Rep. James McGovern

Democrat  •  3rd District, Massachusetts  •  7th Term  •  Sworn In 1997
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10/11/09
Sunday shows: Clinton, Gates, Graham and more

...Senate Intelligence Committee, Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and committee member Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), along with Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and former Army Vice Chief of Staff retired Gen. Jack Keane. Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Debbie Stabe

Source: The Politico
10/11/09
Afghanistan Strategy on This Week: Find Yourself in Hole, Dig A ...

Saxby "Toy Soldier" Chambliss, the man who specializes in smearing real soldiers like Max Cleland, proposes. And Dianne Feinstein, the woman who's never met a war or black-box op she didn't like? Rep. Jim McGovern, on the other hand, ...

10/11/09
RealClearPolitics - Senators Feinstein & Chambliss on "This Week"

STEPHANOPOULOS: ... the former vice chair of the -- the chiefs of staff for the military, Jack Keane, retired general, architect of the surge in Iraq, Congressman Jim McGovern from Massachusetts, the author of a bill calling for an exit ...

10/11/09
Partisan divide persists on US troop surge for Afghanistan ...

But Democratic Representative Jim McGovern warned that "enlarging our military footprint in Afghanistan would be a mistake." "I think it would be counterproductive," he said, adding that the United States is "going bankrupt."

10/10/09
Fall Fundraiser in Ashland | JimMcGovern.com

Please join special guests Senator Karen Spilka, Representative Tom Sannicandro, and the Ashland Democratic Town Committee at a Fall Fundraiser for Congressman Jim McGovern. Suggested contribution: $25, $50, $100. ...

10/10/09
Sunday Coffee Talk «

along with Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and former Army Vice Chief of Staff retired Gen. Jack Keane. Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) stop by CNN's “State of the Union. ...

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10/10/09
Sunday shows: Levin, McConnell, Feinstein, Daniels | Select Your Vote

Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.); Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Gen. Jack Keane (Army, retired) on Afghanistan. On politics, President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize: Donna Brazile; Arianna Huffington, Nicole Wallace and George Will. ...

10/10/09
FREEDOM EDEN: Nobel Peace Prize: Obama and Human Rights

Rep. Jim McGovern, Massachusetts Democrat and co-chairman of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, said he was concerned about Sudan and rendition but supported Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's priority of eradicating hunger ...

10/10/09
Sharoncobb.com: On 'This Week With George Stephanopolous' This ...

... a member of the Intel Committee and Senate Armed Services; Representative Jim McGovern, D-Mass., who has introduced a bill that would require the Administration to submit an exit strategy in Afghanistan; and General Jack Keane, ...

10/10/09
Sunday Breakfast Menu, Oct. 11, 2009 - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com

... Senator Saxby Chambliss, Republican member of the Senate Intelligence and Armed Services committees, and Representative Jim McGovern, the Massachusetts Democrat behind a bill that would require the administration to submit an exit ...

Source: The Caucus
10/10/09
Filthy Rich Stuff: Brick TeeVee goes to Afghanistan! Again!

Representative Jim McGovern, D-Mass. • General Jack Keane, the retired four-star general • ROUNDTABLE: The Huffington Post's Arianna Huffington, former Bush Communications Director Nicolle Wallace and ABC's Donna Brazile and George Will ...

10/10/09
Sunday talk show tip sheet - Dianna Heitz - POLITICO.com

ABC's "This Week" has the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and committee member Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), along with Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and former Army Vice Chief of Staff ...

10/10/09
Congressman Jim McGovern on ABC News 'This Week' – October 11 ...

On Sunday morning, October 11, Congressman Jim McGovern participated in a roundtable discussion on ABC News 'This Week.' The panel discussed the War in.

10/10/09
Bookworm Room » Blue Angels on the Bay Open Thread

along with Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and former Army Vice Chief of Staff retired Gen. Jack Keane. Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) stop by CNN's “State of the Union. ...

10/09/09
Obama warned against more soldiers for Afghanistan - Pittsburgh ...

Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., a vocal war critic who gathered more than 50 signatures on a letter to Obama opposing a troop increase, acknowledged the divisions and discomfort within his caucus. "People are unsure what to do," McGovern ...

