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Make sure Republicans know they can't hide from their constituents. Add your name to tell the GOP to protect affordable health care, not repeal it: ADD YOUR NAME Jim -- Yesterday, at Sen. Tom Cotton's town hall in Bentonville, Arkansas, one of Cotton's constituents asked anyone in the crowd who was affected by the Affordable Care Act to stand up. Here's what happened: The GOP's plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act will affect us all. We have to do everything we can to protect our health care. Scenes like this one are happening all across the country, but Trump and some Republican members of Congress are trying to dismiss them as the work of paid protestors. That's just absurd. Another woman came to Cotton's town hall to ask what he'd do to help her husband, who currently only pays $29 a month for health insurance under the ACA. She told him that she lives just down the road from his district office. She wasn't a paid protestor. The man who showed up at Sen. Chuck Grassley's town hall in Iowa Falls and explained how he wouldn't be able to afford insurance at all if it wasn't for Obamacare wasn't a paid protestor. One woman in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky told Sen. Mitch McConnell that if he could answer her questions about how unemployed coal miners and veterans would be able to afford health care, she'd "sit down and shut up like Elizabeth Warren." She wasn't a paid protestor. Republicans know that the more they talk about their plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the more popular the ACA gets. They'd rather dismiss their constituents or even cancel town hall meetings altogether than look them in the eye and admit that they've spent the last seven years trying to take health care away from millions of Americans. Let's make sure they know there's nowhere to hide. Click here and join the 308,961 grassroots Democrats who have called on Congress to protect the Affordable Care Act. Even if your Republican representatives aren't holding town halls (or if you're fortunate enough to be represented in Congress by Democrats who will fight for your health care), you can still make your voice heard: ADD YOUR NAME Thanks, Eric Eric Walker Deputy Communications Director Democratic National Committee

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Jim -- It's here. The Senate is on the verge of permanently eliminating our ability to prevent wasteful methane leaks from oil and gas wells on our public lands. They're about to strip away the protections the Obama administration put into place to cut climate pollution and protect public health. And they're doing it through the radical and rare Congressional Review Act, or CRA.  It's part of Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, and the new administration's extreme agenda. These special interest giveaways might be popular with their polluter allies, but permanently eliminating rules against pollution and corruption, as well as ones that defend our health and safety, don't make any sense in the real world.  So far, Congress has passed three CRA resolutions:  -- One that would allow oil and mining companies to make secret payments to foreign governments -- a recipe for influence-buying and corruption. -- Another that would permit the purchase of guns by people whose mental health, according to the Social Security Administration, impairs them from managing their affairs. -- A third that allows coal companies to literally bury mountain streams with mine waste. Pro-corruption, anti-safety, and anti-environment. In what world are those the priorities our Congress should be focused on? Say you won't stand for it. Congress should focus on America's real priorities: creating an economy that works for more people, providing great health care and a great education to all Americans, and fighting the dangerous climate change that threatens our kids and communities. Those are all good places to start.  Did I mention that repealing this methane rule would waste $330 million a year -- revenue that's just burned or leaked away -- that could pay for some of these priorities? Ninety-seven percent of climate scientists agree that climate change is real and caused by human activities like the very same methane pollution this rule will sanction. That's not an alternative fact -- that is stone-cold reality. The evidence is right in front of us, and members of Congress would see it too if they'd look out the windows of their fancy offices for one second. Each of the past three years has been record-hot -- it was almost 100 degrees in Oklahoma earlier this month. Our most populous state is flooding in the wettest winter ever recorded, right on the heels of a devastating five-year drought -- and scientists have been predicting for decades that more extreme weather like droughts and floods would come hand-in-hand with climate change. These congressional leaders need to wake up and get their priorities straight. And we're going to hold their feet to the fire until they do. They're starting to feel the heat on Obamacare, and believe me, that won't be the end of it. Our voices will be heard. Add yours. Thanks, Jack ------------------------------------------------------------

