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Obama Administration Admits Drone Attacks Killed 4 US Citizens
The Obama administration's drone strikes have killed four U.S. citizens, it admitted on Wednesday. In a letter to senior members of Congress, Attorney General Eric Holder writes that in addition to the targeted assassination of cleric Anwar al-Aulaqi, since 2009, three other U.S....
News Item  ·  Common Dreams NewsCenter  ·  May 22, 2013  

IRS targeting of right-wing: Stupid is as stupid does
When the incredibly-stupid Internal Revenue Service decided to target and harass right-wing groups it rescued the rapidly-fading tea party from sinking in the political obscurity it so richly deserves. In so many ways, it’s hilarious that the IRS thought the tea party and its affiliated...
News Item  ·  Capitol Hill Blue  ·  May 22, 2013  

The Obama Administration Finally Admits Killing 4 Americans
After nearly two years of (officially) keeping quiet about what the whole world already knew, the Obama administration on Wednesday formally acknowledged that the United States government had indeed killed four American citizens in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen. This had been fairly...
News Item  ·  Mother Jones Politics  ·  May 22, 2013  

Marching toward reform in Arizona (and beyond)
The March for Innovation that kicked off today signals the ramping up of efforts to pass comprehensive immigration reform. For OFA volunteers, it's an opportunity to take the actions they've been coordinating for months and amplify them online. In Arizona—a state that will be deeply...
News Item  ·  Organizing for America  ·  May 23, 2013  

Pillich to take on Mandel for Ohio treasurer
State Rep. Connie Pillich, a Democrat from Montgomery, announced this morning she will take on Republican incumbent Josh Mandel for the Ohio treasurer's office in 2014.Pillich, who represents the 28th Ohio House District in northern Hamilton County, won re-election last year after Republicans in...
News Item  ·  Howard Wilkinson on WVXU-Cincinnati  ·  May 20, 2013  

What happens next with measure to limit student voting?
State Senator Randy Gardner is telling anyone who will listen that the measure added to the 2-year state budget to crack down on universities that help students vote will be going away. In a committee hearing last week, Gardner, Chair of the Senate Finance Education subcommittee claimed that all...
News Item  ·  Innovation Ohio  ·  May 21, 2013  

The PD makes it more official
Subscribers to the Plain Dealer woke up Wednesday to the paper’s official word on its new version of summer reading.  In a front-page Dear Readers column by  Robert Perona, the senior vice president of circulation, we were told  of the historic event scheduled for August 5 when the...
News Item  ·  Plunderbund  ·  May 22, 2013  

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