Bipartisan

What's Really Behind the War on Women

Toni Nagy | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Women in Politics, Politics, National Debt, Women's Issues, Stacey Morrison, Bloggers, American Dream, Mommy Wars, Elections 2012, Republican War Against Women, Bipartisan, Legislation, Blogher, Culture, War on Women, Women News

The more alienated we feel from each other, the easier we are to manipulate and distract.

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What Bipartisanship Looks Like

Robert Kuttner | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Obama Bipartisanship, Economic Recovery, Timothy Geithner, American Jobs Act, Bipartisanship, Bipartisan, John Boehner, Politics News

Given the Republican strategy of take-no-prisoners, the only bipartisanship is capitulation. It's hard to tack back and forth between leadership and appeasement without looking like a captain who's not sure where he's taking the ship. More leadership, please.

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Obama's New JOBS Act Friends Leave Longtime Democratic Ally Furious

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 04.05.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will sign the JOBS Act into law Thursday, clinching a rare and hard-fought bipartisan victory for his presidency....

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State Representative Resigns, Drops Campaign Plans To Join StudentsFirst

Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Tenure, Teacher Merit Pay, Merit Pay, Studentsfirst, Tim Melton, Michigan State House, Michigan State Representative, Education Reform, Bipartisan Education Reform, Bipartisan, Michigan, Video, Education News

Michigan Democratic state Rep. Tim Melton is leaving office and moving to California to join Michelle Rhee's education reform group StudentsFirst. ...

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Time for Sunshine in Sacramento

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 10.09.2011

Would you believe that, after the recent scandals in California around illegal compensation and government secrecy, the California legislature is keeping the budgets of legislators and legislative committees secret?

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College Student Body Presidents Unite Over Debt Debate

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Debt Celing, College of William and Mary, University of Maryland, Turnstyle News, Youth Radio, Bipartisan, Budget, Deficit, Politics, Education, Washington DC, Federal Budget, Bipartisanship, Democrats, Republicans, College News

Photo Credit: Do We Have A Deal Yet?/Youth Radio Student body presidents take questions and answers at a recent press conference. Originally publish...

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The War Must Not Go On!

Jim Wallis | Posted 08.23.2011

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The president has announced that after an initial drawdown in Afghanistan, the remaining troops will be withdrawn "at a steady pace" going into 2014. But that's not good enough. President Obama had an opportunity to pivot his policy on the war and he didn't take it.

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Political Parties Restrict Americans' Freedom

Dinkar Jain | Posted 08.08.2011

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Consider three Americans: a gay businessman who wants to lower taxes; a scientist who teaches evolution but opposes amnesty for the illegal; an agnost...

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And Then There Were Five

Jim Worth | Posted 07.22.2011

Read More: Politics, Deficit, CPC Budget, C Street, Economy, Budget, Ryan Plan, Senator Coburn, Medicare, Congress, The People's Budget, Republicans, Bipartisan, C Street Scandal, Gang of Six, Politics News

Last Tuesday, Senator Tom Coburn announced he was leaving the Gang of Six, citing differences between himself and his colleagues over cuts in Medicare. What caused Coburn's departure, and how will it affect the workings of the group?

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Afghanistan: No More Excuses

Jim Wallis | Posted 07.12.2011

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After 10 long years, the national conversation on the war in Afghanistan has changed significantly. And now, the hunt for Osama bin Laden, used for years to justify the war, is over.

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White House Deficit Talks Coming Apart At The Seams

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 06.19.2011

WASHINGTON -- The White House's proposed deficit talks with Congress appear to be unraveling before they've even begun. House and Senate Republican l...

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Creating Jobs and Building Transportation the Right Way

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: America Fast Forward, Mayor Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, Jobs, California, Barbara Boxer, Afl Cio, John Mica, Bipartisan, Los Angeles News

Americans need jobs and our country needs a robust transportation infrastructure. America Fast Forward meets both needs now.

