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2009

Democrats Suddenly Thinking About Jobs Programs

Washington Post | Michael D. Shear and Paul Kane | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Democrats Job Programs, Democrats Reevaluate, Democrats Election, 2009 Election, Democrats Debate, 2009, Democrats Jobs, Politics News

Democrats on Capitol Hill began a nervous debate Wednesday about the course President Obama has set for their party, with some questioning whether the...

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Jason Linkins

The State Of Your Post-Election Media Memes

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.04.2009 | Media

Read More: Chris Christie, Jon Corzine, Media Criticism, Michael Bloomberg, Bill Owens, Election 2009, Bob Mcdonnell, Ny-23, Election Results, David Hoffman, Tea Party, 2009, Barack Obama, John Garamendi, Creigh Deeds, Media News

If you missed out on last night's election, well, don't you know that you missed out on the most important off-off-year election in our lives? It's t...

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New Jersey's Next Governor Is Unknowable

John R. Bohrer | Posted 10.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Chris Christie, Jon Corzine, Joe Wilson You Lie, New Jersey, 2009, New Jersey Governor Race, Joe Wilson, New Jersey Politics, New York News
John R. Bohrer

The miraculous resurrection of Governor Jon Corzine in the crucial month of October has had a lot of people thinking the Democrat is running away with the thing. Not so.

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In the Midst of All This

Mike Lux | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, LGBT Movement, No on 1 Maine, Progressive Movement, One Kalamazoo, Referendum 71, 2009, Politics News
Mike Lux

Since we're progressives, we know how to multi-task. So let's keep our eye on the ball for health care, and remember to take a second to pitch in for the LGBT movement.

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Capitalism Has the Last Laugh (Again)

Robert Zevin | Posted 10.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Memo, Investment, 2009, October, Business News
Robert Zevin

As there can be no doubt that we are in a recovery, there can be even less doubt that the steps taken to get us here have been overwhelmingly crafted to benefit the rich and powerful.

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Yankees Win Pennant: World Series Trip For Yankees After Beating Angels 5-2

AP | MIKE FITZPATRICK | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Yankees, 2009 World Series, Mlb, Yankees Angels Game 6, Yankees World Series, Los Angeles Angels, World Series 2009, 2009, Alcs, MLB Playoffs, Yankees Angels Score, ALCS Game 6, Yankees Phillies World Series, Yankees Score, Yankees Win, New York News

NEW YORK — The New York Yankees, baseball's biggest spenders, finally cashed in with their first pennant in six years Sunday night, beating the ...

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Afghanistan: An Election Without Results

Abdulhadi Hairan | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

Read More: Afghanistan, 2009, Election, Abdullah, Afghan Election, Hamid Karzai, Kandahar, Kabul, Election Fraud, Fraud, Terrorism, War, Tension, Us, Un, World News
Abdulhadi Hairan

Everyone here is impatient to know the outcome of the much-discussed, controversial Afghan elections, but two months have passed and still no one has a clue about the real situation.

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How Breasts (and Health Care) Swung a Governor's Race

John R. Bohrer | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Chris Christie Mammograms, Chris-Christie-Mammograms, Chris Daggett, Jon Corzine, Chris Christie, Rudy Giuliani, New Jersey, Rudy Giuliani 2008, Health Care Reform, Mammograms, Christopher Christie, Christopher J. Christie, Health Care, New Jersey Governor Race, 2009, New Jersey Governor, Politics News
John R. Bohrer

Christie's lack of specificity and stubbornness in his ad did nothing but prove his duplicity and inform more people that he sides with insurance companies over New Jersey women.

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Supreme Court's New Season: Looking Ahead

Wall Street Journal | JESS BRAVIN | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mojave Desert, Supreme Court, Scalia, Cases, Justice, What to Expect, Alito, Kennedy, Looking Ahead, John Roberts, Dog Fighting, 2009, U.S. Supreme Court, Predictions, Stevens, WWI Memorial, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court's New Season, Thomas, Rulings, Cross, Docket, Justices, Ginsburg, Politics News

Questions before the Supreme Court, which begins its new term Monday, include corporate political spending, dog-fighting videos, a cross in the desert...

