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Thirty schools in Newark, New Jersey, have shut down their water fountain systems after finding elevated levels of lead. Officials in that city are stating that the issue is specific to certain schools and that the City of Newark’s water supply is safe:
by Thandisizwe Chimurenga
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on Thu Mar 10, 2016 at 01:19 PM PST
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Flint, Michigan, residents, thousands of whom have been poisoned from lead in their drinking water and pay some of the nation’s highest rates for their water, will get a temporary reprieve this month. City officials have announced they won’t send out any
by Meteor Blades
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on Thu Mar 10, 2016 at 11:46 AM PST
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Gennessee County, home of Flint MI, has published precinct-level results & it looks like Hillary prevailed in Flint 65%-34%, a nearly 2:1 margin.
total votes
Clinton
Sanders
16,506
10,749
5,652
by joeknapp
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on Wed Mar 09, 2016 at 05:27 AM PST
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Bernie Sanders wins in Michigan. Bernie proved them wrong again. Bernie somehow withstood a Hillary lie leveled during the Democratic debate about an Auto Bailout Bill which is debunked here. During the last Democratic debates Hillary stretched the trut
by TimBlack
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on Wed Mar 09, 2016 at 01:24 AM PST
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Today, I finally got around to reading Sunday’s Kansas City Star. I came across a book review that really got me thinking. It's like we're reliving all plot points covered in Upton Sinclair’s book, “The Jungle”. Reading the book review of “Evicted, Pover
by Getting1
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on Tue Mar 08, 2016 at 04:55 PM PST
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As the residents of Flint, Michigan, continue to use bottled water for everything, a federal aid package continues to be stalled in Washington. The $250 million package that has the support of the state’s Congress members can’t seem to untangle itself and
by Thandisizwe Chimurenga
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on Tue Mar 08, 2016 at 04:00 PM PST
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Michigan’s House Speaker Kevin Cotter wants Michigan to be fiscally responsible and stop taking financial supplements for the water crisis in Flint, until the fall—when the budget begins.
On Wednesday, March 2 Cotter, R-Mount Pleasant, said he doe
by Walter Einenkel
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on Tue Mar 08, 2016 at 10:18 AM PST
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When the Flint, Michigan disaster hit the newspapers, the focus was on the Governor, as well it should have been. But what was also discovered was that unelected leaders made some of the decisions. Michigan’s emergency management law gave the governor’s
by disoffshore
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on Tue Mar 08, 2016 at 09:15 AM PST
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In an interview with a senior reporter for the Huffington Post yesterday, activist and whistle blower Lee-Anne Walters described her physical reaction to Hillary Clinton’s response to the question she asked her during the Flint Democratic Debate.
by New Minas
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on Tue Mar 08, 2016 at 08:33 AM PST
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For more coverage of Hillary Clinton at Daily Kos, visit the Hillary Writers Circle.
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Today’s Hillary News & Views begins with coverage of yesterday’s Town Hall, hosted by Fox News, of all outlets.
by Lysis
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on Tue Mar 08, 2016 at 04:00 AM PST
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He was GOP before he was a Dem and kept his seat. I tried to put Michigan in the headline three times but I ran out of space.
Take it away, Michigan for Bernie! Let's get our President Sanders.
Former U.S. senator endorses Bernie Sanders just ah
by debocracy
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on Mon Mar 07, 2016 at 07:39 PM PST
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Imagine for a second that you are poor, you are educationally disadvantaged, and you are part of a settlement for lead-related damage to your family. Someone comes to your door and says they can turn your settlement (which is paid out incrementally) into
by ZachHere
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on Mon Mar 07, 2016 at 04:46 PM PST
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Should Democrats care about Hillary Clinton’s emails?
Should we worry about the FBI’s investigation of whether she, or her staff, compromised national security by communicating on an unsecured channel?
Is it time for Bernie to give a damn? Coul
by unclechet
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on Tue Mar 08, 2016 at 01:24 PM PST
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Senator Mike Lee from Utah has decided that a good way to make a (grand)stand on the “federalization” of water infrastructure is to keep emergency funds away from American citizens whose water supply has been poisoned by incompetent Republican lawmakers.
by Walter Einenkel
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on Mon Mar 07, 2016 at 01:00 PM PST
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by ffour
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on Mon Mar 07, 2016 at 11:52 AM PST
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The video speaks for itself, straight out of Brian Fallon’s mouth. Bernie has been a leader his whole life with consistent deep judgment, while Hillary has taken strategic paths of opportunity to advance her career. Kudos to her, she is a tough woman. But
by BoobsForBernie
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on Mon Mar 07, 2016 at 12:07 PM PST
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Did anyone else notice that the audience in Flint booed Anderson Cooper last night?
It was warranted. The usually quick-witted host and journalist actually included one of the faux reformer talking points in a question he asked about education.
by miss adieuX
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on Mon Mar 07, 2016 at 11:25 AM PST
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Already there are some on the Rec list, defending Bernie’s shushing of Hillary. I suppose that is fine. But don’t pretend that it was a moment and a moment that can be interpreted in very very different ways. Not everyone agrees that Bernie was just stand
by DBJ
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on Mon Mar 07, 2016 at 10:02 AM PST
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Seriously: This is not okay.
Sanders: "If that is the case, your position is that there should not be any guns in America, period."
Clinton: “That is like the NRA position. No."
Sanders: “Can I finish please?!”
She’s righ
by Scan
773 comments
on Mon Mar 07, 2016 at 08:58 AM PST
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Flint is any city USA
when the republican coup is finished
Flint will be every city USA
by frompennsridge
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on Mon Mar 07, 2016 at 08:33 AM PST
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