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Let's Stop Starving Drug Offenders Back to Prison
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t r u t h o u t | Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Let's Stop Starving Drug Offenders Back to Prison
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/19268-lets-stop-starving-drug-offenders-back-to-prison
Maya Schenwar, Truthout: With another cruel cutback in food stamps approaching November 1, we're reminded that many states ban stamps for ex-prisoners, who face a 50 percent unemployment rate, making prison the only sure place they won't starve.
William Rivers Pitt | Boehner, Obama and the Triple-Dog Dare
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/19312-william-rivers-pitt-boehner-obama-and-the-triple-dog-dare
William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: President Barack Obama's most significant achievement will be facing down these cretins, holding the line against any and all concessions on elemental pieces of legislation like the budget and the debt limit, and ending the vile and vicious cycle of hostage politics that has done so much damage already.
Bill Moyers | On the Sabotage of Democracy
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/19298-bill-moyers-on-the-sabotage-of-democracy
Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company: Like the die-hards of the racist South a century and a half ago, who would destroy the union before giving up their slaves, so would these people burn down the place, sink the ship.
Last Hours of Humanity: Warming the World to Extinction
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/19311-last-hours-of-humanity-warming-the-world-to-extinction
The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: In the history of our planet there have been five times when more than half of all life on Earth died. They're referred to as "mass extinctions." In each case, what happened was that massive amounts of carbon-containing greenhouse gases were released from beneath the Earth's crust and into the atmosphere.
"We Belong Together" Campaign Brings Feminism to the Forefront of Immigration Reform
http://truth-out.org/news/item/19163-we-belong-together-campaign-brings-feminism-to-the-forefront-of-immigration-reform
Candice Bernd, Truthout: After 115 women, 25 of whom are undocumented, were arrested while blockading an intersection outside of the House of Representatives to protest the House's inaction on immigration reform, the "We Belong Together" campaign is helping to redefine immigration reform as a women's issue.
Paul Krugman | American Craziness and Class Warfare
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/19299-american-craziness-and-class-warfare
Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: Wealthy individuals bought themselves a radical right party, believing - correctly - that it would cut their taxes and remove regulations. But they failed to realize that eventually the craziness would take on a life of its own.
Noam Chomsky | On Shutdown, Waning US Influence, Syrian Showdown
http://truth-out.org/news/item/19287-in-conversation-with-noam-chomsky-on-us-politics-global-affairs-and-capitalist-reform
Harrison Samphir, Truthout: Noam Chomsky gives his perspective on the US government shutdown, the Syrian civil war, capitalist reform in South America and more in this Truthout interview.
Empire Under Obama: Political Language and the "Mafia Principles" of International Relations
http://truth-out.org/news/item/19296-empire-under-obama-part-1-political-language-and-the-mafia-principles-of-international-relations
Andrew Gavin Marshall, The Hampton Institute: When it comes to US empire in the age of Obama, language is deceptive: it hides immoral, ruthless and destructive interests and actions behind a veil of empty words and make-believe "values."
On the News With Thom Hartmann: House Republicans Continue to Blame President Obama for the Government Shutdown, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/19315-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-house-republicans-continue-to-blame-president-obama-for-the-government-shutdown-and-more
In today's On the News segment: House Republicans continue to point the finger at President Obama for the government shutdown; Wall Street and the banksters are starting to worry about this economic chaos; more Americans are buying electric vehicles; and more.
The Data Hackers: Mining Your Information for Big Brother
http://truth-out.org/news/item/19301-the-data-hackers-mining-your-information-for-big-brother
Pratap Chatterjee, TomDispatch: Silicon Valley's message is clear enough: We can turn your digital information into fuel for pleasure and profits - if you just give us access to your location, your correspondence, your history and the entertainment that you like.
Breaking Away: Top Public Universities Push for "Autonomy" From States
http://truth-out.org/news/item/19293-breaking-away-top-public-universities-push-for-autonomy-from-states
Marian Wang, ProPublica: A small but growing number of public universities are looking to cut deals with state lawmakers that scale back direct oversight, often in return for less funding or for meeting certain performance targets. But many within higher education point to the potential downsides.
