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Grandparents: Experts On Green Living (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Lindsay Armstrong | Posted 01.01.2010 | Green

Read More: Slidepoll, House, Recycle, Organic Food, Green, Reuse, Green Living, Gardening, Grandparents, Sewing, Green News

"Going green," may seem like a new movement, but the concepts behind it are not. As we ring in a new decade today, we thought it would be fun to look...

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"Save Big": How To Cut Out Big Costs

Elisabeth Leamy | Posted 12.29.2009 | Books

Read More: House, Groceries, Money Saving Tips, Managing Debt, Car, Books, How to Save Money, Healthcare, Saving Money, Save Big, Credit, Books News
Elisabeth Leamy

I'm not a fan of savings strategies that require daily maintenance -- and deprivation. Instead, I like to battle big boring expenses every once in awhile.

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TSA, Customs Agencies Still Lack Permanent Leaders Appointed By Obama

AP | EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 12.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Unionize, White House, Tsa, Congress, Customs, Jim Demint, Travel, Obama, House, Department of Homeland Security, Senate, Erroll Southers, Janet Napolitano, Customs and Border Protection, Allen Bersin, Labor Union, Abdulmutallab, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Two federal agencies charged with keeping potential terrorists off airplanes and out of the country have been without their top lea...

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Ryan Grim and Arthur Delaney

Senate Passes Health Care Bill, 60-39

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim and Arthur Delaney | Posted 12.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Bill, House, White House, Senate, Vote, Health Care Reform, Pelosi, Obama, Reid, Health Care, Politics News

Without a single Republican vote, the United States Senate passed a sweeping health care reform bill in a landslide, shortly after 7:00 in the morning...

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Obama 'Absolutely' Will Help Merge Health Care Bills (VIDEO)

Posted 12.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care, Obama, House, Senate, Merge, Politics News

While many Americans are wrapping gifts, President Barack Obama is pledging to personally wrap up health-care reform. Obama told PBS's Jim Lehrer tha...

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Demonizing Dean Won't Absolve This Health Care Sham

Robert Scheer | Posted 12.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Robert Scheer, House, Politics, Law, Senate, Clinton, Health, Health Care Reform, Scheer, Howard Dean, Obama, Joe Lieberman, Health Care, Politics News
Robert Scheer

Dean deserves much better from the left than what he got after calling for the health reform bill to be killed. His concerns as a physician and a progressive politician are worthy of serious attention.

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Estate Tax Laws Uncertain With Old Tax Set To Expire

Wall Street Journal | LAURA SAUNDERS | Posted 12.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: House, Taxes, Income Tax, Estate Tax Laws, Tax Laws, Senate, Congress, Wills, Irs, Death Tax Laws, Estate Law, Death Tax, Estate Tax, Politics News

The possible expiration of the federal-estate tax has sent the normally staid world of estate planning into a frenzy of activity, as taxpayers try to ...

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Howard Dean Debates Health Care With Mary Landrieu, Chris Matthews (VIDEO)

Posted 12.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Countdown, Howard Dean, Video, House, Insurance, Landrieu, Health Care, Dean, Contdown, Dean Matthews, Mary Landrieu, Hardball, Dean Landrieu, Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann, Media News

Howard Dean is digging in. The former DNC Chairman appeared on MSNBC's Hardball on Wednesday, getting into a heated health care debate with both host...

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Ryan Grim

Jobs Bill Squeaks Through Despite Dem Defections

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: House, Congress, Jobs, Job Stimulus, Jobs Package, Jobs Bill, Politics News

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) muscled a $154 billion jobs bill through the House on Wednesday evening just before Congress departed for a holiday re...

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Nate Silver: Progressives Are Crazy to Oppose the Senate Health Care Bill

Fivethirtyeight.com | Nate Silver | Posted 12.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: House, Nate Silver, Lieberman, Senate, Statistics, Senate Health Care Bill, Health Care Reform, Darcy Burner, Joe Lieberman, Health Care, Politics News

I understand that most of the liberal skepticism over the Senate bill is well intentioned. But it has become way, way off the mark. Where do you think...

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House Votes To Expand Sanctions On Iran, Focuses On Oil

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 12.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sanctions, Gasoline, Kucinich, h.r. 2194, Ron Paul, Pelosi, Iran, Petroleum, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Crude Oil, Hr 2194, House, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Basij, State Department, Oil, #Iranelection, Iran Sanctions, Tehran, House Bill, Levin, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The House voted Tuesday to impose new economic sanctions on Iran as lawmakers cast doubt on Iran's willingness to respond to diplom...

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StimCity: What America's Mayors Think of the Stimulus

Harry Moroz | Posted 12.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mayors, House, Oklahoma City, Jobs, Congress, Cities, Pat McCrory, Trenton, Steny Hoyer, Douglas Palmer, Charlotte, Economic Recovery, Mick Cornett, Dannel Malloy, Stamford, Senate, Politics News
Harry Moroz

Stimulus projects designed for job creation have proven ineffective. To find out why, I spoke with a handful of the nation's mayors, both Democratic and Republican.

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Obama: I Didn't Run For Office To Help 'Fat Cat Bankers'

Posted 12.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tarp, Obama 60 Minutes, Lobbying, Afghanistan, Bailouts, Financial Reform, Obama, Steve Kroft, Obama Interview, House, Senate, Bailout, 60 Minutes, Financial Crisis, Banks, Bonuses, Wall Street Bonuses, Wall Street, Politics News

President Obama takes aim at "fat cat bankers" and their aggressive lobbying efforts to defeat financial reform in an upcoming 60 Minutes interview se...

