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Million-Dollar Ad Blitz to Kill Net Neutrality

Megan Tady | Posted 05.25.2011

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Megan Tady

We warned that the coming months would bring a tidal wave of opposition from phone and cable company lobbyists -- the likes of which we have never seen before -- and indeed, it is already happening.

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Dorgan Signals That He'll Add To The Hold On Bernanke

Firedoglake | David Dayen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last night, Byron Dorgan gave his first interview since announcing his retirement, and in that appearance with Ed Schultz, he made two policy vows. Fi...

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Byron Dorgan's Drug Importation Amendment Up For Vote

Posted 05.25.2011

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There could be a showdown over the White House pharmaceutical deal on the Senate floor Monday over Sen. Byron Dorgan's (D-N.D) amendment allowing re-i...

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No Mo Joe

Norman Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Norman Goldman

Not only should the Democrats say "no" to more Joe, they should realize they are destroying their base, and that the President has lost his mojo.

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Byron Dorgan Constituents Mount Last-Ditch Campaign: Don't Retire!

The Plum Line | Greg Sargent | Posted 05.25.2011

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A liberal group is mounting a last-ditch campaign to get Byron Dorgan to reconsider his retirement plans and remain in the Senate -- and the group's ...

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Ryan Grim

Doughnuts For Dorgan: Drug Reimportation Killed In Deal That Might Get Cheaper Drugs For Seniors

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama and the Senate leadership can't whip up the votes necessary to pass a public option or even a Medicare buy-in compromise, but they did...

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Democrats Dropping Out Of 2010 Elections

AP | DALE WETZEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan said Wednesday he decided against running for a fourth term because he wanted to pursue other op...

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Lawmaker Squashes Treasury Plan To Hire Stress-Reducing Humorists

The Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

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The chairman of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee quashed an effort by the Treasury Department to hire a cartoonist after the link to the job ad ...

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Sex, Spitzer, Derivatives: Using Our Outrage

Ari Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ari Melber

In a galling demonstration of Washington's tangled priorities, leaders in both parties still refuse to tap Eliot Spitzer's expertise for policymaking and enforcement in the current crisis.

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