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Franken to attend Harkin's 2009 steak fry20 comments

CNN's Jeff Simon wrote 3 days ago: Sen.-elect Al Franken will be the featured speaker at Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin’s annual steak fry fund … more →

Tags: Al Franken, CNN's Jeff Simon

House Apology for Slavery Runs Up Against Senate Disclaimer for Reparations5 comments

Procrustes wrote 5 days ago: June 18 the U.S. Senate passed a resolution “apologizing to African-Americans for the wro … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, Louis Farrakhan, nation of islam, reparations, Real Barack Obama, Politics, the real barack obama, rbo, Slavery

Read the US Senate's apology for slavery

glciii wrote 2 weeks ago: The Senate has unanimously passed a resolution apologizing for slavery and racial segregation in the … more →

Tags: African-American, Politics, Slavery, united states, U.S. news, U.S. Senate, Junetenth, race realtions in America, reparations

Gibbs: President Obama Opposed to Slavery1 comment

Tommy Christopher wrote 2 weeks ago: At today’s White House Press Briefing, Robert Gibbs was asked, by AURN’s April Ryan, ab … more →

Tags: Daily Dose Only, White House, Barack Obama, Robert Gibbs, April Ryan, Politics & News, Senate, segragation, Senate Slavery Apology

White People Sorry for Slavery

Daniel Schmidt wrote 2 weeks ago: So today, the US Senate passed a non-binding resolution condemning the horrors of slavery. From CNN … more →

Tags: News You Missed, USA, African-Americans, Apologies, Civil Rights, racism, reparations, Senate, Slavery

Crackers Confirm: "Slavery? Yeah, That Was Our Bad."2 comments

thefarmerjones wrote 2 weeks ago: Iowa. Middle-Ass America. Cornfields. Flyover country. White-Ass People. Etc and so forth and you kn … more →

Tags: Race Politics, Slavery, Congress, reparations, Iowa, Danny Hoch, Whiteboyz, Juneteenth

Senate to take up resolution apologizing for slavery267 comments

CNN's Jeff Simon wrote 2 weeks ago: Updated at 12:30 p.m. with Senate vote WASHINGTON (CNN) — The U.S. Senate on Thursday was sche … more →

Tags: Senate, CNN Congressional Producer Ted Barrett

15 Senators Urge Fair Wages For Home Care Workers

Andrew Frisch wrote 3 weeks ago: According to a press release, Senator Tom Harkin and 14 other U.S. senators have sent a letter to th … more →

Tags: exemptions, FLSA, overtime law, DOL, overtime pay, C.F.R., home care workers, CNA, Home health aides

Senate Committee Holds Briefing on Health Care and Long-Term Services and Supports

Craig Collins-Young wrote 3 weeks ago: Sen. Tom Harkin discusses long-term services and supports during Senate HELP Committee's briefin … more →

Tags: Congress, financing long term care, Medicaid, Medicare, Not For Profit, Policy, Retirement, Seniors, AAHSA

Champion and Caregiver 2 comments

Sarah Mashburn wrote 3 weeks ago: Dara Torres Dara Torres isn’t the typical 41 year-old. She’s been a sports commentator, … more →

Tags: Politics, "long term care", Congress, financing long term care, Policy, Caregiving, Senate, health-care reform, Long-term Services and Supports

Thing To Do #98: Go On A Demonstration

joshronce wrote 3 weeks ago: This past week, I had to go to Washington DC for training for my new job. Coming from corporate Amer … more →

Tags: The List, Josh, Dallas, 101 Things To Do Before You Die, AFT, Alliance AFT, Burberry, Capitol, Captiol builing

I'll avoid Gazette discussions of Tom Harkin

Steve Buttry wrote 1 month ago: My youngest son, Tom, starts work in Washingon today as a legislative correspondent for Iowa Demcrat … more →

Tags: Personal, ethics, Journalism ethics, Mike Buttry, Tom Buttry, Chuck Hagel

27 Senators Call for Public Health Insurance Plan1 comment

Alan wrote 1 month ago: Twentyseven Democratic Senators have signed onto a “sense of the Senate” resolution dema … more →

Tags: health-care reform, Healthcare Reform, Politics, Barbara Boxer, Barbara Mikulski, Benjamin Cardin, bernie sanders, Bob Casey, Carl Levin

The Outlook for Social Security and Medicare Is Grim, Will Congress Continue to Ignore this Crisis? by Gregory Hilton1 comment

Gregory Hilton wrote 1 month ago: In 2005 Many Lawmakers Claimed There Was No Security Security Crisis The Outlook for Social Security … more →

Tags: Social Security, Byron Dorgan, Dennis Kucinich, Dick Durbin, Gene Green, Harry Reid, Jack Reed

Harkin likes Junk Food Tax5 comments

tdorman wrote 1 month ago: U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin said this morning that the idea of using a tax on sodas/junk food to help pay … more →

Tags: soda tax, health-care reform, junk food tax, twinkie, ho ho

Senators Chambliss & Harkin To Hold "Farm to School" Hearing at CDC2 comments

Decatur Metro wrote 1 month ago: In April, the school board officially approved a Farm to School initiative for the CSD school system … more →

Tags: Food and Drink, 30030, Saxby Chambliss, georgia organics, Farm to School, Senate Committee on Agriculture

Another Smelly Screed By “Byko”2 comments

doomsy wrote 1 month ago: I guess it’s a sign of progress that Philadelphia Daily News columnist Stu Bykofsky decided to actu … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, Congress, Financial, Politics (General), Pundit Ponderings (Bad), Stu Bykofsky, Tom Coburn, teabaggers, Janeane Garofalo

Hey Republicans, want him back?

Mary Clyens wrote 2 months ago: Watching Arlen Specter on Meet the Press right now: this is one of the least confidence-inspiring in … more →

Tags: Politics, political parties, Post '08 Campaigns and Elections, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Club for Growth, Pennsylvania, meet the press, Arlen Specter

Buh Bye Benedict Arlen

Killian Bundy wrote 2 months ago: Dennis Miller had it exactly right when he said Arlen Specter looked like a raccoon rummaging throug … more →

Tags: Blog Entry, Arlen Specter, 2010 midterm elections, Harry Reid, Pat Toomey, Tom Ridge, Pennsylvania, Jim Gerlach


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