http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7who enCopyright POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN ROBINSON (C/O Blogtalkradio)Fri, 14 Jun 2019 21:30:00 GMTTue, 26 Apr 2016 06:45:16 GMTPoliticsBlogTalkRadio Feed v2.0https://dasg7xwmldix6.cloudfront.net/hostpics/4982fba2-ee0f-40c2-8a0f-4335cb88be4e_1964917_691813294209152_2089021655_n.jpghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7who feeds@blogtalkradio.comBlogTalkRadio.compolitics,have,power,stand up,together we,as one,together we,as one,stand up,heal the worldPPC1nowhoepisodichttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2016/04/26/why-is-barney-santa-still-in-the-racePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2016/04/26/why-is-barney-santa-still-in-the-race/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2016/04/26/why-is-barney-santa-still-in-the-raceTue, 26 Apr 2016 06:45:16 GMTwhy is Barney Santa still in the raceWe must keep President Obama's Legacy alive00:45:00PPC1nowhy is Republican party and Bernie Sanders try to destroy the health care reform for the American peoplehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2016/04/19/bernie-sanders-is-a-republicanPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2016/04/19/bernie-sanders-is-a-republican/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2016/04/19/bernie-sanders-is-a-republicanTue, 19 Apr 2016 04:57:54 GMTBernie Sanders is a RepublicanPeople wake up00:40:00PPC1nostop the Republican party from Heidi Bernie Sanders as being a Republicanhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2014/11/07/gop-vows-to-build-keystone-repeal-obamacarerepublicans-to-begin-chipping-away-aPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2014/11/07/gop-vows-to-build-keystone-repeal-obamacarerepublicans-to-begin-chipping-away-a/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2014/11/07/gop-vows-to-build-keystone-repeal-obamacarerepublicans-to-begin-chipping-away-aFri, 07 Nov 2014 04:00:00 GMTGOP vows to build Keystone, repeal ObamacareRepublicans to Begin Chipping Away aGOP vows to build Keystone, repeal Obamacare    Republicans to Begin Chipping Away at Obamacare    Obama won't wait on immigration  McConnell and Boehner Announce Plan to Take Health Insurance Away From 1 Million Americans Minimum Wages Are Rising in Most States, But It’s Still Not Enough to Make the Rent 00:45:00PPC1noGOP vows to build Keystone, repeal Obamacare    Republicans to Begin Chipping Away at Obamacare    Obama won't wait on immigration  McConnell and Boehner Announhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2014/01/20/dr-king-poor-peoples-campaign-of-1967-is-need-todayPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2014/01/20/dr-king-poor-peoples-campaign-of-1967-is-need-today/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2014/01/20/dr-king-poor-peoples-campaign-of-1967-is-need-todayMon, 20 Jan 2014 20:00:00 GMTDR KING POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN OF 1967 IS NEED TODAYDR KING POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN OF 1967 IS NEED TODAY 00:43:00PPC1noDR KING POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN OF 1967 IS NEED TODAYhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/11/16/white-house-obama-would-veto-republican-healthcare-billPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/11/16/white-house-obama-would-veto-republican-healthcare-bill/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/11/16/white-house-obama-would-veto-republican-healthcare-billSat, 16 Nov 2013 05:00:00 GMTWhite House: Obama would veto Republican healthcare billWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama would veto a bill sponsored by a Republican congressman that would allow insurers to offer healthcare plans slated to be canceled because they do not meet the new U.S. healthcare law's standards, the White House said on Thursday.   00:45:00PPC1noWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama would veto a bill sponsored by a Republican congressman that would allow insurers to offer healthcare plans slatedhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/10/16/us-fiscal-talks-stumble-as-lawmakers-race-against-timePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/10/16/us-fiscal-talks-stumble-as-lawmakers-race-against-time/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/10/16/us-fiscal-talks-stumble-as-lawmakers-race-against-timeWed, 16 Oct 2013 06:00:00 GMTU.S. fiscal talks stumble as lawmakers race against time WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Efforts by lawmakers to stop a U.S. debt default were in disarray on Tuesday with just over a day before the government's authority to borrow money lapses, risking the Treasury's ability to pay bills and creditors. Chaotic negotiations to end the U.S. fiscal impasse failed to produce a deal, and left Congress and President Barack Obama desperately searching for a way to reopen the government and raise the country's debt limit ahead of a Thursday deadline. 00:45:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Efforts by lawmakers to stop a U.S. debt default were in disarray on Tuesday with just over a day before the government's authority to bhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/07/14/george-zimmerman-murder-trialPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/07/14/george-zimmerman-murder-trial/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/07/14/george-zimmerman-murder-trialSun, 14 Jul 2013 03:00:00 GMTGeorge Zimmerman murder trialThe jury deciding George Zimmerman's fate is deliberating for a second day in Sanford, Fla. Zimmerman is accused of profiling, pursuing, and fatally shooting Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teen, in February 2012. The former neighborhood volunteer crime watchman has pleaded not guilty, saying he shot in self-defense when Martin attacked him. Zimmerman, 29, could face life in prison if convicted of second-degree murder. The jury also has the option to consider the lesser charge of manslaughter, which could mean up to 30 years in prison. Zimmerman will go free if the six-member panel finds the state didn’t prove either charge.00:42:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThe jury deciding George Zimmerman's fate is deliberating for a second day in Sanford, Fla. Zimmerman is accused of profiling, pursuing, and fatally shooting Trhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/05/17/republicans-altered-benghazi-emails-cbs-news-report-claimsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/05/17/republicans-altered-benghazi-emails-cbs-news-report-claims/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/05/17/republicans-altered-benghazi-emails-cbs-news-report-claimsFri, 17 May 2013 05:30:00 GMTRepublicans Altered Benghazi Emails, CBS News Report Claims Republicans Altered Benghazi Emails, CBS News Report ClaimsThe Huffington Post  |  By Chris Gentilviso01:29:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONERepublicans Altered Benghazi Emails, CBS News Report ClaimsThe Huffington Post  |  By Chris Gentilvisohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/03/27/police-arrest-2-teens-in-ga-baby-killingPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/03/27/police-arrest-2-teens-in-ga-baby-killing/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/03/27/police-arrest-2-teens-in-ga-baby-killingWed, 27 Mar 2013 00:30:00 GMTPolice arrest 2 teens in Ga. baby killing BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The mother of a baby gunned down in his stroller says she has no doubt a teenage suspect jailed in the slaying is the man who killed her 13-month-old son, but family members say he wasn't anywhere near the scene. "That's definitely him," Sherry West said when she saw the jail mugshot of 17-year-old De'Marquise Elkins, who is charged as an adult with first-degree murder. Police also arrested a 14-year-old who has not been identified because he's a minor. THE  MOTHER  DID  IT  YOU  ALL  02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEBRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The mother of a baby gunned down in his stroller says she has no doubt a teenage suspect jailed in the slaying is the man who killed herhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/03/24/senate-dems-vote-to-repeal-part-of-health-care-lawPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/03/24/senate-dems-vote-to-repeal-part-of-health-care-law/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/03/24/senate-dems-vote-to-repeal-part-of-health-care-lawSun, 24 Mar 2013 00:30:00 GMTSenate Dems vote to repeal part of health care law WASHINGTON (AP) -- It isn't every day that more than half the Democrats in the Senate vote to repeal part of President Barack Obama's health care law. But that's what happened Thursday night when the Senate voted 79-20 to repeal a 2.3 percent sales tax on medical devices such as catheters, pacemakers and MRI machines, which was intended to help to finance coverage for the uninsured that starts next year. The medical device industry, a technology leader that provides lots of well-paying jobs around the country, has been lobbying all-out to repeal the tax. And Republicans were hoping Friday that the vote signals a new willingness by Democrats to defy the president on unpopular provisions of his signature law. 02:42:00PPC1noSTANDUP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON (AP) -- It isn't every day that more than half the Democrats in the Senate vote to repeal part of President Barack Obama's health care law. But thahttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/03/07/tax-the-richPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/03/07/tax-the-rich/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/03/07/tax-the-richThu, 07 Mar 2013 03:00:00 GMTHouse votes to prevent March 27 federal shutdown WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans pushed legislation through the House on Wednesday to prevent a government shutdown this month while easing the short-term impact of $85 billion in spending cuts — at the same time previewing a longer-term plan to erase federal deficits without raising taxes. President Barack Obama pursued a different path as the GOP asserted its budget priorities. He arranged to have dinner with several Republican senators at a hotel near the White House in search of bipartisan support for a deficit-cutting approach that includes the higher taxes he seeks as well as savings from Medicare and other benefit programs that they stress. Any such compromise talks are unlikely to yield fruit for months, if then, although Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, the author of the House Republican budget plan, expressed hope that some progress across party lines might be possible later in the year. 01:57:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans pushed legislation through the House on Wednesday to prevent a government shutdown this month while easing the short-term impacthttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/03/03/obama-presses-congress-for-deal-to-end-us-spending-cutsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/03/03/obama-presses-congress-for-deal-to-end-us-spending-cuts/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/03/03/obama-presses-congress-for-deal-to-end-us-spending-cutsSun, 03 Mar 2013 01:30:00 GMTObama presses Congress for deal to end U.S. spending cuts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Just hours after across-the-board spending cuts officially took effect, President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Saturday to work with him on a compromise to halt a fiscal crisis he said was starting to "inflict pain" on communities across the United States. Obama and a bipartisan group of congressional leaders failed on Friday to avoid the deep spending reductions known as the "sequester," which automatically kicked in overnight in the latest sign of dysfunction in a divided Washington. If left in place without legislative remedy, government agencies will have to hack a total of $85 billion from their budgets between Saturday and October 1, cuts that over time could cause economic harm, slash jobs and curb military readiness. "These cuts are not smart," Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address. "They will hurt our economy and cost us jobs. And Congress can turn them off at any time - as soon as both sides are willing to compromise." 02:09:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Just hours after across-the-board spending cuts officially took effect, President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Saturday to work withhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/02/26/obama-republicans-face-off-as-sequester-loomsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/02/26/obama-republicans-face-off-as-sequester-looms/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/02/26/obama-republicans-face-off-as-sequester-loomsTue, 26 Feb 2013 01:30:00 GMTObama, Republicans face off as sequester looms Reuters/file 2013President Obama calls on Republicans for “just a little compromise” to avoid federal spending cuts scheduled to begin Friday. SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans stuck to their guns Saturday, clashing over who will responsible if automatic federal spending cuts go into effect on Friday. The sequester, which originally was meant to occur on Jan. 1 before it was pushed out to March 1, comprises up to $85 billion in automatic spending cuts this year. 01:57:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEReuters/file 2013President Obama calls on Republicans for “just a little compromise” to avoid federal spending cuts scheduled to begin Friday. SAN FRANCISCO (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/01/31/what-a-shame-all-this-killing-in-chicago-ilPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/01/31/what-a-shame-all-this-killing-in-chicago-il/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/01/31/what-a-shame-all-this-killing-in-chicago-ilThu, 31 Jan 2013 01:30:00 GMTWHAT A SHAME ALL THIS KILLING IN CHICAGO ILJust 8 days after performing at President Barack Obama's inaugural parade, honor student Hadiya Pendleton, 15, was shot and killed in Chicago when a gunman opened fire on her and a group of friends just blocks from her school. http://on.msnbc.com/WBS7N5 (photo provided by DNAinfo.com Chicago)02:11:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEJust 8 days after performing at President Barack Obama's inaugural parade, honor student Hadiya Pendleton, 15, was shot and killed in Chicago when a gunman openhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/01/02/house-republican-anger-clouds-fate-of-fiscal-cliff-dealPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/01/02/house-republican-anger-clouds-fate-of-fiscal-cliff-deal/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2013/01/02/house-republican-anger-clouds-fate-of-fiscal-cliff-dealWed, 02 Jan 2013 01:30:00 GMTHouse Republican anger clouds fate of ‘fiscal cliff’ deal A hard-fought bipartisan compromise passed in the Senate early Tuesday to spare all but the richest Americans from painful income-tax hikes teetered on the edge of collapse as angry House Republicans denounced its lack of spending cuts. While House Speaker John Boehner considered whether to bring the Senate-passed measure to the floor for a vote Tuesday, Majority Leader Eric Cantor told fellow Republicans in a closed-door meeting that he opposed the legislation negotiated by Vice President Joe Biden and Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and passed by the Senate 89-8 shortly after 2 a.m. Cantor told the group he could not back the bill in its current form, according to two officials in the room, which could leave open the possibility of an attempt to modify the package and send it back to the upper chamber. But Democrats there have signaled that changing the compromise risks killing it.     02:11:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEA hard-fought bipartisan compromise passed in the Senate early Tuesday to spare all but the richest Americans from painful income-tax hikes teetered on the edghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/12/23/house-republicans-vote-to-throw-300000-kids-off-food-stampsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/12/23/house-republicans-vote-to-throw-300000-kids-off-food-stamps/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/12/23/house-republicans-vote-to-throw-300000-kids-off-food-stampsSun, 23 Dec 2012 01:30:00 GMTHouse Republicans Vote to Throw 300,000 Kids off Food StampsHouse Republicans passed John Boehner’s DOA Plan B 215-209-1, but what is important is how Republicans tried to fool America into cutting taxes for millionaires by throwing 300,000 kids off food stamps01:59:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEHouse Republicans passed John Boehner’s DOA Plan B 215-209-1, but what is important is how Republicans tried to fool America into cutting taxes for millionaireshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/12/21/gun-sales-spike-virginia-colorado-record-highest-backgrounPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/12/21/gun-sales-spike-virginia-colorado-record-highest-backgroun/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/12/21/gun-sales-spike-virginia-colorado-record-highest-backgrounFri, 21 Dec 2012 01:30:00 GMTGun sales spike: Virginia, Colorado record highest backgroun The talk of new gun control measures that has followed Friday's mass shooting in a Newtown, Conn., elementary school has gun buyers rushing to the nearest store and picking up new weapons, according to gun store owners and state police background check information.  ‘fiscal cliff’ debate, Boehner  AND   JOHN  KERRY02:03:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThe talk of new gun control measures that has followed Friday's mass shooting in a Newtown, Conn., elementary school has gun buyers rushing to the nearest storhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/12/18/2-dead-at-least-16-wounded-in-weekend-violencePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/12/18/2-dead-at-least-16-wounded-in-weekend-violence/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/12/18/2-dead-at-least-16-wounded-in-weekend-violenceTue, 18 Dec 2012 01:30:00 GMT2 dead, at least 16 wounded in weekend violence Two people were killed and at least 16 more were wounded in weekend violence across the city, including an Englewood neighborhood man shot to death at 11:15 a.m. Saturday by police who thought he was armed with a gun. Angry residents of the neighborhood threw bottles and rocks at officers in protest after Jamaal Moore, 23, was shot to death by an officer who thought he saw Moore reach for a gun as he fought with police, police said. 02:26:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONETwo people were killed and at least 16 more were wounded in weekend violence across the city, including an Englewood neighborhood man shot to death at 11:15 a.http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/12/15/20-children-died-in-newtown-conn-school-massacrePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/12/15/20-children-died-in-newtown-conn-school-massacre/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/12/15/20-children-died-in-newtown-conn-school-massacreSat, 15 Dec 2012 02:30:00 GMT20 Children Died in Newtown, Conn., School Massacre Evil visited this community today," Gov. Dan Malloy said at a news conference this evening. First grade teacher Kaitlin Roig, 29, locked her 14 students in a class bathroom and listened to "tons of shooting" until police came to help. "It was horrific," Roig said. "I thought we were going to die." She said that the terrified kids were saying, "I just want Christmas…I don't want to die. I just want to have Christmas." A tearful President Obama said there's "not a parent in America who doesn't feel the overwhelming grief that I do." The president had to pause to compose himself after saying these were "beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10." As he continued with his statement, Obama wiped away tears from each eye. He has ordered flags flown as half staff. 02:59:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEEvil visited this community today," Gov. Dan Malloy said at a news conference this evening. First grade teacher Kaitlin Roig, 29, locked her 14 students in ahttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/12/06/dems-grapple-with-renewed-gop-debt-limit-threatsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/12/06/dems-grapple-with-renewed-gop-debt-limit-threats/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/12/06/dems-grapple-with-renewed-gop-debt-limit-threatsThu, 06 Dec 2012 01:30:00 GMTDems Grapple With Renewed GOP Debt Limit Threats House Republicans are privately contemplating a quiet surrender in the fight over Bush tax rates for top earners, and a quick pivot to a new fight over raising the debt limit, in which they'd demand steep cuts to programs like Medicare and Social Security. The White House's official position on this plan is: cram it. Officials say they will not negotiate, or pay a ransom. Congress has to raise the debt limit, period. "I will not play that game," Obama told the Business Roundtable on Wednesday. "We are not going to play that game next year. We've got to break that habit before it starts." But privately, Obama and Democratic leaders have sought to weave a debt limit increase into ongoing negotiations to avert automatic tax increases and spending cuts at the end of the year. Their clear preference is to defuse that bomb now, in a bipartisan way, rather than to stare down the House GOP pointing a gun at the country's economy. And recent remarks by Democratic leaders and interviews with top congressional aides suggest Democrats have no consensus plan to execute if the debt ceiling isn't increased before the end of the year. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other Dem leaders say that once the long fight over Bush tax cuts for the rich is resolved, the playing field will be evened, and the parties can negotiate further deficit reduction next year. 02:16:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEHouse Republicans are privately contemplating a quiet surrender in the fight over Bush tax rates for top earners, and a quick pivot to a new fight over raisinghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/11/30/obama-house-gop-plan-rival-public-campaigns-on-fiscal-clifPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/11/30/obama-house-gop-plan-rival-public-campaigns-on-fiscal-clif/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/11/30/obama-house-gop-plan-rival-public-campaigns-on-fiscal-clifFri, 30 Nov 2012 01:30:00 GMTObama, House GOP plan rival public campaigns on ‘fiscal clifPresident Barack Obama is ramping up efforts to win over Americans—and pressure Congress—on the looming "fiscal cliff," with events at the White House and on the road to argue for the expiration of Bush-era tax cuts chiefly benefiting the rich. The response from his top Republican foes? On Tuesday morning, Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell portrayed the president's outreach effort as an unserious distraction from negotiations with Congress. But minutes after McConnell's sharp-tongued criticism, Republican House Speaker John Boehner's office announced that his members would be countering the president's road show with one of their own. 01:59:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEPresident Barack Obama is ramping up efforts to win over Americans—and pressure Congress—on the looming "fiscal cliff," with events at the White House and on thhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/11/17/the-rich-v-the-poorPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/11/17/the-rich-v-the-poor/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/11/17/the-rich-v-the-poorSat, 17 Nov 2012 01:30:00 GMTTHE RICH VS THE POOR Obamas Reelection Layoffs: Papa Johns, Applebees and the Companies Where Obama Reelection Will Get You Fired  JOHN  BOEHER   202-225-6205 WHITE HOUSE   202-456-1111.MITCH  MCCONNELL  202-224-2541.ERIC  CANTOR 202-225-2815  HERRY  REID 202-224-3542  CALL  THEM  ALL  KNOW  MORE  TAX  CUTS  FOR  THE  RICH   IT  OVER   FOR  THE  RICH02:44:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEObamas Reelection Layoffs: Papa Johns, Applebees and the Companies Where Obama Reelection Will Get You Fired  JOHN  BOEHER   202-225-6205 WHITE HOUSE   202-456http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/11/08/barack-obama-wins-election-for-second-term-as-presidentPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/11/08/barack-obama-wins-election-for-second-term-as-president/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/11/08/barack-obama-wins-election-for-second-term-as-presidentThu, 08 Nov 2012 01:30:00 GMTBarack Obama wins election for second term as presidentObama's Midwestern firewall sent the president back to the White House for four more years. Obama picked up the swing states of New Hampshire, Michigan, New Mexico, Iowa, Virginia, Wisconsin, Colorado, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Ohio. Of the swing states, Romney only picked up North Carolina. Florida is still too close to call, but even if Romney won the state, Obama still handily beats him in the Electoral College vote. The popular vote will most likely be much narrower than the president's decisive Electoral College victory. The Obama victory marks an end to a years-long campaign that saw historic advertisement spending levels, countless rallies and speeches, and three much-watched debates. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEObama's Midwestern firewall sent the president back to the White House for four more years. Obama picked up the swing states of New Hampshire, Michigan, New Mexhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/11/01/mitt-romney-in-2011-we-cannot-afford-federal-disaster-relPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/11/01/mitt-romney-in-2011-we-cannot-afford-federal-disaster-rel/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/11/01/mitt-romney-in-2011-we-cannot-afford-federal-disaster-relThu, 01 Nov 2012 00:30:00 GMTMitt Romney in 2011: 'We Cannot Afford' Federal Disaster RelAs Hurricane Sandy looms and flooding begins, the Republican presidential candidate's primary remarks are getting a second look. Mitt Romney said America shouldn't be in the business of providing federal disaster relief and that it would be better for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's functions to be handled by individual states or even the private sector. Queried directly on the topic by CNN's John King during the June 13, 2011 Republican presidential primary debate at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, Romney said the federal government "cannot afford to do those things without jeopardizing the future for our kids." 01:18:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEAs Hurricane Sandy looms and flooding begins, the Republican presidential candidate's primary remarks are getting a second look. Mitt Romney said America shoulhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/10/28/obama-in-ohio-romney-is-not-to-be-trustedPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/10/28/obama-in-ohio-romney-is-not-to-be-trusted/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/10/28/obama-in-ohio-romney-is-not-to-be-trustedSun, 28 Oct 2012 00:30:00 GMTObama in Ohio: Romney is not to be trusted  DAYTON, Ohio—The presidential debates are over, Election Day is two week away—and the gloves are officially off. For weeks, President Barack Obama has criticized Republican nominee Mitt Romney for moderating his position on a range of issues throughout the campaign, but in a Tuesday afternoon rally here, he suggested that his challenger was not "trustworthy" enough to hold the nation's highest office. "We joke about Gov. Romney being all over the map, but it speaks to something important. It speaks of trust. There's no more serious issue in a presidential campaign than trust. Trust matters," Obama said during his speech at a rally here. "You want to know that the person who is applying to be your president and commander in chief is trustworthy. That he means what he says. That he's not just making stuff up depending on whether it's convenient or not." Obama added: "[Gov. Romney] is terrific at making presentations about stuff he thinks is wrong with America, but he sure can't give you an answer about what will make it right. And that's not leadership that you can trust." 02:01:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEDAYTON, Ohio—The presidential debates are over, Election Day is two week away—and the gloves are officially off. For weeks, President Barack Obama has critihttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/10/16/koch-brothers-industries-other-ceos-warn-employeesPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/10/16/koch-brothers-industries-other-ceos-warn-employees/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/10/16/koch-brothers-industries-other-ceos-warn-employeesTue, 16 Oct 2012 00:30:00 GMTKoch BROTHERS Industries, other CEOs warn employees Industries, the Wichita, Kan.-based company run by the billionaire Koch brothers, sent a voter information packet to 45,000 employees of its Georgia Pacific subsidiary earlier this month.02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEIndustries, the Wichita, Kan.-based company run by the billionaire Koch brothers, sent a voter information packet to 45,000 employees of its Georgia Pacific subhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/10/13/ceo-to-workers-i-may-fire-you-if-obama-winsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/10/13/ceo-to-workers-i-may-fire-you-if-obama-wins/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/10/13/ceo-to-workers-i-may-fire-you-if-obama-winsSat, 13 Oct 2012 00:30:00 GMTCEO to Workers: I May Fire You if Obama Wins David Siegel, the owner of Westgate Resorts, sent a surprising email to his employees Monday. David SiegelIt said that if President Barack Obama wins re-election and raises Siegel's taxes, he will have to lay off workers and downsize his company - or even shut it down. "If any new taxes are levied on me, or my company, as our current President plans, I will have no choice but to reduce the size of this company," he wrote. "Rather than grow this company I will be forced to cut back. This means fewer jobs, less benefits and certainly less opportunity for everyone."   In a version of Romney's "47 percent" remarks, Siegel added that "people like me who made all the right decisions and invested in themselves are being forced to bail out all the people who didn't. The people that overspent their paychecks suddenly feel entitled to the same luxuries that I earned and sacrificed 42 years of my life for."   01:59:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEDavid Siegel, the owner of Westgate Resorts, sent a surprising email to his employees Monday. David SiegelIt said that if President Barack Obama wins re-electihttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/10/06/do-you-approve-of-obamas-job-performancePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/10/06/do-you-approve-of-obamas-job-performance/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/10/06/do-you-approve-of-obamas-job-performanceSat, 06 Oct 2012 00:30:00 GMTWHO WON THE DEBATE Mitt Romney  the GOP  FROM HELL Why does that matter? 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEMitt Romney  the GOP  FROM HELL Why does that matter?http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/10/03/judge-halts-pas-tough-new-voter-id-requirementPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/10/03/judge-halts-pas-tough-new-voter-id-requirement/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/10/03/judge-halts-pas-tough-new-voter-id-requirementWed, 03 Oct 2012 00:30:00 GMTJudge halts Pa.'s tough new voter ID requirementHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday blocked Pennsylvania's divisive voter identification requirement from going into effect on Election Day, delivering a hard-fought victory to Democrats who said it was a ploy to defeat President Barack Obama and other opponents who said it would prevent the elderly and minorities from voting. The decision by Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson on the law requiring each voter to show a valid photo ID could be appealed to the state Supreme Court. However, Simpson based his decision on guidelines given to him days ago by the high court justices, and it could easily be the final word on the law just five weeks before the Nov. 6 election. Simpson ordered the state not to enforce the photo ID requirement in this year's presidential election but will allow it to go into full effect next year. One lawyer for the plaintiffs said it appeared to be a "win." Election workers will still be allowed to ask voters for a valid photo ID, but people without it can vote on a regular voting machine in the polling place and would not have to cast a provisional ballot or prove their identity to election officials after the election. 01:58:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday blocked Pennsylvania's divisive voter identification requirement from going into effect on Election Day, delivering ahttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/09/19/mitt-romney-victim-remarks-a-game-changerPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/09/19/mitt-romney-victim-remarks-a-game-changer/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/09/19/mitt-romney-victim-remarks-a-game-changerWed, 19 Sep 2012 00:30:00 GMTMitt Romney 'victim' remarks: a game-changer? Barack Obama's 'guns or religion' gaffe didn't flip votes. Gaffes seldom do. But many voters question whether Mitt Romney 'understands the problems of people like me' – and his claim that 47 percent of Americans 'believe they are victims' doesn't help.  CL02:12:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEBarack Obama's 'guns or religion' gaffe didn't flip votes. Gaffes seldom do. But many voters question whether Mitt Romney 'understands the problems of people lhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/09/02/two-different-conventions-very-different-goalsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/09/02/two-different-conventions-very-different-goals/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/09/02/two-different-conventions-very-different-goalsSun, 02 Sep 2012 00:30:00 GMTTwo different conventions, very different goals WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama needs to remind voters why they loved him in 2008. Mitt Romney needs for voters to get to know and like him better. Both candidates want to host flawless political conventions to gain the upper hand ahead of the campaign's fall homestretch. Republicans and Democrats alike agree: Obama and Romney both must try to strike a balance with their conventions. They need to fire up their core backers without alienating undecided voters who may well decide a close election. How each accomplishes that task — or falls short — could greatly influence the rest of the campaign.  02:01:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama needs to remind voters why they loved him in 2008. Mitt Romney needs for voters to get to know and like him better. Both candidhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/08/21/dems-slam-ryan-over-social-security-privatizationPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/08/21/dems-slam-ryan-over-social-security-privatization/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/08/21/dems-slam-ryan-over-social-security-privatizationTue, 21 Aug 2012 00:30:00 GMTDems slam Ryan over Social Security privatization WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are eagerly renewing their fight against privatizing Social Security now that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has picked Paul Ryan as his running mate. It was a fight that didn't go well for the GOP when President George W. Bush pushed the idea in 2005. In his 2010 "Road Map for America's Future," the Wisconsin congressman proposed a plan to allow younger workers to divert more than one-third of their Social Security taxes into personal accounts that they would own and could will to their heirs. Ryan wrote that the accounts would provide workers an opportunity "to build a significant nest egg for retirement that far exceeds what the current program can provide." Workers 55 and older would stay in the current system. Romney hasn't embraced the proposal and Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, didn't include it in either of the federal budgets passed by House Republicans the past two years. But now that Ryan is running for vice president, Democrats hope to capitalize on the issue. Bush's proposal for private accounts received a chilly reception from members in both parties in Congress, though Ryan embraced it. Democrats used the issue against GOP congressional candidates in the 2006 election, when they regained control of the House and Senate.  01:58:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are eagerly renewing their fight against privatizing Social Security now that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has pichttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/08/18/republican-vice-presidential-candidate-paul-ryanPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/08/18/republican-vice-presidential-candidate-paul-ryan/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/08/18/republican-vice-presidential-candidate-paul-ryanSat, 18 Aug 2012 00:30:00 GMTRyan explains why Medicare cuts were in his House budget Ryan explains why Medicare cuts were in his House budget  02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONERyan explains why Medicare cuts were in his House budgethttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/08/04/new-day-old-bickering-on-taxes-between-obama-gopPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/08/04/new-day-old-bickering-on-taxes-between-obama-gop/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/08/04/new-day-old-bickering-on-taxes-between-obama-gopSat, 04 Aug 2012 00:30:00 GMTNew day, old bickering on taxes between Obama, GOP WASHINGTON (AP) — New day, old bickering between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans. Obama used his Saturday radio and Internet address to finger GOP lawmakers for a stalemate that could increase taxes on Americans next year. A leading Republican senator cast the president and his Democratic Party as obstructionists who want to place the tax burden on businesses during an economic slowdown. Obama pressed the Republican-controlled House to extend Bush-era tax cuts for households making $250,000 or less while letting lower rates on wealthier taxpayers expire and go up. Responding on behalf of the congressional GOP, Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, said Obama's plan would do more harm to the economy and criticized him with almost identical language. He called for extending current tax rates for all taxpayers and spending 2013 overhauling and simplifying the tax code. "Raising taxes as our economy continues to struggle is not a solution, and the majority of Americans and businesses understand that," Hatch said. "The president and his Washington allies need to stop holding America's economy hostage in order to raise taxes on those trying to lead our economic recovery."  01:59:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON (AP) — New day, old bickering between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans. Obama used his Saturday radio and Internet address to fhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/07/22/george-zimmerman-says-he-wouldnt-do-anything-differentlyPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/07/22/george-zimmerman-says-he-wouldnt-do-anything-differently/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/07/22/george-zimmerman-says-he-wouldnt-do-anything-differentlySun, 22 Jul 2012 02:00:00 GMTGeorge Zimmerman Says He Wouldn’t Do Anything Differently: ‘ George Zimmerman Says He Wouldn’t Do Anything Differently: ‘It Was God’s Plan’ For Me To Kill Trayvon Martin 02:58:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEGeorge Zimmerman Says He Wouldn’t Do Anything Differently: ‘It Was God’s Plan’ For Me To Kill Trayvon Martinhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/07/14/as-murder-rate-climbs-chicago-mayor-makes-values-appealPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/07/14/as-murder-rate-climbs-chicago-mayor-makes-values-appeal/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/07/14/as-murder-rate-climbs-chicago-mayor-makes-values-appealSat, 14 Jul 2012 02:30:00 GMTAs murder rate climbs, Chicago mayor makes ‘values’ appeal congressman--is asking that even gang members show some regard for innocent children, and take their brawls "away to the alley." Since coming into office 13 months ago, Emanuel has been shouldered with a soaring murder rate. As crime overall has dropped in the city and across the nation, Chicago already has had 275 murders this year, according to CBS News. That's a staggering number, though still off pace to break the single-year homicide record of 970. To combat the escalating murder rate, Emanuel's moved more than 1,000 police officers from behind desks to the streets and beefed up patrols on weekends, when much of the violence occurs, according to the Guardian. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEcongressman--is asking that even gang members show some regard for innocent children, and take their brawls "away to the alley." Since coming into office 13 mhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/07/09/stand-with-president-obama-and-fight-for-the-middle-classPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/07/09/stand-with-president-obama-and-fight-for-the-middle-class/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/07/09/stand-with-president-obama-and-fight-for-the-middle-classMon, 09 Jul 2012 00:30:00 GMTStand with President Obama and Fight for the Middle Class President Obama believes the key to a strong and growing economy is a strong and growing middle class. That's why he's working to give all Americans a chance to succeed and make sure everyone -- from Wall Street to Main Street -- plays by the same rules.  02:07:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEPresident Obama believes the key to a strong and growing economy is a strong and growing middle class. That's why he's working to give all Americans a chancehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/05/16/marissa-alexander-20-years-in-jailPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/05/16/marissa-alexander-20-years-in-jail/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/05/16/marissa-alexander-20-years-in-jailWed, 16 May 2012 00:30:00 GMTMARISSA ALEXANDER 20 YEARS IN JAIL A Florida woman has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars for firing a gun into... the ceiling of her home in front of her husband and their two young children. Though Marissa Alexander, 31, was claiming she shot in self-defence, citing the state’s now-infamous Stand Your Ground law, the jury and prosecutors said in this case, the law could not be invoked. Disbelief: Marissa Alexander breaks down in court as she is sentenced to 20 years for firing a gun during a fight with her husband Stand your ground: Alexander turned down a three-year plea bargain, hoping she could prove her innocence in front of a jury The case puts in sharp relief the February shooting of Sanford, Florida teenager Trayvon Martin by Neighbourhood Watch Captain George Zimmerman. Zimmerman insisted that he shot the unarmed teen in self-defence. Authorities waited weeks before arresting him. Alexander had already taken out a protective order on her husband, First Coast News reported. Her mother told WOKV-TV that her husband threatened to kill her.   02:15:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEA Florida woman has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars for firing a gun into... the ceiling of her home in front of her husband and their two young childrenhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/04/18/florida-stand-your-ground-law-and-marissa-alexanderPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/04/18/florida-stand-your-ground-law-and-marissa-alexander/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/04/18/florida-stand-your-ground-law-and-marissa-alexanderWed, 18 Apr 2012 00:30:00 GMTFlorida Stand Your Ground Law and Marissa Alexander Lincoln Alexander joins  Show to discuss the case of his ex wife - Marissa Alexander. Lincoln and Marissa have two children together.  Marissa re married and while pregnant, Marissa Alexander was battered by her husband - a long distance trucker. On August 1, 2010, her premature baby girl, born nine days earlier, was in the Baptist South N.I.C.U. fighting for her life while Marissa fought for her own life in her home. The attacker was not a stranger but, her husband.  She is currently sitting in the Pretrial Detention Facility in Jacksonville, FL, Duval county awaiting a sentence  of up to 20 years. She was charged and convicted of child abuse and three counts of aggravated assualt with a deadly weapon because she fired a warning shot in the ceiling of her home.  She owned a legitimate and current gun permit and was trained to a gun. 02:01:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONELincoln Alexander joins  Show to discuss the case of his ex wife - Marissa Alexander. Lincoln and Marissa have two children together.  Marissa re married andhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/04/14/george-zimmerman-to-be-charged-in-trayvon-martin-casePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/04/14/george-zimmerman-to-be-charged-in-trayvon-martin-case/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/04/14/george-zimmerman-to-be-charged-in-trayvon-martin-caseSat, 14 Apr 2012 00:30:00 GMTGeorge Zimmerman in custody, will be charged in Trayvon Mart Authorities in Sanford, Fla. — where Zimmerman, 28, a neighborhood watch volunteer, shot Martin, 17, on Feb. 26 — began preparing for public reaction to the announcement from Corey. Several counties in the region activated their emergency operations centers and were on heightened alert, NBC News' Kerry Sanders reported from Sanford, while Seminole County sheriff's deputies spent Wednesday morning setting up barricades along the booking area for new inmates at the county jail,George Zimmerman in custody, will be charged in Trayvon Martin case 02:59:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEAuthorities in Sanford, Fla. — where Zimmerman, 28, a neighborhood watch volunteer, shot Martin, 17, on Feb. 26 — began preparing for public reaction to the anhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/03/31/court-signals-entire-health-care-law-might-need-to-be-struckPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/03/31/court-signals-entire-health-care-law-might-need-to-be-struck/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/03/31/court-signals-entire-health-care-law-might-need-to-be-struckSat, 31 Mar 2012 00:30:00 GMTCourt signals entire health care law might need to be struck Court signals entire health care law might need to be struck down the Supreme Court’s final day of arguments on the constitutionality of the 2010 health care law, the justices wrestled Wednesday with what happens to the law if they strike down the provision that requires the uninsured to buy insurance. