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Mike Lofgren | The Moochers Mitt Missed: Meet the Welfare Queens of the 1%
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/11781-meet-the-welfare-queens-of-the-1-the-moochers-mitt-missed-work-for-the-pentagon
Mike Lofgren, Truthout: "Forget the laid-off workers, disabled veterans and elderly retirees. Pentagon contractors are far more dependent on taxpayers to pay their way than Mitt Romney's fabled 47 percent; and rest assured, Mitt can count on their support."
Thousands Surround Spanish Parliament in Bid to "Occupy Congress" and Stop Austerity
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11791-thousands-surround-spanish-parliament-in-bid-to-occupy-congress-and-stop-austerity
Nermeen Shaikh and Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!: "Thousands of people surrounded the Spanish Parliament in Madrid on Tuesday to protest austerity measures and the loss of public confidence in elected leaders. The 'Occupy Congress' protest came as the conservative administration of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy prepares to unveil further austerity measures on Thursday."
Russia Temporarily Bans Monsanto Corn Linked to Cancer in Rats
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11800-russia-temporarily-bans-monsanto-corn-linked-to-cancer-in-rats
Mike Ludwig, Truthout: "The French study, released last week by a research team led by molecular biologist Gilles-Eric Seralini, links varying levels of both the Roundup herbicide and the transgenes in Monsanto's patented NK603 corn to mammary tumors and severe liver and kidney damage."
Chicago Teachers, Verizon Workers and Quebec's Students Prove That Resistance Works
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/11774-chicago-teachers-verizon-workers-and-quebecs-students-prove-that-resistance-works
Allison Kilkenny, The Nation: "Teachers in Chicago, Verizon workers and students in Quebec recently proved that not only are strikes and general resistance and dissent essential to any democracy, they also work.... Workers and students should take comfort in news of their fellow global citizens' victories against the forces of privatization and corporate greed, and also feel encouraged to make bolder, bigger demands."
Texas Tar Sands Tree-Sit Launches to Halt Keystone XL Indefinitely
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11797-texas-tar-sands-tree-sit-launches-to-halt-keystone-xl-indefinitely
Candice Bernd, Truthout: "The tree-sit continues for a third day, despite an unprecedented escalation in police and industry violence toward peaceful blockaders. Some of the activists say TransCanada supervisors encouraged deputies with the Wood County Sheriff's Department to use pain compliance tactics that included sustained chokeholds, violent arm-twisting, pepper spray and multiple hits with Tasers, all while blockaders were in handcuffs."
Bill Moyers | More Money, Less Democracy
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/11789-bill-moyers-more-money-less-democracy
Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company: "In this essay, Bill examines how the Citizens United decision has candidates campaigning for cash more than votes, and how that money - pouring into TV ads and high-paid political consultants - is creating 'a racket, plain and simple.'"
96 Percent of Americans Have Received Some Government Assistance
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11775-96-percent-of-people-have-received-some-government-assistance
Annie-Rose Strasser, ThinkProgress: "It turns out that 96 percent of Americans have used government assistance at one point or another in their lives, ranging from Social Security to grant programs.... [This figure] does not include 'government activity that benefits everyone - national defense, the interstate highway system, food safety regulations - but only tangible benefits.'"
Blasts Rock Military Headquarters in Damascus
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11778-blasts-rock-military-headquarters-in-damascus
Kareem Fahim and Alan Cowell, The New York Times News Service: "At least two large explosions struck a military headquarters in a busy square in central Damascus on Wednesday morning, setting fire to the building on the second day of dramatic bombings in the Syrian capital, according to witnesses and state television, as the conflict dominated debate at the United Nations in New York."
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama's Lead Over Romney Is Growing in Key Battleground States, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11799-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-obamas-lead-over-romney-is-growing-in-key-battleground-states-and-more
In today's On the News segment: President Obama's lead over Mitt Romney is growing significantly in key battleground states; all hell is breaking loose in Europe, where Spanish and Greek protesters are demonstrating against austerity; our nation's prison industrial complex is sucking our economy dry; and more.
Romney and "Investments" by the 1%?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11786-romney-and-investments-by-the-1
Brendan Fischer, PRWatch: "With support from these deep-pocketed outside donors and organizations, Romney could be the first candidate in modern history to out-raise and out-spend the incumbent president. Much of that money will be spent funding a flood of ads in the next few weeks in an effort to reverse Romney's poll numbers."
Elizabeth Warren Is GOP Target #1: Smear Campaigns Start in Key Races - It's the Start of Political Mud Season
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11784-elizabeth-warren-is-gop-target-1-smear-campaigns-start-in-key-races-its-the-start-of-political-mud-season
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet: "There is no legal penalty for lying in political campaigns, which the US Supreme Court affirmed last spring was a constitutional right in the stolen valor case over falsifying a military record.... Candidates across the country like Warren are now facing an earlier and more intense advertising barrage in 2012 because more money is being spent in all media."
