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My political journey since the election of Barack Obama

May 9, 2011 Madonna Gauding Campaigns, Obama, Politics 2 comments

I have always identified as a Democrat. When I heard Barack Obama speak at the Democratic convention in 2004, I blurted out to the

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U.S. political and financial elites enjoy legal immunity

May 6, 2011 Madonna Gauding Courts, Government Leave a comment

Glenn Greenwald, in a recent article on Salon, wrote the following: In a 1795 letter, George Washington vowed that, “the executive branch of this

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Sen. Ted Kaufman demands real financial reform

March 15, 2010 Madonna Gauding Economy, Financial reform, Obama 6 comments

Finally, a Democratic senator stood up and outlined the necessary financial reform that the Obama administration has yet to initiate. For over a year,

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We all live in glass houses but some don’t realize it

March 4, 2010 Chris Mayes Politics 4 comments

The ability to sell a contradiction is sometimes the measure of a man or woman, at least when it comes to success in politics. 

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