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The Congress Easter break is over so… let the games begin because we all know that Congress is working for the people right?

Today, the President will host several foreign leaders in efforts to put lasting force behind nuclear control.

The other things that will be on the minds of most Americans and the list is long; The reasons behind the confederate celebration and what else is Gov McDonnell planning for Tenn; as a person of colour, it’s hard for for me to feel anything positive from the actions of an elected official to embrace a time when Blacks were treated as things not people.  It is confusing to think anyone let alone people voted into office would belittle the most important reason for the war… Slavery.  It’s offensive and maybe everyone needs to ask themselves if we should be voting people like this in office?

The anticipation of the up and coming constant Republican debate tactics, stalling tactics blocking and misinterpretation from Republicans with  more discussion on who will Obama push to replace Justice Stevens or the warning they lodged at the President about trying to appoint anyone other than what they want or expect and what they plan to do; which, as we all know is to work for the People right.

The idea that Republicans will continue to disrespect the office of President, warning him not to live up to what 53% voted him into office to do … governing.  We the People cannot afford to vote politicians who put Political Party over doing the Peoples business; though Republicans would have the public believe it is in our best interest.  It is not in the best interest of any American to side on the party of no; people need to make the effort to listen to what things are now being done that Republicans did not even consider doing … We need and must move into the 21st Century if we plan to get back on track, be the number one in the Nation.  The November elections are important and democrats must be out in droves to vote Democrats into office for each and every State ; stay informed and vote to keep democrats in to complete the fixes our economy needs so badly because they definitely were avoided by the house of Bush.


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Bob McDonnell has or will subject ex-criminals to a test that is suppose to test and or disprove they get the right to vote back by forcing each one to write an essay…in a predominantly African American State can i just say how offended i am and hope that All people in Tenn will use their right to Vote and get Bob McDonnell out of there and his AG too.  I gotta say that the moves this man is making should scare all Americans; is it possible that Gov McDonnell has an ugly agenda? promoting fear hate and possibly violence has unintended consequences

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama optimistically opened a 47-nation nuclear summit Monday, boosted by Ukraine’s announcement that it will give up its weapons-grade uranium. More sobering: The White House counterterror chief warned that al-Qaida is vigorously pursuing ingredients and expertise for a bomb. complete article on AP

Former WaMu execs face grilling at U.S. Senate hearing

**Stephen Rotella, Kerry Killinger and others will speak publicly for the first time about what happened as the giant Seattle thrift careened toward ruin. Live coverage begins Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. seattletimes.nwsource.com

**in one week Congress will debate and vote on financial reform/it’s time to regulate to big to fail and Wall Street and or AIG type companies

**City of Seattle and garbage company waste management are still in contract talks to avoid a strike; talks are not going well

** GOP Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi said he doesn’t think the proclamation was a mistake.  “To me, it’s a sort of feeling that it’s a nit, that it is not significant, that it’s not a — it’s trying to make a big deal out of something (that) doesn’t amount to diddly,” Barbour said in the interview aired on CNN’s “State of the Union.” AP

**Hillary Clinton will not be offered the now open Chief Justice position as reported by the White House

**Minnesota union strikers are looking for help from Amy klobachar as they get pushed around,have their ot manipulated and their employer refuses to open up the books;all of which can be considered unfair labor practices

**The airline Spirit is now charging about $45 for carry-ons

**conservative columnist George Will criticized conservatives for saying that they want judges who will strictly follow the law while simultaneously cheering decisions that overturn the work of elected officials. Conservatives “say they’re against judicial activism. By which they mean they want the court to defer to the elected political branches of government. But if you look at what’s happened recently, the decision that most outraged conservatives was the Kelo decision on eminent domain. … The court did defer to the city government in Connecticut and it enraged conservatives. The recent decision that most pleased conservatives — Citizens United, overturning part of McCain-Feingold — was the court not deferring to the Senate,” Will said.TP

**A group of liberal Democrats, joined by Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), “are planning an aggressive spring offensive to strengthen key provisions of the financial reform bill — and daring Senate Republicans to vote against them.” “There are a number of people in our caucus who feel like there are things that can be done to strengthen it,” said Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND)TP

**”Senate Republicans say they are willing to block ratification” of the new START treaty that President Obama signed with Russia “unless the administration follows through with key policy concessions.” “The president has to put into place a plan to modernize our nuclear weapons. Until that plan is presented, he won’t see support for the treaty,” a Republican Senate aide told Roll Call.TP

WASHINGTON — Amid a sudden upswing in relations, President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao sought common ground Monday on Iran, agreeing that a set of potential sanctions should make clear to Iran the cost of continued nuclear defiance, a White House official said.full article at AP

**Alan greenspan seems to be covering up or rewriting history with half-truths regarding his involvement in the 2008 crash of our economy, regulating the market and who did or specifically was responsible for regulating and didn’t do their jobs

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Leaders Gather in D.C. to Improve Nuclear Security.  Over 40 world leaders will meet in Washington this afternoon for a nuclear summit to find solutions to improve global nuclear security. Before the summit gathers today, Pres. Obama meets individually with some of the world leaders. Also today, Vice Pres. Biden will host a luncheon with attendees at his residence and later tonight the President will hold a dinner for heads of state.

