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President Barack Obama’s deputies are holding “hundreds” of closed-door meetings with a jihad-linked lobbying group that is widely derided by critics as a U.S. arm of the theocratic Muslim Brotherhood. The admission of meetings with the Council on American-Islamic Relations came from George Selim, the White House’s new director for community partnerships, which was formed in January to ensure cooperation by law enforcement and social service agencies with Muslim identity groups in the United States. “There is hundreds of examples of departments and agencies that meet with CAIR on a range of issues,” he told The Daily Caller, after being...

In the months leading up to the Federal Communications Commission’s December 21, 2010 “net neutrality” vote, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s appointment book contained two key meetings not listed in Commission’s legal filings, The Daily Caller has learned. Genachowski’s appointment book, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request and provided to TheDC by the National Legal and Policy Center, showed two meetings that were not listed in the Commission’s ex parte filings in the month prior to the “net neutrality vote.” “Net neutrality” is where Internet traffic management policies of Internet service providers (ISPs) are governed by the FCC....

"It is essential that our efforts support the strategies and policies of the President and the Attorney General and where possible, complement the strategies of other agencies." -- "Project Gunrunner: A Cartel Focused Strategy," internal ATF report, September 2010, Page 2. "Things like this happen because of meetings. People sit in meetings and they decide what they want to happen. And then they take decisions, make policy and implement that policy to achieve those ends." He added, "That's why State is so nervous. They signed off on this. In a meeting." Gunrunner, I pointed out to him, predated the Obama...

Speaker Boehner, please take a break if possible, and have all the Republican House members go home and have town hall meetings.

While Free Press pitches a (staged?) hissy fit about one with AT&T, Verizon – and Google and Skype Chairman Julius Genachowski and his Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have been for quite some time seeking to drastically increase their regulatory control over the internet. The Chairman and the Commission lack the legal authority to do this. They have been told this by (at least) a Clinton-appointee led federal appeals court – in the Comcast-BitTorrent case – and a bipartisan Congressional contingent, who wrote Chairman Genachowski letters telling him to cut it out. Undaunted, Chairman Genachowski headed once more into the breach....

Sen. Al Franken holds his first meetings in the Twin Cities that focus on health care reform. The first meeting Wednesday brings together faith leaders, union representatives, health and welfare groups and consumer advocates to talk about what they want for Minnesota as the federal government grapples with policy changes. The second discussion Wednesday focuses on women's health issues, with an array of women's groups on the agenda. Franken is a Democrat who took office seven weeks ago after a lengthy unresolved election.

Rep. Markey’s scheduled public meetings on federal health care reform: 08/18 Congress on Your Corner Ft Collins 9am – 12pm 08/19 Congress on Your Corner Greeley 11am – 1pm 08/20 Congress on Your Corner Longmont 3pm – 5pm 08/21 Seniors Day Event Greeley 1pm – 3pm 08/22 Congress on Your Corner Ft Lupton 10:00am – 12:00pm 08/24 Tele-Town Hall Meeting District-wide 7:30pm – 8:30pm 08/26 Congress on Your Corner Ft Collins 10:30am – 12pm 08/28 Congress on Your Corner Ft Morgan 9am – 10:30am 09/01 Congress on Your Corner Johnstown 8:30am – 10am 09/02 Congress on Your Corner Windsor 1pm...

Reader Kelly e-mails that Colorado Democrat Rep. Betsy Markey is hiding from her constituents and refusing to hold a public forum during this long, hot congressional recess. So Kelly has graciously taken the opportunity to convene a town hall for Rep. Markey — and extended an open invitation. If the congresswoman doesn’t show, her voters will have a placeholder ready

This communiqué recently came out of Acorn’s offices: “Now, they’re using the same cowardly strategy and scare tactics to stop health care reform. Worst of all, it’s starting to work—and it’s turning ugly fast. Congressional town hall meetings have erupted into shouting matches thanks to right-wing disrupters. Some have even turned violent. continued ...

take a look at the pic on post number 9. I noticed that the only professionally made signs are those supporting the health care reform. And, they are purple, which tells me that it was the SEIU that made them. Dems such liars and assume that we can't figure this out.

Just saw this online poll. Town-hall protests over health care are: A - Being orchestrated by lobbyists B - Ordinary citizens expressing their opinions As of 7:45AM PST the results are: Being orchestrated by lobbyists 55% 42501 Ordinary citizens expressing their opinions 45% 35350 Total Votes: 77851

Organizing for America has come up with a great idea. Because the Congressional town hall meetings are getting a bit dicey, what with Republican Party handlers roboting bunches of fringe elements, why not go have a sit-down with your Congressman in his local office and tell him what you think? Capital idea! There's even a convenient link for finding the local offices of your Congressman and Senators.

Some pics from the town hall meetings... Linky To Photos

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What do Reno, Orlando and Las Vegas have in common? To some pockets of the federal government, they just seem like too much fun. Instead, employees at some big agencies, like the U.S. Department of Agriculture, are being encouraged to host meetings in more buttoned-down places such as St. Louis, Milwaukee or Denver. Travel-industry lobbyists say government policies have essentially resulted in a blacklist of some destinations, such as Las Vegas, top, and Orlando, Fla., above, where Walt Disney World is located. ..When a conference planner for MGM Mirage's New York-New York Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas tried to...

Friday February 27th - High Noon - 1pm Hartford State Capitol (meeting at the Supreme Court steps at 11:45am)

<p>The United States was born out of Revolution. After years of prosperity that has left us fat, apathetic and selfish, we appear to be on the cusp of a new Revolution. People are calling for another Boston Tea Party, but this time in several cities.</p>

SVC February meeting All FReepers are invited to attend the next meeting of the Saddleback Valley Conservatives: Guest speaker will be California Republican Party Treasurer, and Rancho Santa Margarita resident, Steve Baric who will talk to us about the future of the GOP and the need for a return to traditional and conservative values. Jesse Petrilla will speak about his recent trip to Europe where he met with numerous European political leaders in an attempt to understand the current situation there with Islamic fundamentalism, social, economic, and other problems brought on by years of liberal policies, and how we...

St. Hedwig has homes on large lots and a longtime tradition of rural living. And folks there want to keep it that way. “We want to be able to maintain as best we can the reason we moved out here in the first place,” said Kathy Palmer, the city’s planning and zoning commissioner. But a new master plan and recently updated zoning maps are no match for a proposed route of Trans-Texas Corridor 35 that would slice straight through the city of about 2,000 people and create headaches for several city departments, officials said. With neighboring Wilson County, St. Hedwig...