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Giffords' Shooting Survivors Ask For Senator's Apology

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 11.17.2011

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Survivors and family members of victims of the January shooting in Tucson, Ariz. that critically injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) asked Sen. ...

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SAC Capital Faces Insider Trading Probe On Takeover Of MedImmune

Posted 08.01.2011

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SAC Capital Advisors LP faces an insider trading probe from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission related to the $15 billion takeover of bio...

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Chuck Grassley Slams Individual Health Care Mandate He Once Supported As Unconstitutional

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Tuesday charted a different course on his opinion of the individual mandate, declaring that the health care reform mea...

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Selling Out Small Business

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.25.2011

Throughout Wednesday's House floor debate over the repeal of President Barack Obama's signature health care overhaul, Republicans frequently claimed t...

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I speak of the "value-added tax," or "VAT." Republicans are horrified that President Obama has a secret plan to pass this tax, and are shouting from the rooftops (of the nearest Fox News building).

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The Depravity of Chuck Grassley - A Poem by Iowan John Shumaker

Trish Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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by Iowan John Shumaker Here's something by my current favorite poet I'd like to share: ~Its absolutely impossible to describe the depths of DEPRAV...

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Friday Talking Points [113] -- Republican Reconciliation Hypocrisy

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the dust settles on the aftermath of the health reform summit, not much has changed. Not that anyone really expected anything to change, much, to be honest.

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Behold the Results of Bipartisanship: Baucus-Grassley Produce Tiny Jobs Bill

Bill Scher | Posted 05.25.2011

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If attracting large numbers of Republican votes to pass anything is considered a requirement, there's no way the jobs crisis can be addressed.

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Grassley: GOP Unlikely To Get Control Of Senate In 2010

Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) is downplaying the effect that the retirement of two of his long-time Democratic colleagues would have on the GOP's cha...

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House Cuts Health Bill Price To $871 Billion: AP Source

AP | ERICA WERNER and DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — House Democrats are aiming to scale back the cost of their health care bill to well below President Barack Obama's preferred price ...

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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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Huh?

Dave Hackel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Everyday the news is filled with statements that just don't make any sense. I write them down and then I study them later. Many still puzzle me. Maybe you can help me make sense of them.

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Treasury Retreats From Standoff With TARP Watchdog

The Wall Street Journal | EVAN PEREZ and DEBORAH SOLOMON | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Treasury Department backed away from a standoff over the independence of the special government watchdog appointed to scrutinize how last year's $...

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White House: Obama May Detail Health Care Goals In Speech, Change Strategy

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, faced with falling approval ratings and increasingly impatient with Senate negotiations over health care, i...

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Newsweek: Why The GOP Is Gunning For Grandma

newsweek.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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The republicans charge that Democratic health care reform would, in Sen. Charles Grassley's words, "pull the plug on Grandma." According to Sen. Jon K...

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Grassley Cites Town Halls As Reason To Throttle Back

Washington Post | Lori Montgomery and Perry Bacon Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Charles E. Grassley, a key Republican negotiator in the quest for bipartisan health-care reform, said Wednesday that the outpouring of anger at ...

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Why Is Max Baucus Sticking by Chuck Grassley?

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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"I walked away from Senator Grassley. I tend to work with Senator Grassley. But there comes a time when you just gotta say, 'Sorry.' These things get ...

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Lunatic Fringe

Lance Simmens | Posted 05.25.2011

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The fringe elements, carefully nurtured by fear, hatred, mistrust, and fitful bouts of fantasy are positioning the conservative opposition into a death spiral

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Sen. Grassley: GOP Support For My Plan More Important Than What's In The Plan

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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In an interview today On MSNBC Senate Finance Committee ranking member Chuck Grassley -- of recent Death Panel fame -- laid out what was most importan...

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Bloggers Back Obama's Agenda, Not His Strategy (From Netroots Nation)

Ari Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Netroots Nation also drew a rather unlikely guest: Arlen Specter, the resilient, 79-year-old pol who has now managed to seriously rile the base of both political parties.

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Grassley Clarifies 'Death Panel' Position

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has attempted to clarify his comments on end-of-life care meaning the government could "pull the plug on grandma." He say...

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Grassley Now Claims He Was Pushed Out Of Health Care Negotiations

Politico | LISA LERER | Posted 05.25.2011

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After an intimate White House lunch last week, Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley said he was confident President Barack Obama was working toward a truly ...

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Grassley Comment Raises Fresh Doubts About Bipartisanship

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Chuck Grassley's endorsement Wednesday of an unfounded, extremist argument that Democratic health care legislation could empower the government t...

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If Medicare Wants to Kill Grandma, Why Hasn't It Done So For 44 Years?

Sandy Goodman | Posted 05.25.2011

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I've never heard of anyone suggesting euthanasia for grandma, grandpa - or me (I'm now 76 and getting progressively more expensive to insure).

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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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