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NRSC quietly backed Akin in the end

NRSC quietly backed Akin in the end

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After insisting that Todd Akin was on his own in his bid for Senate in Missouri, the National Republican Senatorial Committee quietly sent him a life raft in the final days of the campaign.

Politico reports that the NRSC gave the money to the Missouri Republican Party, which spent it on a last-minute ad buy in support of Akin.

After Akin made his infamous “legitimate rape” comments, national Republicans condemned his remarks and urged him to drop out of the primary, saying they would not support him financially. In September, NRSC Chair John Cornyn, R-Texas, told the Kentucky Courier-Journal that the plan hadn’t changed and the NRSC wouldn’t support Akin. “We have no plans to do so,” he said, adding: “I just think that this is not a winnable race.”

jobs, not cut rally in st louis--dec 10th

Jobs Not Cuts -- Protect Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security Jobs Not Cuts Rally Social Security Office 5669 Delmar Blvd St. Louis, MO 63112 Monday December 10 12:00pm G Join us for a rally at the Social Security office at 5669 Delmar, 63112. Then we'll march a few blocks to Claire McCaskill's office. Senator McCaskill needs to hear from her constituents regarding the "Fiscal Cliff" budget talks. Missouri JwJ has been working with member and partner organizations to call on Senator McCaskill to keep her promises to put valuable federal programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security before tax cuts for the richest 2% of Americans, while protecting and promoting job creation. Through the end of the year we are continuing to work with these partners across the state to take part in some targeted actions during the 2012 Congressional lame duck session. The next set of those actions is happening in St. Louis, Kansas City and Springfield. This rally is at the Social Security office at 5669 Delmar, 63112. Then we'll march to Senator Claire McCaskill's St. Louis office at 5850 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63112. For more information, contact Missouri Jobs with Justice staff Ashli Bolden at Ashli@mojwj.org. There are similar actions happening in Kansas City, Columbia and Cape Girardeau, where constituents are targeting several different federal legislators on their stance on Medicare, Mediacaid, Social

RNs to Hold Candlelight Vigils, Protests in 20 U.S. Cities | National Nurses United

RNs to Hold Candlelight Vigils, Protests in 20 U.S. Cities | National Nurses United:

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 On the fiscal cliff showdown, “raising the age for Medicare or Social Security, delays in cost of living increases, or cuts in benefits, three of the approaches proposed by some in Washington, would severely harm the seniors and low and moderate income families who have suffered the most from the economic crisis, which continues in Main Street communities across America,” said Deborah Burger, co-president of the 185,000-member NNU.

“Wall Street’s agenda, of more punishing cuts for working people, and more handouts for the banks, who are the main beneficiaries of policies that put debt payments ahead of protecting seniors and working families, was roundly rejected by voters in November. Let’s not hand Wall Street the victory they lost at the polls. Instead, it is time to hold the bankers and speculators accountable, and levy a small tax on their reckless behavior to help rebuild the economy they did so much to wreck, Burger said.

Actions are planned in California, Florida, Illinois (event held Dec. 6), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Texas, with events in other states pending. RNs are joining with labor, senior, and scores of community activists in insisting on no increase in the eligibility age or cuts in benefits.

Photo from Chicago action on Dec.6, 2012.

Rich People Feel Things More Deeply Than The Common Man, According To

Rich People Feel Things More Deeply Than The Common Man, According To


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60 minutes medicare drug benefit

link to 60 minutes drug benefit: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=2635796n ----- note: vid was shown at meeting

Robert Greenwald's "Koch Brothers Exposed" (Full)