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• Alternet
• Feb 9, 2012 After Nevada Caucus, Democrats and Republicans Bet on the Latino Vote in November Republicans bet that Obama's failure to pass immigration reform will cut his Latino votes, while Democrats bet that Republican anti-immigrant rhetoric will work in his favor.     Alternet        more   
• Feb 9, 2012 Proposed Legal Settlement With Mortgage Lenders May Repeat Tobacco Settlement Mistakes Effort to push through a 'global settlement' to end state litigation against the banks ignores the lessons of tobacco history.     Alternet        more   
• Common Dreams NewsCenter
• Feb 9, 2012 U.S. Military Beefing Up Its Asia/Pacific Presence The defense strategy outlined by President Obama in January calling for an increased presence in the Asia/Pacific region is coming together. News today indicates that the U.S. is seeking further military presence in the Philippines. A Reuters report states that the U.S. will use the Philippines...     Common Dreams NewsCenter        more   
• Feb 9, 2012 US Drone War Resumes in Pakistan After a brief respite following tensions with the Pakistani government over a cross-border raid last year, US drones are flying with renewed regularity above Pakistan and firing missiles on those below. The Associated Press reports today:...     Common Dreams NewsCenter        more   
• Capitol Hill Blue
• Feb 9, 2012 CPAC: Just another phony conservative sideshow God help us. It’s time for CPAC — the Conservative Political Action Conference — the annual gathering of the rabid right wing in the National Capital Region. CPAC this year comes just as conservatives finally have something to celebrate — former Pennsylvania Senator Rick...     Capitol Hill Blue        more   
• Feb 8, 2012 Santorum sweep scrambles GOP primary sweepstakes Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum delivered a three-strike punch against former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney‘s claim to the Republican Presidential nomination Tuesday, sweeping caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado and winning a non-binding primary in Missouri. Romney came in second in...     Capitol Hill Blue        more   
• Mother Jones Politics
• Feb 9, 2012 Avon Wants You to Know It's Not Komen In light of the PR nightmare that has descended on the Susan G. Komen Foundation since announcing it would no longer fund grants to Planned Parenthood for mammogram referrals, the Avon Foundation for Women, a top breast cancer charity connected to the cosmetics company, rushed to post a...     Mother Jones Politics        more   
• Feb 9, 2012 Tracking the Secret War on Iran Rumors about an imminent military attack on Iran over its nuclear program have come and gone for years. In recent weeks such talk has intensified, though it's still anybody's guess as to whether Israel or the United States might openly carry out military action any time soon. But most experts...     Mother Jones Politics        more   
• Organizing for America
• Feb 9, 2012 @OFA_PA Centre County is filling up fast! RT @MarkR_Donovan: Everyone signing in at the office opening party! @OFA_PA twitpic.com/8hea1r     Organizing for America        more   
• Feb 9, 2012 “You Know We’re Going to Do This” Want to learn more about Lilly Ledbetter’s fight to help pass the fair pay measure that bears her name? Hear her describe the moment President Obama told her: “We’re going to do this”—and what it’s like to dance with the President of the United States.     Organizing for America        more   
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