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Tell Them What They Did Was Wrong …Judy Waxman, National Women’s Law Center


Speaker Boehner and his allies in the House of Representatives acted shamefully: they passed H.R. 358, a dangerous bill that would undermine women’s health and even put women’s lives at risk. As we told you earlier this week, H.R. 358 is so extreme that some women facing pregnancy complications could die as a result.

The bill is not expected to pass the Senate, and President Obama has promised to veto it even if it does, but this vote was more than symbolic — these provisions are likely to surface again, either as standalone legislation or as amendments to other bills.

Put your Member of Congress on notice. Find out how she or he voted, and let’s express our thanks to those champions who stood up for women’s health and make clear our disappointment with the others.

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It’s obvious that Americans want Congress to work on creating jobs and helping our ailing economy, yet Speaker Boehner and his supporter STILL focus their energies on attacking women’s health. H.R. 358 would:Prevent purchase of health insurance in the new Exchanges that includes abortion care, meaning that millions of women would either be prevented from purchasing insurance plans that cover abortion or would lose the coverage they currently have.
Allow hospitals to refuse to perform emergency abortions, letting them deny emergency abortions to women whose life or health could be saved by the procedure.
Take away existing health insurance coverage, opening an enormous loophole in the new health care law that would allow states to broaden refusal laws so that insurance companies in their state could deny women the access to contraception without co-pays that we secured, with your help, over the summer!
Please thank the leaders who stood against this dangerous piece of legislation, and put the others on notice that we’re watching in case these provisions surface again. With your help, we’ll make sure that H.R. 358’s shameful assault on women’s health does NOT become the law of the land.

Thank you for everything you do to protect women’s access to reproductive health care.

Sincerely,

Judy Waxman
Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights
National Women’s Law Center

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This is the American Way ?


by on Aug 14, 2011

At a rally in St. Louis on August 12, 2011, several people with savings and checking accounts at Bank of America tried to walk into the building to close their accounts. The suits and the police they had there to back them up wouldn’t allow it.

by on Oct  4, 2011

more: http://www.SHTFplan.com/

From what we can gather, according to eye witness testimony, St. Louis PD has barricaded the Bank of America building and is refusing customer access to deposits.

Eye witness account:

‘They would not let me get past that barricade, where those three guys are. I talked to the liutenant of the St. Louis Police Department –  and he said they [customers?] don’t have a legal right – but he was going to try to work out something, a symbolic gesture where eight people to pull out their money, I being one of them.’

He came back later and said they [BofA] will not go along with that. You will have to withdraw your money online.’

Note that the Bank of America web site has been intermittently in and out of service for the last 72 hours, making it difficult, if not impossible for customers to access their accounts.

more: http://www.SHTFplan.com/

by on Oct 16, 2011

Bank of America refusing to allow protestors to close their personal accounts

by on Oct 15, 2011

They don’t have enough money if everyone wants there cash at one time   they lend 10 times what they have in bank  and if you get mad they call police if you want your money

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Monday mashup &some News


just another rant … but it’s not just mine
HIM: Submitted on 2011/10/14 at 1:19 PM

American Mayors, Police Chiefs and Sheriffs do not speak for the Citizens of this country.
The ability to carry a weapon for non-felonies and non-adults is our rights. We are more afraid of the Government (local, state and federal) than we are of criminals. Criminal damage is usually local. Government is damaging
the whole country.

ME:

Submitted on 2011/10/14 at 2:58 PM | In reply to Richard Tipton.

Well, I am against hand guns because of incidents my family and friends have experienced. I am against automatic weapons because i don’t think we civilians need to have them at all. I definitely understand states rights but after the Giffords attack and what may have been said or done that led up to it is another issue to be considered . I am not an expert but i do receive newsletters and interesting articles that are meant to start a dialogue. I will admit i cringe anytime i hear states rights and while i did post an article by a Mayor I did not say he was speaking up for any citizen but what he has experienced as a Mayor.  Your 2nd Amendment rights? will stay intact but the facts are what they are guns in the wrong hands kill innocent people. I don’t think the rules laws or policies State by state should be different unless there are statistics to back maybe a strict process. i just feel a dialogue is needed now not later and all guns should be registered and the owner vetted …everyone. I respect your rights though i don’t understand “Government is damaging the whole country.”

Other News

The Jefferson-Hemings Scholars Commission presents evidence contradicting arguments that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with his slave, Sally Hemings. The Commission made up of historians, lawyers and genealogists published the results of their research in a book this year.