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONECourt signals entire health care law might need to be struck down the Supreme Court’s final day of arguments on the constitutionality of the 2010 health carehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/03/28/owning-obamacare-and-romneys-testPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/03/28/owning-obamacare-and-romneys-test/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/03/28/owning-obamacare-and-romneys-testWed, 28 Mar 2012 00:30:00 GMTOwning ‘ObamaCare’ and Romney’s testPolitics moves to Supreme Court – oral arguments begin on health care… Three days that will determine the legacy of a president … what, who, when, and how to watch (or listen) … Owning ‘ObamaCare’ … Santorum wins Louisiana, but then lashes out with his ‘bull%&!#’ moment … Eight days that could mean the end to the GOP primary … Another Obama hot mic moment on the international scene. 02:08:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEPolitics moves to Supreme Court – oral arguments begin on health care… Three days that will determine the legacy of a president … what, who, when, and how to wahttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/03/24/republican-budget-slashes-programs-for-the-poorPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/03/24/republican-budget-slashes-programs-for-the-poor/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/03/24/republican-budget-slashes-programs-for-the-poorSat, 24 Mar 2012 00:30:00 GMTREPUBLICAN BUDGET SLASHES PROGRAMS FOR THE POOR March 20: House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan unveiled a budget proposal that is not much different from his proposal a year ago. It still does away with Medicare as it currently exists and cuts vital funding to social programs. ... Republican budget slashes programs for the poor02:05:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEMarch 20: House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan unveiled a budget proposal that is not much different from his proposal a year ago. It still does away withhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/03/17/orlando-watch-shooting-probe-reveals-questionable-police-conPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/03/17/orlando-watch-shooting-probe-reveals-questionable-police-con/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/03/17/orlando-watch-shooting-probe-reveals-questionable-police-conSat, 17 Mar 2012 00:30:00 GMTORLANDO WATCH SHOOTING PROBE REVEALS QUESTIONABLE POLICE CON ABC News has uncovered questionable police conduct in the investigation of the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white neighborhood watch capt...02:44:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEABC News has uncovered questionable police conduct in the investigation of the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white neighborhood watch caphttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/03/10/privacy-nightmare-mccain-bill-could-have-military-monitor-tPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/03/10/privacy-nightmare-mccain-bill-could-have-military-monitor-t/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/03/10/privacy-nightmare-mccain-bill-could-have-military-monitor-tSat, 10 Mar 2012 01:30:00 GMTPrivacy Nightmare: McCain Bill Could Have Military Monitor T02:01:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/02/26/george-w-bush-and-last-nights-gop-debatePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/02/26/george-w-bush-and-last-nights-gop-debate/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/02/26/george-w-bush-and-last-nights-gop-debateSun, 26 Feb 2012 01:30:00 GMTGeorge W. Bush and last night's GOP debate So far during this Republican presidential primary season, discussion of George W. Bush and his policies has been almost non-existent. But at last night's GOP debate, He Who Must Not Be Named -- Bush -- was named by the candidates or moderator nine times. And his presence over the debate was even bigger: Almost every heated exchange invoked, one way or another, policies, endorsements, or legislation from the Bush era. No Child Left Behind. That infamous "Bridge to Nowhere." TARP. The 2001 airline bailout. The 2002 steel bailout. Even the 2004 Specter-vs.-Toomey primary. With Mitt Romney highlighting and criticizing Rick Santorum's Senate record, perhaps it was inevitable that votes in the Bush era would receive a more thorough examination last night than in previous debates. 02:22:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONESo far during this Republican presidential primary season, discussion of George W. Bush and his policies has been almost non-existent. But at last night's GOPhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/02/19/congress-passes-payroll-tax-cut-extensionPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/02/19/congress-passes-payroll-tax-cut-extension/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/02/19/congress-passes-payroll-tax-cut-extensionSun, 19 Feb 2012 01:30:00 GMTCongress passes payroll tax cut extension The Senate vote came with no debate and only about 45 minutes after the House passed the bill by a vote of 293 to 132. The support in the House was bipartisan, with 147 Democrats and 146 Republicans voting for the bill, while 41 Democrats and 91 Republicans opposed it. Speaking at the Boeing plant in Everett, Wash., President Barack Obama celebrated the bill's passage, saying, "I'm going to sign this bill right away when I get back home," adding, "I want to thank members of Congress for listening to the voices of the American people." Passage of the bill came after weeks of negotiations among congressional leaders over how, or if, the extensions would be paid for. The payroll tax cut alone will cost $94.5 billion, according to the CBO. A worker making $50,000 a year would pay $2,100 in Social Security taxes this year, instead of $3,100 if the tax were at its normal 6.2 percent level. The lost revenue for Social Security benefits will be replaced by drawing money out of general tax revenue, adding to the budget deficit. 02:04:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThe Senate vote came with no debate and only about 45 minutes after the House passed the bill by a vote of 293 to 132. The support in the House was bipartisanhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/02/05/jobless-rate-drops-to-lowest-level-in-almost-three-yearsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/02/05/jobless-rate-drops-to-lowest-level-in-almost-three-years/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/02/05/jobless-rate-drops-to-lowest-level-in-almost-three-yearsSun, 05 Feb 2012 02:00:00 GMTJobless rate drops to lowest level in almost three years The U.S. economy created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January and the unemployment rate dropped to a near three-year low, offering a hopeful sign for hiring in the year ahead. Employers added a net 243,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department reported Friday -- that's the most since April and far better than economists' expectations for a gain of only 150,000. “It’s a strong number, a very strong number, I would say,” said Vassili Serebriakov, a currency strategist at Wells Fargo Bank. “It’s consistent with the broad improvement in the U.S. economic data, but I think the extent of strength in today's report is somewhat of a surprise, and this is a good sign for the U.S. employment market and the U.S. economy.”  01:59:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThe U.S. economy created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January and the unemployment rate dropped to a near three-year low, offering a hopeful signhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/02/04/gingrich-believes-poor-kids-have-no-work-ethicPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/02/04/gingrich-believes-poor-kids-have-no-work-ethic/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2012/02/04/gingrich-believes-poor-kids-have-no-work-ethicSat, 04 Feb 2012 01:30:00 GMTGingrich believes poor kids have no work ethic GOP frontrunner Newt Gingrich: Poor children have no 'habits of working... unless it's illegal'          STOP THE GOP FROM HELL 02:01:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEGOP frontrunner Newt Gingrich: Poor children have no 'habits of working... unless it's illegal'          STOP THE GOP FROM HELLhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/12/17/drug-testing-for-unemployment-benefits-yet-another-republicPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/12/17/drug-testing-for-unemployment-benefits-yet-another-republic/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/12/17/drug-testing-for-unemployment-benefits-yet-another-republicSat, 17 Dec 2011 01:30:00 GMTDrug Testing For Unemployment Benefits; Yet Another Republic Drug Testing For Unemployment Benefits; Yet Another Republican Smokescreen kill the millionaire tax02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEDrug Testing For Unemployment Benefits; Yet Another Republican Smokescreen kill the millionaire taxhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/12/14/gop-wanted-to-take-me-down-not-fix-countrys-problems-obamPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/12/14/gop-wanted-to-take-me-down-not-fix-countrys-problems-obam/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/12/14/gop-wanted-to-take-me-down-not-fix-countrys-problems-obamWed, 14 Dec 2011 01:30:00 GMTGOP wanted to take me down, not fix country’s problems: Obam Republicans were willing to let the economy tank while they focused on their main goal--taking back the White House, President Obama said in a television interview. 02:12:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONERepublicans were willing to let the economy tank while they focused on their main goal--taking back the White House, President Obama said in a television interhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/12/10/texas-welfare-office-shooting-mom-denied-food-stamps-for-moPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/12/10/texas-welfare-office-shooting-mom-denied-food-stamps-for-mo/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/12/10/texas-welfare-office-shooting-mom-denied-food-stamps-for-moSat, 10 Dec 2011 01:30:00 GMTTexas Welfare Office Shooting: Mom Denied Food Stamps For Mo SAN ANTONIO — A Texas woman who for months was unable to qualify for food stamps pulled a gun in a state welfare office and staged a seven-hour standoff with police that ended with her shooting her two children before killing herself, officials said Tuesday. The children, a 10-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl, remained in critical condition Tuesday. The shooting took place at a Texas Department of Health and Human Services building in Laredo, where police said about 25 people were inside at the time. Authorities identified the mother as Rachelle Grimmer, 38, and children Ramie and Timothy. Laredo police investigator Joe Baeza said Grimmer had recently moved to the border city from Zanesville, Ohio, about 30 miles east of Columbus. Grimmer first applied for food stamps in July but was denied because she didn't turn in enough information, Texas Department of Health and Human Services spokeswoman Stephanie Goodman said. Goodman didn't know what Grimmer specifically failed to provide. In addition to completing an 18-page application, families seeking state benefits also must provide documents proving their information, such as proof of employment and residency. 02:14:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WEHAVE,HAVE,POWER,ASONESAN ANTONIO — A Texas woman who for months was unable to qualify for food stamps pulled a gun in a state welfare office and staged a seven-hour standoff with phttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/12/04/what-question-would-you-like-to-ask-the-republican-presidentPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/12/04/what-question-would-you-like-to-ask-the-republican-president/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/12/04/what-question-would-you-like-to-ask-the-republican-presidentSun, 04 Dec 2011 01:30:00 GMTWhat question would you like to ask the Republican president What question would you like to ask the Republican presidential candidates?02:08:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWhat question would you like to ask the Republican presidential candidates?http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/11/13/labors-ohio-warning-to-gopPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/11/13/labors-ohio-warning-to-gop/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/11/13/labors-ohio-warning-to-gopSun, 13 Nov 2011 01:30:00 GMTLABOR'S OHIO WARNING TO GOP This week’s resounding vote in Ohio repudiating a Republican antiunion law should provide a clear warning to the congressional deficit-reduction super committee, especially its GOP members. The lopsided ballot-initiative result repealing Republican Gov. John Kasich’s prized SB 5 legislation restricting collective-bargaining rights for public employees reaffirms a lesson evident from the past three decades of budget wars in Washington: It is virtually impossible to sell voters on a significant retrenchment of public benefits without bipartisan support and a compelling case that the changes are linked to broadly shared sacrifice 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThis week’s resounding vote in Ohio repudiating a Republican antiunion law should provide a clear warning to the congressional deficit-reduction super committehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/10/26/billionaires-and-their-toysPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/10/26/billionaires-and-their-toys/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/10/26/billionaires-and-their-toysWed, 26 Oct 2011 00:30:00 GMTBillionaires and their toysBeing superrich means never having to live within a budget. Here are some of the diversions and indulgences that money can buy. 02:10:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEBeing superrich means never having to live within a budget. Here are some of the diversions and indulgences that money can buy.http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/10/25/should-all-americans-pay-income-taxPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/10/25/should-all-americans-pay-income-tax/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/10/25/should-all-americans-pay-income-taxTue, 25 Oct 2011 00:30:00 GMTShould all Americans pay income tax? When Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., said in Tuesday’s Republican presidential debate, “Every American benefits by this magnificent country. Absolutely every American should pay something, even if it's a dollar,” she got enthusiastic applause from the crowd in Las Vegas. Her statement conflicted with what she'd said in a Sept. 22 debate in which she said, "You should get to keep every dollar that you earn. That's your money; that's not the government's money." But in her comment Tuesday, Bachmann was pointing to a noteworthy fact about the current tax system: many middle-income wage earners pay no income tax. That’s not because they are breaking the law, it’s because legally they are not required to pay. 02:05:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWhen Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., said in Tuesday’s Republican presidential debate, “Every American benefits by this magnificent country. Absolutely every Ahttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/10/09/herman-cain-on-occupy-wall-street-if-you-dont-have-a-jobPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/10/09/herman-cain-on-occupy-wall-street-if-you-dont-have-a-job/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/10/09/herman-cain-on-occupy-wall-street-if-you-dont-have-a-jobSun, 09 Oct 2011 00:30:00 GMTHerman Cain On Occupy Wall Street: 'If You Don't Have A Job Herman Cain On Occupy Wall Street: 'If You Don't Have A Job And You're Not Rich, Blame Yourself' Businessman-turned-GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain sat down with the Wall Street Journal for a recent interview and gave an unsympathetic analysis of the ongoing Occupy Wall Street movement, suggesting it was staged and driven by "anti-capitalism." Asked by the Journal's Alan Murray about his thoughts on the demonstrations, which initially began in New York City and have since spread around the country, Cain responded: 02:01:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEHerman Cain On Occupy Wall Street: 'If You Don't Have A Job And You're Not Rich, Blame Yourself' Businessman-turned-GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain sathttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/09/24/tax-the-rich-obama-says-class-warfare-says-gopPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/09/24/tax-the-rich-obama-says-class-warfare-says-gop/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/09/24/tax-the-rich-obama-says-class-warfare-says-gopSat, 24 Sep 2011 00:30:00 GMTTax the rich, Obama says; class warfare, says GOP WASHINGTON (AP) — Drawing clear battle lines for next year's elections, a combative President Barack Obama on Monday demanded that the richest Americans pay higher taxes to help cut soaring U.S. deficits by more than $3 trillion. He promised to veto any effort by congressional Republicans to cut Medicare benefits for the elderly without raising taxes as well. "This is not class warfare. It's math," Obama declared, anticipating Republican criticism, which was quick in coming. "Class warfare isn't leadership," House Speaker John Boehner said, in Cincinnati. 02:09:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON (AP) — Drawing clear battle lines for next year's elections, a combative President Barack Obama on Monday demanded that the richest Americans pay hihttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/09/11/mich-governor-signs-48-month-welfare-limitPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/09/11/mich-governor-signs-48-month-welfare-limit/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/09/11/mich-governor-signs-48-month-welfare-limitSun, 11 Sep 2011 00:30:00 GMTMich. governor signs 48-month welfare limit LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday signed into law a stricter, four-year lifetime limit on cash welfare benefits, prompting advocates for the poor to warn that tens of thousands of residents will find themselves without cash assistance on Oct. 1. Michigan's first-year Republican chief executive said the state will offer exemptions to the limit for those with a disability who can't work, those who care for a disabled spouse or child and those who are 65 or older and don't qualify for Social Security benefits or receive very low benefits. 02:13:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONELANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday signed into law a stricter, four-year lifetime limit on cash welfare benefits, prompting advocates for the pohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/08/30/public-housing-advocates-oppose-private-sector-takeoverPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/08/30/public-housing-advocates-oppose-private-sector-takeover/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/08/30/public-housing-advocates-oppose-private-sector-takeoverTue, 30 Aug 2011 00:30:00 GMTPublic housing advocates oppose private sector takeover While military spending gets top dollar, a government subsidized program that has been around since the great depression is in danger of disappearing. Public housing, more commonly known in the US as section 8 could possibly move from the federal government's jurisdiction to private companies. The Obama administration has introduced a proposal that is not being welcomed by advocates and community organizers of public and affordable housing. The measure would move the public housing system into the private sector. 02:48:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWhile military spending gets top dollar, a government subsidized program that has been around since the great depression is in danger of disappearing. Publichttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/08/24/maxine-waters-the-tea-party-can-go-straight-to-hellPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/08/24/maxine-waters-the-tea-party-can-go-straight-to-hell/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/08/24/maxine-waters-the-tea-party-can-go-straight-to-hellWed, 24 Aug 2011 00:30:00 GMTMaxine Waters: ‘The tea party can go straight to hell’ So much for dialing back the rhetoric, right? On Saturday in Inglewood, Calif., California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters had some harsh words for the tea party. “I’m not afraid of anybody, 1-year-old shot on South Side02:17:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONESo much for dialing back the rhetoric, right? On Saturday in Inglewood, Calif., California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters had some harsh words for the tea partyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/08/19/black-caucus-tired-of-making-excuses-for-obamaPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/08/19/black-caucus-tired-of-making-excuses-for-obama/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/08/19/black-caucus-tired-of-making-excuses-for-obamaFri, 19 Aug 2011 00:30:00 GMTBlack caucus: Tired of making excuses for Obama During a sometimes-raucous session of what's being called the "For the People" Jobs Initiative tour, a key member of the Congressional Black Caucus told an audience in Detroit Tuesday that the CBC doesn't put pressure on President Obama because he is loved by black voters.  But at the same time, Rep. Maxine Waters said, members of the CBC are becoming increasingly tired and frustrated by Obama's performance on the issue of jobs. Even as she expressed support for the president, Waters virtually invited the crowd to "unleash us" to pressure Obama for action. 02:14:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEDuring a sometimes-raucous session of what's being called the "For the People" Jobs Initiative tour, a key member of the Congressional Black Caucus told an audhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/08/18/we-must-stop-the-gopPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/08/18/we-must-stop-the-gop/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/08/18/we-must-stop-the-gopThu, 18 Aug 2011 00:30:00 GMTWE MUST STOP THE GOPGEORGIA RUNS OUT OF FOOD STAMPS WE MUST SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER OR DIE  PEOPLE GEORGIA RUNS OUT OF FOOD STAMPS 02:13:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWE MUST SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER OR DIE  PEOPLE GEORGIA RUNS OUT OF FOOD STAMPShttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/08/14/obama-something-is-wrong-with-countrys-politicsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/08/14/obama-something-is-wrong-with-countrys-politics/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/08/14/obama-something-is-wrong-with-countrys-politicsSun, 14 Aug 2011 00:30:00 GMTObama: Something is wrong with country's politics NEW YORK (AP) — Aligning himself with a public fed up with economic uncertainty and Washington gridlock, President Barack Obama declared Thursday: "There is nothing wrong with our country. There is something wrong with our politics." His toughly worded message — he said there was frustration in his voice, in case anyone missed the point — came amid a series of polls showing that people are disgusted with political dysfunction and are dispensing blame all around, including on Obama. Obama aired his frustration with the ways of Washington at an event in Michigan before pivoting to his re-election campaign and a pair of big-money fundraisers in New York City. He delivered a condensed version of that message at a fundraiser at the lower Manhattan home of movie producer Harvey Weinstein, where celebrities Gwyneth Paltrow and Jimmy Fallon, were among the approximately 50 guests who paid $35,800 each to attend. Obama said he told his Michigan audience that it deserves better than what it's been getting from Washington. 02:20:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONENEW YORK (AP) — Aligning himself with a public fed up with economic uncertainty and Washington gridlock, President Barack Obama declared Thursday: "There is nohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/08/13/tea-party-to-push-paul-ryan-medicare-plan-in-town-hallsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/08/13/tea-party-to-push-paul-ryan-medicare-plan-in-town-halls/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/08/13/tea-party-to-push-paul-ryan-medicare-plan-in-town-hallsSat, 13 Aug 2011 00:30:00 GMTTea Party To Push Paul Ryan Medicare Plan In Town Halls WASHINGTON -- With Medicare at the top of lawmakers' fall agenda, Tea Party movement leaders hope to ignite support for Republican plans to transform the popular federal healthcare program for the elderly. Thousands of Tea Party movement activists are expected to descend this month on town hall meetings across key battleground states as part of an intensifying campaign ahead of the 2012 presidential and congressional elections. 02:09:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON -- With Medicare at the top of lawmakers' fall agenda, Tea Party movement leaders hope to ignite support for Republican plans to transform the populhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/08/03/3-big-victories-for-obama-dems-in-debt-ceiling-fight-repPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/08/03/3-big-victories-for-obama-dems-in-debt-ceiling-fight-rep/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/08/03/3-big-victories-for-obama-dems-in-debt-ceiling-fight-repWed, 03 Aug 2011 00:30:00 GMT3 Big Victories for Obama & Dems in Debt Ceiling Fight – Rep3 Big Victories for Obama & Dems in Debt Ceiling Fight – Republicans Just Trying to Save Face02:30:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONE3 Big Victories for Obama & Dems in Debt Ceiling Fight – Republicans Just Trying to Save Facehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/29/democrats-say-obama-should-invoke-14th-amendmentPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/29/democrats-say-obama-should-invoke-14th-amendment/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/29/democrats-say-obama-should-invoke-14th-amendmentFri, 29 Jul 2011 00:30:00 GMTDemocrats say Obama should invoke 14th Amendment WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats said Wednesday that President Barack Obama should invoke a little-known constitutional provision to prevent the nation from going into default if Congress fails to come up with a plan to raise the debt ceiling. Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina, a member of the Democratic leadership, said he told fellow Democrats that Obama should both veto any House GOP plan for a short-term extension of the debt ceiling and invoke the 14th amendment, which says that the validity of the nation's public debt "shall not be questioned 02:02:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats said Wednesday that President Barack Obama should invoke a little-known constitutional provision to prevent the nation from ghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/26/lawmakers-split-as-debt-deadline-looms-markets-uneasyPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/26/lawmakers-split-as-debt-deadline-looms-markets-uneasy/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/26/lawmakers-split-as-debt-deadline-looms-markets-uneasyTue, 26 Jul 2011 00:30:00 GMTLawmakers split as debt deadline looms, markets uneasy WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A sharply divided Congress pursued rival budget plans on Monday that appeared unlikely to win broad support, pushing the United States closer to a ratings downgrade and debt default that would send shockwaves through global markets. With an August 2 deadline little more than a week away, lawmakers have steadfastly refused to compromise and talks once again collapsed in acrimony at the weekend. Democrats and Republicans split into two camps to work on their own proposals. Financial markets were uneasy in Asia and Europe on Monday about the prospect of a first-ever U.S. debt default, which Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has said would be a "calamitous outcome" for the U.S. and the global economy. 03:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A sharply divided Congress pursued rival budget plans on Monday that appeared unlikely to win broad support, pushing the United States chttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/23/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-gang-of-sixPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/23/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-gang-of-six/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/23/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-gang-of-sixSat, 23 Jul 2011 00:30:00 GMTAmid debt talks, House budget plan faces Senate WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is moving to cast away a budget cutting plan passed by the Republican-controlled House, clearing the way for increasingly urgent government talks over raising the nation's debt ceiling. President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner searched once more for an ambitious $4 trillion grand bargain, but officials said wide differences remained. Less than two weeks from an Aug. 2 deadline that could precipitate a first-ever government default, the continuing Obama-Boehner talks kept alive the possibility of substantial deficit reduction that would combine cuts in spending on major benefit programs like Medicare and Medicaid and revenue increases through a broad overhaul of the tax code. 02:04:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is moving to cast away a budget cutting plan passed by the Republican-controlled House, clearing the way for increasingly urgent ghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/19/congress-seeks-debt-solution-obama-goes-to-publicPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/19/congress-seeks-debt-solution-obama-goes-to-public/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/19/congress-seeks-debt-solution-obama-goes-to-publicTue, 19 Jul 2011 00:30:00 GMTCongress seeks debt solution, Obama goes to public Racing the debt clock, Congress is working on dual tracks while President Barack Obama appeals to the public in hopes of influencing a deal that talks have failed to produce so far. "We have to ask everyone to play their part because we are all part of the same country," Obama said Saturday, pushing a combination of spending cuts and tax increases that has met stiff resistance from Republicans. "We are all in this together." In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama said the wealthiest must "pay their fair share." He invoked budget deals negotiated by GOP President Ronald Reagan and Democratic House Speaker Tip O'Neill — which included a payroll tax increase — and Democratic President Bill Clinton and Republican Speaker Newt Gingrich. "You sent us to Washington to do the tough things, the right things," he said. "Not just for some of us, but for all of us." As a critical Aug. 2 deadline approached, the chances that Obama would get $4 trillion or even $2 trillion in deficit reduction on terms he preferred were quickly fading as Congress moved to take control of the debate. At a news conference Friday, Obama opened the door to a smaller package of deficit reductions without revenue increases. 02:35:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONERacing the debt clock, Congress is working on dual tracks while President Barack Obama appeals to the public in hopes of influencing a deal that talks have faihttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/15/gop-adds-constitutional-amendment-to-budget-fightPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/15/gop-adds-constitutional-amendment-to-budget-fight/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/15/gop-adds-constitutional-amendment-to-budget-fightFri, 15 Jul 2011 00:30:00 GMTGOP adds constitutional amendment to budget fight Congressional Republicans are rallying behind a long-shot bid for a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. But they're divided over conservatives' efforts to demand its passage as their price for backing any increase in the government's borrowing limit. Right in the middle of their brawl with President Barack Obama over extending the debt ceiling and hacking trillions from projected deficits, GOP leaders are forcing House and Senate debates next week over similar amendments requiring the budget to be balanced, starting no sooner than five years from now. Reflecting tea party clout, both measures would also sharply curb Congress' ability to raise taxes and spending. 02:01:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONECongressional Republicans are rallying behind a long-shot bid for a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. But they're divided over conservativehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/14/obama-says-he-cannot-guarantee-social-security-checks-will-gPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/14/obama-says-he-cannot-guarantee-social-security-checks-will-g/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/14/obama-says-he-cannot-guarantee-social-security-checks-will-gThu, 14 Jul 2011 00:30:00 GMTObama says he cannot guarantee Social Security checks will g Obama says he cannot guarantee Social Security checks will go out on August 302:04:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEObama says he cannot guarantee Social Security checks will go out on August 3http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/12/bachmann-black-people-were-better-off-during-slaveryPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/12/bachmann-black-people-were-better-off-during-slavery/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/12/bachmann-black-people-were-better-off-during-slaveryTue, 12 Jul 2011 00:30:00 GMTBachmann: Black People Were Better Off During Slavery? WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner is rejecting President Obama's offer to make historic cuts to the federal government and the social safety net, saying in a statement Saturday evening that he can not agree to the tax increases Democrats insisted on as part of the bargain. Boehner made his decision after speaking with the president by phone on Saturday afternoon, a day ahead of a major White House meeting with Democratic and GOP leadership, a Republican source familiar with situation said. 02:57:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner is rejecting President Obama's offer to make historic cuts to the federal government and the social safety net, sayinghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/09/union-workers-replaced-with-prison-labor-under-scott-walkerPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/09/union-workers-replaced-with-prison-labor-under-scott-walker/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/09/union-workers-replaced-with-prison-labor-under-scott-walkerSat, 09 Jul 2011 00:30:00 GMTAs Unemployment Spikes, Obama's Got a Bigger Problem Than th As Unemployment Spikes, Obama's Got a Bigger Problem Than the Debt Ceiling The big story out of Washington—and rightly so—is the debt-ceiling fight that President Obama seems to be coming very close to losing. If the president abandons his 2008 campaigvn promise to be an absolute defender of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, he will have very little indeed to run on in 2012. 02:41:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEAs Unemployment Spikes, Obama's Got a Bigger Problem Than the Debt Ceiling The big story out of Washington—and rightly so—is the debt-ceiling fight that Presihttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/07/florida-passes-law-to-drug-test-welfare-recipientsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/07/florida-passes-law-to-drug-test-welfare-recipients/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/07/florida-passes-law-to-drug-test-welfare-recipientsThu, 07 Jul 2011 00:30:00 GMTFlorida Passes Law to Drug-Test Welfare Recipients The state of Florida will start testing welfare recipients for illicit drug use under a new law signed by Governor Rick Scott on Tuesday. The law was one of Scott’s campaign promises and makes Florida the only state to test all recipients of the federal program known as Temporary Assistance to Needy Families. Federal law already allows states to screen for drug use under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, which replaced traditional welfare in the mid-1990s and has a 48-month lifetime cap on benefits. Under this law, which took effect on July 1, the Florida Department of Children and Family Services will be required to conduct the drug tests on adults “applying”  to the program. In addition, recipients would be responsible for the cost of the screening, which they would recoup in their assistance if they qualify. In two-parent households, both adults would be tested. Benefits to children could be awarded to a third-party recipient, who must also pass a drug screen. Beginning July 1, individuals who test positive for drugs would be denied benefits for a year. A second failed test would result in a three-year ban. In 2003, a version of this was struck down by a federal court in Michigan. 02:10:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThe state of Florida will start testing welfare recipients for illicit drug use under a new law signed by Governor Rick Scott on Tuesday. The law was one of Schttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/02/senate-to-work-next-week-on-debt-limit-impassePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/02/senate-to-work-next-week-on-debt-limit-impasse/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/07/02/senate-to-work-next-week-on-debt-limit-impasseSat, 02 Jul 2011 00:30:00 GMTSenate to work next week on debt limit impasse The Senate abandoned plans for a July 4 break as time dwindled for lawmakers to strike a compromise on avoiding a government default and reducing mammoth federal deficits 02:03:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThe Senate abandoned plans for a July 4 break as time dwindled for lawmakers to strike a compromise on avoiding a government default and reducing mammoth federhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/29/during-bush-presidency-current-gop-leaders-voted-19-times-tPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/29/during-bush-presidency-current-gop-leaders-voted-19-times-t/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/29/during-bush-presidency-current-gop-leaders-voted-19-times-tWed, 29 Jun 2011 00:30:00 GMTDuring Bush Presidency, Current GOP Leaders Voted 19 Times T After pushing the government to brink of shutdown last week, Republican Congressional leaders are now preparing to push America to the edge of default by refusing to increase the nation’s debt limit without first getting Democrats to concede to large spending cuts. But while the four Republicans in02:02:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEAfter pushing the government to brink of shutdown last week, Republican Congressional leaders are now preparing to push America to the edge of default by refushttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/28/blago-on-blago-what-he-said-after-the-verdictPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/28/blago-on-blago-what-he-said-after-the-verdict/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/28/blago-on-blago-what-he-said-after-the-verdictTue, 28 Jun 2011 00:30:00 GMTBlago on Blago: What he said after the verdict After being convicted of corruption Monday, former governor Rod Blagojevich spoke briefly at the courthouse and then again outside his Ravenswood Manor home. Here’s what he said: At the Dirksen Federal Building:   02:02:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEAfter being convicted of corruption Monday, former governor Rod Blagojevich spoke briefly at the courthouse and then again outside his Ravenswood Manor home. Hhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/26/gop-blew-up-debt-negotiations-to-protect-tax-breaks-for-peopPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/26/gop-blew-up-debt-negotiations-to-protect-tax-breaks-for-peop/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/26/gop-blew-up-debt-negotiations-to-protect-tax-breaks-for-peopSun, 26 Jun 2011 00:30:00 GMTGOP Blew Up Debt Negotiations To Protect Tax Breaks For PeopGOP Blew Up Debt Negotiations To Protect Tax Breaks For People Making $500,000 Or More02:42:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEGOP Blew Up Debt Negotiations To Protect Tax Breaks For People Making $500,000 Or Morehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/25/chart-of-the-day-new-gop-governors-tanking-nationwidePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/25/chart-of-the-day-new-gop-governors-tanking-nationwide/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/25/chart-of-the-day-new-gop-governors-tanking-nationwideSat, 25 Jun 2011 00:30:00 GMTCHART OF THE DAY: New GOP Governors Tanking Nationwide We've already told you about the collapsing poll numbers for first-term Republican governors across the country. Now, thanks to the team at Bill Schneider's Inside Politics Newsletter, we've got a snapshot of the epic polling fail in a convenient visual form. From Florida to Ohio, Wisconsin to Arizona, the honeymoon has ended very quickly and very badly for the Republicans who rode into their respective state capitols on the tea party electoral tide last November. Democrats say the tanking numbers can help them win in 2012. They also say the polls reflect a voter dissatisfaction with the cut-heavy, revenue-phobic agenda that has characterized many of the Republicans in office across the country and in Washington 02:02:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWe've already told you about the collapsing poll numbers for first-term Republican governors across the country. Now, thanks to the team at Bill Schneider's Ihttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/24/eric-cantor-pulls-out-of-debt-ceiling-talksPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/24/eric-cantor-pulls-out-of-debt-ceiling-talks/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/24/eric-cantor-pulls-out-of-debt-ceiling-talksFri, 24 Jun 2011 00:30:00 GMTEric Cantor Pulls Out Of Debt Ceiling Talks WASHINGTON -- House Majority Leader Eric Cantor pulled out of bipartisan negotiations to raise the nation's debt limit Thursday, and the Senate Republican number two is expected to follow, according to multiplereports. The Wall Street Journalreports that Cantor indicated an impasse over taxes prompted his exit from the budget discussions for now. A GOP aide close to the talks told The Huffington Post that the disagreement could only be settled by President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner. 02:02:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON -- House Majority Leader Eric Cantor pulled out of bipartisan negotiations to raise the nation's debt limit Thursday, and the Senate Republican numbhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/23/wis-gop-leader-change-the-recall-lawPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/23/wis-gop-leader-change-the-recall-law/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/23/wis-gop-leader-change-the-recall-lawThu, 23 Jun 2011 00:30:00 GMTWis. GOP Leader: Change The Recall Law! Wisconsin is now undergoing a novel summer election season for the state legislature, with six Republican and three Democratic state senators facing recall elections as a result of the political battle over Republican Gov. Scott Walker's anti-public employee union legislation. Indeed, the Republican02:05:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWisconsin is now undergoing a novel summer election season for the state legislature, with six Republican and three Democratic state senators facing recall elehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/22/mccain-responds-as-wildfire-damages-border-areaPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/22/mccain-responds-as-wildfire-damages-border-area/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/22/mccain-responds-as-wildfire-damages-border-areaWed, 22 Jun 2011 00:30:00 GMTMcCain responds as wildfire damages border area SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. – It always comes back to illegal immigration in Arizona — even when the state is on fire. Sen. John McCain on Monday defended a statement he made over the weekend that there was "substantial evidence" border crossers were partly responsible for wildfires in the state. Two other Arizona Republicans stood with him. But activists swiftly jumped on McCain's statement as "scapegoating." 02:06:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONESIERRA VISTA, Ariz. – It always comes back to illegal immigration in Arizona — even when the state is on fire. Sen. John McCain on Monday defended a statementhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/21/nato-accuses-gadhafi-of-using-human-shields-stop-the-gopPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/21/nato-accuses-gadhafi-of-using-human-shields-stop-the-gop/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/21/nato-accuses-gadhafi-of-using-human-shields-stop-the-gopTue, 21 Jun 2011 00:30:00 GMTFederal Reserve Admits: We Have No Gold !Federal Reserve Admits: We Have No Gold ! 02:18:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEFederal Reserve Admits: We Have No Gold !http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/18/gop-house-to-cut-aid-for-pregnant-women-children-while-spenPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/18/gop-house-to-cut-aid-for-pregnant-women-children-while-spen/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/18/gop-house-to-cut-aid-for-pregnant-women-children-while-spenSat, 18 Jun 2011 00:30:00 GMTGOP House To Cut Aid For Pregnant Women, Children While SpenGOP House To Cut Aid For Pregnant Women, Children While Spending $17 Billion More On Defense03:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEGOP House To Cut Aid For Pregnant Women, Children While Spending $17 Billion More On Defensehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/17/romney-holds-major-lead-in-2012-poll-but-voters-remain-tepiPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/17/romney-holds-major-lead-in-2012-poll-but-voters-remain-tepi/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/17/romney-holds-major-lead-in-2012-poll-but-voters-remain-tepiFri, 17 Jun 2011 00:30:00 GMTRomney holds major lead in 2012 poll, but voters remain tepi A new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll finds 30 percent of GOP voters support the former Massachusetts governor's bid for the White House—a 16 point lead over his closest competitor, Sarah Palin, who has not yet decided on whether she will mount a presidential run. Romney holds major lead in 2012 poll, but voters remain tepid on GOP field02:08:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEA new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll finds 30 percent of GOP voters support the former Massachusetts governor's bid for the White House—a 16 point lead over hishttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/16/romney-federal-disaster-relief-spending-is-immoralPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/16/romney-federal-disaster-relief-spending-is-immoral/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/16/romney-federal-disaster-relief-spending-is-immoralThu, 16 Jun 2011 00:30:00 GMTRomney: Federal Disaster Relief Spending Is 'Immoral' 6/13/11: Asked about federal disaster relief to recent tornado and flood victims, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney called the spending "immoral" and said disaster relief efforts should be privatized. 