NewsRack: 'Democrat' news in 'Policy and Governance-Independent' topic for user flenvcenter

Bill McKibben: Keystone: What We Know	25.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Ever since the Keystone fight began, the smart money has insisted the pipeline will be approved. But so far: no pipe. And the opposition got...
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LGBT Activists Stand By Immigration Reform, Even After Loss	23.5.2013	Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
WASHINGTON -- Although Democrats abandoned same-sex couple provisions in immigration reform legislation on Tuesday, LGBT activists will continue to support the bill, saying there are...
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House Debates Bill To Speed Pipeline Approval	23.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans pushed a proposal Wednesday to bypass the president to speed approval of the 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport oil...
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William S. Becker: EPA Nomination: Another Hostage in the Senate	20.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
In picking Gina McCarthy to lead the EPA, Obama sent the Senate a nominee who should satisfy, if not delight, Republicans as well as Democrats. But these days, the Senate rarely stumbles in the right direction. Senate Republicans are playing games with Obama's selection.
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Controversies Threaten To Drown Out Key Obama Goals	19.5.2013	Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
WASHINGTON -- Five months into President Barack Obama's second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has been...
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Scott Thill: 'Our Biggest Obstacle Has Been Comfortable Liberals': An Interview With Bidder 70's Climate Hero	18.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
I spoke at length with DeChristopher about hacking the Democratic party, arcane but vulnerable processes like elections and auctions, why Americans really should spend more time in prison, and other tragicomic matters of consequence. Read up, plug in, turn out.
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Five lessons -- real and imagined -- from B.C.'s election results	16.5.2013	rabble.ca - News for the rest of us
In a stunning upset of "Dewey Defeats Truman" proportions, the BC Liberals have defied all the polls save one and returned to power with a fourth straight majority government . No doubt, there will be much soul searching and wound licking over the coming weeks. I believe that five lessons -- real, imagined, and not-quite-clear -- will be gleaned from the experience. 1. Proceed with caution when predicting the future. read ...
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Another Town Now Requires Solar Power For New Buildings	15.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
From Mother Nature Network's Matt Hickman: Sebastopol, an agri-artsy Sonoma outpost about an hour north of San Francisco, can now claim bragging rights as being...
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Largest Electorate Yet Set To Vote On Citizens United	14.5.2013	Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
When Angelenos go to the polls next week to choose the next mayor of Los Angeles, they also will be the largest electorate to vote...
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Grassroots Campaigns Can Stop Fracking One Town at a Time	13.5.2013	Commondreams.org Views
Richard Schiffman Accounts of flammable tap water and sudden sickness in rural Pennsylvania have spurred questions as to the safety of shale gas mining. (Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Corbis) Readers of the New York Daily News were treated to a little unsolicited advice from Ed Rendell recently. read ...
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Gas fracking and coal exports: Two sleeper issues that will surge following B.C. election	13.5.2013	rabble.ca - News for the rest of us
Monday, May 13, 2013 "Given the current level of extraction of shale gas and the required power to export these fossil fuels, we’re looking at carbon pollution levels that exceed Alberta's tar sands." There's been a dearth of substantive policy debated and alternatives offered during British Columbia’s election campaign. Transit, education, health care, social welfare, housing -- these and other burning issues have received too little attention. Of more substance has been the debate over proposals to build or expand two tar sands pipelines from Alberta to coastal export terminals. The two leading parties have staked out more or less opposing positions. The Liberals are in favour and the New Democratic Party is opposed (a caveat being the NDP silence on Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion that would see a portion of the tar sands product delivered to U.S. refineries just south of the border at Vancouver.) read ...
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Even When Politicians Fight, Americans Often Agree	11.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
WASHINGTON -- Can we agree on this? Americans still think alike much of the time even if our politicians don't. To get heads nodding, just...
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Stunning Images Show Dramatic Effects Of Climate Change	9.5.2013	Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
From Las Vegas to Arctic glaciers, navigate through time and space as you explore changes to Earth's surface over the last three decades...
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Gene Karpinski: Moving Forward With Senators Shaheen and Portman's Common-sense Energy Efficiency Legislation	9.5.2013	Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
Senators Shaheen and Portman have drafted a bill that not only asks consumers to become more energy-efficient but also asks the same of our government. This legislation won't just decrease electric bills in the short-term, it's also good for our economy in the long run.
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Senator Calls Out 'Soul-Crushing' Congressional Activity	8.5.2013	Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) unloaded about the "soul-crushing" fundraising work required to run a political campaign, speaking at a Yale University...
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Sun Refracts Off Dog's Shiny Bowl, Sparks House Fire: Official	3.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- A Northern California couple might be able to blame this one on the dog. Authorities say sun refracted off the dog's...
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Does Climate Change Drive Prostitution? (Made You Click)	2.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
The Internets were abuzz this week with tales of how Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), that notorious Berkeley liberal, introduced a resolution claiming that climate change...
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Some Say Bipartisan Deal Could Be Bad For GOP	27.4.2013	Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
WASHINGTON -- Some feisty Republicans are challenging a claim widely held among GOP leaders that the party must support more liberal immigration laws if it's...
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Super PAC Targeting Mark Sanford Discloses Its Donors	26.4.2013	Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
House Majority PAC, which is dedicated to electing Democrats to Congress' lower chamber, became the first major super PAC to file a disclosure report in...
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POLLSTER UPDATE - Will SC-01 GOP Take A Hike?	24.4.2013	Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
Americans are less negative about George Bush than they used to be. Nearly half followed the Boston Marathon bombings online or on smart phones. Polling...
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