(VIDEO) Is Obama Going To Have America ‘Absorb A Terror Attack’ To Save His Presidency?, And Cru
Region: District of ColumbiaWill Obama Force America To “Absorb A Terror Attack” To Save His Presidency? Ominous words suggest desperate administration could turn to false flag in bid to crush resistance against big government Paul Joseph Watson & Alex Jones Prison Planet.com September 22, 2010 President Obama’s ominous claim that America can “absorb” a terror attack will have many fearing that staging so... more
Views: 1531(VIDEO) Pres. Obama Confronted By ‘Exhausted’ Supporters At Town Hall…’Is the American Dream
Region: District of Columbia‘Exhausted’ Supporters Confront Obama in Town Hall the Blaze.com September 20, 2010 by Meredith Jessup “We are still the country that billions of people look to and aspire to, and I want everyone to always remember that,” President Obama told a Washington, D.C., town hall audience this morning. The president’s positive words about the current state of America, however, may have ... more
Views: 906Foodie and Stern TV’s Becky Wunder Flashes Vernon Jordan For His 75th Bday…(PHOTO SLIDESHOW)
Region: District of ColumbiaBecky Wunder Flashes Vernon Jordan For His 75th Birthday HuffingtonPost.Com 07-23-10 09:30 Bet Bill Clinton was sad to miss this birthday. Powerbroker and presidential advisor during the Clinton years Vernon Jordan got an unexpected treat during his meal at the Four Seasons restaurant yesterday. According to Page Six, Jordan, who was celebrating his 75th year with Blackstone Group co-founder Pete Peterson, w... more
Views: 3635(VIDEO) Rep. Ron Paul: RNC Chairman Michael Steele is Right, “Afghanistan is Obama’s War”…No
Region: District of ColumbiaRon Paul Praises Embattled RNC Chief Michael Steele For ‘Leadership’ On Afghanistan 07- 4- 2010 Sam Stein stein@huffingtonpost.com The Sunday shows on this July Fourth weekend were littered with conservative figures wringing their hands over the latest, confounding comments from RNC Chairman Michael Steele, who recently called Afghanistan an un-winnable war of Obama’s choosing. (VIDEOS) Rep. Ron ... more
Views: 1137President Bill Clinton on Senator Byrd's Death: "America Will Miss Him"
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Statement by President Bill Clinton on the Passing of Senator Robert C. Byrd: "I am deeply saddened by the passing of my friend Senator Robert Byrd, whose record-breaking service greatly advanced America's pursuit of a more perfect union. Senator Byrd was the most respected authority on the rules of Congress, the Constitution, and the history of the Senate. No American leader has shown more reverence for history, fo... more
Views: 2840Soldier Brain Injuries to Get Senate Scrutiny After ProPublica, NPR Report
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Responding to an investigation by ProPublica and NPR [1], the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Friday that he would expand a hearing on soldier suicides to include a more extensive discussion of the military’s handling of traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder. "The recent NPR and ProPublica reports on the military's diagnosis, treatment, an... more
Views: 1990Pentagon Puts Spin on Soldier Brain Injuries After ProPublica Report
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A medical dogtag hangs off the neck of Sgt. Brandon Sanford, a patient receiving therapy for his brain injury at Mentis Neuro Rehabilitation Center in El Paso, Texas. (Blake Gordon/Aurora Photos) ProPublica and NPR reported today that the military is failing to diagnose soldiers who suffered brain injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan. It didn't take long to get a response. Soon after learning that the stories were a... more
Views: 1610A Bipartisan Race for Immigration Reform? Film Shows 2003 Fight
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Who's really running the country? In 2003 documentary The Kids Across The Hill, young 20-something staffers for Republican Arizona Congressmen Jeff Flake and Jim Kolbe race Senator Ted Kennedy and his Immigration Counsel Esther Olavarria to introduce a strong, bipartisan bill to Congress. Will Kennedy's staff rally the unions, advocates and business community in time to draft a bill? Will Kolbe and Flake find a Democ... more
Views: 2311As Students Stage McCain Sit-In, Dream Act Film Debuts in DC
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Yesterday, in its editorial, "Courage in Arizona," The New York Times praised the actions of four student activists who staged a sit-in at Senator McCain's office, urging passage of the Dream Act. As we've already seen through the lessons of How Democracy Works Now, history is repeating itself. By chance, next week also happens to be the world premiere of Marking Up The Dream, a documentary film tracks the effort... more
Views: 2310'How Democracy Works Now' DC Film Festival Screenings
Region: District of ColumbiaFrom May 12th to June 10th, eight remarkable films will have their theatrical premiere in downtown Washington. Two independent documentary filmmakers, Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini, spent six years filming inside Capitol Hill to create a set of cinema-verité documentaries that together trace the high and low points of the controversial quest for comprehensive immigration reform. ... more
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