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August 2, 2013: Obama Deceives With New Middle Class Jobs Plan

1. U.S. Department of Commerce. Economics and Statistics Administration. United States Census Bureau. Household Income for States: 2010 and 2011. September 2012. p. 1.

2. U.S. Department of Commerce. Middle Class in America. January 2010. p. 4.

3. The White House. Weekly Address: A Better Bargain for the Middle Class. July 27, 2013. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/07/27/weekly-address-better-bargain-middle-class, retrieved August 1, 2013.

4. The White House. Remarks by the President on Jobs for the Middle Class. July 30, 2013. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/07/30/remarks-president-jobs-middle-class-073013, retrieved August 1, 2013.

5. Ibid.

August 4, 2013: Politicians Should Stop Profiling Whites

1. Congresswoman Frederica Wilson. Congresswoman Frederica Wilson Introduces Congressional Resolution to Honor Trayvon Martin and Seek End to Racial Profiling. February 5, 2013. http://wilson.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=356, retrieved August 4, 2013.

2. Congressman Luis Gutierrez. Racial Profiling Portion of SB 1070 Allowed to Stand. June 5, 2012. http://gutierrez.house.gov/press-release/racial-profiling-portion-sb1070-allowed-stand, retrieved August 4, 2013.

3. Congressman Mike Quigley. Quigley Speaks Out Against “Carefully Taught” Discrimination. July 17, 2013. http://quigley.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=857:quigley-speaks-out-against-carefully-taught-discrimination&catid=23:2013-press-releases&Itemid=84, retrieved August 4, 2013.

4. Ibid.

5. Congresswoman Barbara Lee. Barbara Lee Responds to Rise in Wealth Gap Among Whites, African Americans and Latinos. July 26, 2011. https://lee.house.gov/press-release/barbara-lee-responds-rise-wealth-gap-among-whites-african-americans-and-latinos, retrieved August 4, 2013.

August 7, 2013: Do Terrorists Serve Our National Interest?

1. The White House. Presidential Memorandum – Implementing Provisions of the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 Relating to the Keystone XL Pipeline Permit. January 18, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/01/18/presidential-memorandum-implementing-provisions-temporary-payroll-tax-cu, retrieved August 6, 2013.

2. U.S. Department of State. Embassy Islamabad Meet and Greet. August 1, 2013.  http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2013/08/211378.htm, retrieved August 6, 2013.

3. U.S. Department of State. Remarks With President of Yemen Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi Before Their Meeting. July 29, 2013. http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2013/07/212533.htm, retrieved August 6, 2013.

August 9, 2013: Tolerance is the Most Abused of American Values

1. The White House. Remarks by the President at Iftar Dinner. August 13, 2010. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/08/13/remarks-president-iftar-dinner, retrieved August 9, 2013.

2. Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney. Statement of Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney on President Obama’s Remarks on Planned Mosque Near Ground Zero. August 17, 2010.  http://maloney.house.gov/press-release/statement-congresswoman-carolyn-maloney-president-obama%E2%80%99s-remarks-planned-mosque-near, retrieved August 8, 2013.

August 14, 2013: Wanted: Immigrant Workers With Gender Identity Problems?

1. United States Department of Labor. Remarks by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. National Action Summit for Latino Worker Health and Safety. April 14, 2010. https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/ owadisp.show_document?p_table=SPEECHES&p_id=2146, retrieved August 14, 2013.

2. National Labor Relations Board. National Labor Relations Board and Mexican Foreign Ministry Sign Letter of Agreement to Strengthen Collaborative Efforts. August 1, 2013. http://www.nlrb.gov/news-outreach/news-releases/national-labor-relations-board-and-mexican-foreign-ministry-sign-letter-, retrieved August 13, 2013.

3. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Processing Complaints of Discrimination by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Federal Employees. ww.eeoc.gov/federal/directives/lgbt_complaint_processing.cfm, retrieved August 13, 2013.

4. S. 815. Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013. April 25, 2013. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 1-2.

5. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Data on Individual Applications and Petitions. All USCIS Application and Petition Form Types Performance Data. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. July 2013.

