American News Project Jul 3, 2008
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Keep On Truckin', Gas Prices Are Going Up Again! Jun 9, 2008
Faced with gas prices nearing $4 per gallon, as shown near downtown St. Louis, and the heavy summer driving months ahead, households are expected to spend $2,300 more on gas this year than seven years ago, according to a new report released by the Campaign for America's Future ... Everyday Costs Rising Sharply While Wages Are Falling ST. LOUIS, (PRNewswire-USNewswire), June 1, 2008 - Faced with gas prices nearing $4 per gallon and the heavy summer driving months ahead, households are expected to... (Saint Louis Front Page)
Gas to Cost Households $2,300 More This Year Than in 2001 May 23, 2008
New Report Shows Everyday Costs Rising Sharply While Wages Are Falling; Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri and Kentucky Under Most Pressure WASHINGTON, May 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Faced with gas prices nearing $4 per gallon and the heavy summer driving months ahead, households are expected to spend $2,300 more on gas this year than seven years ago, according to a new report released today by the Campaign for America's Future. Campaign for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage... (PR Newswire)
Obama's Support Lags With Jewish Voters May 23, 2008
Besides, says Robert Borosage, co-director of the liberal Campaign for America's Future, most Jews are liberals and not single-issue voters. He said the Jewish vote would be difficult for Obama, "although historically we go through this (discussion) every election year and then the election comes out and two-thirds of Jewish-Americans vote for Democrats, as they always do.". (Investors Business Daily)
'Soft money' battle brewing Apr 6, 2008
Other active Democratic organizations include the Campaign for America's Future, a non-profit that calls itself the "strategy center for the progressive movement"; , the liberal activist group that reportedly plans to spend $30 million this year; and Patriot Majority for a Stronger America, a 501(c)4 that is an offshoot of a 527 that ran ads to help Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts win election in 2006. The latter group launched a new website, , to attack Bush and McCain on military... (Boston Globe)
Commentary: Americans being duped by McCain Apr 5, 2008
He is a fellow at the Campaign for America's Future and a board member of the Progressive States Network - both nonpartisan organizations. His blog is at. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Best Man/Woman Mar 25, 2008
The ad, issued by the liberal Campaign for America's Future, concludes: "It's a great day for France. Long live John McCain and long live France." ... The ad, issued by the liberal Campaign for America's Future, concludes: "It's a great day for France. Long live John McCain and long live France.". (Townhall.com)
Liberal Group Bashes McCain as 'Hero of France' Mar 23, 2008
"A message of thanks to John McCain from the French people," says the video ad, which is in French with English subtitles and was issued by the Campaign for America's Future, a self-described "progressive" think tank. "John McCain, hero of France," reads a banner on the Arc de Triomphe in the opening scene, and later McCain is depicted as wearing a beret and a curly mustache. (Newsmax)
'Merci McCain' Web Video Attacks John McCain for Shipping U.S. Jobs to France Mar 22, 2008
meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris, Campaign for America's Future today released a web video attacking McCain for fiercely advocating that the Department of Defense award a $40 billion contract for fuel tankers to the French company Airbus over American bidder Boeing ... SOURCE Campaign for America's Future. (PR Newswire)
CLINTON/OBAMA SNUB LIBERAL CONVENTION... Mar 20, 2008
"So that kind of internal division doesn't necessarily keep you from having a sea change election when people are ready to throw the bums out," said Robert Borosage, co-director of the Campaign for America's Future which organized this week's Take Back America conference for progressives ... "It's good that this particular controversy is being aired right now and the public gets to hear his response before the general election," said Roger Hickey, the other co-director at the Campaign for... (The Drudge Report)
Liberals Mobilize $350 Million for 'Aggressive' Election Effort Mar 20, 2008