Exposed: California's Secret Plan to Gut Public Pensions
http://truth-out.org/news/item/19308-exposed-californias-secret-plan-to-gut-public-pensions
Jaisal Noor, The Real News Network: A newly leaked draft California ballot initiative authored by conservative groups would drastically slash retirement benefits for current public employees.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
New Mom With Stage IV Cancer Denied Promising Treatment Due to GOP Shutdown: "This Is a Matter of Life or Death"
Read the BuzzFlash Commentary
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18242-new-mom-with-stage-iv-cancer-denied-promising-treatment-due-to-gop-shutdown-this-is-a-matter-of-life-or-death
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: Lives are at stake because of the GOP House federal shutdown. The Republican caucus has become a death panel.
Shutdown: Veterans Benefits Offices Closing
http://www.13wmaz.com/news/article/248947/28/Shutdown-Veterans-Benefits-Offices-Closing
Read the Article at The Air Force Times
The End Times of President Obama, as Staged and Orchestrated by Larry Klayman of Judicial Watch
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18241-end-obama-klayman-judicial-watch
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
Obama and the Debt
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/08/opinion/obamas-options.html
Read the Article at The New York Times
The Secret Fears of the Gun Lobby and What They're Planning Next
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/10/08/the-secret-fears-of-the-gun-lobby-and-what-they/196335
Read the Article at Media Matters for America
Charles P. Pierce | The Reagan Undead
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/ed-meese-reagan-administration-budget-crisis-100813
Read the Article at Esquire
Our House Is on Fire: The Reality of Our Changing Climate
http://www.thenation.com/article/176520/our-house-fire-reality-our-changing-climate
Read the Article at The Nation
How the Shutdown Taught the GOP to Love Big Government
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/how-the-shutdown-taught-the-gop-to-love-big-government
Read the Article at Talking Points Memo
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>New Mom With Stage IV Cancer Denied Promising Treatment Due to GOP Shutdown: "This Is a Matter of Life or Death" </strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: normal;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.2"><strong>Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: </strong>Lives are at stake because of the GOP House federal shutdown. The Republican caucus has become a death panel.</p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=KcRagAo%2B7M6szNkudtkzi5lE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the BuzzFlash Commentary</strong></a></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Shutdown: Veterans Benefits Offices Closing</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=1pLQnG8H7IzdtR72tlg9GJlE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at The Air Force Times</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>The End Times of President Obama, as Staged and Orchestrated by Larry Klayman of Judicial Watch</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=TAbQ7ndwPSFtwMVuZQ0gBplE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at BuzzFlash</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Obama and the Debt</strong></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>The Secret Fears of the Gun Lobby and What They're Planning Next</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=5Y2HYhM6h6imhQbJN2rwMZlE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at Media Matters for America</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Charles P. Pierce | The Reagan Undead</strong></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Our House Is on Fire: The Reality of Our Changing Climate</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=La7H1jZSUvdrBckwFwh1FUg6AbCOXzDi" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at The Nation</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>How the Shutdown Taught the GOP to Love Big Government</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=OD9LBjJBU0sDSJHpLUPcBZlE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at Talking Points Memo</strong></a></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Maya Schenwar, Truthout:</strong> With another cruel cutback in food stamps approaching November 1, we're reminded that many states ban stamps for ex-prisoners, who face a 50 percent unemployment rate, making prison the only sure place they won't starve.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=kvmLvp7DWgeEqaWJzj7OS5lE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=N3Bz9OeXu8sCMnmw6RIPtZlE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>William Rivers Pitt | Boehner, Obama and the Triple-Dog Dare</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>William Rivers Pitt, Truthout:</strong> President Barack Obama's most significant achievement will be facing down these cretins, holding the line against any and all concessions on elemental pieces of legislation like the budget and the debt limit, and ending the vile and vicious cycle of hostage politics that has done so much damage already.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=s5v6EWyOq7qWhyg1HTj%2BgZlE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=UBaFylM727%2BeMKPmUKfmRplE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Bill Moyers | On the Sabotage of Democracy</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company:</strong> Like the die-hards of the racist South a century and a half ago, who would destroy the union before giving up their slaves, so would these people burn down the place, sink the ship.