Subliminal Message: Rahm Lost
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/11790-subliminal-message-rahm-lost
Curtis Black, NewsTips: "With only 19 percent thinking he handled the situation well - 'the first time the mayor has been upside-down in any polling' - Emanuel 'believes he needs damage control' [writes political analyst Don] Rose.... 'What is most distressing,' Rose writes, is that Emanuel accepts financing 'from anti-union advocacy groups whose acknowledged goal is the destruction of teachers' unions and the eventual breakup of public education itself.'"
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Illinois Workers Fight Back Against Bain Capital Outsourcing Their Jobs to China
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17534-illinois-workers-fight-back-against-bain-capital-outsourcing-their-jobs-to-china
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: "While Romney tries to masquerade as a job patriot - while being a proponent of job exporting for increased personal profit - Sensata workers in the heartland are facing the holidays with limited unemployment support and severance."
Will Nine GOP Governors Electronically Flip Romney into the White House?
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17529-will-9-gop-governors-electronically-flip-romney-into-the-white-house
100 Million Will Die by 2030 if World Fails to Act on Climate: Report
Read the Article at Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE88O1HG20120925
Where Do 53 Percent of Your Tax Dollars Go?
Watch the Video at YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQiELpyBIrM&feature=player_embedded
Bill to Protect Pregnant Women Introduced in Senate
Read the Article at The Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/25/workplace-pregnancy-bill-opposition_n_1914062.html
No Kenyan, No Cry: Obama and the Filmmaking Fringe-Right Conspiracists
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17531-no-kenyan-no-cry-obama-and-the-filmmaking-fringe-right-conspiracists
Matt Taibbi | This Presidential Race Should Never Have Been This Close
Read the Article at Rolling Stone
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/this-presidential-race-should-never-have-been-this-close-20120925
Election Day Starts Now: In Critical Swing States, Early Voting Expected to Exceed '08 Levels
Read the Article at Talking Points Memo
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/09/early-voting-swing-states.php
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<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=L%2FFbvpxI5Vu%2BEx%2BfYdoE42Fh6ZzI1mpM"><strong>Read the Article</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>Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company:</strong> "In this essay, Bill examines how the Citizens United decision has candidates campaigning for cash more than votes, and how that money - pouring into TV ads and high-paid political consultants - is creating 'a racket, plain and simple.'"</p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ZFtvmgh%2FMy36iMaN0lFPXGFh6ZzI1mpM"><strong>96 Percent of Americans Have Received Some Government Assistance</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>Annie-Rose Strasser, ThinkProgress:</strong> "It turns out that 96 percent of Americans have used government assistance at one point or another in their lives, ranging from Social Security to grant programs.... [This figure] does not include 'government activity that benefits everyone - national defense, the interstate highway system, food safety regulations - but only tangible benefits.'"</p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=oCX0RBoNq3xoKc4URFfOg2Fh6ZzI1mpM"><strong>Blasts Rock Military Headquarters in Damascus</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>Kareem Fahim and Alan Cowell, The New York Times News Service:</strong> "At least two large explosions struck a military headquarters in a busy square in central Damascus on Wednesday morning, setting fire to the building on the second day of dramatic bombings in the Syrian capital, according to witnesses and state television, as the conflict dominated debate at the United Nations in New York."</p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=5s2NASS3bclmM1yGn9R2kWFh6ZzI1mpM"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama's Lead Over Romney Is Growing in Key Battleground States, 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> President Obama's lead over Mitt Romney is growing significantly in key battleground states; all hell is breaking loose in Europe, where Spanish and Greek protesters are demonstrating against austerity; our nation's prison industrial complex is sucking our economy dry; and more.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=c0Kvz3Vbv5AFmpsJPqKO42Fh6ZzI1mpM"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Qo0q9PifedN6a1KNkDcncGFh6ZzI1mpM"><strong>Romney and "Investments" by the 1%?</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>Brendan Fischer, PRWatch:</strong> "With support from these deep-pocketed outside donors and organizations, Romney could be the first candidate in modern history to out-raise and out-spend the incumbent president. Much of that money will be spent funding a flood of ads in the next few weeks in an effort to reverse Romney's poll numbers."</p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=3e5lNVEShTrk9Yeb%2FoLTimFh6ZzI1mpM"><strong>Elizabeth Warren Is GOP Target #1: Smear Campaigns Start in Key Races - It's the Start of Political Mud Season</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>Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet:</strong> "There is no legal penalty for lying in political campaigns, which the US Supreme Court affirmed last spring was a constitutional right in the stolen valor case over falsifying a military record.... Candidates across the country like Warren are now facing an earlier and more intense advertising barrage in 2012 because more money is being spent in all media."</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=IxrjL6wTAgxfTFoFMA0oc2Fh6ZzI1mpM"><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 style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=N4H4oT9rAyn4Dpkg1xzvwGFh6ZzI1mpM"><strong>Subliminal Message: Rahm Lost</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>Curtis Black, NewsTips:</strong> "With only 19 percent thinking he handled the situation well - 'the first time the mayor has been upside-down in any polling' - Emanuel 'believes he needs damage control' [writes political analyst Don] Rose.... 'What is most distressing,' Rose writes, is that Emanuel accepts financing 'from anti-union advocacy groups whose acknowledged goal is the destruction of teachers' unions and the eventual breakup of public education itself.'"</p>
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