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Are the Democrats Worse Than the Republicans?

Cenk Uygur | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

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Cenk Uygur

President Bush is the most unpopular president of all time -- literally. But if you keep losing to the worst, what does that make you?

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Is Israel Really Preparing to Attack Iran? Col. Gardiner Says No

Robert Naiman | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iran, Israel, Congress, Iran Nuclear Program, Sam Gardiner, Israel Military Exercise Iran, Israel Military Exercise, Israel Iran, Israel Iran Airstrike, Politics News
Robert Naiman

"President Bush likes beehive analogies," Gardiner points out. " An Israel-only strike would stir up the bees and leave the hives with only limited damage."

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Bush Gives Dems STDs

Marty Kaplan | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Warrantless Wiretapping, Democratic Congress, Congress, FISA Bill, FISA Legislation, Steny Hoyer, Bush Fisa, FISA Renewal, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Lieberman, FISA Reform, Majority, Fisa, Politics News
Marty Kaplan

Nancy Pelosi, Stenny Hoyer and the blue dogs they lie down with have been rewarded with the same herpetic embrace that is turning John McCain into a Republican cootie incubator.

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McCain: Lock-Step and (Oil) Barrel

Janet Ritz | Posted 06.19.2008 | Green

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Janet Ritz

While Obama was in Illinois shoveling sand in bags to hold back the Bush-neglected infrastructure that was crumbling around him McCain was on his way to accept whoops and cheers from oil industry insiders.

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Kyl-Lieberman on Steroids? Impeachment Champion Endorses Naval Blockade of Iran

Robert Naiman | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iran, Kyl-Lieberman Iran, Congress, Robert Wexler, Iran Nuclear Program, Impeachment, Dennis Kucinich, Politics News
Robert Naiman

When Representative Dennis Kucinich introduced articles of impeachment against Vice-President Cheney, and then against President Bush, one of his key ...

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Gangster Lunch: Kosovo Godfather Thaci Hosts U.S. Congressmembers

Julia Gorin | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jihad, Congress, Bosnia, Kosovo, Bush, Thaci, Kosova, Clinton Kosovo, Engel, Independent Kosovo, Politics News
Julia Gorin

Prime Minister Thaçi gives lunch for members of the U.S. Congress at his house in Burojë Prishtina, 15 June 2008 -- The Prime Minister of the Repu...

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Bush and McCain: Drilling us into a Deeper Hole

Sen. Robert Menendez | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Energy, Bush Oil, Congress, Oil Drilling, Anwr, Bob Menendez, George W. Bush, John Mccain Oil Drilling, Senate Democrats, Robert Menendez, Energy Policy, John McCain, Outer Continental Shelf, Offshore Drilling, Politics News
Sen. Robert Menendez

What McCain and Bush are not saying is how their friends at the oil companies are sitting on -- get this -- 68 million acres of unused land leased to them by the American taxpayer.

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The Disintegration of John McCain

Paul Jenkins | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Even still-enamored journalists cannot fail to notice that it would be difficult to find a candidate less suited for the times or the office than McCain right now.

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Bipartisanship Thrives -- At Least When it Comes to Earmarks

Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Pork Barrel Spending, Congress, Earmarks, Federal Budget, Washington Post, Bipartisanship, Politics News
Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson

Earmarks are back on the scene. Despite repeated attempts to kill the industry, or at least weaken it, the current House defense authorization bill contains almost $10 billion dollars of red ink.

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Blue Dogs Are Now Silver Foxes

Major R. Owens | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics

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Major R. Owens

Yes, the knights of change riding into Washington can do it. But only if they are vigilant against the Blue Dogs who hunt in the jungles of the capitol.

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Congress and Lebanon

Stephen Zunes | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Amal Militia, HR 1194, Saad Hariri, Dennis Kucinich, Ron Paul, Congress, Lebanon, Gary Ackerman, Hezbollah, Salafi, Foreign Policy, Hizballah, Siniora, Israel, Politics News
Stephen Zunes

With a history like this, Congress should think twice before going on record in support of specific factions in Lebanon's confusing and violent political environment. But over 95% of House members disagree.

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A True Litmus Test For Reelection

Mickey Edwards | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Republican Reelection Strategy, Oath of Office, Constitution, Republicans, Politics News
Mickey Edwards

On the first day of Congress, members swear to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States ... against all enemies foreign and domestic." Not the President, not a political party -- the Constitution.