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=DlzZe%2FRoBZ%2BQMZ%2FobVxfRZlE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Watch the Video and Read the Transcript</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=2bc9TzlpIK3ZILJQtIeo0JlE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Last Hours of Humanity: Warming the World to Extinction</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program:</strong> In the history of our planet there have been five times when more than half of all life on Earth died. They're referred to as "mass extinctions." In each case, what happened was that massive amounts of carbon-containing greenhouse gases were released from beneath the Earth's crust and into the atmosphere.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=aEXAvqB7Kk9o6rus2HTrkJlE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=dCYRoRroHysgjGyknkqJGJlE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>"We Belong Together" Campaign Brings Feminism to the Forefront of Immigration Reform</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Candice Bernd, Truthout:</strong> After 115 women, 25 of whom are undocumented, were arrested while blockading an intersection outside of the House of Representatives to protest the House's inaction on immigration reform, the "We Belong Together" campaign is helping to redefine immigration reform as a women's issue.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=RKloE2iV517LMvZpwxSdOZlE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=b6xmISsI5Kc9WxJsdLHFFZlE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Paul Krugman | American Craziness and Class Warfare</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.:</strong> Wealthy individuals bought themselves a radical right party, believing - correctly - that it would cut their taxes and remove regulations. But they failed to realize that eventually the craziness would take on a life of its own.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=rOfOtSnrNoCzxcjSTh2gsUg6AbCOXzDi" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ia5Y%2BXH5WNni2Qd73SwutplE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Noam Chomsky | On Shutdown, Waning US Influence, Syrian Showdown</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Harrison Samphir, Truthout:</strong> Noam Chomsky gives his perspective on the US government shutdown, the Syrian civil war, capitalist reform in South America and more in this Truthout interview.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2FSFC6LzzdzQiPDOaD%2B6MOJlE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Interview</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=CTUvV51tHQFn3vfwSwuKaZlE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Empire Under Obama: Political Language and the "Mafia Principles" of International Relations</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Andrew Gavin Marshall, The Hampton Institute:</strong> When it comes to US empire in the age of Obama, language is deceptive: it hides immoral, ruthless and destructive interests and actions behind a veil of empty words and make-believe "values."</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=OHN5sp9LygW81TsXjSdQsZlE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=GkuGbS6umjWaxJcZL%2Fh69plE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: House Republicans Continue to Blame President Obama for the Government Shutdown, and More</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>In today's On the News segment:</strong> House Republicans continue to point the finger at President Obama for the government shutdown; Wall Street and the banksters are starting to worry about this economic chaos; more Americans are buying electric vehicles; and more.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ifJPDX71YKSsT6dhGJQGbZlE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Watch the Video and Read the Transcript</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=m9Qzr9AY4UH6SleIWdqSRplE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The Data Hackers: Mining Your Information for Big Brother</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Pratap Chatterjee, TomDispatch:</strong> Silicon Valley's message is clear enough: We can turn your digital information into fuel for pleasure and profits - if you just give us access to your location, your correspondence, your history and the entertainment that you like.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=p8EcR5BPCjMGEAOFAze6rJlE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=VLi9x5Xhmwpml9AZr1tE7JlE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Breaking Away: Top Public Universities Push for "Autonomy" From States</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Marian Wang, ProPublica:</strong> A small but growing number of public universities are looking to cut deals with state lawmakers that scale back direct oversight, often in return for less funding or for meeting certain performance targets. But many within higher education point to the potential downsides.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=osY5i37il9t9DthtKr1rSZlE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=MyywpPUu6YUQztLg0YmOXJlE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Exposed: California's Secret Plan to Gut Public Pensions</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Jaisal Noor, The Real News Network:</strong> A newly leaked draft California ballot initiative authored by conservative groups would drastically slash retirement benefits for current public employees.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=pS%2FebeJClWKNN1dn4A8q8ZlE7b8s3%2Fpo" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Watch the Video and Read the Transcript</strong></a> </p>
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