02:07:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONE6/13/11: Asked about federal disaster relief to recent tornado and flood victims, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney called the spending "immoral" and sahttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/14/new-jersey-medicaid-cuts-proposal-has-state-in-national-spotPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/14/new-jersey-medicaid-cuts-proposal-has-state-in-national-spot/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/14/new-jersey-medicaid-cuts-proposal-has-state-in-national-spotTue, 14 Jun 2011 00:30:00 GMTNew Jersey Medicaid Cuts Proposal Has State In National Spot TRENTON, N.J. — As states across the country look for ways to trim billions off their spending on Medicaid, New Jersey is garnering particular attention for a proposal that opponents characterize as an unprecedented and draconian attempt to balance the state's precarious budget on the backs of socie02:08:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONETRENTON, N.J. — As states across the country look for ways to trim billions off their spending on Medicaid, New Jersey is garnering particular attention for ahttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/11/the-25-trillion-tragedy-what-america-has-given-up-for-10Politicshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/11/the-25-trillion-tragedy-what-america-has-given-up-for-10/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/11/the-25-trillion-tragedy-what-america-has-given-up-for-10Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:30:00 GMTThe $2.5 Trillion Tragedy: What America Has Given Up For 10 The $2.5 Trillion Tragedy: What America Has Given Up For 10 Years Of Bush Tax Cuts02:33:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThe $2.5 Trillion Tragedy: What America Has Given Up For 10 Years Of Bush Tax Cutshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/09/the-jobs-crisis-is-growing-why-isnt-washington-noticingPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/09/the-jobs-crisis-is-growing-why-isnt-washington-noticing/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/09/the-jobs-crisis-is-growing-why-isnt-washington-noticingThu, 09 Jun 2011 00:30:00 GMTThe Jobs Crisis Is Growing. Why Isn’t Washington Noticing? We seem to be headed toward a “double-dip” recession, as job growth seriously slows and unemployment rises. But no one in Washington is ringing alarm bells. Instead, the Republicans are blocking any stimulus to the economy and promoting dangerously counter-productive steps 02:09:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWe seem to be headed toward a “double-dip” recession, as job growth seriously slows and unemployment rises. But no one in Washington is ringing alarm bells. Inhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/05/doubts-mount-about-why-city-closed-north-avenue-beach-killPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/05/doubts-mount-about-why-city-closed-north-avenue-beach-kill/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/05/doubts-mount-about-why-city-closed-north-avenue-beach-killSun, 05 Jun 2011 00:30:00 GMTDoubts Mount About Why City Closed North Avenue Beach kill They want to know, why weren’t all the beaches closed on Monday? Mayor Rahm Emanuel is now asking for a report on what went down, but he’s standing by the decision to close. 02:40:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThey want to know, why weren’t all the beaches closed on Monday? Mayor Rahm Emanuel is now asking for a report on what went down, but he’s standing by the dechttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/01/gop-cuts-disaster-preparedness-funds-by-15-billionPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/01/gop-cuts-disaster-preparedness-funds-by-15-billion/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/06/01/gop-cuts-disaster-preparedness-funds-by-15-billionWed, 01 Jun 2011 00:30:00 GMTGOP Cuts Disaster Preparedness Funds By $1.5 Billion In response to the deadliest spring of climate disasters in decades, House Republicans are slashing billions from disaster preparedness programs, including support for firefighters. On Tuesday,WE MUST STOP THE G O P FROM HELL!!!!!! 02:02:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEIn response to the deadliest spring of climate disasters in decades, House Republicans are slashing billions from disaster preparedness programs, including suphttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/28/medicare-the-new-third-rail-of-american-politicsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/28/medicare-the-new-third-rail-of-american-politics/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/28/medicare-the-new-third-rail-of-american-politicsSat, 28 May 2011 00:30:00 GMTMedicare: The new Third Rail of American politics Republicans have lost a special election in western New York and are worried that they might be putting their 2012 prospects in jeopardy with an ambitious proposal to turn Medicare into a voucher program. 02:06:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONERepublicans have lost a special election in western New York and are worried that they might be putting their 2012 prospects in jeopardy with an ambitious prophttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/26/gop-braces-for-medicare-blowback-we-must-stop-the-gopPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/26/gop-braces-for-medicare-blowback-we-must-stop-the-gop/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/26/gop-braces-for-medicare-blowback-we-must-stop-the-gopThu, 26 May 2011 00:30:00 GMTGOP braces for Medicare blowback WE MUST STOP THE GOP This week, an off-year special election in Buffalo and a purely symbolic vote in the Senate might tell Republicans all they need to know about the mercurial politics of Medicare reform. First up is New York’s 26th District in a special election Tuesday. If Democrat Kathy Hochul wins — she is leading by 4 to 6 points in the latest polls — it not only would be a setback for House Republicans but would send a message to Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and his key lieutenants that their Medicare overhaul plan could become a serious political liability. And on the Senate floor later this week, Democrats are planning to force a vote on the 2012 budget proposal offered by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.). Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other top Democrats want to put Senate Republicans on the 02:48:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThis week, an off-year special election in Buffalo and a purely symbolic vote in the Senate might tell Republicans all they need to know about the mercurial pohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/24/wis-board-clears-way-for-3-gop-recall-electionstextSize()>   ]]>textSize()>   ]]>Politicshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/24/wis-board-clears-way-for-3-gop-recall-elections/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/24/wis-board-clears-way-for-3-gop-recall-electionsTue, 24 May 2011 00:30:00 GMTWis. board clears way for 3 GOP recall electionstextSize()>   ]]> The recalls target Sens. Dan Kapanke of La Crosse, Randy Hopper of Fond du Lac and Luther Olsen of Ripon. They are among nine lawmakers, six Republicans and three Democrats, targeted for recalls for their positions on GOP Gov. Scott Walker's proposal taking away collective bargaining rights from most state workers. The board plans to evaluate the challenges to those six recall petitions at its May 31 meeting, and likely would certify all the petitions that same week. type=text/javascript>textSize()>   02:19:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThe recalls target Sens. Dan Kapanke of La Crosse, Randy Hopper of Fond du Lac and Luther Olsen of Ripon. They are among nine lawmakers, six Republicans andhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/18/ryan-pushes-spending-cuts-as-us-hits-debt-limitPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/18/ryan-pushes-spending-cuts-as-us-hits-debt-limit/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/18/ryan-pushes-spending-cuts-as-us-hits-debt-limitWed, 18 May 2011 00:30:00 GMTRyan pushes spending cuts as U.S. hits debt limit The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor sought arrest warrants Monday for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, his son and the country's intelligence chief for authorizing the killing of civilians in a crackdown on anti-government rebels. Gadhafi's government denied the allegations. The call for the inquest was the first such action in the Netherlands-based court linked to the Arab uprisings. It opened another potential front against Gadhafi's regime even as the autocratic leader stands firm against widening NATO airstrikes and rebels with growing international backing. At least two explosions could be heard in Tripoli early Tuesday, indicating more NATO airstrikes. It was not immediately known what was targeted or whether there were any casualties. The sound of sporadic gunfire could be heard in downtown Tripoli. NATO has stepped up its airstrikes in Tripoli in an apparent attempt to weaken Gadhafi's chief stronghold, the Libyan capital, and potentially target the leader himself. 02:57:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThe International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor sought arrest warrants Monday for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, his son and the country's intelligence chihttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/07/health-care-repeal-is-dead-says-top-republican-sights-tuPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/07/health-care-repeal-is-dead-says-top-republican-sights-tu/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/07/health-care-repeal-is-dead-says-top-republican-sights-tuSat, 07 May 2011 00:30:00 GMTHealth Care Repeal Is 'Dead,' Says Top Republican, Sights Tu Health Care Repeal Is 'Dead,' Says Top Republican, Sights Turned To Repealing Individual Mandate02:07:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEHealth Care Repeal Is 'Dead,' Says Top Republican, Sights Turned To Repealing Individual Mandatehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/05/obama-says-he-wont-release-bin-laden-death-photoPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/05/obama-says-he-wont-release-bin-laden-death-photo/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/05/obama-says-he-wont-release-bin-laden-death-photoThu, 05 May 2011 00:30:00 GMTObama says he won't release bin Laden death photo WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Wednesday he's decided not to release death photos of terrorist Osama bin Laden because their graphic nature could incite violence and create national security risks for the United States. "There's no doubt we killed Osama bin Laden," the president said in an interview with CBS News. Obama said there was no need to release the photographs or gloat. "There's no need to spike the football," he said. The president said that for anyone who doesn't believe bin Laden is dead, "we don't think that a photograph in and of itself is going to make any difference." "There are going to be some folks who deny it. The fact of the matter is you won't see bin Laden walking on this earth again," said Obama. The president made his comments in an interview Wednesday with CBS' "60 Minutes". Presidential spokesman Jay Carney read the president's quotes to reporters in the White House briefing room, ahead of the program's airing. The photos show bin Laden shot in the head. CIA Director Leon Panetta said Tuesday he expected at least one photo to be released. Asked about that, Carney said the decision had not been made at that time. 02:20:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Wednesday he's decided not to release death photos of terrorist Osama bin Laden because their graphic nature could inchttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/04/was-burying-bin-laden-at-sea-a-mistake-stop-the-gopPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/04/was-burying-bin-laden-at-sea-a-mistake-stop-the-gop/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/04/was-burying-bin-laden-at-sea-a-mistake-stop-the-gopWed, 04 May 2011 00:30:00 GMTWas burying bin Laden at sea a mistake? STOP THE GOP WHY  PEOPLE HE IS DEAD 02:55:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWHY  PEOPLE HE IS DEADhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/03/obama-al-qaida-head-bin-laden-deadPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/03/obama-al-qaida-head-bin-laden-dead/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/03/obama-al-qaida-head-bin-laden-deadTue, 03 May 2011 00:30:00 GMTObama: Al-Qaida head bin Laden dead WASHINGTON – Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was slain in a firefight Sunday with U.S. forces in Pakistan, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. "Justice has been done," President Barack Obama said in a dramatic late-night announcement at the White House. A jubilant crowd of thousands gathered outside the White House as word spread of bin Laden's death. Hundreds more sang and waved American flags at Ground Zero in New York — where the twin towers that once stood as symbols of American economic power were brought down by bin Laden's hijackers 10 years ago. 02:29:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON – Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was slain in a firefight Shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/01/obama-seeks-end-to-oil-industry-tax-breaks-stop-the-gopPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/01/obama-seeks-end-to-oil-industry-tax-breaks-stop-the-gop/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/05/01/obama-seeks-end-to-oil-industry-tax-breaks-stop-the-gopSun, 01 May 2011 00:30:00 GMTObama seeks end to oil industry tax breaks STOP THE GOP President Barack Obama on Saturday kept pressure on the Congress to end tax breaks for oil and gas companies, saying they were enjoying huge profits, as he sought to limit political fallout from rising gasoline prices. With public anger over costs at the pump hitting Obama's popularity as he revs up his 2012 re-election bid, he pressed his call for rolling back $4 billion in "unwarranted tax subsidies" at a time of budget belt-tightening in Washington. But opposition Republicans continued their efforts to cast blame on the Democratic president for a surge in gas prices that is straining Americans' pocketbooks at a time of stubbornly high unemployment and sluggish economic recovery. 02:21:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEPresident Barack Obama on Saturday kept pressure on the Congress to end tax breaks for oil and gas companies, saying they were enjoying huge profits, as he souhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/04/30/dems-pleased-that-ryan-proposal-makes-medicare-an-issuePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/04/30/dems-pleased-that-ryan-proposal-makes-medicare-an-issue/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/04/30/dems-pleased-that-ryan-proposal-makes-medicare-an-issueSat, 30 Apr 2011 00:30:00 GMTDems pleased that Ryan proposal makes Medicare an issue The changes include: offering senior citizens federal assistance to purchase private health insurance instead of Medicare; allotting money to seniors based on income; and increasing the age of eligibility for Medicare by two months per year until it hits 67 in 2033. These changes would take effect in 2022 (impacting anyone currently 55 years of age or younger.) Ryan and his supporters argue the changes are not radical and are necessary to reduce federal spending. 02:23:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThe changes include: offering senior citizens federal assistance to purchase private health insurance instead of Medicare; allotting money to seniors based onhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/04/27/tell-congress-tax-millionaires-and-billionairesPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/04/27/tell-congress-tax-millionaires-and-billionaires/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/04/27/tell-congress-tax-millionaires-and-billionairesWed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTTell Congress: Tax millionaires and billionaires Republicans continue to hold Americans hostage in ongoing negotiations over raising the debt ceiling and the 2012 budget. Meanwhile there's an epidemic of home foreclosures. Unemployment is rampant. The cost of food, gas and health care is going up. Families across the country are falling into poverty, while many more are struggling just to get by. 01:39:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONERepublicans continue to hold Americans hostage in ongoing negotiations over raising the debt ceiling and the 2012 budget. Meanwhile there's an epidemic of homehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/04/24/paul-ryan-gets-booed-for-supporting-wealthy-tax-breaksPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/04/24/paul-ryan-gets-booed-for-supporting-wealthy-tax-breaks/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/04/24/paul-ryan-gets-booed-for-supporting-wealthy-tax-breaksSun, 24 Apr 2011 00:30:00 GMTPaul Ryan gets booed for supporting wealthy tax breaks WEAS PEOPLE OF THIS U S A MUST STOP THE GOP FROM HELL !!!!!!!! 02:49:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWEAS PEOPLE OF THIS U S A MUST STOP THE GOP FROM HELL !!!!!!!!http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/04/23/republicans-seek-to-reassure-elderly-on-medicarebed-bugsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/04/23/republicans-seek-to-reassure-elderly-on-medicarebed-bugs/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/04/23/republicans-seek-to-reassure-elderly-on-medicarebed-bugsSat, 23 Apr 2011 00:30:00 GMT.Republicans seek to reassure elderly on Medicare/BED BUGS Republicans pushing deep cuts to government spending are seeking to reassure older Americans that their health insurance will remain intact even if Medicare is privatized. Elderly voters could be pivotal in the 2012 election, where both Democrats and Republicans will be judged for proposed cuts to the federal health insurance program to reduce deficits. President Barack Obama has proposed trims to the old-age benefits while denouncing as "radical" a Republican plan that would replace Medicare with vouchers giving recipients a fixed amount of money to buy private insurance. 02:02:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONERepublicans pushing deep cuts to government spending are seeking to reassure older Americans that their health insurance will remain intact even if Medicare ishttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/04/16/gop-came-to-view-the-poor-as-parasitesand-the-rich-as-our-rPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/04/16/gop-came-to-view-the-poor-as-parasitesand-the-rich-as-our-r/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/04/16/gop-came-to-view-the-poor-as-parasitesand-the-rich-as-our-rSat, 16 Apr 2011 00:30:00 GMTGOP came to view the poor as parasites—rich as our RULERS Last week the Republican Party sounded two distinct voices. First we heard the angry demands of the Tea Party, speaking through its hardline conservative allies in the House, pushing the government to the brink of a shutdown. But then emerged the soothing tones of Paul Ryan, the House Budget Committee chairman, who fashions himself the intellectual leader of the party, unveiling a budget manifesto he calls the “Path to Prosperity.”GOP came to view the poor as parasites—and the rich as our rightful rulers. 02:07:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONELast week the Republican Party sounded two distinct voices. First we heard the angry demands of the Tea Party, speaking through its hardline conservative alliehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/04/12/black-agenda-report-gopPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/04/12/black-agenda-report-gop/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/04/12/black-agenda-report-gopTue, 12 Apr 2011 00:30:00 GMTBlack Agenda Report... GOP Black Agenda Report 02:11:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEBlack Agenda Reporthttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/04/08/pete-defazio-lights-into-republicans-for-cutting-youth-progrPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/04/08/pete-defazio-lights-into-republicans-for-cutting-youth-progr/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/04/08/pete-defazio-lights-into-republicans-for-cutting-youth-progrFri, 08 Apr 2011 00:30:00 GMTPete DeFazio Lights Into Republicans For Cutting Youth Progr For the first hour of the House of Representatives' day, representatives make floor speeches of anywhere from one to five minutes. The speeches are a way of getting specific objections into the record outside of debate, or memorializing someone (like Geraldine Ferraro this week), or discussing issues. Mostly, they go unnoticed by the public and the press. It's really too bad they're ignored, because some of the best, most passionate, most fiery moments are made during these speeches, framing arguments and messages for both parties and moving forward agendas. Today's winner of the best floor speech is Rep. Pete DeFazio (D-OR) for his ridicule of stupid GOP cuts to important and small programs in favor of defense spending and oil and farm subsidies. 02:16:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEFor the first hour of the House of Representatives' day, representatives make floor speeches of anywhere from one to five minutes. The speeches are a way ofhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/04/06/boehner-thinks-your-poor-because-youre-lazyPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/04/06/boehner-thinks-your-poor-because-youre-lazy/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/04/06/boehner-thinks-your-poor-because-youre-lazyWed, 06 Apr 2011 00:30:00 GMTBOEHNER THINKS YOU'R POOR BECAUSE YOU'RE LAZY!!!Speaker of the House John Boehner claims that the “poor and lazy” caused the current economic crisis during an interview Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone according to Rumorville.com. Boehner stuck to Republican Party talking points during the interview until Taibbi during a coffee break asked Boehner about today's young people. Apparently unaware he was still on record, Boehner, let Taibbi know how he really felt about poor Americans: 02:22:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONESpeaker of the House John Boehner claims that the “poor and lazy” caused the current economic crisis during an interview Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone accordinghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/31/obama-on-libya-we-have-a-responsibility-to-actPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/31/obama-on-libya-we-have-a-responsibility-to-act/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/31/obama-on-libya-we-have-a-responsibility-to-actThu, 31 Mar 2011 00:30:00 GMTObama on Libya: 'We have a responsibility to act'Justice For Bobby Yates WASHINGTON – Vigorously defending American attacks in Libya, President Barack Obama declared Monday night that the United States intervened to prevent a slaughter of civilians that would have stained the world's conscience and "been a betrayal of who we are" as Americans. Yet he ruled out targeting Moammar Gadhafi, warning that trying to oust him militarily would be a mistake as costly as the war in Iraq. 02:12:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON – Vigorously defending American attacks in Libya, President Barack Obama declared Monday night that the United States intervened to prevent a slaughthttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/23/bill-passes-prohibiting-sagging-pants-in-florida-schoolsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/23/bill-passes-prohibiting-sagging-pants-in-florida-schools/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/23/bill-passes-prohibiting-sagging-pants-in-florida-schoolsWed, 23 Mar 2011 00:30:00 GMTBill Passes Prohibiting Sagging Pants in Florida Schools KILL GADDAFISagging pants will soon be a thing of the past-- at least in Florida. According to new bill passed by the state's House of Representatives K-20 Education Innovation Subcommittee on Wednesday (March 16), students are no longer allowed to wear their pants too low and "exposes the underwear or body parts in an indecent or vulgar manner." 02:03:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONESagging pants will soon be a thing of the past-- at least in Florida. According to new bill passed by the state's House of Representatives K-20 Education Innovahttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/22/justice-for-bobby-yatesPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/22/justice-for-bobby-yates/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/22/justice-for-bobby-yatesTue, 22 Mar 2011 00:30:00 GMTJustice For Bobby Yates LIBYA WAR On September 22, 2008, Bobby was arrested and charged with Sexual assault of a child. Even though Bobby called 911 for help, the police report claimed it was the female who called for help and makes no mention of Bobby being assaulted. It does mention that the female was so high on drugs that her speech was slurred. In order to get an indictment, a mug shot was taken of Bobby making it appear as if he was not handicapped. His weight was omitted and the fact that he had no lower limbs was omitted. 03:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEOn September 22, 2008, Bobby was arrested and charged with Sexual assault of a child. Even though Bobby called 911 for help, the police report claimed it was thhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/18/next-up-for-wisconsin-the-mother-of-all-recall-drivesPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/18/next-up-for-wisconsin-the-mother-of-all-recall-drives/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/18/next-up-for-wisconsin-the-mother-of-all-recall-drivesFri, 18 Mar 2011 00:30:00 GMTNext up for Wisconsin: the mother of all recall drivesWisconsin politicians are eligible for a recall only after they have been in office for a year, meaning that Governor Walker will not be eligible for a recall until Jan. 3, 2012. Kansas GOPer: Let's Shoot Illegal Immigrants Like Pigs tpmdc 02:01:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWisconsin politicians are eligible for a recall only after they have been in office for a year, meaning that Governor Walker will not be eligible for a recall uhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/17/thousands-of-nj-police-officers-firefighters-protest-at-statehouse-over-potential-benefits-cutsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/17/thousands-of-nj-police-officers-firefighters-protest-at-statehouse-over-potential-benefits-cuts/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/17/thousands-of-nj-police-officers-firefighters-protest-at-statehouse-over-potential-benefits-cutsThu, 17 Mar 2011 00:30:00 GMTThousands of N.J. police officers, firefighters protest at Statehouse over potential benefits cutsTRENTON — Armed with picket signs and union banners, more than 6,500 police and firefighters descended on the Statehouse Thursday with a message for Gov. Chris Christie: We are not the enemy. 02:13:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONETRENTON — Armed with picket signs and union banners, more than 6,500 police and firefighters descended on the Statehouse Thursday with a message for Gov. Chrishttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/16/wisconsin-gop-leader-says-dem-votes-dont-countPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/16/wisconsin-gop-leader-says-dem-votes-dont-count/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/16/wisconsin-gop-leader-says-dem-votes-dont-countWed, 16 Mar 2011 00:30:00 GMTWisconsin GOP leader says Dem votes don't countMADISON, Wis. — The state Senate majority leader says votes by Democrats don't count in committee because they remain in contempt. STOP THE GOP FROM HELL Republican Scott Fitzgerald says Democrats can attend hearings, listen to testimony, debate legislation and even cast a vote, but those votes won't be recorded02:02:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEMADISON, Wis. — The state Senate majority leader says votes by Democrats don't count in committee because they remain in contempt. STOP THE GOP FROM HELL Rephttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/13/massive-crowd-gathers-to-protest-wisconsin-union-lawPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/13/massive-crowd-gathers-to-protest-wisconsin-union-law/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/13/massive-crowd-gathers-to-protest-wisconsin-union-lawSun, 13 Mar 2011 01:30:00 GMTMassive crowd gathers to protest Wisconsin union lawMADISON, Wis (Reuters) – A massive crowd gathered at the Wisconsin state Capitol on Saturday, one day after Republican Governor Scott Walker signed into law union restrictions that have sparked a national confrontation with organized labor. Madison Police predicted the 27th consecutive day of demonstrations against the law to severely restrict the power of public sector unions would approach the 70,000 to 100,000 on February 27, which was the largest demonstration at the state Capitol since the Vietnam War. Though an official count was not yet available, the crowd Saturday seemed to surpass those numbers. Democratic state Senators who left Wisconsin for Illinois, and stayed for three weeks to block the measure's path to approval, appeared at the afternoon rally. Though they ultimately failed to stop Republicans from passing the law, they received a hero's welcome from union members and their supporters. "It's so good to be home in Wisconsin," said Democratic Senate minority leader Mark Miller, speaking to demonstrators, who chanted "welcome home" and "we're with you." 01:58:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEMADISON, Wis (Reuters) – A massive crowd gathered at the Wisconsin state Capitol on Saturday, one day after Republican Governor Scott Walker signed into law unihttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/11/wisconsin-gop-passes-union-stripping-billPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/11/wisconsin-gop-passes-union-stripping-bill/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/11/wisconsin-gop-passes-union-stripping-billFri, 11 Mar 2011 01:30:00 GMTWisconsin GOP passes union-stripping billNBC News reports that the Wisconsin Senate has passed a bill stripping unionized state workers of collective bargaining rights without any Democrats present. It went 18-1 -- Republican Senator Dale Schultz was the lone nay. The Assembly looks likely to vote tomorrow morning. Democrats say the rushed proceedings violate the state's open meetings law and that they'll be asking the State Attorney General to intervene. 02:22:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONENBC News reports that the Wisconsin Senate has passed a bill stripping unionized state workers of collective bargaining rights without any Democrats present. Ithttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/10/600-demonstrators-occupy-shut-down-dc-bank-of-america-branch-over-banks-shocking-tax-dodgePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/10/600-demonstrators-occupy-shut-down-dc-bank-of-america-branch-over-banks-shocking-tax-dodge/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/10/600-demonstrators-occupy-shut-down-dc-bank-of-america-branch-over-banks-shocking-tax-dodgeThu, 10 Mar 2011 01:30:00 GMT600 Demonstrators Occupy & Shut Down D.C. Bank of America Branch over Bank’s Shocking Tax DodgeA group of 600 activists and protesters, many of them homeowners, held a day of action in Washington, DC yesterday. They occupied and shut down a Bank of America branch and the offices of Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and picketed the offices of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) over banks’ illegal foreclosures and tax dodging. 02:08:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEA group of 600 activists and protesters, many of them homeowners, held a day of action in Washington, DC yesterday. They occupied and shut down a Bank of Americhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/08/incarceration-vs-education-reproducing-racism-and-poverty-in-americaPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/08/incarceration-vs-education-reproducing-racism-and-poverty-in-america/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/08/incarceration-vs-education-reproducing-racism-and-poverty-in-americaTue, 08 Mar 2011 01:30:00 GMTProtesters rally in Wisconsin after governor threatens layoffsThousands of union supporters protested Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposals on Saturday at the state capital, a day after the state's chief executive followed through on his threat to issue layoff warning notices to unions representing state workers. 02:07:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThousands of union supporters protested Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposals on Saturday at the state capital, a day after the state's chief executive followedhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/03/scott-walkers-budget-to-include-major-cuts-to-schools-local-governmentsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/03/scott-walkers-budget-to-include-major-cuts-to-schools-local-governments/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/03/scott-walkers-budget-to-include-major-cuts-to-schools-local-governmentsThu, 03 Mar 2011 01:30:00 GMTScott Walker's Budget To Include Major Cuts To Schools, Local Governments MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's explosive proposal to take nearly all collective bargaining rights away from most public workers represents just one piece of his vision for the state's future. Now he's ready to reveal the rest. With the union rights proposal stuck in a legislative stalemate thanks to runaway Senate Democrats, Walker planned to forge ahead with the Tuesday release of his two-year spending plan that will include major cuts to schools and local governments to help close a projected $3.6 billion budget shortfall. Tens of thousands of protesters have demonstrated for two weeks against Walker's collective bargaining proposal, which he calls necessary to free local governments from having to bargain with public employee unions as they deal with the cuts he'll outline Tuesday. 02:02:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEMADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's explosive proposal to take nearly all collective bargaining rights away from most public workers represents just ohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/01/wis-assembly-passes-bill-taking-away-union-rightsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/01/wis-assembly-passes-bill-taking-away-union-rights/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/03/01/wis-assembly-passes-bill-taking-away-union-rightsTue, 01 Mar 2011 01:30:00 GMTPolice let protesters stay night at Wis. CapitolMADISON, Wis. – Dozens of protesters camped overnight in the Wisconsin Capitol and vowed to be back in full force Monday after police backed away from threats to close the building, where demonstrators have held steady for two weeks to oppose Republican-backed legislation aimed at weakening unions. 02:04:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEMADISON, Wis. – Dozens of protesters camped overnight in the Wisconsin Capitol and vowed to be back in full force Monday after police backed away from threats thttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/24/santorum-wi-protesters-are-acting-like-their-drug-is-being-taken-awayPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/24/santorum-wi-protesters-are-acting-like-their-drug-is-being-taken-away/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/24/santorum-wi-protesters-are-acting-like-their-drug-is-being-taken-awayThu, 24 Feb 2011 01:30:00 GMTSantorum: WI Protesters Are 'Acting Like Their Drug Is Being Taken Away'Former Pennsylvania Senator and potential 2012 presidential candidate Rick Santorum doesn't have a very high opinion of the union workers protesting in Wisconsin. "They are acting like their drug is being taken away from them," Santorum told Republicans in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Stephen Largen of the Spartanburg Herald-Journal reports that Santorum, speaking to a group of about 60 people on Monday night, also criticized entitlement programs and health care reform: "What these folks are in Washington is no better than a drug dealer," he said, adding: "They give you a subtle narcotic to make you feel better as you do worse." 03:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEFormer Pennsylvania Senator and potential 2012 presidential candidate Rick Santorum doesn't have a very high opinion of the union workers protesting in Wisconsihttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/22/showdown-in-wisconsin-are-we-ready-to-take-america-back-from-the-tea-partyPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/22/showdown-in-wisconsin-are-we-ready-to-take-america-back-from-the-tea-party/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/22/showdown-in-wisconsin-are-we-ready-to-take-america-back-from-the-tea-partyTue, 22 Feb 2011 01:30:00 GMTShowdown in Wisconsin: Are We Ready to Take America Back from the Tea Party?Yep, the Tea Partying of America has started, and the country now stands at a defining moment where it will be determined whether the rich and powerful forces behind the Tea Party and the millions of people they have lied to and deceived will succeed in destroying our democracy. 02:18:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEYep, the Tea Partying of America has started, and the country now stands at a defining moment where it will be determined whether the rich and powerful forces bhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/20/wisconsin-is-a-battleground-against-the-billionaire-kochs-plan-to-break-labors-backPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/20/wisconsin-is-a-battleground-against-the-billionaire-kochs-plan-to-break-labors-back/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/20/wisconsin-is-a-battleground-against-the-billionaire-kochs-plan-to-break-labors-backSun, 20 Feb 2011 01:30:00 GMTWisconsin Is a Battleground Against the Billionaire Kochs' Plan to Break Labor's BackAs some 30,000 protesters overwhelmed the state capitol building in Wisconsin today, Democratic state senators hit the road, reportedly with State Police officers in pursuit. The Dems left the state in order to deprive Republicans the necessary quorum for taking a vote on Gov. Scott Walker's bill to strip benefits and collective bargaining rights from state workers02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEAs some 30,000 protesters overwhelmed the state capitol building in Wisconsin today, Democratic state senators hit the road, reportedly with State Police officehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/19/government-shutdown-gop-democrats-swap-chargesPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/19/government-shutdown-gop-democrats-swap-charges/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/19/government-shutdown-gop-democrats-swap-chargesSat, 19 Feb 2011 01:30:00 GMTGovernment shutdown? GOP, Democrats swap chargesWASHINGTON – In a deepening struggle over spending, Republicans and Democrats swapped charges Thursday over a possible government shutdown when money runs out March 4 for most federal agencies. "Read my lips: We're going to cut spending," declared House Speaker John Boehner. He pledged that the GOP-controlled House would refuse to approve even a short-term measure at current funding levels to keep the government operating. The Ohio Republican prefaced his remarks by accusing Democrats of risking a shutdown "rather than to cut spending and to follow the will of the American people." But moments later, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., retorted that Boehner was resorting "to threats of a shutdown without any negotiation." Officials added that Democrats would seek a short-term bill without any cut in spending levels, a position sharply at odds with Boehner's. 02:04:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON – In a deepening struggle over spending, Republicans and Democrats swapped charges Thursday over a possible government shutdown when money runs out Mhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/18/house-gop-budget-proposal-would-slash-low-income-housing-aidPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/18/house-gop-budget-proposal-would-slash-low-income-housing-aid/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/18/house-gop-budget-proposal-would-slash-low-income-housing-aidFri, 18 Feb 2011 01:30:00 GMTHouse GOP Budget Proposal Would Slash Low-Income Housing Aid WASHINGTON -- Amid the worst housing crisis in generations, House Republicans have put forward a federal budget proposal that would significantly cut funding for housing-assistance programs that serve the nation's poor. 02:02:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON -- Amid the worst housing crisis in generations, House Republicans have put forward a federal budget proposal that would significantly cut fundinghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/16/the-budget-debate-will-taxes-have-to-risePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/16/the-budget-debate-will-taxes-have-to-rise/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/16/the-budget-debate-will-taxes-have-to-riseWed, 16 Feb 2011 01:30:00 GMTPOOR PEOPLE WE MUST STAND UP AND FIGHT!!!President Barack Obama's proposed budget for 2012 calls for cuts likely to affect the Chicago area, including fewer dollars for the Great Lakes, water infrastructure projects and poor people hit by high heating bills. .02:59:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEPresident Barack Obama's proposed budget for 2012 calls for cuts likely to affect the Chicago area, including fewer dollars for the Great Lakes, water infrastruhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/12/steve-king-lets-kill-the-government-if-obama-wont-kill-health-care-reformPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/12/steve-king-lets-kill-the-government-if-obama-wont-kill-health-care-reform/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/12/steve-king-lets-kill-the-government-if-obama-wont-kill-health-care-reformSat, 12 Feb 2011 01:30:00 GMTSteve King: Let's Kill The Government If Obama Won't Kill Health Care ReformHere's how the Republicans' power over the purse could lead to an insoluble fight over spending, and, potentially, a government shutdown. In a presentation at CPAC on Thursday, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) called on Republicans to hold the government hostage until President Obama abandons his dream of reforming the nation's health care system. Or to put it in King's words: Republicans should do to "ObamaCare" what Democrats did to the Vietnam War. 02:39:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEHere's how the Republicans' power over the purse could lead to an insoluble fight over spending, and, potentially, a government shutdown. In a presentation ahttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/11/exclusive-white-house-to-cut-energy-assistance-for-the-poorPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/11/exclusive-white-house-to-cut-energy-assistance-for-the-poor/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/11/exclusive-white-house-to-cut-energy-assistance-for-the-poorFri, 11 Feb 2011 01:30:00 GMTEXCLUSIVE: White House to Cut Energy Assistance for the PoorPresident Obama’s proposed 2012 budget will cut several billion dollars from the government’s energy assistance fund for poor people, officials briefed on the subject told National Journal. It's the biggest domestic spending cut disclosed so far, and one that will likely generate the most heat from the president's traditional political allies. Such complaints might satisfy the White House, which has a vested interest in convincing Americans that it is serious about budget discipline. 02:01:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEPresident Obama’s proposed 2012 budget will cut several billion dollars from the government’s energy assistance fund for poor people, officials briefed on the shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/09/cheney-calls-mubarak-a-good-friend-us-allyPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/09/cheney-calls-mubarak-a-good-friend-us-ally/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/09/cheney-calls-mubarak-a-good-friend-us-allyWed, 09 Feb 2011 01:30:00 GMTCheney calls Mubarak a good friend, US allyMubarak family fortune could reach $70bn, say expertsSANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Saturday called Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak a good friend and U.S. ally, and he urged the Obama administration to move cautiously as turmoil continued to shake that nation's government. 02:05:00PPC1noSTAND UP,ROGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONESANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Saturday called Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak a good friend and U.S. ally, and he urged the Obamhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/06/bill-would-protect-big-sis-citizen-spies-from-lawsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/06/bill-would-protect-big-sis-citizen-spies-from-laws/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/06/bill-would-protect-big-sis-citizen-spies-from-lawsSun, 06 Feb 2011 01:30:00 GMTBill Would Protect Big Sis’ Citizen SpiesFrom LawsuitsEgypt ruling party leaders resign but regime hHouse Homeland Security Chairman Peter King wants to shield “good citizens who report suspicious activity” from the consequences of their actions Philly students kidnap, beat, hang kid from tree New York Republican Peter King has introduced a bill that would protect the army of citizen spies Homeland Security hopes to recruit under Janet Napolitano’s “See Something, Say Something” snoop campaign from lawsuits brought by innocent people wrongly accused of being terrorists or extremists02:10:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEHouse Homeland Security Chairman Peter King wants to shield “good citizens who report suspicious activity” from the consequences of their actions Philly studenhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/01/egyptian-protestors-take-to-chicagos-streets-mom-jailed-for-sending-kids-to-better-schoolPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/01/egyptian-protestors-take-to-chicagos-streets-mom-jailed-for-sending-kids-to-better-school/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/02/01/egyptian-protestors-take-to-chicagos-streets-mom-jailed-for-sending-kids-to-better-schoolTue, 01 Feb 2011 01:30:00 GMTEgyptian Protestors Take to Chicago's Streets Mom Jailed For Sending Kids to Better School They chanted in Arabic and in English, but the message spread by a few hundred demonstrators on Michigan Avenue was the same: Egypt President Hosni Mubarak must go. "He's a dictator. He's been ruling for the past 30 years with no free and fair elections," said protestor Amenah Ibrahim, a Palestinian American, mother of two, and wife of an Egyptian. "There's a huge gap between the rich and the poor. There are no jobs for the young. There are all the educated and bright people and there is no future for them. All they want is a democracy." 