August 18, 2013: 5 Ways Liberal Politics Downgraded the American Dream

1. Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez. One Year DACA Anniversary Shows Way Forward on Immigration Reform. August 14, 2013. http://gutierrez.house.gov/press-release/one-year-daca-anniversary-shows-way-forward-immigration-reform, retrieved August 18, 2013.

August 20, 2013: U.S. Nation-Building Can’t Build a Better Muslim

1. U.S. Department of State. Remarks by Secretary of State John Kerry on Egypt. August 14, 2013. http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2013/08/213128.htm, retrieved August 20, 2013.

2. Ibid.

3. Marco Rubio. Casey, Rubio Announce Legislation to Aid the Syrian People. March 19, 2013. http://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=4a68c520-e6f4-4c44-8872-5e0434e03b5b, retrieved August 21, 2013.

August 25, 2013: Will Threats of Government Control Make College Affordable?

1. College Affordability and Transparency Center. College Scorecard. http://www.whitehouse.gov/ issues/education/higher-education/college-score-card, retrieved August 24, 2013.

2. The White House. WEEKLY ADDRESS: Making Higher Education More Affordable for the Middle Class. August 24, 2013. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/08/24/weekly-address-making-higher-education-more-affordable-middle-class, retrieved August 24, 2013.

3. Ibid.

4. Ibid.

5. U.S. Department of Education. Homeroom. Making College Affordable for Every American. Martha Kanter. August 22, 2013. http://www.ed.gov/blog/2013/08/making-college-affordable-for-every-american/, retrieved August 25, 2013.

6. Ibid.

August 28, 2013: The American People are the Biggest Lie in Washington

1. The White House. Office of Science and Technology Policy. A Smarter, More Innovative Government for the American People. July 8, 2013. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/07/08/smarter-more-innovative-government-american-people, retrieved August 27, 2013.

2. U.S. Senator Robert Menendez. Gang of 8 Bipartisan Immigration Reform (S. 744). Undated. http://www.menendez.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/GANG OF 8 BIPARTISAN IMMIGRATION REFORM MESSAGE ONE PAGER.pdf, retrieved August 27, 2013.

3. The White House. Weekly Address: Protecting the American People with New Wall Street Reforms. October 27, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/10/27/weekly-address-protecting-american-people-new-wall-street-reforms, retrieved August 27, 2013.

4. United States Senate Democrats. Senate Democrats Lead Historic Passage of The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act. December 24, 2009. http://democrats.senate.gov/2009/12/24/senate-democrats-lead-historic-passage-of-the-patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act/, retrieved August 27, 2013.

5. United States Senate Democrats. American Workers Can’t Afford A Failed Auto Industry. December 9, 2008. http://democrats.senate.gov/2008/12/09/american-workers-cant-afford-a-failed-auto-industry/, retrieved August 28, 2013.

6. The White House. Annual Report to the President. Annual Report to the President on Progress Implementing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. February 2010. p. ii.

7. Congressman Jerrold Nadler. Nadler: Constitution Requires Congressional Authorization on Use of Force Against Syria. August 28, 2013. http://nadler.house.gov/press-release/nadler-constitution-requires-congressional-authorization-use-force-against-syria, retrieved August 28, 2013.

August 30, 2013: Would King Be Proud of Chicago’s Safe Passage to School?

1. U.S. Congressman Danny K. Davis. Reps. Davis and Pascrell Introduce Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act. August 5, 2013.  http://www.davis.house.gov/index.php?option=com_ content&view=article&id=362%3Areps-davis-and-pascrell-introduce-gun-violence-prevention-and-safe-communities-act&catid=28%3Alatest&Itemid=55, retrieved August 30, 2013.

2. Bureau of Justice Statistics. 11,101 FATAL AND 467,300 NONFATAL FIREARM VICTIMIZATIONS OCCURRED IN 2011. May 7, 2013. http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/press/fv9311pr.cfm, retrieved August 30, 2013.

3. U.S. Department of justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Firearm Violence, 1993-2011. May 2013. p. 5.

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