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Maureen Dowd in this blistering critique of the GOP — Ghastly Outdated Party — quotes various Republicans who have condemned the extremism of the current batch of GOP presidential candidates. For example, Dowd quotes...
When Will President Obama’s Critics Admit They Were Wrong?
Forbes reports: Speaking at a recent conference, Mark Bertolini, CEO and Chairman of Aetna Insurance, announced that the end is near for profit driven health insurance companies. “The system doesn’t work, it’s broke today....
Democrats’ plan for state budget is a gimmick, GOP leader says
King County Dems Legislative Action Newsletter has good info about bills moving and dying in the state legislature
On the topic of education, the Washington State Constitution is a highly progressive document. ARTICLE IX EDUCATION says: SECTION 1 PREAMBLE. It is the paramount duty of the state to make ample provision for...
Rep. Adam Smith spoke Thursday evening at Bellevue City Hall to an audience of about 25 people which included Bellevue Mayor Conrad Lee, City Council member Claudia Balducci, and State Representative Marcie Maxwell. The...
In an unusual alliance between progressives and conservatives, 50 doctors for single payer urge Supreme Court to strike down individual mandate “In a brief filed with the Court, the 50 doctors and two nonprofit...
Link: Occupy Activists From Across US And Abroad Converge in Olympia
