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Small Businesses Demand Debt Deal Address Corporate Tax Dodging

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 09.26.2011

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WASHINGTON -- As political leaders push to reduce the nation's deficit with dramatic spending cuts, small business owners are asking Washington to low...

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Ryan Grim

Levin Pressing Military To Release 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Survey

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), chairman of the Armed Services Committee, is pressing the military to release its survey of enlisted members'...

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Ahlam M. Mohsen, Woman Who Threw Pie In Carl Levin's Face, Has Bond Set At $250,000

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BIG RAPIDS, Mich. — An anti-war protester accused of hitting Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin in the face with an apple pie d...

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Carl Levin, Michigan Senator, Gets Hit In Face With Pie During Q&A Session

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senator Carl Levin (D-Michigan) joined a well-documented list of famous people who have taken pies in the face Monday, when a Michigan State student h...

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General Petraeus Starts Moving the Goalposts on Afghanistan Withdrawal

Derrick Crowe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Derrick Crowe

Petraeus says he supports the president's policy. His comments this week, though, serve only to validate the critics of the withdrawal portion of the president's policy. He's not a supporter of this policy. He's a concern troll.

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RNC Will NOT Hold Fundraising Meeting At Blackwater Compound

Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE: A Xe spokesman has told Talking Points Memo that they are unaware of any plans for the RNC to hold a fundraiser at their Moyock, N.C. facility...

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Friday Talking Points [110] -- Left Still Waiting For Rahm Apology

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Democrats need to realize that they still have the biggest majority in both houses of Congress that they are likely to see in their lifetimes.

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Democratic, Republican Lawmakers Raise Concerns Over Afghan War Escalation

LA Times | Greg Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

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The persistent skepticism from the president's own party, along with new doubts raised by Republicans who have generally supported broadening the conf...

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What If Obama Had Turned Down The Nobel?

Dave Hackel | Posted 05.25.2011

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When it was announced that President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize, he gave the perfect "I'll say it so you don't have to" response. He said that h...

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House Votes To Expand Sanctions On Iran, Focuses On Oil

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The House voted Tuesday to impose new economic sanctions on Iran as lawmakers cast doubt on Iran's willingness to respond to diplom...

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Friday Talking Points [58] -- [Expletive Deleted] Blagojevich

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

The history of profanity in American political discourse is an untold story out there just waiting for someone to research and write about -- although...

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