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a message from Speaker Pelosi



Moments ago, I was briefed by our DCCC strategists on our final Election Day projections.

Your investments are paying off: we are seeing Democrats surging in key races and great early vote numbers. Several new key opportunities have opened up, but there are many races that are still too close to call.

We must stand united in these final critical hours if we don’t want to see what we have worked so hard for come undone. It will all come down to voter turnout.

Quite simply, we will win as many races as we can afford to send get-out-the-vote resources to this final make-or-break weekend. We must have $100,000 more in the bank by 5pm today to wire the funds in time. Time is running out; I need your support now more than ever.

Please contribute $5, $10 or more today to support voter contact activity that will be the difference between victory and defeat for Democrats in too-close-to-call races.

Years from now, what will you tell your children about this historic election?

Will you say that you sat on the sidelines in the final days and watched the special interests with their secret money hostilely take over our democracy? Or will you tell them that you were part of the team that proved the pundits wrong and won another grassroots victory for Democrats on behalf of America’s middle class?

That story will be written in this weekend.

Please help us raise $100,000 more by 5pm today so we can wire resources to our campaigns for this final, make or break weekend.

Onward to victory.
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the House

Bankrate.com …credit cards


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10 bone-chilling financial horror stories | 2010-10-29
Feel the chill in the air?Once again,it’s time for Bankrate’s annual house of financial horrors.

Was race a factor in Bears nightclub incident?


Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010
4:09 PM

By John Mullin
CSNChicago.com

Bears veterans took the rookies out Monday night for their traditional dinner but it didn’t all go well. The moveable feast went to a number of establishments but one, Angels & Kings in Chicago, turned away the group, according to some reports because of the presence of so many black players.

Defensive end Israel Idonije did not view the incident as racial in nature. “No, absolutely not,” Idonije said.

Lance Briggs was less certain. “I’m not to sure about all of that so I can only speculate on what happened,” Briggs said. “It sounded along those lines, that maybe the crowd was ‘too dark.’ But that’s just hearsay for me.”

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As far as going back, “probably not,” Briggs said. “No, not at all. You’re not going to see me in Angels and Kings.” Informed that people involved in the turn-away were fired, “then maybe we can think about going back,” Briggs said.

The club released the following statement:

“Every Monday night, operations of the bar are turned over to an outside vendor who hosts special events. We understand that this Monday night, members of the Chicago Bears were not admitted to the venue. We have terminated our relationship with the outside vendor. We will continue to investigate the facts and have started to reach out and apologize to the various Bears players who were involved.”

Click here for an in-depth report on the story from the Chicago Tribune.

John “Moon” Mullin is CSNChicago.com’s Bears Insider, and appears regularly on Bears Postgame Live and Chicago Tribune Live. Follow Moon on Twitter for up-to-the-minute Bears information.

Working in Wal-Mart Hell | Stewart’s Rally for Sanity Boosts Progressives | 8 People Who Know If You’re Browsing Porn AND the Party of No


 

Bluegrass Tea: How Rand Paul, Tea Party Darling, Learned to Love Mitch McConnell and the GOP Establishment 

Rand Paul came to to the GOP table as an outsider, but there’s no way to win without holding hands with the ultimate insider — the Senate minority leader. So he is.READ MORE

Dan Bischoff / AlterNet/The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute

 

4 Reasons Why Jon Stewart’s Restoring Sanity Rally Is Great for Progressives

More than a Hollywood ploy or a field day for moderates, Jon Stewart’s and Stephen Colbert‘s rally offers a real shot at reframing our politics. READ MORE

Adele M. Stan / AlterNet

 

What It’s Like to Work in Walmart Hell 

Thanks to recent teacher layoffs and the miserable job market, I’ve gone from substitute high-school teacher to Walmart associate. READ MORE

By John Olympic / AlterNet

The Hater Party: How Right-Wing Candidates Have Turned Hate Into Political Currency 

The running theme for campaigns supported by the Tea Party and other GOPers is hate: hate for us poor mamas, poor people of color, poor families and immigrants. READ MORE

By Tiny (aka Lisa Gray-Garcia) / AlterNet

Dear Jon Stewart, Sane People Protest Crazy Wars 

It’s too bad that Stewart is ridiculing antiwar activism, while promoting his slactivist Rally for Sanity. READ MORE

By Medea Benjamin / AlterNet

Kentucky Millionaire Spends Big Bucks to Defeat DA Who Investigated Sexual Abuse at His Shady Nursing Home 

We could see the purchase of not only political influence, but also ‘prosecutorial discretion’ as a result of the Citizens United ruling. READ MORE

By Joshua Holland / AlterNet

8 People Who Can See the Porn You’re Browsing Online 

There are digital spies following your browsing habits. READ MORE

By Lauren Kelley / AlterNet

This Doctor Says ‘Yes’ on Legal Pot 

On November 2nd California voters can take the first historic step toward reversing a 70-year-old mistake with Prop 19. READ MORE

By David Nathan / AlterNet

Leggings-Clad Co-eds Stalked By Upskirt Video Creep 

Sarah Seltzer

Foreign-Funded U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Tries to Weaken Law Against Bribing Foreign Governments 

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Watch: Obama Goes on the Daily Show 

AlterNet

Know-Nothing Republican: My Wife’s Doing Great, So Gender Bias Doesn’t Exist 

Sarah Seltzer

Arkansas School Official Spews Hateful, Homophobic Rhetoric 

Lauren Kelley

Vote for Hope 

Leo Gerard

Catholic Condoms? Swiss Clergy Defy Diocese, Pass Out Protection 

Sarah Seltzer

U.S. Can Put the Squeeze on Israel

Ira Chernus

Campaign Cash: Sen. Jim DeMint’s Making a Mint with Corporate Cash

Corporate cash does funny things to people. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) got into office by pledging to fight “special interests,” but just a decade or so later, he’s running one of the biggest special interest shows in Washington.  READ MORE

By Zach Carter / AlterNet

Why the Politicians with the Most Dangerous, Wrong Ideas Are Probably Going to Win the CongressShaken by an assault on their assumptions, many Americans become more adamant in defense of discredited ideology. READ MORE 

David Sirota / AlterNet

The Most Racist Ad Of 2010 And More…


Don't Be A Cabron 

The 3 Part VOTE spots that had
an impact on Latino press.
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Don't Silence The Vote 

Cuéntame’s “Don’t Silence The Vote” Music Video.
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Most Racist Ad 

Cuéntame takes on one of this year’s most racist Ad.
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