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On a day of historic proportions, the last couple have dampened the many great things that have happened this last couple of weeks. But first …a little spring snow for all you folks in Seattle …

Today, our President signed off on a new treaty with Russia to reduce nuclear weapons from 2500 to 1500 and for those who think this is bad; get informed and find out just exactly what it all means because it is a move that most Presidents have tried and have failed. The last treaty was signed in 1991.   This is yet another BFD.  Yay

The latest news and behavior by people voted into Public Service is very upsetting, just wrong as well as offensive and the idea that anyone in their right mind would suggest celebrating confederacy and or what it meant; let along have a Governor and a … actually put forth a proclamation is beyond my idea of crazy behavior.  The fact that Bob McDonnell did so was offensive but the words that came out of his mouth to support it to create it then act on it is worthy of an impeachment process.  This man clearly knew his history of the war why it happened and what issues were more significant than others yet refused to acknowledge it until pushed to do so yesterday after some weeks or months.  It was reported by Keith O on msnbc in an interview with Julian Bond that this is yet the forth Governor to talk and create the proclamation; former Governor Douglass Wilder and first African-American to hold the office did recognize both sides and what happened during the war. The difference between  and what is truly offensive is McDonnell’s outright need to lie about leaving out slavery and why. The civil war and what was significant about it was slavery; no one should be fooled into believing anything different.

Today, more Republicans have decided to challenge States rights regarding health care reform even after at least a year of debate, stalling and refusal to cooperate; hcr was voted on and is the new law of the land. While it is not lost on me that Republicans will do just about anything to set themselves apart from the President of the US; even as offensive as it is. The facts have been twisted turned and avoided by most Republicans and unfortunately some of my fellow Americans believe the noise coming from the right, quite frankly Republicans would rahter fight moving into the 21st Century while attempting to bring the President down than help others and our economy by bringing down the cost of health care/insurance.  The problem we have was not created by the current President, yet Republican Politicians seem to be trying to convince their supporters that big government equals the sitting President.  It is with great sadness that there is so many Americans who are drinking the kook-aid because big government was the house of Bush. The economy slipped into a ditch created by the spending that Bush did and if anyone is willing to listen…  he did not pay for it and left an incredible hole that needs to be fixed; it’s  true that the solution was to throw money at it and most economists believe it had to be done.  The idea that we keep the status quo is to say nothing needs to be changed; what better time is it that we improve upon a system that has long been broken. If not now when and what better group than Democrats to fix the problems… because Republicans are proving not only are they fiscally irresponsible they also practice exclusion; some might say the current words are laced with hate and or racism … that’s just my take

A thought for single mom’s everywhere; children are definitely a labor of love and those men(fathers) who decide to cheat while still being married leave and spend money going to exotic places with the latest girlfriend(s) need to remember the facts and go from there.


Other News …

**Race to top: She says involvement will help state get federal money | TUKWILA – Gov. Chris Gregoire believes Washington has a cha… Full Story

**Republicans are holding a 3day leadership conference opening up with liz cheney/newt and jc watts

**More and more Republicans in office seem to think they know more than a constitutional lawyer who is now President;and quite frankly it looks as if they would fight this and bring the President down than help others bring down the cost of health care/insurance

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U.S. & Soviet Union sign treaty to reduce nuclear arms. Earlier today in Prague, President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) that will limit long-range nuclear weapons. The U.S. and the Soviet Union signed the original treaty in 1991. Following the signing, the two leaders took questions from reporters.

Citigroup Execs. Pressed on mortgage debt Investments. The bipartisan Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) is hearing testimony from several former Citigroup executives including ex-CEO and Chairman Chuck Prince and Robert Rubin, the former Treasury Secretary who headed Citigroup’s executive committee. The 10-member FCIC panel is investigating banking executives’ involvement in risky mortgage debt investments that helped trigger the 2008 financial collapse.

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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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Yes we can …


I saw this video for the first time about 15 minutes ago, and I’ve already watched it three times:
Watch your signature being delivered.

Watch the video

http://my.barackobama.com/delivery

It’s the story of Becca and Karima, two OFA volunteers who joined David Plouffe in hand-delivering signatures of the more than 1.1 million people who co-signed health care reform directly to President Obama.

But it’s also the story of the millions of Americans, young and old, who knocked on doors, and called their neighbors, and made history together.

Watch it now.

Thank you for everything,

Mitch

Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America

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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


cspsan …

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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Good Friday … the News &cspan.org


Good news for everyone …It’s Friday and the job report for March is that 162thou new jobs were created and the unemployment rate 9.7 stays steady at this point; at least 123thou of those jobs are associated with the private sector. This is great news because reports are that this increase is the biggest since 2007.   The President will be in Charlotte N.C. today to not only let Americans know yes new jobs have been created, not just because of the 48thou census workers being hired; he will also explain hcr and education reform and the many accomplishments over the last 2weeks of March and how they will benefit everyone not just some.


Other News … updates when needed


**apparently something new in the terrorist movement is going on… a letter from a group called guardians of free republic have reached the offices of various Governors …at this moment the FBI states at least 30 so far; the group may be inciting violence and is considered an extremist operation

**The President agrees that performers should be paid royalties if their music is played

**After early morning reports of troubling comments made by Karzai;he now states he is surprised by the response and calls sec of state clinton to explain

**President Obama&Medvedeve are scheduled to sign the nuclear arms pact next Thurday…stay tuned;complete article go to Reuters/steve gutterman

**Iran has implied that it might get  involved with the Taliban;which could mean trouble for the us and coalition …

**This morning people who come from other countries into the US will undergo more rules, restrictions and be subjected to more scrutiny during the security screening

**An oil refinery fire in Washington State has killed 4 3injured and in critical condition

**State, Gregoire move to embrace health care reform
Gov. Chris Gregoire on Thursday announced plans to implement health care reform in Washington state.

**Washington State is in for a huge storm coming in and will peak around 2pm Pt…part of Wtr is still making itself felt… bring in your trash cans and anything else that could get swept by the wind …

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March unemployment rate remains unchanged at 9.7%. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today that the unemployment rate for March remained unchanged for the second month at 9.7%. The Labor Department states that “nonfarm payroll employment rose by 162,000 in March.”

OBAMA VISITS CHARLOTTE, SPEAKs ON HIS JOBS & ECONOMY AGENDA. Pres. Obama will visit Charlotte, NC, today where he is expected to speak on jobs and the economy. On his trip, he will tour Celgard, a lithium-ion battery plant and recipient of the economic stimulus program. He will also address offshore drilling on the North Carolina coastline and the new health care reform law. Tea Party members have stated their plan to stage a protest during the President’s visit.

read Charlotte Observer coverage of visit

Counter terrorism Efforts Extend Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan. U.S. counterterrorism officials struggle each day with questions such as whom the U.S. should target, how to best utilize aerial drones and whether or where to detain and prosecute enemy combatants. State Dept. Counterterrorism Coordinator Daniel Benjamin will discuss these and tactical and strategic challenges in a Wilson Center Forum.

read NYT: Obama Team Divided on Anti-Terrowatch Counterterrorism Forum: From Earlierr Tactics