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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/09/12-3

CNN Throws a Tea Party; Network Aligns with Controversial Far-Right Activists
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2011/09/12

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The Cult of Death

William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: 'These 'Tea Party' people profess to be representatives of average Americans, despite being a complete creation of the 0.1% wealthy elite. They claim government is too big, even as many of them hail from states (think Texas) that would utterly collapse without federal funding. They bring guns to public rallies. They like Medicare, until they are reminded that Medicare is a government program. And they are 'Christians,' members of the faithful, who enjoy executions and who think uninsured people should be left to die.'

http://www.truth-out.org/cult-death/1315937077



US Poverty Rate, One in Six at Highest Level in Years

Sabrina Tavernise, The New York Times News Service: 'The portion of Americans living in poverty last year rose to the highest level since 1993, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday, fresh evidence that the sluggish economic recovery has done nothing for the country s poorest citizens.'

http://www.truth-out.org/us-poverty-rate-1-6-highest-level-years/1315931339



Perry, Romney Duel on Social Security at Tea Party Debate

David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers: 'The future of Social Security, a pivotal issue in retiree-rich Florida, seized the political spotlight at Monday s Republican presidential debate as Mitt Romney tried hard to tar Texas Gov. Rick Perry as insensitive and overly eager to tear the popular system apart. In a sometimes intense debate full of charges and countercharges on a wide variety of issues, Romney landed strong blows on Perry."'

http://www.truth-out.org/perry-romney-duel-social-security-tea-party-debate/1315924476



What Happens if the Tea Party Wins

Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress: 'The election of a center-left president eager to move the nation in a progressive direction, however, killed many conservatives' belief that democracy is a good thing. As an alternative, Tea Partiers embraced tentherism, the belief that everything from Social Security to Medicare to child labor laws to the Affordable Care Act violates the Constitution. Watch a brief compilation of leading lawmakers declaring that virtually everything is unconstitutional.'

http://www.truth-out.org/report-what-happens-if-tea-party-wins/1316196941



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