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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
MO Alliance for Retired Americans
National Call-In Day, Wednesday, December 5th
NO CUTS TO Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid!
Negotiations in Congress are under way right now to reduce the federal deficit. Retirees need to act quickly and in a loud voice to tell Congress not to balance the budget on the backs of retirees who have earned their guaranteed benefits after a lifetime of hard work.
Call: 888-659-9401
Tell Congress:
1. No benefit cuts to Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid.
2. No more tax cuts for the richest 2% of Americans.
Time is short. Politicians and special interests are demanding deep cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid – all to guarantee more big tax breaks for the wealthy and Wall Street. We need to protect what we’ve earned.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson leaving Congress to join top campaign donor - latimes.com
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson leaving Congress to join top campaign donor - latimes.com:
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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.), freshly reelected to her ninth term in Congress, announced Monday that she would resign in February and become the president and chief executive of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn., the top donor to her campaigns during her congressional career.
Emerson, who was elected to her late husband Bill Emerson’s seat in a 1996 special election and was the first woman to represent Missouri in the House, handily won reelection earlier this year over Democratic rival Jack Rushin with nearly 72% of the vote. One of the few women to hold Republican leadership positions in Congress, Emerson was chairwoman of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee and sat on the House Appropriations Committee.
Emerson, who was elected to her late husband Bill Emerson’s seat in a 1996 special election and was the first woman to represent Missouri in the House, handily won reelection earlier this year over Democratic rival Jack Rushin with nearly 72% of the vote. One of the few women to hold Republican leadership positions in Congress, Emerson was chairwoman of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee and sat on the House Appropriations Committee.
The electric cooperative, a prominent spender in congressional races nationwide with more than $1.8 million donated during the latest election cycle, and a sizable amount spent on lobbying efforts, voted Monday to appoint Emerson. Over the course of her congressional career, the cooperative donated a total of nearly $80,000 to Emerson’s campaign efforts, making it her top donor.
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Jerry Tucker dies; a legendary troublemaker and a hero of the labor movement : Stltoday
Jerry Tucker dies; a legendary troublemaker and a hero of the labor movement : Stltoday
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Jerry Tucker
Jerry Tucker, a nationally-known labor leader, died Friday, October 19, 20122012-10-24T00:05:00Z2012-10-24T08:28:23ZJerry Tucker dies; a legendary troublemaker and a hero of the labor movementstltoday.com
Jerry Tucker, who died last week, was a labor leader who helped defeat the 1978 anti-union “Right-to-Work” campaign in Missouri.
Polls showed it passing 2-1, with even union members favoring it by 51 percent. Industry groups were confident of a victory that they hoped they could repeat in other states.
Mr. Tucker helped put together a coalition of labor, civil rights, women's, religious and farm groups. They defeated the measure by a stunning 3-2 margin.
Mr. Tucker was elected regional director of the United Auto Workers here, an influential position. But his career within the union stalled when he took on the old guard national leaders with his New Directions reform movement.
By then Mr. Tucker was in demand. He traveled the country and the world training workers how to empower themselves. His goal was to spread democracy in unions and the workplace.
Mr. Tucker became a legendary troublemaker. He was a hero to those workers he helped win major contract victories. His foes at the top of the UAW labeled him a communist.
Polls showed it passing 2-1, with even union members favoring it by 51 percent. Industry groups were confident of a victory that they hoped they could repeat in other states.
Mr. Tucker helped put together a coalition of labor, civil rights, women's, religious and farm groups. They defeated the measure by a stunning 3-2 margin.
Mr. Tucker was elected regional director of the United Auto Workers here, an influential position. But his career within the union stalled when he took on the old guard national leaders with his New Directions reform movement.
By then Mr. Tucker was in demand. He traveled the country and the world training workers how to empower themselves. His goal was to spread democracy in unions and the workplace.
Mr. Tucker became a legendary troublemaker. He was a hero to those workers he helped win major contract victories. His foes at the top of the UAW labeled him a communist.
A Look Back • Rev. Martin Luther King appeals for end to racism, starting in church pews : Stltoday
A Look Back • Rev. Martin Luther King appeals for end to racism, starting in church pews : Stltoday
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ST. LOUIS • The National Council of Churches gathered in Kiel Auditorium on Dec. 1, 1957, two months after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world’s first man-made satellite. Speakers urged jittery Americans to calm down.
“Outward programs of security and defense must be matched with inward signs of justice and charity,” counseled the Rev. Frederick Nolde, a leader of the World Council of Churches.
That sentiment led the assembly of 2,000 Protestant ministers and lay leaders to the thornier social issue of race relations. Among the speakers during its six-day national convention was the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., 28 years old and suddenly prominent as leader of the lengthy boycott that integrated public buses in Montgomery, Ala., in 1956.
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ST. LOUIS • The National Council of Churches gathered in Kiel Auditorium on Dec. 1, 1957, two months after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world’s first man-made satellite. Speakers urged jittery Americans to calm down.
“Outward programs of security and defense must be matched with inward signs of justice and charity,” counseled the Rev. Frederick Nolde, a leader of the World Council of Churches.
That sentiment led the assembly of 2,000 Protestant ministers and lay leaders to the thornier social issue of race relations. Among the speakers during its six-day national convention was the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., 28 years old and suddenly prominent as leader of the lengthy boycott that integrated public buses in Montgomery, Ala., in 1956.
Saturday, December 1, 2012
The end of the World 2012 [Official Version]
happy holidays. guess we do not have to worry about taxes and going off the cliff
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