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Following the State of the Union address, the President traveled around the country this week to talk more about the importance of opportunity for all.

As the President said Tuesday, “Today, women make up about half our workforce. But they still make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns.” It’s time for women to get equal pay for equal work.

Want all the facts? During the State of the Union, we hand out a “pocket card” to Members of Congress so they can get all the facts in one quick, easy to read place. This year we’re sharing it with you, too.

Bell: As a military officer …

02/07/2014 Nativegrl77

Bell: As a military officer, I had so much confidence in whatever the United States military did that it was almost beyond my imagination to think that an investigation was going to go down any other way. It was beyond my imagination. And it took me a while to have my assurances shattered.

http://www.kenoshanews.com/news/qa_with_michael_m_bell_475445497.html

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Cigarettes …

02/07/2014 Nativegrl77

Dear Friend,

CVS will no longer sell cigarettes.
Show your appreciation.#EnvirossupportCVS

Yesterday, CVS announced that they will no longer sell cigarettes in their stores, effective October 1.

“Put simply, the sale of tobacco products is inconsistent with our purpose,” said their CEO.

The CEO is right. We all know that cigarettes are bad for our health. They’re linked to heart disease and cancer and cause millions of deaths every year. But what does that have to do with Earth Day Network and our environmental objectives?

Cigarettes aren’t just bad for your health. They destroy our environment. Cigarettes compromise our air quality. Cigarettes litter our parks and cities. Cigarettes degrade our farmland and use and ruin our water during production. Cigarettes exacerbate poverty. And the list goes on.

CVS’s decision comes at a price. They estimate that they will lose $2 billion a year. The company has clearly decided to put principle over profit, and we applaud them for doing so. CVS is setting a powerful example for other corporations by putting our health and our environment—two issues that are near and dear to our hearts—ahead of money.

Earth Day Network urges our close to one million members to show your appreciation and shop at CVS. You can also show your support by using the hashtag: #EnvirossupportCVS. Maybe other pharmacies, grocery stores, and shops across America will do the same and decide to take the agents of death and show them the door.

Thanks for your support.

-The Earth Day Network Team

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Standup to ALEC’s Anti-Immigration Agenda

02/05/2014 Nativegrl77

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) doesn’t just put corporations before current Americans – they’re actually fighting to make life more difficult for the next generation of citizens by pushing anti-immigration laws across the country.

Again and again, they use pay-to-play politics to stall commonsense reform and divert critical law enforcement resources to unfairly target aspiring Americans. Today, I’m asking for your help to continue this work by contacting your state legislators to demand they stop working with ALEC behind closed doors to put corporate profits before the American Dream.

http://www.StandUpToALEC.org

In state legislatures across our country, millions have worked to pass reform that gives aspiring Americans a chance at a better life. And yet in our statehouses, ALEC has put their extreme corporate agenda first.

We need you to fight back, today. ALEC-backed anti-immigrant legislation has been partially struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, and now it’s time to strike down the ALEC agenda.

Stand up for aspiring Americans everywhere, and the American Dream they work towards every day, by demanding your legislators oppose ALEC’s anti-immigration agenda.

http://www.StandUpToALEC.org

Thank you,
Marisol Garcia

p.s. Hyperlinks above not working for you? Copy-and-paste WWW.STANDUPTOALEC.ORG into your browser’s address bar and make your voice heard!

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Truth-Telling About Obamacare ~~ a repost

01/12/2014 Nativegrl77

Whether it’s a CNN anchor bucking the trend on awful Obamacare coverage, an Atlanta anchorwoman explaining how diversity is a core American value, or the President of the United States having enough of one network’s phony scandals, there was a lot to see this week.

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A new report this week indicated that Obamacare would give millions Americans enough flexibility to choose to work less. Many news outlets bought into conservative spin and distorted this important development, but one CNN anchor pushed back, correctly noting that the report was all about choice: http://mm4a.org/1lAX5es Related: On the other hand, the Associated Press White House Correspondent disregarded the facts of what the report actually said while discussing it on Fox News: http://mm4a.org/1iqB11e

Diversity Makes America Great

Some conservatives whined at a Super Bowl commercial featuring a multi-lingual version of ‘America the Beautiful.’ Georgia anchorwoman Brenda Wood took those people to task. Watch for yourself: http://mm4a.org/1fLoLrc Related: Bill O’Reilly’s interview of President Obama before the Super Bowl was dedicated to pushing Fox’s phony scandals. Even Obama had enough of it: http://mm4a.org/1blczg2

Fox Freaks Out At CVS

Multiple Fox News hosts are outraged over CVS’ decision to stop selling tobacco products in their stores, as they pivot towards providing health care. Gretchen Carlson even asked if it was legally permissible for a store to choose to stop selling cigarettes: http://mm4a.org/Mu2rIz Related: Conservative gun advocates are in an uproar after 20/20 demonstrated how accidents can easily occur when guns are within the reach of children. http://mm4a.org/LQzXZk

FEATURED VIDEO

Conservatives are having issues correctly pronouncing the name of President Obama’s nominee for the DOJ Civil Rights Division. We give them a hand: http://youtu.be/xddS5YETB3Y

SERIOUSLY?

Does Laura Ingraham, a leading anti-immigrant voice, know that Puerto Ricans are American citizens? Her baseless attacks on Justice Sonia Sotomayor raise doubts: http://mm4a.org/1ikKnuS

WAR ON WOMEN

Fox News’ idea for a debate on whether Disney should create a plus-size princess centered around the notion that such a princess might encourage obesity. Seriously: http://mm4a.org/1iv1lYe