Obama Will Help Congressmen’s Campaigns for Yes Votes on Fast-Track
President Obama has promised to campaign for congressmen who vote yes on the TPA (Trade Promotion Authority) bill for the Trans-Pacific Partnership. ...
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Corporations Bribe Senators to Vote for TPP Fast-Track
Corporations that will benefit from passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) bribed senators to vote for fast-track authority. ...
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Leaked TPP Healthcare Text: Another Reason to Scuttle Secret Treaty
Latest WikiLeaks release of secret TPP texts confirms critics’ charges of Big Pharma “crony capitalism” corruption in ObamaTrade process. ...
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Rand Paul Urges Publication of Redacted Portion of 9/11 Report
Senator Rand Paul and a bipartisan coalition of congressmen are calling for the release of the redacted portion of the 9/11 report. ...
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Rand Paul Blocks Renewal of PATRIOT Act’s Expiring Powers; Battle Continues
The Senate battle for and against renewing expired parts of the PATRIOT Act — that the National Security Agency (NSA) has used to...
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More States Considering Late-Term Abortion Bans
Over the last four years, the fight to protect innocent life has become more intense, with states across the country passing 200 abortion-restricting...
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Judge Hears Arguments in House ObamaCare Lawsuit
On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer appeared skeptical of the Obama administration’s position during arguments in an ObamaCare lawsuit filed by the...
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Senate Passage of “Fast-Track” Could Slide U.S. Further Downhill
Senate passage of Trade Promotion Authority just before the Memorial Day weekend is an example of the legal saying that, while two wrongs...
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McConnell Strategy Falters and Patriot Act Powers Likely to Expire
The dogged insistence of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on renewing the expiring portions of the PATRIOT Act intact has created a...
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GOP-run Senate Rescues ObamaTrade, Puts TPA Back on Fast Track
President Barack Obama’s trade agenda took another step forward in the Republican-controlled Senate today (May 21), thanks to wheeling and dealing by Senate...
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Senate Reversal Puts “Fast Track” Back on the Rails
Amtrak is still in trouble, but “fast track” is back on the rails. ...
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House Approves Late-Term Abortions Ban
House Republicans approved a late-term abortion ban on Wednesday after a controversial rape provision was removed from the bill’s language. Female Republican lawmakers...
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ObamaTrade “Fast Track” Still Alive Despite Senate Smack Down
Opponents of TPA, TPP, and TTIP rejoiced over the Senate’s May 12 vote, but another Fast Track match is looming, as lobbyists, the...
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Senate Dems Block Fast Track for Obama Trade Deals
Senate Democrats Tuesday threw up a hurdle on the “fast track” that President Obama and Republican “free trade” advocates couldn’t clear. ...
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McConnell Delays Debate on Legislation, Tries to Save Complete Patriot Act
In a last-ditch bid to save the Patriot Act, which has been condemned by many members of Congress for its overreaching authorization of...
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