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by bgetch.
WASHINGTON — A pilots group on Monday launched an advertising campaign designed to shoot down an Obama administration proposal to levy new user fees on planes, part of a surge in spending on issue ads by lobbying organizations.
The new $1.5 million ad blitz by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, a Washington-based group whose 416,000 members fly everything from turboprops to hot-air balloons, takes aim at a forthcoming White House plan that would place more than $7 billion in new user fees on aircraft that use airspace managed by federal air-traffic controllers. Read the rest of this entry »
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by bgetch.
A number of impromptu protests emulating the Boston Tea Party popped up around the country. Story on Atlanta below. St. Louis version here.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Hundreds of people gathered in the pouring rain at the state Capitol to protest the multi-billion dollar federal stimulus package signed by President Barack Obama.
Protesters chanted, “Take back America,” and held signs against bailouts. Another protester held a U.S. Navy Jack with the rattlesnake and the words, “Don’t Tread on Me.” Read the rest of this entry »
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by bgetch.
Response from People for the American Way
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by bgetch.
CHICAGO (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama is weighing in on behalf of workers staging a sit-in on the factory floor of their former Chicago employer to protest abruptly losing their jobs last week.
Obama told a news conference Sunday that Republic Windows and Doors should follow through on its commitments to the 200 workers, who say they won’t leave the plant until they are assured they’ll receive their severance and vacation pay. Read the rest of this entry »
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