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Spill Cleanup? Just a Cost of Doing Business?

Jackie Savitz | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Taxes, Tax Code, Congress, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Bp, Tax-Cuts, Subsidies, Tax Breaks, Gulf Oil Spill, Transocean, Legislation, Politics, Politics News, Oil Industry, Big Oil, Hastings, Treasury, Oil, Our Oceans, BP Oil Spill, Oceans, Bill, Green News

Congress and the Administration should be doing much more in response to the Gulf Spill. But at the very least passing the Oil Spill Tax Fairness Act would be a good first step.

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Biblical Blunder At White House After Obama Said God Wants Jobs Bill

AP | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Scripture, House, White House, Video, Bible, God, Jay Carney, President Obama, Lord, Jobs, Obama, President, Bill, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- It was a blunder of biblical proportions. White House spokesman Jay Carney invoked scripture Wednesday to back up President Barack Obam...

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Casey Anthony Now Owes $217,000 For Caylee's Search

AP | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Judge Belvin Perry, Cindy Anthony, Owe, Missing, Orange County, Mom, Florida, Check Fraud, Casey Anthony, Caylee Anthony, Bill, George Anthony, Crime News

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A Florida judge on Friday increased the reimbursement costs Casey Anthony must pay to investigators for searching for her missing 2-y...

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No FAA Bill? No-Fly List.

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Taxes, Holiday, Grounded, Faa, Summer, Chris Weigant, Washington, Federal Aviation Administration, Congress, Vacation, No Fly List, Bill, Flying, No Fly, Politics News

Congress has chosen its priorities -- a month of paid vacation is more important to them than doing the work they have been hired to do. This is unacceptable.

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Congress' Real Deadline: Summer Vacation

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Time Off, Debt Ceiling, Debt, August Recess, Deadline, House, Chris Weigant, Fourteenth Amendment, 14th Nervous Breakdown, Vacation, Congress, 14th Amendment, Senate, Bill, August, Congress Summer Recess, Congress Summer Vacation, Congress Summer Break, Politics News

It's a pretty safe bet that the issue will (at least temporarily) be resolved by the fifth of August, at the absolute latest. Bank on it. The reason for such certainty is a simple one.

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He Died and Left Her a Million

Natalie Pace | Posted 09.15.2011

Read More: Pension, Debt, Divorce, Natalie Pace, Cd, Gold, Widow, Business, Rich, Tithe, Invest, Life, Death, Nest Egg, Startup, Insurance, Millionaire, Industry, NataliePace.Com, Stock, Bank, Obit, Broker, Real Estate, 401k, Inherit, Bill, Family, Ira, Career & Money, Women News

I received a call from a woman who had a tragic event in her life, which completely changed her income status overnight. Her husband passed away unex...

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House Republicans' Constitutional Ignorance

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Law, Tea Party, President Obama, House, Government Shutdown Prevention Act, Budget, Government Shutdown, Obama, Congress, Newt Gingrich, House Republicans, Gingrich, Barack Obama, Tea Party Republican, Constitution, Bill, Senate, South Park, Politics News

House Republican leaders announced they'll be voting on a bill that reportedly contains a piece of legislative fantasy within it -- that the House can declare something to be the law without any input from the Senate or Obama.

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Weekly Pulse: South Dakota's Legislative Attack on Abortion Providers

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Provider, Abortion, RH Reality Check, Brie Cadman, Kill, Jodi Jacobson, Feministing, South Dakota, Miriam Perez, Diet, Choice, H.R. 358, Nutritiion, Fruit, Insurance, Mother Jones, Health, Phil Jensen, Health Insurance, Food, Kate Sheppard, Fruitwashing, Grist, Bill, Home News

By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger The South Dakota House of Representatives will soon vote on a bill that would expand the definition ...

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Congress: Time Is Ticking for Sharks

Kristin Bauer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: True Blood, Congress, Sharks, Predator, Shark Conservation Act, Oceana, Bill, Green News

Sharks weren't put here millions of years ago just to be made into soup. We need them and they need our help -- sharks are part of our ecosystem for a reason.

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Friday Talking Points [149] -- Making Holiday Sausage

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Leadership, White House, Pentagon, Wealthy, President Obama, Sausage, 911, Bailouts, Filibuster, Bernie Sanders, Democratic, Obama, Manchin, Bush Tax Cuts, Lieberman, Mr Smith Goes to Washington, Military, Dadt, National Security, Latino, Midotw, Russia, Tax Cuts, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Joe Manchin, Reid, Dont Ask Dont Tell, House, Collins, Treaty, Budget, George Lakoff, Millionaires, Deal, Democrat, Congress, Gay, Rotten Fruit, Rich, Stimulus, Democrats, Barack Obama, Susan Collins, Sanders, unAmerican, Lakoff, Fatcats, Sausage Making, Mddotw, Chris Weigant, Tax, DREAM Act, Harry Reid, Joe Lieberman, Republicans, Friday Talking Points, Bill, Senate, New Start, Politics News

The holidays are just around the corner, and the preparatory legislative sausage-making on Capitol Hill is in full swing. What a happy, happy time of...

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The Bride at Every Wedding

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alice, Teddy Roosevelt, Chelsea's Wedding, Barabara Walters, Barack, Bill, Style News

Would the Obamas have attended Chelsea's wedding? Probably not, because, as President Obama correctly told the ladies of The View, this is about Chelsea. It is, trust me, also about Bill.

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"Massage at the Garage"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bullet, Shoulders, Shooting, Neck, Humor, Beer, Garage, Oil Changes, Cars, Arms, China, Mechanic, Head, Workout, Lounge, Filter, Massage, Brain, Back, Exercise, Masseuse, Bill, Inspection, Stamford, Hyundai, Comedy News

The dealership recently began giving free massages to customers who might stall, overheat or possibly even backfire as they contemplate the repairs being done on their vehicles.