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Pitch in $3 or whatever you can to help us reach our new 60,000 donation goal before tomorrow's deadline: DONATE Senators and representatives are back in Washington this week, Jim. Did you see your Republican member of Congress while they were at home?  There's a good chance that the answer is no, because most Republicans spent the past week dodging constituents who want to protect affordable health care and hold the Trump administration accountable.  Case in point:  Instead of meeting with North Carolinians, Sen. Thom Tillis visited Texas in search of an excuse to pay for Trump's wall.  When one of Sen. Marco Rubio's constituents confronted his senator to ask him to host another town hall, Rubio ran away -- and then hopped on a plane to Europe.  Nevada Sen. Dean Heller said he'd only hold a town hall if there was "no applauding and no booing." (Yes, that's a sitting U.S. Senator who's afraid of a little bit of clapping.)  And then there's Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert. He had the audacity to use the shooting of Gabby Giffords to justify skipping in-person town halls. Her response, to him and the rest of the GOP: "Have some courage."  Republicans think they can dodge their constituents without facing any consequences. Let's send them a message they can't ignore: 60,000 donations this month to elect Democrats.  Before tomorrow's deadline, pitch in $3 or more to help us hit our goal.  If you've saved your payment information, your donation will go through immediately. QUICK DONATE: $3 QUICK DONATE: $10 QUICK DONATE: $25 QUICK DONATE: $50 QUICK DONATE: $100 Or donate another amount. Thanks for stepping up, Eric Eric Walker Deputy Communications Director Democratic National Committee -------------------------------------------------------------------

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Pitch in before midnight tonight to help us reach our 60,000 donation goal: DONATE Jim -- There's no honeymoon period when it comes to getting our party recharged and ready for our fights ahead. I'm still learning names and figuring out where the best coffee in DNC HQ is, but before I get settled, I need to ask for your help.Can you help us hit our goal of 60,000 grassroots donations before our end-of-month deadline tonight so we're ready to hit the ground running? I've spent the last few months on a listening tour and at DNC Future Forums all across the country where Democrats have made their voices heard about what we want and need to see from this party moving forward. We only succeed when we have a real presence in every state and territory, and elect people from the school board to the Senate who share our values. Keith Ellison and I and the rest of the newly elected officers of the Democratic National Committee are fired up and ready to take on Trump and the GOP by communicating our values loud and clear and investing in Democrats from the grassroots on up. But we need your help, Jim. Can you pitch in $3 or whatever you can today to help us start this new chapter off strong? If you've saved your payment information, your donation will go through immediately. QUICK DONATE: $3 QUICK DONATE: $10 QUICK DONATE: $25 QUICK DONATE: $50 QUICK DONATE: $100 Or donate another amount. Thanks, and let's get to work! Tom Tom Perez Chair Democratic National Committee ----------------------------------------------------------------

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Pitch in before midnight tonight to help us reach our 60,000 donation goal: DONATE I've never had any doubt in my mind about what it means to be a Democrat, Jim. We're the party of everyday people in every zip code and from every background. We stand with working people who deserve a living wage. We fight to protect health care as a right that is guaranteed to every American. We demand that corporations and the wealthy pay their fair share. But although our ideas are right and our values are just, we didn't motivate enough people to get to the polls in 2016. And because of that, our party suffered some heartbreaking defeats. Today, that all changes. We're on the path back to standing up for every single American. It's going to take all of us coming together to take back our country, Jim -- that's why I was proud to stand with Tom Perez and accept the job of Deputy Chair of the Democratic Party. If you're with us, pitch in $3 or more before midnight tonight to show you're ready to rebuild. Our pledge to you is that the Democratic Party will leave no stone unturned. We're going to organize in all 50 states, all 3,143 counties. We will compete for every vote and give every Democratic voter a reason to show up at the ballot box. Together, we're going to win back school boards, state legislatures, and Congress. And we'll beat Trump and take back the White House. Tom and I know we can do it, Jim, because we've both seen what Democrats can accomplish when we work together towards a common goal. But we don't have a person to spare or a moment to waste, so I need you to have some skin in the game. We're looking for 60,000 grassroots donations before the February deadline at midnight. Chip in $3 or more before then to help Democrats get ready for the fights ahead. If you've saved your payment information, your donation will go through immediately. QUICK DONATE: $3 QUICK DONATE: $10 QUICK DONATE: $25 QUICK DONATE: $50 QUICK DONATE: $100 Or donate another amount. Thanks -- now let's get to work.  Keith Keith Ellison Deputy Chair Democratic National Committee

