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Bailed-Out Banks Making Profits -- For Taxpayers

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Money wasn't just "given" to Wall Street firms. It bought something of value. And now that the firms (and the market in general) are recovering, they're starting to pay it back. With interest.

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National Review Changes Stance on Death Jokes

Barrett Brown | Posted 09.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Michael Graham, Iraq, Mark Hemingway, National Review, Chappaquiddick, Ted Kennedy, Bush, Media News
Barrett Brown

With Kennedy's death and the subsequent multiplayer biography that is always composed in these situations conservatives continue to outshine their opponents in hypocrisy.

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Of Bush's Iraq Delusion and Obama's Dilemma

Barton Kunstler, Ph.D. | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Biblical Prophecy, Gog and Magog, Government Accountability, Troop Withdrawal, Middle East, Fanaticism, Self-Deception, Green Zone, Religious Right, Iraq, Obama, Bush Lies, Bush, Chirac, Politics News
Barton Kunstler, Ph.D.

The longer President Obama avoids confronting the perverse legacy of the war, the more distorted our decisions and strategy will be.

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'Inhumane' CIA terror tactics spur criminal probe

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT and PAMELA HESS | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bush, CIA Interrogations, Torture, Obama Justice Department, Guantanamo Detainees, Interrogation, Obama, Justice Department, Rendition, High-Value Detainee, Interrogation Group, HIG, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration launched a criminal investigation Monday into harsh questioning of detainees during President George W. Bu...

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

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Daisy Dukes, White House, Table, Medicare for All, Legalize, Barney Frank, Progressives, Fiction, Reform, Catnip, Rube Goldberg, Blackwater, Midotw, Nancy Pelosi, Assassination, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Health Care, Budget Reconciliation, Reid, Nancy Reagan, Reconciliation, Vonnegut, Kurt Vonnegut, Terrorism, Mexico, Shorts, Terrorist, Massachusetts, Democrat, Kathleen Sebelius, Congress, Planet, Democrats, Lie, Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, Decriminalize, Mddotw, Health, Blue Dogs, Harry Reid, Vacation, Falsehood, Healthcare, Senate, George Bush, President Obama, Central Intelligence Agency, Ronald Reagan, Senator, Tom Ridge, Cia, Kennedy, Cat's Cradle, Drugs, Decriminalization, Iraq, Obama, Democratic, Dining Room Table, Media, Truth to Crazy, Media Catnip, Friday Talking Points, Republican, Bush, Pelosi, Edward Kennedy, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Obama Switches Parties, Speaker, Sebelius, Ridge, Two Bills, Michelle Obama, House, Aides, What Planet, Terror Alert, Obama to Switch Parties, Teddy Kennedy, Mainstream Media, Progressive, Grand Canyon, Chris Weigant, Naked Guy on a Plane, Senator Kennedy, Afghanistan, George W Bush, Healthcare Reform, Nazi, Politics News
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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Yes, Scots, That's Outrageous

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

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Charles Karel Bouley

There's a wacked out reward system going on in world culture these days

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Obama on Drugs: 98% Cheney?

Greg Palast | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Big Pharma, C-Span, Dick Cheney Secrecy, Bush, Billy Tauzin, The Veterans Administration, Obama Big Pharma, George Bush Energy Policy, Obama Health Care, Obama Health Care Reform, Health Care, Politics News
Greg Palast

When Cheney was caught having secret meetings with oil companies, we denounced it as a case of foxes in the henhouse. But Obama's secret meetings, he assures us, are in the public interest.

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Why the National Debate is Still Conducted on the Right's Terms

Peter Daou | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Birthers, Obama, Bush, Overton-Window, Tea Party, Palin, Health, Politics News
Peter Daou

In the inchoate anti-Obama rage manifesting itself today, we're seeing the result of years of radical rhetoric on the part of talk show hosts and pundits like Limbaugh, Hannity, Savage, O'Reilly and Coulter.

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The Iraq War: Too Important for Town Halls?

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Town Halls, Iraq, Health Care, Cheney, Bush, Health Care Town Halls, Iraq War, Politics News
Jeffrey Shaffer

If major issues affecting the populace for decades require a thorough national discussion, how come there were no town hall meetings back in 2003 to debate the wisdom of invading Iraq?

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Lobbyists Paid Off by China vs. 30,000 U.S. Workers: Which Side Will Obama Choose?

Mike Elk | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Outsourcing, General Electric, Tires, Rob Portman, International Trade Commission, Leo Gerard, China, Barack Obama, Bush, Business News
Mike Elk

So far over 8,000 people have lost their jobs, and over 20,000 more jobs are at risk if the Chinese are allowed to continue with this strategy of not obeying trade laws.

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Target Of Obama-Era Rendition Alleges Torture

Posted 09.11.2009 | World

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By Scott Horton Special to the Huffington Post During the 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama sharply criticized the Bush Administration's extr...

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Are Democrats Determined to Become What They Most Despised About Bush?

