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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The Financial Services Sector Bankrolls Spencer Bachus’ Campaign Account
The Financial Services Sector Bankrolls Spencer Bachus’ Campaign Account: pIn the fourth quarter of 2011, Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL) reported raising $388,895.26 in campaign contributions. According to a ThinkProgress analysis, at least 44 percent of that came from political action committees and individuals connected to real estate, insurance, banking, and finance industries — areas overseen by the House Financial Services committee Bachus chairs. According [...]/p
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
Tennessee Tea Party ‘Demands’ That References To Slavery Be Removed From History Textbooks
Tennessee Tea Party ‘Demands’ That References To Slavery Be Removed From History Textbooks: pIn 2010, the conservatives who controlled the Texas Board of Education caused an uproar when they made radical changes to the history curriculum for the state’s 4.8 million public school students. The changes included referring to the country’s first black president as “Barack Hussein Obama,” and requiring students to “contrast” Confederate President Jefferson Davis’ inaugural [...]/p
Friday, January 20, 2012
Meet The 40 Members Of The Congressional Koch Caucus
Meet The 40 Members Of The Congressional Koch Caucus: pFive senators and 40 congressional representatives received a perfect 100 percent score from the Koch brothers’ astroturf group Americans For Prosperity for the first half of the 112th Congress. AFP judged Congress on their votes to protect the Koch brothers’ right-wing petrochemical empire on such issues as the repeal of President Obama’s new health care [...]/p