02:05:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThey chanted in Arabic and in English, but the message spread by a few hundred demonstrators on Michigan Avenue was the same: Egypt President Hosni Mubarak musthttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/01/23/scott-sisterPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/01/23/scott-sister/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/01/23/scott-sisterSun, 23 Jan 2011 01:30:00 GMTSCOTT SISTEROral Sex In Oakland Classroom: Teacher Placed On Leave After Stories Surface SCOTT SISTER The sexual images on television, sexually explicit videos, lyrics, video games and World Wide Web have become the babysitters of many of our children. "Children not taught by their parents will be taught by the world" -- African Proverb 02:02:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONESCOTT SISTER The sexual images on television, sexually explicit videos, lyrics, video games and World Wide Web have become the babysitters of many of our childrhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/01/22/house-gop-group-proposes-deep-spending-cuts-over-nPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/01/22/house-gop-group-proposes-deep-spending-cuts-over-n/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/01/22/house-gop-group-proposes-deep-spending-cuts-over-nSat, 22 Jan 2011 01:30:00 GMTHouse GOP group proposes deep spending cuts over next decadeBurge sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prisonOne hundred billion dollars is the number the American people heard last fall. And, frankly, when you look at it in the context that there's a $14 trillion debt, it seems to me we should be able to find $100 billion," said Rep. Jim Jordan (Ohio), chairman of the study committee, a group of economic and social conservatives whose ranks have swelled since the GOP won back control of the House in the November midterm elections.02:10:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEOne hundred billion dollars is the number the American people heard last fall. And, frankly, when you look at it in the context that there's a $14 trillion debthttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/01/21/no-social-security-until-age-65-stop-the-gop-from-Politicshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/01/21/no-social-security-until-age-65-stop-the-gop-from-/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/01/21/no-social-security-until-age-65-stop-the-gop-from-Fri, 21 Jan 2011 01:30:00 GMTNo Social Security until age 65? stop the gop from hellA conservative think tank is advocating eliminating the option to claim Social Security at age 65 because we're healthy enough to keep working. Who knows if any of us will live to see 65...We work for ours so why not give it when were suppose to get it... Just saying...02:03:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEA conservative think tank is advocating eliminating the option to claim Social Security at age 65 because we're healthy enough to keep working. Who knows if anhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/01/19/2-senators-agree-to-sit-together-for-obama-addressrepealing-the-health-care-reform-lawPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/01/19/2-senators-agree-to-sit-together-for-obama-addressrepealing-the-health-care-reform-law/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/01/19/2-senators-agree-to-sit-together-for-obama-addressrepealing-the-health-care-reform-lawWed, 19 Jan 2011 01:30:00 GMT2 senators agree to sit together for Obama addressRepealing the health-care reform lawTwo senators from different parties say they'll skip tradition and sit together during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. The decision by Republican Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and Democrat Chuck Schumer of New York comes amid calls for greater civility in political discourse following the fatal shootings last weekend at a political event in Tucson, Ariz. Schumer says he and Coburn hope other lawmakers will follow their example and skip the partisan seating arrangements that usually come with joint sessions of Congress. Schumer says it's a symbolic move but one he hopes will help set a more civil tone. The State of the Union address is set for Jan. 25. 02:32:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONETwo senators from different parties say they'll skip tradition and sit together during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. The decision by Rhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/01/08/scott-sister-are-free-free-free-today-u-all-call-inPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/01/08/scott-sister-are-free-free-free-today-u-all-call-in/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2011/01/08/scott-sister-are-free-free-free-today-u-all-call-inSat, 08 Jan 2011 01:30:00 GMTSCOTT SISTER ARE FREE FREE FREE TODAY U ALL CALL IN PEARL, Miss. – Two sisters whose life sentences were suspended on the condition that one donate a kidney to the other were released from a Mississippi prison on Friday after serving 16 years for an armed robbery. Jamie and Gladys Scott waved to reporters and yelled "we're free" and "God bless y'all" as they left the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in an SUV. The sisters are moving to the Florida Panhandle, where their mother and grown children live. 02:15:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEPEARL, Miss. – Two sisters whose life sentences were suspended on the condition that one donate a kidney to the other were released from a Mississippi prison onhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/30/governor-suspends-scott-sisters-sentences-free-free-free-freePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/30/governor-suspends-scott-sisters-sentences-free-free-free-free/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/30/governor-suspends-scott-sisters-sentences-free-free-free-freeThu, 30 Dec 2010 04:00:00 GMTGovernor Suspends Scott Sisters' Sentences FREE FREE FREE FREEMississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has suspended the life sentences of two sisters convicted in 1994 for their roles in an armed robbery.02:08:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEMississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has suspended the life sentences of two sisters convicted in 1994 for their roles in an armed robbery.http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/20/20-states-ask-judge-to-throw-out-obama-health-law-Politicshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/20/20-states-ask-judge-to-throw-out-obama-health-law-/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/20/20-states-ask-judge-to-throw-out-obama-health-law-Mon, 20 Dec 2010 08:00:00 GMT20 states ask judge to throw out Obama health law So The Hell With The PoorPENSACOLA, Fla. – Attorneys for 20 states fighting the new federal health care law told a judge Thursday it will expand the government's powers in dangerous and unintended ways. The states want U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson to issue a summary judgment throwing out the health care law without a full trial. They argue it violates people's rights by forcing them to buy health insurance by 2014 or face penalties. 01:02:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEPENSACOLA, Fla. – Attorneys for 20 states fighting the new federal health care law told a judge Thursday it will expand the government's powers in dangerous andhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/14/estate-tax-plan-would-benefit-wealthy-even-more-thPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/14/estate-tax-plan-would-benefit-wealthy-even-more-th/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/14/estate-tax-plan-would-benefit-wealthy-even-more-thTue, 14 Dec 2010 01:30:00 GMTEstate tax plan would benefit wealthy even more THIS IS HELL FOR THE POOROne part of the tax deal between President Obama and congressional Republicans stands out because it would make the tax code even more generous to the wealthy than it was during the Bush era: the estate tax...Federal Judge In Va. Rules Part Of Health Care Law Unconstitutional 02:03:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEOne part of the tax deal between President Obama and congressional Republicans stands out because it would make the tax code even more generous to the wealthy thttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/11/will-obama-tax-cut-deal-really-create-31-million-jPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/11/will-obama-tax-cut-deal-really-create-31-million-j/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/11/will-obama-tax-cut-deal-really-create-31-million-jSat, 11 Dec 2010 01:30:00 GMTWill Obama Tax Cut Deal Really Create 3.1 Million Jobs?The tax cut compromise between Obama and the GOP is now being touted as a back-door stimulus plan, one that some economists predict will create or save 3.1 million jobs. Unfortunately, the model on which those forecasts are based makes some flawed assumptions...02:01:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThe tax cut compromise between Obama and the GOP is now being touted as a back-door stimulus plan, one that some economists predict will create or save 3.1 millhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/10/gop-blocks-legislation-to-award-seniors-250unhappy-democrats-say-tax-bill-likely-to-passPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/10/gop-blocks-legislation-to-award-seniors-250unhappy-democrats-say-tax-bill-likely-to-pass/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/10/gop-blocks-legislation-to-award-seniors-250unhappy-democrats-say-tax-bill-likely-to-passFri, 10 Dec 2010 01:30:00 GMTGOP blocks legislation to award seniors $250Unhappy Democrats say tax bill likely to passWASHINGTON – House and Senate Republicans on Wednesday thwarted Democratic efforts to award $250 checks to Social Security recipients facing a second consecutive year without a cost-of-living increase. President Barack Obama and Democrats have urged approval of the one-time payment, saying seniors barely getting by on their Social Security checks face undue hardships without the COLA increase. But most Republicans contended that the nation couldn't afford the estimated $14 billion cost of the payment, and that the COLA freezes in 2010 and 2011 come after seniors received a significant boost in 2009. The measure was brought up under a fast-track procedure in the House that required a two-thirds majority for passage. The 254-153 vote in favor of the bill fell short of that. 02:01:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON – House and Senate Republicans on Wednesday thwarted Democratic efforts to award $250 checks to Social Security recipients facing a second consecutivhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/09/schwarzenegger-proposes-99b-in-cutsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/09/schwarzenegger-proposes-99b-in-cuts/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/09/schwarzenegger-proposes-99b-in-cutsThu, 09 Dec 2010 01:30:00 GMTSchwarzenegger Proposes $9.9B In Cuts SO HELL WITH THE POOR U ALL JUST DIEHe is proposing to eliminate vision coverage and increasing monthly premiums for Healthy Families, a program that provides health coverage for children of low-income families. The governor also is asking the state to limit prescriptions and cap physician visits to 10 a year for Medi-Cal recipients. 02:32:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEHe is proposing to eliminate vision coverage and increasing monthly premiums for Healthy Families, a program that provides health coverage for children of low-ihttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/07/body-discovered-hanging-in-a-tree-in-greenwood-misPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/07/body-discovered-hanging-in-a-tree-in-greenwood-mis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/07/body-discovered-hanging-in-a-tree-in-greenwood-misTue, 07 Dec 2010 01:30:00 GMTBody discovered hanging in a tree in Greenwood, Mississippi TAX CUTSAccording to Leflore County coroners, an unidentified black male in his twenties was discovered about 12:30 pm Friday afternoon hanging in a tree in a field in Greenwood02:02:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEAccording to Leflore County coroners, an unidentified black male in his twenties was discovered about 12:30 pm Friday afternoon hanging in a tree in a field inhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/05/obama-dont-cave-on-bush-tax-cuts-for-the-rich-stop-the-gop-and-richPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/05/obama-dont-cave-on-bush-tax-cuts-for-the-rich-stop-the-gop-and-rich/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/05/obama-dont-cave-on-bush-tax-cuts-for-the-rich-stop-the-gop-and-richSun, 05 Dec 2010 01:30:00 GMTObama: Don't cave on Bush tax cuts for the rich STOP THE GOP AND RICHOn Thursday, Democrats in the House led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi took action and passed an extension of tax cuts for the middle class while allowing the Bush administration's tax giveaways to the wealthiest Americans to expire. 02:05:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEOn Thursday, Democrats in the House led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi took action and passed an extension of tax cuts for the middle class while allowing the Bush admhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/03/who-will-get-bush-tax-cuts-congress-cant-decidePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/03/who-will-get-bush-tax-cuts-congress-cant-decide/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/03/who-will-get-bush-tax-cuts-congress-cant-decideFri, 03 Dec 2010 01:30:00 GMTWho will get Bush tax cuts? Congress can't decideSenate Republicans promised Wednesday to block legislative action on every issue being considered by the lame-duck Congress until the dispute over extending the Bush-era tax cuts is resolved and an extension of current government funding is approved. All 42 Senate Republicans signed a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, vowing to prevent a vote on "any legislative item until the Senate has acted to fund the government and we have prevented the tax increase that is currently awaiting all American taxpayers." 02:07:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONESenate Republicans promised Wednesday to block legislative action on every issue being considered by the lame-duck Congress until the dispute over extending thehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/01/dc-considers-putting-time-limits-on-all-public-assPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/01/dc-considers-putting-time-limits-on-all-public-ass/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/12/01/dc-considers-putting-time-limits-on-all-public-assWed, 01 Dec 2010 02:30:00 GMTD.C. Considers Putting Time Limits on All Public AssistanceTwo D.C. Councilmembers have introduced a bill (pdf) that would set a five-year lifetime limit on all forms of public assistance in the District. We're reading a lot about cuts in state and local programs that serve low-income people, but this is, by far and away, the most drastic I've seen. Among other things, the proposed District of Columbia Public Assistance Amendment Act isn't targeting one program or several. It's across the board. 02:01:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONETwo D.C. Councilmembers have introduced a bill (pdf) that would set a five-year lifetime limit on all forms of public assistance in the District. We're readinghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/11/20/hobbled-dems-eager-gop-back-for-lame-duck-sessionPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/11/20/hobbled-dems-eager-gop-back-for-lame-duck-session/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/11/20/hobbled-dems-eager-gop-back-for-lame-duck-sessionSat, 20 Nov 2010 02:00:00 GMTHouse fails to extend unemployment benefits GOP governors: Deep budget cuts are comingThe House failed Thursday to pass a bill that would have given the unemployed three more months to file for extended jobless benefits. The legislation would have extended the deadline to file for federal unemployment benefits to Feb. 28, sparing 4 million people from falling off the rolls. The deadline is currently Nov. 30. 02:04:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POOR,POWERThe House failed Thursday to pass a bill that would have given the unemployed three more months to file for extended jobless benefits. The legislation wouldhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/11/14/the-republicans-are-very-afraid-that-president-obaPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/11/14/the-republicans-are-very-afraid-that-president-oba/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/11/14/the-republicans-are-very-afraid-that-president-obaSun, 14 Nov 2010 01:30:00 GMTPelosi Gives Bush Tax Cut Compromise The Big N-OSpeaker Nancy Pelosi will not give ground on her opposition to extending the Bush tax cuts on the wealthiest Americans, even as the White House and other Democrats have signaled that it might be time to compromise. "It's too costly. It's $700 billion," Pelosi told NPR this morning. "One year would be around $70 billion. That's a lot of money to give a tax cut at the high end. And I remind you that those tax cuts have been in effect for a very long time, they did not create jobs." 02:03:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE USASpeaker Nancy Pelosi will not give ground on her opposition to extending the Bush tax cuts on the wealthiest Americans, even as the White House and other Democrhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/11/09/private-social-security-gop-from-hellPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/11/09/private-social-security-gop-from-hell/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/11/09/private-social-security-gop-from-hellTue, 09 Nov 2010 01:30:00 GMTRepublicans in charge take aim at health overhaul gop from hellResurgent Republicans rallied Sunday behind an agenda based on unwavering opposition to the Obama White House and federal spending, laying the groundwork for gridlock until their 2012 goal: a new president, a "better Senate" and ridding the country of that demonized health care law. Republicans said they were willing to work with President Barack Obama but also signaled it would be only on their terms. With control of the White House and the Senate, Democrats showed no sign they were conceding the final two years of Obama's term to Republican lawmakers who claimed the majority in the House. "I think this week's election was a historic rejection of American liberalism and the Obama and Pelosi agenda," said Rep. Mike Pence, the Indiana Republican who is stepping down from his post in GOP leadership. "The American people are tired of the borrowing, the spending, the bailouts, the takeovers." 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE USAResurgent Republicans rallied Sunday behind an agenda based on unwavering opposition to the Obama White House and federal spending, laying the groundwork for grhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/11/07/analysis-tea-party-lawmakers-must-be-willing-to-be-unpopularPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/11/07/analysis-tea-party-lawmakers-must-be-willing-to-be-unpopular/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/11/07/analysis-tea-party-lawmakers-must-be-willing-to-be-unpopularSun, 07 Nov 2010 00:30:00 GMTAnalysis: Tea Party lawmakers must be willing to be unpopularThis is going to sound wrong," says Ryan Hecker. "But Obama and Pelosi — I've got to give them credit." Hecker, a Tea Party activist based in Texas, was the main drafter of the "Contract From America." It was a user-driven, 10-point pledge for candidates that was signed by dozens of this week's winners in the House and Senate, and it was typical of this year's Tea Party innovations — created at the grassroots level, adopted and promoted by every conservative group that wanted to prove its bona fides 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE USAThis is going to sound wrong," says Ryan Hecker. "But Obama and Pelosi — I've got to give them credit." Hecker, a Tea Party activist based in Texas, was thehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/11/06/pelosi-will-seek-to-stay-as-house-dem-leader-stop-the-gopPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/11/06/pelosi-will-seek-to-stay-as-house-dem-leader-stop-the-gop/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/11/06/pelosi-will-seek-to-stay-as-house-dem-leader-stop-the-gopSat, 06 Nov 2010 00:30:00 GMTPelosi will seek to stay as House Dem leader STOP THE GOP Despite widespread complaints about massive losses that will put Democrats in the minority, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she will try to stay on as leader of her party in the House. The decision exposed a rift between Pelosi's liberal allies and the dwindling number of moderate Democrats, who feel besieged and eager for substantive and symbolic changes in direction after Tuesday's Republican rout. It also is likely to trigger leadership battles farther down the ladder. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE USADespite widespread complaints about massive losses that will put Democrats in the minority, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she will try to stay on as leaderhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/11/05/why-republicans-cant-repeal-health-care-stop-the-gPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/11/05/why-republicans-cant-repeal-health-care-stop-the-g/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/11/05/why-republicans-cant-repeal-health-care-stop-the-gFri, 05 Nov 2010 00:30:00 GMTElection doesn't end major discord for GOP, Obama STOP THE GOPWASHINGTON – Barely an hour after President Barack Obama invited congressional Republicans to post-election talks to work together on major issues, the Senate's GOP leader had a blunt message: His party's main goal is denying Obama re-election. 02:01:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE USAWASHINGTON – Barely an hour after President Barack Obama invited congressional Republicans to post-election talks to work together on major issues, the Senate'shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/11/04/republicans-promise-limited-government-this-will-be-hellPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/11/04/republicans-promise-limited-government-this-will-be-hell/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/11/04/republicans-promise-limited-government-this-will-be-hellThu, 04 Nov 2010 00:30:00 GMTRepublicans promise limited government THIS WILL BE HELLEmboldened by a commanding House majority and Senate gains, Republican leaders vowed Wednesday to roll back the size of government and, in time, the nation's sweeping health care law. President Barack Obama, reflective after his party's drubbing, accepted blame for failing to deliver the economic security Americans demand while saying of his health overhaul: "This was the right thing to do." He called the election a "shellacking." 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE WORLDEmboldened by a commanding House majority and Senate gains, Republican leaders vowed Wednesday to roll back the size of government and, in time, the nation's swhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/11/02/stand-up-together-good-people-of-the-usa-stop-the-Politicshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/11/02/stand-up-together-good-people-of-the-usa-stop-the-/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/11/02/stand-up-together-good-people-of-the-usa-stop-the-Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:30:00 GMTDon't Vote And We'll Get The Alice In Wonderland Congress From Hell!The Republicans are very afraid that President Obama is being successful and that his policies will benefit this country by and large. They don't want him or the Democrats to get credit for making things better in this country, and they (Re......publicans) will? do anything to stop the President, even if it means putting this country in a much worse situation. I applaud the President's efforts in dealing with this tough economy02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE USAThe Republicans are very afraid that President Obama is being successful and that his policies will benefit this country by and large. They don't want him or thhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/31/stand-up-to-special-interests-take-a-stand-for-our-americaPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/31/stand-up-to-special-interests-take-a-stand-for-our-america/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/31/stand-up-to-special-interests-take-a-stand-for-our-americaSun, 31 Oct 2010 00:30:00 GMTStand Up to Special Interests, Take a Stand for Our America Take action -- fight back against shadowy special interests trying to buy this election THE GOP MUST BE STOP !!!!!!!!!02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE U S ATake action -- fight back against shadowy special interests trying to buy this election THE GOP MUST BE STOP !!!!!!!!!http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/30/the-new-gop-revival-of-odonnell-paul-rubio-whitmanPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/30/the-new-gop-revival-of-odonnell-paul-rubio-whitman/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/30/the-new-gop-revival-of-odonnell-paul-rubio-whitmanSat, 30 Oct 2010 00:30:00 GMTThe New GOP Revival of O'Donnell, Paul, Rubio, WhitmanIt was the winter of 2009, and the echoes of "Yes, we can!" still reverberated across the land. Barack Obama had just been elected President with more than 53% of the vote - a huge number for a Democrat, the biggest in more than 40 years. In Congress, the Democrats had blitzed their opponents for the second time in a row. They now occupied 54 more seats in the House and 12 more in the Senate than they had held a mere 28 months earlier. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL WORLDIt was the winter of 2009, and the echoes of "Yes, we can!" still reverberated across the land. Barack Obama had just been elected President with more than 53%http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/29/tea-party-rep-black-men-prefer-drug-dealing-to-educationPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/29/tea-party-rep-black-men-prefer-drug-dealing-to-education/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/29/tea-party-rep-black-men-prefer-drug-dealing-to-educationFri, 29 Oct 2010 00:30:00 GMTTea Party Rep: “Black Men Prefer Drug Dealing To Education” Al Reynolds, who is considered the Tea Party candidate in Illinois' 52nd District, has been unavailable to the media since saying that African American men preferred dealing drugs to going to college, because it is easier...02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE U S AAl Reynolds, who is considered the Tea Party candidate in Illinois' 52nd District, has been unavailable to the media since saying that African American men prefhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/28/rand-paul-supporter-stomps-protester-we-must-stop-the-gopPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/28/rand-paul-supporter-stomps-protester-we-must-stop-the-gop/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/28/rand-paul-supporter-stomps-protester-we-must-stop-the-gopThu, 28 Oct 2010 00:30:00 GMTRand Paul Supporter Stomps Protester WE MUST STOP THE GOP Rand Paul supporter stomped on the head of a woman representing the liberal organization MoveOn.org. The incident happened outside a debate between Paul and Democratic rival Jack Conway for the open Kentucky senate 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE USARand Paul supporter stomped on the head of a woman representing the liberal organization MoveOn.org. The incident happened outside a debate between Paul and Dehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/26/republican-pledge-to-cut-100-billion-may-hit-education-cancer-researchPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/26/republican-pledge-to-cut-100-billion-may-hit-education-cancer-research/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/26/republican-pledge-to-cut-100-billion-may-hit-education-cancer-researchTue, 26 Oct 2010 00:30:00 GMTRepublican Pledge to Cut $100 Billion May Hit Education, Cancer Research.S. House Republicans’ pledge to cut $100 billion from the federal budget next year would slash spending for education, cancer research and aid to local police and firefighters. Keeping the midterm-campaign promise would require a Republican-led Congress to cut 21 percent of the $477 billion lawmakers have earmarked for domestic discretionary spending. “That’s where you get the savings,” said Representative Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican who would likely be chairman of the Budget Committee if his party regained its majority in the Nov. 2 elections. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE WORLD.S. House Republicans’ pledge to cut $100 billion from the federal budget next year would slash spending for education, cancer research and aid to local policehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/23/obama-asks-voters-to-stick-with-democrats-stop-the-gopPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/23/obama-asks-voters-to-stick-with-democrats-stop-the-gop/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/23/obama-asks-voters-to-stick-with-democrats-stop-the-gopSat, 23 Oct 2010 00:30:00 GMTObama asks voters to stick with Democrats STOP THE GOPWe need all of you to fight on. We need all of you fired up. We need all of you ready to go -- because in just 11 days, you have the chance to set the direction of this state and of this country not just for the next two years, but for the next five years, the next 10 years, the next 20 years. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE WORLDWe need all of you to fight on. We need all of you fired up. We need all of you ready to go -- because in just 11 days, you have the chance to set the directionhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/21/gop-leader-hopes-to-work-with-obama-on-some-issuesPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/21/gop-leader-hopes-to-work-with-obama-on-some-issues/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/21/gop-leader-hopes-to-work-with-obama-on-some-issuesThu, 21 Oct 2010 00:30:00 GMTGOP leader hopes to work with Obama on some issuesWASHINGTON – The Senate's top Republican says he hopes to work more closely with President Barack Obama next year to craft trade agreements and spending policy and to cancel an arcane tax reporting law that he says leaves businesses in a lurch. Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky told The Associated Press on Wednesday that several areas of agreement exist on legislation that could quickly advance if, on Election Day, the president, in McConnell's words, "listens to the American people." That legislation includes trade deals with South Korea, Panama and Colombia; canceling a tax reporting law on businesses that's part of the health care overhaul; reducing federal spending and debt; and promoting the use of nuclear energy. 02:02:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE WORLDWASHINGTON – The Senate's top Republican says he hopes to work more closely with President Barack Obama next year to craft trade agreements and spending policyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/20/can-obama-turn-out-the-black-vote-stop-the-gopPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/20/can-obama-turn-out-the-black-vote-stop-the-gop/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/20/can-obama-turn-out-the-black-vote-stop-the-gopWed, 20 Oct 2010 00:30:00 GMTCan Obama turn out the black vote? STOP THE GOPWith control of Congress hanging in the balance, the president is pushing African-Americans to show up on Nov. 2 Facing a daunting enthusiasm gap, the Democratic National Committee is hoping that heavy turn-out among black voters will help prevent the Republicans from recapturing Congress. Though President Obama's popularity has waned among the broader public, African-Americans still give him a 90 approval rating, and the DNC has shelled out $3 million this year — 10 times more than in 2006 — on black voter outreach. But is it realistic to expect African-Americans to come to the rescue in a year the president isn't on the ballot? (Watch Obama campaign for black voters) Black voters will save the day for Dems: The signs are good for the president's dip into unabashed "racial-solidarity politics" proving "extremely effective," says Charles Blow in The New York Times. A recent study found that eight out of 10 black voters are at least as interested in the midterms as they were in the 2008 election. Obama and his "personal appeals" to the black community could yet "upset the predictions of most pundits." 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE WORLDWith control of Congress hanging in the balance, the president is pushing African-Americans to show up on Nov. 2 Facing a daunting enthusiasm gap, the Democrhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/18/poll-many-obama-2008-supporters-defecting-to-gopPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/18/poll-many-obama-2008-supporters-defecting-to-gop/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/18/poll-many-obama-2008-supporters-defecting-to-gopMon, 18 Oct 2010 00:30:00 GMTPoll: Many Obama 2008 supporters defecting to GOPWASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's winning coalition from 2008 has crumbled and his core backers are dispirited. It's now Republicans who stand to benefit from an electorate that's again craving change. Nearly two years after putting Obama in the White House, one-quarter of those who voted for the Democrat are defecting to the GOP or considering voting against the party in power this fall. Just half of them say they definitely will show up Nov. 2, according to an Associated Press-Knowledge Networks poll released two weeks before Obama's first midterm elections 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE WORLDWASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's winning coalition from 2008 has crumbled and his core backers are dispirited. It's now Republicans who stand to benefit frhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/17/obama-to-give-tax-breaks-to-firms-creating-new-jobsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/17/obama-to-give-tax-breaks-to-firms-creating-new-jobs/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/17/obama-to-give-tax-breaks-to-firms-creating-new-jobsSun, 17 Oct 2010 00:30:00 GMTObama to give tax breaks to firms creating new jobsWASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama said on Saturday he wants to create tax incentives for businesses that innovate and create new jobs. "I want to give every business in America a tax break so they can write off the cost of all new equipment they buy next year," the president said in his weekly radio address. "That?s going to make it easier for folks to expand and hire new people." The comments came after US government data showed the US economy shed 95,000 jobs in September just weeks ahead of key mid-term elections. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.6 percent from August. Obama also said he wanted to make the research and experimentation tax credit permanent as job creation depended on promoting new ideas and technologies. He also said he wanted to provide a tax cut for clean energy manufacturing in America. But Obama criticized previsions in the US tax law that give billions of dollars in tax breaks to companies that create jobs and profits in other countries, saying: "I want to close these tax loopholes." 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE WORLDWASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama said on Saturday he wants to create tax incentives for businesses that innovate and create new jobs. "I want tohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/16/senate-gop-democrats-fight-for-financial-edge-we-must-stop-the-gopPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/16/senate-gop-democrats-fight-for-financial-edge-we-must-stop-the-gop/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/16/senate-gop-democrats-fight-for-financial-edge-we-must-stop-the-gopSat, 16 Oct 2010 00:30:00 GMTSenate GOP, Democrats fight for financial edge WE MUST STOP THE GOPWASHINGTON – The Senate fundraising arm of the Democratic Party pulled in a record $27 million for the financial quarter and had $25.6 million in the bank to spend on the campaign end game. Financial reports also show Republican candidates in some key Senate races have more cash on hand that their Democratic opponents heading into the crucial final weeks. Republican Party officials had not announced their totals, but they have lagged the Democrats throughout the year. In Missouri, Republican Senate candidate Roy Blunt reported $3.7 million in the bank at the end of September. His Democratic opponent, Robin Carnahan, had $2.1 million. In New Hampshire, Republican Kelly Ayotte reported more than $1 million cash on hand; Democrat Paul Hodes had $550,000. 02:01:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE WORLDWASHINGTON – The Senate fundraising arm of the Democratic Party pulled in a record $27 million for the financial quarter and had $25.6 million in the bank to sphttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/15/to-stop-fraud-do-we-need-a-moratorium-on-foreclosuPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/15/to-stop-fraud-do-we-need-a-moratorium-on-foreclosu/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/15/to-stop-fraud-do-we-need-a-moratorium-on-foreclosuFri, 15 Oct 2010 00:30:00 GMTTo Stop Fraud, Do We Need a Moratorium on Foreclosures?Foreclosure anger is now hitting election WASHINGTON, DC – A group of some 40 state attorneys general from around the country are demanding an investigation into the nation's simmering foreclosure fraud scandal. The attorneys general are looking to pressure banks into rewriting troubled loans and may call for a halt on foreclosures nationwide. The White House, however, hates the idea of a national moratorium on foreclosures, arguing that it could impede economic recovery. What's the best policy for homeowners and the economy at large? Here's How This All Started, explains Massimo Calabresi at Time: The foreclosure furor emerged initially from a deposition in a court case in Florida last month that alleged that at least one company had submitted false affidavits in support of summary judgments for foreclosure against homeowners who were in fact either current on or capable of paying their mortgages. Alerted by media reports to the possible foreclosure short-cuts by big banks and mortgage servicers, State Attorneys General began looking into the practice and found that banks and mortgage servicers had been engaging in the practice all over the country. In an effort to coordinate their investigations, the state AGs decided to work together. Several states called for a partial freeze by some of the biggest banks allegedly involved in the faulty foreclosures, including Bank of America, J.P. Morgan Chase and Ally bank. All three eventually agreed to a partial freeze. The partial freeze has snow-balled into calls from senior Democrats like Senate Majority leader Harry Reid for a national freeze on foreclosures. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE WORLDWASHINGTON, DC – A group of some 40 state attorneys general from around the country are demanding an investigation into the nation's simmering foreclosure fraudhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/14/whos-upset-over-the-economy-everybody-everywherePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/14/whos-upset-over-the-economy-everybody-everywhere/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/14/whos-upset-over-the-economy-everybody-everywhereThu, 14 Oct 2010 00:30:00 GMTWho's upset over the economy? Everybody, everywhereAnger: It's the defining political emotion of this campaign season. It's boiling across the country, much of it directed at President Obama and the congressional Democrats over the way they have handled the economy. Not far behind is dissatisfaction. The combination, detected in a new ABC News/Yahoo! News poll, spells trouble for Democrats three weeks out from the election. Angry people, analysts say, go out and vote. Dissatisfied people tend to stay home. With the recovery stalling, unemployment stuck at 9.6 percent and the housing crisis entering a dangerous new phase as bungled paperwork and outright fraud force a halt to foreclosures across the country, there's plenty to get upset about. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE WORLDAnger: It's the defining political emotion of this campaign season. It's boiling across the country, much of it directed at President Obama and the congressionahttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/12/gop-said-no-call-for-social-security-increase-in-2Politicshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/12/gop-said-no-call-for-social-security-increase-in-2/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/12/gop-said-no-call-for-social-security-increase-in-2Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:30:00 GMTGOP SAY No call for Social Security increase in 2011 STOP THE GOPAs if voters don't have enough to be angry about this election year, the government is expected to announce this week that more than 58 million Social Security recipients will go through another year without an increase in their monthly benefits. It would mark only the second year without an increase since automatic adjustments for inflation were adopted in 1975. The first year was this year. "If you're the ruling party, this is not the sort of thing you want to have happening two weeks before an election," said Andrew Biggs, a former deputy commissioner at the Social Security Administration and now a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. "It's not the congressional Democrats' fault, but that's the way politics works," Biggs said. "A lot of people will feel hostile about it." 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE WORLDAs if voters don't have enough to be angry about this election year, the government is expected to announce this week that more than 58 million Social Securityhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/09/analysis-bleak-news-for-democrats-in-jobs-reportPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/09/analysis-bleak-news-for-democrats-in-jobs-report/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/09/analysis-bleak-news-for-democrats-in-jobs-reportSat, 09 Oct 2010 00:30:00 GMTAnalysis: Bleak news for Democrats in jobs reportWASHINGTON – The economic die is cast, and it's grim news for Democrats. There's nothing now that Congress or President Barack Obama can do to before the November elections to jolt the nation's listless recovery. Friday's unemployment report — the last major economic news before the midterms — showed the nation continued to lose jobs last month, reinforcing the bleak reality that it probably will be not months but years before the jobless rate returns to pre-recession levels below 6 percent. With nearly 15 million Americans still without work, that tightens the pressure on Democrats ahead of the Nov. 2 elections. And it also casts a dark shadow well into the 2012 election season and beyond. "We won't see under 6 percent for five years," David Wyss, chief economist at Standard & Poor's in New York, said Friday after the Labor Department reported that 95,000 more jobs were lost in September and the unemployment rate held at 9.6 percent. "It's going to be a slow recovery." 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE WORLDWASHINGTON – The economic die is cast, and it's grim news for Democrats. There's nothing now that Congress or President Barack Obama can do to before the Novembhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/07/a-democratic-comeback-reallyleader-on-bp-claims-blames-fraud-for-slow-payoutsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/07/a-democratic-comeback-reallyleader-on-bp-claims-blames-fraud-for-slow-payouts/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/07/a-democratic-comeback-reallyleader-on-bp-claims-blames-fraud-for-slow-payoutsThu, 07 Oct 2010 00:30:00 GMTA Democratic comeback? Really{Leader on BP claims blames fraud for slow payoutsNews alerts regularly herald the latest tsunami warnings, and the one Monday was for Okinawa, Japan. (Thankfully, nothing came of it.) I've gotten so many of these false alarms that each new warning now seems like assurance that there's nothing to worry about. Democrats would like that analogy to describe this election year: Fox-fomented media hype about a big wave that never comes. For the last several weeks, various Democrats have been arguing that their efforts to motivate their voters have been paying off. A slow-to-stir president is finally making a case about the dangers of Republican control of Congress. Polls are improving both nationally and in specific races. On Monday, Democrats announced that they'd raised $16 million this last quarter, their best haul in years. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE WORLDNews alerts regularly herald the latest tsunami warnings, and the one Monday was for Okinawa, Japan. (Thankfully, nothing came of it.) I've gotten so many of thhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/06/only-in-america-so-we-must-stop-the-gopPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/06/only-in-america-so-we-must-stop-the-gop/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/06/only-in-america-so-we-must-stop-the-gopWed, 06 Oct 2010 00:30:00 GMTONLY IN AMERICA SO WE MUST STOP THE GOP We are the only country where we have homeless without shelter, children going to bed without eating, elderly going without needed meds, and mentally ill without treatment - yet we have a benefit for the people of Haiti on 12 TV stations, ships and planes lining up with food, water, tents, clothes, bedding, doctors and medical supplies. Imagine if we gave ourselves the same support that we gave other countries. I feel bad for them but I guess nobody cares about America . 