Peter Daou | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Obama, Democrats, Steny Hoyer, Health Care, Nancy Pelosi, Bush, Health Care Reform, Obama Health Care Reform, Politics News
Peter Daou

We have an endemic problem: the inexplicable adoption by Democrats of Bush-era policies and political tactics. Wasn't the point of regaining power to undo the worst of Bush's excesses?

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Right-Wing Terror Tactics: Here We Go Again!

Robert D. Stolorow | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics

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Robert D. Stolorow

Right-wing extremists and corporate propagandists are once again trying to incite the dread of collective retraumatization in their attempt to obstruct President Obama's plan for health-care reform.

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Frank Rich: Is Obama Punking Us?

nytimes.com | FRANK RICH | Posted 09.08.2009 | Politics

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"AUGUST is a challenging time to be president," said Andrew Card, the former Bush White House chief of staff, as he offered unsolicited advice to his ...

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Obama's Second Hundred Days

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Our look back at Obama's second 100 days will begin with a short overview, and then move on to the categories: "the best of times," "the worst of times," and "the age of (media) foolishness."

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The Obama Joker Poster

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Character Assassination, Bush, Obama Joker Poster, President Obama, Gop, Political Satire, Heath-Ledger-the-Joker, Socialism, Posters, Democrats, Political Lampooning, Political Cartoons, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

I didn't scream for the Obama Joker posters to be yanked down for a Hitlerian banned-book bonfire. The call was for the individual slapping the posters up to publicly ID themselves.

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Obama Poll Watch, July 2009: The Honeymoon's Over

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Polls, Obama Polls, President Obama, Monthly Polls, Honeymoon, Obamapollwatch, Trendline, Poll, Obama, Disapproval, Charts, Bush, Approval Ratings, Clinton, Polling, Data, Sotomayor, Opinion Polls, Health Care, Obama Approval, Obama Poll Watch, Graph, Trend, Daily Polls, Chart, Bill Clinton, Undecided, Approval Rating, Barack Obama, Bush First Term, Job Approval, Realclearpolitics, Obama Poll Numbers, Opinion Poll, Chris Weigant, Poll of Polls, Health Care Reform, Graphs, George W Bush, Healthcare Reform, Healthcare, Pollster, Politics News
Chris Weigant

The news this month for Obama fans is not particularly good, as Obama has definitely ended his "honeymoon" period (which virtually all first-term presidents go through).

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The Birth of Desperation: Irresponsible Opposition

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Birthers, Obama, Cambridge Police Department, Racial Profiling, Palin, Cheney, Bush, Obama Gates, Gates Arrested, Politics News
Jeff Schweitzer

Republicans are imploding, and the resulting compression into a black hole of nothingness is not pretty. Apparently nothing can escape this growing object, not even light or logic.

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Beer Metaphor Becomes Frosty-Cold Reality

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Barack Obama is the first president to not just accept the premise of the "having a beer" test, but to embrace it and turn it into reality.

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When Bush Got 'Drunk' -- As Meltdown Approached

Greg Mitchell | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Youtube, Economic Meltdown, George W. Bush, Greenspan, Bush, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

It's fun, sad and fascinating to look back one year at one of the few YouTube highlights or lowlights of the George W. Bush presidency.

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Holder Helped Secure Lenient Plea Deal With Bush Lawyers

The Raw Story | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Doj, Bush, Farc, President Obama, Eric Holder, Bananas, Obama, United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, Michael Chertoff, Department of Justice, Chiquita, Bush Administration, Carl Lindner, Columbia, Jr., Chiquita-Colombia, Carol Lam, Jeffery A. Taylor, Politics News

When the US Justice Department announced in March 2007 that Chiquita Brands had pleaded guilty to "one count of engaging in transactions with a specia...

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President Obama's Signing Statements and Congress's Response: A Return to Separation of Powers Sanity?

Peter M. Shane | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Checks and Balances, Obama, Separation of Powers, Bush, Signing Statements, Politics News
Peter M. Shane

The intriguing debate continues on President Obama's use of signing statements to protest provisions of statutes he is signing into law.

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Goldman Sacks and Plunders

Diane Francis | Posted 08.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Greed, Bankruptcies, Lehman Brothers, Bailouts, Henry Paulson, Aig, Financial Crisis, Henry Paulson Wall Street, Tarp, Financial Meltdown, Bush, Business News
Diane Francis

Goldman Sachs cannot argue that the proceeds it received from the AIG rescue did not constitute an indirect bailout any more than can auto parts makers who are saved by Detroit's bailout.

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Overcoming Pottery Barn Foreign Policy

Bob Burnett | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Bush Doctrine, Barack Obama, Obama Foreign Policy, Bush, Realpolitik, Obama, Bush Foreign Policy, Politics News
Bob Burnett

Bush viewed America as a fortress where barbarians were hammering at our gates; as the leader in a global crusade. But Obama sees the US as one of many powerful players in a complex world.

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Was Bush Right About Iraq?

Lloyd Garver | Posted 08.16.2009 | Home

Read More: Western Culture, Cosmetic Surgery, Bush, Iraq, Home News
Lloyd Garver

Some of the criticism George W. Bush and his administration received when they began the war against Iraq was that they were trying to force our cultu...

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