Posted by Margie on June 20th, 2008 |
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| June 20, 2008 08:15 AM
Yesterday House Democrats and Republicans effectively struck a deal to “provide what amounts to legal immunity to the phone companies that took part in President Bush’s program of eavesdropping.” Today the parties will vote on the compromise bill. The New York Times has details below on the compromise. The AP […]
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Posted by Margie on May 15th, 2008 |
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Thank you!
In an amazing turn of events, the House of Representatives today voted AGAINST the supplemental funding for the war in Iraq!!
The bill would have provided $166 billion in war funding, the largest single provision since the war started in 2003. In a move that no one expected, dozens of Republicans voted “present,” which is […]
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Posted by Margie on May 15th, 2008 |
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Just moments ago, by a near-unanimous vote, the Senate stood up to Big Media. They voted to throw out the FCC decision to let the largest media companies swallow up even more local media.
This is simply an astounding victory, and it would not have happened without the massive grassroots effort by you and thousands of […]
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