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Meet The Candidate: Beth Krom
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Beth Krom is running for Congress in California’s 48th Congressional District.
Skeptical about the ability of city leaders to effectively fight a proposed airport, Beth Krom ran and won a seat on the Irvine City Council in 2000. She went on to win four more consecutive elections, including two terms as the directly elected mayor. During her tenure as mayor, Irvine was recognized as the “safest big city” in America all four years, was named one of the ‘greenest’ cities in the country, city reserves were tripled and Irvine today is one of the rare cities in the nation that has not been forced to lay off a single employee or raise local taxes to balance the budget. She is now running for Congress against John Campbell because of his stridently partisan record and his refusal to work across party lines to move our country forward. Beth says that she’s never met a Republican who doesn’t see the connection between education and economic opportunity, and never met a Democrat who didn’t believe that we need jobs and a robust economy to support a high quality of life for all Americans. In Washington, Beth will do what she’s always done – listen and work with both sides to find common ground to move our country forward.
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Meet The Candidates Week: Bill Halter
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
Lt. Gov. Bill Halter (D-AR) is running for the Democratic nomination for Senate in Arkansas.
This past week Lt. Gov. Halter announced several commitments to the people of Arkansas regarding how he would be a different kind of Senator – he will not take a pay raise as long as there is a federal deficit, he will have town halls in every county at least once a year so that Arkansans can meet with their Senator at least once every twelve months close to home, without an appointment and without making a campaign contribution, he will post his Senate schedule online so that Arkansans know who he is meeting with everyday and he will never become a lobbyist.
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Meet The Candidates Week: Jim Meffert
Monday, March 15th, 2010
Jim Meffert is running for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party nomination in Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District.
Jim Meffert is running for Congress to help get Washington working for Minnesota families again. As a nonprofit leader, Meffert has fought to expand health care access and lower costs. As president of the Minnesota Parent Teacher Association, Meffert has stood up for students and teachers and fought to improve Minnesota’s public schools. Meffert is seeking the DFL endorsement and has strong support among Third District party leaders and legislators.
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The Fight for the Public Plan Option: Still Alive
Friday, March 12th, 2010
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee has authored a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) calling for him to pass a health care bill including a public plan option through reconciliation. Has your Senator signed the letter? 41 are on the list so far.
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Bill’s New Book
Monday, February 15th, 2010
“Toxic Talk: How The Radical Right Has Poisoned America’s Airwaves,” Bill’s latest book, comes out May 25th! He got the first uncorrected proof this week. Here comes the red pen!
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Win with ProFlowers for Valentines Day!
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
The Best….and Worst….of Love.
- Listen in the third hour of the show to win a $50 gift card to ProFlowers!
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Meet The Candidates Week: Jane Dyer
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Jane Dyer is running in South Carolina’s Third Congressional District. She tackles tough challenges: whether commanding as the first female of Air Force ROTC at Clemson University, serving as a USAF jet pilot, or flying the US and Europe as an Airbus 300 Captain for FedEx. Or running for Congress as a Democrat in the reddest of red states.
Jane does not set limits for herself or for the citizens of her district. As a mother and grandmother, she recognizes the complexities and trials of working families. Despite these tough times, she envisions and would work for an energized and prosperous district. Her focus: Jobs. Education. National Security. Finding solutions for difficult problems is right up her alley.
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Meet The Candidates Week: Maureen Hackett
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Maureen Hackett is running for Congress in Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District. She…
- Prefers the House health care bill to the Senate’s. Supports public option, but opposes Stupak Amendment.
- Regardless of what happens this year, Dr. Hackett remains fully committed to achieving universal access to health care.
- Opposed the Iraq War from the beginning and remains very skeptical about sending more troops into Afghanistan.
- On education:
- Supports new investment in early childhood enrichment; and
- Ensuring every deserving student has the chance to attend college—through grants, low-interest loans and community service programs that allow graduates to pay for their education by serving the public
- Supports clean, American-made energy to create jobs, renew our economy and defend our environment.
- New energy—wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, biofuels
- Increased efficiency—in our homes, businesses, appliances and automobiles
- Conservation—cheapest energy is that which we don’t use
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Meet The Candidates Week: Krystal Ball
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Krystal Ball is running for Congress in Virginia’s 1st Congressional District.
Running for Congress wasn’t something Krystal had planned to do, but motherhood changed her priorities. She could find her daughter the safest car seat, but had no control over the issues that will have the biggest impact on Ella’s future — a collapsing economy, the out of control national debt, inadequate public education. Krystal knew she had to get involved. Her campaign is about the belief that the people who want a vibrant, caring America can revitalize this country. With your help, Krystal will take on that challenge.
Krystal Ball’s legislative priorities:
1. Attract new businesses with job training, improved rural broadband,and better transportation.
2. Help existing small businesses grow with better access to credit and responsible tax cuts.
3. Improve our schools by giving our teachers the salaries and support they deserve; and by investing in charter schools that give parents choices.
4. Ensure that the Chesapeake Bay is protected from the pollution that threatens this vital economic resource.
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Meet The Candidates Week: Tommy Sowers
Monday, January 25th, 2010
Tommy Sowers is running against Republican incumbent Jo Ann Emerson in Missouri’s 8th Congressional District.
He grew up in Southeast Missouri, where his family has lived for generations. And it is one of the poorest parts of the country (10th poorest district in America), and he is running on a platform of bringing economic opportunity back to his district and fighting for its “small interests” (the small businesses, farms and communities of Southeastern Missouri). Tommy is a home-grown decorated former special forces officer running against a former insurance lobbyist that lives in DC.
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