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Philip Shropshire has worked as a print reporter, media watch columnist, computer salesman, ran an Anti-NAFTA consumer group for three years and been an occasional pro se attorney. He has knocked on--at least--an estimated 20000 doors for various progressive causes since 1982.

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Sign (yet another) petition asking for an up or down vote on the public option.

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 · 1 comment

I think I might have already signed this petition but I'll sign it again. I still think reconciliation is the way to go but we'll see. Related: This...
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Planned Parenthood urges opposition to Senate version of Stupak anti-choice amendment.

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Planned Parenthood is urging that you send emails to your state senators (Wily Arlen Specter I feel good about because he's been a longtime pro...
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Early reviews of the Senate Health Care bill from Huffington Post, Open Left and FDL Action.

Well, first, I think the Reid Senate bill is pretty good. The important thing is that there is a conference where...
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Planned Parenthood needs calls now on the House health care bill.

This is just astonishing. So called "pro life" dems want an up or down vote on a bill on stripping...
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Here's the Planned Parenthood voting guide that I will be following in today's voting.

Well, I'm off to vote. To be honest, I was kinda thinking of blowing off this election (I don't live in...
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Planned Parenthood will be holding a downtown event today at Mellon Square at 2 PM.

Planned Parenthood is holding a downtown event at Mellon Square this afternoon at 2 pm today. Their leadership is...
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Fallout from Obama's speech from around the Blogosphere.

Open Left's Chris Bowers, who freely admits he trusts no one, thinks the speech had positive messages for the...
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Planned Parenthood is right to be worried about healthcare reform.

One of the completely terrible ways that health care reform could go awry is limitations on women's healthcare. You...
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Health care reform needs this new forceful "Battlin' Barack" in order to be successful...

Obama is starting to fight hard for real healthcare reform and its about fraking time. Remember: 2012...
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Planned Parenthood warns about Sen. Hatch attack against universal health care.

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One of the horrible aspects of the current health care debate is that pro life factions want to make sure that...
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