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• Alternet
• Feb 4, 2012 African American Leader Offers Profoundly Emotional Account of her Personal Journey to Make the End of the Drug War on Minorities Her Priority As we reflect on the great milestones the black community has reached, we cannot forget the drug war that continues to hold many back.     Alternet        more   
• Feb 4, 2012 Crashing the Gates: How a Handful of Progressive Activists Brought Liberal Talk-Radio Back to the Nation's Capitol DC is the most liberal region of the country, but until now all the talk on the radio dial skewed right.     Alternet        more   
• Common Dreams NewsCenter
• Feb 4, 2012 Report: Civilian Deaths at Record High in US-Occupied Afghanistan The number of civilian casualties resulting from the conflict in Afghanistan has risen for a fifth consecutive year, according to a report (pdf) by the United Nations. The number of civilian deaths in 2011, according to the report, was up to 3,021 - an increase of eight per cent on the previous...     Common Dreams NewsCenter        more   
• Feb 4, 2012 Syria: Hundreds Killed, Injured in Homs; Russia, China Veto UN Resolution Hundreds of Syrians have been killed and many more seriously injured in the Syrian town of Homs following widespread demonstrations on Friday, according to reports. Worldwide condemnation was evident at Syrian embassies around the world with anger focused on the brutal crackdown of the...     Common Dreams NewsCenter        more   
• Capitol Hill Blue
• Feb 5, 2012 Romney tops the other GOP losers in Nevada   As expected, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the Nevada caucuses. As expected, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich finished a distant second but vowed to stay in the race until the bitter end. As expected, Texas Congressman Ron Paul finished an even-more-distant third but...     Capitol Hill Blue        more   
• Feb 3, 2012 Romney appears headed for another victory in Nevada GOP Presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney goes into the Nevada caucuses Saturday with as much as a 20 percentage point lead in the polls while former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich lags back in second, Texas Congressman Ron Paul is third and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum brings up...     Capitol Hill Blue        more   
• Mother Jones Politics
• Feb 5, 2012 In Nevada, Gingrich Busts and Romney Rakes It In Grappling with a decisive loss to Mitt Romney in the GOP's Nevada Caucus last night, Newt Gingrich unleashed one of his sharpest attacks ever on the front-runner. "If you can't tell the truth as a candidate for president, how can the country possibly expect you to lead as president?" Gingrich...     Mother Jones Politics        more   
• Feb 4, 2012 Nevada Journal: Strippers, Gold Miners, and White House Hopefuls Downtown Elko: Mojorider2/FlickrAmerica is full of small towns that bolster our national identity even though most of us rarely visit them. They are repositories of authenticity like Flint, Michigan; Treynor, Iowa; and Abilene, Kansas—factory, farming, and ranching towns. Every few years,...     Mother Jones Politics        more   
• Organizing for America
• Feb 5, 2012 Who You Got? The big game is almost here—so, who you got? Will the New England dynasty reign or will New York pull off another upset? We’ve got our eye on the big contest this November, but there’s only one game on everyone’s mind tomorrow. So put your team over the top—make your pick today.     Organizing for America        more   
• Feb 5, 2012 Weekly Address: It’s Time for Congress to Act to Help Responsible Homeowners Organizing for America        more   
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