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Petition Ask Joe Walsh Resignation

Joe Walsh has shown great disrespect for the Office of the President of the United States. He has a right to free speech and so do we.

John Boehner's Budget Vision Crashes Into Divided Congress - NYTimes.com

At a private meeting about deficit reduction at the White House last week, Speaker John A.

Banks Easing Terms or Debt on Some Option ARM Loans - NYTimes.com

Two of the nation’s biggest lenders, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, are quietly modifying loans for tens of thousands of borrowers who have not asked for help but whom the banks deem to be at special risk. Rula Giosmas is one of the beneficiaries.

F.B.I. Giving Agents New Powers in Revised Manual

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is giving significant new powers to its roughly 14,000 agents, allowing them more leeway to search databases, go through household trash or use surveillance teams to scrutinize the lives of people who have attracted

Stocks rebound off their lows

Stocks were lower for a second straight day as economic reports continue to offer snapshots of an economy that may be stalling out. But a rebound in bank stocks allowed the market to rebound substantially off its lows.

Business: Washington Post Business Page, Business News

June 2 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks pared losses, leaving the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index little changed following yesterday’s plunge, as investors awaited the Labor Department’s monthly report on employment in the world’s largest economy.

Republicans continue to be their own worst enemy

If you think it is Rep. Paul Ryan’s gutting of Medicare that is pulling the Republicans down, you need to think bigger.

Fed Retreat on Big Mortgages May Hurt Upscale Housing - NYTimes.com

For the last three years, federal agencies have backed new mortgages as large as $729,750 in desirable neighborhoods in high-cost states like California, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

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Letter, 3/21: Big picture on abortion

In the case of abortion, which has existed as long as mankind has, it is always more beneficial to deal with each scenario on an individual basis rather than advocating one-size-fits-all solutions.

U.S. West Coast in Path of Fallout

"If There Were a Reactor Meltdown or Major Leak at Fukushima, the Radioactive Cloud Would Likely be Blown Out … Towards the US West Coast"

Senator Defends Bill to End Collective Bargaining - Action 3 News - Omaha, Nebraska News, Weather, and Sports |

Omaha Senator John Nelson defends his bold bill to end union collective bargaining with state and local governments. With one in every seven working Nebraskans a government employee, Nelson's stirring the political pot.

Note to GOP: Jesus Wouldn't Have Destroyed the Middle Class

Over the weekend I was reminded of the parable of the Good Samaritan. we are left with is 30 years of stagnant wages for the vast majority of American workers; a wealth gap that is ever increasing toward a monopoly for the top 1 percent;

Middle East Revolutions Undermine al-Qaida and Iran Say Pentagon Chiefs

Al-Qaida and Iran are the biggest losers in the wave of reform sweeping North Africa and the Middle East, top Defense Department leaders said here today.

Workers' Uprising: Americans Overwhelmingly on Public Workers' Side, Republicans Defect from Walker's Scorched-Earth Tactics | | AlterNet

Follow the latest developments and analysis on the democratic uprising spreading from Wisconsin to the rest of the country.

50-State Union Protest Falls Far Short Of Predicted Turnout

The turnout in Madison was sizable, with estimates ranging over from 50-70,000, which included protesters bused in from other states. (Dayen is trying to pump the crowd estimate to over 100,000.) But elsewhere, the crowds numbered only in the hundreds or low thousands.

Rupert Murdoch and David Koch Collude Against Wisconsin Workers

While Fox News feeds its rabble the anti-union line, Murdoch's Wall Street Journal columnists front for Koch's Americans for Prosperity and coddle elite investors.

Nebraska's Gov. Heineman weighs in on CIR, collective bargaining issues

As Wisconsin and other states square off over collective bargaining rights and unionized public employees gather in protest, Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman said Wednesday that Nebraska is far ahead of other states on these issues.

Globalists Prepare Libyan Intervention Under Humanitarian Cover

In a speech delivered earlier today with Secretary of State Clinton at his side, Obama announced that the government of the United States will soon intervene in Libya with its globalist partners under the threadbare cover of humanitarian aid and respect for human rights.

Gov. Walker: We Thought About Infiltrating Wisconsin Protesters With Troublemakers

During a prank phone call in which he believed he was talking to billionaire philanthropist David Koch, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker admitted that state authorities had "thought about" using troublemakers to infiltrate the crowds demonstrating against his effort to elimina …

BP Gulf oil spill: Shocking images that prove the seabed is STILL coated

Oil from the BP spill remains stuck on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, according to a top scientist. Samantha Joye has video and slides that she says demonstrate the oil isn't degrading as hoped and has decimated life on parts of the sea floor.

Pro-union website blocked in Wisconsin Capitol - CNN.com

A left-leaning website that union supporters used to rally protesters in Wisconsin was partially blocked as demonstrators gathered in the state Capitol over a controversial budget bill.

Leader: Wis. Senate to convene without Democrats

Wisconsin's senate majority leader says the chamber will convene to pass non-spending bills and act on appointments Tuesday even if minority Democrats remain out of state.

Protesers fail to sway Wisconsin lawmakers

Sometimes they cursed each other, sometimes they shook hands, sometimes they walked away from each other in disgust.

Wisconsin GOP Union-Busting Coalition Falling Apart? | Before It's News

The right wing coalition trying to destroy collective bargaining in Wisconsin is starting to fall apart.

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