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Florida GOP Fired Romney Consultant After Fraudulent Voter Forms
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t r u t h o u t | 09.27
Wells Fargo Courts Latinos While Investing in Private Prisons That Profit From Detaining Immigrants: Report Calls for Bank to Break Ties
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11813-wells-fargo-courts-latinos-while-investing-in-private-prisons-that-profit-from-detaining-immigrants-report-calls-for-bank-to-break-ties
Yana Kunichoff, Truthout: Wells Fargo has marketed itself as the bank of choice for Latinos, yet a new report details the bank's ties to the private prison industry, which lobbies for, and profits from, stepped-up enforcement and criminalization of immigration laws, like Arizona's SB 1070.
Veterans First ... and Their Dogs, Too
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11795-veterans-first-and-their-dogs-too
Dina Rasor, Truthout: Veterans have suffered two blows to their needs in the past month. Red tape and politics in the Veterans Administration and Congress are to blame. The government could move more quickly, says Solutions Editor Dina Rasor, in caring for the mental health of veterans.
Florida GOP Fired Romney Consultant's Voter Registration Firm After Fraudulent Forms Reported in Palm Beach
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11798-florida-gop-fired-romney-consultants-voter-registration-firm-after-fraudulent-forms-reported-in-palm-beach
Brad Friedman, The Brad Blog: The Republican Party of Florida just had to fire Strategic Allied Consulting - a firm they paid about $667,000 this year to presumably run its voter registration campaigns in the state. The firm was found guilty of turning in more than 100 apparently fraudulent voter registration forms.
Paul Krugman: After Making a Mess of Iraq, Bush Advisers Join Team Romney
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/11821-after-making-a-mess-of-iraq-bush-advisers-join-team-romney
Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: When Dan Senor spoke up for Mitt Romney following the aftermath of the protests in Libya and Egypt, Paul Krugman wondered what it says about Romney that he is relying on the same group of people that botched Iraq.
Is There Any Such Thing as Progressive US Foreign Policy in the Middle East?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11803-is-there-any-such-thing-as-progressive-us-foreign-policy-in-the-middle-east
Maryam Jamshidi, Truthout: The Obama administration's Mideast foreign policy has not been as progressive as promised. The US progressive movement must reconcile positions on US foreign policy that often support US imperial projects abroad with its push for social justice at home.
The Rain on Our Parade: A Letter to My Dismal Allies
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11819-the-rain-on-our-parade-a-letter-to-my-dismal-allies
Rebecca Solnit, TomDispatch: Speaking to her allies, Rebecca Solnit urges Leftists to abandon a bitter, poisonous attitude.
Strikes at Walmart Warehouses Expose Threats in Supply Chain
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11815-strikes-at-walmart-warehouses-expose-threats-in-supply-chain
Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes: Two strikes agains Walmart from workers in California and Illinois are attempting to press the world's largest retailer to enforce standards for fair working conditions at the warehouses it contracts with.
Seven Examples of a "Police State" and How They Are Appearing in the US
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11820-seven-examples-of-a-police-state-and-how-they-are-appearing-in-the-us
Will Potter, Green Is the New Red: Whether the United States has become a police state is up for debate. Will Potter takes a look at current government repression and believes that if we're not a police state already, we are marching closer and closer every day.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Julian Assange Addressed the UN on Wednesday, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11823-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-julian-assange-addressed-the-un-on-wednesday-and-more
In today's On the News segment: Commonwealth court judge Robert Simpson will hear arguments on Pennsylvania's controversial Voter Suppression ID law, the mask is slipping off the National Federation of Independent Businesses, Julian Assange addressed the UN on Wednesday via a satellite uplink from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, Sheldon Adelson is spending more money this election than any American in history to help Mitt Romney win because he's trying to derail an investigation, and more.
Fighting for Women's Rights in Egypt: An Interview with Gihan Abouzeid
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/11816-fighting-for-womens-rights-in-egypt-an-interview-with-gihan-abouzeid
David Zlutnick, Upheaval Productions: Egyptian human and women's rights activist Gihan Abouzeid discusses the challenges that social movements in Egypt face following the 2011 revolution.
