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Polis: Next step in federal medical marijuana recognition is ‘congressional action’

By | 03.30.11 | 3:16 pm

Last November, medical marijuana advocates launched the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA), a lobbying organization dedicated to representing the interests of the medical marijuana industry on the federal level. Today marks NCIA’s first official “congressional lobbying day,” during which representatives of the organization are meeting

Dana Rohrabacher Links Obama to Iranian Violence

By | 06.24.09 | 9:40 am

The conservative GOP representative from California, who probably did more to arm the Mujahideen than anyone else in Congress, appeared on MSNBC’s “The Ed Show” yesterday to accuse the president of enabling violence in Iran.

If he had been talking a little tougher even a few days ago, we

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Republicans Nudge Democrats Over Iran Resolution

By | 06.19.09 | 10:53 am

There’s some static between Democratic and Republican members of Congress in favor of the Iran Resolution. After Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) used her time to talk about Iran’s nuclear program, Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.) gently shifted the focus back to “the people of the Iran.” Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) very More…

Dana Rohrabacher, Determined to Make Things Worse

By | 06.15.09 | 6:26 pm

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) tweets:

The fraudulent Iranian election has mobilized opposition to the Mullah regime; the U.S. should back them, now’s the time for a regime change

Arrrrgggggh why am I screaming into the wind on this. Why not just announce that we’re going to More…

Stay Classy, Dana Rohrabacher

By | 04.15.09 | 9:00 am

The Republican congressman from California who’ll be speaking at an Orange County Tea Party complains about the Department of Homeland Security report on right-wing extremism to The Washington Times:

The last time a liberal left administration tried to increase public apprehension about alleged right-wing extremism, they ended

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