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Holocaust Survivor Fights Protesters Comparing Obama To Hitler

Seattle Times | Lynn Thompson | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nazi Germany, Health Care Debate, Holocaust, Hitler Mustache, Barney Frank, President Obama, Edmonds Market, Healthcare Reform, Lyndon Larouche, Politics News

As a child in Armenia, Henry Gasparian witnessed firsthand the horrors of Nazi Germany. Two uncles were killed, his father wounded and a brother starv...

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My Coffee with Rep. Jared Polis

David Thielen | Posted 11.17.2009 | Denver

Read More: Jared Polis, Lafayette, Town Hall Meetings, Barney Frank, Colorado, Denver, Denver News
David Thielen

I met with Rep. Jared Polis this afternoon at Canyon Mine Coffee in Lafayette. I swear, Jared has so much energy that if we could plug him in to the p...

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Reminder: Baucus Takes A Ton Of Health Industry Money

Jenna Staul | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Health Care Reform, Lobbyblog, Barney Frank, Business News

The Associated Press reports that Sen. Max Baucus has received more donations from the health care industry -- $3.9 million since 1989 -- than any oth...

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Staffer Turned Lobbyist Told To Wait Another Year Before Contacting Hill Colleagues

Jenna Staul | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Lobbyblog, Barney Frank, Business News

Bloomberg reports that the head Washington lobbyist for Goldman Sachs has been forbidden to communicate with Democrats on the House Financial Services...

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Jeff Muskus

Fed Audit Bill Reaches 290 Cosponsors

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 11.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Fed, Fed Audit, Barney Frank, Federal Reserve, Alan Grayson, House Financial Services Committee, Business News

The House bill that would shine a light on the Federal Reserve reached 290 cosponsors on Wednesday. Authored by longtime crusader for Fed transparenc...

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Obama: I Will "Do Everything I Can" To Stop Banks From Killing Safety Agency

Bloomberg | Rich Miller and Julianna Goldman | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Michelle Obama, Senate Finance Committee, Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, Economy, Barney Frank, President Obama, Commerce Department, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, Chris Dodd, Sheila Bair, Banking Industry, China, Politics News

President Barack Obama said job losses are "bottoming out" and the U.S. economy looks to be growing again even as he warned against cutting off govern...

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Obama Heads To Wall Street To Urge Reform

Washington Post | Brady Dennis | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Lobbying, Financial Reform, Lobbyists, Barney Frank, Christopher Dodd, Regulation, Federal Reserve, 26 Wall Street, Larry Summers, Reform, Obama, New York, House, Senate, Lehman Brothers Anniversary, Wall Street, Bailout, Finance, Treasury, Financial Crisis, Banks, Timothy Geithner, Politics News

President Obama will head to Wall Street on Monday to try to breathe new life into efforts to overhaul the financial regulatory system, an undertaking...

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Post-Partisan Depression

Rep. Barney Frank | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Bipartisanship, Health Care, Republicans, Rachel Maddow, Barney Frank, Politics News
Rep. Barney Frank

The notion that those of us who won the election with a solid majority should compromise 50/50 with those who lost; well, then, why not randomly choose sides?

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Senate May Narrow Proposed Regulatory Role For Fed

Washington Post | Brady Dennis | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senate Banking Committee, Barney Frank, Mark Warner, President Obama, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, Chris Dodd, Chamber of Commerce, Ted Kennedy, House Financial Services Committee, Politics News

The Obama administration's vision for revamping the nation's financial regulatory system could face significant revisions in the Senate, where propose...

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The President's Health Care Speech: Elevating the Terms of the Debate

David Epstein | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Rachel Maddow, Health Care, Barney Frank, President Obama, Politics News
David Epstein

The worst part of the last eight years wasn't just the terrible policy decisions, but the fact that we couldn't seem to have an adult conversation about policy in any form.

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The Story That Made Me Tear Up My Prepared Speech at a Big Education Conference

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Foreclosures, Education, Homeless Students, Homelessness, Homeless Schoolchildren, Homeless Families, Barney Frank, Banks, Education Reform, Cramdown, Obama School Speech, Politics News
Arianna Huffington

Shouldn't we also be living in a country that can come together right now and bail out schoolchildren who, unlike Wall Street, are too small to be allowed to fail before they have been allowed to succeed?

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Ryan Grim

Cramdown Is Back: Banks Against Homeowners, Round 2

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barney Frank, Dick Durbin, Bankruptcy Reform, Banks, Harry Reid, Henry Paulson, Homeowners, Cramdown, Politics News

Cramdown is back. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) tells the Huffington Post he plans to revive the effort to give...

