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Villaraigosa Fires Back At His Critics

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 12.07.2012 | Los Angeles
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LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa responded defensively to the backlash he's received for signing onto the Republican-leaning Campaign to Fix the Debt on ...

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Deficit Rorschach Test: The Presidents, the Editors, and the Truth

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 11.10.2012 | Politics
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Richard (RJ) Eskow

Both political parties have "an aversion to telling the truth," says WaPo. The truth? That newspaper's editors are part of a small but powerful billionaire-funded circle that seems to believe that any facts that don't support their distorted and unpopular ideas are deviations from the "truth."

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The Bowles-Simpson Medicine Show Is Back in Town

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.29.2012 | Politics
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Richard (RJ) Eskow

As soon as one pitch ends, another begins. So this ain't over, folks, because every good medicine-show pitchman knows: You gotta keep on offering the crowd that "grand bargain" until you wear 'em down and they buy it.

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President Obama Offers Moral Vision, Faith Leaders Must Press For More

Rev. Chuck Currie | Posted 06.13.2011 | Religion
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Rev. Chuck Currie

Faith leaders in the United States should applaud President Obama for offering a moral vision for the nation while carefully monitoring how the White House and Congress proceed.

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