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Amanda Terkel

Tom Barrett Endorsed By Dave Obey In Wisconsin Recall Race

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 04.09.2012

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Former Rep. Dave Obey (D-Wis.) endorsed Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) in Wisconsin's gubernatorial recall race on Monday morning, saying he believed...

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Amanda Terkel

Watch Out Wisconsin: 'Every Right-Wing Sugar Daddy' Will Be Pouring Money Into Recall

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 01.24.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Wisconsin Democrats came together to turn in more than 1 million signatures in the effort to trigger a gubernatorial recall election aga...

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David Obey Retiring: Powerful House Appropriations Committee Chairman Won't Seek Re-Election In Wisconsin

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Rep. David Obey, a leading liberal Democrat and chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, said Wednesday that he wil...

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Which Party Is the Peace Party?

Alan Grayson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alan Grayson

For years, I prosecuted war profiteers in Iraq. I saw exactly what Gen. Butler meant when he said, "war is a racket." I'm not going to change my mind about these wars any time soon. But we have to change other people's minds.

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Jeff Muskus

Dave Obey Chides Obama Administration For 'Stupid Mistakes' On Stimulus Reporting

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 05.25.2011

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A powerful House Democrat used unusually harsh terms to blast the Obama administration's manipulation of stimulus data Monday night, and demanded an h...

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Democrats Lash Out At Obama Over Health Care Disappointments

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Congressional Democrats are starting to voice their anger at President Obama over the way health care legislation has been compromised, blaming him fo...

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Congress Takes the Pledge -- But First a Little Binge

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Horowitz

And now, ladies and gentlemen, direct from Capitol Hill for your after-dinner entertainment -- won't you give it up, please, for: Your Congressional Chorus!

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