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Harry Reid Astroturfs Sharron Angle

Nevada local television covered a group of senior citizens calling themselves the Alliance For Retired Americans as they protested outside the campaign headquarters of teabagger loon Sharron Angle. But the group’s “spokesman” is actually Richard Miller, the head of Reid’s Southern Nevada Steering Committee. I guess they thought those terrible handmade signs made them look all for realz and shit.

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Teabagger GOP Senate Candidate Sharron Angle: The Unemployed Are Spoiled

Harry Reid wasted no time in jumping on this one.

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Teabagger Senate Candidate Sharron Angle Warns Of Armed Revolution

Sharron Angle, the GOP candidate to unseat Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), warns of armed revolution against the federal government. You know, our Founding Fathers, they put that Second Amendment in there for a good reason and that was for the people to protect themselves against a tyrannical government. And in fact, Thomas Jefferson said it’s good for a country to …

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Controversial Biometric ID Immigration Bill Also Includes Rights For Gay Couples

Somewhat overlooked in Friday’s furor over the Democrats’ biometric ID proposal was the fact that the bill also slips in immigration rights for the partners of gay U.S. citizens. Christianists have picked up on that and are, of course, outraged. Not surprisingly, the move has been hailed by gay rights groups and condemned by Catholics. “Today’s inclusive framework is an …

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Anti-Abortionist Randall Terry Parades Bloody Nancy Pelosi And Harry Reid Imposters Around Capitol Hill

Via Think Progress: This week, radical anti-choice activist and Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry launched a contest encouraging people to make videos burning House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) in effigy. Today, he and his followers are on Capitol Hill “with signs and costumes, talking to House Staffers as they enter work,” and they …

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) Endorses National Equality March

Equality Across America has received a letter from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) endorsing the National Equality March. On Friday Reid announced that the Senate would remain in session through Columbus Day weekend in order to finish work on the health care reform bill. Will Reid speak at the March?(Via – Pam’s House Blend)

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Sen. Harry Reid: Senate Will Stay In Session Through Columbus Day

It looks like at least part of Congress will be in session during the National Equality March after all. Democrats at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue are gripped with a renewed sense of urgency in their effort to pass healthcare reform. As the Finance Committee continued into the second week of marking up its bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid …

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Harry Reid Supports DADT Suspension

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he’ll support the proposed amendment to suspend enforcement of DADT, but says he’d like to make its suspension permanent. Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that he would support a measure being considered by some senators that would put an 18-month moratorium on investigations and discharges of gay soldiers in the military. …

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Hate Crimes Highest In Ten Years, Senate Pushes Vote Back Again

The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs has issued a report noting that anti-gay hate crimes in 2008 were the highest in ten years. Violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people increased 2% from 2007 to 2008, continuing the trend of a 24% total increase in 2007, according to the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP)’s 2008 Hate Violence …

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HRC’s Joe Solmonese & Sen. Reid At Hate Crimes Act Press Conference

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Sen. Harry Reid: We Have No Sponsors For The Repeal Of DADT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said yesterday that he has no plans to introduce a repeal to DADT and that there are no other Senators willing to sponsor such a bill. “I haven’t identified any sponsors,” he said. “My hope is that it can be done administratively.” A Democratic aide later clarified that Reid was speaking about the possibility of …

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People For The American Way Launches DumpDOMA.com

People For The American Way has launched a petition website called Dump DOMA. Go to the site and send your demands to Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid that both houses of Congress immediately begin working to repeal the Defense Of Marriage Act. From the site: REPEALING DOMA: * would be a repudiation of the forces of hate and division who …

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