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Dick Morris—yeah, that Dick Morris—called today

October 8, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Campaigns, Obama, Republicans Leave a comment

According to Dick Morris—the Republican political consultant and Fox News contributor who was the recorded voice on my phone a few minutes ago– “Barack

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch endorses President Obama for re-election

October 8, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Media, Obama, Politics Leave a comment

In a very thoughtful, eloquent and balanced editorial published on Sunday, October 7, 2012, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch called for voters to re-elect President

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Obama signs anti-human-trafficking executive order

September 28, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Charity & Justice, Civil Rights, Good government, Human Rights, International, Obama Leave a comment

In a fitting move on the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, President Obama has taken major step forward in the fight against human

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Dear 20-something: Think about the issues, then vote!

September 25, 2012 Renee Shur 2012 Election, Charity & Justice, Democrats, Education, Employment, Government, Health care, Obama, Politics, Reproductive rights, Republicans, Voting/Elections, Youth issues One comment

How important is it that young people go to the polls and vote?  If you’re an Obama supporter as I am it’s crucial.  Look

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Karl Rove’s secret kingdom of power

September 7, 2012 Madonna Gauding 2012 Election, Media, Obama, Voting/Elections 3 comments

Drawing in the cantankerous Koch brothers and Sheldon Adelson, Rove had even consolidated the money under his power. He has co-opted the Tea Party,

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A Democratic platform progressives can believe in

September 5, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Charity & Justice, Civil Rights, Economy, Employment, LGBT, Obama Leave a comment

The Democratic Party yesterday approved a progressive party platform that stands up for Medicare, Social Security, the right to organize, and marriage equality, The

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Taken in by Republican propaganda

September 3, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Campaigns, Congress, Government, Media, Obama One comment

The 90-year-old, college-educated woman sitting across from me is someone whom I know for sure voted for President Obama in 2008. I also know

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Romney /Ryan and America’s veterans: Does support go both ways?

August 29, 2012 Mike Davis 2012 Election, Military, Obama, Politics, War Leave a comment

A Gallup poll indicates that America’s male veterans lean towards the Romney/Ryan ticket at a 58% to 34% margin. The reasons are uncertain, but

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Whose plan destroys Medicare: Ryan’s or Obama’s?

August 15, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Health care, Obama Leave a comment

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan claim that President Obama is destroying Medicare by “stealing $700 billion” from the program. That’s bunk, says Robert Reich.

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DNC bails out of bailed-out Bank of America

August 15, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Business, Campaigns, Corporations, Labor and unions, Obama, Politics One comment

The Democratic National Committee is moving its money. It’s taking its money out of the bailed-out Bank of America and putting it into union-owned

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