Charles Boustany

How Sarah Palin's Irresponsible Rhetoric Prevented Medicare Savings

Wendell Potter | Posted 05.14.2012

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Wendell Potter

The Affordable Care Act might have been able to curtail Medicare spending further if it hadn't been for Palin, who charged that a provision of the law allowing Medicare to pay for end-of-life discussions would lead to government-run "death panels."

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GSA Offered Unusual Deal To Contractors

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 05.03.2012

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WASHINGTON — It was a curious offer to contractors from a government agency: We'll give you a tax deduction for making federal buildings more en...

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IRS Chief: We're Not Targeting The Tea Party

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 05.22.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Internal Revenue Service is not making it harder for tea party groups to attain tax-exempt status because of their political views, ...

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Arthur Delaney

House Republicans Want To Ban Welfare Debit Card Use At Strip Clubs, Liquor Stores

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 02.01.2012

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Struggling families will no longer be allowed to withdraw welfare funds at automated teller machines in liquor stores, casinos or strip clubs if Repub...

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Homebuyer Tax Credits Went To Four-Year-Olds

AOL | Patricia Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

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There have been more than 500 instances of adults using the names of minors -- including a four-year-old -- to qualify for the first-time homebuyer ta...

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Jason Linkins

GOP Picks One-Time "Birther" To Rebut Obama's Health Care Speech [UPDATED]

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE: An eagle-eyed reader points out that Boustany, after espousing his "Birther" views on camera, below, caved and retracted his statement on a Lo...

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Congress Should Travel More Not Less: Applauding the Aspen Institute

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Clemons

Let me play the contrarian here. We need as many members out seeing the world as possible -- and if they are at a forum debating political Islam...well, fantastic!

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