org, Rock the Vote, Acorn, National Council of La Raza, Women's Voices Women Vote Action Fund, and the AFL-CIO announced plans for a $350 million initiative for the 2008 elections at the Take Back America conference in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the liberal Campaign for America's Future. Robert Borosage, co-director of the Campaign for America's Future, called it a "sea change election" on Tuesday, "one that we really haven't seen since 1980 when Reagan was elected and conservatives really... (CNSnews.com)
Layton touts NAFTA reform in US speech Mar 18, 2008
"You have Canadians on your side," Layton told the event hosted by the Campaign for America's Future, which is focused on pushing a progressive agenda if a Democrat wins the White House this fall. "We have an historic opportunity to build across the border a movement of working people," said Layton. (Toronto Star)
Activist To Lead Anti-War Campaign Mar 18, 2008
org, USAction, the Center for American Progress, the Campaign for America's Future and Americans United For Change. John Edwards, the former presidential candidate who has yet to endorse either Obama or Hillary Rodham Clinton, also is affiliated with the new anti-war effort. (FOX61, CT)
Coalition mobilizes for election Mar 18, 2008
Organizers will announce the effort today during a conference sponsored by the Campaign for America's Future ... "In '04, the right mobilized its base and its resources," said Bob Borosage, co-director of Campaign for America's Future. (AZCentral -- News)
Liberals Predict 'End of Conservative Movement' Mar 18, 2008
At a press conference last week in the nation's capital, the Campaign for America's Future (CAF) drew parallels between the Carter-Reagan years and the current election year. Leaders of the conservative movement, however, dismissed the idea that their movement is over. (CNSnews.com)
Voters Want Change in Healthcare: Survey Feb 21, 2008
"Costs are out of control, and our current system is broken," Toby Chaudhuri, communications director at the liberal Campaign for America's Future, told Cybercast News Service. "The current system wastes hundreds of billions of dollars in administration and advertising expenses and efforts to shift payment or deny costs," he said. (Newsmax)
Key Democratic Backers Lining Up Behind Obama Feb 16, 2008
It is a heavy hitter in liberal politics, says Robert Borosage, co-director of the Campaign for America's Future, a labor-backed nonprofit. "It has a very active political program. It has significant resources," he said. (Investors Business Daily)
Couric Exchanges Silly Girl Talk with Clinton Feb 12, 2008
Amongst the clients listed on the firm's Web site: Environmental Defense, Earthjustice, Natural Resources Defense Council, Union of Concerned Scientists, Turner Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, People for the American Way, Campaign for America's Future, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, National Organization of Women - New York State, NARAL Pro-Choice New York, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, as well as the radical left Center for Constitutional Rights and George... (MediaResearch.org)
$3.1 Trillion Budget Cuts Some Discretionary Spending Feb 6, 2008
Toby Chaudhuri, communications director at the liberal Campaign for America's Future, called the proposal "dead on arrival.". "The president's budget cuts vital services for everyday Americans to pay for more tax cuts to the most well off, expanding our deficits and increasing the strain on states already confronting budget problems as a result of the economic downturn," he told Cybercast News Service. (CNSnews.com)
State of the Union 2008: By the Numbers Jan 29, 2008
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President Bush is expected to address problems in the nation's economy while hailing the state of the union as strong tonight, but for Americans worrying about how to make ends meet, the country is headed in the wrong direction, according to numbers compiled today by the Campaign for America's Future ... SOURCE Campaign for America's Future. (PR Newswire)
The right kind of change for health-care reform Jan 22, 2008
He is a senior fellow at the Campaign for America's Future and a board member of the Progressive States Network. His daily blog can be found at. (Seattle Times)
Unions, Dems Wrangle Over Nevada Jan 17, 2008
"It is an indication of the growing pains in the Democratic Party," said Roger Hickey, co-director of the Campaign for America's Future, a pro-union nonprofit group. "Nevada has become a much more Democratic state and the unions there have become that much more influential.". (Investors Business Daily)
Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank to Join Experts at a Town Hall Meeting on the Economy Jan 16, 2008
will join Campaign for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage and author and economic journalist Robert Kuttner to discuss how to shorten the slowdown that many economists say has already begun to take hold ... co-chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus Robert Kuttner, author and co-founder of The American Prospect Robert Borosage, co-director, Campaign for America's Future NOTE: Space is limited ... SOURCE Campaign for America's Future. (PR Newswire)
New Hampshire Might Separate Party Nominees From Also-Rans Jan 5, 2008
Roger Hickey, co-director of the liberal nonprofit Campaign for America's Future, says Iowa put the Democratic nod up for grabs. New Hampshire "could divide three ways the way it did in Iowa, with one of the candidates looking better than the others," he said. (Investors Business Daily)
Record Breaking: Senate Conservatives Use Filibuster for 62nd Time in This Session of Congress Dec 19, 2007
A new report released today by the Campaign for America's Future details the 62 times conservatives have used the filibuster to block legislation (or force modification of bills) in the first session of the 110th Congress ... "In just one session, a minority in Congress has prevented a mind-blowing 62 pieces of legislation from going to the floor for an up or down vote," said Campaign for America's Future co-director Roger Hickey ... Republicans are on pace to force 134 cloture votes to cut off... (PR Newswire)
Congress takes aim at unsafe Chinese products Dec 3, 2007
This prompted the Campaign for America's Future, which supports CPSC reform, to post a video on YouTube that features Barbie calling Ken to tell him he gave her lead poisoning. As of Nov. 26, the video had been viewed more than 56,000 times. (Bizjournals.com)
Ken, Barbie join calls for official to quit Nov 22, 2007
In the video, shot and posted by a liberal advocacy group, Campaign for America's Future, Ken and Barbie dolls meet at a bar and go back to Barbie's Dream House. Fast-forward a week, and Barbie complains to Ken that she is "having some symptoms." When Ken asks what's wrong, she answers, "It's lead poisoning.". (Boston Globe)
Barbie Gets Lead Poisoning in YouTube Spoof Nov 22, 2007
Campaign for America's Future. A scene from a Barbie-and-Ken YouTube political ad about lead poisoning. (Fox News)
Liberal group posts Ken and Barbie video on YouTube, urging product safety official's ouster Nov 22, 2007
The Ken and Barbie video, posted by the Campaign for America's Future, is to remind consumers that Barbie doll accessories were among the 2 million toys Mattel Inc. recalled this year because they contained potentially toxic levels of lead paint or had other safety problems, says Anne Thompson, CAF spokeswoman ... On the Net: Campaign for America's Future: Video: cChD9K-5QKI. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Liberal Venture Capitalists Launch Political 'Mutual Funds' Nov 20, 2007
Among the health care groups are the Campaign for America's Future and the Universal Health Care Action Network. Top Video. (Fox News -- Politics)
CPSC Reform Efforts Progress as Agency Woes Continue Nov 7, 2007
Public interest organizations such as the Campaign for America's Future and Public Citizen have also called for Nord's resignation. Strikingly, Nord's ouster would carry. (OMB Watch)
Unions Remain Divided On Pick Among Democratic Contenders Oct 16, 2007
"The same thing is happening, more amazingly, with UNITE HERE (a service industry union)," Robert Borosage, co-director of the labor-backed Campaign for America's Future, told IBD. "That's the group Edwards campaigned with for four years on the picket lines.". SEIU's national leadership claimed it just couldn't make up its mind. (Investors Business Daily)
Why Bush Blocking S-CHIP Helps Universal Health Care Oct 10, 2007
Consider the Campaign for America's Future, an unabashedly liberal group based in Washington. Although it supports single-payer reforms, it has given its strong endorsement to the new Democratic plans--and signaled its determination to fight for them. (New Republic)
President Expected to Sign the Largest Increase in Student Aid Since the G.I. Bill Oct 1, 2007
New government data shows that the cost of college is soaring out of the reach of more and more American families, according to a report recently released by the Campaign for America's Future. Campaign for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage, whose group helped rally support for the legislation, hailed the bill as an expression of how progressives are increasingly driving the national debate. (Saint Louis Front Page)