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University of Michigan Professor Scott Kurashige discusses the roles that African Americans and Japanese Americans played in the social and political struggles throughout the twentieth century in Los Angeles.

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U.S. Economy

President Begins Three-Day “Jobs Act” Bus Tour

Travels to North Carolina and Virginia

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FCC To Announce New Protections for Wireless Users

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Campaign 2012

Iowa Events Take Center Stage This Week

Senate races start to take shape

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Congress: the Republican led House back 10/18 – the Senate debates/votes on HR2112 & confirmation of nominees


the Senate Convenes at 2:00pm ET October 17, 2011

  • Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until
    4:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.
  • Following morning business, the Senate will begin consideration of H.R.2112,
    the vehicle for the Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, and Science; and
    Transportation/HUD Appropriations bills.
  • At 5:15pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider
    Executive Calendar #271, Cathy Bissoon, of PA, to be United States District
    Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania with 15 minutes of debate equally
    divided and controlled between Senators Leahy and Grassley or their designees.

At approximately 5:30pm today, the Senate will vote on confirmation of Executive
Calendar #271, Cathy Bissoon, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District
Judge for the Western Distric

The following amendments are pending to H.R.2112, the Agriculture, CJS, and
Transportation/HUD Appropriations bill:

  • Inouye substitute amendment #738 (text of the 3 appropriations bills)
  • Webb amendment #750 (National Criminal Justice Commission)
  • Kohl amendment #755 (spending plan)
  • Cornyn amendment #775 (Operation Fast and Furious)
  • Murray amendment #772 (reconstruction of highway facilities damaged by
    natural disasters or emergencies)

The Senate is now considering HR 2112, the Agriculture/Commerce, Justice,
Science/Transportation HUD appropriations bill.

Senator Reid called up the Inouye substitute amendment #738 (text of the 3
appropriations bills) and the Webb amendment #750 (to establish a National
Criminal Justice Commission). Senator Kohl then called up amendment #755
(spending plan).

The Cornyn amendment #775 (Operation Fast and Furious) and the Murray amendment
#772 (reconstruction of highway facilities damaged by natural disasters or
emergencies) are pending to H.R.2112, the Agriculture, CJS, and Transportation
Appropriations bill.

OO 5:31pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Cathy Bissoon to be
a United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania;
Confirmed: 82-3

WRAP UP

LEGISLATIVE
ITEMS

Passed S.1721, SSI Benefits Extension (voice vote)

Passed S.275, the Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011 with
the committee-reported substitute amendment, a Rockefeller amendment and a Paul
amendment.

Adopted S.Res.294, commemorating the 182nd anniversary of the
opening of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.

Adopted S.Res.295, designating October 26th as “Day of the
Deployed”.

No EXECUTIVE
ITEMS

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The next meeting in the House is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on October 18, 2011

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Republicans comment on Wall Street Protests


by on Oct  7, 2011

A pair of Republican presidential candidates had some harsh words for the protesters who’ve been hectoring Wall Street for the past three weeks: Cut out the “class warfare” and “blame yourself” for being poor and jobless.

Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said the demonstrators are coming across as “anti-capitalism.” The former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza said the Occupy Wall Street protesters are trying to distract the country from President Obama’s “failed policies.”

“Don’t blame Wall Street, don’t blame the big banks, if you don’t have a job and you’re not rich, blame yourself!” Cain said. “It is not a person’s fault because they succeeded, it is a person’s fault if they failed. And so this is why I don’t understand these demonstrations and what is it that they’re looking for.”

At a campaign stop in Florida Tuesday, Mitt Romney said the demonstrations were “dangerous” and “class warfare.”

When ABC’s Emily Friedman asked Romney today about the protests, the GOP front-runner declined to elaborate on his previous comments, saying “I’m just trying to get myself to occupy the White House.”

Published on Oct  7, 2011 by

At the Value Voters Summit on Friday, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.)said he is “increasingly concerned” by “Occupy Wall Street” demonstrations which began in New York and spread to other major cities.

Oct 5, 2011 by Current

Sen. Bernie Sanders takes issue with Mitt Romney’s definition of class warfare, saying, “Class warfare is being waged in America today – the problem is, the wrong side is winning.” Sanders continues, “In America now you have the most unequal distribution of income and wealth of any major country on Earth, with the top 400 wealthiest people owning more wealth than the bottom 150 million Americans