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GOP Race-Baiting Masks Class Warfare
By demonizing some, the Republicans seek to discredit the safety net for the 99 percent
News Item  ·  Alternet  ·  Jan 29, 2012  

Huge Protest in Pakistan Against US Drone Attacks
Over 100,000 Pakistanis rallied in Karachi Friday afternoon to protest US drone strikes on their country. The demonstrators also demanded that the Pakistani government continue the blockade on the NATO supply route to Afghanistan. The Times of India reports:...
News Item  ·  Common Dreams NewsCenter  ·  Jan 28, 2012  

How Ron Paul used racist newsletters to wipe out debts, get rich
Texas Congressman Ron Paul left the House of Representatives at the end of 1984 deeply in debt, owing $765,000 to various creditors, some of whom threatened to take him to court. His ill-fated and unsuccessful run for the Senate in 1984 didn’t help his precarious financial situation.  He...
News Item  ·  Capitol Hill Blue  ·  Jan 29, 2012  

10 Top-Notch Daily Newts!
Every weekday since December 8, we've published Your Daily Newt—tidbits of wit, wisdom, and (mostly) weirdness from presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich. Here's a selection of 10 of our favorites. (If that isn't enough, browse our entire collection of Daily Newts, see the highlights of...
News Item  ·  Mother Jones Politics  ·  Jan 28, 2012  

“My Uncle Teddy�
Caroline Kennedy sent an email to supporters earlier today, remembering the moment her uncle Ted Kennedy lent his voice to President Obama’s campaign: Four years ago today, I joined my Uncle Teddy and thousands of excited students at American University to endorse Barack Obama as the next...
News Item  ·  Organizing for America  ·  Jan 29, 2012  

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