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Huffpo Charity Chain: Donating for Change

Paul Loeb | Posted 12.26.2007 | Politics

Read More: Charity, Iraq, Democrats, Giving, Philanthropy, Hillary, Obama, Edwards, Donating, Politics News
Paul Loeb

Here's a list of groups that do a particularly good job of engaging people, particularly people who aren't necessarily politically involved.

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Romney, Lawrence O'Donnell, Anti-Mormon Rants

James Love | Posted 12.22.2007 | Politics

Read More: Romney, Mormon, Lawrence O'Donnell, Religion, Mitt Romney, Democrats and Religion, Mitt Romney Mormonism, Religion and Politics, Democrats, 2008 Election, Bigotry, Politics News
James Love

If the Democrats want to be a majority party, they should reject religious bigotry.

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My "McLaughlin Awards" For 2007 [Part 1]

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, President, Al Gore, Inconvenient Truth, Mitchell Report, 2007, Mccain, Iraq, Awards, China, Most Original Thinker, Lieberman, Turncoat of the Year, Bush, Iran, Bush Countdown Clock, Enough Already, Surge, Bummest Rap, Katie Couric, Most Stagnant Thinker, Turncoat, Current TV, Most Defining Political Moment, America Does Not Torture, Karl Rove, Petraeus, Barry Bonds, Communist China, Nobel, Biggest Loser, Person of the Year, McLaughlin Group, Most Boring, Edwards, Nobel Peace Prize, Congress, Oscar, Worst Lie, Roadblock Republicans, Capitalist of the Year, Democrats, Best Photo Op, Gonzales, Bomb Iran, Biggest Winner, Trent Lott, Best Comeback, Best Politician, Live Earth, Harry Reid, Republicans, Fairest Rap, Worst Politician, Maliki, Senate, Feinstein, Antarctica, Mclaughlin, Emmy, Politics News
Chris Weigant

For those of you who have been reading this column long enough, you may remember a fun set of columns (Part 1 and Part 2) I wrote last year, giving my...

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Congressional Dems Have Five Times The Cash of GOP

Politico | Josh Kraushaar | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics

Read More: Low GOP Fundraising, Congressional Democrats, Congress, Democratic Congress, Dems GOP Fundraising, Fundraising, Democrats, Republicans, Politics News

The Democratic Congressional campaign committees ended November with nearly five times as much cash-on-hand as their Republican counterparts. This mea...

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Obama's 'Present' Vote Ignored Dangers of Sex Shops Near Schools

Taylor Marsh | Posted 12.20.2007 | Politics

Read More: Anti-Pornography, Edwards, Zoning, 2008, Clinton, Right-Wing, Obama, Iran, Democrats, Iraq, Legislative Record, Republicans, Culture, Politics News
Taylor Marsh

For some reason, people seem to think that Mr. Obama's legislative career doesn't matter; that he deserves a pass on it. Do you think Republicans will give him a pass?

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Top Democratic Candidates In Dead Heat In Iowa

CNN | Paul Steinhauser | Posted 12.20.2007 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Iowa, 2008 Elections, Clinton and Edwards and Obama, Barack Obama, Democrats Tied in Iowa, 2008 Presidential Race, Iowa Poll, 2008 Campaign, John Edwards, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Election 2008, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, Politics News

Just two weeks until the Iowa caucuses, the Democratic presidential candidates appear to be in a dead heat in the Hawkeye State, according to a new C...

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Democrats Cave On SCHIP

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.19.2007 | Politics

Read More: Chris Dodd, Congress, 08, 2008 Election, Democrats, Election, 08 Election, Bush, 2008, Health, Schip, Nancy Pelosi, Health Insurance, Harry Reid, Childrens Health, Veto, Health Care, Children's Health, Majority Leader, Senate, Senate Majority Leader, Politics News
Chris Weigant

The news just broke that Dems have completely and utterly caved on the State Children's Health Insurance Program bill.

