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Van Jones
Liberals Rally Against Debt Ceiling Deal Cuts To Social Security, Medicare (VIDEO)
A day after a poorly attended Tea Party rally against House Speaker John Boehner's debt ceiling plan, liberal organizations and unions gathered outside the Capitol Building to demand Congress not gut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid while keeping the U.S. from going into default.
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Van Jones
Van Jones Calls End Of Glenn Beck's Fox Show A 'Triumph Of American Capitalism'
Van Jones, Fmr. Obama Green Jobs Advisor
MINNEAPOLIS -- Van Jones, the Saturday keynote speaker at the Netroots Nation conference here, has a special relationship with Glenn Beck.
Asked to ponder the end of Beck's Fox News show on June 30, Jones pointed to what regular Beck viewers might see as an unlikely ally: capitalism.
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Van Jones
Van Jones' Full Speech: Sherrod Is 'A Teachable Moment' About Hope (VIDEO)
Former Obama Administration official Van Jones
When Van Jones addressed the crowd at Netroots Nation this morning, he brought one overarching message: what happened to your belief in hope and change?
But it wasn't just a speech about why the netroots should get behind Obama rather than be part of a two-front war on his agenda. He also touched on everything from BP, the promise of America and how the conservative media can and will slime anyone -- him, Shirley Sherrod or you.
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Netroots Nation
Van Jones To Netroots: Quit Beating Up On Obama
Van Jones, Fmr. Obama Green Jobs Advisor
Las Vegas -- Former White House green jobs "czar" Van Jones told progressive activists and bloggers today that, rather than bash President Obama for not changing the country as fast as they'd thought, they should maintain hope and help him with his agenda.
"I can't stand it. President Obama volunteered to be the captain of the Titanic after it hit the iceberg," Jones said at Netroots Nation while being interviewed by journalist Ari Melber of The Nation. (Follow our live coverage here.)
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David Axelrod
TPMDC Sunday Roundup
Axelrod: Public Option A "Good Tool," But Shouldn't Define Whole Debate
Appearing on Meet The Press, White House Senior Advisor David Axelrod said that President Obama "believes the public option is a good tool." However, Axelrod also added, "It shouldn't define the whole health care debate, however."
Van Jones Resigns
Van Jones, President Obama's adviser on green jobs, has resigned in the wake of controversy surrounding past attacks on Republican, and his having signed a petition by 9/11 Truthers years ago. "On the eve of historic fights for health care and clean energy, opponents of reform have mounted a vicious smear campaign against me," Jones said in his resignation letter, also adding: "I cannot in good conscience ask my colleagues to expend precious time and energy defending or explaining my past. We need all hands on deck, fighting for the future."
Topics: Amy Klobuchar, Arne Duncan, Ben Nelson, David Axelrod, Education, Health Care, Howard Dean, Lamar Alexander, Public Option, Van Jones
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