You need to watch this video. It made us furious, and it made us cry.

It’s a powerful reminder of the real faces behind unemployment statistics. It’s about three minutes and it’s worth every second—so I hope you’ll turn up your speakers and watch the whole thing.

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The same senators who are fighting to charge $700 billion in tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires to our national credit card say extending unemployment is “too expensive” and “must be paid for.” Meanwhile, more than one person a second is losing his or her lifeline.

If this video doesn’t fuel your outrage and give you a sense of the human cost of delay on emergency unemployment, nothing will.

Please watch and send a strong message to your members of Congress. Tell them to restore unemployment insurance benefits for jobless workers who are being cut off right now at the rate of more than one a second.

Then, share this video with your friends and ask them to take action, too.

Let’s fix this outrage.

Sincerely,

Manny Herrmann
Online Mobilization Coordinator, AFL-CIO

P.S. The online day of solidarity with jobless workers is coming Tuesday. Get ready to change your Facebook status and photo and to Tweet the word out. Thanks.

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Bankrate.com

12/03/2010 Nativegrl77

Here are stories published today

Auto loan rates for Dec. 2, 2010 | 2010-12-03

Here are the average auto loan rates from Bankrate’s weekly survey of large banks and thrifts.

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CD rates for Dec. 2, 2010 | 2010-12-03

Here are the average CD rates from Bankrate’s weekly survey of large banks and thrifts.

Home equity loan rates for Dec. 2, 2010 | 2010-12-03

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Here are the average credit card rates from Bankrate’s weekly survey of large banks and thrifts.

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Time to Focus on Middle Class Tax Relief

12/03/2010 Nativegrl77


	Tell the Senate: Pass a Middle Class Tax Relief Package



	Struggling families and the vulnerable U.S. economy need strong, progressive tax policies. The Senate must act now!

These days, every newspaper, television, and radio show seems fixated on one thing: taxes. But after so much talk and speculation, tax packages are finally moving in Congress and we need to cut through the media buzz. It’s time to focus on what’s important: tax relief for struggling families.

At long last, the House voted for a middle class tax relief package, and we must urge the Senate to do the same.

Just yesterday, the House of Representatives passed legislation that includes essential tax cuts for middle class families. Even more importantly, the package includes valuable refundable tax credits that help working families — like the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit. The package also allows tax cuts benefiting only the wealthiest 2% of Americans to expire as scheduled, ensuring that help is directed to those who need it most.

The House set a good precedent and now we need the Senate to act. E-mail your Senator and ask them to pass a middle class tax relief package!

Time is running out. These provisions, unless extended, will expire at the end of this month, leaving families out in the cold.

Please take action today! We expect a vote in the Senate as soon as tomorrow and we need them to focus on the needs of the middle class and struggling families, not the very wealthy.

Thank you for your support!

Sincerely,

Reggie Oldak
Senior Counsel
National Women’s Law Center

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It’s time to pass the DREAM Act

12/03/2010 Nativegrl77

A House vote on the DREAM Act may be coming soon — but the vote will be close.

And in the coming days, lawmakers will be looking to their constituents to decide where they stand.

It’s a vitally important measure. Providing a pathway to citizenship for undocumented youth who serve in the military or work toward a college degree is rooted in the American principles of hard work and fairness.

OFA supporters have made calls to key senators in preparation for the Senate vote. Now, your representative needs to hear that you support the DREAM Act — and why. Theirs could be the deciding vote.

Will you write a letter to your representative today?

If they’ve already been fighting for the DREAM Act, it’s important they know you have their back — and if they aren’t yet supporting it, let them know where you stand. It’ll only take a minute, and it could make all the difference.

We’ve worked hard for this moment. For years, immigration reform advocates have fought to give undocumented youth a chance to earn their citizenship through hard work and sacrifice — and this current push for the DREAM Act represents the culmination of those efforts.

And with the support of the President and 70 percent of Americans, the time to finish the job is now.

With this vote, we have a chance to make sure that these youth have a shot at the American dream.

Please write your representative now:

http://my.barackobama.com/DreamLetters

Thanks,

Mitch

Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America

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Nigeria to Charge Dick Cheney in Pipeline Bribery Case

12/03/2010 Nativegrl77

Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) — Nigeria will file charges against former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and officials from five foreign companies including Halliburton Co. over a $180 million bribery scandal, a prosecutor at the anti-graft agency said.

Full report here: http://bit.ly/f8JJos

More info here: http://halliburtonwatch.org/about_hal/nigeria_timeline.html