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Pitch in whatever you can to show the GOP we're ready to fight back. DONATE Jim -- Real leaders don't spread derision and division -- they build partnerships and offer solutions instead of ideology and blame. And they make improving people's lives their highest priority. That's the message I delivered in response to Donald Trump's address to Congress tonight. We heard throughout his campaign as he promised that making life better for the working men and women of this country would be his priority. The only problem is the GOP's agenda is fundamentally at odds with the best interests of those Americans. I'm proud to be a Democrat because I know that when our party is firing on all cylinders, we have what it takes to help people in big, meaningful ways. Our policies and our priorities are the ones that make a difference in the lives of the greatest number of people in this country -- not just the 1% who stand to benefit from Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, and Paul Ryan's plans. As Democrats, our job is to make that case. Jim, can I count on you to help us do it? When I was governor of the red state of Kentucky, I saw firsthand the disconnect between what people think Democrats stand for in Washington and the good work we were doing on the ground. My state had some of the most unhealthy people in this country for as long as they have been keeping rankings. We needed a big solution. Lo and behold, the Affordable Care Act came along, and I saw it as our one chance to make a big difference in people's futures. Kentucky is not a rich state, and I was worried if we could afford to do it. I found out that we couldn't afford not to do it. Independent, third-party projections showed that over the next eight years, it would infuse $15 billion into our state's economy, create 17,000 new jobs, and have a positive impact on our budget. I would tell many skeptical Kentuckians, "Look, you don't have to like the president, and you don't have to like me -- because this is not about him or me. It's about you. It's about your family. It's about your kids." We showed how it would help us economically. How if we had a healthy workforce, we could have a productive workforce. In the first 18 months, we had almost half a million people sign up for coverage -- many of whom were getting health care for the first time in their lives. We saw one of the largest drops in the uninsured rate in the country, from 20 to 7.5 percent. And a study of the first year of expanded Medicaid showed a positive economic impact on Kentucky's economy and state budget that was even higher than anticipated. My successor in office was a Republican who ran and won on the promise of ripping up Obamacare on day one. But we saw in Kentucky that when repeal rhetoric meets repeal reality -- reality wins. Rather than killing a policy that was working for so many, Governor Bevin instead made alterations with some conservative window dressing while leaving core elements and benefits in place. Just like a governor named Mike Pence did in Indiana. But the ACA is still under attack, and families are still at risk. American families desperately need our president to put his full attention on creating opportunity and good-paying jobs and preserving their right to affordable health care and a quality education. It's up to Democrats to keep making our case and keep that pressure on. Pitch in $3 or more tonight to help our party take this fight to all 50 states -- and win it. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately. QUICK DONATE: $3 QUICK DONATE: $10 QUICK DONATE: $25 QUICK DONATE: $50 QUICK DONATE: $100 Or donate another amount. Thanks, Steve Beshear

Wikileaks' 10th Anniversary Present to American Elections - One Million Secret Emails

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WikiLeaks' Assange signals release of documents before U.S. election

By Andrea Shalal,Reuters 

By Andrea Shalal

BERLIN (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said on Tuesday the organization would publish around one million documents related to the U.S. election and three governments, but denied the release was aimed at damaging Hillary Clinton.

He said the documents would be released before the end of the year, starting with an initial batch in the coming week.

He criticized Clinton, the Democratic presidential candidate, for demonizing the group's work after a spate of releases related to the Democratic National Committee before the Democratic convention this summer.

Assange said her campaign had falsely suggested that accessing WikiLeaks data would make users vulnerable to malicious software.

But he denied the release of documents related to the U.S. election was specifically geared to damage Clinton, saying he had been misquoted.

Assange also signaled changes in the way WikiLeaks is organized and funded, saying the group would soon open itself to membership. He said the group was looking to expand its work beyond the 100 media outlets it works with.