Progressives Fear Return of Clinton 'Triangulation' Sep 8, 2007
"If she's already declaring her intent to compromise, it's exactly the concern progressives and party activists have always had about her. With all the triangulation of the last Clinton presidency, I'm surprised she'd do it," said Robert Borosage, president of Campaign for America's Future, a liberal think tank. The "change vs. experience" debate has dominated the Democratic contest in recent months, with top rivals Barack Obama and John Edwards claiming Clinton is too conventional and too cozy... (Fox News -- Politics)
Campaign for America's Future Memorandum: Katrina Storm Warning Aug 31, 2007
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a memorandum to editorial writers and columnists: FROM: Toby Chaudhuri, Campaign for America's Future Communications Director SUBJECT: Katrina Storm Warning On the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, people in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast are struggling to rebuild their lives after one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history ... NOTE: The Campaign for America's Future released a new report this week that shows the... (PR Newswire)
Defining life before, after the worst storm Aug 30, 2007
"The organization Campaign for America's Future echoes the assessment: The federal government has failed to rebuild devastated areas. With more than 250,000 former residents of New Orleans still scattered across the country, a new report finds the basic infrastructure of a once-great city is still in shambles.Back from a recent trip to Katrina-ravaged areas, House Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Hurricane Katrina,... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Katrina Highlights Conservative Failures, Group Says Aug 30, 2007
"The failure we see in the rebuilding of New Orleans is without any question a failure of conservative governance," said Robert Borosage, co-director of the Campaign for America's Future, during a telephone news conference announcing the , "Compounding Conservative Failure: Hurricane Katrina Two Years Later.". "Katrina was a natural disaster," the document states. (CNSnews.com)
Borosage: Utah Mine Disaster Aug 20, 2007
Robert L. Borosage is co-director of the Campaign for America's Future. . (Zmag.org)
Analysis: Edwards Uses Anger in Campaign -AP Aug 9, 2007
He's definitely leading and prodding the other Democratic candidates on a whole variety of issues,'' said Roger Hickey, co-director of the liberal Campaign for America's Future. He really has been the candidate who has been out front, and all of the other candidates are trying to imitate it in one way or another and steal his constituency. (Guardian Unlimited)
GOP 'Obstruction' Highlighted in 'Harry Potter' Video Aug 7, 2007
The video is the first step for the Campaign for America's Future (CAF), which announced its efforts to criticize GOP "obstruction" during the August recess when senators and representatives will be in their home districts. The video "Caught on Tape! The Plot to Bury Progress" can be seen on YouTube. (CNSnews.com)
Progressive Leaders and Bloggers Join Forces to Expose GOP Strategy of Blocking and Blaming Aug 4, 2007
joined Campaign for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage and Americans United for Change president Brad Woodhouse on a conference call with reporters today to outline campaign details ... "If not exposed and challenged, this brazen strategy will sacrifice popular reform for partisan political purposes." The Campaign for America's Future unveiled a Harry Potter-style video parody starring Jason Alexander, also known as "George Costanza" on the hit television series Seinfeld ... The... (PR Newswire)
Indian American Democrats Discuss Strategies to Raise Community's National Political Clout Aug 3, 2007
Saturday, August 4 9:30 a.m. DGA communications director Mona Mohib, DCCC Indo-American Council Chair Ro Khanna, Indian-American Forum for Political Education President-Elect Yogi Chugh and Campaign for America's Future communications director Toby Chaudhuri discuss the Indian American community and Democratic politics. 11 a.m. State Rep. (PR Newswire)
Key Mass. Health Plan Architect Has Ear Of Top '08 Candidates Jul 31, 2007
