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Republicans Reveal Tax Plan

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 01.17.2012

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WASHINGTON — Millions of taxpayers who take advantage of deductions for mortgage interest, charitable donations and state and local taxes would ...

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Famously-Fired Santa Claus Found Dead In Hotel Room

Robin Wilkey | Posted 09.28.2011

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John Toomey, the 69-year-old Macy’s Union Square Santa who was fired for making an inappropriate joke to an adult couple last year while working, wa...

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Republicans' Next Attack on the Middle Class: Pay Wall Street First if Debt Ceiling Not Raised

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Abrams

What would be the value of holding U.S. government obligations with Toomey playing Russian roulette with the economy? His proposal is not only mean-spirited, it is also unworkable.

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Reading the Pictures: GOP '11: Corporate Stalking Horses Disguised as "Average Joes"

Michael Shaw | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Shaw

2011-01-05-jhj.jpgWant to know how the radical right is winning hearts and minds? In part, it's through feel-good news pictures.

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Howard Fineman

Why Has Sestak Pulled Even With Toomey?

HuffingtonPost.com | Howard Fineman | Posted 05.25.2011

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PHILADELPHIA -- As the Pennsylvania Senate candidates prepare for two crucial debates, the first one here tonight, the question is: why has Democratic...

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Arlen Specter 2010: Ominous Signs For Specter's Re-Election Bid

Politics Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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Although Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter leads his Democratic primary opponent and is running neck-and-neck in a general election matchup against Repu...

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Conservative Argument for Healthcare Reform: Part 4: Pop Torts

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe The Nerd Ferraro

After attending the Sestak-Toomey debate in Allentown this week I struck up a conversation about medical malpractice with one of the people who questioned the two senate candidates during the forum.

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Sam Stein

Specter's EFCA Move Helps Him With Primary: Norquist

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arlen Specter, Employee Free Choice Act, Specter Efca, Specter Toomey, Norquist Specter, Lincoln Chafee, Grover Norquist, Pat Toomey, Republican Primary Pennsylvania, Toomey, Politics News

In announcing his opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act on Tuesday, Sen. Arlen Specter -- labor's best hope for a Republican defector -- declared...

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