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Sign the Petition,Please..

Full petition text:

"I won't shop at Target until it stops spending money on elections. Companies like Target should stay out of elections, period."

http://pol.moveon.org/state/target/

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Daily Kos Action

To all Democratic Senate candidates and returning Democratic Senators:

We need you to agree that the Senate can, and should, change its rules with a simple majority vote on the first day it is in session in 2011.

http://campaigns.dailykos.com/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=8

We will deliver this petition to every returning Democratic Senator, and also every Democratic candidate for Senate.

When we do, we will get each of them on record about whether the rules of the Senate can, and should, be changed with a simple majority vote on the first day of Congress next year.

Once 51 returning and potential Senators have come out in support, we will have proven changing Senate rules is possible with a simple majority vote.

Sign up now. Ending the filibuster starts with this action.

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JOIN THESE ARTISTS IN THE BOYCOTT OF ARIZONA!

http://www.thesoundstrike.net/content/sign-petition-stop-sb-1070

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http://www.thesoundstrike.net/

An outrageous federal court decision could hand over control of the Internet to companies like Comcast, AT&T and Verizon. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can act to reassert its authority and stand with the nearly 2 million Americans who have demanded Net Neutrality -- the one thing stopping these companies from interfering with your experience online.

This week, as the FCC weighs an important Net Neutrality rule and its very ability to protect Internet users, it must hear from you. Sign this letter now and tell the FCC to stand up for the public and protect the open Internet once and for all.

Take Action

Message Recipients

Julius Genachowski - FCC Chairman
Email
A copy of your message will also be sent to:

Meredith Baker - FCC Commissioner
Email

Mignon Clyburn - FCC Commissioner
Email

Michael Copps - FCC Commissioner
Email

Robert McDowell - FCC Commissioner

http://www.commoncause.org/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=dkLNK1MQI...

Thank You !

Internet commentator Mike Whitney says: “You gotta see this! If this doesn’t convince you that Timothy Geithner knew about the securities shenanigans that were going on at Lehman, then I don’t know what will.”

Keep in mind, that Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner ran Lehman through three “stress tests” prior to bankruptcy; all of which Lehman failed, and yet, nothing was done. Anton R. Valukas - the examiner who wrote the 2,200-page investigative report which was released on March 11, 2010 - has provided plenty of information detailing Lehman’s “materially misleading” accounting and “actionable balance sheet manipulation.”

In other words, they cooked the books.

Con't..With Video at link too..

http://bigozine2.com/feature/?p=366

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Dear friends,

It's time to hold the Republican Party accountable.

You've probably heard about Tea Party members shouting "Nigger!" at Black Congressmen during a protest in Washington, D.C. last weekend. One of the protesters spat on Congressman Emmanuel Cleaver, while another called openly gay Representative Barney Frank a "faggot" as the laughing crowd imitated his lisp.[1]

But Saturday was just the most recent example of the intolerance and hate coming from right-wing extremists this past year. At times it's been instigated by Republican leaders. When not, it's usually condoned and seen as part of a strategy to score politically. Either way, it's completely unacceptable and has to stop.

It's time to confront Republican leadership and force them to take responsibility for the atmosphere they've helped create. Please join me in signing ColorOfChange's petition confronting Republican leaders about hate and fear-mongering in their party, and ask your friends and family to do the same:

http://www.colorofchange.org/hate/?id=2195-540943

We're calling on RNC Chair Michael Steele, House Minority Leader John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to publicly do two simple things:

- Unequivocally condemn bigotry and hate among their supporters, and make clear that those who embrace it have no place in their party.

- Make clear that they will not tolerate fear-mongering and coded appeals to racism from officials in the Republican party, at any level.

Republican leaders publicly denounced Saturday's ugly scene, but they failed to acknowledge that this is only the latest incident in a pattern of violent rhetoric, racially charged imagery, and paranoid conspiracy theories at Tea Party rallies.[2] Many Tea Partiers aren't simply about dissent -- they use fear and hatred to assault the very legitimacy of our elected leaders. It's the worst America has to offer. Despite this, Republican leaders court the Tea Party movement while methodically supporting, exacerbating and exploiting their fear and anger for cynical political ends.[3] This is nothing less than a betrayal of American values, and it's up to us to force the Republicans to stop aiding and abetting this enterprise:

http://www.colorofchange.org/hate/?id=2195-540943

The Tea Party movement has been marked by racially inflammatory and violent outbursts since its inception a year ago. GOP leaders are trying to pass off this weekend's assaults on Congressmen Lewis, Cleaver, Clyburn and Frank as isolated incidents. But when so-called "isolated incidents" crop up again and again, a pattern starts to emerge. The examples are numerous.

