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House GOPers create dustup over farm dust: A problem the White House says does not exist

By | 12.09.11 | 2:08 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

A bill that aims to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating farm dust addresses an imaginary problem and could choke critical powers from the Clean Air Act, according to opponents.

Former Obama campaign staffer arrested at White House pipeline protest

By | 08.31.11 | 9:42 am | More from The Michigan Messenger

Elijah Zarlin, who worked for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign in 2008 in fundraising, was arrested on Monday during the ongoing protests at the White House in opposition to approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry tar sands crude from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf Coast of America.
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White House protests continue over Keystone XL pipeline

By | 08.24.11 | 9:08 am | More from The Michigan Messenger

The massive protests at the White House in opposition to the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline continued on Tuesday with 60 people, including actress Margot Kidder, being arrested and taken to jail.

Ron Paul’s new book one of several conservative tomes on Amazon.com’s bestsellers list

By | 04.22.11 | 12:55 pm

Three days after being released to the public, the new book by U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Clute) has made it into the top five on Amazon.com for bestselling nonfiction books. Released Tuesday, Liberty Defined follows Paul’s book The Revolution: A Manifesto, which topped bestsellers lists on Amazon.com and the More…

Sneak peek at Ron Paul’s new book, to be released Tuesday

By | 04.18.11 | 2:47 pm

U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Clute), who’s inching toward a decision on a White House run, is releasing his newest book, Liberty Defined: 50 Essential Issues That Affect Our Freedom, on Tuesday. A sneak preview of the introduction to the book is available on the website of Paul’s Campaign for More…

Politico: Ron Paul brings in $3 million in first quarter 2011

By | 03.31.11 | 3:30 pm

Politico is reporting today that U.S Rep. Ron Paul (R-Clute) raised about $3 million in the first three months of 2011, and also has about $1.7 million in his congressional campaign account. This morning, Paul said on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” that he’ll make a decision on another try at the More…

Ron Paul plans more trips this spring to key presidential primary states

By | 03.30.11 | 10:29 am

Image by: Matt MahurinDeclaring that recent visits to Iowa, New Hampshire and North Carolina were successes, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Clute) says more trips to key primary battlegrounds are in the works, as well as national media appearances. In the letter to supporters Tuesday evening, Paul also referred to himself as a “major More…

Report: Special-needs students 2 to 3 times more likely to be bullied than able-bodied kids

By | 03.17.11 | 11:24 am

Special-needs students are more likely than other students to be bullied in school, according to a recent report published by AbilityPath.org, an online community for professionals and parents of children with special needs.

White House to address bullying in America

The White House has announced that President Barack Obama and representatives from the departments of Health and Human Services and Education will participate in a conference to address bullying in the U.S.

Chris Geidner of the Washington D.C. based Metro Weekly reports on the planned conference and the president’s More…

Political fact-checking org points out federal budget falsehoods

By | 03.02.11 | 5:23 pm

PolitiFact, the nonpartisan fact-checking arm of the St. Petersburg Times, this week evaluated key talking points about the federal budget made by both Republicans and Democrats. Though Congress has passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through March 18, PolitiFact predicts a future budget showdown.

Politifact started with More…