House Republicans offer tax-revenue increases … in exchange for an extension of the Bush tax cuts.
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Is There a “Bradley Effect” for Abortion?
Although polls predicted a close vote, Mississippi’s anti-choice “personhood” amendment was decisively defeated.
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Democrats Misbehave, Obama Gets the Time-Out
When it comes to addressing the economic crisis, creating jobs, or tackling the deficit, Congress is at a standstill and the American people know it. This morning, a poll from the National Journal shows Americans have little faith that Congress will take on the issues that matter most. For example, 68 percent of respondents said […]
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Cain’s High Crimes, Not Misdemeanors
Allegations against the presidential candidate go far beyond “sexual harassment.”
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Union Busters Going Down
Polls for a referendum on an anti-union law in Ohio indicate repeal.
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Aid Comes a-Knockin’
President Obama takes his case for helping out homeowners to Nevada.
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In Defense of Rachel Maddow
After Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity in Washington, D.C., last year, Rachel Maddow convinced Stewart to sit down with her for over an hour to discuss politics and the media. She dedicated her entire show that night to the interview. I don’t see how anyone could have come away from that interview thinking Maddow […]
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Congress Takes Up Radical Anti-Abortion Bill
The House of Representatives is right now taking up H.R. 358, the Protect Life Act — a bill proposed by anti-abortion stalwart Representative Joe Pitts, a Republican from Pennsylvania, that would allow hospitals to refuse to perform an abortion, even when the life of the mother is at stake. Currently, hospitals that generally do not […]
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A Tea Party for the Rest of Us?
After being mocked as a silly, purposeless movement, #OccupyWallSt has in the past few days gotten a boost of legitimacy.