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(This post was prepared in collaboration with Dan Drinkard) Congress now speaks at almost a full grade level lower than it did just seven years ago, with the most conservative members of Congress speaking on average at the lowest grade level, according to a new Sunlight Foundation analysis of the Congressional Record using Capitol Words . Of course, what some might interpret as a dumbing down of Congress, others will see as more effective communications. And lawmakers of both parties still speak over the heads of the average American, who reads at between at 8 th and 9 th grade level.
Is Congress getting dumber, or just more plainspoken?
We recently brought you Michele Bachmann’s encounter with some Occupiers at one of her campaign stops.
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One Year of Prison Costs More Than One Year at Princeton - BlackListedNews.com
One year at Princeton University: $37,000.
Anonymous trolls regularly threaten female writers with rape Crude insults, aggressive threats and unstinting ridicule: it's business as usual in the world of website news commentary – at least for the women who regularly contribute to the national debate.
Women bloggers call for a stop to 'hateful' trolling by misogynist men | World news | The Observer
By People & Power reporter Bob Abeshouse Charles and David Koch are each worth about $25bn, which makes them the fourth richest Americans. When you combine their fortunes, they are the third wealthiest people in the world.
The Koch Brothers - People & Power - Al Jazeera English
American Nazi Party Endorses Occupy Wall Street‘s ’Courage,‘ Tells Members to Support Protests and Fight ’Judeo-Capitalist Banksters’ | TheBlaze.com
The Blaze has been reporting on the numerous incidents of anti-Semitism taking place during the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protests and similar demonstrations throughout the country. Now, it appears the movement has been given the nod of approval from the American Nazi Party itself.Occupy Wall Street last night outside Cipriani's, where New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was at a gala dinner (Photo: J.B. Nicholas/Splash News) Understandably, various Tea Party and conservative groups have looked on in alarm the last few days as the Occupy Wall Street protests threaten to displace them as the "authentic" voice of citizens' dissatisfaction with politics as usual in the US.
EA WorldView - Home - Occupy Wall Street (and Beyond) Analysis: The Tea Party Is Outraged, Mocking...and Worried
Semper Fi: Marines Coming To Protect Protesters On Wall Street | Addicting Info
The thousands of indefatigable Wall Street protestors, risking their eyes and recording equipment against Wall Street’s personal jack-booted thugs in the NYPD, recently garnered even more support– the US Marines. That’s the type of support that may make an NYPD cop think twice before he decides to go all Tiananmen Square on a group of teenage girls, armed with chalk and cardboard signs (maybe it’s because they are spelled properly?).
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I love it when they talk dirty on c-span. Scanning the public service network Monday, one found mostly the usual highbrow fare. There was a segment on "Federal-Tribal Relations" and a "First Amendment Report Card."WorkingAmerica The Power of Recalls in Wisconsin via @TheNation j.mp/xIwoZY #wiunion #1u 23 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite WorkingAmerica New Bill Aims to Help Older Workers Fight Workplace Discrimination: j.mp/FOPW4Q #jobs #1u yesterday · reply · retweet · favorite Join the conversation