Insincerely Yours - NYTimes.com

Insincerely Yours - NYTimes.com

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Insincerely Yours http://nyti.ms/gulZVI

"The obvious parallel in my mind is what happened after 9/11, when more or less the same people declared themselves totally focused on fighting terrorism — but unwilling to give up anything they wanted, and in fact eagerly using the terrorist threat as an excuse to grab even more goodies. I mean, within 48 hours of the attack Congressional Republicans were preparing their response: a cut in the capital gains tax; in the immediate aftermath, the Bush administration fought hard to keep airport security in private hands. Somehow, responding to terrorism only involved doing things the administration wanted to do anyway: invading Iraq, torturing people, tapping our phones, etc..

For what it’s worth, Obama is actually offering to make some sacrifices on the budget; call it political positioning if you like, but that’s infinitely more than his opponents are doing." Full Article Here | NYTimes

Daily Kos: Why I'm Fasting Against the Budget Cuts

Daily Kos: Why I'm Fasting Against the Budget Cuts

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MoveOn's Executive Director, Justin Ruben, has written this diary about why he is fasting against the GOP's budget cuts: http://j.mp/fWUokO

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MoveOn's Justin Ruben: Why I'm Fasting Against the Budget Cuts
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Hello Daily Kos. I'm Justin Ruben, the executive director of MoveOn.org. I wanted to reach out to this community today and talk about the so-called budget crisis in Washington.

UQAM | Communiqués | Les banques canadiennes et l'évasion fiscale dans les paradis fiscaux : 16 milliards de dollars d'impôts éludés

UQAM | Communiqués | Les banques canadiennes et l'évasion fiscale dans les paradis fiscaux : 16 milliards de dollars d'impôts éludés

Posted on Twitter: CanadaUncut Canada Uncut
The 5 Cdn banks dodged $16 billion in taxes 1993-2007! http://bit.ly/eHPFeV No more cuts to public services-make tax dodgers pay! #cdnpoli
This is in FRench... but you get the point...