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Barney Frank Is Interested In Cabinet Post

The Hill | Bob Cusack | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Cabinet, Cabinet, Obama Administration, Barney Frank, Politics News

Rep. Barney Frank is interested in capping his political career as a member of the president's Cabinet, according to a new biography of the Financial ...

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Barney Frank Talks To The New Yorker's James Surowiecki (VIDEO)

Posted 10.18.2009 | Business

Read More: James Surowiecki, Housing Crisis, Health Care, Financial Regulation, Barney Frank, Business News

The New Yorker's James Surowiecki sat down with House Financial Services Committee chairman Barney Frank and talked financial regulation, health care ...

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"This Comment Has Been Removed"

Norm Stamper | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Barney Frank, Gun Control, Professor Gates, Obama, White Male Privilege, Cambridge Police, Teddy Kennedy, Dr. Tiller, Socrates, Sai Baba, Sexism, Homophobia, Sotomayor, Racism, Drug War, Death Penalty, Health Care, Censorship, Nazi-Baiter, Politics News
Norm Stamper

How long will it be before one of those pistol-packing town-hallers, driven to the brink by publicly aired hate-talk, pulls his gun, and then its trigger?

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It's Time for Barack Obama to Take a Lesson From Lyndon Johnson

Josh Rosenblatt | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dad, Lyndon Johnson, Democrats, Health Care, Barack Obama, Birthers, Health Care Debate, LBJ Toughness, Barney Frank, Democrats Health Care, Disappointment in the Democrats, Obamacare, Sarah Palin, Health Care Reform, Democrats Health Care Fight, Politics News
Josh Rosenblatt

Even with right and reason on their side; even with a filibuster-proof majority on their side, the Democrats have again found a way to lay down and cower.

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Frank: Bill Mandating "Complete Audit" Of The Fed Will Pass House In Fall

Posted 09.28.2009 | Business

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Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, told a Massachusetts audience at a recent town hall that the House wi...

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Hitler Is Back And He's in Charge of Your Health Care

Michael Wolff | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Michael Wolff, Nazis, Sean Hannity, Health Care, Barack Obama, Barney Frank, Politics News
Michael Wolff

While it's the right wing that now seems to have a penchant for seeing Nazi ghosts, the left has often been just as guilty.

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Democrat or Not, Why You Should Wear Black Now

Shawna Vercher | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Birthers, Red States, Teabagging, Liberals, Texas Republicans, Barney Frank, Health Care Reform, Health Care, Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, Politics News
Shawna Vercher

Now we have a choice. Does health care reform pass away as legend and a political footnote?

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Real Democrats Standing Strong for American Working Families

Howie Klein | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Maxine Waters, Donna Edwards, Public Option, Blue America, Jerry Nadler, Lloyd Doggett, Barney Frank, Politics News
Howie Klein

If you haven't said thanks yet, I'd recommend today would be a good day to think about Maxine Waters, Jerry Nadler, Donna Edwards, Barney Frank, and any of the other members you've heard speaking out forcefully about the public option.

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Friday Talking Points [90] -- Obama To Switch Parties

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Ted Kennedy is putting both his legacy and his sense of entitlement to his office before the interests of his constituents.

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Fox News, SyFy Channel to Merge

Andy Borowitz | Posted 08.21.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Borowitz Report, The O'Reilly Factor, Andy Borowitz, Sci Fi Channel, SyFy Channel, Barney Frank, Health Care Reform, Rupert Murdoch, Fox News, Roger Ailes, Town Hall Meetings, Bill O'Reilly, Fox News Channel, Battlestar Galactica, Comedy News
Andy Borowitz

Roger Ailes, chairman of the new combined network known as SciFox, said that it would roll out a slate of new shows in the fall, including Bill O'Reilly's "Galactica Factor."

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Barney Frank: The Original Original Gangster (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | David Stemler & Alex Leo | Posted 09.20.2009 | Comedy

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By now most of you have seen the video of Barney Frank schooling a woman at a Dartmouth, MA health care town hall who asked him why he is "supporting ...

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Hey Kids, It's Comedy Hour With Barney And Rush!

Julie Farby | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gay, Rush Limbaugh, Town Hall Meetings, Health Care, Barney Frank, Obama Nazi Sign, Barney Frank Video, Politics News
Julie Farby

Barney Frank doesn't like being interrupted. And he certainly doesn't like having his town hall discussion disrupted by a seemingly normal looking woman who's actually bat crazy.

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Jon Stewart Gives Props To Barney Frank (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 09.20.2009 | Comedy

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By now we have all seen the signs, heard the shouts, watched the footage of protesters calling Obama a nazi for trying to reform health care. And, unt...

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