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Bold Climate Action: 1Sky Shows That Our Children Can't Wait

Betsy Taylor | Posted 06.16.2008 | Green

Read More: Congress, Betsy Taylor, Climate Change, Lieberman-Warner, Senate, Global Warming, 1sky, Environment, Environmentalism, Green News
Betsy Taylor

Pundits wonder how much it might cost to fix things and whether pivoting to a green economy might hurt a few companies that line powerful pockets. And meanwhile, Greenland melts.

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As the World Watches, Washington Fails Again on Climate and Energy Leadership

Clint Wilder | Posted 06.16.2008 | Green

Read More: Congress, Warner-Lieberman Bill, President Bush, Cap-and-Trade, Climate Change, Global Warming, Green News
Clint Wilder

By the way, that U.S. economy of ours, safely protected from those big bad ruinous carbon limits -- how's it been performing lately?

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Stop Selling Child Abuse as Therapy: Call Congress Today to Support HR 5876

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 06.13.2008 | Politics

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Maia Szalavitz

How can it be that there are unregulated private jails for teenagers in which they can receive corporal punishment that is prohibited even for convicted murderers in 21st century America?

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Jason Linkins

Congressmen Learn To Use Twitter, Break New Ground In The Field Of Bipartisan Bickering, Hurting America

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

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Twitter, the revolutionary web tool that I frequently use to let friends and colleagues know precisely where I will be getting soused on any given nig...

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National Journal confirms our low expectations

David Roberts | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Climate Change, Congress, Global Warming Skepticism, Democrats, Republicans, Politics News
David Roberts

grist.orgNational Journal polls members of Congress:Matt draws our attention to one particular quote from a Republican No: "If there's one thing ...

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The Help Americans Deserve

Rep. Joe Baca | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Latinos, Education, Congress, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Disparity, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Foreclosure, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Politics News
Rep. Joe Baca

As grim statics come out that show our nation's unemployment rates have surged to 5.5 percent, Republicans have again tried to block assistance to the families that urgently need it the most.

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The 269-269 Electoral Tie Scenario

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

So what would happen if the Electoral College tied? Well, it goes to the House of Representatives. And since the Democrats have an advantage in the House, you'd think "President Obama." But you'd be wrong.

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Business as Usual: Troops Wait While Congress "Governs"

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Blue Dogs, GI Bill, Iraq, Congress, Iava, Veterans, Troops, Webb GI Bill, 21st Century GI Bill, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Paul Rieckhoff

It's like a pilot crashing a plane because he was too busy giving all the passengers their complementary peanuts.

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Patents for All: The System That Could Not Contain Itself

Brian Kahin | Posted 06.10.2008 | Business

Read More: Supreme Court, Patent Lawyers, Congress, Intellectual Property, Patent, Patents, Patent Law, Business News
Brian Kahin

The question of just what is patentable is far too complex for Congress to handle -- especially given that even modest patent reform legislation has stalled.

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Republicans Block Oil Windfall Tax

Janet Ritz | Posted 06.10.2008 | Green

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Janet Ritz

Wilkinson's self-serving act has set off a world-wide frenzy of speculation, particulary oil speculation, with traders in London and Dubai holding onto their oil stocks in order to obtain a better price in Euros than they can now achieve with dollars. That, in turn, plays into the hands of oil producing nations who may have reasons not to like America (i.e. Iran, Venezuela...) to insist on petrol-Euros for their product, further depressing the dollar world-wide.

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The Big Battle of Iraq Has Yet to Begin - At Home, Not Abroad

Tom Davis | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Baghdad, Congress, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, John McCain, Ptsd, Barack Obama, Politics News
Tom Davis

Whether troops leave Iraq sooner or later, managing PTSD is the battle that, for many, needs to begin now.

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John McCain: The Devil You Don't Know

Paul Jenkins | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

McCain's political positions are what remain utterly confusing -- it's hard to think of another veteran politician whose political philosophy is as murky as his.

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Almost Blue: The Obama-Dean Western Campaign

Dawn Teo | Posted 06.08.2008 | Home

Read More: Nevada, 2008 Elections, President, Alaska, New Mexico, Washington, Oregon, Texas, Congress, Colorado, Arizona, Idaho, Barack Obama, Kansas, California, Obama Coattails, Obama Western Strategy, Obama McCain, Obama Dean, Obama Down-Ticket Races, Obama West, Obama Howard Dean, Obama Down Ticket, Obama Mccain West, Obama DNC, Obama Congress, Home News
Dawn Teo

Obama's army goes deep behind enemy lines in the West. He and Dean are determined to compete in red states as a matter of strategy, forcing McCain to spend money and resources on his own turf.

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