Liberal critics such as Roger Hickey, co-director of the labor-backed Campaign for America's Future, argue the approach is too timid and accuse Gruber of hyping his role in the presidential campaign. "Massachusetts neither regulates the private industry enough to get decent premiums and it has no public component, no Medicare-style component . . . as a guaranteed source of insurance for people who cannot afford private insurance," Hickey said. (Investors Business Daily)
Liberals pressure Fox News advertisers Jul 30, 2007
org, the Campaign for America's Future and liberal blogs like DailyKos. com are asking thousands of supporters to monitor who is advertising on the network. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Liberal groups ask advertisers to boycott Fox Jul 28, 2007
the Campaign for America's Future, and liberal blogs like are asking thousands of supporters to monitor who is advertising on the network. Once a database is gathered, an organized phone-calling campaign will begin, said Jim Gilliam, vice president of media strategy for Brave New Films, a company that has made anti-Fox videos. (Boston Globe)
Talking One Way, Voting Another Jul 20, 2007
org Political Action, the Center for American Progress Action Fund, USAction, Win Without War, Vote Vets, the Campaign for America's Future, Working Assets and othe 000010F8 r groups, is organizing to "keep the heat on" senators especially those both-sides-of-the-mouth Republicans. That's critical. (CBS News)
Blum: Bush President for Life? Jul 10, 2007
NOTES[1] Speaking at the "Take Back America" conference, organized by the Campaign for America's Future, June 20, 2007, Washington, DC; this excerpt can be heard at democracynow. org/ - June 21. (Zmag.org)
The New York Times Magazine Launches First-Time Essay Competition for College Students Jul 10, 2007
Rick Perlstein is the author of "Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus." He is currently working on a sequel to "Before the Storm" tentatively titled "Nixonland: The Politics and Culture of the American Berserk, 1965 - 1972." He is now a senior fellow at the Campaign for America's Future, where he writes a blog called The Big Con. He lives in Chicago. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Sen. Boxer: Live Earth Concerts Can Spur Bold Policies, Urgent Action on Climate Change Jul 7, 2007
org Political Action, in conjunction with the Campaign for America's Future and other groups, will hold more than 7,000 Live Earth house parties on Saturday, the largest set of house parties the organization has hosted since the 2004 elections. At these parties the Democratic presidential candidates will share their positions on climate change via web cast. (PR Newswire)
Voters, Lawmakers 'Irrationally' Opposed to Free Trade, Say Experts Jul 5, 2007
"We want to compete and win in the new global economy - but we need a strategy for the nation and not just for the multinationals," said Toby Chaudhuri, communications director at the Campaign for America's Future, another liberal group. "Trade is essential, but we can't accept a trade policy that puts good jobs on the auction block for cheap goods," he told Cybercast News Service. (CNSnews.com)
Conservative, good; liberal, bad - maybe not Jun 27, 2007
Media Matters and the Campaign for America's Future, a liberal activist group, have helpfully assembled said facts in a report released earlier this month, he Progressive Majority: Why a Conservative America Is a Myth. The report, at home. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Effort To Aid Union Organizing Seems At Dead End — For Now Jun 26, 2007
"We've just begun this debate," said Robert Borosage, co-director of the union-backed Campaign for America's Future. "We started with unions not even in people's consciousness . . . and now even the conservatives in the Democratic caucus are coming on board.". (Investors Business Daily)
READ MORE > Jun 25, 2007
Addressing the liberal pressure group Campaign for America's Future last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the war in Iraq a "tragedy" and a "grotesque mistake." On the same day, the Gallup organization released a poll showing that the approval rating for Congress is currently at an all-time low of 14 percent, down from 19 percent last year. It looks to me like Pelosi and the do-nothing Democrat Congress is a "grotesque mistake.". (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Unions move toward health-care reform deal Jun 25, 2007
