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A Canary in Democracy's Coal Mine

Jeffrey Abelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Long before Jon Stewart regaled us with his deliciously crafted imagery to make sharply pointed political statements, a posse of fearless editorial cartoonists did much the same thing.

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Two Birds with One Stone: Strengthen Social Security and Lower Unemployment at the Same Time

Natale Zimmer | Posted 05.25.2011

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We can strengthen Social Security and reduce unemployment by making these proposed changes, and ultimately, these steps will help reduce the deficit as well.

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Kent Conrad Bashes Media Portrayal Of Reconciliation, Defends Passage Of Health Reform

Plum Line | Greg Sargent | Posted 05.25.2011

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In an interview with me just now, Senator Kent Conrad tore into the media for repeatedly botching its reporting on reconciliation, and confirmed that ...

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Robbing Grandma to Reward Wall Street

Martha Burk | Posted 05.25.2011

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When I grew up in Texas, the dance we all learned was the Texas two-step. Times have changed.. The next big dance coming out of the Washington thes...

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Conrad: Senate Health Care Bill Is Basically The Final Version

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) asserted on Sunday that the Senate's version of health care legislation will, by and large, be the final product, even thoug...

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Compromise Co-Op Proposal Won't Lower Costs, Government Study Showed

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The health care reform compromise that centrist Democrats and several Republicans have indicated they'd support has shown an inability to effectively ...

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Kent Conrad Says He Won't Vote For Public Option

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Update: Conrad's spokesperson told Salon that the story was inaccurate. Conrad told his constituents that he won't let the government run their hea...

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Who Are These People Anyway? The Gang of Six and the Politics of Health Care Reform

Jerome Karabel | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the outcome of perhaps the most significant domestic legislation since Social Security hanging in the balance, the question arises: who are these six senators and whom do they represent?

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Dean On Conrad's Co-op Plan: Insurance Industry Licking Its Lips

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Kent Conrad's proposal for a cooperative approach to health insurance coverage has created a unique challenge for progressive health care advocat...

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What Hemingway Said

Scott Diel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Estonians can put ten million euros behind saying "Welcome" if they want. But I favor crafting a story worthy of Hemingway. The West will swallow it whole.

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Senate Rejects McCain In Bipartisan Fashion

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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The bottom line of this story is that nine out of forty-one Republican senators just broke ranks with their party and voted to strip a McCain amendment from a budget bill.

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