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Before the u. S. Government decided to send a president to the country, we first decided we were ready to send a rock band to that country. The state department under a brand new president obama in 2009 authorized the great l. A. Latin fusion band to go tour burma. A sort of ambassadors for u. S. Culture in that part of the world. Burma has only finally ended military rule there as of last year. After president obama makes his visit there this weekend, we have now learned were going to be sending another american musical act to follow up the president s trip. This time its jason mraz. Hes sche...

Just goes to show the republicans who caused this shutdown are really earning their pay. Just ask north dakotas kevin cramer who was asked if he would give up his pay during the shutdown. Im working to earn the salary that the people pay me to do the job. I dont get into those sort of stunty things. Im not going to do it. Sure. Republicans got 800,000 federal workers furloughed. But you wouldnt want to do anything stunty. And nebraskas lee terry was even more clear. When asked if hed keep his pay, he said dang straight. But what about giving back pay to furloughed government workers once the s...

Embodied a profile in courage as they stood up and did the right thing. Obama care has to be repealed. Obama care must be repealed. Easy for cruz to say that. Hes got great coverage. Today we learned he gets Health Insurance from his wifes Goldman Sachs plan. Goldman sachs. How about that . The guy who wants to destroy obama care gets his Health Care Insurance from the company that nearly destroyed the u. S. Economy. Republicans like to talk about cadillac insurance plans. Well, his plan is a stretch limo. Its worth 20,000 a year. 20,000. To put that in perspective, a texan working a fulltime ...

Extremists. Now the issue goes back to the house and the clock is ticking. Will republicans pass a budget . Or shut down the government . Many republican senators and Many Republican governors have urged republicans to knock it off, pass a budget, and move on. My message to congress is this. Do not shut down the government. Do not shut down the economy. Do not threaten to burn the house down simply because you havent gotten 100 of your way. Thats not how our democracys supposed to work. Dont threaten to burn the house down. The president and other Democratic Leaders have had it. How long do yo...

And tonights lead, republicans still havent learned a thing. Voters have sent the right wing a message. Theyre sick of the partys hostility towards women, minorities, and the lbgt community. But so is the republican establishment. Today the New York Times reports the gop is trying to limit the clout of the far right of the party. So now lets see how this latest rebranding is going. Today the senate voted on the employment nondiscrimination act. A bill that would protect gays from being fired due to sexual orientati orientation. And it passed. The yeas are 64. The nays are 32. The bill as amend...