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Did racial politics do in the Super Committee
Seeded on Sat Nov 26, 2011 10:15 AM EST (theroot.com)
The deal was doomed by the GOP's desire to embarrass Obama and manipulate white voters.
Minority lawmakers on the Hill oppose plans for rewrite of education law
Seeded on Sat Nov 26, 2011 10:08 AM EST (The San Francisco Chronicle)
Minority lawmakers say House and Senate plans to rewrite the No Child Left Behind education law fail to protect minority children, those with disabilities and children learning English. The Congressional Black, Hispanic and Asian Pacific American Caucuses insisted in a …
Failure of the Super Committee;the invisible president
Seeded on Sat Nov 26, 2011 10:00 AM EST (townhall.com)
Congressional Democrats bear most of the responsibility for the colossal failure of the [Super Committee] It's worth noting, though, that it was only after the final nail had been driven into place that President Obama emerged from his undisclosed leadership loc …
Romney Campaign Accuses Deval Patrick Of Doing 'Dirty Tricks' For Obama
Seeded on Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:20 AM EST (The Huffington Post)
Romney is now taking on Massachusetts because of information the State disclosed about some matters when Romney was Governor which Romney feels is embarrassing to his campaign. Romney needs to get over it, and go back to campaigning. One thing is for certain.
Will conservative talkers turn on Herman Cain? - Keach Hagey and Glenn Thrush - POLITICO.com
Seeded on Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:09 AM EST (Politico)
The ability of Herman Cain to stay at the top in the polling for the GOP nomination seems to have defied reason. He does not have a mainstream political organization for a Presidential campaign. He does not have the money for such a high level campaign.
Donald Trump's wife: He still may run
Seeded on Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:12 AM EST (Politico)
The speculation is that Donald Trump still may run for President.
POLL: Should Business Groups Funding Political Attack Ads Disclose Donors?
Thu Apr 21, 2011 6:10 PM EDT
As a direct result of the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United, business groups have poured millions of dollars into political attack ads, but have not disclosed their donors. Legislation to require such disclosure failed in Congress.
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Hillary Clinton's siren call for Sarah Palin
Seeded on Fri Mar 18, 2011 9:21 PM EDT (Politico)
Clinton said Friday that it's time for the United States to join South American countries in electing female presidents.
Bernie Sanders: Obama Primary Challenge From A Progressive Would 'Enliven' 2012 Debate
Seeded on Fri Mar 18, 2011 8:55 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said in an interview this week that President Barack Obama facing a primary challenge from the left could serve to "enliven" the race for the White House in 2012.
Throw Justice Clarence Thomas Off the Supreme Court
Seeded on Sun Mar 6, 2011 12:25 PM EST (The Daily Beast)
The Supreme Court justice broke the law by not disclosing his wife's $700K think-tank payday. Ginni Thomas was paid nearly $700,000 by the Heritage Foundation, a "conservative think tank," between 2003 and 2007, as well as an undisclosed amount by another lobbying group in 2009.
Newt Gingrich: From GOP Intellectual to Pandering Hyper-Partisan
Seeded on Sun Mar 6, 2011 10:46 AM EST (The Daily Beast)
Gingrich once lived in the intellectual wing of the GOP. Now, as he sets his sights on Obama, he's a pandering hyper-partisan flame-thrower.
Huckabee and Gingrich: Not a great week for GOP presidential candidates
Seeded on Sun Mar 6, 2011 10:08 AM EST (Christian Science Monitor)
Conservative columnist George Will takes off on Mike Huckabee and Newt Gingrich for their comments about President Obama's upbringing, railing against "careless, delusional, egomaniacal, spotlight-chasing" presidential candidates.
Anti-abortion plans pose dilemma for Republicans
Seeded on Sat Mar 5, 2011 6:59 PM EST (Salon.com)
Restrict abortion or cut spending[;]Congressional Republicans might have to choose one or the other in contentious budget battle
Koch gives $100 million for cancer research center; is this compassionate conservatism?
Seeded on Sat Mar 5, 2011 6:32 PM EST (The New York Times)
Koch, a billionaire who is perhaps best known for his family's contributions to conservative causes, got a standing ovation from scientists, Nobel laureates and politicians of various political stripes as he opened the new David H.
