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    Pets are People Too!

    Now here is some legislation I can get behind. An up to $3500 itemized deduction for pet care expenses. We give tax deductions and credits for people having children. Seems to me we should use tax policy to help people care for pets too. They are important too!

    As much as I favor this, the chance of this legislation passing is about the [...]



    Sign the Public Letter to President Obama

    GAZA, GAZA STRIP – NOVEMBER 25:

    Dear Mr. President,

    Last year, you were swept into office on the hopeful promise of redemptive change.  You inspired the nation by repeating the phrase, “together, we will change the world.”  For many Americans, your words were not merely the final lines of a campaign speech, but a call to action for a new [...]



    Pelosi and Reid Must Go

    Just read this from Judith Shattuck, the Washington State Coordinator of the Progressive Democrats of America. Nice to be reminded there are many others that see what I see, think what I think and feel what I feel:

    My note to Pelosi ….

    Quoting: Pelosi: US must stand strongly with Israel Published: 12.28.08, 03:13 / Israel News …Speaker of the US House of [...]



    Remember the Illegal War and Occupation of Iraq?

    You can watch this video at the bottom of the home page of this blog but after watching it I decided it was so important that a post is necessary. The news media in this country has egregiously ignored and continues to ignore the ongoing disaster in Iraq. Iraq is MORE IMPORTANT than the housing crisis. Iraq is MORE IMPORTANT than the presidential election. [...]



    Big Oil Strikes It Rich in Iraq

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    No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.

    ~A. J. P. Taylor

    Let’s see, we got:

    Deals With Iraq Are Set to Bring Oil Giants Back

    Big Oil Tiptoes Back into Iraq Oil fields in Iraq

    Why Doesn’t the Press Ever Talk About the Oil?

    This just makes [...]



    CALL TO IRAQ VETS AND THEIR FAMILIES

    CALL TO IRAQ VETS AND THEIR FAMILIES We are a writer and photographer team collaborating on a project about recently returned soldiers from the war in Iraq. We are seeking soldiers or ex-soldiers who have spent time in Iraq and are willing to speak about their experiences with a focus on the process of re-entry or reintegration.

    Our desire is to create a very [...]



    This hole in the ground. May this country forgive you.

    Transcript of video

    Sept. 11, 2006 | 8:32 p.m. ET

    This hole in the ground

    Keith Olbermann

    Half a lifetime ago, I worked in this now-empty space. And for 40 days after the attacks, I worked here again, trying to make sense of what happened, and was yet to happen, as a reporter.

    All the time, I knew [...]