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Torturing for Propaganda Purposes »
Posted by: Beau7890 6 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
Despite what you've seen on TV, torture is really only good at one thing: eliciting false confessions. Indeed, Bush-era torture techniques, we now know ...
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Reid: Senate Bill Will Include Government-Backed 'Public Option' »
Posted by: newsguy2005 2 weeks, 1 day ago in Political News
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday Senate legislation will include government-backed health insurance that allows states to opt out.
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"Bad Bank", Bad Idea »
Posted by: Shana4Liberty 9 months, 2 weeks ago in News
After almost four months after the passage of TARP, whether right or wrong, I believe the concensus is clear: TARP, in at least so far ...
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Dem, GOP leaders: Senate will extend ‘clunkers’ »
Posted by: STONERS 3 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance
The Senate will vote to extend the "cash-for-clunkers" program before going home on Friday, Majority Leader Harry Reid declared Tuesday in a strong signal the ...
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If the GOP Isn't Forced to Vote, They'll Never Learn: Does Reid Understand the Importance of Cloture? »
Posted by: Tumultuous 1 week, 6 days ago in Political Opinion
Tuesday night Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called a bluff. The question now becomes: Is this a fluke, or a trend in the making?
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Senators Seek Ethics Findings: Investigation Focuses on Opinions Issued in Bush Administration on Torture »
Posted by: Beau7890 8 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Two Senate Democrats urged the Justice Department yesterday to quickly release its findings of an ethics investigation into legal opinions under President George W. Bush ...
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FBI tape: Burris pleads for Senate appointment »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 5 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
CHICAGO - Sen. Roland Burris promised to "personally do something" for Rod Blagojevich's campaign fund while pressing for the then-Illinois governor to appoint him to ...
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Five Things You Don't Know About the Senate Health Care Bill -- Politics Daily »
Posted by: Tumultuous 4 weeks ago in Political Opinion
If you've been following the health care debate closely, you probably know the basics of the Senate Finance Committee's version of health care ...
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Union thugs try to silence critics of Obamacare | Washington Examiner »
Posted by: RTHTGakaRoland 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
To hear the White House and its Democratic congressional allies tell it, Americans who have vigorously questioned their representatives about Obamacare are nothing more than ...
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The Stupjack Amendment: Because Every Sperm is Sacred | Crooks and Liars »
Posted by: mesodude 1 day, 11 hours ago in Political Opinion
I want to propose a new amendment be added during the conference committee when the House and Senate get together to merge the health-care reform ...
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Republican Strategy for Killing Healthcare Reform Stays Constant: Delay, Delay, Delay »
Posted by: Tumultuous 1 week, 1 day ago in Political Opinion
Acknowledging they can’t stop the Senate from bringing up a health care reform bill, Republicans have mapped out a strategy to draw out the ...
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Poll: Wide support for gay marriage in NY »
Posted by: david_nwpa 6 months, 3 weeks ago in Style
(New York City) A new poll shows that there is broad support for same-sex marriage in New York State, but not for Gov. David Paterson ...
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Marriage equality bill passes Maine Senate | News Story on 365gay.com »
Posted by: david_nwpa 6 months, 1 week ago in Family
Gov. John Baldacci has said he has not made up his mind on gay marriage, though gay marriage advocates have delivered more than 10,000 ...
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I'm Sick of AIG »
Posted by: Shana4Liberty 7 months, 2 weeks ago in News
This week has featured a lot of discussion on AIG. There is widespread outrage over the payments of bonuses to employees. There is finger-pointing and ...
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Hillary - The Next 'Pay for Play' Scandal ? »
Posted by: pc25 10 months, 1 week ago in News
It looks like pay-for-play is here to stay, at least in the incoming Barack Obama administration. After losing one Cabinet appointment yesterday to a federal ...
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