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George W. Bush as Marie Antoinette: "Let Them Go Ice Fishing in Maine" (Part Two)

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 12.19.2007 | Business

Read More: Department of Energy Sam Bodman, Maine, Exxon Mobil, State of the Union Address, Opec, President Bush, Democrats, Stategic Petroleum Reserve, Riyadh, Repulicans, Spr, Energy Bill, Kennebunkport, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

That the government would not use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as a symbolic gesture to counter OPEC's and the oil industry's rapaciousness borders on the incredulous, or perhaps more accurately, the malign.

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Chyron Watch: MSNBC's "Dodd Among Men"

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 12.19.2007 | Media

Read More: Msnbc, Harry Reid, Chris Dodd, Democratic Presidential Candidates, Democrats, 2008 Election, Chyron Watch, Media News

They like him, they really like him! Chris Dodd may never be president, but he's been getting major props for his strong stance against the FISA autho...

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Republicans Stunned by Penniless Wisecracking Two-bit Preacher

Paul Jenkins | Posted 12.18.2007 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Mike Huckabee's not-so-improbable rise has stunned the Republican establishment and has his rivals exhibiting completely aberrant behavior.

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Economic Blues: Bush Without a Clue and Democrats Out of Tune

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 12.18.2007 | Business

Read More: Taxes, Republicans, Investment, Tax, Democrats, Economy, George W. Bush, Balanced Budget, Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Alan Greenspan, Housing Slump, Business News
Robert L. Borosage

If we are to avoid a deep recession, it's time for government to step up. So choose your poison: Tax cuts or government investment. The Republicans have no doubt.

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Why Did Reid Pull the Telecom Bill?

Jane Hamsher | Posted 12.18.2007 | Politics

Read More: Harry Reid, Chris Dodd, FISA Bill, Democrats, Telecoms, Telecom Immunity, Dodd Telecom Amnesty, Dodd Filibuster, Politics News
Jane Hamsher

Reid may be going out of his way to deny that Dodd and his allies had any effect on what happened yesterday, and the Washington Post may be fooled, but nobody else is.

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Hillary Loathe Fest Drives Obama Surge

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 12.18.2007 | Politics

Read More: Karl Rove, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Gop, Republican Presidential Candidates, Democrats, Presidential Primaries, Hillary Clinton, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The Bash Hillary mania is so deep and pernicious that it has done the unthinkable for Obama.

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Bill Clinton Craps Out

Marc Cooper | Posted 12.17.2007 | Home

Read More: Bill Clinton, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Hillary Clinton, Democrats, Craps, Home News
Marc Cooper

When Bill Clinton tried to scare the Bejeezus out of the American people by claiming that to nominate Barack Obama would be to "roll the dice" with the country, he revealed a much greater experience in rolling around in the hay than rollin' dem bones.

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We Must Become the Party of Boldness, Not Acquiescence

Howard Shanker | Posted 12.17.2007 | Politics

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Howard Shanker

For many years the world has looked up to America precisely because our commitment to liberty was absolute and our belief that nothing was impossible.

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The Electoral College and Making Presidential Elections Less Ridiculous

Dan Brown | Posted 12.17.2007 | Politics

Read More: New Jersey Assembly, Presidential Race, Rudy Giuliani, Iowa Caucuses, Republican, Hillary Clinton, Electoral College, Primary Elections, Presidential Election, Democrats, 2008 Election, Dirty Trick, California, Politics News
Dan Brown

National elections require uniform national rules. You can't skew the electoral votes in a blue state and then not in the red and "battleground" states.

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Thomas B. Edsall

Softening Hillary's Image Takes Precedence Over Campaign Shakeup

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 12.16.2007 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Presidential Candidates, Democrats, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News

With the January 3 Iowa caucuses fast approaching, Hillary Clinton is now being forced to publicly disguise hardball opposition research and other bar...

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U.S. Rep. Julia Carson Dies After Battle With Lung Cancer

Indianapolis Star | Mary Beth Schneider | Posted 12.15.2007 | Politics

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U.S. Rep. Julia Carson died at home this morning following a battle with lung cancer. She was 69. Carson's death comes just weeks after she announced...