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Chris Christie's 'Macaca Moment' on Health Care

John R. Bohrer | Posted 09.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Gop, Chris Christie, 2010 Elections, 2009 Elections, 2009, New Jersey Governor Race, New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie Mammograms, Jon Corzine, George Allen and Macaca, New Jersey, Breast Cancer, Health Care Reform, Mammograms, Christopher Christie, Cancer, Christopher J. Christie, Republicans, Mammogram, Health Care, Macaca, New York News
John R. Bohrer

Christie is now on film, getting short with someone for daring to question the whims of the health care industry. 2009-09-28-Untitld1.jpg

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Erasing the Doughnut Hole for All Seniors -- A Senate Revolt Against Big Pharma Brewing!

Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Big Pharma, Donut Hole, Chuck Schumer, Congress, New York, Senate Finance Committee, Delaware, Senator, Ny, Tom Carper, Barack Obama, 2009, John Kerry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Senate, Montana, Ma, Chuck Grassley, Baucus Committe, Doughnut Hole, Iowa, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Ben Nelson, Florida, Healthcare Reform, Health Care, Massachusets, Fl, De, Ia, Politics News
Gail McGowan Mellor

An amendment offered by Senator Ben Nelson [D-FL] would reportedly lower the health care reform bill's cost by an additional $86 billion without reducing services.

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Obama Is the Boot, But the Foot Is All Local

John R. Bohrer | Posted 09.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Michael Steele, Jon Corzine, Andrew Cuomo, 2010, New Jersey, David Paterson, New York Politics, Barack Obama, 2009, New York News
John R. Bohrer

It's been the silent consensus of New York Democratic leaders for months now that Paterson needs to go. Paterson did not respond well to these critics, injecting race into the equation.

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Obama: Addressing the Healing Crisis

James S. Gordon | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Congress, Mindbody, Speech, Public Option, Selfcare, Obama, Obama Health Care, 2009, Self-Care, Stress, Mind-Body, Politics, Insurance, Prevention, Health, Health Care, Preventative, Insurance Reform, Health Reform, Healthcare, Living News
James S. Gordon

If every older person were guaranteed a physician with time to talk about life and ways to live it more fully, as well as to discuss the best ways to deal with the inevitability of death, debates about "death panels" would wither.

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2009 Summer Movie Review Part I: The Moments That Mattered.

Scott Mendelson | Posted 10.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Angels & Demons, Inglourious Basterds, Summer, Orphan, The Hangover, Transformers, Surveillance, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Hurt Locker, News, Christopher Waltz, Movies, 2009, Scott Mendelson. Up, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Remembering Up, Transformers 2, Harry Potter, Inglourious Basterds and more.

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AWEA: Record US Wind Power Growth in First-Half 2009

Dennis Markatos | Posted 08.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Renewable Energy, Wind Power, Climate Change, Electricity, Wind Turbines, 2009, Global Warming, Green News
Dennis Markatos

US wind capacity continued its impressive growth in the second quarter while fossil fuel consumption continued to fall.

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Rick Scott Crows About Delay Killing The Public Option

Noelle Cigarroa Perese | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rick Scott, Public Option, Health Reform, 2009, Health Care Reform Congress, Bipartisanship Health Care, Health Care Reform, Bipartisanship, Politics News
Noelle Cigarroa Perese

When Senators are looking for "bipartisan" solutions to health care, and need more "time" to work on a "bipartisan" compromise, what they're really looking for is a way to kill real health care reform.

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"The Consequences of Inaction"

Mike Nellis | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mike Nellis, Congress, Kansas, Barack Obama, Kansas Democratic Party, Washington, Ad, Kenny Johnston, Reform, Dnc, Petition, Health Care, 2009, Politics News
Mike Nellis

I want to pass along the Kansas Democratic Party's petition calling on Congress to enact real health care reform.

