Tag Archives: Politics
Today is the 10th Anniversary of the Iraq War
TweetToday marks 10 years since the U.S. began the invasion of Iraq. We were lied into this war and countless innocent Iraqis and American troops lost their lives. And even today, on the 10th anniversary, a wave of car bombs have killed 56 people in Iraq. The Obama administration did successfully leave (except for contractors) [...]
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Hillary Clinton supports same-sex marriage
TweetDuh. But awesome. She’s right–America is at its best when we champion the freedom and dignity of every human being. It is not surprising but important and necessary that Democratic politicians continue to come out in support of same-sex marriage. It’s going to take a global movement to ensure all people regardless of sexuality can [...]
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The Feministing Five: Nancy Pelosi
TweetNancy Pelosi is the first woman in history to serve as Speaker of the House, aka the next person in the Presidential line of succession after the Vice President. She was Speaker from 2007 until 2011, and is now the Minority Leader. Before she was Speaker, a role in which she was crucial to the [...]
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BREAKING: Arkansas legislators override veto and ban abortions after 12 weeks
TweetArkansas legislators really, really want to be the state with the most restrictive unconstitutional abortion law in the country. The Arkansas House on Wednesday voted to override Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe’s veto of a bill that would ban most abortions from the 12th week of pregnancy onward, giving the state the country’s most restrictive abortion [...]
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Republican Congressman attacks Sasha and Malia Obama