South Korea's Peace Villagers Can't Stop the Budding US Defense Project, but They've Managed to Slow It Down
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11805-south-koreas-peace-villagers-cant-stop-the-budding-us-defense-project-but-theyve-managed-to-slow-it-down
Joe Tenyen, Truthout: On an island designated last year as one of the seven natural wonders of the world, bulldozers are carving out a deep-water naval port that will house 20 US warships. All that stands between the fragile coast and the massive destruction are half a dozen determined bodies.
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William Rivers Pitt | GOP Senator Blocks Bill to Increase Benefits for Veterans
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17539-the-scum-of-the-earth-gop-senator-blocks-bill-to-increase-benefits-for-veterans
GOP Voter Registration Irregularities Generally Overlooked by Mainstream Media
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17538-gop-voter-registration-irregularities-generally-overlooked-by-mainstream-media
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: "There is a travesty of the most fundamental right of US citizenship going on: the Republican attempt to manipulate the right to vote in a partisan fashion."
New Romney Video: In 1985, He Said Bain Would "Harvest" Companies for Profits
Read the Article at Mother Jones
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/1985-romney-bain-harvest-firms-profits-video
Tea Party Groups Work to Remove Names from Ohio Voter Rolls
Read the Article at the Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-ohio-voting-fight-20120927,0,811761.story
Republicans Lie About "Support Our Troops"
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17536-republicans-lie-about-support-our-troops
Why Undecided Voters Won't Be Deciding This Election
Read the Article at Bloomberg News
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-26/why-undecided-voters-won-t-be-deciding-this-election.html
Myths and Facts About the Benghazi Attack and Protests in the Middle East
Read the Article at Media Matters for America
http://mediamatters.org/research/2012/09/26/myths-and-facts-about-the-benghazi-attack-and-p/190150
Romney and Ryan Want to Kick Grandma to the Curb With a Tin of Cat Food
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17535-romney-and-ryan-want-to-kick-grandma-to-the-curb-with-a-tin-of-cat-food
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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>GOP Voter Registration Irregularities Generally Overlooked by Mainstream Media
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<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>"There is a travesty of the most fundamental right of US citizenship going on: the Republican attempt to manipulate the right to vote in a partisan fashion."</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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=TrtmMWfXvZ63khJs3BApRHoW%2BzlvpyNJ" 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>William Rivers Pitt | GOP Senator Blocks Bill to Increase Benefits for Veterans</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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ZzEs7AFGeqXWxlzrq4wWqnoW%2BzlvpyNJ" 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>New Romney Video: In 1985, He Said Bain Would "Harvest" Companies for Profits</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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=iwII4nE%2BzEouqM%2FE0FGctNvMGC9gQYRX" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at Mother Jones</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Tea Party Groups Work to Remove Names from Ohio Voter Rolls</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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ib7fWReD6%2B7Y%2BmmPG1gZz3oW%2BzlvpyNJ" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at the Los Angeles 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>Republicans Lie About "Support Our Troops"</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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=hHg8rzmud5AESAx1rbvrO3oW%2BzlvpyNJ" 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>Why Undecided Voters Won't Be Deciding This Election</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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=1kRAT8R7GuoF38vnoP%2BOd3oW%2BzlvpyNJ" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at Bloomberg News</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Myths and Facts About the Benghazi Attack and Protests in the Middle East</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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=OCtRRPIaC1FkqoQzp9neZnoW%2BzlvpyNJ" 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>Romney and Ryan Want to Kick Grandma to the Curb With a Tin of Cat Food</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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=mG1ecUuOELdU%2FcPVAJYe03oW%2BzlvpyNJ" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at BuzzFlash</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>Yana Kunichoff, Truthout:</strong> Wells Fargo has marketed itself as the bank of choice for Latinos, yet a new report details the bank's ties to the private prison industry, which lobbies for, and profits from, stepped-up enforcement and criminalization of immigration laws, like Arizona's SB 1070.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=HES7x7ao9ebuXCkpgq7ZNHoW%2BzlvpyNJ" 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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=SUJxD%2FHf5qaN%2Foq71O1C9noW%2BzlvpyNJ"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Veterans First ... and Their Dogs, Too</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>Dina Rasor, Truthout:</strong> Veterans have suffered two blows to their needs in the past month. Red tape and politics in the Veterans Administration and Congress are to blame. The government could move more quickly, says Solutions Editor Dina Rasor, in caring for the mental health of veterans.