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	<title>Rhode Island Progressive Democrats</title>
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		<title>Rhode Island Progressive Democrats Endorses Betsy Dennigan for Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BrianHull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, the Rhode Island Progressive Democrats (RIPDA) announced their endorsement of Betsy Dennigan for Congressional District 2, the seat currently being held by incumbent James Langevin.
To earn the endorsement, candidates were required to complete a six- section questionnaire reflecting their positions on the Progressive Democrats’ core issues.  Candidates were also required to appear at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RIPDA Congressional Candidate Endorsement Meeting – August 16</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Dennigan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ernest Greco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Langevin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An RIPDA endorsement meeting will be on Monday, August 16, from 5-7 pm at the William Hall Library, 1825 Broad Street in Cranston, RI. The phone number for the library is 401-781-2450.  This meeting will be to discuss who the RIPDA should endorse for Congressional District 2, the seat currently held by James Langevin. As many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Progressive Democrats of America Endorses David Segal for Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BrianHull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the local endorsement by the Rhode Island Progressive Democrats, Progressive Democrats of America national has also endorsed David Segal for the first Congressional district of Rhode Island.
&#8220;PDA is honored to join with Rhode Island PDA in endorsing David Segal in his race for Congress,&#8221; said Tim Carpenter, National Director of the Progressive Democrats of America. &#8220;David has a long track record speaking out on the issues that unite progressives. He has been out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RIPDA Endorses David Segal for Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BrianHull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, the Rhode Island Progressive Democrats (RIPDA) announced their endorsement of David Segal for Congressional District 1, the seat being vacated by Patrick Kennedy.
“The endorsement vote went overwhelmingly for David Segal,” said Sam Smith, RIPDA member and moderator of the event.  “Segal has a profound and thoughtful understanding of progressive issues and is committed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Further Destroy the Economy in Two Easy Steps – A Tutorial Brought to You by Obama and the Democrats</title>
		<link>http://www.ripda.org/?p=479</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BrianHull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Step One: Form a “Fiscal Commission” tasked with developing a plan (with the end result of implementing the plan) to reduce the budget deficit during the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.  This will be done by slashing spending on social services, MediCare, Social Security, education, etc. (all the things that working folks depend on), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RIPDA Congressional Candidate Endorsement Meeting &#8211; July 15</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BrianHull</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Gemma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Lynch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Cicilline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Segal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An RIPDA endorsement meeting will be on July 15th from 6:30-8:30pm at the Rochambeau Public Library, 708 Hope Street in Providence, RI 02906.  The phone number for the library is 401-272-3780.  This meeting will be to discuss who the RIPDA should endorse for Congressional District 1, the seat being vacated by Patrick Kennedy.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dying for Affordable Healthcare — the Uninsured Speak</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BrianHull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Ed Pilkington, Kansas City &#8211; The Guardian
In the furious debate gripping America over the future of its health system, one voice has been lost amid the shouting. It is that of a distinguished gynaecologist, aged 67, called Dr Joseph Manley.
For 35 years Manley had a thriving health clinic in Kansas. He lived in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Human Equation</title>
		<link>http://www.ripda.org/?p=446</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JeremyRix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bob Herbert, The New York Times.

Vice President Joe Biden told us this week that the Obama administration “misread how bad the economy was” in the immediate aftermath of the inauguration.
Puh-leeze. Mr. Biden and President Obama won the election because the economy was cratering so badly there were fears we might be entering another depression. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HELP is on the Way</title>
		<link>http://www.ripda.org/?p=443</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JeremyRix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Krugman, The New York Times

A few weeks ago there was a furor when the budget office “scored” two incomplete Senate health reform proposals — that is, estimated their costs and likely impacts over the next 10 years. One proposal came in more expensive than expected; the other didn’t cover enough people. Health reform, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why the Alternative Flat Tax is a Scam</title>
		<link>http://www.ripda.org/?p=439</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BrianHull</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economic Justice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Back in 2002, the Rhode Island General Assembly, in its infinite wisdom, passed what is known as the alternative flat tax option.  This special tax break went into effect in 2006, and is essentially a reduction of the top marginal income tax rate for the state.  Year after year this flat tax rate gets smaller [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solving Rhode Island&#8217;s Budget Crisis: What Should be Done?</title>
		<link>http://www.ripda.org/?p=421</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 20:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BrianHull</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economic Justice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We are at a critical point for Rhode Island’s fiscal health. The newest update from the Revenue Estimating Conference shows Rhode Island’s deficit grew by $200 million to a total deficit of $590 million for FY 2010. Since 2004, the structural deficit has grown each year, despite the repeated claim that tax cuts will generate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Americans Think About Torture &#8211; and Why</title>
		<link>http://www.ripda.org/?p=418</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 21:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BrianHull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by: Roy Eidelson, Cognitive Policy Works
In recent weeks, new revelations about the harsh interrogation and torture of detainees during the Bush administration years have made headlines and stirred controversy. The positions of prominent advocates and opponents on each side are clear. But what do we know about how the American people in general have come [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Kills 5 Fellow Soldiers at Clinic in Iraq</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 00:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BrianHull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Robert H. Reid, Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD – An American soldier opened fire at a counseling center on a military base Monday, killing five fellow soldiers before being taken into custody, the U.S. command and Pentagon officials said.
Although it was unclear what prompted the shooting, the incident draws attention to the issue of combat stress [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Draft Letter Calling for a Special Prosecutor to Investigate Financial Collapse</title>
		<link>http://www.ripda.org/?p=407</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 01:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BrianHull</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economic Justice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[RIPDA Position Statement on the Economic Crisis
The current economic crisis threatens to be worse than the Great Depression, yet our federal government hasn’t shown any indication that it will thoroughly investigate how it happened and why. Instead, we’ve only been told that our economy will collapse unless we give unprecedented amounts of public money to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maine, Fifth State to allow Gay Marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.ripda.org/?p=405</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 22:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JeremyRix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From NBC&#8217;s Domenico Montanaro, FirstRead MSNBC.

Maine&#8217;s Gov. John Baldacci signed a bill into law allowing same-sex marriage in his state. Maine becomes the fifth state to do so. The other four: Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts and Vermont.
 






 



&#8220;In the past, I opposed gay marriage while supporting the idea of civil unions,&#8221; Baldacci said in a statement. &#8221;I have come [...]]]></description>
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