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You Call That Health Reform?

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 12.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Real Reform, Real Health Care Reform, House, Democrats, Health Care, Senate, Mike Lux, Ezra Klein, Politics News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

The truth is that what we've been calling health reform doesn't really "reform" the system at all. It merely shifts responsibility from one part of the economy to the other.

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Random 2010 Thoughts

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ronald Reagan, Purity Test, Economy, 2010 Election, Reform, Immigration, Democratic, Republican, Teabag, Reagan, 2010, Tea Bag, Tea Partiers, Midterms, Teabagger, Health Care, Dobbs, Tea Party, Eleventh Commandment, 2010 Midterms, Three Dot, Herb Caen, House, Lou Dobbs, Democrat, Congress, Democrats, Election, Elections, Dylan Loewe, Midterm, Chris Weigant, Health, 2010 Midterm Elections, Harry Reid, Rasmussen, Senate, Healthcare, Loewe, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Other interesting news from Republicanland is a new poll showing that, given three choices, voters state who they'd likely vote for in the 2010 election in the following order: (1) Democrats, (2) Tea Partiers, (3) Republicans.

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Medicine Abuse: Not Just a Television Plotline

Stephen J. Pasierb | Posted 12.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: House, Glee, House Otc Episode, Fox House, Otc, Over the Counter Cough Medicines, Teen Drug Abuse, Otc Cough Medicine Getting High, Using Over the Counter Medicine to Get High, Teen Drug Addiction, Cough Medicine Abuse, Otc Addiction, Politics News
Stephen J. Pasierb

One in 10 teens reports abusing over-the-counter (OTC) cough medicines to get high. This fall, there's a new force in the promotion of OTC medicine abuse: network television shows House and Glee.

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Jeff Muskus

House Pushes Forward On Estate-Tax Break, Pushes Back Jobs Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: House, Economic Crisis, Job Creation, Estate Tax, Estate Tax Break, Steny Hoyer Estate Tax, Steny Hoyer, Politics News

Job creation will probably have to wait until next year but the House is determined to extend the estate tax break permanently before leaving for the ...

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Lawmakers From Both Parties Raise Concerns Over Afghan War Escalation

Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: War Surtax, Afghanistan War, Afghanistan, Economy, Troop Levels, Foreclosure Rate, David Obey, War Tax, Afghan War, House, Obama Decision, Dick Lugar, Carl Levin, Senate, Unemployment, White House, Barack Obama, Nato, Obey, Bernie Sanders, Politics News

WASHINGTON (Associated Press) - Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.) voiced their concerns Sunday about the war in Afghanistan, it...

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Ryan Grim

Battle Between David Broder And Harry Reid Heats Up: Broder Comments 'Mind-Boggling'

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics

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David Broder simply doesn't understand the way that today's Senate operates, Jim Manley concluded on Wednesday. Manley, the senior communications advi...

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Voters Are Turning Up The Heat While Congress Struggles To Understand

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: House, Health Care Bill, Senate, 2010, 2010 Election, Voters, Beck, Congress, Obama, Tea Party, Palin, Republicans, Independent Voters, Politics News
Jennifer Donahue

When members of the House and Senate return home, they will probably face the wrath they did last summer in town hall meetings. It is not anger aimed towards one party, or one president.

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Democrats Now "All In" On Healthcare Reform

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Pot Committed, All In, 2010 Election, Dr Dean, Poker, Democratic, Reform, Obama, Majority, Democratic Party, Republican, Dean, Approval Ratings, Howard Dean, 2010, Expectations, Pre-Existing, Midterms, Health Care, Reid, President-Obama Barack-Obama, House, Democrat, Congress, Democrats, Election, Midterm Elections, Chris Weigant, Midterm, Health, Party, Health Care Reform, Political Capital, Harry Reid, Bill, Senate, Healthcare, Politics News
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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Ryan Grim

Democrats Are United -- For Now

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Bill, Senate Health Care Bill, Mary Landrieu, Filibuster, Obama, Joe Lieberman, Democrats, House, Senate Health Care Debate, Harry Reid, Senate, Insurance Industry, White House, Barack Obama, Insurers, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Gop, Ben Nelson, Health Care, Republicans, Politics News

The Senate has voted to move forward with the health care bill. The vote was 60-39 in favor of debating the bill put forward by Senate Majority Leader...

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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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Arthur Delaney

Senate Health Care Bill Offers Less Immediate Help Than House Version

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: House, Senate, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Health Care, Health Insurance Reform, Politics News

If the Senate has its way with health insurance reform, Sandra Ingram, a 63-year-old cancer patient undergoing intensive chemotherapy treatments in Io...

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Cartoon: Iceberg Dead Ahead!

Shan Wells | Posted 11.19.2009 | Denver

Read More: Abortion, Congress, Abortion Rights, Anti-Abortion, Democrates, Obama Health Care, Denver, Barack Obama, Sentate, House, White House, Insurance, Abortion Laws, Health Insurance, Stupak Amendment, Health Care, Health Insurance Reform, Blue Dog Democrats, Denver News
Shan Wells

I wonder if electing a pack of blue dogs in order to gain a "majority" was worth the now very real risk that the party will chew itself to pieces via stubborn ideological bickering.

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