Tag: democrat
member name: Steve B.
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October 12, 2008 01:55 PM EDT --
In July, a much publicized rift in the McCain campaign over social security and how to fund it for the future, resulted in McCain's campaign experts stating that McCain doesn't speak for the McCain . . .
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April 07, 2009 09:58 PM EDT --
A new confidential report by the International Red Cross, "ICRC Report on the Treatment of Fourteen 'High Value Detainees' in CIA Custody," details specific techniques of torture used . . .
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December 04, 2007 05:41 PM EST --
Sierra Club is reporting that Pelosi will introduce the energy bill in the House this week, including CAFE standards of 35 mpg by 2020. In releasing her press statement, Pelosi said, "This comprehensive . . .
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December 08, 2007 11:41 PM EST --
The House of Representatives passed the energy bill this week, which would require automakers to achieve a fleet average of 35 mpg by 2020. The bill also included a renewable portfolio standard, which . . .
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January 21, 2007 07:42 PM EST --
The new global warming report of the International Panel on Climate Change is reported to make the case stronger, based on research and evidence, that the atmosphere is warming in substantial consequence . . .
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January 21, 2007 05:33 PM EST --
FDA likes clones-
Thinks they're ok for food-
Wants you to buy them
Don't think you'll eat clones?
You'll never know you bought them.
They won't be labelled.
Industry . . .
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December 13, 2007 12:42 PM EST --
Senate republicans, by a single vote, successfully blocked an energy bill that would have extended tax incentives for renewable energy. Incentives for renwable energy sources, totalling around $24 billion, . . .
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December 17, 2007 07:22 PM EST --
Last week, the senate fell one vote short of passing an energy bill with moderate support for renewable energy. The main reason for this was simple. Funds dedicated to tax incentives for renewable . . .
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July 30, 2008 06:51 PM EDT --
In his 2006 State of the Union speech, George W. Bush stated, "America is addicted to oil." It was not an original metaphor, but it was an accurate one. So it is quite surprising to . . .
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September 24, 2008 10:54 PM EDT --
This week, the senate has finally passed an energy bill, which includes tax credits for renewable energy. The bill has an eight year investment tax credit, and it extends the production tax credit for . . .
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October 26, 2008 08:34 AM EDT --
Wal-Mart is often the target of criticism by environmental and labor groups. However, in the past few years, Wal-Mart has made progress toward three defined goals of 100% renewable energy, zero waste, . . .
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December 20, 2007 04:40 PM EST --
During the campaign for the 2008 elections, many issues are tossed around, surveys and polls taken about how candidates and voters think about the issues, issues ranked according to importance, and otherwise . . .
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November 04, 2006 12:38 PM EST --
The White House deliberately distorted John Kerry's clumsy comment about Bush's stupidity earlier this week. Yet the liberal media amplified the administration's spin for two days, effectively . . .
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March 09, 2007 08:00 PM EST --
Barbara Boxer is circulating a petition thanking Al Gore for his leadership on global warming. She says she will present it to him when he testifies before the senate environmental and public works committee. . . .
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November 30, 2006 01:30 PM EST --
The current case before the Supreme Court, in which several states are suing the EPA for not regulating CO2, is one of many such lawsuits likely to follow, according to an article on the MSNBC website. . . .
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February 01, 2007 12:39 PM EST --
From the Environmental Defense website:
Senators to Watch on Global Warming
Ten movers and shakers on climate policy
Global warming has Capitol Hill buzzing this winter. New bills, new committee . . .
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October 04, 2008 01:50 AM EDT --
Despite the controversy surrounding the "bailout" of America's financial institutions, there is at least one silver lining in this legislation. Congress passed, and Bush signed into law, . . .
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May 13, 2009 08:55 PM EDT --
A former FBI agent, present for the early interrogations of Abu Zubaydah, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that "enhanced interrogation techniques" (aka torture) were "slow, . . .
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January 21, 2007 06:41 PM EST --
Today, on "The Climate Code," the Weather Channel's Dr. Heidi Cullen responded to critics. One such critic is found here:
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976888974 . . .
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August 12, 2007 05:40 PM EDT --
I assume everyone knows what a scapegoat is. The term originated in Biblical times from a religious ritual. The sins of the community were projected, literally, onto a goat, which was then driven into . . .
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