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5 Myths About Our Land of Opportunity - Washington Post »
Posted by: mesodude 1 week ago in News
Americans have always believed that their country is unique in providing the opportunity to get ahead. Just combine hard work with a bit of talent ...
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GOP Health Reform: “The Insurance Industry Profit Enhancement Act” »
Posted by: Tumultuous 3 weeks, 3 days ago in Political Opinion
At last House Republicans have presented their version of health care reform. At least, they presented a one-page summary of what they say their bill ...
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Astroturf In Action: Right-Wing Billionaire David Koch Pays For 40 Buses To Haul In Protesters »
Posted by: Tumultuous 3 weeks, 3 days ago in Political Opinion
Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the corporate front group founded in the 1980s by Koch Industries billionaire David Koch, worked closely with Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN ...
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Obama Upstages Michele Bachmann’s Tea Party Healthcare Protest »
Posted by: capj71 3 weeks, 3 days ago in Political News
President Obama made a surprise appearance before the White House’s daily press briefing to announce that both the American Medical Association and the AARP ...
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Australia Puts Its Refugee Problem on a Remote Island, Behind Razor Wire »
Posted by: berkeley 3 weeks, 3 days ago in Political News
The center — opened a few days before Christmas but now nearly full with refugees from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka — has come to symbolize what many ...
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Italian court convicts 23 Americans of kidnapping Muslim cleric -- chicagotribune.com »
Posted by: calitennflo 3 weeks, 3 days ago in Political News
-- An Italian judge convicted 23 Americans on Wednesday of kidnapping an Egyptian cleric off the streets of Milan in 2003, a sweeping verdict against one ...
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Iran's new chant is 'Death to no one!' - CNN.com »
Posted by: calitennflo 3 weeks, 3 days ago in Political News
November 4 is the 30th anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis, a turning point in Iranian history, in the geopolitics of the region and in ...
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A year since Obama's election, the lies from the right continue to come »
Posted by: ameliog 3 weeks, 3 days ago in Political Opinion
I bring forth these four facts -- the rule of law being preserved; democracy continuing unabridged; America's continued capitalistic tradition; and the right to dissent ...
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Conservative lawmaker calls fellow GOP rep.‘captain crazy’ »
Posted by: ameliog 3 weeks, 3 days ago in News
Michelle Marston, an aide to Republican lawmaker Michelle Bachmann (R-MN), wanted to leave quietly.
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But her decision to "jump ship" while her boss engaged in ...Read (154) | Share | Discuss (3) | Read Full Story at rawstory.com
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" Frank Schaeffer: I'm Now a 'Liberal' Because I'm a Conservative " »
Posted by: jovial 3 weeks, 4 days ago in Political Opinion
I grew up in a fundamentalist missionary family that in the 1970s and 80s morphed into my father's activity as one of the founders ...
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How the Right's Point Man Went Down »
Posted by: Progressive 3 weeks, 4 days ago in Political Opinion
Sarah Palin and the Tea Party crowd drove the moderate from the race, but Doug Hoffman still lost the New York House seat. Max Blumenthal ...
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Steele Rebukes Palin, Pawlenty »
Posted by: Progressive 3 weeks, 4 days ago in News
Rogue warfare, perhaps? RNC Chairman Michael Steele issued a stern rebuke to conservatives like Sarah Palin and Tim Pawlenty, who immersed themselves in Conservative Party ...
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Once Again Beck, Limbaugh, and Palin Lead the GOP to Defeat »
Posted by: capj71 3 weeks, 4 days ago in Political Opinion
Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, and Glenn Beck were the three biggest names who got behind the right wing House candidacy of Doug Hoffman in New ...
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Is The Tea Party Over? »
Posted by: Tumultuous 3 weeks, 4 days ago in Political Opinion
The tea partiers are launching the revolution. This week. But will anyone actually show up?
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On Sunday, Rep. Michele Bachmann challenged viewers of Sean Hannity ...Read (103) | Share | Discuss (18) | Read Full Story at motherjones.com
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Politics Done Right: What Happened and Why? »
Posted by: Progressive 3 weeks, 4 days ago in Political News
Blame Weak Candidates, Not Obama
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Polling guru gives a post-mortem on last night's electionsRead (195) | Share | Discuss (9) | Read Full Story at fivethirtyeight.com