10/09/09
Obama warned against more soldiers for Afghanistan - Pittsburgh ...

Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., a vocal war critic who gathered more than 50 signatures on a letter to Obama opposing a troop increase, acknowledged the divisions and discomfort within his caucus. "People are unsure what to do," McGovern ...

10/09/09
Announcements for Grad Students – 10/9 « West European Studies Center

Max Finberg, Director of the USDA Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. § Rep. Jim McGovern from Massachusetts. § Joy Phumaphi, of Botswana, Vice President and Head of the Human Development Network at the World Bank ...

10/09/09
Plan Colombia and Beyond » Murders on the Ecuador-Colombia border

CIP staff met one of the two, Miguel Lapo, last November when we accompanied Rep. Jim McGovern's (D-Massachusetts) visit [.pdf] to the Ecuador-Colombia border region. Mr. Lapo was a founder of the border town of Barranca Bermeja, ...

10/09/09
The Sunday Show Line-Ups | TPMDC

Here are the line-ups for the Sunday talk shows this weekend: • ABC, This Week: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), Retired Gen. Jack Keane. • CBS, Face The Nation: Senate Minority Leader ...

10/09/09
U.S. military commanders in Afghanistan - AOJ News

“People are unsure what do to,” said Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), a critic of the war who gathered more than 50 signatures on a letter to Obama opposing a troop increase. “I think people want to give the president more space and wait ...

10/09/09
Damn the Republic, Full Speed Ahead - Part Four

The Congressional Progressive Caucus is an organization of Members of Congress founded in 1991 by newly-elected House Representative Bernie Sanders (Independent-Vermont), who is a self-described socialist. As of April 2007, ...

10/09/09
Obama Accepts Nobel Peace Prize as “Call to Action” « Groundswell ...

Military always asks for more troops (though some in the military disagree on this too). 59 minutes ago; Robert Dreyfuss of @thenation interviews Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) about #Afghanistan http://www.thenation.com/blogs/dreyfuss/484441 ...

10/08/09
Sunday Talk Show Line-Up « NewsLineToronto

Representative Jim McGovern [D-MA]. Retired four-star General Jack Keane. Roundtable discussion with the Huffington Post's Ariana Huffington, former Bush communications director Nicolle Wallace, and ABC's Donna Brazile and George Will. ...

10/08/09
A 'This Week' EXCLUSIVE: Feinstein, Chambliss, McGovern, and Keane ...

... a member of the Intel Committee and Senate Armed Services; Representative Jim McGovern, D-Mass., who has introduced a bill that would require the Administration to submit an exit strategy in Afghanistan; and General Jack Keane, ...

10/08/09
Top 15 Reasons to Get Out of Vietghanistan: Sacramento for Democracy

Has your congress member committed to voting No on all war money, to cosponsoring Jim McGovern's bill for an exit plan, to cosponsoring Betty McCollum's bill to defund criminal government contractors, and to cosponsor Barbara Lee's bill ...

10/08/09
Blog | Friends of the World Food Program

Representative Jim McGovern (D-Mass.); and Susan Bradley, Senior Policy Advisor in USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) and Deputy to USAID's Global Food Security Coordinator. ...

10/07/09
US Congress Honours His Holiness the Dalai Lama with Tom Lantos ...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama bows on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, during a ceremony where he received the first Lantos Human Rights Prize. Annette Lantos, widow of the late California Rep. Tom Lantos is at center, ...

10/07/09
Afghan Taliban say they pose no threat to the west - Pakistan ...

"People are unsure what do to," said Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), a critic of the war who gathered more than 50 signatures on a letter to Obama opposing a troop increase. "I think people want to give the president more space and wait ...

10/07/09
Top 15 Reasons to Get Out of Vietghanistan | Antemedius

Has your congress member committed to voting No on all war money, to cosponsoring Jim McGovern's bill for an exit plan, to cosponsoring Betty McCollum's bill to defund criminal government contractors, and to cosponsor Barbara Lee's bill ...

10/07/09
Mohill local news October 9 - Longford Today

Her removal took place from the residence of her brother Jim McGovern, Shannagh, Mohill to St Mary's Church, Gortletteragh and was representative of all sections of the community, as was her requiem Mass on Tuesday at which the ...

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