99% of people won't have the guts to forward this.02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE WORLDWe are the only country where we have homeless without shelter, children going to bed without eating, elderly going without needed meds, and mentally ill withouhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/02/apnewsbreak-bofa-delays-foreclosures-in-23-statesPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/02/apnewsbreak-bofa-delays-foreclosures-in-23-states/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/10/02/apnewsbreak-bofa-delays-foreclosures-in-23-statesSat, 02 Oct 2010 00:30:00 GMTAPNewsBreak: BofA delays foreclosures in 23 statesWASHINGTON – Bank of America is delaying foreclosures in 23 states as it examines whether it rushed the foreclosure process for thousands of homeowners without reading the documents. The move adds the nation's largest bank to a growing list of mortgage companies whose employees signed documents in foreclosure cases without verifying the information in them. Bank of America isn't able to estimate how many homeowners' cases will be affected, Dan Frahm, a spokesman for the Charlotte, N.C.-based bank, said Friday. Two other companies, Ally Financial Inc.'s GMAC Mortgage unit and JPMorgan Chase, have halted tens of thousands of foreclosure cases after similar problems became public. Several states are stepping up pressure to halt foreclosures. On Friday, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal asked a state court to freeze all home foreclosures for 60 days. Doing so "should stop a foreclosure steamroller based on defective documents," he said. And California Attorney General Jerry Brown called on JPMorgan to suspend foreclosures unless it could show it complied with a state consumer protection law. The law requires lenders to contact borrowers at risk of foreclosure to determine whether they qualify for mortgage assistance. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE WORLDWASHINGTON – Bank of America is delaying foreclosures in 23 states as it examines whether it rushed the foreclosure process for thousands of homeowners withouthttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/30/obama-gop-hasnt-been-honest-with-americans-the-poor-must-stand-upPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/30/obama-gop-hasnt-been-honest-with-americans-the-poor-must-stand-up/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/30/obama-gop-hasnt-been-honest-with-americans-the-poor-must-stand-upThu, 30 Sep 2010 00:30:00 GMTObama: GOP hasn't been honest with Americans THE POOR MUST STAND UPDES MOINES, Iowa – Arguing doggedly against returning Republicans to power, President Barack Obama told Iowa voters Wednesday that the GOP has been dishonest about what needs to be done to revive the economy and restore middle-class dreams. "We can't pretend that there are shortcuts," the president said, addressing about 70 voters in a grassy backyard. "When you look at the choice we face in this election coming up," Obama said, "the other side, what it's really offering is the same policies that from 2001 to 2009 put off hard problems and didn't really speak honestly to the American people about how we're gonna get this country on track over the long term." Five weeks ahead of midterm elections that will determine whether Democrats retain control of Congress, Obama confronted stark voter angst. The first question he got was from a woman who said of her college-age son and his friends: "They are losing their hope which is a message you inspired them with." Obama spoke to about 70 people at the home of Jeff and Sandy Clubb. It's the third "backyard discussion" he's held in two days as he tries to convince Americans to keep Democrats in power. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,TO HEAL THE USADES MOINES, Iowa – Arguing doggedly against returning Republicans to power, President Barack Obama told Iowa voters Wednesday that the GOP has been dishonest abhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/28/money-alone-cant-solve-school-predicamentthe-power-of-the-poorPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/28/money-alone-cant-solve-school-predicamentthe-power-of-the-poor/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/28/money-alone-cant-solve-school-predicamentthe-power-of-the-poorTue, 28 Sep 2010 00:30:00 GMTMoney alone can't solve school predicament,THE POWER OF THE POORPresident Barack Obama started the school week with a call for a longer school year, and said the worst-performing teachers have "got to go" if they don't improve quickly. Bemoaning America's decreasing global educational competitiveness, Obama sought in a nationally broadcast interview to reinvigorate his education agenda. At the same time, the president acknowledged that many poor schools don't have the money they need and he defended federal aid for them. But Obama also said that money alone won't fix the problems in public schools, saying higher standards must be set and achieved by students and teachers alike. Asked in an interview if he supported a year-round school year, Obama said: "The idea of a longer school year, I think, makes sense." He did not specify how long that school year should be but said U.S. students attend classes, on average, about a month less than children in most other advanced countries. On other topics in a live half-hour television interview, Obama said that White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel has not told him whether he will resign to run for mayor of Chicago, as is widely expected. Obama said he knows Emanuel must decide quickly to mount a serious campaign. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE WORLDPresident Barack Obama started the school week with a call for a longer school year, and said the worst-performing teachers have "got to go" if they don't improhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/26/ap-poll-many-think-health-overhaul-should-do-more-stop-the-gopPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/26/ap-poll-many-think-health-overhaul-should-do-more-stop-the-gop/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/26/ap-poll-many-think-health-overhaul-should-do-more-stop-the-gopSun, 26 Sep 2010 00:30:00 GMTAP Poll: Many think health overhaul should do more stop the gopWASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's health care overhaul has divided the nation, and Republicans believe their call for repeal will help them win elections in November. But the picture's not that clear cut. A new AP poll finds that Americans who think the law should have done more outnumber those who think the government should stay out of health care by 2-to-1. "I was disappointed that it didn't provide universal coverage," said Bronwyn Bleakley, 35, a biology professor from Easton, Mass. More than 30 million people would gain coverage in 2019 when the law is fully phased in, but another 20 million or so would remain uninsured. Bleakley, who was uninsured early in her career, views the overhaul as a work in progress. The poll found that about four in 10 adults think the new law did not go far enough to change the health care system, regardless of whether they support the law, oppose it or remain neutral. On the other side, about one in five say they oppose the law because they think the federal government should not be involved in health care at all. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE WORLDWASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's health care overhaul has divided the nation, and Republicans believe their call for repeal will help them win elections inhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/25/obama-marks-six-months-of-us-health-care-reformPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/25/obama-marks-six-months-of-us-health-care-reform/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/25/obama-marks-six-months-of-us-health-care-reformSat, 25 Sep 2010 00:30:00 GMTObama marks six months of US health care reformFALLS CHURCH, Va. – President Barack Obama is touting benefits taking effect this week under the health care law he signed six months ago, including provisions allowing young adults to stay on their family's health plans until they turn 26. Polling shows the law remains unpopular with much of the public and that many people don't know what's in it. With crucial midterm elections six weeks away, the White House is undertaking an effort to tell people what's in the law that will help them. Obama held a health care discussion Tuesday with about 20 people gathered in the sunny backyard of home in suburban Falls Church, Va. He said he sought the new law because rising health care costs were "bankrupting families, companies and our government." 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL THE WORLDFALLS CHURCH, Va. – President Barack Obama is touting benefits taking effect this week under the health care law he signed six months ago, including provisionshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/22/gop-divided-on-how-to-replace-health-overhaul-lawPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/22/gop-divided-on-how-to-replace-health-overhaul-law/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/22/gop-divided-on-how-to-replace-health-overhaul-lawWed, 22 Sep 2010 00:30:00 GMTGOP divided on how to replace health overhaul lawWASHINGTON – Republicans are promising to repeal and replace President Barack Obama's health care overhaul if they win control of Congress. But with what? Not even they know. Some have proposed major changes to workplace coverage, even turning Medicare into a voucher plan. Many prefer small steps that tiptoe around political land mines. Others want a clean start. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,HEAL WORLDWASHINGTON – Republicans are promising to repeal and replace President Barack Obama's health care overhaul if they win control of Congress. But with what? Nohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/18/will-gop-and-dems-find-middle-ground-on-taxesPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/18/will-gop-and-dems-find-middle-ground-on-taxes/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/18/will-gop-and-dems-find-middle-ground-on-taxesSat, 18 Sep 2010 00:30:00 GMTWill GOP and Dems Find Middle Ground on Taxes?WASHINGTON, DC – This week, the fate of the Bush tax cuts looms large as Congress debates whether or not to extend them beyond this year. President Obama would like to keep the low rates for everyone except the country's wealthiest individuals. House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) said on Sunday he'd prefer extending tax cuts for all but would rather go with Obama's plan than none at all—a compromise the conservative news site Daily Caller labeled as "Going soft." Can the two parties reach a consensus? 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON, DC – This week, the fate of the Bush tax cuts looms large as Congress debates whether or not to extend them beyond this year. President Obama wouldhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/10/terry-jones-the-man-behind-burn-a-quran-dayPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/10/terry-jones-the-man-behind-burn-a-quran-day/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/10/terry-jones-the-man-behind-burn-a-quran-dayFri, 10 Sep 2010 00:30:00 GMTBush-era tax cuts be cut off for the wealthiest Americans GOP leader John Boehner PRESIDENT IS IN PURE CAMPAIGN MODE NOW! IF ANYONE HAS A BETTER PLAN TO GET THIS DESTRUCTIVE ECONOMY TURNED AROUND OVER THIS MESSAGE, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IT RIGHT NOW! 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEPRESIDENT IS IN PURE CAMPAIGN MODE NOW! IF ANYONE HAS A BETTER PLAN TO GET THIS DESTRUCTIVE ECONOMY TURNED AROUND OVER THIS MESSAGE, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IT RIGhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/08/obama-channels-hendrix-on-critics-they-talk-about-me-like-a-dogPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/08/obama-channels-hendrix-on-critics-they-talk-about-me-like-a-dog/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/08/obama-channels-hendrix-on-critics-they-talk-about-me-like-a-dogWed, 08 Sep 2010 00:30:00 GMTObama channels Hendrix on critics: ‘They talk about me like a dog’Has President Obama been listening to a lot of Jimi Hendrix lately? With just under two months to go before Election Day, Obama kicked off the fall campaign season Monday with an aggressive speech targeting Republicans. But it was an off-script moment in the speech that's attracted the most attention, as Obama accused his GOP critics of talking about him "like a dog." "Some powerful interests who had been dominating the agenda in Washington for a very long time -- and they're not always happy with me -- they talk about me like a dog. That's not in my prepared remarks, but it's true," Obama said during a speech at Wisconsin's Laborfest on Monday. Watch Obama's remarks (the Hendrix quote is a little more than a minute in, at 1:13): 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEHas President Obama been listening to a lot of Jimi Hendrix lately? With just under two months to go before Election Day, Obama kicked off the fall campaign sehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/03/4-fatally-shot-in-southwest-side-garagePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/03/4-fatally-shot-in-southwest-side-garage/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/03/4-fatally-shot-in-southwest-side-garageFri, 03 Sep 2010 06:00:00 GMT4 fatally shot in Southwest Side garageFour men were shot to death Thursday night at a home in Chicago's West Lawn neighborhood, police and fire officials said. Three of the bodies were discovered about 8:30 p.m. in the garage of the home in the 6100 block of South Kildare Avenue, authorities said. Paramedics took one wounded male victim from the garage to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Fire Department spokesman Kevin MacGregor said. He later died at the hospital, police said01:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEFour men were shot to death Thursday night at a home in Chicago's West Lawn neighborhood, police and fire officials said. Three of the bodies were discoveredhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/01/racial-and-ethnic-exploitation-of-economic-insecurPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/01/racial-and-ethnic-exploitation-of-economic-insecur/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/09/01/racial-and-ethnic-exploitation-of-economic-insecurWed, 01 Sep 2010 00:30:00 GMTBehind Chicago's high-crime summer: persistent street gang violenceOne legacy of public housing cuts is the spread of street gang turf battles to new pockets of the city. Gang violence contributed to a high-crime summer. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEOne legacy of public housing cuts is the spread of street gang turf battles to new pockets of the city. Gang violence contributed to a high-crime summer.http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/29/in-washington-a-call-for-religious-rebirthPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/29/in-washington-a-call-for-religious-rebirth/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/29/in-washington-a-call-for-religious-rebirthSun, 29 Aug 2010 00:30:00 GMT.In Washington, a Call for Religious RebirthWASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of people rallied at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, summoned by Glenn Beck, a conservative broadcaster who called for a religious rebirth in America at the site where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech 47 years ago to the day. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of people rallied at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, summoned by Glenn Beck, a conservative broadcaster who calledhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/28/restoring-responsible-government-stop-the-gopPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/28/restoring-responsible-government-stop-the-gop/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/28/restoring-responsible-government-stop-the-gopSat, 28 Aug 2010 00:30:00 GMTRestoring responsible government STOP THE GOPAmericans are fed up with the backroom deals, abuses of power, disregard for the Constitution, and lack of transparency in many bills that have become law this Congress. Open government that is transparent and participatory is the best way to ensure that officials in Washington effectively represent the will of the people and do not overstep their constitutional authority. Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2010/08/19/restoring-responsible-government/#ixzz0xqEaaSyp 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEAmericans are fed up with the backroom deals, abuses of power, disregard for the Constitution, and lack of transparency in many bills that have become law thishttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/25/the-gop-is-stoking-extremiism-on-the-rightPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/25/the-gop-is-stoking-extremiism-on-the-right/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/25/the-gop-is-stoking-extremiism-on-the-rightWed, 25 Aug 2010 00:30:00 GMTTHE GOP IS STOKING EXTREMIISM ON THE RIGHTRISE OF THE NEW GOP RIGHT HATE02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONERISE OF THE NEW GOP RIGHT HATEhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/24/303-shootings-in-july-is-typical-for-chicagoPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/24/303-shootings-in-july-is-typical-for-chicago/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/24/303-shootings-in-july-is-typical-for-chicagoTue, 24 Aug 2010 00:30:00 GMT303 shootings in July is typical for Chicago McCain turns vulnerable label into front-runner - Yahoo303 shootings in July is typical for Chicago - chicagotribune.com shar.es A snapshot of crime in the city and a look into the lives of victims, families and neighborhoods scarred by violence02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONE303 shootings in July is typical for Chicago - chicagotribune.com shar.es A snapshot of crime in the city and a look into the lives of victims, families andhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/21/poverty-in-america-1Politicshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/21/poverty-in-america-1/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/21/poverty-in-america-1Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:30:00 GMTPoverty in America Poverty in America AND KNOW JOBS WE MUST STOP THE GOP AND ALL OF THE HATE AND THE KILLING02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEPoverty in America AND KNOW JOBS WE MUST STOP THE GOP AND ALL OF THE HATE AND THE KILLINGhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/19/muslims-in-manhattan-say-they-need-a-place-to-prayPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/19/muslims-in-manhattan-say-they-need-a-place-to-pray/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/19/muslims-in-manhattan-say-they-need-a-place-to-prayThu, 19 Aug 2010 00:30:00 GMTMuslims in Manhattan say they need a place to prayNEW YORK (Reuters) – Muslims in lower Manhattan who have prayed in a crowded basement or in the streets say they are not looking for confrontation with opponents of a new mosque. They simply need the space. Some New Yorkers traumatized by the September 11, 2001 attacks have emotionally opposed a proposed Muslim community center and mosque two blocks from the site of the World Trade Center. Republican politicians seeking to wrest control of Congress from Democrats in November elections have seized on the issue. The controversy has sucked in President Barack Obama and stirred debate about the meaning of religious freedom in a nation founded in part on that principle. Competing rallies for and against the Muslim project are planned to mark this year's ninth anniversary of the attacks. Stuck in the middle are Muslims who work in downtown Manhattan and need a place for daily prayers. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONENEW YORK (Reuters) – Muslims in lower Manhattan who have prayed in a crowded basement or in the streets say they are not looking for confrontation with opponenthttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/18/does-the-church-limit-the-progress-of-african-amerPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/18/does-the-church-limit-the-progress-of-african-amer/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/18/does-the-church-limit-the-progress-of-african-amerWed, 18 Aug 2010 00:30:00 GMTDoes The Church Limit The Progress Of African-Americans?The African History Network Show was designed to help people of African descent especially African-Americans gain knowledge of their history and culture that has been stripped from us over hundreds of years. We focus on educating, empowering and inspiring people of African descent. This is a solutions oriented show so we wan to hear from YOU! 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThe African History Network Show was designed to help people of African descent especially African-Americans gain knowledge of their history and culture that hahttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/15/philadelphia-housing-director-facing-foreclosurePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/15/philadelphia-housing-director-facing-foreclosure/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/15/philadelphia-housing-director-facing-foreclosureSun, 15 Aug 2010 00:30:00 GMTPhiladelphia housing director facing foreclosurePHILADELPHIA – A bank has foreclosed on a $615,000 condominium owned by the head of the Philadelphia Housing Authority, who earned $350,000 last year leading the nation's fourth-largest public-housing agency. Carl R. Greene, PHA's executive director, bought the three-bedroom, 2,100-square-foot condo in the upscale Naval Square development in 2007. He put down $215,000 in cash and took out a $400,000 mortgage, city records show. Greene, 53, stopped making payments on or around April 1, and three months later owed more than $7,500 in missed payments and late fees, according to the bank's July 27 lawsuit. A spokesman denied that Greene has any financial problems, and said he is instead locked in a dispute with the mortgage company. Spokesman Kirk Dorn said he did not know the nature of the dispute, though he acknowledged the public's interest in the case 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEPHILADELPHIA – A bank has foreclosed on a $615,000 condominium owned by the head of the Philadelphia Housing Authority, who earned $350,000 last year leading thhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/14/riots-erupt-as-thousands-in-atlanta-scramble-for-section-8-housing-waiting-listPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/14/riots-erupt-as-thousands-in-atlanta-scramble-for-section-8-housing-waiting-list/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/14/riots-erupt-as-thousands-in-atlanta-scramble-for-section-8-housing-waiting-listSat, 14 Aug 2010 00:30:00 GMTRiots Erupt As Thousands In Atlanta Scramble For Section 8 Housing Waiting List near riot took place in Atlanta after city officials staged an event to hand out applications for section 8 housing. Police estimate that 30,000 people showed up at an East Point shopping mall in hopes of being placed on a waiting list for federal housing assistance. The number was three times what officials expected and only 13,000 applications were handed out to those waiting. 11Alive reports that a line for the applications began two days ago and grew into hundreds of people late Tuesday night. Officials report that some hopeful residents slept outside of the shopping mall that houses popular nightclub Central Station despite being told that the line was unnecessary and everyone would be serviced. East Atlanta Housing Authority was stationed inside the club and on Wednesday morning when the doors did not open at 9 a.m. as promised, hundreds of people became enraged and a riot nearly took place. Witnesses report that several children and adults were hospitalized from the heat but no one was seriously injured. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEnear riot took place in Atlanta after city officials staged an event to hand out applications for section 8 housing. Police estimate that 30,000 people showhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/12/2-children-shot-1-fatally-on-far-south-sidePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/12/2-children-shot-1-fatally-on-far-south-side/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/12/2-children-shot-1-fatally-on-far-south-sideThu, 12 Aug 2010 00:30:00 GMT2 Children Shot, 1 Fatally, On Far South Side2 Children Shot, 1 Fatally, On Far South Side 2 Boys On Bikes Opened Fire On Group Of Girls Jumping Rope In numSlides of totalImages Two little girls who were outside jumping rope on a warm summer night are the latest victims of senseless gun violence in Chicago. One of them, an 8-year-old, is now dead. Her 7-year-old cousin is in critical condition. It happened in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side before dusk Tuesday night. Witnesses say two males rode up on bicycles and opened fire on a group of children who were outside playing. Family members of the little girl who was killed say they have lived in their home for decades and are at a loss to make sense of this tragedy. Tanaja's father says he can't understand how anyone could shoot at a group of little girls. "My baby was so smart and she was so happy, and she just loved me to death," said Charles Stokes, Tanaja's father. "All the violence out here and the shootings going on out here, it just needs to stop. People need to come to an agreement and just stop. People are dying. Innocent kids are dying for no reason." A shrine of teddy bears is now on the porch outside the home near 107th and Indiana where the girls were shot. Tanaja Stokes, 8, and about 10 other children were outside at 8 p.m. One minute they were playing and jumping rope. The next, they were dodging gunfire. Both girls were shot in the head. Tanaja died at the scene. "I heard gunshots and I ran outside to see if all the kids was OK. When I came out, she was laying there," said Justin Wise, the victim's cousin. "I tried to come and knock all the kids to the ground," said another cousin, Amos Wise. "And before I got over here to make them get on the ground, my little cousin, I just saw her body drop." "They took that baby's life, right in front of me last night. Right in front of me. She didn't deserve it," said Keauna Wise, Tanaja's cousin. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONE2 Children Shot, 1 Fatally, On Far South Side 2 Boys On Bikes Opened Fire On Group Of Girls Jumping Rope In numSlides of totalImages Two little girls whohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/11/obama-signs-emergency-bill-to-halt-teacher-layoffsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/11/obama-signs-emergency-bill-to-halt-teacher-layoffs/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/11/obama-signs-emergency-bill-to-halt-teacher-layoffsWed, 11 Aug 2010 00:30:00 GMTObama signs emergency bill to halt teacher layoffsWASHINGTON – Summoned back from summer break, the House on Tuesday pushed through an emergency $26 billion jobs bill that Democrats said would save 300,000 teachers, police and others from election-year layoffs. President Barack Obama immediately signed it into law. Lawmakers streamed back to Washington for a one-day session as Democrats declared a need to act before children return to classrooms minus teachers laid off because of budgetary crises in states that have been hard-hit by the recession. Republicans saw it differently, calling the bill a giveaway to teachers' unions and an example of wasteful Washington spending that voters will punish the Democrats for in this fall's elections. The legislation was approved mainly along party lines by a vote of 247-161. The aid for the states is to be paid for mostly by closing a tax loophole used by multinational corporations and by reducing food stamp benefits for the poor. 02:01:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON – Summoned back from summer break, the House on Tuesday pushed through an emergency $26 billion jobs bill that Democrats said would save 300,000 teachttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/05/republicans-want-review-of-birthright-citizenship-all-the-killingPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/05/republicans-want-review-of-birthright-citizenship-all-the-killing/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/05/republicans-want-review-of-birthright-citizenship-all-the-killingThu, 05 Aug 2010 00:30:00 GMTRepublicans want review of birthright citizenship/ ALL THE KILLINGWASHINGTON – Leading Republicans are joining a push to reconsider the constitutional amendment that grants automatic citizenship to people born in the United States. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said Tuesday he supports holding hearings on the 14th Amendment right, although he emphasized that Washington's immigration focus should remain on border security. His comments came as other Republicans in recent days have questioned or challenged birthright citizenship, embracing a cause that had largely been confined to the far right. The senators include Arizona's John McCain, the party's 2008 presidential nominee; Arizona's Jon Kyl, the Republicans' second-ranking senator; Alabama's Jeff Sessions, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a leading negotiator on immigration legislation. "I'm not sure exactly what the drafters of the (14th) amendment had in mind, but I doubt it was that somebody could fly in from Brazil and have a child and fly back home with that child, and that child is forever an American citizen," Sessions said. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON – Leading Republicans are joining a push to reconsider the constitutional amendment that grants automatic citizenship to people born in the United Sthttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/04/high-court-trims-miranda-warning-rights-bit-by-bitall-this-killing-in-chicagoPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/04/high-court-trims-miranda-warning-rights-bit-by-bitall-this-killing-in-chicago/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/04/high-court-trims-miranda-warning-rights-bit-by-bitall-this-killing-in-chicagoWed, 04 Aug 2010 00:30:00 GMTHigh court trims Miranda warning rights bit by bit/ALL THIS KILLING IN CHICAGOWASHINGTON – You have the right to remain silent, but only if you tell the police that you're remaining silent. You have a right to a lawyer — before, during and after questioning, even though the police don't have to tell you exactly when the lawyer can be with you. If you can't afford a lawyer, one will be provided to you. Do you understand these rights as they have been read to you, which, by the way, are only good for the next two weeks? The Supreme Court made major revisions to the now familiar Miranda warnings this year. The rulings will change the ways police, lawyers and criminal suspects interact amid what experts call an attempt to pull back some of the rights that Americans have become used to over recent decades. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON – You have the right to remain silent, but only if you tell the police that you're remaining silent. You have a right to a lawyer — before, duringhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/01/13-year-old-boy-shot-again-and-again-in-west-pullmPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/01/13-year-old-boy-shot-again-and-again-in-west-pullm/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/08/01/13-year-old-boy-shot-again-and-again-in-west-pullmSun, 01 Aug 2010 00:30:00 GMTAriz. governor considers changing immigration lawPHOENIX – A federal appeals court has decided not to step into the controversy over Arizona's tough immigration law until November, leaving state officials to consider other steps they might take in the meantime. Republican Gov. Jan Brewer, who signed the law and appealed a ruling blocking its most controversial sections, said Friday she would consider changes to "tweak" the law to respond to the parts U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton faulted. "Basically we believe (the law) is constitutional but she obviously pointed out faults that can possibly be fixed, and that's what we would do," Brewer told The Associated Press. She said she's talking to legislative leaders about the possibility of a special session, but said no specific changes had been identified. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEPHOENIX – A federal appeals court has decided not to step into the controversy over Arizona's tough immigration law until November, leaving state officials to chttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/31/democrats-launch-republican-tea-party-contract-on-americaPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/31/democrats-launch-republican-tea-party-contract-on-america/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/31/democrats-launch-republican-tea-party-contract-on-americaSat, 31 Jul 2010 00:30:00 GMTDemocrats launch ‘Republican tea party contract on America’The Democratic National Committee debuted today a major initiative it says will tie the Republican party to the tea party movement. The idea is to drive a wedge between the activist base of today's GOP and the more moderate and independent voters the party relies on in major elections to make up for the advantage Democrats enjoy in overall voter registration. DNC spokespeople point to the recent creation of a tea party caucus in the U.S. House as a sign of the growing convergence of Republican and tea-party interests. Federal Judge Neuters Arizona Immigration Law: What's Next? 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThe Democratic National Committee debuted today a major initiative it says will tie the Republican party to the tea party movement. The idea is to drive a wedgehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/29/600-being-laid-off-at-chicago-public-schoolsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/29/600-being-laid-off-at-chicago-public-schools/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/29/600-being-laid-off-at-chicago-public-schoolsThu, 29 Jul 2010 01:00:00 GMT600 being laid off at Chicago Public Schools Black Caucus chair on Rangel: Don't presume guiltCHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Public Schools plan to lay off 400 classroom teachers and 200 support personnel by the end of the week as the district deals with a record $370 million budget deficit. Notices began going out Wednesday to the affected employees, who work in about 200 elementary schools that start their year earlier than most schools, on Aug. 10. Related Content: That time of year!Exelon to lay off 500 workers, take $40M chargeMayor Daley lays out strict gun rules for ChicagoAG Madigan's office checks on nursing homesRelated to: OUR CITYChicago Public Schoolslayoffs600400 teachers$370 millionbudget deficitChicago Teachers UnionThe notifications come as the district and Chicago Teachers Union prepared for budget talks that start Friday. The system's head of personnel, Alicia Winckler says this week's layoffs are mostly the result of an increase in high school class sizes — to 33 students — and cuts to bilingual education and world language classes. CPS Chief Ron Huberman recently said systemwide layoffs could exceed 1,200 by Labor Day, but Winckler, says the number could exceed 1,500. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONECHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Public Schools plan to lay off 400 classroom teachers and 200 support personnel by the end of the week as the district deals with a rhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/25/white-house-predicts-record-147-trillion-deficit-stop-the-gopPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/25/white-house-predicts-record-147-trillion-deficit-stop-the-gop/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/25/white-house-predicts-record-147-trillion-deficit-stop-the-gopSun, 25 Jul 2010 00:30:00 GMTWhite House predicts record $1.47 trillion deficit/ STOP THE GOPWASHINGTON – New estimates from the White House on Friday predict the budget deficit will reach a record $1.47 trillion this year. The government is borrowing 41 cents of every dollar it spends. That's actually a little better than the administration predicted in February. The new estimates paint a grim unemployment picture as the economy experiences a relatively jobless recovery. The unemployment rate, presently averaging 9.5 percent, would average 9 percent next year under the new estimates. The Office of Management and Budget report has ominous news for President Barack Obama should he seek re-election in 2012 — a still-high unemployment rate of 8.1 percent. That would be well above normal, which is closer to a rate of 5.5 percent to 6 percent. Private economists don't think the unemployment rate will drop to those levels until well into this decade. "The U.S. economy still faces strong headwinds," the OMB report said. They include tight credit markets, a high inventory of unsold housing and retrenchment by state governments bound by balanced budget mandates. The European debt crisis has also had an impact. "Despite these headwinds, the administration expects economic growth and job creation to continue for the rest of 2010 and to rise in 2011 and beyond," the report said. The gaping deficits are of increasing concern to voters. But Obama and Democrats controlling Congress are mostly taking a pass on deficit reduction this year as they await possible recommendations from Obama's deficit commission. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON – New estimates from the White House on Friday predict the budget deficit will reach a record $1.47 trillion this year. The government is borrowing 4http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/23/rnc-fails-to-report-7m-in-debt-to-fec-stop-the-gopPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/23/rnc-fails-to-report-7m-in-debt-to-fec-stop-the-gop/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/23/rnc-fails-to-report-7m-in-debt-to-fec-stop-the-gopFri, 23 Jul 2010 00:30:00 GMTRNC fails to report $7M in debt to FEC/CPS sends layoff notices to 400 teachersThe Republican National Committee failed to report more than $7 million in debt to the Federal Election Commission in recent months - a move that made its bottom line appear healthier than it is heading into the midterm elections and that also raises the prospect of a hefty fine. In a memo to RNC budget committee members, RNC Treasurer Randy Pullen on Tuesday accused Chairman Michael S. Steele and his chief of staff, Michael Leavitt, of trying to conceal the information from him by ordering staff not to communicate with the treasurer - a charge RNC officials deny. Mr. Pullen told the members that he had discovered $3.3 million in debt from April and $3.8 million from May, which he said had led him to file erroneous reports with the FEC. He amended the FEC filings Tuesday 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThe Republican National Committee failed to report more than $7 million in debt to the Federal Election Commission in recent months - a move that made its bottohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/22/police-uniform-no-longer-guarantees-officer-safetyPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/22/police-uniform-no-longer-guarantees-officer-safety/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/22/police-uniform-no-longer-guarantees-officer-safetyThu, 22 Jul 2010 00:30:00 GMTPolice Uniform No Longer Guarantees Officer Safety/ STOP THE GOPThere are still no suspects captured and no charges filed in the murder of Chicago Police Officer Michael Bailey. His senseless murder, apparently during the botched robbery attempt of his new Buick, became the city's third murder of a Chicago cop in two months. Those who know Chicago crime well say things have gotten worse for Chicago police. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports. Apparently, not even a uniform, badge and gun guarantees your safety these days. Or ours. Which is why one well-respected former superintendent, always reluctant to second guess his successors, tells CBS 2 that we must ask for help. That what we're facing is not something the hundred new cops promised by the mayor will solve. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThere are still no suspects captured and no charges filed in the murder of Chicago Police Officer Michael Bailey. His senseless murder, apparently during the bohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/21/jobless-benefits-clears-senate-hurdle-by-one-votePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/21/jobless-benefits-clears-senate-hurdle-by-one-vote/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/21/jobless-benefits-clears-senate-hurdle-by-one-voteWed, 21 Jul 2010 00:30:00 GMTJobless benefits clears Senate hurdle by one vote STOP THE GOPWASHINGTON – Senate Democrats broke through a stubborn Republican filibuster Tuesday and pressed to restart jobless benefits for 2 1/2 million Americans still unable to find work in the frail national economic recovery. The Democrats were victorious by the single vote of a new senator sworn in only moments earlier. Senators voted 60-40 to move ahead on the bill, clearing the way for a final vote in the chamber as early as Tuesday evening. The recovery from the nation's long and deep recession has produced relatively few new jobs so far, and millions of people's unemployment benefits began running out seven weeks ago as Congress bogged down in an impasse over whether the $34 billion cost of a fresh extension of benefits should be paid for with budget cuts or be added to the $13 trillion national debt. Democrats emphasized the plight of the unemployed and argued that putting money in the pockets of jobless families would also boost economic revival. "This bill is about jobs because unemployment insurance goes to people who will spend it immediately," said Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. "That would increase economic demand. And that would help support our fragile economic recovery." 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON – Senate Democrats broke through a stubborn Republican filibuster Tuesday and pressed to restart jobless benefits for 2 1/2 million Americans still uhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/20/gops-jobs-ideas-keep-bush-tax-cuts-freeze-regulatiPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/20/gops-jobs-ideas-keep-bush-tax-cuts-freeze-regulati/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/20/gops-jobs-ideas-keep-bush-tax-cuts-freeze-regulatiTue, 20 Jul 2010 00:30:00 GMTGOP's jobs ideas: Keep Bush tax cuts, freeze regulationsObama to GOP: Restore unemployment benefits Washington – As President Obama prepares to sign the second historic reform bill of his administration – health care in March, finance reform next week – Republicans are offering their own answers to why jobs have not recovered and enlisting business groups to help make their case. Above all, employers need something they’re not getting from Washington these days, Republicans say, that is, reasonable expectations about what’s coming next in taxes and government regulation. All of the antibusiness rhetoric coming out of Washington scares employers, said House Republican leader John Boehner, after meeting with 16 business groups in the Capitol Friday morning. It’s also not knowing whether the 2001 and 2003 Bush tax cuts will be allowed to expire on Dec. 31, as mandated by current law, or how the new employer mandates on health care or financial regulation will affect their business, he adds. “It’s clear that the path we’ve been on the last 18 months has not worked and is not working,” said Mr. Boehner at a briefing with reporters. These are the barriers to job creation, and if the Obama administration is serious about private-sector job creation, it needs to listen to the private sector, he added. Responding to a reporter’s question, Boehner endorsed a proposal at Friday’s meeting to have a moratorium on all new government regulations for a year. .Obama casts Republicans as party of the rich02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWashington – As President Obama prepares to sign the second historic reform bill of his administration – health care in March, finance reform next week – Republhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/18/obama-gop-blocking-unemployed-small-business-aidPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/18/obama-gop-blocking-unemployed-small-business-aid/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/18/obama-gop-blocking-unemployed-small-business-aidSun, 18 Jul 2010 00:30:00 GMTObama: GOP blocking unemployed, small business aidWASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says Senate Republicans are playing politics with bills that would extend benefits to the unemployed and increase lending to small businesses. Striking a deeply partisan tone in his weekly radio and online address, Obama said the GOP leadership has chosen to "filibuster our recovery and obstruct our progress" by blocking votes on agenda items the president says would breath life into the economic recovery. "These steps aren't just the right thing to do for those hardest hit by the recession," Obama said. "They're the right thing to do for all of us." The address was recorded at the White House before Obama flew to Maine on Friday for a weekend family vacation. Lawmakers have battled for weeks over extending unemployment benefits to workers who have been out of a job for long stretches of time. The last extension ran out at the end of May, leaving about 2.5 million people without benefits. The House has already passed a bill to extend the benefits through November, but with the death of Sen. Robert Byrd, Senate Democrats don't have the 60 votes they need to overcome a GOP filibuster. The Senate plans to take up the measure again on Tuesday — when Byrd's successor, the former chief counsel for Gov. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is expected to be sworn in. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says Senate Republicans are playing politics with bills that would extend benefits to the unemployed and increase lending tohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/17/congress-oks-wall-st-crackdown-consumer-guardsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/17/congress-oks-wall-st-crackdown-consumer-guards/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/17/congress-oks-wall-st-crackdown-consumer-guardsSat, 17 Jul 2010 00:30:00 GMTCongress OKs Wall St. crackdown, consumer guardsWASHINGTON – Congress on Thursday passed the stiffest restrictions on banks and Wall Street since the Great Depression, clamping down on lending practices and expanding consumer protections to prevent a repeat of the 2008 meltdown that knocked the economy to its knees. A year in the making and 22 months after the collapse of Lehman Brothers triggered a worldwide panic in credit and other markets, the bill cleared its final hurdle with a 60-39 Senate vote. It now goes to the White House for President Barack Obama's signature, expected as early as Wednesday. The law will give the government new powers to break up companies that threaten the economy, create a new agency to guard consumers in their financial transactions and shine a light into shadow financial markets that escaped the oversight of regulators. The vote came on the same day that Goldman Sachs & Co. agreed to pay a record $550 million to settle charges that it misled buyers of mortgage-related investments. From storefront payday lenders to the biggest banking and investment houses on Wall Street, few players in the financial world are immune to the bill's reach. Consumer and investor transactions, whether simple debit card swipes or the most complex securities trades, face new safeguards or restrictions. