January 2013
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“On the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we reaffirm its historic commitment to...”
– President Obama on the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade (via barackobama)
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has officially... →
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Panetta removes military ban on women in combat, opening thousands of front line positions.
August 2012
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Scott Brown: A history of the senator's anti-LGBT... →
After winning a special election in 2010 to fill the remainder of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy’s (D-MA) Senate term, Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) is seeking a full term this November. Unlike his challenger, pro-LGBT Democrat Elizabeth Warren, Brown has opposed the LGBT community on several major issues.
June 2012
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May 2012
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“The press still thinks [global warming] is controversial. So they find the 1% of...”
– Neil deGrasse Tyson, podcast interview (via dionthesocialist)
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Massachusetts- The best state in the Union. →
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People may scoff at our relatively high taxes, annoying accents and “masshole” driving, but Massachusetts as a state is a shining star atop the American Flag. Mitt Romney may be too much of a conservative douche to run on his record as governor here out of a fear of showing that a famously liberal state can also be successful, but Slate magazine puts it in perspective in a wonderfully...
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Mitt Romney now says he opposes same-sex adoption →
So Romney goes from being “ok” with same sex couples adopting to publicly standing against it in a matter of days? We need a President with a spine, not an “etch-a-stetch” candidate.
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Betty White endorses Obama
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The actress Betty White is endorsing President Obama for reelection, the AP reports.
White told the AP that she “very, very much favors” Obama, saying that she likes what he has done and “how he represents us.”
Betty, he loves you back.
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Tumblr Dems: DNC CHAIR DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ’S... →
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DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement today on the passage of Amendment One in North Carolina:
“The passage of Amendment One in North Carolina is very disappointing. It unfairly singles out gay and lesbian Americans and is discriminatory. I’m proud that President…
While the loss of the fight over marriage equality in North Carolina was a big...
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“Today, I was asked a direct question and gave a direct answer:
I believe that...”
– From an email to supporters by President BARACK OBAMA. (via inothernews)
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WatchDo YOU want Republicans in your vagina?
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Wasting Our Minds; Paul Krugman on the "War on... →
As high school seniors pick their schools for next year, us college kids look for summer jobs to help pay for the almost sadistic cost of a college education, soon to be graduates are on the career search and the november elections loom on the horizon, its important to reflect where we as a country are heading, and more specifically, what we are doing to actually provide solid opportunities to the...
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Scott Brown benefits from Obamacare, despite... →
While Scott Brown thinks that his daughter should be able to benefit from her parents’ health insurance until she is 26, he still supports repealing Obamacare- the very law the allows Ayla to stay insured in the first place. Does this not seem a little hypocritical?
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April 2012
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Celebrating Earth Day with RFK Jr.!
Tonight the Umass Democrats had the distinct honor of attending a speech by the brilliant Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Earth Day on energy and the environment called “Our Environmental Destiny”. It was a powerful and inspiring speech filled with insight and ideas on the problems our country faces within its government and energy infrastructure and the things we can do to change that. As...
