Category Archives: National News

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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Novack & Miller – Why They Are Criminals

Posted on July 11, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Novack & Miller – Why They Are Criminals TvNewsLIES.org If you want to know why Bob Novack and Judith Miller are real criminals, and why, as journalists they violated the trust of the people, it is because they knew that … Continue reading →

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Ad Campaigns Gear Up for Judicial Fight

Posted on July 10, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Ad Campaigns Gear Up for Judicial Fight FactCheck.org Check out this unbelievable ad the Bushies have come up with for the judicial nominee fight about to unfold.   by Jennifer L. Ernst and Brooks Jackson Even before Bush named his nominee, … Continue reading →

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John Drury: Random Views From A Community Activist

Posted on July 6, 2005 by bfiajohndrury

Random Views From A Community Activist by John Drury Bush speaks to the nation Bush addressed the nation the other night in an attempt to regain the support he has lost over his war for oil. He dismissed calls to … 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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Dems Join GOP in Ganging Up On Howard Dean (And The Party’s Grassroots Funders)

Posted on July 3, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Dems Join GOP in Ganging Up On Howard Dean (And The Party's Grassroots Funders) CityPages.com by Steve Perry Why are so many of the most powerful Democrats afraid of Howard Dean? And can anyone so reviled by both D.C. party … 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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Are the Parties Over?

Posted on June 28, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Are the Parties Over? by Gary Hart, AlterNet.org Political parties as we know them are disintegrating. But what happens next? …Except for the ideologically devout, voters likewise are shaking loose the bonds of party loyalty and more and more joining … Continue reading →

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