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Why We Wish The Clintons Would Just Go Away

Paul Jenkins | Posted 12.15.2007 | Politics

Read More: Jesse Helms, Ron Paul, Right-Wing, Abuse of Power, James Carville, Drugs, Iraq, Mark Penn, Bush, African-American, Primaries, Marriage, Gay Rights, Dennis Kucinich, Cynthia McKinney, Black, Green Party, Bill Clinton, Women, Karl Rove, Michael Bloomberg, Clintons, Gay, Feminism, Democrats, New York City, Rudy Giuliani, Trent Lott, Sex, Arkansas, Iowa, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Sista Souljah, Gay Marriage, Heterosexuals, Socialist, Racism, Barack Obama, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

Because they have spun us into complete exhaustion. Because she's a feminist until it is her own husband who abuses his power. Because we don't have to settle for them.

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Friday Talking Points [Vol. 12]

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.14.2007 | Politics

Read More: White House, Gwen Ifill, Pat Leahy, Fisa, Rumsfeld, Telecom, Witch Hunt, Fatuous, John Kerry, Midotw, Contempt of Congress, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Reid, News Hour, Special Counsel, Witch, Warrantless Wiretapping, Oversight, Democrat, Edwards, Congress, Joe Biden, Richardson, Justice Department, Democrats, Investigation, Mddotw, Interrogation Tapes, Wiretapping, Alberto Gonzales, Nixon, Up or Down Vote, Wiccan, Cocaine, Stuart Bowen, Cloture, Cia, Cheney, Filibuster, Iraq, Chris Dodd, Obama, Privacy, Bush, Pelosi, 10-Year War, Continuing Resolution, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Scooter Libby, Hex, Inspector General, Judiciary Committee, Specter, Attorney General, Contempt, Robert Wexler, CIA Tapes, Roadblock Republicans, Executive Branch, Independent Counsel, Wicca, Telecommunication, Torture, King George, Grassley, Politics News
Chris Weigant

The whole Obama flap over cocaine (fueled by the Clinton camp) needs to get shot down right away, before any Republicans consider using it to attack Obama. And it's so pathetically easy to shoot this one down.

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Where Are Our Leaders When We Need Them?

Cenk Uygur | Posted 12.14.2007 | Politics

Read More: Fisa Immunity, Harry Reid, Barack Obama, Iraq War Funding, Energy Bill, Joe Biden, Chris Dodd, Hillary Clinton, Iraq War, Democrats, Iraq, 2008 Election, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

As much as I respect Dodd, he is not likely to win the nomination. So, the person who works with him can soak up all the credit for his FISA fight.

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Clinton Hints At "Surprises" In Obama's Past

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 12.14.2007 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Primary, Hillary Clinton Iowa, Clinton, Barack Obama Iowa, Hillary Clinton Shaheen Drug Allegations, Barack Obama vs Hillary Clinton, Iowa Caucuses, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama Drug Use, Democrats, 2008 Election, Hillary Clinton Barack Obama Cocaine Use, Barack Obama, Politics News

Clinton didn't mention specifics in the taping of an interview on "Iowa Press" this morning, but drew a contrast with unnamed rivals that echoes Bill ...

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Hillary and The Clinton Legacy

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 12.14.2007 | Politics

Read More: Robert Rubin, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, Democrats, Democratic Primary, Rubinomics, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News
Robert L. Borosage

That she's benefited from her husbands' political legacy goes without saying, but what is striking is how irrelevant -- if not simply wrong-headed -- his policy legacy is to the challenges we now face.

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The Edwards Mystery

Paul Jenkins | Posted 12.13.2007 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Edwards has been inconsistent, both in his positions and in his behavior. How many "mistakes," as he has openly called a number of his previous decisions, can he expect us to move beyond?

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9 Dems Say No To Christmas Resolution In Congress

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 12.13.2007 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Christmas Is Important Resolution, Democrats, Christmas Resolution in Congress, War on Christmas, Republicans, Politics News

Rep. Jim McDermott says he is no Grinch, even though he voted against Christmas. The Democrat from Washington state says he was protesting an expecte...

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