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        The same week a man with ties to a far-right anti-government group showed up with a gun strapped to his thigh at a New Hampshire town hall meeting where President Obama was speaking on health reform, a watchdog organization released a report documenting a surge among right-wing militias motivated in part
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
          
        
        
          
              
            
            
            
        August 13, 2009 -
        
  
        I'll be on Kevin Davis and Barry Ragin's excellent local radio show, "Shooting the Bull," tonight at 7:30 pm on WXDU 88.7 FM.	
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        August 13, 2009 -
        
  
        Following in the footsteps of the corporate-backed protest movement against health care reform, a group founded and funded by business interests opposed to regulating greenhouse gas pollution is planning a series of rallies to oppose the climate legislation being considered by Congress.    
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
          
        
        
          
              
            
            
            
        August 13, 2009 -
        
  
        After more than a week of raucous protests, members of Congress are pushing forward with town hall events during the August recess. Here's a list of events today from various sources:  Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Corporate University Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama 
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
          
        
        
          
              
            
            
            
        August 12, 2009 -
        
  
        Last week our elected representatives came home for their August recess to hold town hall meetings, and as you've probably heard, it's gotten pretty ugly.     
  
      
     
   
  
  
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        August 12, 2009 -
        
  
        By Tim Wise  Throughout the first six months of his administration, President Obama-- perhaps one of the most politically cautious leaders in contemporary