Pres. Obama,Chinese Leader Meet Before Nuclear Summit. Sanctions against Iran’s nuclear program are expected to top the agenda when Pres. Obama meets with Chinese President Hu Jintao hours before the international nuclear summit opens in Washington, D.C., today. On Sunday, Pres. Obama spoke about nuclear security and regional issues during bilateral meetings held at Blair House with five world leaders, including the heads of two nuclear-armed rivals, India and Pakistan.

Senate Returns From Spring Recess To Tackle Unemployment Benefits. Following a two-week break, lawmakers are returning to Washington. Today, the Senate is expected to continue debate on a one-month extension of jobless benefits which expired the first week of April. They may also begin discussion on immigration overhaul and financial regulatory reform in the next few weeks.

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Washington State … Fewer firms offering medical coverage to workers – April 5, 2010



OLYMPIA – Finding a job right now can be tough, and finding one that comes with medical benefits is even tougher.

Washington employers offering medical insurance fell 1.6 percentage points in 2009, from 56.5 percent to 54.9 percent, according to an annual employee-benefits report released today by the Employment Security Department. That’s following a nearly 10 percentage point drop in 2008 and smaller declines in the previous three years.

“Companies are continuing to cut back where they can, while still trying to keep their employees,” said Employment Security Commissioner Karen Lee. “Unfortunately, employee benefits are a victim of the economy and rising costs.”

The study also showed that average medical-insurance premiums for employees increased from $358 per month to $366 per month. Employers covered 83 percent of that cost in 2009, down from 86.4 percent in 2008.

The number of firms offering some type of retirement plan jumped from 37.7 percent in 2008 to 44.6 percent in 2009 – closer to the 2007 level of 44 percent.

Employers also were more generous with paid days off in 2009. Firms offering paid vacation increased from 63 percent to 65 percent. An estimated 63 percent of employers offered paid holidays and 21 percent offered paid sick days, compared to 60 percent and 19 percent, respectively, in 2008.

Employment Security has produced the benefits report annually since 2003.  Approximately 10,000 Washington businesses responded to the survey.

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* Acting Quickly to Create a Better Health Care System for Americans


This afternoon, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius spoke at the National Press Club to discuss how health reform will increase health security. She explained that the Affordable Care Act will give Americans more control over their health care by reining in unfair insurance practices. The law includes the largest middle class tax cut for health care in American history and provides the biggest expansion in health care coverage since Medicare.

Secretary Sebelius explained that the new law “is not a magic pill that will cure all the problems in our health care system.” She described the reforms as “puzzle pieces,” with each reform being implemented after the next to strengthen the health insurance system without disrupting it.

She said that they have already began acting to enforce the law by working with states to create high risk pool programs that will help uninsured Americans with pre-existing conditions get coverage. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has been restructured to prepare for the new responsibilities under health insurance reform, and later this week, HHS will open new Medicaid options to cover low-income adults.

Secretary Sebelius also pointed out that scam artists have been trying to capitalize on the new health care law by setting up 1-800 numbers and trying to sell fraudulent insurance policies. Today, Secretary Sebelius sent letters to State Commissioners and Attorney Generals to investigate and prosecute these scams.

Secretary Sebelius said that HHS will make sure that Americans can receive the full benefits of the new law by providing Americans with access to information, eliminating waste in order to make every dollar count, and noted that “we will never lose sight of why we pursued this legislation in the first place, fought so hard for it, and are celebrating it as such a historic accomplishment.” She explained that they are beginning to implement the reforms of the health care legislation effectively, stating that “Our work didn’t end when President Obama put down his pen. In some ways, it’s just begun.”

As always, find out what health reform means for you, and learn about the benefits kicking in this year in the Health Reform section of WhiteHouse.gov.