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Independents to Obama: Show Me Don't Tell Me

Michael Maslansky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Independents are not back on the president's team. But they are willing to listen -- and watch. If he wants to continue to earn back their trust and, more importantly, their votes, he's going to have to deliver.

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Return Civility to Washington

Sen. Mark Udall | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last week, I called on Congress to make a symbolic gesture of national unity by abandoning the traditionally partisan seating at the President's State of the Union address -- and the idea is catching on.

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Simon Johnson: Tax Cut Package Is Voodoo Economics Revisited

Project Syndicate | Simon Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON, DC - Democratic and Republican leaders in Washington are suddenly falling over themselves to agree on the need for major tax cuts - affect...

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Obama's Bipartisan Investment Strategy

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama spoke yesterday about the costs of the displacement of manufacturing and textiles. Both were caused by the decades-long Reagan Revolution led divestment from America -- not the last several years.

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Why Exactly Is President Obama Acting Like George McFly?

Bob Cesca | Posted 05.25.2011

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The president looks weaker than at any other time in his presidency. He's completely off the rails, following rules that no longer exist, and well beyond any notion of post-partisanship.

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Gridlock Is Not Enough

Joe Minarik | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Balanced Budget, Deficit, Bipartisan, Democrats, Tax Reform, Gridlock, Amt, Republicans, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News

Is it politically realistic for the two parties in Congress to agree to such a deal? Most probably not. But by that standard, the only politically realistic outcome is an eventual budget and economic meltdown.

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Simple Mortgage Mess Fix Ideal for New Political Realities

W. David Stephenson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Consumer, Elizabeth Warren, Mortgages, Xbrl, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Banking, Foreclosure, Mers, Sheila Bair, Bipartisan, Politics News

Two years ago I wrote in this space that a simple technological tool, automated, "structured" data feeds, could allow for "smart" regulation of banks...

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High-Tech Offers a Genuine Opportunity for Bipartisanship

Dean Garfield | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet, Congress, Independents, Tax Policy, Technology, Bipartisan, Democrats, Republicans, Technology News

Regardless of party affiliation, Tuesday's election result offers a clear and incontrovertible message for Washington's power corridors: voters expect...

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Revolt of the Radical Center, Act III

Will Marshall | Posted 05.25.2011

Political handicappers are so intent on trying to quantify Democratic losses in the midterm elections that they are missing the bigger picture: America's radical center is in a permanent state of revolt.

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Proud to Support the Rule of Law and Immigration, Too

Rep. Luis Gutierrez | Posted 05.25.2011

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Following the no compromise, "law and order" approach to immigration -- as we have done for the last two decades or more -- has yielded a lot less law and a lot less order.

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Obama's Bipartisan Obsession (Finally) Ends

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama's speech signaled that he's over his obsession with chasing the nonexistent pipe dream of bipartisanship from Republicans. He defined what his party stands for and why their values are superior to Republicans'.

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A Mother and her Republican at the Olive Garden

Doug Lieblich | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mother, The Olive Garden, Stubborn, Climate Change, Bipartisan, Breadsticks, Republican Party, Republicans, Comedy News

Waiter: Hi, welcome to Olive Garden. How many parties? Mother: Two. We're going to order together and engage in a cooperative dialogue. Waiter: Excellent. Right this way.

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Grow, Baby, Grow

Stephan B. Tanda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Congress, Green Collar Economy, Carbon Emissions, Dsm, Agriculture, Energy Security, Washington DC, Sustainable Agriculture, Bipartisan, Gulf Oil Spill, Green Energy, Stephan Tanda, Plastics, Politics, Senate, Biotechnology, Biomass, Carbon Tax, Bio Fuel, Oil Spill, Green-Collar Jobs, Chemical, Sarah Palin, Emission Caps, Oil, Green Economy, Climate Change, Job Creation, R&D, World Economic Forum, Climate Bill, Politics News

Who could forget Sarah Palin's famous line during the 2008 presidential campaign: "Drill, baby, drill!" With the current environmental and economic di...

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