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Democrats Now "All In" On Healthcare Reform

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Let's look at the poker hand we've been dealt on health care reform. Democrats have now officially gone from "pot committed" to "all in." The stakes, to be blunt, have been raised until they are as high as they can go.

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Friday Talking Points [102] -- Harry Reid's Glacial Progress Grinds On

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Harry Reid thinks he's got enough votes, but then this is the reason why the vote keeps getting pushed back -- because he's obviously still scrambling for the final few votes before he moves ahead.

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Fallon & The Roots Slow Jam Low Voter Turn Out (VIDEO)

Posted 11.13.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Slow Jam, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, News, Late Night, The Roots, Voter Turn Out, Election, Voter, Jimmy Fallon, Voting, Comedy News

Compared to the 2008 election, the midterm elections weren't nearly as exciting. So, to make a low Democratic turnout at the polls a little more stimu...

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It's Time to Get Judicial Retention Elections Off the Ballot in Illinois

David Orr | Posted 11.09.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Ballot, Judicial, Judges, Judicial Retention, Cook County, Election, Cook-County-Clerk, Chicago News
David Orr

Judicial retention races are a paradox, where too much democracy means no democracy at all. Not a single judge has lost a retention election since 1990.

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Election Day

Kate Clinton | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Michelle Obama, Election, Voting, Obama Administration, Politics News
Kate Clinton

At 7:30 on election morning, we walked to our local polling place in the elementary school, past the "Vote Aqui" signs, past the bake sale moms, the c...

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Boulder's Progressives Retain Power, But Only Barely

Bob Wells | Posted 11.05.2009 | Denver

Read More: Macon Cowles, Boulder-City-Council, Election, Progressives, Boulder, Colorado Politics, Carbon Tax, Crystal Gray, George Karakehian, Denver News
Bob Wells

The nine-member council that's to be sworn into office Nov. 17 will reflect a sharply divided city, with the real progressives holding a tenuous 5-4 majority.

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The Elections You May Not Have Noticed

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

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Jim Wallis

I think as people continue to see so much of politics as usual in this town -- partisan bickering and big money buying votes -- they are increasingly likely to vote against whatever represents the old politics for them.

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One Year After Obama's Election: Still Smarter...Than The Alternative

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

What puts this first year in perspective for me is that: Obama may not be smarter than all of us, but he sure is smarter by a long shot than McCain would have been. And that, for now, is enough for me.

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One Year After

Thomas Croft | Posted 11.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Recovery, Ecnomic Reform, One Year Anniversary, Barack Obama, Obama Inauguration, President Obama, Bank Bailout, Health Care, Election, Business News
Thomas Croft

President Obama: You've helped the bank barons. Now help everyday Americans -- fight to save their homes, help them through hard times, make their lives and that of their families easier.

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Christie, McDonnell Got Fewer Votes Than McCain

Bill Scher | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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Bill Scher

In 2008, Sen. John McCain lost the presidential race in NJ after garnering 1,613,207 votes. In 2009, Chris Christie won the governor's race with 1,140...

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Axelrod: "Everything About The Politics Of Washington Works Against Hope And Optimism And Unity"

New York Times | PETER BAKER | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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In the White House, the wistfulness for the simpler days is palpable. "The day was just suffused with emotion and hope and warmth," David Axelrod, Mr....

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Watch Long Island For the New Right Wing Groundswell

B.D. Gallof | Posted 11.03.2009 | New York

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B.D. Gallof

Today we will see the crawl, but next year we will see the running. The bouillabaisse of discontent has been churning, and this year's minority will be a movement looking to step up.

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Election Special: The "Joys" of Blaming Obama

Carol Smaldino | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

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Carol Smaldino

We, the People, are perpetuating the tendency to blame one human being in what seems like the implicit wish for a strong monarch rather than a democratically elected President.

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The Payer Mayor: Has Mike Bloomberg Bought Himself Another Term?

Nelson Montana | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Part Lines, Finance, Mayor, Liberals, Thompson, 9/11, Mike Bloomberg, Candidates, Community Organizing, Election, New York, New York News
Nelson Montana

Even if there wasn't one thin dime spent in advertising, in a straight up comparison, Bloomberg is clearly the better man than Thompson.

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Want Healthcare Reform? Pick Up The Phone.

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Yesterday, over 300,000 people picked up the phone and called Congress demanding health care reform this year. The phones ringing off the hook certainly did not go unnoticed by Congress.

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Afghanistan: An Election Without Results

Abdulhadi Hairan | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

Read More: Afghanistan, 2009, Election, Abdullah, Afghan Election, Hamid Karzai, Kandahar, Kabul, Election Fraud, Fraud, Terrorism, War, Tension, Us, Un, World News
Abdulhadi Hairan

Everyone here is impatient to know the outcome of the much-discussed, controversial Afghan elections, but two months have passed and still no one has a clue about the real situation.

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GOP Gaining Advantage In 2010

washingtonpost.com | Dan Balz | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

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Three forces threaten Democrats in the 2010 elections: populist anger on the right, disaffection in the middle and potential disillusionment on the le...

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Bloomberg-Thompson Debate: Bill Thompson Jr. Calls Michael Bloomberg A Liar

AP | Posted 10.13.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK (AP)- The Democrat trying to unseat popular billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg lobbed multiple attacks at him during their first debate Tues...

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Who Cheats More: Democrats or Republicans?

Auren Hoffman | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Election, Politics News
Auren Hoffman

We can devise a simple research project to see which side cheats more, Republicans or Democrats. Just look at recounts of federal and state races.

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Canada To Avoid Immediate Election

AP | ROB GILLIES | Posted 11.15.2009 | World

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TORONTO — One of Canada's opposition parties said Tuesday it will prop up Prime Minister Stephen Harper's minority Conservative government in a ...

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McDonnell On Gays: Robert McDonnell's Comments On Gays Resurface After Thesis Uproar

Washington Post | Amy Gardner | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

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As chairman of the House Courts of Justice Committee, McDonnell sat at the head of the proceedings, with his Senate counterpart next to him and commit...

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And the Oscar for Best Voting System Goes to ... Instant Runoff Voting

Rob Richie | Posted 09.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Instant Runoff Voting, The Oscars, Casablanca, Academy of Motion Pictures, Election, Entertainment News
Rob Richie

Before 1945, the Academy picked classics like Casablanca and Gone with the Wind. But it switched to plurality voting because it can encourage Oscar upsets.

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Iran: Male Clerics Call for Justice While Female Parliamentarians Advocate for Discriminatory Laws Against Women

Sara Dehghan | Posted 10.17.2009 | World

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Sara Dehghan

In Iran, appointing loyal hardline females to ministries does not translate into women's equal rights. It is another cunning strategy by Ahmadinejad's government to fool the world.

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This Will be a Difficult Seat to Fill

Byron Williams | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senate, Civil Rights, John F. Kennedy, Chappaquiddick, Apartheid, Americans With Disabilities, Massachusetts, South Africa, Election, Ted Kennedy, Politics News
Byron Williams

For the first time since 1952, it is possible someone whose last name is other than Kennedy will hold that Senate seat from Massachusetts.

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Iran: So Far Away, But Also Mine

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 09.26.2009 | Home

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Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

My cousin in Iran called my uncle often in the early days of mass protests and police crackdowns. Those moments full of hushed tones and furrowed brows would snap us back to the reality of the situation.

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