the spectrum would've been offended and it would've been just as wrong.
Torrington Register Citizen: SARAH BROWNING: This country is facing an imagination crisis 2010-03-14
The novelist and activist Arundhati Roy has written, “With our art, our music, our literature…and our ability to tell our own stories...stories that ...
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle: CEO's e-mail revives ugly history 2010-03-14
Since the bad old days, there have been plenty of racist black people — Louis Farrakhan, Al Sharpton, Jeremiah Wright, and all their followers.
Redding News Review: Sharpton, Watts pressure Obama on black health gap 2010-03-14
By Staff March 14, 2010, 1:30 pm - Al Sharpton, a former Democratic candidate for president, and JC Watts, a former Republican Congressional representative ...
Firedoglake: I've Been Thinking… 2010-03-14
Chris Hedges wrote a column for Truthdig, Calling all Rebels, which begins by discussing the miserable state of the nation. He quotes David Cay John ...
New York Magazine: Women Were Better at Trading Stocks During the Financial Crisis Than Men 2010-03-14
Chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel Elizabeth Warren doesn't bat an eye at porn, and she certainly doesn't unload stock at the bottom of the market.
South Bend Tribune: The season of the bomb-throwers 2010-03-14
No doubt, however, the new flood of money will finance special interest blasts patterned after the fiery projectiles on TV by MoveOn.org on the left ...