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Friday Talking Points -- Ads Obama Should Run

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.16.2011

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Chris Weigant

Obama should run a few ads right now which do not even mention the election. Instead of saying "vote for me!" these ads should say "pass my jobs bill" in as many creative ways as possible.

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Merkley's Right: CBO Should Score Jobs

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.14.2011

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Chris Weigant

This will force the public debate to cover the entire scope of the proposals being offered up, and it would do so by providing the data the public most cares about right now: how will this create or destroy jobs?

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Zach Carter

Democratic Senator Demands Action From Obama On Foreclosures

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 10.30.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Tuesday urging him to address the nation's devastating foreclosure...

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Zach Carter

Single Point Of Contact: Why Won't Banks Pay More Attention To Homeowners?

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 08.23.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Tim Collette's son Aaron will get back from Iraq on August 19. On August 9, his bank, JPMorgan Chase, is taking his house in Bend, Ore. ...

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Measuring Quick Sand

Matthew Hoh | Posted 08.09.2011

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Matthew Hoh

All of the data and evidence available makes it clear: the insurgency's momentum and tempo of operations has not been adversely affected by our surge in Afghanistan.

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Friday Talking Points [153] -- SOTU-palooza

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

The past week in politics was, quite obviously, dominated by President Obama's "State Of The Union" speech to Congress. For those of you who may have...

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Sam Stein

DeMint Has Had 'A Standing Hold' On All Legislation For Past Two Years: Dem Senator

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) raised eyebrows on Monday when his office emailed GOP aides to let them know that he would block all legislation that he a...

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March on Wall Street Today Boosted by Goldman Sachs Hearing, GOP Filibuster Cave

Art Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Art Levine

After the GOP folded, what's still up in the air is how meaningful any financial reform package needing a few Republican votes will be -- and whether there is support for breaking up too big to fail institutions.

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Friday Talking Points [112] -- Public Option's Last Stand

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Before we begin here, I'd like to humbly propose a new law. No American television station should be allowed to have an exclusive contract for any Ol...

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