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Nightclub Inferno Couldn't Get Sprinkler Tax Bill Through Congress, Can Unemployment?

Roll Call | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: House, Great White, Congress, Senate, Lobbying, Tax Refunds, Economy, Fire Safety, Fire Sprinklers, National Fire Sprinkler Association, Fire, Rhode Island, Tax Reform, Bill, Politics News

[Jim Dalton] is reviving a coalition of more than 30 corporations, trade associations and fire safety organizations that want to rewrite the tax rules...

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A Firefighter Speaks Out On the Need for Real Chemical Security

Philip Radford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green News, Sustainability, Environment, Green Energy, Climate Change, Global Warming, Senate, Congress, Bill, Chemical Security, Chemical-Plants, Green News

110 million Americans live with the risk of a large-scale chemical disaster, and many of those are the brave citizens who respond when the worst happe...

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Reid Leads

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, Mitch McConnell, President Obama, Cloture, Filibuster, Chris Dodd, Obama, Reform, Republican, Goldman Sachs, Wall Street Reform, Richard Shelby, Carl Levin, Reid, Scott Brown, Derivatives, Olympia Snowe, Congress, George Voinovich, Democrats, Susan Collins, Dodd Bill, Blanche Lincoln, Wall Street, Vote, Chris Weigant, Harry Reid, Dodd, Senate, Bill, Financial Ry Reform, Eform, RegulatorBen Nelson, Politics News

After three days of repeated cloture votes to bring Chris Dodd's Wall Street reform bill to the floor of the Senate for debate, it appears the Republicans are ready to blink.

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Reid Calls Republicans' Bluff

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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By refusing to back down, and refusing to "compromise" (read: water the bill down and add loopholes for Wall Street) with Republicans, Reid is showing real strength, and real leadership.

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Friday Talking Points [129] -- Incrementalism Wins Big

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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We're going to begin today with the news that a popular New Jersey beach is considering allowing women to sunbathe topless. And then move right on to...

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Jim Wallis Vows That Churches 'Will Not Comply' With Arizona Immigration Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Arizona has just made their nutlog new anti-immigration law a reality and right out of the gate, Reverend Jim Wallis, President of Sojourners and Huff...

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Video: Jim Wallis on MSNBC: 'This Law Would Make Obeying Jesus Against the Law'

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Video, Raids, Illegal, Immigration, Arizona, Bill, Undocumented, Politics News

+Click here to take action for immigration reform! Jim Wallis is the author of Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street -...

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Guest Blogger Ian Danley in Phoenix: 'I don't want my city to be the Birmingham or Selma in this drama'

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Tuesday, a group of local faith and community leaders, along with Jim Wallis and Noel Castellanos, called on the Governor of Arizona, Jan Brewer, t...

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We Need Progress, Not Profiling in Arizona

Clarissa Martinez De Castro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Governor Jan Brewer, Law, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Senator Russel Pearce, Immigration, Immigrants, Broken Immigration System, Arizona, Racial Profiling, Civil Rights, Bill, Politics News

An alarming and unconstitutional measure that blows the door wide open to massive racial profiling is poised to become law in the Grand Canyon State. We need to stop playing politics with people's lives and our tax dollars.

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Friday Talking Points [127] -- Letting A Crisis Go To Waste

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Barack Obama's administration was supposed to follow a basic premise: never let a crisis go to waste. That was according to one of his own ...

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Buffett Lunch Auction Draws Seven-Figure Offers

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Warren Buffett Lunch Auction, Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, Salida Capital, Glide Foundation, Bill, Business News

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Billionaire Warren Buffett always tries to make sure that anyone who's willing to make a seven-figure donation just to have lunch ...

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Republicans Embrace "Party of No" Label

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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If Republicans continue their tantrum once the Senate passes the reconciliation bill, it's going to be a lot easier for Democrats to convince independents that they, the Democrats, are the adults in the room.

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Friday Talking Points [124] -- How's That Libertarian Thingie Workin' Out For Ya?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anti-Incumbent, White House, Tea Party, Chris Van Hollen, Maria Cantwell, Connecticut, Family Values, 50 Cent, Reagan, Dccc, Primaries, Mark Souder, Wall Street Reform, Richard Blumenthal, John Kerry, Midotw, Bill Halter, Dick Blumenthal, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Joe Sestak, Blumenthal, Draft Dodger, Reid, Lincoln, Sestak, Conference Committee, Rand Paul, Pa-12, Democrat, Lindsey Graham, Paul, Democrats, Barack Obama, Election, Drunk Driving, John Murtha, Mddotw, Arkansas, Van Hollen, Harkin, Harry Reid, Bill, Senate, Amendment, Russ Feingold, Volcker Rule, Military Service, President Obama, Mark Critz, Sex Scandal, Ronald Reagan, Glass Steagall, 2010 Election, Civil Rights, Tom Harkin, Bristol Palin, Apartheid, Democratic, Obama, Reserve, Democratic Party, Friday Talking Points, Vito Fossella, Republican, ATM Fees, 2010, Vietnam, Amy Carter, Hopey-Changey, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Arlen Specter, Bill Clinton, Primary, House, Specter, Abstinence, Souder, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Libertarian, Matt Osborne, Blanche Lincoln, Anti-Apartheid, Wall Street, Chris Weigant, Palin, Sarah Palin, Atm, George W Bush, Netroots Nation, Politics News

We certainly have a lot of ground to cover this week, so let's dig right in. I'd like to start with a declaration, though: Bristol Palin is now fair g...

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