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Anthony Woods, Gay Black Iraq Veteran, To Run For Congress

The Daily Beast | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Garamendi, Anthony Woods, Congress, California, David Paterson, Daily Beast, Ellen Tauscher, San Francisco, Joan Buchanan, Mark DeSaulnier, Sacramento, Politics News

Insurgent congressional candidate Anthony Woods' life story reads like Aaron Sorkin wrote it--he's a gay, black Iraq veteran with a Harvard degree. He...

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Melissa Bean Helps Banks Gut Bill to Limit TARP Bonuses

Jane Hamsher | Posted 05.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tarp, Goldman Sachs, Jim Himes, Adam Pase, Ellen Tauscher, Aig Bonuses, Timothy Geithner, New Democrat Coalition, Alan Grayson, Chamber of Commerce, Bank Lobbyists, Neal Cavuto, Melissa Bean, Melissa Bean AIG, Aig Bonus Tax Vote, Aig Bonus Tax, Bonus Outrage, Aig, Politics News
Jane Hamsher

The New Democrats and the Blue Dogs made good on their threats to join with Republicans to block legislation that would limit the payment of TARP bonuses. Score one for the banks.

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Ryan Grim

Tauscher Accepts State Department Nomination

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ellen Tauscher, Ellen Tauscher Department of State, Undersecrtary for Arms Control, Hillary Clinton, Politics News

The blogosphere won't have Ellen Tauscher to kick around anymore. The California congresswoman that the NetRoots loves to hate announced Wednesday tha...

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Ryan Grim

Adam Pase: Lobbyist-Turned-Staffer At Center Of Bankruptcy Fight

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bankruptcy Negotiations, Ellen Tauscher, Bankruptcy Bill, Banking Industry, Adam Pase, Politics News

Capitol Hill is not a place where staffers become famous. The focus is on members of Congress, while aides remain in the background, unnamed and unrem...

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Ellen Tauscher (D-BofA) Helps Bank Lobbyists Write Our Laws

Jane Hamsher | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mortgages, Bankruptcy, Lobbyists, Ellen Tauscher, Banks, New Democrat Coalition, Homeowners, Cramdown, Foreclosure Crisis, Foreclosure, Housing Crisis, Politics News
Jane Hamsher

How can Tauscher claim that there's anything "moderate" about working on behalf of the bankers who created this crisis?

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As Congress Moves to End Gay Ban, Don't Let History Repeat Itself

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Unfriendly Fire, Don't Ask, Clinton, Gays in the Military, New Research, Ellen Tauscher, Palm Center, Sam Nunn, Congress, Obama, Anniversary, New Book, Don't Tell, Patrick Murphy, Shalikashvili, Politics News
Nathaniel Frank

Rep. Ellen Tauscher has just announced she'll introduce a bill to repeal the ban on open gays in the military, a momentous step that comes on the 15th anniversary of this highly unpopular policy.

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A Study in Contrasts on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Steve Ralls | Posted 04.02.2009 | World

Read More: Gays in the Military, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Argentina, Congress, Cristina Kirchner, Ellen Tauscher, Argentina Gays in the Military, World News
Steve Ralls

The government of Argentina, an increasingly welcoming South American country when it comes to lesbians and gays, officially ended its prohibition on open service in the armed forces.

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Mortgage Write-Downs: Why Does Ellen Tauscher Value Banks Over Constituents? Ask Adam Pase

Jane Hamsher | Posted 03.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mortgage Cram-Down, Adam Pase, Ellen Tauscher, Twenty First Century Group, Coalition for Fair & Affordable Lending, New Democrat Coalition, Chris Bowers, Bluedogs, Barack Obama, Economic Crisis, Banks, Banking Industry, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics News
Jane Hamsher

Why is Ellen Tauscher, head of the New Democrat Coalition, working so hard on behalf of bank and mortgage industry lobbyists?

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The Mantra to End DADT: Yes We Can!

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dadt, LGBT Community, 60 Minutes, Ellen Tauscher, President Obama, Admiral Mike Mullen, New York Times, Obama Transition, Congress, Robert Gibbs, Ted Kennedy, Yes We Can, US Military, Obama Gay Rights, Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Gay Rights, Military, 100 Days, Politics News
Aubrey Sarvis

There is no question that our next president is facing a host of truly awful problems. Cut the Administration some slack regarding Don't Ask Don't Tell, yes -- but not too much.

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Obama and the End of the Military's Ban on Gays

John Ridley | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dadt, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Gays in the Military, Obama Gays in the Military, Obama Gay Rights, Military, Ellen Tauscher, Politics News
John Ridley

While this will not be an easy fight, it also won't likely be a return to the belabored hearings of the Clinton presidency which produced the Bizarro World Don't Ask, Don't Tell non-policy of not asking what nobody's saying.

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