Mark Kirk

Great Column

prosandcons.us     Apr 7, 2008   9 related          

is an article that asks, “What Would Grandma Ida Do?” by Paul Miller Which Candidate Is Pro-Israel? March 11, 2008 01:00 PM EST November 6, 1984, was a day that would forever change the political landscape within my family. History reminds us it was the day President Ronald Reagan [...]                    

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The Trust Us Path to the Ethnic ID Card

ellenofthetenth.blogspot.com     Apr 7, 2008          

One of the reasons given by republicans to fight Social Security in the 1930s was the social security card. They said it created a national ID and they didn't want to emulate societies that required identification and traveling papers as they tended to be fascist...                    

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National Kidney Foundation Introduces Plan To Track Patients In National Screening Program

medicalnewstoday.com     Apr 7, 2008   11 related          

The National Kidney Foundation and Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) announced a new initiative of the Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP) that will provide important data to help communities address the growing prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD). ... The initiative...                    

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National Kidney Foundation Introduces Plan to Track Patients in National Screening Program...

yahoo.com     Apr 3, 2008   5 related          

DALLAS----The National Kidney Foundation and Amgen today announced a new initiative of the Kidney Early Evaluation Program that will provide important data to help communities address the growing prevalence of chronic kidney disease . ... Thursday April 3, 9:10 am ET Data...                    

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Good for Gore

ellenofthetenth.blogspot.com     Apr 1, 2008   4 related          

I grabbed a Red Eye this morning and saw that the cover story was on Al Gore's $300 million campaign to mobilize the American people to demand their representatives work for "aggressive reductions in greenhouse gas emissions." Basically, the fake good old boy argument...                    

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...and the winner of the way too little way too late way too self serving award goes to....

ellenofthetenth.blogspot.com     Mar 31, 2008          

You guessed it, Mark Kirk. to provide a small dental benefit to disabled veterans with at least a 10% service-connected rating after January 1, 2009. Take a look at Mark's dismal veterans' benefit voting record here. A better way to help veterans now would be to create...                    

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The lesson of the lost library book and why the cover-up is worse than the crime

ellenofthetenth.blogspot.com     Mar 30, 2008   5 related          

It was on again this morning while I was cleaning up after Democat, the episode of Leave it to Beaver where the Beav looses a library book he checked out on his dad's library card. They spent 5 years managing only American's perceptions of the war and let the war become a...                    

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Job Posting

ellenofthetenth.blogspot.com     Mar 28, 2008          

For those of you who like Mark Kirk as a congressman because of his tough rhetoric against immigrants (so much so that he's attracted right wing white supremacist groups), maybe because you feel these Mexican migrant workers are taking good jobs away from Americans, I...                    

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Iranian ethnic minorities clash on Capitol Hill

payvand.com     Mar 28, 2008   1 related          

A March 13 event on Capitol Hill intended to expose Iran's human rights violations was overcome with political rivalry and infighting. The event, a one-hour briefing on Iran's human rights record, was eventually broken up by Capitol Hill police officers. -Arash Hadjialiloo, NIAC                    

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Letters To The Editor: People Speak Out On Surveillance

eff.org     Mar 27, 2008   4 related          

With Congress in the middle of recess, surveillance issues have receded from the front pages. But look a few pages further in, and you'll find signs that the issues are very much on the minds of ordinary Americans: Jerry Moe of Brown Deer, Wisconsin, in The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Once again,...                    

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