Roger Hickey, co-director of Washington-based liberal group Campaign for America's Future said unions could use health reform to recruit low-paid workers who have no coverage now. "If universal health care is introduced unions could say to potential members, 'Hey, look, we won you that,"' he said. (Scientific American)
"V" Is Not for Victory Jun 25, 2007
They couch their criticisms in the language of pragmatic politics: "She can't win." Both men and women joined in booing her at the Campaign for America's Future, a far-left fringe meeting in Washington last week ... They couch their criticisms in the language of pragmatic politics: "She can't win." Both men and women joined in booing her at the Campaign for America's Future, a far-left fringe meeting in Washington last week. (Townhall.com)
Clinton Cautious on Health Care Reform Jun 25, 2007
"One of the problems with being last out of a gate is that it's hard to be seen as leader," said Robert Borosage, president of Campaign for America's Future, a liberal think tank advocating universal coverage. "She has a lot of credibility for taking scars the last time, but she's got a lot of doubters, too. She needs to step up to the bat.". (New York Post)
The Left's Stranglehold on the Donkey Jun 22, 2007
We witnessed the left's cockiness and the candidates' pathetic sycophancy toward it during this week's "Take Back America" conference in Washington, D.C. The event is being sponsored by Campaign for America's Future, a far-left group devoted to the recapturing of America for unmitigated liberalism ... We witnessed the left's cockiness and the candidates' pathetic sycophancy toward it during this week's "Take Back America" conference in Washington, D.C. The event is being sponsored by Campaign... (Townhall.com)
Clinton hears boos on her war stance Jun 22, 2007
" Boos flowed when she faulted Iraqi leaders for failing to "make the tough decisions. " Audience members said afterward that the blame for chaos in Iraq rests with the Bush administration, for invading Iraq in the first place. Some protesters held up signs saying, "Lead us out of Iraq now. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Obama Edges Edwards in Liberals' Straw Poll Jun 22, 2007
The poll surveyed 727 liberal activists attending the annual conference sponsored by the Campaign for America's Future. Organizers said "nearly 3,000" activists were attending the conference, so the straw poll represents less than one-fourth of those in attendance. (CNSnews.com)
Obama Edges Edwards, Clinton Respectable Third, in Politico.com 'Take Back America' Straw Poll Jun 21, 2007
com's independent straw poll of progressive activists gathered at the Campaign for America's Future's "Take Back America" conference with 29 percent of the vote ... Campaign for America's Future co-director Roger Hickey noted that all the front-running candidates have strong support within the progressive base "Obama clearly did himself well with a red-meat speech, showing he knows how to appeal to the activists," said Hickey ... SOURCE Campaign for America's Future. (PR Newswire)
Liberal audience still boos Clinton on her Iraq stance Jun 21, 2007
"Our Constitution is being shredded," she said in an appearance at the Take Back America conference, sponsored by the non-profit Campaign for America's Future. Trouble came when she turned to Iraq. (AZCentral -- News)
USA 'Better Than This,' Obama and Edwards Tell Liberals Jun 21, 2007
John Edwards of North Carolina highlighted the second day of the Take Back America conference, an event sponsored by the "progressive" Campaign for America's Future. "There's something in the wind, a longing for something new," Obama told the packed room. (CNSnews.com)
Liberals get their groove back-at least at conference Jun 20, 2007
"This reflects the increasing strength of the progressive movement and the sense that we're driving the political debate," said Robert Borosage, co-director of Campaign for America's Future, the organization playing host to the event. "There's a general sense that the conservative era of the last 25 years is over. The public is moving our way, and we are moving politicians our way.". (FOX59, IN)
Moore 'Sicko' Jun 20, 2007
Or so the Campaign for America's Future was happy to report yesterday, as its three-day "Take Back America" conference got under way at the Washington Hilton, featuring 3,000 "progressive activists, thinkers, bloggers and elected officials." ... Or so the Campaign for America's Future was happy to report yesterday, as its three-day "Take Back America" conference got under way at the Washington Hilton, featuring 3,000 "progressive activists, thinkers, bloggers and elected officials.". (Townhall.com)