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON – Congress on Thursday passed the stiffest restrictions on banks and Wall Street since the Great Depression, clamping down on lending practices and ehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/15/setback-bp-cap-in-limbo-over-govt-questionsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/15/setback-bp-cap-in-limbo-over-govt-questions/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/15/setback-bp-cap-in-limbo-over-govt-questionsThu, 15 Jul 2010 00:30:00 GMTSetback: BP cap in limbo over gov't questions3 officers plead not guilty in Katrina shootingsNEW ORLEANS – BP's work to cap its Gulf of Mexico gusher was in limbo Wednesday after the federal government raised concerns the operation could put damaging pressure on the busted well and make the leak worse. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said the government didn't want potentially dangerous pressure tests on a new, tighter cap that has been placed on the well to go ahead until BP answers questions about possible risks. Gibbs said he did not consider the delay to be "some giant setback," describing it as "a series of steps ... that are being taken in order to ensure that what we're doing is being done out of an abundance of caution to do no harm." 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONENEW ORLEANS – BP's work to cap its Gulf of Mexico gusher was in limbo Wednesday after the federal government raised concerns the operation could put damaging prhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/14/republican-senator-says-he-backs-birther-lawsuitsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/14/republican-senator-says-he-backs-birther-lawsuits/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/14/republican-senator-says-he-backs-birther-lawsuitsWed, 14 Jul 2010 01:00:00 GMTRepublican senator says he backs birther lawsuitsWASHINGTON – Republican Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana says he supports conservative organizations challenging President Barack Obama's citizenship in court. Vitter, who is running for re-election, made the comments at a town hall-style event in Metairie, La., on Sunday when a constituent asked what he would do about what the questioner said was Obama's "refusal to produce a valid birth certificate." Such claims about Obama's birth certificate have been discredited. But with the crowd applauding the question, Vitter responded that although he doesn't personally have legal standing to bring litigation, he supports "conservative legal organizations and others who would bring that to court," according to a video of the event. "I think that is the valid and most possibly effective grounds to do it," Vitter said, although he later cautioned that the matter could distract from policy issues. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON – Republican Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana says he supports conservative organizations challenging President Barack Obama's citizenship in court.http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/13/bp-works-to-put-a-tighter-fitting-cap-on-the-wellPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/13/bp-works-to-put-a-tighter-fitting-cap-on-the-well/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/13/bp-works-to-put-a-tighter-fitting-cap-on-the-wellTue, 13 Jul 2010 00:30:00 GMTBP works to put a tighter-fitting cap on the wellNEW ORLEANS – Deep-sea robots swarmed around BP's ruptured oil well Monday in a delicately choreographed effort to attach a tighter-fitting cap that could finally stop crude from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico nearly three months into the crisis. Video of the billowing brown oil leak showed glimpses of yellow equipment and swinging robot arms engaged in a project akin to building a giant Lego tower underwater. BP officials said that the 18-foot-high, 150,000-pound metal cap should be attached on Monday but that they will have to test and monitor the equipment for two days to see if it can throttle the nation's worst offshore oil spill. Late Monday afternoon, the cap was being lowered into place and was just 40 feet away from the top of the well. From the White House to Gulf Coast marinas and town halls, all eyes were on the slow, deliberate process a mile below the sea. President Barack Obama is getting repeated updates, his adviser David Axelrod said. Residents on the coast were skeptical, though, and know that even if the gusher is contained, the disaster will be far from over. If the cap works, the blown-out well will still be leaking. But the newer, tighter cap will enable BP to capture all the oil and funnel it up to ships on the surface if necessary 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONENEW ORLEANS – Deep-sea robots swarmed around BP's ruptured oil well Monday in a delicately choreographed effort to attach a tighter-fitting cap that could finalhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/11/sharron-angle-struggles-on-the-national-stagePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/11/sharron-angle-struggles-on-the-national-stage/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/11/sharron-angle-struggles-on-the-national-stageSun, 11 Jul 2010 00:30:00 GMTSharron Angle struggles on the national stageNo full Social Security benefits until age 70?How does a political protest movement that encompasses some 30 percent of Americans sit on the national stage? Not always so comfortably, it turns out. U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle of Nevada, a tea party favorite who is running to unseat Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid, has been trying to pull off this awkward balancing act since she won the GOP primary last month. In her latest entry in national political debate, liberal political websites including the Huffington Post have picked up on a radio interview Angle gave last week detailing her opposition to abortion in cases involving incestuous rape. The hypothetical example that KXNT-AM host Alan Stock presented to Angle was a 13-year-old girl impregnated by her father. Angle replied: 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEHow does a political protest movement that encompasses some 30 percent of Americans sit on the national stage? Not always so comfortably, it turns out. U.S.http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/07/senators-say-steele-on-hot-seat-as-gop-chairmanPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/07/senators-say-steele-on-hot-seat-as-gop-chairman/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/07/senators-say-steele-on-hot-seat-as-gop-chairmanWed, 07 Jul 2010 21:30:00 GMTSenators say Steele on hot seat as GOP chairmanvia CONTACT YOUR SENATOR - SHOW SUPPORT OF UNEMPLOYME. John McCain and Lindsey Graham spoke from the war zone Sunday to condemn GOP chairman Michael Steele's comment that Afghanistan was a "war of Neither GOP lawmaker, however, was outraged enough to demand Steele's resignation, as some other Republican have done. Both said from Kabul it was up to Steele to decide whether he could continue to lead the party. Steele's remarks, a political gift to Democrats in a congressional election year, were captured Thursday on camera, during a Connecticut fundraiser that was closed to the news media, and posted online. The comments would make it difficult for Republican candidates to have Steele campaign for them. "I think those statements are wildly inaccurate and there's no excuse for them," McCain said, adding that Steele sent the Arizona senator an e-mail saying the remarks "were misconstrued." "I believe we have to win here. I believe in freedom. But the fact is that I think that Mr. Steele is going to have to assess as to whether he can still lead the Republican Party as chairman of the Republican National Committee and make an appropriate decision," McCain told ABC's "This Week." 00:45:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONE. John McCain and Lindsey Graham spoke from the war zone Sunday to condemn GOP chairman Michael Steele's comment that Afghanistan was a "war of Neither GOPhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/02/republicans-block-unemploymentPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/02/republicans-block-unemployment/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/07/02/republicans-block-unemploymentFri, 02 Jul 2010 00:30:00 GMTRepublicans Block UnemploymentOnce again, Republicans are opposing legislation to help ordinary Americans who are out of work through no fault of their own. Unless Congress passes an extension of unemployment insurance, some 1.7 million Americans will have lost their unemployment benefits by Saturday—leaving their families even more strapped for resources, and their communities in danger of another job-killing downturn. “Republicans’ standing in the way for help for families may be hard to explain to their constituents, but it shouldn’t be surprising. In the greatest economic crisis since the Depression, Republicans have stood against the middle class again and again, whether the issue was the job-creating Recovery Act, tax credits for small business, restoring fiscal responsibility, or reforming Wall Street to prevent another meltdown like the one that led to this recession. That’s not what the American people want.” 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEOnce again, Republicans are opposing legislation to help ordinary Americans who are out of work through no fault of their own. Unless Congress passes an extensihttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/29/us-last-in-health-care-among-7-industrialized-counPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/29/us-last-in-health-care-among-7-industrialized-coun/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/29/us-last-in-health-care-among-7-industrialized-counTue, 29 Jun 2010 00:30:00 GMTU.S. Last in Health Care Among 7 Industrialized CountriesJustices extend gun owner rights nationwideAlthough its citizens pay more for health care, the United States ranks last on several measures of health system performance compared with six other industrialized nations, according to a new report. Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom all beat out the United States when it came to health care quality, efficiency, access, equity and the ability for citizens to lead long, healthy lives, says the report, from the Commonwealth Fund.. While there is room for improvement in every country, the United States stands out for not getting good value for its health care dollars, ranking last despite spending $7,290 per capita on health care in 2007 compared with the $3,837 spent per capita in the Netherlands, which ranked first overall. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEAlthough its citizens pay more for health care, the United States ranks last on several measures of health system performance compared with six other industrialhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/27/how-financial-overhaul-affects-your-everyday-lifePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/27/how-financial-overhaul-affects-your-everyday-life/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/27/how-financial-overhaul-affects-your-everyday-lifeSun, 27 Jun 2010 00:30:00 GMTHow financial overhaul affects your everyday life NEW YORK – The financial overhaul is about more than exotic derivatives and complex risk assessments. It will change how you interact with the financial system every day, from swiping your debit card at the store to applying for a mortgage. That includes new rules governing how we bank, borrow and invest, plus the creation of a new regulator to make sure financial transactions like signing up for a credit card are safer and easier to understand. The legislation does not go as far as some would have liked. Auto dealers, who make most car loans, won't face oversight by the new consumer bureau. Nor will banks with less than $10 billion in assets, even though they serve most communities in this country. Here's a piece-by-piece guide to the new rules. ___ CONSUMER PROTECTION A new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to be housed in the Federal Reserve but run independently, will have the power to write consumer protection rules for banks and other financial institutions, like mortgage lenders. It will also examine and enforce regulations already in place at mortgage lenders and banks that hold more than $10 billion in assets. The bureau will have the power to ban financial products that it considers unsafe. It could also outlaw anything that might be confusing to consumers, like the fine print on credit cards or mortgages. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONENEW YORK – The financial overhaul is about more than exotic derivatives and complex risk assessments. It will change how you interact with the financial systehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/26/republicans-kill-senate-jobless-aid-measurePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/26/republicans-kill-senate-jobless-aid-measure/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/26/republicans-kill-senate-jobless-aid-measureSat, 26 Jun 2010 00:30:00 GMTRepublicans kill Senate jobless aid measure BP says cost of oil spill hits $2.35 billion Republicans on Thursday defeated Democrats' showcase election-year jobs bill, including an extension of weekly unemployment benefits for millions of people out of work more than six months. The 57-41 vote fell three votes short of the 60 required to crack a GOP filibuster, delivering a major blow to President Barack Obama and Democrats facing big losses of House and Senate seats in the fall election. The rejected bill would have provided $16 billion in new aid to states, preserving the jobs of thousands of state and local government workers and providing what White House officials called an insurance policy against a double-dip recession. It included dozens of tax breaks sought by business lobbyists and tax increases on domestically produced oil and on investment fund managers. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs accused Republicans of blocking a commonsense economic package aimed at helping Americans suffering in the recession. "The president has been clear: Americans should not fall victim to Republican obstruction at a time of great economic challenge for our nation's families," Gibbs said in a statement. "The president will continue to press Congress to pass this bill and bring this relief that's critical to our economic recovery." The demise of the bill means that unemployment benefits will phase out for more than 200,000 people a week. Governors who had been counting on federal aid will now have to consider a fresh round of budget cuts, tax hikes and layoffs of state workers. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONERepublicans on Thursday defeated Democrats' showcase election-year jobs bill, including an extension of weekly unemployment benefits for millions of people outhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/25/gop-senators-may-still-block-more-jobless-benefitsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/25/gop-senators-may-still-block-more-jobless-benefits/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/25/gop-senators-may-still-block-more-jobless-benefitsFri, 25 Jun 2010 00:30:00 GMTGOP senators may still block more jobless benefits Gulf oil spillA Republican filibuster appears increasingly likely to kill long-sought legislation extending jobless benefits and a host of other spending and tax measures, despite a new round of cuts to the measure Wednesday that reduced its deficit impact even further. A senior Senate Democratic aide said Wednesday evening that several days' worth of negotiations with a handful of moderate Republicans had failed and that a vote later this week to break the filibuster was likely to fail as well. Democrats would then abandon the measure. The aide required anonymity to speak frankly about internal party deliberations. Failure to pass the bill would mean about 200,000 jobless people a week would lose benefits that average more than $300 a week because they would be unable to reapply for additional tiers of benefits enacted since 2008. Governors denied help with their budget woes are likely to lay off tens of thousands of state workers. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEA Republican filibuster appears increasingly likely to kill long-sought legislation extending jobless benefits and a host of other spending and tax measures, dehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/23/white-house-releases-patient-bill-of-rightsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/23/white-house-releases-patient-bill-of-rights/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/23/white-house-releases-patient-bill-of-rightsWed, 23 Jun 2010 00:30:00 GMTWhite House releases 'patient bill of rights'President Barack Obama unveiled a package of consumer benefits Tuesday to build support for his health care overhaul within a divided nation and warned Republicans about trying to repeal his landmark law. "We're not going back," said a defiant president. Obama also sparred with the insurance industry — but this time he sounded a conciliatory note, praising insurers for meeting some requirements of the law ahead of schedule. The legislation "is not meant to punish insurance companies," he said, but will bring them millions of new customers. Still, Obama left no doubt his administration would aggressively confront what he called unreasonable premium hikes. "There are genuine cost drivers that are not caused by insurance companies," Obama said. "But what is also true is we've got to make sure that this new law is not being used as an excuse to simply drive up costs." Marking the first 90 days since the bill was signed, the White House rolled out new regulations that explain how several provisions of the law will be carried out, including a ban on insurers denying coverage to children in poor health. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEPresident Barack Obama unveiled a package of consumer benefits Tuesday to build support for his health care overhaul within a divided nation and warned Republichttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/22/jjPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/22/jj/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/22/jjTue, 22 Jun 2010 01:00:00 GMTkill kill kill With the arrival of summer in the urban areas of Chicago comes more violence. Over this past weekend,8 people were killed and 52 others were shot due to gun violence. The city of New York has three times as many people in Chicago, but New York had 7 murders this weekend in comparison to the 8 that were killed in Chicago02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWith the arrival of summer in the urban areas of Chicago comes more violence. Over this past weekend,8 people were killed and 52 others were shot due to gun viohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/22/number-of-homeless-down-but-homeless-families-upPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/22/number-of-homeless-down-but-homeless-families-up/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/22/number-of-homeless-down-but-homeless-families-upTue, 22 Jun 2010 00:30:00 GMTNumber of homeless down, but homeless families upFamilies crowding together into single homes because of the bad economy helped increase the number of homeless families last year, even as the total number of homeless individuals dropped, federal housing officials reported Wednesday. Roughly 170,000 families spent at least one night in a shelter in 2009, up from 159,000 families in 2008 and 131,000 in 2007, according to the Housing and Urban Development Department's annual report to Congress released Wednesday. That increase, the report said, "is almost certainly related to the recession." "It may be that many families already at risk of becoming homeless lacked sufficient support networks and became homeless almost immediately after the economy turned down," the report said. "A much larger group turned to family and friends and may be doubled up and still at great risk of becoming homeless." HUD attributed the 2009 increase in family homelessness to the use of emergency shelters, rather than transitional housing. Homeless families stayed in shelters an average of 36 nights in 2009, up from 30 nights the year before, the report said. "Not only did family homelessness continue to increase ... it also seems to have become more severe in the sense that it took the typical family longer to leave shelter," the report said. HUD defined a family as a household with at least one adult and one child. HUD Assistant Secretary Mercedes Marquez said the trend of families crowding together is expected to continue. 00:15:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEFamilies crowding together into single homes because of the bad economy helped increase the number of homeless families last year, even as the total number of hhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/20/obama-says-gop-making-life-harder-for-the-joblessPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/20/obama-says-gop-making-life-harder-for-the-jobless/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/20/obama-says-gop-making-life-harder-for-the-joblessSun, 20 Jun 2010 00:30:00 GMTObama says GOP making life harder for the joblessWASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Saturday pinned blame on Republicans for making life harder for the unemployed and for those who could lose their jobs without new federal intervention. He did so even as he sought to distance himself from the "dreary and familiar politics" of Washington. Capping a week in which the administration scored a victory — a $20 billion fund to be paid by BP for the victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill — Obama reserved his radio and Internet address to focus on the work that didn't get done. His main concern was the rejection of a bill in the Senate that would have provided more money for the long-term unemployed, aid for strapped state governments and the renewal of popular tax breaks for businesses and individuals. "If this obstruction continues, unemployed Americans will see their benefits stop," Obama said. "Teachers and firefighters will lose their jobs. Families will pay more for their first home. All we ask for is a simple up or down vote. That's what the American people deserve." The broad economic bill failed Thursday when Democrats could not muster the 60 votes needed to end debate. The 56-40 vote fell four shy of the total required to break the GOP filibuster. Republicans support many of the policies in the legislation but are demanding changes to shrink its toll on the deficit. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Saturday pinned blame on Republicans for making life harder for the unemployed and for those who could lose their jobs wihttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/19/clinton-comment-on-immigration-law-riles-ariz-govPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/19/clinton-comment-on-immigration-law-riles-ariz-gov/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/19/clinton-comment-on-immigration-law-riles-ariz-govSat, 19 Jun 2010 00:30:00 GMTClinton comment on immigration law riles Ariz. govPHOENIX – Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Thursday she's angry over comments by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that the Obama administration will sue the state over its new immigration law. In a June 8 media interview in Ecuador that began circulating Thursday in the U.S., Clinton said President Barack Obama thinks the federal government should determine immigration policy and that the Justice Department "will be bringing a lawsuit against the act." Justice spokeswoman Tracy Schmaler on Thursday declined to say whether the department would sue and that "the department continues to review the law." The department has been looking at the law for weeks for possible civil rights violations, with an eye toward a possible court challenge. It's unclear why Clinton made the comment since it's not her area. She couldn't be reached Thursday for comment. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Obama and Clinton have both made it clear that the administration opposes the law. "I will defer to the Justice Department on the legal steps that are available and where they stand on the review of the law," Crowley said. "The secretary believes that comprehensive immigration reform is a better course of action." Brewer, a Republican, said in a statement that "this is no way to treat the people of Arizona 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEPHOENIX – Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Thursday she's angry over comments by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that the Obama administration will sue thhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/18/obama-defending-gulf-effort-in-oval-office-addressPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/18/obama-defending-gulf-effort-in-oval-office-address/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/18/obama-defending-gulf-effort-in-oval-office-addressFri, 18 Jun 2010 00:30:00 GMTObama defending Gulf effort in Oval Office addressWASHINGTON – National anger rising, President Barack Obama is defending his efforts against the country's worst environmental disaster and hoping his first Oval Office address Tuesday night will stoke confidence that he can see the job through until the gushing oil is gone and Gulf Coast lives are back to normal. "We're going to fight back with everything that we've got," Obama said in Pensacola, Fla., capping a two-day inspection tour of the stricken region before flying back to Washington for his evening address to the nation. Eight weeks to the day after an offshore oil rig leased by BP PLC exploded, killed 11 workers and sent tens of millions of gallons of crude flooding into the Gulf of Mexico, Obama's high-stakes speech came during a week of constantly unfolding drama. Lightning even struck. A bolt hit the ship siphoning oil from the still-spewing undersea leak — injuring no one but halting containment efforts for five hours. Back on land, as long as the oil keeps flowing, no one seems happy with what anyone is doing to deal with it, from Obama on down. An Associated Press-GfK poll released Tuesday showed just as many Americans — 52 percent — are now feeling negative about Obama's spill response as did about President George W. Bush's handling of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Also, as then, a majority of the public is angry about what they call a slow government response. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON – National anger rising, President Barack Obama is defending his efforts against the country's worst environmental disaster and hoping his first Ovalhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/15/obama-faces-rare-defeat-on-health-help-for-joblessPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/15/obama-faces-rare-defeat-on-health-help-for-jobless/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/15/obama-faces-rare-defeat-on-health-help-for-joblessTue, 15 Jun 2010 20:30:00 GMTObama faces rare defeat on health help for joblessWASHINGTON – If Chuck Lacasse had gotten his pink slip four days earlier, Uncle Sam would have covered most of his family's health insurance while he looked for a new job. But Congress allowed emergency health care assistance for unemployed workers to expire May 31, and seems unwilling to renew it despite pleas from President Barack Obama. Not three months after lawmakers passed his $1 trillion insurance overhaul, Obama is facing a rare defeat on health care at the hands of his own divided Democrats. Moderates have rebelled against adding billions more to the deficit in a treacherous election year. "The same Congress that spent all this political capital trying to get people health insurance is going to take a crucial benefit away from unemployed people," said Andrew Stettner, deputy director of the National Employment Law Project, which advocates for the unemployed. On June 4, Lacasse lost his job as advertising director for a company that makes nutritional supplements. He'll soon have to pay the entire $1,500 monthly premium to keep his family covered under his former employer's health insurance plan. Until May 31, under Obama's economic stimulus law, the government provided a 65 percent subsidy. That would have lowered his cost to $525. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON – If Chuck Lacasse had gotten his pink slip four days earlier, Uncle Sam would have covered most of his family's health insurance while he looked forhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/12/hayworth-hits-mccain-for-fundraisers-ponzi-schemePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/12/hayworth-hits-mccain-for-fundraisers-ponzi-scheme/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/12/hayworth-hits-mccain-for-fundraisers-ponzi-schemeSat, 12 Jun 2010 00:30:00 GMT.Hayworth hits McCain for fundraiser's Ponzi schemePHOENIX – A now-disbarred Florida lawyer who admitted to orchestrating a huge Ponzi scheme gave more than $180,000 to Arizona Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign, contributions that McCain's Senate rival is now making an issue in their competitive primary. Scott Rothstein was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in prison after he confessed to running a $1.2 billion fraud using faked legal settlements. Rothstein also was a key contributor and fundraiser who bundled more than $500,000 in campaign contributions for McCain's 2008 race, according to the campaign finance watchdog Center for Responsive Politics. The exact amount he raised from others is unknown, but Rothstein boasted to the Wall Street Journal in 2008 that he raised as much as $1.1 million for McCain. The campaign of former U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth, who is challenging McCain in Arizona's Aug. 24 Republican primary, demanded that the four-term senator account for and donate all of the money connected to Rothstein. "McCain can't have it both ways. He can't be the champion of campaign finance reform one day and then take more than a million dollars from a convicted felon the next day," Hayworth spokesman Mark Sanders said. Federal Election Commission records show that Rothstein and his wife gave $9,200 directly to McCain's 2008 campaign accounts and another $177,500 to his joint fundraising committee, which distributed it to various state Republican parties for use on McCain's behalf. McCain spokesman Brian Rogers said the $9,200 under McCain's control was given to four Arizona charities in November. The rest of the money was out of the campaign's control and was distributed to state GOP committees for the 2008 race, he said. Rothstein's fraud didn't come to light until a year after the presidential race, and Rogers said it was ridiculous for the Hayworth campaign to try to link McCain to a Ponzi scheme through the shenanigans of one former fundraiser. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEPHOENIX – A now-disbarred Florida lawyer who admitted to orchestrating a huge Ponzi scheme gave more than $180,000 to Arizona Sen. John McCain's presidential cahttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/11/team-much-more-oil-gushing-from-well-than-thoughtPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/11/team-much-more-oil-gushing-from-well-than-thought/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/11/team-much-more-oil-gushing-from-well-than-thoughtFri, 11 Jun 2010 06:30:00 GMTTeam: Much more oil gushing from well than thoughtHOUSTON – Researchers studying the flow of oil from the blown-out well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico said Thursday that up to twice the amount of oil previously thought may have been spewing into the sea since an oil rig exploded nearly two months ago. The new figures could mean anywhere from 42 million to more than 100 million gallons of oil have already fouled the fragile waters, affecting people who live, work and play along the coast from Louisiana to Florida — and perhaps beyond. It is the third — and perhaps not last — time the federal government has had to increase its estimate of how much oil is gushing. Trying to clarify what has been a contentious and confusing issue, federal officials on Thursday gave a wide variety of estimates. All of the new spill rate estimates are worse than earlier ones — and far more costly for BP, which has seen its stock sink since the April 20 explosion that killed 11 workers and triggered the spill. Most of Thursday's estimates had more oil flowing in an hour than what officials once said was spilling in an entire day. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEHOUSTON – Researchers studying the flow of oil from the blown-out well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico said Thursday that up to twice the amount of oil prevhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/10/fbi-mexicans-chased-away-us-agents-after-shootingPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/10/fbi-mexicans-chased-away-us-agents-after-shooting/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/10/fbi-mexicans-chased-away-us-agents-after-shootingThu, 10 Jun 2010 02:00:00 GMTFBI: Mexicans chased away US agents after shootingCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – Pointing their rifles, Mexican security forces chased away U.S. authorities investigating the shooting of a 15-year-old Mexican by a U.S. Border Patrol agent on the banks of the Rio Grande, the FBI and witnesses told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The killing of the Mexican by U.S. authorities — the second in less than two weeks — has exposed the distrust between the two countries that lies just below the surface, and has enraged Mexicans who see the death of the boy on Mexican soil as an act of murder. Mexico's government says the number of Mexicans injured by U.S. immigration authorities has increased this year. Shortly after the boy was shot, Mexican soldiers arrived at the scene and pointed their guns at the Border Patrol agents across the riverbank while bystanders screamed insults and hurled rocks and firecrackers, FBI spokeswoman Andrea Simmons said. She said the agents were forced to withdraw. "It pretty quickly got very intense over on the Mexican side," she said, adding that FBI agents showed up later and resumed the investigation, even as Mexican authorities pointed guns at them from across the river. A relative of the dead boy who had been playing with him told the AP that the Mexicans — who he described as federal police, not soldiers — pointed their guns only when the Americans waded into the mud in an apparent attempt to cross into Mexico. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONECIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – Pointing their rifles, Mexican security forces chased away U.S. authorities investigating the shooting of a 15-year-old Mexican by a U.Shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/08/immigration-law-supporters-rally-at-ariz-capitolPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/08/immigration-law-supporters-rally-at-ariz-capitol/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/06/08/immigration-law-supporters-rally-at-ariz-capitolTue, 08 Jun 2010 07:00:00 GMTImmigration law supporters rally at Ariz. CapitolChicago area veterans gathered Saturday to discuss ways to help put an end to youth violence. One speaker told the group that if adults don't help children, they're effectively killing the next generation. Others discussed the programs available to keep kids out of trouble during the summer. Ald. Latasha Thomas was one of the speakers. Saturday's summit was the kick-off for a larger rally being planned for next year in Washington DC. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEChicago area veterans gathered Saturday to discuss ways to help put an end to youth violence. One speaker told the group that if adults don't help children,http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/29/obama-arrives-in-gulf-as-bp-tries-to-stop-oil-leakPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/29/obama-arrives-in-gulf-as-bp-tries-to-stop-oil-leak/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/29/obama-arrives-in-gulf-as-bp-tries-to-stop-oil-leakSat, 29 May 2010 00:30:00 GMT.Obama arrives in Gulf as BP tries to stop oil leakCOVINGTON, La. – BP kept pumping heavy mud into its blown-out well beneath the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, but the company's chief executive cautioned it will be two more days before anyone knows if the latest fix attempt will end the uncontrolled flow of crude that has already become the worst oil spill in U.S. history. BP CEO Tony Hayward had projected a resolution to the so-called "top kill" as soon as Thursday afternoon, but an 18-hour delay in the injection of heavyweight mud scuttled those plans. Though engineers had stopped pumping hours earlier, BP and coast Guard officials assured the public Thursday morning that the process was going as planned. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said Friday that heavyweight mud was able to push down the oil and gas coming up at great force from underground, but it has not overwhelmed the gusher or stopped the flow. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONECOVINGTON, La. – BP kept pumping heavy mud into its blown-out well beneath the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, but the company's chief executive cautioned it will behttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/28/witness-says-he-has-nightmares-about-police-abusePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/28/witness-says-he-has-nightmares-about-police-abuse/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/28/witness-says-he-has-nightmares-about-police-abuseFri, 28 May 2010 00:30:00 GMTWitness says he has nightmares about police abuseCHICAGO – A 63-year-old former gang member nicknamed "Satan" testified Wednesday that he still has nightmares about being shocked and suffocated by former Chicago police lieutenant and his men during a murder investigation more than 35 years ago. Anthony Holmes was the first witness called in Jon Burge's federal trial on obstruction of justice and perjury charges. Burge is accused of lying when he denied in a civil lawsuit that he and other detectives had tortured suspects. He faces a maximum of 45 years in prison if convicted of all charges. He's pleaded not guilty to the charges and is free on bond. Burge was fired by the police department in 1993 for mistreatment of a suspect, but no charges were filed. Holmes testified that Burge and several officers rousted him from bed early on May 29, 1973, and took him to the Area 2 police station on Chicago's South Side to question him about a murder. Once there, he said Burge cuffed his wrists and ankles, put plastic bags over his head and attached wires to his body so an electric current could be sent through them. "(It was) like a thousand needles going through my body," Holmes said, emotion in his voice. "I thought I had died." 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONECHICAGO – A 63-year-old former gang member nicknamed "Satan" testified Wednesday that he still has nightmares about being shocked and suffocated by former Chicahttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/27/obama-gets-an-earful-in-clash-with-gop-senatorsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/27/obama-gets-an-earful-in-clash-with-gop-senators/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/27/obama-gets-an-earful-in-clash-with-gop-senatorsThu, 27 May 2010 00:30:00 GMTObama gets an earful in clash with GOP senatorsWASHINGTON – If President Barack Obama thought having a private lunch with Republican senators would ease partisan tensions in Congress, he grabbed the wrong recipe. The president walked into a remarkably contentious 80-minute session Tuesday in which GOP senators accused him of duplicity, audacity and unbending partisanship. Lawmakers said the testy exchange left legislative logjams intact, and one GOP leader said nothing is likely to change before the November elections. Obama's sharpest accuser was Bob Corker of Tennessee, a first-term senator who feels the administration undermined his efforts to craft a bipartisan financial regulation bill. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON – If President Barack Obama thought having a private lunch with Republican senators would ease partisan tensions in Congress, he grabbed the wrong rehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/22/paul-obamas-criticism-of-bp-sounds-un-americanPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/22/paul-obamas-criticism-of-bp-sounds-un-american/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/22/paul-obamas-criticism-of-bp-sounds-un-americanSat, 22 May 2010 00:30:00 GMTPaul: Obama's criticism of BP sounds 'un-American'Taking another unconventional stand, Kentucky's Republican Senate nominee Rand Paul criticized President Barack Obama's handling of the Gulf oil spill Friday as anti-business and sounding "really un-American." Paul's defense of oil company BP PLC came during an interview as he tried to explain his controversial take on civil rights law, an issue that seemed to suddenly swamp his campaign after his victory in Tuesday's GOP primary. "What I don't like from the president's administration is this sort of, 'I'll put my boot heel on the throat of BP,'" Paul said in an interview with ABC's "Good Morning America." "I think that sounds really un-American in his criticism of business." Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told CNN on May 2: "Our job basically is to keep the boot on the neck of British Petroleum." 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONETaking another unconventional stand, Kentucky's Republican Senate nominee Rand Paul criticized President Barack Obama's handling of the Gulf oil spill Friday ashttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/21/study-shows-blacks-will-never-gain-wealth-parity-with-whites-under-the-current-systemPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/21/study-shows-blacks-will-never-gain-wealth-parity-with-whites-under-the-current-system/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/21/study-shows-blacks-will-never-gain-wealth-parity-with-whites-under-the-current-systemFri, 21 May 2010 00:30:00 GMTStudy Shows Blacks Will NEVER Gain Wealth Parity With Whites Under the Current SystemAlthough Black parity with whites has never been on the horizon, impatient whites have insisted since 1969 or thereabouts that “it’s time” African Americans were made to “stand or fall” on their own, minus all the imagined assistance Blacks have supposedly received from phantom federal and state agencies. After all, say the anxious whites, how long is society (meaning themselves) supposed to pay for the slavery and segregation of the past? Most white folks – and President Obama – believe, or pretend to believe, that whatever legitimate grievances Blacks might harbor against the United States stem from circumstances deep in the past. The only question is, when will Blacks finally “get over it?”02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEAlthough Black parity with whites has never been on the horizon, impatient whites have insisted since 1969 or thereabouts that “it’s time” African Americans werhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/20/big-political-jolts-specter-loses-paul-winsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/20/big-political-jolts-specter-loses-paul-wins/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/20/big-political-jolts-specter-loses-paul-winsThu, 20 May 2010 00:30:00 GMTBig political jolts: Specter loses, Paul winsParty-switching Sen. Arlen Specter fell to a younger and far less experienced rival in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary, and political novice Rand Paul rode support from tea party activists to a Republican rout in Kentucky on Tuesday, the latest jolts to the political establishment in a tumultuous midterm election season. In another race with national significance, Democrat Mark Critz won a special House election to fill out the term of the late Democratic Rep. John Murtha in southwestern Pennsylvania. The two political parties spent roughly $1 million apiece hoping to sway the outcome there, and highlighted the contest as a possible bellwether for the fall when all 435 House seats will be on the ballot. On the busiest night of the primary season to date, Arkansas Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln was forced into a potentially debilitating June runoff election against Lt. Gov. Bill Halter in her bid for nomination to a third term. Rep. John Boozman won the Republican line on the ballot outright. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEParty-switching Sen. Arlen Specter fell to a younger and far less experienced rival in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary, and political novice Rand Paul rodehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/19/who-is-who-nowPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/19/who-is-who-now/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/19/who-is-who-nowWed, 19 May 2010 00:30:00 GMTTuesday primaries: four crucial questionsBoth Republican and Democratic establishment prestige is on the line Tuesday, as voters go to the polls in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Arkansas. Here are four things to contemplate as the candidates make their final pitches Monday: 1. What will the race to fill Democratic Rep. John Murtha’s House seat in Pennsylvania tell us about November? When Congressman Murtha passed away in February after 35 years in the House, conventional wisdom held that the Democrats would have a hard time holding onto this conservative-leaning district. But Democrat Mark Critz and Republican Tim Burns are neck and neck, as Mr. Critz has turned his time as a Murtha aide into a plus – ironic, given all the anti-Washington feeling out there. But Critz’s time as Murtha’s economic development director allows him to channel part of why Murtha was so beloved in his district: He knew how to bring federal money home. Critz also gains from the competitive Senate primary race, which will turn out Democratic voters. (The Republican primary is not competitive.) 01:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEBoth Republican and Democratic establishment prestige is on the line Tuesday, as voters go to the polls in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Arkansas. Here are fohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/14/los-angeles-to-boycott-arizona-over-immigration-lawPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/14/los-angeles-to-boycott-arizona-over-immigration-law/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/14/los-angeles-to-boycott-arizona-over-immigration-lawFri, 14 May 2010 00:30:00 GMTLos Angeles to boycott Arizona over immigration lawLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles officials on Wednesday approved a ban on future business with Arizona in protest against its crackdown on illegal immigrants, becoming the largest U.S. city to impose such an economic boycott. City Council members who voted 13-1 in favor of the punitive measure said it could affect about $8 million in contracts with Arizona, but Los Angeles must first decide which of those agreements it can break without triggering lawsuits. Another $50 million in contracts will remain in place but the council directed city department heads to refrain from doing future business with Arizona or companies headquartered there whenever possible. The decision also suspends all city-related travel to the desert state 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONELOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles officials on Wednesday approved a ban on future business with Arizona in protest against its crackdown on illegal immigrantshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/13/arizona-governor-bans-ethnic-studies-programPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/13/arizona-governor-bans-ethnic-studies-program/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/13/arizona-governor-bans-ethnic-studies-programThu, 13 May 2010 00:30:00 GMTArizona Governor bans ethnic studies programLA to vote on Arizona boycott over immigration lawArizona Governor Jan Brewer has courted fresh controversy by signing a bill banning an ethnic studies program, just weeks after approving the state's tough new immigration law. Brewer approved a bill late Tuesday, promoted by the state's schools boss, Tom Horne, who has said that the program run by the Tucson school district promotes a "destructive ethnic chauvinism." Tucson school officials have insisted the program only aims to provide students with courses about the role of minorities in historical events such as the Vietnam war or literature courses featuring Latino authors. The bill signed by Brewer on Tuesday prohibits any classes which promote the overthrow of the United States government, promote resentment toward a race or class of people, or are tailored for pupils from a particular racial group 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEArizona Governor Jan Brewer has courted fresh controversy by signing a bill banning an ethnic studies program, just weeks after approving the state's tough newhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/12/response-to-urban-violence-cant-waitPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/12/response-to-urban-violence-cant-wait/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/12/response-to-urban-violence-cant-waitWed, 12 May 2010 00:30:00 GMTResponse to urban violence can't wait Chicago and other urban areas are in crisis. In Chicago, 113 people have been killed this year -- a higher death toll than the troops have suffered in Afghanistan. The emergency is so dire that state legislators support calling out the National Guard to patrol Chicago's streets. Guard members now in Afghanistan might return to a more dangerous assignment. As Mayor Daley noted, the suggestion is a "Band-Aid" at best. The troops are not trained as police. They might suppress the pain, but couldn't relieve it. More likely, their presence would increase violence and fear, not alleviate it. But the urgency behind the proposal is right. This is a crisis, not a condition. This year, 150 children have been shot -- 25 fatally. In the 16 months leading up to December 2008, Chicago averaged 32 shootings of children a year. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEChicago and other urban areas are in crisis. In Chicago, 113 people have been killed this year -- a higher death toll than the troops have suffered in Afghanisthttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/08/ariz-governor-rejects-delay-of-immigration-law1227Politicshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/08/ariz-governor-rejects-delay-of-immigration-law1227/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/08/ariz-governor-rejects-delay-of-immigration-law1227Sat, 08 May 2010 02:00:00 GMT.Ariz. governor rejects delay of immigration law12,278.00 FROM 1991 TO 2008WASHINGTON – A prominent Senate Democrat asked Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer to put off her state's controversial immigration law to give Congress a chance to act. Scant time passed before Brewer's answer came back: No. The request by Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York was a long shot for getting a stalled Senate immigration initiative moving again. Even the White House thinks the Senate proposal is nearly dead. "There's not enough support to move forward," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Thursday. Still, among Democrats, there's plenty of support for trying — at least in public — to advance immigration reform during this year of midterm elections. The party's control of Congress depends in part on Hispanics, a key constituency, voting Democratic. 12,278.00 DEAD HERE IN CHICAGO FROM 1991 TO 2008 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON – A prominent Senate Democrat asked Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer to put off her state's controversial immigration law to give Congress a chancehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/06/after-health-care-reform-is-immigration-reform-achievablePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/06/after-health-care-reform-is-immigration-reform-achievable/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/06/after-health-care-reform-is-immigration-reform-achievableThu, 06 May 2010 00:30:00 GMTAfter health-care reform, is immigration reform achievable?Washington – Immigration reform is a steep climb under the best of circumstances. The last president to sign a major overhaul was Ronald Reagan, in 1986. And now, with Washington as deeply polarized as it is – and in the thick of a midterm election campaign – getting anywhere becomes well-nigh impossible. That still has not stopped Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D) of Nevada from trying to keep alive efforts to bring an immigration overhaul to a vote this year. Senate Democrats unveiled a new proposal for reform late last week, stressing security first, then a pathway to legalization for the estimated 10.8 million people in the country illegally. The Democrats were making a long-shot effort to attract Republican support, but none was forthcoming, and the issue has receded in Washington as the Gulf of Mexico oil slick and the failed Times Square car bomb attack consume attention. But for Senator Reid, immigration remains a top political concern: He is embroiled in a tough reelection battle, and he needs the support of Nevada's large Hispanic population – 20 percent of the state 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWashington – Immigration reform is a steep climb under the best of circumstances. The last president to sign a major overhaul was Ronald Reagan, in 1986. And nohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/02/arizona-deputy-shot-illegal-immigrants-suspectedPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/02/arizona-deputy-shot-illegal-immigrants-suspected/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/02/arizona-deputy-shot-illegal-immigrants-suspectedSun, 02 May 2010 02:00:00 GMTArizona deputy shot; illegal immigrants suspectedPHOENIX – A veteran sheriff's deputy was shot and wounded Friday after encountering a group of suspected illegal immigrants who apparently had been hauling bales of marijuana along a major smuggling corridor in the Arizona desert — a violent episode that comes amid a heated national debate over immigration. State and federal law enforcement agencies deployed helicopters and scores of officers in pursuit of the suspects after the deputy was shot with an AK-47 on Friday afternoon, and the search continued into the night. Deputy Louie Puroll, 53, had a chunk of skin torn from just above his left kidney, but the wound was not serious. He was released Friday night from Casa Grande Regional Medical Center 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEPHOENIX – A veteran sheriff's deputy was shot and wounded Friday after encountering a group of suspected illegal immigrants who apparently had been hauling balehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/01/unions-face-off-vs-wall-stPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/01/unions-face-off-vs-wall-st/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/05/01/unions-face-off-vs-wall-stSat, 01 May 2010 02:00:00 GMTUnions face off vs. Wall StThousands of protesters who blame the financial industry for the economic crisis and high unemployment descended on the Financial District yesterday to blast the bankers on their home turf -- but Wall Street workers were quick to bite right back. Furious over the federal bailout of big-money banks, hordes of union members stormed the nation's financial hub to protest what they say was the favorable treatment investment banks received as the economy swooned, as well as to pressure the Obama administration in its effort to reform the industry. "We're here for the folks who were played for suckers in the casino economy and will be silent no more," said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThousands of protesters who blame the financial industry for the economic crisis and high unemployment descended on the Financial District yesterday to blast thhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/29/mccain-arizona-had-to-crack-down-on-immigrationPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/29/mccain-arizona-had-to-crack-down-on-immigration/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/29/mccain-arizona-had-to-crack-down-on-immigrationThu, 29 Apr 2010 00:30:00 GMTMcCain: Arizona had to crack down on immigrationWASHINGTON – Sen. John McCain says Arizona had to pass a tough immigration law because the Obama administration has failed to "secure our borders." The Arizona Republican called the situation in his state "the worst I've ever seen," saying ineffective border enforcement has resulted in drugs pouring into the southwestern United States from Mexico. McCain told CBS's "The Early Show" that over a million pounds of marijuana were intercepted on the border at Tucson just in the last year. He said he's talked to law enforcement officials and believes the new law can be implemented "without racial profiling." Under the law set to take effect in late July or August, it would be a crime to be in the United States illegally. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON – Sen. John McCain says Arizona had to pass a tough immigration law because the Obama administration has failed to "secure our borders." The Arizohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/28/senate-probe-goldman-planned-to-profit-from-bustPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/28/senate-probe-goldman-planned-to-profit-from-bust/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/28/senate-probe-goldman-planned-to-profit-from-bustWed, 28 Apr 2010 00:30:00 GMTNot us: Goldman execs deny wrongdoing in crisisWASHINGTON – Defending his company under blistering criticism, the CEO of Goldman Sachs testily told skeptical senators Tuesday that customers who bought securities from the Wall Street giant in the run-up to a national financial crisis came looking for risk "and that's what they got." Lloyd Blankfein and other Goldman executives were lambasted by lawmakers for "unbridled greed" in an often-electric daylong showdown between Wall Street and Congress — with expletives frequently undeleted. Unrepentant, five present and two past Goldman officials unflinchingly stood by their conduct before a Senate investigatory panel and denied helping to cause the financial near-meltdown that turned into the worst recession since the Great Depression. "Unfortunately, the housing market went south very quickly," Blankfein told skeptical senators. "So people lost money in it." 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON – Defending his company under blistering criticism, the CEO of Goldman Sachs testily told skeptical senators Tuesday that customers who bought securihttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/27/democrats-willing-to-test-gop-in-wall-st-showdownPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/27/democrats-willing-to-test-gop-in-wall-st-showdown/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/27/democrats-willing-to-test-gop-in-wall-st-showdownTue, 27 Apr 2010 02:00:00 GMTDemocrats push bank controls; GOP delays actionWASHINGTON – Undaunted by a Senate setback, Democrats appeared increasingly confident Monday they will be able to take advantage of Americans' anger at Wall Street and push through the most sweeping new controls on financial institutions since the Great Depression. The Senate, in a 57-41 vote, failed to get the 60 supporters needed to proceed on the regulatory overhaul. One Democrat, Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, joined with the Republicans. But the evening vote was just part of a legislative ballet keeping bipartisan talks alive. At the end, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid switched his vote to "no," too, but that was just a maneuver that will enable him to call for a new tally as early as Tuesday. If that failed, Reid planned another vote Wednesday. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON – Undaunted by a Senate setback, Democrats appeared increasingly confident Monday they will be able to take advantage of Americans' anger at Wall Strhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/25/ariz-governor-signs-immigration-enforcement-billPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/25/ariz-governor-signs-immigration-enforcement-bill/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/25/ariz-governor-signs-immigration-enforcement-billSun, 25 Apr 2010 00:30:00 GMTAriz. governor signs immigration enforcement billReport says health care will cover more, cost morePHOENIX – Gov. Jan Brewer ignored criticism from President Barack Obama on Friday and signed into law a bill supporters said would take handcuffs off police in dealing with illegal immigration in Arizona, the nation's busiest gateway for human and drug smuggling from Mexico. With hundreds of protesters outside the state Capitol shouting that the bill would lead to civil rights abuses, Brewer said critics were "overreacting" and that she wouldn't tolerate racial profiling. "We in Arizona have been more than patient waiting for Washington to act," Brewer said after signing the law. "But decades of inaction and misguided policy have created a dangerous and unacceptable situation." Earlier Friday, Obama called the Arizona bill "misguided" and instructed the Justice Department to examine it to see if it's legal. He also said the federal government must enact immigration reform at the national level — or leave the door open to "irresponsibility by others 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEPHOENIX – Gov. Jan Brewer ignored criticism from President Barack Obama on Friday and signed into law a bill supporters said would take handcuffs off police inhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/24/budget-crisis-puts-la-court-system-at-riskPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/24/budget-crisis-puts-la-court-system-at-risk/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/24/budget-crisis-puts-la-court-system-at-riskSat, 24 Apr 2010 00:30:00 GMTBudget crisis puts LA court system at risk 5 Republican Seats Democrats Could WinLOS ANGELES – The nation's largest court system is in the midst of a painful budget crisis that has shut down courtrooms and disrupted everything from divorce and custody proceedings to traffic ticket disputes. The Los Angeles court system has already closed 17 courtrooms and another 50 will be shut down come September unless something is done to find more money. The judge who presides over the system predicts chaos and an unprecedented logjam of civil and family law cases in the worst-case scenario 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONELOS ANGELES – The nation's largest court system is in the midst of a painful budget crisis that has shut down courtrooms and disrupted everything from divorce ahttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/23/could-lieberman-hold-the-senates-balance-of-power-post-novemberPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/23/could-lieberman-hold-the-senates-balance-of-power-post-november/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/23/could-lieberman-hold-the-senates-balance-of-power-post-novemberFri, 23 Apr 2010 00:30:00 GMTCould Lieberman Hold The Senate's Balance of Power Post-November?Assuming that the GOP holds all of its own seats, the party would need to win four Democratic open seats (Delaware, North Dakota, Illinois and Indiana) and knock off four Democratic incumbents (Arkansas, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Colorado). The crucial ninth seat would then come from one of four states: California, Connecticut, Washington or Wisconsin, where Democrats either have potentially vulnerable nominees or Republicans have surprisingly interesting candidates of their own. Lieberman certainly would relish the attention of being the "decider," and his decision surely would take into consideration whether he plans to seek re-election in 2012, when he will be 70. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEAssuming that the GOP holds all of its own seats, the party would need to win four Democratic open seats (Delaware, North Dakota, Illinois and Indiana) and knochttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/22/democrats-hate-that-tea-parties-are-peacefulPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/22/democrats-hate-that-tea-parties-are-peaceful/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/22/democrats-hate-that-tea-parties-are-peacefulThu, 22 Apr 2010 00:30:00 GMTDemocrats Hate That Tea Parties Are PeacefulRepublicans have been very quick to condemn violent acts or even intemperate words by right-wing individuals or groups. They've even condemned some that didn't happen — like false account of racial slurs shouted at members of the Congressional Black Caucus. While it's important to police one's ranks, it's also necessary to expose the Democrats' persistent and malignant libels.02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONERepublicans have been very quick to condemn violent acts or even intemperate words by right-wing individuals or groups. They've even condemned some that didn'thttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/21/obama-predicts-tough-fight-for-dems-in-november-pollPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/21/obama-predicts-tough-fight-for-dems-in-november-poll/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/21/obama-predicts-tough-fight-for-dems-in-november-pollWed, 21 Apr 2010 00:30:00 GMTObama predicts tough fight for Dems in November pollLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama acknowledged on Monday that Democrats face a hard fight in holding on to their majorities in Congress in the November election because of uncertainty over the economy. "November is going to be tough. It is always a tough race if you're the incumbent in this kind of economic environment. Even though it is picking up, people are still hurting," Obama said on a campaign jaunt to raise money for California Senator Barbara Boxer, an ally who is in a tight race for re-election 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONELOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama acknowledged on Monday that Democrats face a hard fight in holding on to their majorities in Congress in thehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/20/we-have-overcome-or-notPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/20/we-have-overcome-or-not/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/20/we-have-overcome-or-notTue, 20 Apr 2010 00:30:00 GMTWe Have Overcome Or Not McCain tacks right on immigrationWe shall overcome, someday," he sang, in a deep, rich baritone, swaying in time with the song. And, of course, I joined in, as did the faculty on stage and the kids in the audience. But the fact we were there and that the audience included young, privileged children of all races whose futures couldn't have been brighter sang louder than our voices that we had overcome, not someday, but now.02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWe shall overcome, someday," he sang, in a deep, rich baritone, swaying in time with the song. And, of course, I joined in, as did the faculty on stage and thehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/19/report-says-hiv-inmate-segregation-in-two-us-statePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/19/report-says-hiv-inmate-segregation-in-two-us-state/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/19/report-says-hiv-inmate-segregation-in-two-us-stateMon, 19 Apr 2010 02:00:00 GMTReport says HIV inmate segregation in two U.S. statesWhy Drug Addicts Are Getting Sterilized Cash Alabama and South Carolina are subjecting HIV-positive prisoners to "cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment" by segregating them in violation of international law, two leading U.S. rights groups said on Wednesday. Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union National Prison Project said in a report the two southern states were the last in the United States to combine mandatory HIV testing with immediate isolation and segregation for those inmates who tested positive. They called for an immediate end to the policy. The 45-page report, "Sentenced to Stigma: Segregation of HIV-Positive Prisoners in Alabama and South Carolina," said prisoners in the HIV units were forced to wear armbands or other indicators of their HIV status and to eat and even worship separately. They were denied equal participation in prison jobs, programs, and re-entry opportunities that facilitate their transition back into society. "The segregation and discrimination against HIV-positive prisoners continues to this day in Alabama and South Carolina, and constitutes cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment in violation of international law," the report said. Another southern state, Mississippi, had also until recently applied the same segregation policy, but after reviewing the findings of the report before its publication last month ended the practice, HRW and the ACLU National Prison Project said. Why Drug Addicts Are Getting Sterilized for Cash02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEAlabama and South Carolina are subjecting HIV-positive prisoners to "cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment" by segregating them in violation of internationalhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/17/house-gop-new-twist-on-a-contractPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/17/house-gop-new-twist-on-a-contract/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/17/house-gop-new-twist-on-a-contractSat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMTALL THE KILLING IN CHICAGO ALL THE KILLING IN CHICAGO WHAT CAN WE DO PEOPLE02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEALL THE KILLING IN CHICAGO WHAT CAN WE DO PEOPLEhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/16/wheres-our-old-fashioned-government-jobs-programPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/16/wheres-our-old-fashioned-government-jobs-program/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/16/wheres-our-old-fashioned-government-jobs-programFri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMTWhere's our old-fashioned government jobs program?RNC chairman: GOP wants to help black communityIt's intolerable that 15 million people are unemployed and many more underemployed. Work is redemptive 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEIt's intolerable that 15 million people are unemployed and many more underemployed. Work is redemptivehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/14/yet-as-sarah-palin-haley-barbour-newt-gingrich-andPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/14/yet-as-sarah-palin-haley-barbour-newt-gingrich-and/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/14/yet-as-sarah-palin-haley-barbour-newt-gingrich-andWed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMTGroups look for tea party support on nominationDoctor shortage? 28 states may expand nurses' roleConservative groups preparing to fight President Barack Obama over his next Supreme Court nomination are trying to recruit tea party activists to their cause, hoping their enthusiasm will help them beat back any nominee that could be too liberal for their taste. Bringing in the tea party movement — known for its high-energy rallies and protests calling for small government, lower taxes and less spending — would be a coup for conservatives, who were not able to stop the confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor last year. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEConservative groups preparing to fight President Barack Obama over his next Supreme Court nomination are trying to recruit tea party activists to their cause, hhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/11/tea-party-leaders-announce-new-federationPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/11/tea-party-leaders-announce-new-federation/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/11/tea-party-leaders-announce-new-federationSun, 11 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMTTea party leaders announce new federationST. PAUL, Minn. – Several tea party leaders announced plans Thursday to form a national federation to promote the movement's conservative message and to counter the idea that the tea parties are politically unsophisticated and disorganized. Tea party leaders from Memphis, Tenn., Richmond, Va., and Orlando, Fla., along with representatives of several other groups announced the new National Tea Party Federation during a rally outside the Minnesota Capitol. They said 21 tea party groups around the nation had joined the federation. Memphis Tea Party founder Mark Skoda said recent media coverage had questioned whether the conservative tea parties, which number in the thousands nationwide, were too loosely organized to be politically effective in the national midterm election. He said the federation intends to convey a unified message about the tea party's brand of fiscal conservatism, which emphasizes limited government, less public spending and free markets. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEST. PAUL, Minn. – Several tea party leaders announced plans Thursday to form a national federation to promote the movement's conservative message and to counterhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/10/republican-party-sizing-up-incumbent-obamaPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/10/republican-party-sizing-up-incumbent-obama/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/10/republican-party-sizing-up-incumbent-obamaSat, 10 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMTRepublican Party sizing up incumbent ObamaGingrich: Obama administration most radical everNEW ORLEANS – Let the 2012 race begin. Little more than a year into President Barack Obama's first term, Republicans considering a challenge to the Democrat in his re-election bid were gauging their political strength at the first GOP candidate "cattle call" far from Washington — the three-day Southern Republican Leadership Conference. Yet as Sarah Palin, Haley Barbour, Newt Gingrich and several others gather in Louisiana, they face a stark reality: The Republican Party's task will be tough no matter who wins the GOP nomination. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONENEW ORLEANS – Let the 2012 race begin. Little more than a year into President Barack Obama's first term, Republicans considering a challenge to the Democrathttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/04/should-sexual-abuse-be-treated-as-a-minor-crimePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/04/should-sexual-abuse-be-treated-as-a-minor-crime/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/04/should-sexual-abuse-be-treated-as-a-minor-crimeSun, 04 Apr 2010 00:30:00 GMTSHOULD SEXUAL ABUSE BE TREATED AS A MINOR CRIME?5 charged in gang rape of girl, 7, in NJ apartmentHow serious are we as a nation about the sexual abuse of minors? The media are now asking whether Pope Benedict ought to have defrocked a Wisconsin priest accused of molesting a minor in the 1950s, a case which the police declined to prosecute in the 1970s and was brought to the Vatican's attention only as the priest lay dying in the 1990s. Well, it's a fair question. But what about the rest of us? Defrocking a priest will purify the Church (and we owe thanks to all those who have helped make this happen). But taking off the Roman collar will not prevent the man from abusing children. Only the law can do that. How serious is the law about sexual abuse of children and teens? I spent an afternoon trying to find out. I found out, for example, that according to a 2006 study by the Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research, the majority of adults over the age of 24 who had sex with a minor over the age of 15 escaped jail. In fact, almost one out of six adults convicted of sexually battering a child under 12 received no prison sentence at all. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEHow serious are we as a nation about the sexual abuse of minors? The media are now asking whether Pope Benedict ought to have defrocked a Wisconsin priest ahttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/03/poll-republicans-better-for-economyPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/03/poll-republicans-better-for-economy/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/03/poll-republicans-better-for-economySat, 03 Apr 2010 00:30:00 GMTPoll: Republicans better for economy Employers added most jobs in 3 years in MarchMore Americans say Republicans would be better for the economy, taking a position Democrats had held through Barack Obama’s presidency, according to a new CNN/Opinion Research poll out Friday. Forty-eight percent of the 1,009 adults surveyed nationwide said Republicans would “do a better The number is a contrast from August, when Democrats were rated as better on the economy by 52 percent compared with 39 percent for Republicans 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEMore Americans say Republicans would be better for the economy, taking a position Democrats had held through Barack Obama’s presidency, according to a new CNN/Ohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/02/obama-says-its-too-soon-to-judge-new-health-lawPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/02/obama-says-its-too-soon-to-judge-new-health-law/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/02/obama-says-its-too-soon-to-judge-new-health-lawFri, 02 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMTObama says it's too soon to judge new health law President Barack Obama is scoffing at the pollsters and critics who are issuing judgments on his new health care reform law. On a New England trip to promote the law and to raise money for Democrats, Obama said that since he signed the law last week, polls and headlines have read that the nation is divided on health care reform. He noted that some also say the law has received no surge of support from the public. Said the president: "Well, yeah. It's only been a week." Obama suggested it would be smarter to wait until reforms kick in before assessing whether people like the law. Some changes start right away, but many will not begin until 2014. Obama himself said it will take about four years to get the entire plan in place. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEPresident Barack Obama is scoffing at the pollsters and critics who are issuing judgments on his new health care reform law. On a New England trip to promothttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/01/state-debt-woes-grow-too-big-to-camouflagePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/01/state-debt-woes-grow-too-big-to-camouflage/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/04/01/state-debt-woes-grow-too-big-to-camouflageThu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMTState Debt Woes Grow Too Big to Camouflage Obama pressing on, with or without GOP: White HouseCalifornia, New York and other states are showing many of the same signs of debt overload that recently took Greece to the brink -- budgets that will not balance, accounting that masks debt, the use of derivatives to plug holes, and armies of retired public workers who are counting on benefits that are proving harder and harder to pay. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONECalifornia, New York and other states are showing many of the same signs of debt overload that recently took Greece to the brink -- budgets that will not balanchttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/30/health-overhaul-likely-to-strain-doctor-shortagePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/30/health-overhaul-likely-to-strain-doctor-shortage/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/30/health-overhaul-likely-to-strain-doctor-shortageTue, 30 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMTHealth overhaul likely to strain doctor shortage GOP's health care strategy: Repeal and replaceBetter beat the crowd and find a doctor. Primary care physicians already are in short supply in parts of the country, and the landmark health overhaul that will bring them millions more newly insured patients in the next few years promises extra strain. The new law goes beyond offering coverage to the uninsured, with steps to improve the quality of care for the average person and help keep us well instead of today's seek-care-after-you're-sick culture. To benefit, you'll need a regular health provider. Yet recently published reports predict a shortfall of roughly 40,000 primary care doctors over the next decade, a field losing out to the better pay, better hours and higher profile of many other specialties. Provisions in the new law aim to start reversing that tide, from bonus payments for certain physicians to expanded community health centers that will pick up some of the slack. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEBetter beat the crowd and find a doctor. Primary care physicians already are in short supply in parts of the country, and the landmark health overhaul that whttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/28/palin-to-tea-party-rally-dont-sit-down-shut-upPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/28/palin-to-tea-party-rally-dont-sit-down-shut-up/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/28/palin-to-tea-party-rally-dont-sit-down-shut-upSun, 28 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMTPalin to tea party rally: Don't sit down, shut up DAMN! I WISH I WAS A REPUBLICANNow a Fox News analyst and potential 2012 presidential candidate, Palin faced criticism after posting a map on her Facebook page that had circles and cross hairs over 20 Democratic districts. She also sent a tweet saying, "Don't Retreat, Instead - RELOAD!"Palin told them the big-government, big-debt spending spree of the Senate majority leader, Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is over. "You're fired!" Palin said. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONENow a Fox News analyst and potential 2012 presidential candidate, Palin faced criticism after posting a map on her Facebook page that had circles and cross hairhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/27/senate-republican-holds-up-jobless-benefitsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/27/senate-republican-holds-up-jobless-benefits/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/27/senate-republican-holds-up-jobless-benefitsSat, 27 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMTSenate Republican holds up jobless benefitsWASHINGTON – As Congress raced to leave Washington for its Easter recess, a Republican senator blocked a stopgap bill to extend jobless benefits, saying its $9 billion cost should not be added to the national debt. As a result, some people who have been out of work for more than six months will at least temporarily lose benefits. Newly jobless people won't be eligible to sign up for generous health insurance subsidies. At the center of the battle is Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., who's insisting that the measure be "paid for" so as not to add to the nation's $12.7 trillion debt. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON – As Congress raced to leave Washington for its Easter recess, a Republican senator blocked a stopgap bill to extend jobless benefits, saying its $9http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/26/republicans-send-health-care-bill-back-to-house-foPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/26/republicans-send-health-care-bill-back-to-house-fo/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/26/republicans-send-health-care-bill-back-to-house-foFri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMTSocial Security to See Payout ExceedQuarter of Republicans Think Obama May Be the Anti-ChristAmericans have some extreme views of President Obama, with a new controversial survey suggesting that 40 percent of adults believe he is a socialist, and about a quarter of survey participants thinking the president is a racist, anti-American and even doing things Hitler did. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEAmericans have some extreme views of President Obama, with a new controversial survey suggesting that 40 percent of adults believe he is a socialist, and abouthttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/25/tea-partiers-vow-revenge-over-health-overhaulPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/25/tea-partiers-vow-revenge-over-health-overhaul/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/25/tea-partiers-vow-revenge-over-health-overhaulThu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMTTea partiers vow revenge over health overhaulGOP senators in final drive to stall health billTALLAHASSEE, Fla. – If you thought Tea Party activists were mad before, you ain't seen nothing yet. Instead of being discouraged by passage of health care reform, tea party activists across the country say the defeat is a rallying cry that makes them more focused than ever on voting out any lawmaker who supported the measure. "We're not going to stop. Obviously, the whole tea party movement started because we're about smaller government and less spending and less taxes. There is absolutely no way we can pay for this," said Denise Cattoni, state coordinator for Illinois Tea Party, an umbrella group for about 50 groups from around Illinois. Cattoni says the health care defeat doesn't deflate tea party activists. "We couldn't stop it because of the shenanigans that went on in Washington," Cattoni said. "People are definitely more driven today than they were yesterday without a doubt." A group of mostly Republican attorneys general were girding for a legal fight, filing a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court in Florida within moments of the landmark health care reforms being signed into law by President Barack Obama. Within hours of its passage, conservative commentators Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh — darlings of the tea party movement — were venting their anger, vowing a bloodbath at the polls on Election Day. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONETALLAHASSEE, Fla. – If you thought Tea Party activists were mad before, you ain't seen nothing yet. Instead of being discouraged by passage of health care rehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/24/four-day-school-week-mulled-for-illinoisPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/24/four-day-school-week-mulled-for-illinois/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/24/four-day-school-week-mulled-for-illinoisWed, 24 Mar 2010 00:30:00 GMTFour-Day School Week Mulled for Illinois It's the law of the land: Health overhaul signedThe House passed a bill 81-21 Monday to give local school boards the option to shrink the school week to four days, but not everyone is happy about it, the Chicago Tribune reports. "It is tragic when we try to balance the budget of the state of Illinois on the backs of our babies," said Rep. Monique Davis (D-Chicago.) Davis and other Chicago Democrats oppose the idea, as does the powerful Chicago Teachers Union. Lawmakers raised issue with eliminating a day of school for kids and the childcare burden parents would face, but downstate politicians are in favor. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThe House passed a bill 81-21 Monday to give local school boards the option to shrink the school week to four days, but not everyone is happy about it, the Chichttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/23/house-passes-historic-health-care-overhaulPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/23/house-passes-historic-health-care-overhaul/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/23/house-passes-historic-health-care-overhaulTue, 23 Mar 2010 00:30:00 GMTHouse Passes Historic Health Care OverhaulHouse Democrats passed their landmark health care overhaul on a party-line 219-212 vote late Sunday night, an achievement that leaders said was akin to the enactment of Social Security and Medicare and one that is expected to be a key issue in determining whether many of the party's vulnerable members win re-election in November. The vote sends the Senate's health care bill to President Barack Obama for his signature following a weekend of high drama. After days of an all-out whip effort led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Obama, the outcome was still in doubt until the White House cut a deal Sunday afternoon with a bloc of anti-abortion-rights Democrats led by Rep. Bart Stupak (Mich.) by drafting an executive order reiterating that no federal funding would pay for elective abortions. Democrats also passed a companion reconciliation package of "fixes" to the Senate measure that will head to the other chamber, where a majority of Senators have pledged in writing to vote for it. "i know this wasn't an easy vote for a lot of people, but it was the right vote," Obama said a little before midnight speaking from the East Room of the White House. The health care reform bill's passage comes after a year of seemingly intractable party infighting. And it comes two months after the effort appeared all but dead following the upset victory of Sen. Scott P. Brown (R-Mass.) in the special election to replace the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D). 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEHouse Democrats passed their landmark health care overhaul on a party-line 219-212 vote late Sunday night, an achievement that leaders said was akin to the enachttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/22/democrats-predict-health-bill-will-pass-housePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/22/democrats-predict-health-bill-will-pass-house/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/22/democrats-predict-health-bill-will-pass-houseMon, 22 Mar 2010 00:30:00 GMTDemocrats predict health bill will pass HouseObama order on abortion locks in health care votesA pair of House Democratic leaders predicted Sunday the final tally on President Barack Obama's historic health care bill will meet or exceed the 216 votes required for passage. But they acknowledged having yet to nail down commitments from a handful of members, some of whom remained concerned about the abortion issue. "There are still members looking at it and trying to make up their minds," House Democratic leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said on NBC's "Meet the Press" in the hours before the vote. He added that the holdouts numbered in "the low single digits." "We think there are going to be 216-plus votes when we call the roll," Hoyer said. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., the party's deputy whip, also said the votes were not yet in hand, telling "Fox News Sunday" that Democrats were still short of "a hard 216 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEA pair of House Democratic leaders predicted Sunday the final tally on President Barack Obama's historic health care bill will meet or exceed the 216 votes requhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/21/obama-calls-on-dems-to-pass-health-carePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/21/obama-calls-on-dems-to-pass-health-care/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/21/obama-calls-on-dems-to-pass-health-careSun, 21 Mar 2010 00:30:00 GMTObama calls on Dems to pass health care Victory within reach, President Barack Obama rallied House Democrats on Saturday for a final health care push, and party leaders appeared confident they had overcome a flare-up over abortion funding restrictions in the legislation. Building on Democrats' momentum, House leaders decided on a straight up-or-down vote on Obama's top priority and the defining issue of his first year in office, backing off a much-challenged plan to vote on the bill indirectly. With the vote scheduled for Sunday, the battle tilted in Obama's direction as more Democrats disclosed how they would vote. The president decided to make a final personal appeal with a Saturday afternoon visit to the Capitol. He spoke after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., reassured House rank and file that the Senate will complete the legislation. More than 50 Democratic senators have signed a pledge to do, Reid's spokesman said. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEVictory within reach, President Barack Obama rallied House Democrats on Saturday for a final health care push, and party leaders appeared confident they had ovhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/20/democrats-push-toward-sunday-vote-on-health-carePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/20/democrats-push-toward-sunday-vote-on-health-care/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/20/democrats-push-toward-sunday-vote-on-health-careSat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMTDemocrats push toward Sunday vote on health care Final health bill omits some of Obama's promisesSlowly but steadily, support is building behind President Barack Obama's health care legislation in the House, the result of intense lobbying and politically targeted changes aimed at reassuring waverers and winning over critics. Obama himself was to talk up the sweeping overhaul in a midday speech Friday in Virginia, his fourth outside-the-Beltway event in two weeks as he scrambles to rally the public ahead of a climactic vote this weekend. On Capitol Hill, congressional leaders were focusing on those rank-and-file Democrats, including moderates and opponents of abortion, who remained undecided after the release Thursday of a final package of changes to the massive 10-year, $940 billion legislation. