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Save Sue SimmonsAfter 34 years at WNBC/Channel 4, Comcast has elected not to renew Sue Simmons' contract. Let's rally to get her back.9 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Steven Griffing
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Revoke Clear Channel's Radio LicensesThe current controversy over Rush Limbaugh's disgusting comments hides a much bigger problem; corporate control of the radio and TV airwaves. The airwaves that TV and radio stains use are the property of the American people. The FCC requires broadcasters to "serve the public interest". By allowing people like Rush Limbaugh to broadcast their hatred and lies Clear Channel is not serving the public interest. The best way to get them to operate in the public interest is for the FCC to pull their radio licenses.12 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Jeffrey Davis
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No Statue for RushThe Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives plans to erect a statue in the capitol rotunda honoring Rush Limbaugh as part of Missouri's Hall of Famous Missourians, joining Joseph Pulitzer, Walt Disney, Sacajawea, Scott Joplin, Laura Ingalls Wilder, George Washington Carver, T.S. Eliot, Edwin Hubble, Marlin Perkins, Langston Hughes and Betty Grable. House Speaker Steve Tilley, R-Perryville, made the selection. Tilley said he was "proud" to induct Limbaugh because of the radio personality's success and achievement.327 of 400 SignaturesCreated by Ellen Sweets
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Regulate For-Profit CollegesFor-Profit Colleges are one of the leading causes of students with outstanding debt, which in turn becomes a problem for the government loaning out large sums of money to said students and thus increasing America's debt all together. For-Profit Colleges usually charge $50,000-$120,000 for their tuition. Which is quite outrageous considering that state and national colleges require significantly less money to operate. Colleges that are For-Profit should be regulated, there should be a cap on how much they are allowed to charge for tuition.4 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Julie B
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RedistrictingRedistricting Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties into the 1st District.6 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Cheryl Goodwillie
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Ban "Pink Slime" Meat from Our School's Lunches!Pink slime -- that ammonia-treated meat in a bright Pepto-bismol shade -- may have been rejected by fast food joints like McDonald's, Taco Bell and Burger King, but is being brought in by the tons for the nation's school lunch program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is purchasing 7 million pounds of the "slime" for school lunches. Officially termed "Lean Beef Trimmings," the product is a ground-up combination of beef scraps, cow connective tissues and other beef trimmings that are treated with ammonium hydroxide to kill pathogens like salmonella and E. coli. It's then blended into traditional meat products like ground beef and hamburger patties. "We originally called it soylent pink," microbiologist Carl Custer, who worked at the Food Safety Inspection Service for 35 years, told The Daily. "We looked at the product and we objected to it because it used connective tissues instead of muscle. It was simply not nutritionally equivalent [to ground beef]. Custer and microbiologist Gerald Zernstein concluded in a study that the trimmings are a "high risk product," but Zernstein tells The Daily that "scientists in D.C. were pressured to approve this stuff with minimal safety approval" under President George H.W. Bush's administration. The USDA asserts that its ground beef purchases "meet the highest standard for food safety." Controversy surrounding "pink slime" stems from various safety concerns, particularly dangers associated with ammonium hydroxide, which can both be harmful to eat and has potential to turn into ammonium nitrate -- a common component in homemade bombs, according to MSNBC. It's also used in household cleaners and fertilizers. In 2009, The New York Times reported that despite the added ammonia, tests of Lean Beef Trimmings of schools across the country revealed dozens of instances of E. coli and salmonella pathogens. Between 2005 and 2009, E. coli was found three times and salmonella 48 times, according to the Times, including two contaminated batches of 27,000 pounds of meat.177 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Michael A. Provins, Jr.
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REMOVE RUSH FROM YOUR AIR WAVESRUSH IS HELPING DUMMING DOWN AMERICA WITH FALSE INFORMATION AND AND HIS DISTAIN FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by CLYDE MORGAN
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Stop super pacs!Super pacs are running elections now and their money is determining who is in office and running our country . The average American vote will not count anymore if this money keeps interfering and controlling us. People deserve to know who is behind Super Pacs, what's their agenda and how far are they willing to go and how much are they spending??1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Tonia Clisso
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Eliminate VAM from teacher evaluation!Research shows that VMAs do not improve student achievement. Yet, teachers are being blackballed and placed under duress to approve an evaluation that includes the value-added test score ratings of their students' performances on standardized tests. Ignoring the research, NYS will spend millions of dollars on an inaccurate and inequitable system.26 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Scott McGoin
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Road ConstructionWe see it every summer. Gentleman from the road construction companies just standing around doing nothing. Lanes are closed for three months with no one working on the area. I am unsure why we as taxpayers pay them to stand around.1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Jamie Vesperman
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Clear channel hear our voice!!!Petition to remove Rush Limbaugh from Clear Channel Radio Rush's comments last week deserve to be punished in a major way. His lack of respect for this woman and women in general was inexcusable and he should be reprimanded in the most sever way35 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Jeff Chadwick
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Put Kelly Miller on SurvivorThis is a simple plea to the casting directors of CBS, to give Kelly Miller a chance to fulfill her lifelong dream of being on SURVIVOR.140 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Kelly Miller