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C-SPAN's Big Ask Of The Supreme Court

Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Supreme Court Oral Arguments, Supreme Court, Video, Cspan, Health Care Law, Supreme Court Health Care, Cspan Coverage, Cspan Health Care, Media News

C-SPAN has asked the Supreme Court to let C-SPAN cameras into its courtroom. The Supreme Court agreed this week to hear oral arguments challenging ...

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Jason Cherkis

Bank Of America To Perry: 'We Will Help You Out'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Texas, Cspan, New Hampshire, Bank of America, Elections 2012, Gop, Videos, Governor Rick Perry, Banking Industry, Presidential Primary, Campaign Finance, Video, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A Bank of America executive offered more than just encouragement to Texas Gov. Rick Perry in a CSPAN clip uncovered by blog ZeroHedge. H...

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Elise Foley

WATCH: Chief Justice John Roberts: 'I Don't Think Any Of Us Have A Facebook Page Or A Tweet'

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 08.27.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said this weekend that he encourages clerks not to tweet, adding that none of the nine justices...

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A Viewer's Guide to C-SPAN (VIDEO)

Craig Crawford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Television, Congress, Cspan, Political Television, Tom Hanks, Viewers Guide, Andrew Satter, C-Span, Roll Call, Dc Decoder, Media News
Craig Crawford

Here are some tips for C-SPAN junkies who might find watching Congress a bit puzzling at times. Clunky opening ceremonies and endless roll calls? It's all here.

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WATCH: C-SPAN Panelist Seeks Awkward Romantic Revenge On Live TV

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, Cspan, Helen Rittelmeyer, Cspan 2, Jonah Goldberg, Jonah Goldberg Proud to Be Right, Todd Seavey, Politics News

An awesomely awkward incident graced the airwaves of C-SPAN 2 earlier this month, when a member of a book panel burned a fellow panelist over a past r...

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Washington's Politics And Prose: Another Independent Bookseller Up For Sale

The Washington Post | Michael Rosenwald | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chain Stores, Carla Cohen, Book Publishing, Costco, Writers, Cspan, Aap, Barbara Meade, Kindle, Independent Bookstores, Washington, Barnes & Noble, Robert Barnett, Ipad, Books News

Politics and Prose, the iconic independent bookstore on Connecticut Avenue NW that has held on against withering competition from Barnes & Noble, Amaz...

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The F Word: Learning From Health Care Reform

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

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Laura Flanders

So this is what I learned from the last weekend of the health care reform debate. First, lay a coffin at a White House fence and you're subject to arrest.

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The DC Tickle Fight

Bob Franken | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bob Franken

It's a shame Eric Massa is leaving when he is. Never mind the definite impression he's a wacko, lying sleaze bag; just as Democrats are groping for some way to pass health care reform, he bails, just when his expertise would be useful.

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HCR Summit Reax: Much Ado About Nothing?

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blair House, Tom Coburn, Cspan, Budget, President Obama, Health Care Reform, Health Care Summit, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Politics News
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

It was awesome, awe-inspiring, amazing, and... boring? In the 24 hours since President Obama sat down with Congress, we've all had time to reflect on ...

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The Michele Bachmann Reality Show

Eric Hananoki | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Hananoki

You kids can have your Susan Boyle and Adam Lambert. For my money, this season's breakout reality star is Rep. Michele Bachmann. She has turned CSPAN into The Surreal Life.

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CSPAN Caller: I'm So Mad About Health Bill Passing, I Took My Christmas Tree Down! (AUDIO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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On the day before Christmas, one C-SPAN viewer took their unhappiness with the Senate's newly passed health care legislation to a new, personal, level...

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Tavis Smiley Ends 'Black State Of The Union' Conference

AP | JESSE WASHINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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After 10 years, Tavis Smiley is ending his annual State of the Black Union conference, which spawned best-selling books and his critical stance toward...

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Let the Sun Shine In on Final Health Care Debate

Julie Menin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Transparency, Cspan, Health Care, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Sunshine Laws, Politics News
Julie Menin

So far neither President Obama nor the Democratic leadership have indicated if they would allow C-SPAN in and open up the hearings to the traditional conference committee process.

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Grassley: 'I've Lived Off The Public Tit' As A Congressman (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Here's a new and weird mental image to add to the health care debate. On C-SPAN Tuesday morning, in a discussion over whether the Senate health care ...

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Sam Stein

Gibbs: Obama Has 'No' Regrets About Promising Negotiations Live On C-SPAN

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs raised eyebrows in the briefing room on Tuesday when he said that the president does not regret his campaign ...

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On Health Care, the Church of the Savvy Now Rails on the Concepts of Transparency and Accountability

David Sirota | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Sirota

Those who are arguing that Obama's promise-breaking is acceptable and not newsworthy are deftly presenting their conservative, Establishment-coddling propaganda in the most effective way: As allegedly "progressive."

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Just Say "No" to Adult Children Wanting Money

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don McNay

You are not doing your children any favors by not allowing them to grow up. I'm OK with parents helping children through college (in four years, not forty), but after that they are on their own.

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Obama: White House Has Been "Terrific" For Family Life

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says being in the White House has been "terrific" for family life _ at least compared with the campaign, whe...

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Media 100 Days: The Laughs Have Just Begun!

Bill Mann | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Mann

The GOP/Fox News clown show has been very funny indeed, and it shows no sign of winding down. Many laughs remain.

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Huffington Post Hits TV Overload

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Huffington Post Ugly Betty, Countdown, C-Span, Television, Entertainment Tonight, Video, James Inhofe, 30 Rock, Cspan, Huffington Post 30 Rock, Ugly Betty, Keith Olbermann, Huffington Post, Tv, Media News

Everywhere you looked Thursday, HuffPost was being mentioned on the tube. From "Entertainment Tonight" to "Countdown," "Ugly Betty" to "30 Rock," Ja...

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