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SENATE TO VOTE ON THE BRING JOBS HOME ACT TOMORROW The Senate is set to vote on the Bring Jobs Home Act on Thursday. This bill would stop the perks for corporations that outsource American jobs.Call your senators now at 888-659-9401 now and tell them to support the Bring Jobs Home Act. We’ve got some important news about getting our elected leaders to take the necessary steps to stop the policies of outsourcing. The Senate will take up the Bring Jobs Home Act tomorrow. This bill—S. 2884—would stop allowing corporations to deduct their moving expenses when they offshore good American jobs to other countries. Call your senators now at 888-659-9401 and tell them to vote YES on the Bring Jobs Home Act tomorrow. Even if you already have called, your senators need to hear from you again. The vote on this measure comes as news continues to trickle out about Mitt Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital, when companies it managed outsourced good jobs abroad.[1] And this week, a new report showed Romney’s tax plan would create even more incentives for corporations to ship jobs overseas.[2] Romney is not the only politician, though, who has been on the wrong side of job creation for working families. Politicians continue to support measures that reward corporate CEOs and leave the rest of us to take the hit. Now they have a chance to move toward a comprehensive plan to stop outsourcing and create family-sustaining jobs in the United States. This not only must include passing the Bring Jobs Home Act but should also: Tax U.S. corporations’ overseas income the same way domestic income is taxed, so they do not shift income and jobs overseas just to lower their tax bill; Make sure trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership are fair and benefit working families—not just multinational corporations; Stop currency manipulation by our trading partners; and Bar companies that send call center jobs overseas from receiving federal grants and tax breaks. Please call your senators today at 888-659-9401 and ask for their support for the Bring Jobs Home Act. Thank you for your continued support to stop the policies of outsourcing. In Solidarity, Nicole Aro Digital Strategies, AFL-CIO P.S. After you have made your call, go here to check out the new “Meet Mitt Romney Mr. 1%” website. The website includes shareable infographics, video and ways you can get involved and vote your values. [1] www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/07/ 14/evidence_mounts_of_mitt_romneys_continuing_ties_to_bain_after_1999 [2] www.americanprogressaction.org/issues/2012/07/hanlon_outsourcing.html

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Cross-Platform Report: How We Watch From Screen to Screen Consumers are shifting to new technologies and devices that make it easier for them to watch the video they want, whenever and wherever they want. (full story) Overall Global Consumer Confidence Rose in 68% of Markets in Q1 2012 Overall confidence rose in 68 percent of global markets measured, compared to Q4 2011 where confidence increased in 21 percent of global markets. (full story) TV Dramas Account for Most Primetime Viewing, Timeshifting and Ad Spend In the first of a three-part series of insights on how and where consumers access TV content-we look at the viewership and advertising across five traditional primetime genres. (full story) Young, Mobile and Growing: The State of U.S. Hispanic Consumers More than 52 million strong and representing the majority of population growth over the next five years, Latinos have become prominent in all aspects of American life. (full story)

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PAN ROASTED RED SNAPPER WITH GRILLED ONIONS, SWEET MELON AND FETA SALAD By Chef Fabio Viviani Makes Serves 2, double ingredients for 4 servings | prep time: 10 minute(s) | cook time: 15 minute(s)   Ingredients:   1 bunch green onions 1 Tbsp. Bertolli® Classico™ Olive Oil Salt and fresh ground black pepper 3/4 lb. red snapper, cut into 2 (6-ounce) pieces Bertolli® Extra Light™ Tasting Olive Oil 1/4 cantaloupe, cut with melon baller 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese 1 to 2 Tbsp. white balsamic vinegar Bertolli® Extra Virgin Olive Oil Directions:  Brush onions with 1 tablespoon Bertolli Classico Olive Oil; season with salt and fresh ground black pepper. Preheat grill or grill pan. Brush green onions with additional Bertolli Classico Olive Oil and grill until tender, slightly brown and caramelized, approx. 5 to 10 minutes. Season fish with salt and fresh ground black pepper on both sides. Heat 2 tablespoons Bertolli Extra Light Tasting Olive Oil in 12-inch skillet over high heat and cook skin-side down, approx. 4 minutes, pressing lightly with spatula to crisp the skin. Turn and cook 4 minutes or until snapper flakes with fork and is nicely browned on both sides. Let rest. Combine melon balls with crumbled feta. Season with a touch of salt, fresh ground black pepper and white balsamic vinegar to taste; set aside. Plate grilled onions, place snapper on top and finish with melon salad. Season with fresh ground black pepper to taste, drizzle with Bertolli Extra Virgin Olive Oil and serve. Recipe courtesy of Fabio Viviani, owner and Executive Chef of Cafe Firenze in Moorpark, California and Firenze Osteria Italian Restaurant and Martini Bar in Toluca Lake, California.

Demand-Question-Time

An Open Letter to Our Fellow Americans

We live in a world that increasingly demands more dialogue than monologue. President Obama’s January 29th question-and-answer session with Republican leaders gave the public a remarkable window into the state of our union and governing process. It was riveting and educational. The exchanges were substantive, civil and candid. And in a rare break from our modern politics, sharp differences between elected leaders were on full public display without rancor or ridicule.

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This was one of the best national political debates in many years. Citizens who watched the event were impressed, by many accounts. Journalists and commentators immediately responded by continuing the conversation of the ideas put forward by the president and his opponents — even the cable news cycle was disrupted for a day.

America could use more of this — an unfettered and public airing of political differences by our elected representatives. So we call on President Barack Obama and House Minority Leader John Boehner to hold these sessions regularly — and allow them to be broadcast and webcast live and without commercial interruption, sponsorship or intermediaries. We also urge the President and the Republican Senate caucus to follow suit. And we ask the President and the House and Senate caucuses of his own party to consider mounting similar direct question-and-answer sessions. We will ask future Presidents and Congresses to do the same.

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L. Brent Bozell III, Founder and President, Media Research Center
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David Corn, Washington Bureau Chief, Mother Jones, and columnist, PoliticsDaily.com
Ana Marie Cox, Founding editor of Wonkette
Susan Crawford, University of Michigan; former staff member, National Economic Council
Esther Dyson, chairman, EDventure Holdings; director, Sunlight Foundation
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Mindy Finn, Republican political consultant, co-founder, Engage
Todd Gitlin, Columbia University
Scott Heiferman, Founder and CEO, Meetup
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Phil Kerpen, Vice President, Policy; Americans for Prosperity
Mark McKinnon, Former media advisor to President Bush
Ari Melber, Net movement correspondent, The Nation
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David Moore, Director, OpenCongress.org
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Craig Newmark, Founder and consumer service representative, Craigslist
Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform
Pierre Omidyar, Founder, eBay
Tim O’Reilly, Founder & CEO O’Reilly Media
Eli Pariser, President of MoveOn.org
James Pinkerton, Fellow, New America Foundation
Harold Pollack, University of Chicago
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Glenn Reynolds, Blogger, Instapundit
James Rucker, Executive Director, Color of Change
Patrick Ruffini, Republican consultant, former Republican National Committee eCampaign Director
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Clay Shirky, New York University
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David L. Sifry, Founder of Technorati, CEO of Offbeat Guides
Micah L. Sifry, Editor, techPresident.com
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Mike Turk, Former e-Campaign Director, Bush-Cheney ‘04 and former RNC e-Campaign Director
Katrina vanden Heuvel, Editor, The Nation
Jimmy Wales, Founder, Wikipedia
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