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Obesity Now Contributes To The Death Of More Than 360,000 Americans A Year. The Incidence Of Childhood Obesity Is Now At Epidemic Levels. Alarm Bells Are Going Off All Over The Place. But Our Government Has Done Virtually Nothing.

It's Been Years, But I Still Say That I Went Out With The Same Progressive Values And Liberal Ideals That I Went In With. I Made A Couple Of Mistakes, I Will Honestly Admit. In Retrospect, There Are A Few Votes I Wish I Could Take Back. But, Through It All, I Kept My Support For Organized Labor, I Kept My Support For Income Equality, I Kept My Support For Making Sure That Kids That Come From Poor Families Have Access To Education. So, Yes, I Still Believe That You Don't Have To Give Up Your Ideals And Go Along. One Person Can Still Stand Up And Make A Difference.

A Lot Of Times, Candidates For Office, Especially Incumbents, Seem To Get Drawn Into Their Opponents' Arguments, And Fighting On Their Turf, Because You Want To Defend Yourself. That's Wrong. Fight On Your Own Turf. Make Them Come To You. Make Them Explain Why They Don't Agree With Your Position. I Think That A Lot Of Times, Too Many Liberals, Progressives, Lose Because They're Afraid To Really Stand Up For What They Believe In.

Whereas Iraq Has Consistently Breached Its Cease-fire Agreement Between Iraq And The United States, Entered Into On March 3, 1991, By Failing To Dismantle Its Weapons Of Mass Destruction Program, And Refusing To Permit Monitoring And Verification By United Nations Inspections; Whereas Iraq Has Developed Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Including Chemical And Biological Capabilities, And Has Made Positive Progress Toward Developing Nuclear Weapons Capabilities

It Is Long Past Time To Eliminate Bigotry In The Workplace And To Ensure Equal Opportunity For All Americans. It Is Time To Make Clear That Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender Americans Are First Class Citizens. They Are Full And Welcome Members Of Our American Family And They Deserve The Same Civil Rights Protections As All Other Americans. It Is Time For Us To Prohibit Discrimination Based On Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity. Such Discrimination Is Wrong And Should Not Be Tolerated.