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONESlowly but steadily, support is building behind President Barack Obama's health care legislation in the House, the result of intense lobbying and politically tahttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/19/idaho-first-to-sign-law-against-health-care-reformPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/19/idaho-first-to-sign-law-against-health-care-reform/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/19/idaho-first-to-sign-law-against-health-care-reformFri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMTIdaho first to sign law against health care reformAttack ad against health bill uses Democrat's younBOISE, Idaho – Idaho is leading the charge in a states-rights push to defeat a proposal in Congress that would require people to buy health insurance, a key piece of reforms being pushed by President Barack Obama. Republican Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter used a ceremony Wednesday afternoon to become the first governor to sign into law a measure requiring the state attorney general to sue the federal government over any such insurance mandates. There's similar legislation pending in 37 other states, a point Otter stressed when asked if the bill he signed can succeed, given constitutional law experts are already saying federal laws would supersede those of states in a U.S. District Court fight. "The ivory tower folks will tell you, 'No, they're not going anywhere,'" he told reporters. "But I'll tell you what, you get 36 states, that's a critical mass. That's a constitutional mass." 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEBOISE, Idaho – Idaho is leading the charge in a states-rights push to defeat a proposal in Congress that would require people to buy health insurance, a key piehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/16/health-care-puts-house-democrats-on-the-linePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/16/health-care-puts-house-democrats-on-the-line/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/16/health-care-puts-house-democrats-on-the-lineTue, 16 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMTHealth care puts House Democrats on the lineHouse Democrats wary of the Senate health care bill find themselves in a quandary. Now that the Senate parliamentarian has made clear to Democrats that they won't be able to take the path they had considered to get a health care bill passed, they must ask themselves: If we vote for the Senate's bill, do we trust the senators to make the changes they say they will? "If the House is going to do this, they are going to have to vote for the Senate bill, holding their nose and trusting that in fact they are going to go through this reconciliation process, and they are going to get the fixes that they are looking for to the legislation," said Cheryl Block, a professor of law and a budget policy expert at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. 01:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEHouse Democrats wary of the Senate health care bill find themselves in a quandary. Now that the Senate parliamentarian has made clear to Democrats that theyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/13/democrats-pare-differences-over-health-overhaulPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/13/democrats-pare-differences-over-health-overhaul/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/13/democrats-pare-differences-over-health-overhaulSat, 13 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMTDems seek agreement, quick vote on health careWhy Rush Limbaugh would go to Costa Rica if Obama's hUnder White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bill, sweetened suddenly by fresh billions for student aid and a sense that breakthroughs are at hand. "It won't be long," before lawmakers vote, predicted Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She said neither liberals' disappointment over the lack of a government health care option nor a traditional mistrust of the Senate would prevent passage in the House. At the White House, officials worked to maximize Obama's influence over lawmakers who control the fate of legislation that has spawned a yearlong struggle. They said he would delay his departure on an Asian trip for three days — until March 21 — and he will go to Ohio next week for a campaign-style pitch for his health care proposals. The delay gives congressional leaders much-needed breathing room to finish the legislation and nail down support from wavering lawmakers. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEUnder White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bill, sweetehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/12/democrats-white-house-close-in-on-health-billPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/12/democrats-white-house-close-in-on-health-bill/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/12/democrats-white-house-close-in-on-health-billFri, 12 Mar 2010 01:30:00 GMTDemocrats, White House close in on health billHouse Democratic leaders Thursday walked their rank-and-file members through last-minute agreements that could move President Barack Obama's overhaul of the nation's health care system a step closer to reality. Although some issues remained unresolved — including a divisive battle over restricting taxpayer funding of abortion — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said: "We have enough to move forward." White House officials and congressional Democratic leaders met Wednesday evening in Pelosi's office. Aides said they agreed on scaling back a health insurance tax that unions object to, and on gradually closing the Medicare prescription drug coverage gap. They were not far apart on other major issues, including Medicaid funding for states that already provide above-average benefits, and on improving subsidies that would be available under the plan to help individuals and families pay their premiums. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEHouse Democratic leaders Thursday walked their rank-and-file members through last-minute agreements that could move President Barack Obama's overhaul of the nathttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/11/business-buys-ads-vs-health-overhaulPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/11/business-buys-ads-vs-health-overhaul/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/11/business-buys-ads-vs-health-overhaulThu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMTBusiness Buys Ads vs. Health OverhaulThe business coalition, Employers for a Healthy Economy, said it would run between $4 million and $10 million of ads targeting the districts of several dozen Democratic lawmakers, carrying the message that the bill would cause job losses. The ads are being funded by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other trade associations that represent a broad swath of industry, from health insurers and manufacturers to construction, retail and distribution companies. The burst of TV advertising adds to the total of more than $200 million spent on ads last year, making the health-care debate the largest single advocacy campaign ever, according to Campaign Media Analysis Group, which tracks issue advertising. Both sides in the debate spent about equally on ads last year, according to Evan Tracey, the nonpartisan group's president. After Democrats lost their 60-vote majority in the Senate in January, that spending all but stopped. "Everyone was frozen in place," Mr. Tracey said. "You are going to see that change now [as] you get to the endgame." 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThe business coalition, Employers for a Healthy Economy, said it would run between $4 million and $10 million of ads targeting the districts of several dozen Dehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/10/medicare-for-allPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/10/medicare-for-all/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/10/medicare-for-allWed, 10 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMTMEDICARE FOR ALL A policy change on abortion, but how radicalPresident Barack Obama launched a populist assault on price-gouging American insurance firms, escalating his last-ditch bid to pass a historic health reform bill SOCIAL SECURITY CHECKS MAY GET SMALLER02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEPresident Barack Obama launched a populist assault on price-gouging American insurance firms, escalating his last-ditch bid to pass a historic health reform bilhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/09/tom-delay-people-are-unemployed-because-they-want-Politicshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/09/tom-delay-people-are-unemployed-because-they-want-/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/09/tom-delay-people-are-unemployed-because-they-want-Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:00:00 GMTTom Delay: People Are Unemployed Because They Want To BeFormer House Majority Leader Tom Delay called Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) "brave" on Sunday for launching a one-man filibuster of unemployment benefits, arguing that they dissuaded people from going out and finding work. Appearing on CNN's "State of the Union," the Texas Republican said that Bunning's fiscal responsibility was commendable, even if his shenanigans (refusing to allow unemployment benefits to be considered by unanimous consent) nearly brought the Senate to a halt. "Nothing would have happened if the Democrats had just paid for [the benefits]," Delay said. "People would have gotten their unemployment compensation. I think Bunning was brave in standing up there and taking it on by himself." Asked whether it was bad strategy to make a budget stand on a $10 billion extension of unemployment (as opposed to, say, the Bush's $720 billion prescription drug package), Delay insisted that if the PR had been done right, Bunning would have been applauded. Helping the unemployed with federal assistance, he said, was unsound policy. "You know," Delay said, "there is an argument to be made that these extensions, the unemployment benefits keeps people from going and finding jobs. In fact there are some studies that have been done that show people stay on unemployment compensation and they don't look for a job until two or three weeks before they know the benefits are going to run out. .Healthcare reform must not ignore the Millennials02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEFormer House Majority Leader Tom Delay called Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) "brave" on Sunday for launching a one-man filibuster of unemployment benefits, arguing thhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/08/dems-unsure-about-changing-votes-for-health-carePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/08/dems-unsure-about-changing-votes-for-health-care/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/08/dems-unsure-about-changing-votes-for-health-careMon, 08 Mar 2010 03:00:00 GMTDems unsure about changing votes for health careA top House Democrat said Sunday he believes Congress will pass a health care bill, but three fellow Democrats who opposed overhaul legislation last fall aren't committing themselves to backing President Barack Obama's late push. The House and the Senate approved different version of the legislation by narrow margins. Merging the bills became more complicated when Senate Democrats lost their filibuster-proof majority in January. House members are reluctant to approve the Senate plan on the promise that senators will tinker with provisions House members find objectionable. Still, that wobbly bridge appeared to be the clearest path to meeting Obama's goal of Congress passing a health care bill by March 18, when he leaves on a trip to Asia. Central to success is persuading some of the House members who voted against the original legislation to go along with the Senate bill. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEA top House Democrat said Sunday he believes Congress will pass a health care bill, but three fellow Democrats who opposed overhaul legislation last fall aren'thttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/07/leaked-documents-reveal-gop-plan-to-use-scare-tactPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/07/leaked-documents-reveal-gop-plan-to-use-scare-tact/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/07/leaked-documents-reveal-gop-plan-to-use-scare-tactSun, 07 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMTLeaked documents reveal GOP plan to use scare tactics to raise moneyNational GOP leaders are doing damage control today after a Politico scoop lifted the curtain on the party's plan to tap voters' "fear" in the coming campaign season. The PR problem started when an absent-minded attendee at the Republican National Committee (RNC) confab on February 18 in Boca Grande, Florida, left a 72-page document from its 2010 strategizing session in a hotel room. Today, Politico reporter Ben Smith's expose is making headlines.02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONENational GOP leaders are doing damage control today after a Politico scoop lifted the curtain on the party's plan to tap voters' "fear" in the coming campaign shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/06/abortion-and-the-health-care-bills-lets-welcome-thPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/06/abortion-and-the-health-care-bills-lets-welcome-th/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/06/abortion-and-the-health-care-bills-lets-welcome-thSat, 06 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMTAbortion and the health care bills: Let's welcome the debate Senate rejects $250 checks for elderlyCongress has never really had a full-throated debate over abortion, one that would help find a political truce on a recurring issue that still divides Americans nearly four decades after the Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v. Wade. No wonder then that the possibility of federal money being used to pay for abortions under the Senate version of healthcare reform might derail its passage in the more abortion-sensitive House. About 12 antiabortion Democrats, such as Rep. Bart Stupak of Michigan, threaten to vote against the Senate bill, even though they voted for the House bill last fall. Their numbers alone could turn other Democrats against President Obama’s campaign for quick passage. The high court ruling in 1973 defined a right to abortion for women (up to the point of the viability of a fetus/child outside the womb). But Congress has consistently blocked federal money being spent for abortions through the so-called Hyde Amendment. It is the apparent watering down of a similar funding ban in the Senate bill – the one that Mr. Obama wants to push through – that could now force Congress to tackle the broader issues around abortion 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONECongress has never really had a full-throated debate over abortion, one that would help find a political truce on a recurring issue that still divides Americanshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/04/obama-open-to-4-gop-health-care-proposalsPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/04/obama-open-to-4-gop-health-care-proposals/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/04/obama-open-to-4-gop-health-care-proposalsThu, 04 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMTObama open to 4 GOP health care proposals Obama demands 'up-or-down' vote on health carePresident Barack Obama says he's open to adopting four Republican proposals discussed in last week's health care summit. But as AP correspondent Julie Pace reports, that may not be enough to win any… 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEPresident Barack Obama says he's open to adopting four Republican proposals discussed in last week's health care summit. But as AP correspondent Julie Pace repohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/03/who-really-gets-hurt-from-hold-by-gops-bunningPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/03/who-really-gets-hurt-from-hold-by-gops-bunning/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/03/who-really-gets-hurt-from-hold-by-gops-bunningWed, 03 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT.Who really gets hurt from 'hold' by GOP's Bunning? The Department of Transportation furloughed nearly 2,000 employees without pay Monday as the government began to feel the impact of Republican Sen. Jim Bunning's one-man blockage of legislation that would keep a host of federal programs operating. Bunning's "hold" also affects jobless benefits for thousands of unemployed workers, rural television customers, doctors receiving Medicare payments and others. Bunning wants the $10 billion price of extending the programs offset by reductions in spending elsewhere in the budget to not drive up the deficit. Absent that, his objections to proceed with the legislation deny the Senate the "unanimous consent" that Senate rules require for going forward under expedited procedure. The Senate can overcome his objection if 60 of its 100 members vote to do so. So far they haven't, and doing that would take at least four days under Senate rules. "As American families are struggling in tough economic times, I am keenly disappointed that political games are putting a stop to important construction projects around the country," Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in a statement. "This means that construction workers will be sent home from job sites because federal inspectors must be furloughed." Federal projects shut down include more than $38 million in project funding for Idaho's Nez Perce National Forest and Fernan Lakes Idaho Panhandle National Forest and $86 million for bridge replacements in the Washington, D.C. , area. Bunning's home state of Kentucky has no projects affected by his action. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThe Department of Transportation furloughed nearly 2,000 employees without pay Monday as the government began to feel the impact of Republican Sen. Jim Bunninghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/02/tea-party--people-who-are-theyPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/02/tea-party--people-who-are-they/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/02/tea-party--people-who-are-theyTue, 02 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMTSome House foes eye switch to 'yes' on health careObama said poised to offer more healthcare changesTen House Democrats indicated in an Associated Press survey Monday they have not ruled out switching their "no" votes to "yes" on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, brightening the party's hopes in the face of unyielding Republican opposition. The White House tried to smooth the way for them, showing its own openness to changes in the landmark legislation and making a point of saying the administration is not using parliamentary tricks or loopholes to find the needed support 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONETen House Democrats indicated in an Associated Press survey Monday they have not ruled out switching their "no" votes to "yes" on President Barack Obama's healthttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/01/obama-calls-for-unity-action-on-health-care-reformPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/01/obama-calls-for-unity-action-on-health-care-reform/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/03/01/obama-calls-for-unity-action-on-health-care-reformMon, 01 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMTWhite House OK on health care with or without GOP The White House's top health care official is optimistic that Democrats will have the votes to pass a major health care overhaul. Presidential adviser Nancy-Ann DeParle says it makes sense to have a "simple up-or-down vote" on legislation, now that Democrats lack the 60 votes necessary to overcome Republican stalling tactics. The Senate's Democratic leaders are try to devise a strategy for passing the legislation with a simple 51-vote majority. There are 57 Democrats in the Senate and two Democratic leaning independents. DeParle notes that the House and Senate already have passed versions of health care overhaul. She tells NBC's "Meet the Press" that she believes "we will have the votes to pass this in Congress." 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThe White House's top health care official is optimistic that Democrats will have the votes to pass a major health care overhaul. Presidential adviser Nancyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/27/noose-found-in-library-spurs-new-protest-ucsdPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/27/noose-found-in-library-spurs-new-protest-ucsd/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/27/noose-found-in-library-spurs-new-protest-ucsdSat, 27 Feb 2010 05:30:00 GMTNOOSE FOUND IN LIBRARY SPURS NEW PROTEST UCSDSAN DIEGO — A noose was found hanging on the seventh floor of the university library Thursday night at UCSD,Health care odds long, but Democrats push ahead 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONESAN DIEGO — A noose was found hanging on the seventh floor of the university library Thursday night at UCSD,Health care odds long, but Democrats push aheadhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/27/dems-may-take-shortcut-in-passing-health-overhaulPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/27/dems-may-take-shortcut-in-passing-health-overhaul/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/27/dems-may-take-shortcut-in-passing-health-overhaulSat, 27 Feb 2010 01:00:00 GMTDems may take shortcut in passing health overhaulWASHINGTON – Democrats struggling to enact President Barack Obama's health care overhaul may take a seldom-used Senate shortcut. That prospect has infuriated Republicans who, it turns out, have used the process far more than Democrats. That's just one hint of the pressures, emotions and uncertainty that Democrats' use of the so-called reconciliation process would unleash for both sides. It would put an obscure, appointed Senate staffer — its parliamentarian — in a political crucible for one of the year's most momentous legislative and political showdowns. It would raise questions about how extensive the legislation would be, due to limitations on the process. And in the end, it may boil down to a physical endurance test as GOP senators try stopping the measure with an endless parade of votes. After a year that has seen nothing go easily in his health care drive, Obama began building a case Thursday for using reconciliation, sometimes called the "nuclear option." The process would let Senate Democrats derail a GOP filibuster — delays that take 60 votes to end — and muscle a bill through with a simple majority. Republicans have had 41 Senate seats since their surprise win in last month's Massachusetts special election. "I think most Americans think that a majority vote makes sense," Obama told Republicans Thursday at his daylong health care summit with top lawmakers. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON – Democrats struggling to enact President Barack Obama's health care overhaul may take a seldom-used Senate shortcut. That prospect has infuriated Rehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/26/obama-dems-look-beyond-health-summitPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/26/obama-dems-look-beyond-health-summit/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/26/obama-dems-look-beyond-health-summitFri, 26 Feb 2010 01:00:00 GMTObama, Dems look beyond health summit President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats, holding out little hope for Thursday's televised bipartisan summit on health care, are prepared to try for a far-reaching bill in the coming weeks without a single Republican vote. Barring an unexpected two-party breakthrough at the summit, Democratic leaders feel they can't afford to fail, leaving them empty-handed on a huge priority in an already difficult election year. It's far from clear they can gather the votes, however, and it will take a major effort to unite fractious Democrats. A bipartisan compromise seems highly unlikely, members of both parties said Wednesday. Popular insurance reform measures, which Republicans might support, require Democratic-backed measures the GOP staunchly opposes, such as government subsidies to enable millions of low-income Americans to buy health coverage 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEPresident Barack Obama and congressional Democrats, holding out little hope for Thursday's televised bipartisan summit on health care, are prepared to try forhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/25/senate-to-vote-on-modest-jobs-bill-passage-likelyPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/25/senate-to-vote-on-modest-jobs-bill-passage-likely/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/25/senate-to-vote-on-modest-jobs-bill-passage-likelyThu, 25 Feb 2010 01:00:00 GMTSenate approves tax breaks for new hires Republican turns down White House summit inviteSenate Democrats delivered the first of several promised election-year jobs bills Wednesday, passing a measure blending tax breaks for companies that hire unemployed workers with highway funding eagerly sought by the states. The bipartisan 70-28 vote to pass the bill sends it to the House, where many Democrats say it is too puny — and where a revolt was brewing among lawmakers who said its allocation of highway money among the states is unfair. But pressure is on to pass it anyway to score a badly needed win for President Barack Obama and a Democratic Party that's dropped badly in opinion polls and faces major losses in midterm elections. It's the first major bill to pass the Senate since the Christmas Eve passage of a deeply controversial health care bill and the subsequent election of Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown, which rocked Democrats by demonstrating their falling standing even among voters who tend to vote Democratic. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONESenate Democrats delivered the first of several promised election-year jobs bills Wednesday, passing a measure blending tax breaks for companies that hire unemphttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/24/school-districts-ax-teachers-blame-state-for-financial-messPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/24/school-districts-ax-teachers-blame-state-for-financial-mess/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/24/school-districts-ax-teachers-blame-state-for-financial-messWed, 24 Feb 2010 01:30:00 GMTSchool districts ax teachers, blame state for financial messChicago-area school districts already struggling with multimillion-dollar budget deficits are warning of mass teacher layoffs and deep program cuts for the coming school year -- an impending crisis they blame on the recession and the state's chronic financial woes. The state hasn't paid the current school year's education bills in months, despite $3 billion in federal stimulus funding provided over the last two years. "The state fiscal crisis we are in is absolutely unprecedented," said Mary Fergus, spokeswoman for the Illinois State Board of Education. In addition to teaching positions, school districts already have chopped or postponed pool hours, athletic teams and textbook purchases. Others plan to cut band programs, increase class sizes, reduce field trips and use fewer substitute teachers. A snapshot of some troubled districts: Maine Township High School District 207 in Park Ridge has approved the elimination of 75 teaching and 62 nonteaching jobs. Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 has discussed cutting up to 160 full-time jobs next year and eliminating the fifth-grade band program. The Chicago Public Schools system faces a budget deficit as high as $900 million for next year, up from about $475 million this year, officials say. The district has laid off more than 500 employees and expects to lay off another 500 this school year. So far, the layoffs have not hit the classroom. Elgin-based School District U-46, the state's second-largest district, has cut 348 jobs -- mostly nonteaching -- for the current school year. It also closed five swimming pools and canceled the athletic "B" teams. The district predicted a $15 million budget deficit next school year, on top of the $50 million deficit carried over from this year. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEChicago-area school districts already struggling with multimillion-dollar budget deficits are warning of mass teacher layoffs and deep program cuts for the comihttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/23/its-time-to-enact-health-care-reform-with-51-senate-votesPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/23/its-time-to-enact-health-care-reform-with-51-senate-votes/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/23/its-time-to-enact-health-care-reform-with-51-senate-votesTue, 23 Feb 2010 01:30:00 GMTIt's Time to Enact Health Care Reform With 51 Senate VotesThis week the president is hosting a bipartisan gab-fest at the White House to try to tease out some Republican votes for health care reform. It's a total waste of time. If Obama thinks he's going to get a single Republican vote at this stage of the game, he's fooling himself (or the American people). Many months ago, you may recall, the White House and Democratic party leaders in the Senate threatened to pass health care with 51 votes -- using a process called "reconciliation" that allows tax and spending bills to be enacted without filibuster -- unless Republicans came on board. It's time to pull the trigger. Why haven't the President and Senate Democrats pulled the reconciliation trigger before now? I haven't spoken directly with the President or with Harry Reid but I've spent the last several weeks sounding out contacts on the Hill and in the White House to find an answer. Here are the theories. None of them justifies waiting any longer. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEThis week the president is hosting a bipartisan gab-fest at the White House to try to tease out some Republican votes for health care reform. It's a total wastehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/22/governors-brace-for-more-economic-turmoilPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/22/governors-brace-for-more-economic-turmoil/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/22/governors-brace-for-more-economic-turmoilMon, 22 Feb 2010 01:30:00 GMTGovernors brace for more economic turmoilOn the recession's front lines, governors are struggling to chart the road ahead for states staggered by unrelenting joblessness and cut-to-the-bone budgets even as Washington reports signs of economic growth. "The worst probably is yet to come," warned Gov. Jim Douglas, R-Vt., chairman of the National Governors Association, at the group's meeting Saturday. He called the situation "fairly poor" in most states, adding that it "doesn't look too good." Such uncertainty weighed heavily over the governors' weekend meeting even though health care — and how states can address skyrocketing costs — was the intended focus. That's recognized as one of the biggest issues affecting states' long-term solvency 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEOn the recession's front lines, governors are struggling to chart the road ahead for states staggered by unrelenting joblessness and cut-to-the-bone budgets evehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/21/gops-2012-hopefuls-crowd-town-they-love-to-hatePoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/21/gops-2012-hopefuls-crowd-town-they-love-to-hate/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/21/gops-2012-hopefuls-crowd-town-they-love-to-hateSun, 21 Feb 2010 01:30:00 GMTGOP's 2012 hopefuls crowd town they love to hate Governors brace for more economic turmoilRepublicans who may want President Barack Obama's job flocked to the town they love to hate this weekend and repeatedly ripped into the Democrat, an early tryout of sorts for the GOP nomination. "Barack Obama has created at least three jobs that I know of: Bob McDonnell, Chris Christie and Scott Brown," former House speaker Newt Gingrich told a fawning crowd Saturday, celebrating recent GOP victories in governor's races in Virginia and New Jersey, and the Senate in Massachusetts, respectively. He predicted Republicans would take back control of Congress this fall and added: "We'll elect a new president in 2012." In appearance after appearance, possible GOP contenders used two national platforms — a caucus of conservatives and a gathering of governors — to promote their credentials and test their strength in an incredibly fluid field a full two years before the GOP chooses its nominee. Along with Gingrich, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Indiana Rep. Mike Pence and former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania courted conservatives with lengthy speeches at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour held court at the National Governors Association meeting as chairman of the GOP governors, while Govs. Mitch Daniels of Indiana and Bobby Jindal of Louisiana attended. Minn. Gov. Tim Pawlenty plugged away at both events. Among possible candidates missing: 2008 vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and South Dakota Sen. John Thune. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's presence was limited to a video shown to a small group of conservatives. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONERepublicans who may want President Barack Obama's job flocked to the town they love to hate this weekend and repeatedly ripped into the Democrat, an early tryouhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/20/white-house-dems-near-accord-on-health-care-billPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/20/white-house-dems-near-accord-on-health-care-bill/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/20/white-house-dems-near-accord-on-health-care-billSat, 20 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMTWhite House: Dems near accord on health care billWASHINGTON – The White House and congressional leaders are preparing a detailed health care proposal designed to win passage without Republican support if GOP lawmakers fail to embrace bipartisan compromises at President Barack Obama's summit next week. A senior White House official said Thursday that Democratic negotiators are resolving final differences in House and Senate health bills that passed last year with virtually no Republican help. The White House plans to post the proposals online by Monday morning, three days ahead of the Feb. 25 summit, which GOP leaders are approaching warily. The comments signal that Obama and Congress' Democratic leaders still plan to use assertive and sometimes controversial parliamentary powers to enact a far-reaching health care bill if no GOP lawmakers get on board. Republicans and conservative activists have denounced such a strategy, and it's unclear whether enough House and Senate Democrats would back it. Both parties have used the strategy, known as reconciliation, in the past. Obama says he is open to Republican ideas for changing the health care legislation. But many Democrats seriously doubt GOP leaders will support compromises that could draw enough lawmakers from both parties to create a bipartisan majority. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON – The White House and congressional leaders are preparing a detailed health care proposal designed to win passage without Republican support if GOP lhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/20/welfare-recipients-forced-to-sell-food-stamps-to-buy-basic-necessitiesPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/20/welfare-recipients-forced-to-sell-food-stamps-to-buy-basic-necessities/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/20/welfare-recipients-forced-to-sell-food-stamps-to-buy-basic-necessitiesSat, 20 Feb 2010 04:30:00 GMTWelfare Recipients Forced to Sell Food Stamps to Buy Basic Necessities new investigation from ColorLines Magazine supported by the Nation Institute’s Investigative Fund shows that some poor families are forced to sell their food stamps on the black market for cash in order to survive this prolonged recession. We speak to journalist Seth Wessler, whose investigation focuses on the impact of both the recession and welfare reform in Hartford, Connecticut, a state which has the shortest welfare time limit in the United States. We’re also joined by Luz Santana, a veteran community organizer and welfare rights activist who heads the advocacy group 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEnew investigation from ColorLines Magazine supported by the Nation Institute’s Investigative Fund shows that some poor families are forced to sell their food shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/16/biden-and-cheney-spar-over-antiterrorism-policiesPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/16/biden-and-cheney-spar-over-antiterrorism-policies/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/16/biden-and-cheney-spar-over-antiterrorism-policiesTue, 16 Feb 2010 01:00:00 GMTBiden and Cheney spar over antiterrorism policiesWASHINGTON – Pingponging across the airwaves, Vice President Joe Biden and predecessor Dick Cheney bickered Sunday over terror trials and interrogations, credit for success in Iraq and the long-running effort to contain Iran's nuclear program. Biden called Cheney "misinformed or he is misinforming" on current national security strategies. Cheney said President Barack Obama wasn't taking the al-Qaida threat seriously. But, in a marked change of tone, the former vice president acknowledged that the Bush White House struggled with how to bring suspected terrorists to justice. Highly partisan public skirmishes between the Obama White House and Cheney — the result of the former vice president's unusual public criticism on a successor administration — have become standard fare. And the back-and-forth that was set up in Sunday's sequential appearances of television talk shows did not disappoint. Biden struck first, declaring that Cheney's attacks on Obama's commitment to fighting terrorism ignored the facts. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWASHINGTON – Pingponging across the airwaves, Vice President Joe Biden and predecessor Dick Cheney bickered Sunday over terror trials and interrogations, credithttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/13/dems-offer-smaller-jobs-bill-in-bid-for-supportPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/13/dems-offer-smaller-jobs-bill-in-bid-for-support/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/13/dems-offer-smaller-jobs-bill-in-bid-for-supportSat, 13 Feb 2010 01:30:00 GMTDems offer smaller jobs bill in bid for support Sen. McCain faces toughest re-election challengeStung by criticism that a bipartisan jobs bill emerging in the Senate wouldn't create many jobs, Senate Democrats on Thursday proposed a new, stripped-down version they hope will still get support from both Republicans and Democrats. Republicans, however, accused Democrats of reneging on their deal, putting in jeopardy a short-lived attempt at bipartisan lawmaking. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's latest bill focuses on several popular provisions aimed at boosting job creation, including a new tax break negotiated with Republicans for companies that hire unemployed workers and for small businesses that purchase new equipment. It also would renew highway programs and help states and local governments finance large infrastructure projects. Reid, D-Nev., unveiled the pared-back plan after Senate Democrats balked at a broader bill stuffed with unrelated provisions sought by lobbyists for business groups and doctors. The surprise blew apart an agreement with key Republicans like Chuck Grassley of Iowa, who worked with Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., for weeks to produce a bill containing the extra provisions. The original bill had won support from across the political spectrum, from President Barack Obama as well as conservative Republicans in the Senate, offering the promise of a rare bipartisan package in a Congress that has been gripped by partisan fights. To get that support, however, the package had morphed into a 361-page grab bag of provisions that included extending benefits to the unemployed and tax breaks for businesses. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEStung by criticism that a bipartisan jobs bill emerging in the Senate wouldn't create many jobs, Senate Democrats on Thursday proposed a new, stripped-down vershttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/10/on-health-bill-gops-road-is-a-new-mapPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/10/on-health-bill-gops-road-is-a-new-map/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/10/on-health-bill-gops-road-is-a-new-mapWed, 10 Feb 2010 01:30:00 GMTOn Health Bill, G.O.P.’s Road Is a New Map RUBBER ROOM 7 OF THEM IN NYCWhen Republicans take President Obama up on his invitation to hash out their differences over health care this month, they will carry with them a fairly well-developed set of ideas intended to make health insurance more widely available and affordable, by emphasizing tax incentives and state innovations, with no new federal mandates and only a modest expansion of the federal safety net.02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEWhen Republicans take President Obama up on his invitation to hash out their differences over health care this month, they will carry with them a fairly well-dehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/09/obamas-health-care-summit-just-for-showPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/09/obamas-health-care-summit-just-for-show/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/09/obamas-health-care-summit-just-for-showTue, 09 Feb 2010 02:30:00 GMTObama's health care summit: Just for show?Could this turn into something more than political theater? President Barack Obama's televised dialogue with Republican lawmakers on health care, promised for later this month, has the makings of an entertaining exchange. But the differences between the basic Democratic and GOP ideas are stark — and the two sides have increasingly hardened their positions in this election year. Yet, in a story with more twists than a soap opera, Obama's invitation to congressional leaders of both parties to attend a Feb. 25 meeting can't be dismissed as a mere diversion. Although many Americans have doubts about the Democrats' sweeping plans to cover the uninsured, Republicans can't afford to be perceived as oblivious to the health care insecurities of middle-class families. "My expectations? Probably below 50 percent, but not zero," said Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., a moderate who serves as president of the Democratic freshman class. "At some point, the public is going to demand that Republicans participate like mature adults, and not just say 'no' to everything." 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONECould this turn into something more than political theater? President Barack Obama's televised dialogue with Republican lawmakers on health care, promised for lhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/07/obama-seeks-to-rally-glum-dems-amid-gop-challengesPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/07/obama-seeks-to-rally-glum-dems-amid-gop-challenges/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/07/obama-seeks-to-rally-glum-dems-amid-gop-challengesSun, 07 Feb 2010 01:30:00 GMTObama seeks to rally glum Dems amid GOP challenges Tea party' activists eagerly await Palin's wordsJust a year after celebrating Barack Obama's inauguration, despondent Democrats on Saturday heard from their party leader who urged optimism in the face of Republicans' strong challenge to their congressional dominance. At its winter meeting, a defiant Democratic Party worked to project a message of strength even as loyalists acknowledged the prospect of several defeats in November. The party that controls the White House typically loses seats during midterm elections at an average rate of 28 net House seats. President Bill Clinton, the last Democratic commander in chief, lost control of Congress in his first term and Democrats privately are predicting it could happen again. Obama, looking to write his own history, warned fellow Democrats that "we have to acknowledge that change can't come quickly enough." He said political leaders must plot their way forward to November with an understanding of the economic difficulties Americans face. "I understand their frustration. You understand it as well," Obama said. A government report on Friday said 9.7 percent of the country was unemployed. Distrust of Washington has grown and spurred an anti-Washington sentiment that sent scores of activists to a "tea party" convention in Nashville on the same day. As witness to the tone, Republican Sen. Scott Brown won a special election to take the seat of the late, liberal Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts. Democrats also lost gubernatorial contests in Virginia and New Jersey that had been in Democratic hands. Obama sought to energize Democratic loyalists against what he called "the other party." He urged Democrats to work with their Republican counterparts. "We can't solve all of our problems alone," Obama said, as the audience sat in silence. 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONEJust a year after celebrating Barack Obama's inauguration, despondent Democrats on Saturday heard from their party leader who urged optimism in the face of Repuhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/06/obama-admits-health-care-overhaul-may-die-on-hillPoliticshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/06/obama-admits-health-care-overhaul-may-die-on-hill/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepoorpeoplescampaign7/2010/02/06/obama-admits-health-care-overhaul-may-die-on-hillSat, 06 Feb 2010 02:00:00 GMTObama admits health care overhaul may die on HillNo, maybe he can't. President Barack Obama, who insisted he would succeed where other presidents had failed to fix the nation's health care system, now concedes the effort may die in Congress. The president's newly conflicting signals could frustrate Democratic lawmakers who are hungry for guidance from the White House as they try to salvage the effort to extend coverage to millions of uninsured Americans and hold down spiraling medical costs. Obama's comments Thursday night came hours after Republican Scott Brown was sworn in to replace the late Edward M. Kennedy, leaving Democrats without their filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, and Obama's signature health legislation with no clear path forward. "I think it's very important for us to have a methodical, open process over the next several weeks, and then let's go ahead and make a decision," Obama said at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser. "And it may be that ... if Congress decides we're not going to do it, even after all the facts are laid out, all the options are clear, then the American people can make a judgment as to whether this Congress has done the right thing for them or not," the president said. "And that's how democracy works. There will be elections coming up, and they'll be able to make a determination and register their concerns." It was a shift in tone for the issue the "Yes we can" candidate campaigned on and made the centerpiece of his domestic agenda last year. In a speech to a joint session of Congress in September, Obama declared: "I am not the first president to take up this cause, but I am determined to be the last. ... Here and now we will meet history's test." 02:00:00PPC1noSTAND UP,TOGETHER WE,HAVE,POWER,AS ONENo, maybe he can't. President Barack Obama, who insisted he would succeed where other presidents had failed to fix the nation's health care system, now concedes