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Russ Feingold On The Key To Beating Scott Walker

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 06.03.2012

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MILWAUKEE -- Former Wisconsin Democratic Senator Russ Feingold is confident Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) is going to unseat Wisconsin Gov. Scott Wa...

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Pelosi Says Boehner 'Wants To Go Over The Edge'

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.20.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) accused House Speaker John Boehner on Sunday of "want[ing] to go over the edge" when it comes ...

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Russ Feingold Raising Money In Wisconsin Recall Race

The Huffington Post | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.18.2012

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On May 30, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) will have two big fundraisers to help him raise money in his campaign to unseat Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker...

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Feingold Fundraises For Barrett In Wisconsin Recall

The Huffington Post | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.09.2012

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Former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) is already raising money for Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, who won a Democratic gubernatorial primary election on Tu...

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Russ Feingold, Nancy Pelosi Spar

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.08.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Leading members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are coming to the defense of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California ...

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Russ Feingold Challenges Pelosi

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.03.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A leading national progressive figure is taking a rare step on Thursday, challenging House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on ...

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Russ Feingold: Let Bush Tax Cuts Expire

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 04.11.2012

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Former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) called on his colleagues Wednesday to follow up on their upcoming vote on the Buffett Rule and allow the Bush tax c...

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An Open Letter to Russ Feingold: Why You Have to Run for Governor

Mitchell Bard | Posted 06.01.2012

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This recall election will determine whether Scott Walker continues to damage the lower and middle classes in Wisconsin, and you may, in fact, be the only candidate that can beat him.

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As the Old Guard Liberals Exit Congress, a New Breed Must Take Their Place

Pearl Korn | Posted 05.13.2012

Who will pick up the mantle of this unabashed progressive voice in the House? Who will stand in Dennis Kucinich's place and demand that our government do the right thing by the People and the other nations of the world?

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The Movement Against Citizens United Continues to Build

Pearl Korn | Posted 05.05.2012

Serious grassroots work is afoot in states and municipalities across the country working to build the movement to pass an amendment striking down the Citizens United decision

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Bad News For Scott Walker

Shorewood Patch | Adam W. McCoy | Posted 04.30.2012

It would be a photo finish in a gubernatorial recall race between Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and nearly any Democratic challenger, according to a pol...

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New Poll Shows Trouble Ahead For Walker

Posted 02.28.2012

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A new poll finds Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) trailing two likely opponents in a recall election. However, their narrow leads suggest a long road a...

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Russ Feingold: Electing A Republican President Would Pose 'A Threat To Our Country'

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 02.21.2012

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WASHINGTON -- America has largely turned its focus away from foreign policy and civil liberties since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, according ...

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Wisconsin: Laboratory of Democracy?

Ruth Conniff | Posted 04.09.2012

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In Wisconsin, a group of progressive activists are calling on whichever Democratic candidate emerges to run against Governor Scott Walker to eschew big money in the recall race.

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Obama's Reluctant Reversal On Super PACs Gives Base Little Pause

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's decision to drop his opposition to super PACs and encourage donors to write checks to these well-financed entit...

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Boehner: Obama Super PAC Decision 'Just Another Broken Promise'

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 02.07.2012

Hours after President Barack Obama's campaign decided to soften its stance toward super PACs, House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) slammed the ...

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Russ Feingold: Obama Super PAC Reversal Will Lead To 'A Legalized Abramoff System'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.07.2012

WASHINGTON -- Former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) ripped into both President Barack Obama and his re-election team on Tuesday morning for backing off i...

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Russ Feingold Endorses In Wisconsin Senate Race

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 12.19.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Former senator Russ Feingold is giving a boost to Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) in her run for U.S. Senate on Wednesday, encouraging progr...

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Occupy Wall Street: A Bottom Up Revolution in Need of Leadership to Define Its Mission

Pearl Korn | Posted 12.18.2011

Many of us wondered when it would happen, what it would take to ignite a national outcry against those that are destroying the American Dream for millions for their own selfish gain.

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Russ Feingold Endorses Elizabeth Warren

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 11.27.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Elizabeth Warren's campaign for U.S. Senate received a major endorsement on Tuesday, picking up the support of former Wisconsin senator ...

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Russ Feingold Says No To Running Against Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.20.2011

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WASHINGTON -- There has been no shortage of liberal discontent with the path pursued by President Barack Obama during his first few years in office. B...

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80 Million Disenfranchised and Disinterested Americans Didn't Vote In '08. What Portends for 2012?

Pearl Korn | Posted 11.19.2011

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As the 2012 Presidential campaign heads into high gear, we must engage eligible non-voters who are young, uneducated and economically deprived.

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How Congress Rewarded the Corps of Engineers for Drowning New Orleans

Sandy Rosenthal | Posted 11.22.2011

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On the sixth anniversary of the levee breaches in and around New Orleans, let us hope that Congress will do better to protect Americans whose lives depend on federal levees.

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Russ Feingold Not Running In 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 10.19.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Dashing the hopes of many Wisconsin progressives, former Democratic senator Russ Feingold announced on Friday that he will not be runnin...

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Dick Durbin: Sacrificing Social Security, Recovery?

Curtis Black | Posted 10.09.2011

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Now that the debt ceiling crisis is behind us, it's time to take a look at Senator Durbin's role in shifting the debate away from the jobs crisis and legitimizing attacks on Social Security.

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