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=MLIWKkLWoldKaYwNysiaUXoW%2BzlvpyNJ" 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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=WSLEr37WG0RjlZQ5x9cdIXoW%2BzlvpyNJ"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Florida GOP Fired Romney Consultant's Voter Registration Firm After Fraudulent Forms Reported in Palm Beach</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>Brad Friedman, The Brad Blog:</strong> The Republican Party of Florida just had to fire Strategic Allied Consulting - a firm they paid about $667,000 this year to presumably run its voter registration campaigns in the state. The firm was found guilty of turning in more than 100 apparently fraudulent voter registration forms.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=T2BKWbJonYOwYGgy0B9dsHoW%2BzlvpyNJ" 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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=MQJHV%2B0JhD5iKEDR4tv0S3oW%2BzlvpyNJ"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Paul Krugman: After Making a Mess of Iraq, Bush Advisers Join Team Romney</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> When Dan Senor spoke up for Mitt Romney following the aftermath of the protests in Libya and Egypt, Paul Krugman wondered what it says about Romney that he is relying on the same group of people that botched Iraq. </p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=aEFu1dub2vDtUjxmsD8jpHoW%2BzlvpyNJ" 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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=bO%2Fdbrk3BVtYk%2FQOPnAF6J6iU34hxFzi"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Is There Any Such Thing as Progressive US Foreign Policy in the Middle East?</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>Maryam Jamshidi, Truthout:</strong> The Obama administration's Mideast foreign policy has not been as progressive as promised. The US progressive movement must reconcile positions on US foreign policy that often support US imperial projects abroad with its push for social justice at home.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=L0jePHGI6Rdd6qjg44QornoW%2BzlvpyNJ" 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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=7oXcS9tW3LGn%2FjzbpX7AIXoW%2BzlvpyNJ"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The Rain on Our Parade: A Letter to My Dismal Allies</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>Rebecca Solnit, TomDispatch:</strong> Speaking to her allies, Rebecca Solnit urges Leftists to abandon a bitter, poisonous attitude.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=9Txsa0CpPqldcmXSvzXrD3oW%2BzlvpyNJ" 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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=iRC0yuYYN%2BZ%2F%2Ft7PIb6rYnoW%2BzlvpyNJ"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Strikes at Walmart Warehouses Expose Threats in Supply Chain</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>Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes:</strong> Two strikes agains Walmart from workers in California and Illinois are attempting to press the world's largest retailer to enforce standards for fair working conditions at the warehouses it contracts with. </p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=lCJQzkFil4QfcWAv0wIw7XoW%2BzlvpyNJ" 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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=KwDpTWSR2hp61%2Fh9Flng%2BnoW%2BzlvpyNJ"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Seven Examples of a "Police State" and How They Are Appearing in the US</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>Will Potter, Green Is the New Red:</strong> Whether the United States has become a police state is up for debate. Will Potter takes a look at current government repression and believes that if we’re not a police state already, we are marching closer and closer every day.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=I%2BlIVLs4e2Q1NpTDIMFsCtvMGC9gQYRX" 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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=tW1fPotq%2FE3El6JTaMWiJHoW%2BzlvpyNJ"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: Julian Assange Addressed the UN on Wednesday, 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> Commonwealth court judge Robert Simpson will hear arguments on Pennsylvania's controversial Voter Suppression ID law, the mask is slipping off the National Federation of Independent Businesses, Julian Assange addressed the UN on Wednesday via a satellite uplink from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, Sheldon Adelson is spending more money this election than any American in history to help Mitt Romney win because he's trying to derail an investigation, 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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=SN0Ddl2AihnZPxIhGoUaDnoW%2BzlvpyNJ" 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.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=eQsxDQk6vYXBLNc3gJhIb3oW%2BzlvpyNJ"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Fighting for Women’s Rights in Egypt: An Interview with Gihan Abouzeid</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>David Zlutnick, Upheaval Productions:</strong> Egyptian human and women's rights activist Gihan Abouzeid discusses the challenges that social movements in Egypt face following the 2011 revolution.</p>
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