At rallies held to protest tax day last year, Tea Partiers carried signs that announced "Obama's Plan: White Slavery," "The American Taxpayers are the Jews for Obama's Oven," and "Guns Tomorrow!"[4] The Republican National Committee had endorsed the rallies, and RNC Chairman Michael Steele encouraged Tea Partiers to send a "virtual tea bag" to President Obama and Democratic Congressional leadership.[5] After reports of the fear-mongering signs surfaced, Steele did nothing to distance his party from the lunatic fringe. He has even gone so far as to say that if he didn't have his current position, he'd be "out there with the tea partiers."[6]

The Tea Party's venomous rhetoric picked up steam over the summer, when angry mobs flooded town hall meetings legislators had organized as sites for rational, civil debate on health care reform. After one meeting in Atlanta, a swastika was painted on the office of Congressman David Scott (D-GA), who had also received a flier addressed to "nigga David Scott."[7] Some protesters showed up at town hall meetings carrying guns, including at least one man who was armed at an event where the President was speaking.[8] Again, Republicans responded to these tactics with silence, doing nothing to denounce them.

Our country deserves better than this. No matter what party one supports, we should all take strong action to support civil, honest, and respectful public debate. Please join me in calling on Republican leaders to denounce racist rhetoric and fear-mongering, and reject it from their party. And when you do, please ask your family and friends to do the same:

http://www.colorofchange.org/hate/?id=2195-540943

Thanks.

References

1. http://huff.to/atRmru
2. http://huff.to/9Sgf3S
3. http://huff.to/c4ZOH4
4. See Reference 2
5. http://huff.to/3nzZE
6. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0110/31177.html
7. http://bit.ly/8YInIb
8. http://bit.ly/LV1wb

A disastrous Supreme Court ruling has lifted restrictions on how much money big corporations like ExxonMobil can spend to elect their friends and defeat pro-environment allies.

This means that Big Polluters, motivated by nothing but profits, can now spend unlimited amounts on elections, drowning out the voices of the majority of Americans who support clean energy.

Congress has held hearings to address this issue. I just emailed my Members of Congress to ask them to pass legislation that fixes this wrong-headed decision. Now, will you do the same? Add your voice.

http://www.lcv.org/
(At Home page,Click on Slide-show picture showing the Supreme Court and that says,
Take Action:Supreme Court Justices give Big Blank Check to Oil Companies,to get to the petition..)

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

MoveOn.Org

Subject: Blue Cross

Hi,

We hear all the time about rising health care costs, but this really takes the cake.

Blue Cross has just announced that it's immediately raising premiums charged to hundreds of thousands of individual customers by as much as 39% -- even though their parent company's profits soared to a record $4.7 billion last year.

Even worse, the insurer has so far refused to explain why they're increasing their rates, and warned that they might do so again this year without warning.

The Obama administration is demanding answers from Anthem Blue Cross, and Congress has opened an investigation. But Blue Cross is only going to respond if this story becomes a major public-relations problem for them.

So it's time to turn up the heat. I just signed a petition calling for an explanation from Blue Cross -- will you join me? http://pol.moveon.org/bluecross/?r_by=-7039163-l8YCOvx&rc=paste

MoveOn.Org

Unlike just about every other industry in America, health insurance companies are completely exempt from antitrust laws.

And that allows companies like Blue Cross to create monopolies and raise their premiums without having to worry about competition. In California, Blue Cross wants to raise the premiums they charge some customers by up to 39%.

Led by freshman Representative Tom Perriello, the House just passed a bill to strip insurers of their special exemption by 406-19. Now the Senate needs to follow suit.

A compiled petition with your individual comment will be presented to your senators.

http://pol.moveon.org/perriello_antitrust/?r_by=19132-7039163-wGitgQx&rc...