Tracy Emblem - San Diego Gay and Lesbian News
On March 10, 2010, Ohio Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich brought up a resolution to pull our troops out of Afghanistan within the next year. The bill was drafted to make Congress "claim responsibility for the troop casualties."
Tom Vannah - The Valley Advocate News
Late last week, in advance of the release of proposed 2011 fiscal budgets by the state House and Senate, Massachusetts legislative leaders sent a message to local governments across the Commonwealth: prepare for another round of cuts in local aid.
Joel Tyner - Dutchess Democracy
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Miles C. Freeman - Sea Coast Online
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- The Peace Worker
President Obama issued his Fiscal Year 2011 budget on February 1, 2010 – a 2,585-page proposed blueprint for addressing the social agonies caused by record-high job loss, a continued sluggish economy and state deficits.
Leigh Ann Caldwell - News Junkie Post
Liberal lawmaker, Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), will open debate on the Afghanistan war in the House of Representatives, Wednesday. Three hours of debate on his two page resolution, H.Con. Res 248, will take place in the afternoon. The measure calls for the immediate withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan with ...
Kristen Cole, Media Relations Director - Smith College Grecourt Gate
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. -- Next month, at the beginning of their 30-city, 18-country tour of the Americas, four women community activists will speak at Smith College about guaranteeing a safe, just and sustainable future for everyone.
Caitlin O'Donnell - The Pendulum (Elon University)
Chris Hellman, the director of the National Priorities Project, visited Elon's campus Tuesday night to discuss the distribution of federal funds, particularly to the military, which traditionally has a very high budget.
Melvin A. Goodman - Progressive Democrats of America
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates gave a provocative and even dangerous speech at the National Defense University (NDU) last week that revealed the cold-war thinking of a key holdover from the Bush administration. With language reminiscent of the worst days of the cold war in the 1950s, Gates argued that ...
Heidi Garrett-Peltier - Dollars & Sense
The United States is currently preparing to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan by summer 2010. Military contractors, deeply integrated into the U.S. economy, will continue to prosper and profit from increased military spending resulting from this surge of troops. At a time when unemployment in the domestic economy remains ...
