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President Signals Desperate Policy Shift On Medicare

08/20/2004

WASHINGTON – Campaign for America's Future Co-director Roger Hickey today criticized President Bush's desperate attempt to curry favor with seniors increasingly disappointed with his new prescription drug law. Responding to recent public opinion polls, President Bush today shifted his public position on importing prescription drugs at a campaign event in Hudson, Mo. more »

Thousands Of Parents, Teachers Mobilize To Improve Public Education For Every Child

08/11/2004

WASHINGTON – A group of national leaders in education today announced the largest-ever grassroots mobilization for public education on a conference call with reporters. The National Education Association, MoveOn.org, Campaign for America's Future, ACORN, NAACP Voter Fund and U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute joined forces to drive the National Mobilization for Great Public Schools.

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Progressives Stand Up At Democratic Convention

07/27/2004

BOSTON, MASS. – Campaign for America's Future Co-director Robert Borosage today said that progressives aren't debating whether to support John Kerry and take on George Bush because they already are. more »

Area Hotel Forced To Shut Doors By Law Enforcement

07/27/2004

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. – Thousands of delegates and area residents today were forced out of a hotel across the bridge from the Democratic convention when about one hundred law enforcement officials couldn't contain the excitement around a progressive rally organized by the Campaign for America's Future. Rep. more »

Progressive Message Put Edwards On Democratic Ticket

07/06/2004

WASHINGTON – Campaign for America’s Future Co-director Robert Borosage today said John Edwards’ populist progressive message earned his spot on the Democratic presidential ticket. Edwards was the most popular choice for the ticket, according to a poll by the Associated Press conducted last month. more »

Internet Ad Parody Features Laura Bush

06/16/2004

WASHINGTON – The Campaign for America's Future today released a new webmercial that features First Lady Laura Bush setting the record straight on her husband's education policies. more »

Hickey: Bush Social Security Plan Makes No Sense

06/14/2004

WASHINGTON – Campaign for America's Future Co-director Roger Hickey today urged President Bush and House Republicans to drop their reckless and needless Social Security privatization plan. New information released today by the Congressional Budget Office proves that the Social Security system is in decent financial shape.

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Memorandum To Reporters And Editors

06/02/2004

One of the largest interest rate hikes on college loans is set for this Saturday, July 1, as student debt and the cost of attending college in the United States continue to rise. Federal student loan interest rates will rise and consequently, many students and alumni are scrambling to consolidate their loans. more »

Memorandum To Reporters And Editors

06/02/2004

MEMORANDUM TO REPORTERS AND EDITORS

FROM:
Campaign for America's Future Communications Director Toby Chaudhuri

SUBJECT:
An important moment in the movement

This is a key time in our nation's history when progressives can Take Back America.

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New Tv Ad Targets Bush For Record-high Gas Prices

05/27/2004

WASHINGTON – The Bush Administration's energy policies hand massive breaks to big oil companies and do nothing to lower gas prices or reduce our dependence on foreign oil, according to a new television ad by the Campaign for America's Future and the Detroit Project Action Fund. The ad begins airing today in the Washington, D.C., New York and Los Angeles markets. more »