Assange, 45, spoke via a video link at an event marking the 10th anniversary of the group's founding. He remains in the Eucador Embassy in London where he sought refuge in 2012 to avoid possible extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning over allegations that he committed rape in 2010.

Assange denies the allegations and says he fears extradition to the United States, where a criminal investigation into the activities of WikiLeaks is underway.

He told a packed news conference at a Berlin theater the group's work would continue, even if he had to resign in the future, and he appealed to supporters to fund the group's work, and said several new books were forthcoming.

Assange said Britain's vote to leave the European Union could complicate his case by limiting his ability to appeal to the European Court of Justice.

Asked how he felt after four years in the embassy, he said "pale" and joked he would be a good candidate for medical study since he was otherwise healthy but had not seen the sun in over four years.

(Reporting by Andrea Shalal; Editing by Madeline Chambers and Janet Lawrence)

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WikiLeaks vows to release 'significant' material on US election

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Berlin (AFP) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pledged Tuesday to publish "significant" new material on the US election before the November 8 vote, speaking on the 10th anniversary of the online leaking platform.

Assange said there were "enormous expectations in the United States" about the material and that "some of that expectation will be partly answered", with "a lot of fascinating angles" in the documents.

"Do they show interesting features of US power factions? Yes they do," he said, addressing an anniversary event in Berlin via videolink.

On why WikiLeaks was holding back for now, he added that "if we're going to make a major publication in relation to the United States at a particular hour, we don't do it at 3:00 am," referring to the time in the eastern United States.

He also said that "we hope to be publishing every week for the next 10 weeks," promising documents on the subjects of war, arms, oil, Google and mass surveillance.

Assange -- speaking from the Ecuadorean embassy in London, where he has been holed up for over four years to avoid being extradited to Sweden to face rape allegations -- hailed WikiLeaks for releasing 10 million documents over the past decade, exposing state and corporate secrets.

He pledged that WikiLeaks would seek to expand its activities with extra staff and new media partnerships, with plans to hire 100 more journalists over the next three years.

"We're going to need... an army to defend us from the pressure that is already starting to arrive," said Assange, wearing a black T-shirt with the word "truth" on it.

On the eve of the US Democratic Party convention in July, WikiLeaks published some 20,000 internal emails pointing at an apparent bias of its leaders for Clinton during the primary campaign.

Assange charged that WikiLeaks was now the target of a witch hunt orchestrated in particular by Clinton, likening it to the repression of American communists in the 1950s driven by then senator Joseph McCarthy.

Assange said WikiLeaks would scale up to "amplify our publications and to defend us against what is really a quite remarkable McCarthyist push in the United States at the moment, principally by Hillary Clinton and her allies because she happens to be the person being exposed at the moment".

Asked whether he felt affinity with Clinton's Republican rival Donald Trump, he said: "I feel personal affinity with all human beings. Through understanding someone, you can feel sorry for them.

"I certainly feel sorry for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. These are two people who are tormented by their ambitions."

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Julian Assange moves speech to Berlin due to 'specific information'

steven_musil,CNET

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has moved a much-anticipated press conference on Tuesday from London to Berlin, citing unspecified "specific information."

Assange, who has been living in asylum in Ecuador's embassy in London for four years, had been scheduled to deliver a speech from his balcony during which it was expected he would release information that could be damaging to US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Assange had said in August he planned to release "significant" information about the Democratic nominee before the November 8 election.

The change in venue, which WikiLeaks announced in a tweet Monday, came just hours after the document-leaking site tweeted a report that quoted Clinton as appearing to suggest use of a drone strike against Assange. According to True Pundit, Clinton asked during a 2010 State Department meeting about WikiLeaks and Assange, "Can't we just drone this guy?"

The quote, allegedly made while Clinton was serving as Secretary of State, was included in a massive trove of classified State Department documents that Wikileaks began releasing later that month.

Representatives for WikiLeaks and Clinton's campaign didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.

The WikiLeaks founder sought asylum from Ecuador in 2012 after Swedish investigators issued a European arrest warrant for Assange that required British police to detain and extradite him. He is trying to avoid extradition to Sweden out of fear he would then be extradited to the US to face questioning over classified material published on WikiLeaks.