New Republican Platform Tougher On Immigration - NAM (news.newamericamedia.org) TMC

ST. PAUL, Minn.—The new Republican Party’s platform plans to be tougher on immigration, reports the Spanish language newspaper La Opinión. The platform that was approved at the Republican... More

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Submitted about 13 hours ago by SpencerKent on Immigration | 0 Comments |

Dear Next President: A national HIV/AIDS policy, please? (www.progressive.org) TMC

Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama need to make combating the HIV/AIDS crisis in the United States a priority.

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Submitted about 13 hours ago by SpencerKent on Healthcare | 0 Comments |

Obama Rolls Out Cancer Policy as Kerry Rebuts Palin (www.washingtonindependent.com) TMC

Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign unveiled a new plank of its health-care policy on Friday. They outlined a plan to fight cancer, double funding for cancer research to $5 billion a year, protect cancer... More

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Submitted about 13 hours ago by SpencerKent on Healthcare | 0 Comments |

Palin's 'energy expertise' | Gristmill: The environmental news blog | Grist (gristmill.grist.org) TMC

Alaska is basically a petrostate -- to the extent oil prices rise, it benefits. Thus politicians in Alaska develop a very sophisticated ability to encourage Alaskan energy exploration and to use the... More

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Submitted about 13 hours ago by SpencerKent on Sustain | 0 Comments |

GOP platform: No ethanol mandate | Gristmill: The environmental news blog | Grist (gristmill.grist.org) TMC

Kate Sheppard mentioned it in her tireless coverage of the Republican convention, but it bears highlighting again: The official GOP presidential platform calls for an end to the biofuel mandate.

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Submitted about 13 hours ago by SpencerKent on Sustain | 0 Comments |

Talking Points Memo | We Will Not Be Exploited! (talkingpointsmemo.com) TMC

That school out in North Hollywood that John McCain shameless exploited as his convention speech backdrop is calling foul.

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Submitted about 13 hours ago by SpencerKent on JohnMcCain | 0 Comments |

Talking Points Memo | Nitpicking (talkingpointsmemo.com) TMC

There are plenty of issues in the career of Sarah Palin that deserve a hefty amount of scrutiny, so I'm only going to give this one a few seconds.

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Submitted about 13 hours ago by SpencerKent on JohnMcCain | 0 Comments |

Talking Points Memo | Real Investigation Much Needed (talkingpointsmemo.com) TMC

Reed Hundt has more on McCain's apparent obstruction of the trooper-gate probe.

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Submitted about 13 hours ago by SpencerKent on JohnMcCain | 0 Comments |

Palin Pick Is GOP Hypocrisy at its Best | Reproductive Justice and Gender | AlterNet (www.alternet.org) TMC

Will the media test her on substance or let her play "Ms. Congeniality?" It is up to the public to see through the fact-free diet we're being fed.

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Submitted about 13 hours ago by SpencerKent on JohnMcCain | 0 Comments |

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