Is Mississippi still burning:State's racial past could hurt a presidential bid by Haley Barbour
Seeded on Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:59 PM EST (The L.A. Times)
Two-term Mississippi governor Haley Barbour has much going for him, but he can't shake his state's troubled racial history.
By crushing the competition, Rahm Emanuel may be mayor of Chicago for life.
Seeded on Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:46 PM EST (The Daily Beast)
[F]or Chicagoans, there are only two truly important political jobs in the world—president of the United States and mayor of the city of Chicago.
It is not the tea partiers who lack civility:the vulgar, sexist, racist, homophobic rage of the left
Seeded on Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:17 PM EST (National Review Online)
Barack Obama's new era of civility was over before it began. You wouldn't know it from reading the New York Times, watching Katie Couric, or listening to the Democratic manners police. But America has been overrun by foul-mouthed, fist-clenching wildebeests.
Politics of Supreme Court Justices-Have Scalia and Thomas Pushed the Line Between Law and Tea Party Politics?
Seeded on Sat Feb 5, 2011 11:45 AM EST (The New York Times)
Justice Scalia, who is sometimes called "the Justice from the Tea Party," met behind closed doors on Capitol Hill to talk about the Constitution with a group of representatives led by Representative Michele Bachmann of the House Tea Party Caucus.
GOP: America's most persecuted minority: On this Martin Luther King Day, spare a thought for America's forgotten minority: Comfortable white conservatives
Seeded on Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:44 PM EST (Salon.com)
It's hard to imagine even a deeply Republican Congress opposing a holiday dedicated to Dr.
The latest Obama cheerleader is ... Dick Cheney?
Seeded on Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:32 PM EST (Salon.com)
In May 2009, just a few months into the Obama administration, President Obama and former Vice President Dick Cheney gave dueling speeches on national security in Washington, with Cheney accusing the president of making Americans less safe.
USDA Funds Domino's Secret $12 Million Bailout
Seeded on Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:00 PM EST (AlterNet.org)
Domino's (NYSE:DPZ) and the USDA teamed up to develop a new line of pizzas with 40 percent more cheese, and funded a pricey campaign to go along with it. One slice of the new pie contains as much as two-thirds of a day's maximum recommended amount of saturated fat.
Class War Launched by America's Wealthiest Is Getting More Savage
Seeded on Mon Jan 17, 2011 5:45 PM EST (AlterNet.org)
"Income distribution in the United States [has become] more unequal than in Guyana, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, and roughly on par with Uruguay, Argentina, and Ecuador."
"Dont' Mess With Bill" that is, Bill Clinton
Seeded on Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:49 PM EST (Politico)
Just days after President Barack Obama named Bill Daley, President Bill Clinton's commerce secretary, as his White House Chief of Staff, Vice President Joe Biden followed suit, choosing Bruce Reed - Clinton's domestic policy architect - as his chief of staff.
Will Fairness Doctrine Curb Free Speech of Limbaugh, Hannity & Beck-Who Knew?
Seeded on Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:26 PM EST (Politico)
Conservative talkers like Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity are rallying their listeners with a very old — and very successful — battle cry, accusing the left of trying to curb their free speech.
GOP's "Citizen Cain" Seeks Presidency
Seeded on Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:59 PM EST (National Review Online)
Herman Cain is the former chief executive of Godfather's Pizza, a former Senate candidate in Georgia, and a columnist. On Wednesday, he announced that he's forming a presidential exploratory committee. On Palin's watch? He must be nuts!!!
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POLL: Should Business Groups Funding Political Attack Ads Disclose Donors?
POLL: Should Business Groups Funding Political Attack Ads Disclose Donors?
Hillary Clinton's siren call for Sarah Palin
Bernie Sanders: Obama Primary Challenge From A Progressive Would 'Enliven' 2012 Debate
Throw Justice Clarence Thomas Off the Supreme Court
Newt Gingrich: From GOP Intellectual to Pandering Hyper-Partisan
Huckabee and Gingrich: Not a great week for GOP presidential candidates
Koch gives $100 million for cancer research center; is this compassionate conservatism?
Koch gives $100 million for cancer research center; is this compassionate conservatism?