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		<title>79 House Democrats Vote To Keep Afghanistan War Going On Even Longer</title>
		<link>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2012/05/18/79-house-democrats-vote-pro-war/</link>
		<comments>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2012/05/18/79-house-democrats-vote-pro-war/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 23:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[adam schiff]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, only a slim majority of House Democrats, 53%, voted for the amendment to end the war in Afghanistan.  42% joined the House Republicans to keep the Afghanistan war going on even longer.]]></description>
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		<title>Cecil Bothwell Gains Momentum With Heath Shuler Bowing Out</title>
		<link>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2012/02/05/cecil-bothwell-gains-momentum-with-heath-shuler-bowing-out/</link>
		<comments>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2012/02/05/cecil-bothwell-gains-momentum-with-heath-shuler-bowing-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Congress Watcher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[House campaigns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cecil bothwell]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[military]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cecil Bothwell, who is campaigning to succeed Heath Shuler as the representative of North Carolina's 11th congressional district, has applied for an endorsement by the Progressive Democrats of America.  One of the most significant items in Bothwell's agenda, as identified in his application to the PDA, is the reduction of wasteful spending through the military.]]></description>
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		<title>Only 26 Stand For Separation Of Church And State In Congress</title>
		<link>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2012/01/25/only-26-stand-for-separation-of-church-and-state-in-congress/</link>
		<comments>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2012/01/25/only-26-stand-for-separation-of-church-and-state-in-congress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It isn't just historically inaccurate to create a public display claiming that World War II was a religious crusade. It's also unconstitutional.  The First Amendment to the <a href="http://irregulartimes.com/constitution.html">Constitution</a> states that <i>"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion."</i>  H.R. 2070 is in violation of this part of the Bill of Rights.]]></description>
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		<title>Who Crossed the Aisle On The Iraq War Authorization Vote Yesterday?</title>
		<link>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2011/11/30/who-crossed-the-aisle-on-the-iraq-war-authorization-vote-yesterday/</link>
		<comments>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2011/11/30/who-crossed-the-aisle-on-the-iraq-war-authorization-vote-yesterday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Congress Watcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In November 2011, 24 Senate Democrats refused to revoke the Iraq War authorization, thus repeating the great mistake of 2002.]]></description>
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		<title>Woolsey Identifies Huge Spending Cuts With Civilian Surge In Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2011/09/15/woolsey-identifies-huge-spending-cuts-with-civilian-surge-in-afghanistan/</link>
		<comments>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2011/09/15/woolsey-identifies-huge-spending-cuts-with-civilian-surge-in-afghanistan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 01:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Congress Watcher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[afghanistan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Civilian programs are much more cost effective than military ones.  Yet, the U.S. government has spent as much on civilian programs in two years as it spends on military programs in Afghanistan in just one week.]]></description>
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		<title>Ban On Mercenaries In America&#8217;s Wars Proposed In House and Senate</title>
		<link>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2011/07/31/ban-on-mercenaries-in-americas-wars-proposed-in-house-and-senate/</link>
		<comments>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2011/07/31/ban-on-mercenaries-in-americas-wars-proposed-in-house-and-senate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 11:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Congress Watcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the Republicans in control of the House of Representatives, it's even less likely that the Stop Outsourcing Security Act will be passed and signed into law.  However, the need is even greater than it was last year.  Last year, there were 22,000 mercenaries hired by the USA in Iraq and Afghanistan.  This year, there are more than 28,000.  ]]></description>
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		<title>War And The Replacement For Lynn Woolsey</title>
		<link>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2011/07/05/war-and-the-replacement-for-lynn-woolsey/</link>
		<comments>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2011/07/05/war-and-the-replacement-for-lynn-woolsey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Congress Watcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Neither Susan Adams nor Jared Huffman express any commitment to oppose war on their campaign web sites, to continue the work of Lynn Woolsey.  Norman Solomon does commit to work for peace, and with great passion and depth of ideas.]]></description>
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		<title>Libya War NOT Authorized: Roll Call Of How Your U.S. Rep Voted</title>
		<link>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2011/06/25/libya-war-not-authorized-roll-call-of-how-your-u-s-rep-voted/</link>
		<comments>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2011/06/25/libya-war-not-authorized-roll-call-of-how-your-u-s-rep-voted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 10:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Congress Watcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[95.7 percent of Republicans who voted, voted to reject authorization for U.S. entry into war in Libya.  37.8 percent of Democrats who voted, voted to reject war authorization.]]></description>
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		<title>Time To Contact Congress About Libya War</title>
		<link>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2011/06/22/time-to-contact-congress-about-libya-war/</link>
		<comments>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2011/06/22/time-to-contact-congress-about-libya-war/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Congress Watcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether or not you believe that American participation in the war in Libya is a good idea, now is a good time to call your U.S. senators and U.S. Representative through the congressional switchboard at 202-224-3121, and tell them what you'd like them to do.  Votes on the war authorization legislation could happen in both houses of Congress as soon as tomorrow.]]></description>
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		<title>Barney Frank Blasts Barack Obama For &#8220;Embarrassing&#8221; Evasion Of The Law</title>
		<link>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2011/06/15/barney-frank-blasts-barack-obama-for-embarrassing-evasion-of-the-law/</link>
		<comments>http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2011/06/15/barney-frank-blasts-barack-obama-for-embarrassing-evasion-of-the-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 04:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congressman <a href="http://thatsmycongress.com/house/repFrankMA4112.html">Barney Frank</a> was among those Democrats on Capitol Hill speaking out, loudly, in protest of Barack Obama's shameless disregard for the law and his reckless and expensive entry into yet more war.]]></description>
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