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Tuesday news …&cspan


Tuesday, moves us forward from a wild wicked weekend that brought Easter, snow in the midwest and northwest, floods and receding water,more weeks of winter, strange comments from Karzai about joining the Taliban, strange behavior from Republicans, specifically, RNC chair Steele but they all seem to be acting more right wing than usual along with the tea party group,  deaths in mines from not just the US but in China, children and suicide seem to be on the rise oh the list of things  going on the first week of April are many. The 7.2 earthquake shook and shook a lot of folks in Texi/Cali; 2 people died in Mexico and many more after shocks since… my relatives were shaken but nothing  substantial.  We must not forget Haiti, Chile and now the US may be in store for some earth changes and preparing more and more.

The Vatican needs to prepare for Americans to push for more transparency as well as accept their responsibility for what happened over the last 40years of child abuse; sex happens with consenting adults no one under 18 is considered an adult and even then the Church is wrong to hide cover up and refuse to accept they either have obstructed and are putting their group ahead of the children or could it be that this group of people actually practice this behavior; it’s accepted and people in the church now will say whatever to hide the truth.

The chambers of Congress are silent until April 12th and with that comes what could have been coverage of townhalls and or guest spots for Democrats to sell our new law of the land and beat back the noise of Republicans with the truth but … well, there are still a few more days left.  The president called out 2right wing nutters in an interview and cable went nuts trying to figure out if it was appropriate? Why are Politicians so willing to put their Political life before getting the Peoples work done.

Speaking of getting the peoples work done? People need to call Republicans Coburn and Kyl to force them into having compassion… to think about families who are affected by Yes to  blocking unemployment; it’s not just the potential hobo the partying person who loves living on what ? enough to pay for rent? the lapse affects those who need help with flood damages is hurting our economy in a big way and when checks don’t show up in Republican voter mailboxes of people out of work maybe politicians will feel it in the voting booth 2010/2012.

Other News …

The President will announce a few changes to nuclear controls with the deal with Russia

As more top RNC advisers have decided to party ways with the Rnc Chair m.Steele this could be just the beginning of the end for the mid-term elections as how can a party govern if they have no control of their own party chair, the finances and their budget


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U.S. Nuclear Weapons Plan To Be Released Today. The Obama Administration’s 2010 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), scheduled for release this morning, is expected to outline significant reductions in the U.S. nuclear arsenal. The congressionally-mandated review comes the day before the President departs for Prague to sign a new nuclear weapons treaty with Russia. Defense Sec. Robert Gates will discuss the NPR at a briefing this afternoon.

watch FWMG: Press Briefing: C-SPAN2 at Noon ET
watch Defense Sec. Gates: C-SPAN at Noon ET
read Nuclear Posture Review Excerpts: Noon
read USA Today: Obama stresses no nukes

Health Secretary Touts Insurance Pools for High-Risk Policies. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asked state governors on Friday to participate in temporary high-risk insurance pools to provide insurance to people with pre-existing conditions. The recently-passed health care bill includes $5 billion and additional federal authority to expand such pools, which already exist in many states. Sec. Sebelius is expected to discuss the program and other benefits of the legislation at a National Press Club luncheon this afternoon.

watch Sec. Sebelius: c-span.org at 1pm ET
read NYT: Sebelius Begins Push for High-Risk Pools

Gordon Brown officially launches UK elections for May 6. This morning, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called a general election for May 6. British opposition leader David Cameron is running against Mr. Brown and seeks to regain the dominant position in politics after significant losses in the 1990s.

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News on Tuesday … and education reform bill


Today, the President will sign the reconciliation part of HCR and the education reform bill into law; I am hopeful that when people actually read both bills instead of listening to the noise that Republicans are hoping will block out the facts… like, this Bill could possibly help more than 32million people because HCR is also a Jobs Bill; it’s not talked about but the number of people needed to handle all the people who will now be eligible for coverage will increase our labour force.  As far as the education reform bill ? What person would think saving money is a bad thing; the money from the educational reform bill will be re-invested and more Pell grants given instead of becoming bank merit raises.   I don’ t know anyone sane who would vote or be against that, who would be against students being covered by their parents insurance until 26, who in their right mind doesn’t want what our Congress is already getting? the plans might be a little different but ask any former state, city or federal worker and you will see that HCR is in fact similar.  There is also news that repeal/replace is just another smokescreen Republicans plan to feed Americans.  Repeal/Replace can not be done without a majority vote in Congress to help bring it down; people need to do more fact-checking for themselves before assuming leaders in the Republican Party truly are telling the … truth. Our Congress is still on Easter Break, though cable coverage of right-wing behavior toward representatives and their reactions have been in the news quite often.  Is it just me or does it appear as if cable prefers to cover not only the negative side of Democrats but it also has been questioning just exactly what is the meaning behind the protests, the nasty signs, and word or spitting and name-calling instead of doing what might seem like a common-sense approach … question is what is the common sense approach.