Author: Norman Markowitz
CPUSA.org
Reprinted from politicalaffairs.net
Posted to IPR by Paulie

This February, as we celebrate African American history month, the first African American president will be sitting in the White House, something that few Americans saw as a possibility at the turn of the 21st century. Because of this momentous event, it is worth saying a few [...]

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Confirmation hearings for Labor Secretary nominee Hilda Solis now involve more than her lobbying for an anti-employer organization attempting to change federal law to allow union organizers to more easily coerce workers into joining unions.
Today’s Senate’s Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee was canceled after USA Today reported yesterday her husband, Sam Sayyad, paid about [...]

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On The Wilder Side:

The January 7, 2009 Babylon Green Party Gathering featured Kirby Einhorn of Long Island Wins speaking about “Immigration Trends and Policy on Long Island.” www.BabylonGreens.org The event was held at Pisces Café, 14A Railroad Avenue, Babylon, NY (631-321-1231) www.piscescafe.net
Related:

Babylon Green Party gathering: Amy King reading 2/4/09
Long Island Wins: Suffolk County, “We [...]

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The Wall Street Journal’s Daniel Henninger doesn’t point out congressional Republicans voted against the stimulus, not out of opposition to Big Government, but in spite of it.  They simply wanted their pork included.
But Henninger does ask the question no one on Capitol Hill wants offered — if this $1.2 trillion Frankenstein’s monster of wealth transfers [...]

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By: Nathalie Hrizi
PSLweb.org
Reposted to IPR by Paulie

Make corporate bosses pay for their crisis!
In the last week of January, the number of people collecting unemployment hit a record high of 4.78 million. That same week, corporate owners announced job cuts exceeding 75,000. On Monday, Jan. 20, Home Depot, Pfizer, Caterpillar, Sprint and Halliburton all announced jobs [...]

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Hoping to win favor for adding trillions of dollars in additional bailouts for banks to his already-struggling government expansion plan, President Barack Obama announced yesterday the imposition of salary caps on executives whose banks receive TARP funds.
In other words, if your bank is struggling and its failure could throw the economy deeper into turmoil, Barack [...]

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A series of posts at California Greening highlight the water crisis, especially in California. Posted to IPR by Paulie. H/T Green Party Watch

Green Water Policy
The EcoAction Committee, Green Party US, has presented to the National Committee a new resolution on water policy and associated Green Party actions. The full text of this resolution [...]

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More bad news for the Obama administration.  Support for his $1.2 trillion government expansion plan continues to plummet, with a plurality of voters now opposing it.
Even worse for Obama, half of all voters now say his plan will do more to hurt the economy than help it and Americans are more worried the government will [...]

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Posted at http://www.detroitgreens.org/node/91. Reposted to IPR by Paulie. H/T Green Party Watch.

Dear friends and supporters of the Green Party of Michigan,
As our state unemployment level hits 10.6% and the world economy is in tatters, the Green Party is meeting March 28-29 at the Upland Hills Ecological Awareness Center in Oakland County (www.uheac.org). We will [...]

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Today’s LP.org poll:
Barack Obama admitted he “screwed up” his first few days in office. What is his biggest “screw up” so far?
Not bothering to check the backgrounds of many of nominees, hoping he could “set a record” for fastest Cabinet confirmations
Slapping salary caps on executives for struggling banks, preventing them from hiring experienced managers [...]

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By Ralph Nader
Nader.org
Posted To IPR by Paulie

Let’s start with a fairness point. Why should you pay a 5 to 6 percent sales tax for buying the necessities of life, when tomorrow, some speculator on Wall Street can buy $100 million worth of Exxon derivatives and not pay one penny in sales tax?
Let’s further add a [...]

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Posted at LP.org by Donny Ferguson. Reposted to IPR by Paulie.

President Barack Obama may criticize performance bonuses for some as "shameful," but he has no shame about a quarter-billion dollar tax break for his most loyal supporters, who just announced record profits.
The New York Post reports today on a recently-discovered provision in Obama’s $1.2 [...]

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Emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com by the former candidate and posted to IPR by Paulie.

Green Candidate Ends Congressional Run
CONTACT:
Alan Augustson
Green Party Candidate
U.S. House of Representatives
Fifth District of Illinois
(01)(773)267-8507
Alan@AlanAugustson.org
www.AlanAugustson.org
Green Candidate Alan Augustson today announced that he is “standing down” from his bid to replace Rahm Emanuel (D-05) in the House of Representatives, after his wife was hospitalized [...]

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Press release from LP.org. Posted to IPR by Paulie.

Missouri to get two more elected Libertarians
Libertarians guaranteed city council seats in Grandview, Springfield
Missouri is already assured of two local election victories in April, state chair Glenn Neilsen reports.
Mike Ferguson is running unopposed for a seat on the Grandview City Council, assuring the LP of yet another [...]

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For more information, please contact:
Brian P. Moore (352) 686-9936 or cell (352) 585-2907
www.votebrianmoore.com
PRESIDENT OBAMA JOINS BRIAN MOORE IN CAPPING CEO AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE PAY
Socialist Presidential Candidate Advocated Executive Caps In 2008 Campaign; Says, “This is Good Start Toward Socialism”
TAMPA BAY (Spring Hill), FLORIDA, February 5, 2009 —President Barack Obama, who on Wednesday imposed $500,000 caps [...]

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