http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/forest-products1-s450.jpgUSDA Forest Service reportedly plans to backtrack on millions in state investments to cover costs of recklessly firing thousands of dedicated federal workers.

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http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/mike-gallagher-gty-s444.jpgMike Gallagher’s decision to walk away from Congress is a remarkable indictment of a do-nothing GOP majority obsessed with creating chaos and incapable of carrying out even the basic responsibilities of government.

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