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What Health Care Reform Means For The Deaf

Noelle Cigarroa Perese | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Deafness, Health Reform, 2009, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Cochlear Implant, White House, Health Care Reform, Asl, National Association for the Deaf, American Sign Language, Politics News
Noelle Cigarroa Perese

Imagine that: being told that my deafness, which makes up a huge part of my identity, is a "pre-existing condition" which I could be denied access to care for.

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Tired Of Feeling Helpless About Health Reform?

Noelle Cigarroa Perese | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Activism, 2009, Universal Health Care, Obama Health Care, Politics News
Noelle Cigarroa Perese

We can have a huge effect on the health care reform legislation in Congress and in the White House simply by changing our feeling of helplessness by making positive change happen.

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Will Our Progressives In Congress Fight For The Public Option?

Noelle Cigarroa Perese | Posted 08.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Public Option, Health Care, 2009, Progressives, Blue Dogs Coalition, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Noelle Cigarroa Perese

If more than 40 members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus take the pledge to support a public option, then we know they're serious about health care reform and aren't just spouting words.

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New York Senate Debacle: The Powerbrokers of 1965 and Pissants of 2009

John R. Bohrer | Posted 07.31.2009 | New York

Read More: Robert F. Wagner Jr., New York Politics, Joseph Zaretzki, Pedro Espada, 2009, New York, Robert F. Kennedy, Jack Bronston, 1965, Hiram Monserrate, New York State Senate, Nelson Rockefeller, Julian Erway, Anthony Travia, Stanley Steingut, Robert Kennedy, Alan Hevesi, New York News
John R. Bohrer

The leadership stalemate of 1965 occurred at the start of the session, when bill expiration deadlines weren't looming. Pedro Espada's defection (facilitated by Hiram Monserrate) flushed months of hard-fought negotiations and legislative footwork down the toilet.

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A Father's Day Story

Bruce Kluger | Posted 09.15.2009 | Living

Read More: brucekluger.com, USA Today, Divorce, Children, Dad, Parenting, Unfinished Story, Daddy, Bruce Kluger, June 18, 2009, Father's Day, Mommy, Audrey, Bridgette, Living News
Bruce Kluger

If there's one thing I can't stand, it's unfinished stories. So it is especially frustrating to me when I think of my father on Father's Day, and once again confront the great unfinished story that was our relationship.

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Jimmy Tingle on Public Transportation

Jimmy Tingle | Posted 07.18.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Boston, Humor, Funny Videos, Public Transportation, Tingle, Jimmy Tingle, Cars, Cambridge, 2009, Comedy News
Jimmy Tingle

Tingle takes the train.

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Social Networking with the 2009 Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates

Senate Guru | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Creigh Deeds, Virginia, Chris Christie, Jon Corzine, Bob Mcdonnell, New Jersey, Va-Gov, Gubernatorial Races, National Politics, 2009, Nj-Gov, Politics News
Senate Guru

Republicans are favored for the gubernatorial seats in Virginia and New Jersey, but both races should come down to the wire, and Democrats could rise up - with your help.

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Summer Bird Wins Belmont Stakes

AP | RICHARD ROSENBLATT | Posted 07.07.2009 | Home

Read More: Belmont Stakes Post Time, Sports, 2009 Belmont Stakes, Belmont Stakes Tv Schedule, 2009 Belmont Stakes Odds, 2009 Belmont Stakes Races, Belmont Stakes, 2009 Belmont Stakes Post Time, Horse Racing, 2009, Mine That Bird, Summer Bird, Calvin Borel Belmont Stakes, Mine That Bird Belmont Stakes, Calvin Borel, Summer Bird Wins Belmont Stakes, Home News

NEW YORK — This was a Belmont for the Birds. It was Summer Bird, not Mine That Bird and jockey Calvin Borel, who came roaring down the long stre...

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