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Parents to Senate Education Committee: You Need our Input on ESEA!

Julie Woestehoff | Posted 01.10.2012

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Parents Across America (PAA) has sent a letter to the members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee after noting that panelist...

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Democratic Senator Blasts GOP On Tax Cuts

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) spoke on MSNBC's "The Ed Show" Wednesday night about what he characterized as an unacceptable Republican prioritization of th...

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Friday Talking Points [124] -- How's That Libertarian Thingie Workin' Out For Ya?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

We certainly have a lot of ground to cover this week, so let's dig right in. I'd like to start with a declaration, though: Bristol Palin is now fair g...

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Friday Talking Points [111] -- Use It Or Lose It

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

President Obama this week has successfully put the Republican Party on the defensive. This could be a fleeting thing, or it could be the start of a whole new way for Obama's administration to operate.

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Harkin Surprised, Disappointed To Hear That Obama Didn't Push Public Option

Talking Points Memo | Brian Beutler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yesterday, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) articulated surprise and disappointment that the White House had not done more to push Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) to ...

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New Study Destroys Union Intimidation Myth As Specter Considers "Compromise"

Art Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

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While so many cartoonish "horror movie" caricatures of the EFCA have been launched by right-wing smear merchants, perhaps supporters of the legislation deserve a chance to fight back with a cartoon of their own.

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