Category Archives: Big Government

Making the Supreme Court Nominee Their Business

Posted on July 18, 2005 by Trish Nelson

  Making the Supreme Court Nominee Their Business Center for Media and Democracy/PR Watch “Business advocates are raising millions of dollars, plotting major lobbying campaigns, and quietly working to influence [Bush] as he “ponders” a replacement for [retiring Supreme Court] … Continue reading →

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U.S. Unborn Babies Soaked in Chemicals, Survey Finds

Posted on July 16, 2005 by bfialindathieman

U.S. Unborn Babies Soaked in Chemicals, Survey Finds by Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent, Reuters *    *    * WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) – Unborn U.S. babies are soaking in a stew of chemicals, including mercury, gasoline byproducts and pesticides, … Continue reading →

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Help Fight Toxic Mercury Pollution

Posted on July 15, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

Help Fight Toxic Mercury Pollution To find out which industries in your area are responsible for mercury emissions, go to http://www.scorecard.org and enter your zip code. You may be shocked at what you find! Send Flawed Mercury Rules Back http://www.environmentaldefense.org … Continue reading →

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PLAMEGATE: Back to the Basics on Karl Rove

Posted on July 14, 2005 by bfialindathieman

PLAMEGATE: Back to the Basics on Karl Rove American Progress Hey, remember when NOBODY but Howard Dean was talking about Plamegate?  How powerful was his “16 Questions” speech?  “I want to know….” Over the past few days, the White House … Continue reading →

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DM Register: Overhaul the VA?

Posted on July 14, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

 DM Register: Overhaul the VA? Yesterday's Des Moines Register featured an editorial promoting the elimination of the VA Hospital system. I'll point out the motivation behind the article: The Department of Veterans Affairs underestimated the cost of veterans' health care … Continue reading →

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Drug Lobby Second To None

Posted on July 14, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

Drug Lobby Second to None Pfizer, the largest pharmaceutical company, grossed $51 billion in sales,  netting over $11 billion in profit! Once the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit goes into effect next year, drug makers will receive billions more in increased … Continue reading →

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Act Now: Rights to Supplements Being Denied

Posted on July 5, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Act Now: Rights to Supplements Being Denied We are SO CLOSE to having at least 75% of our nutritional supplements taken away.  There is VERY LITTLE TIME! YOUR HEALTH FREEDOM IS BEING THREATENED.  In the fine print of CAFTA, the … Continue reading →

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Call to Action: New US Supreme Court Justice – No Rubber Stamps

Posted on July 1, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Call to Action: New US Supreme Court Justice – No Rubber Stamps U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy This morning, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor announced her retirement from the United States Supreme Court. This is a momentous time in our nation's history. … Continue reading →

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Where DFA Meets the Anti-war Movement: Leave My Child Alone!

Posted on July 1, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Where DFA Meets the Anti-war Movement: Leave My Child Alone! by Rebecca Romani, LeftTurn.org What happens when a warmongering government starts preying on its children?  The grassroots organize to stop it, that's what. It looked like any average parent meeting … Continue reading →

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Food Stamps: A 7 Percent Solution?

Posted on June 29, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Food Stamps: A 7 Percent Solution? Iowa Fiscal Partnership Budget negotiations in Washington in the coming weeks may set some outlines for the kind of cuts that may be expected from the Agriculture committees in the House and Senate. Senators … Continue reading →

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