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VA Voter ID Law Gets Fed Approval: Groups Ready to Mobilize Voters

VA Voter ID Law Gets Fed Approval: Groups Ready to Mobilize Voters

August 22, 2012Monique Coppolahttp://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28003-1RICHMOND, Va. - The U.S. Justice Department has approved Virginia's voter ID l ...

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Marroni: Meatless for the Environment?

Marroni: Meatless for the Environment?

By Ed Marroni Did you know stopping or reducing your consumption of meat and cheese would be an effective way to decrease your carbon dioxide footprint? The Environmental Working ...

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Help Us Protect Social Security!

Help Us Protect Social Security!

 Will you help us protect Social Security? Call Senator Mark Warner today at 1-877-676-2759 and ask him to protect and strengthen Social Security. Then share your o ...

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Medicaid Expansion Rejected By Governors Who Say Earning $11,000 Is Too Much

Medicaid Expansion Rejected By Governors Who Say Earning $11,000 Is Too Much

 By Carla Johnson and Kelli KennedyAugust 14, 2012Full story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/14/medicaid-expansion-gop-governors_n_1775973.html?ncid=txtlnkushpmg0 ...

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“End Bush tax cuts for richest 2 percent like me”

“End Bush tax cuts for richest 2 percent like me”

Joel KantorAugust 5, 2012 (Richmond Times-Dispatch op-ed)http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/rtd-opinion/2012/aug/05/tdopin02-end-bush-tax-cuts-for-richest-2-percent-l-ar-2107547/T ...

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Margot Dorfman Explains Why Raising Minimum Wage is Good for Economy

Margot Dorfman Explains Why Raising Minimum Wage is Good for Economy

http://augustafreepress.com/2012/07/30/margot-dorfman-raising-minimum-wage-good-for-business/Posted July 30, 2012 The U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce supported the las ...

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Report on Bush tax cuts over the last nine years

Report on Bush tax cuts over the last nine years

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released the following on July 30, 2012. Please visit http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3811 for the full report and ...

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August 1: Women’s Health Care Package Implementation Is Cause for Celebration and Caution

August 1: Women’s Health Care Package Implementation Is Cause for Celebration and Caution

By Nancy KaufmanJuly 31, 2012 August 1 is a great day for women. It marks the roll-out of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) package of preventive and diagnostic care that must no ...

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Virginia Organizing Joins Other Civic Engagement Organizations in State Board of Elections Petition

Virginia Organizing Joins Other Civic Engagement Organizations in State Board of Elections Petition

July 26, 2012http://www.progressva.org/news/civic_engagement_organizations_oppose_romney_request_to_reject_voter_registration_applications.html Civic engagement organizations ...

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We Need You to Call Senator Webb NOW!

We Need You to Call Senator Webb NOW!

URGENT ACTION NEEDED It's time the ultra-rich paid their fair share... Tomorrow, the U.S. Senate will have a chance to show us where their priorities really lie ...

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