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December 5, 2006 - Pelosi wants to send minimum wage directly to the floor for a vote:

December 5, 2006 - A Mississippi advertising executive has launched his own PR campaign to improve the state's image after being questioned about it by a child on a plane:

December 5, 2006 - Facing South reported last week about the revolving door between government officials and the lucrative world of military contracting.

December 4, 2006 - In New Orleans, the bulldozers have been parked. Trucks are idle. Contractors are growing impatient.

December 4, 2006 - Today's Jackson (Tenn.) Sun brings this stunning piece of news:

December 4, 2006 - North Carolina bills itself as the nation's "most military-friendly state," and it's about to get friendlier. As the Raleigh News & Observer reports today, officials are creating a special foundation and lobbying operation to draw defense contracts to the state:

December 4, 2006 - Peace groups, emboldened by the mandate for change signaled by the 2006 mid-term elections, are organizing a Congressional Call-In Day today, to keep Iraq on the radar of lawmakers. Here's the call from United for Peace and Justice, the largest of the anti-war coalitions: