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GOP Health Bill In The Works; Boehner Says Republican Bill Would Extend Insurance Coverage To "Millions"

Wall Street Journal | GREG HITT | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

Republicans are preparing an alternative health-care bill to Democratic legislation, House Republican Leader John Boehner said, marking a shift in str...

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What If Obama Had Turned Down The Nobel?

Dave Hackel | Posted 10.15.2009 | Media

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When it was announced that President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize, he gave the perfect "I'll say it so you don't have to" response. He said that h...

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Republican Leaders Join In Honoring New Rotunda Statue Of Radical Socialist Woman

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

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A woman whose name we all know was a proud Red, a committed Socialist, and an unapologetic Wobbly. And now she's not only buried in the National Cathedral, she's got her own statue in the Capitol.

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"Don't Get Sick": The Truth About GOP Health Plans?

Art Levine | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

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The GOP's Patients' Choice Act is deeply flawed. It would likely cause many people who now are insured to lose their current coverage.

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Newsweek: Why The GOP Is Gunning For Grandma

newsweek.com | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics

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The republicans charge that Democratic health care reform would, in Sen. Charles Grassley's words, "pull the plug on Grandma." According to Sen. Jon K...

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A Desperate Fili-Boehner to Stop Clean Energy

Josh Dorner | Posted 07.27.2009 | Green

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Knowing that he didn't have the votes to stop the clean energy jobs bill, Republican Minority leader John Boehner instead turned to a tactic familiar those who want stand in the way of progress -- delay.

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ORANGE ALERT! Politicians With Fake Tans: A Cautionary Slideshow

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 07.24.2009 | Style

Summer has arrived and with it, the season of bikinis, SPF and aloe vera -- but some familiar Washington faces seem to have an orange glow all year ro...

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Bill To Audit Fed Sponsored By More Than Half Of House

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 07.12.2009 | Politics

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The effort to increase the transparency of the Federal Reserve's operations has picked up surprising momentum over the last month, and has now surged ...

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Republican Attacks On Obama Recognize No Borders

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

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One of the defining features of President Barack Obama's overseas trip has been the cold and often critical reception he has received from Republicans...

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Dickipedia: John Boehner

Dickipedia | Posted 06.25.2009 | Comedy

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John Andrew Boehner (born November 17, 1949) is an American Republican politician, United States Representative from Ohio, tanorexia sufferer, House M...

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EPA Regulations Will Destroy Economy, Says GOP

Josh Dorner | Posted 05.23.2009 | Green

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In spite of intense opposition from conservatives at nearly every step, we (read: EPA) have managed to significantly reduce pollution and still grow the economy -- a lot.

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Boehner Cites Cow Farts To Downplay Global Warming (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.20.2009 | Green

Minority Leader John Boehner described the overwhelming scientific consensus that carbon dioxide is contributing to climate change as "comical" during...

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A Modest Proposal

Dan Agin | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics

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On opening our newspaper this morning (our "newspaper of record"), we find an Op-Ed essay arguing that human morality has been provided to us by Darwi...

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Boehner Rush Limbaugh Op-Ed: It's A Dem Conspiracy

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics

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House Minority Leader John Boehner has responded to the ongoing deification of radio host Rush Limbaugh in a Washington Post op-ed Thursday. Boehner ...

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The 200 Million Dollar Question

Cristina Page | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics

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Republicans staged a temper tantrum last week over spending $200 million on contraceptive coverage. It turns out such a request wasn't even included in the stimulus.

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Dems: GOP's Stimulus Would Actually Raise Taxes For Many

The Plum Line | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics

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GOP leaders -- led by John Boehner and Eric Cantor -- have spent days bashing the economic stimulus package being touted by President Obama and Democr...

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Beware Speaker Pelosi: Boehner Knows How to Play Offense

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

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If House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pays attention, all she needs to hear has already been laid out before her. The Republican leadership resents her.

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House GOP: Stimulus Plan Has Too Much Spending

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — In a swift victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House approved a historically huge $819 billion stimulus b...

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Dropping Family Planning Funding Is the Right Move

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Ready access to contraceptives for low-income citizens is an essential part of creating a stable, informed and healthy population. There should be a bill aimed at openly supporting this policy.

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Do Contraceptives Stimulate the Economy?

Linda Bergthold | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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There has been a lot of damage done to family planning funding over the past eight years. However, this may not be the right issue around which to have the battle.

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Boehner To GOP: Oppose The Stimulus

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — On the eve of a key vote, President Barack Obama privately promised Republicans he stands ready to accept changes in the $825 billi...

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Dems Defend Tax Cuts While Calling Them Ineffective

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics

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Two of the highest-profile Democrats in Congress argued on Sunday that when it comes to the economic stimulus package, spending projects will do more ...

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Friday Talking Points [54] -- Republican Fossilization

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

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Welcome back to Friday Talking Points. Of course, the big question on everyone's mind right now is: What is going on up in Minnesota? Al Franken is t...

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