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10,000 Words from Ted Kennedy: A little girl and the Lion

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Kerry, Senator Ted Kennedy, Ted Kennedy Dies, Howard Dean, Governor Howard Dean, Terry Lierman, Democrats, Ted Kennedy, Lion of the Senate, Tip O'Neill, Politics News
Kimberly Krautter

The broad, welcoming grin, the twinkle in the eye and the mirth I remembered were there, but our group was treated to something entirely different.

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Republicans Join Democrats In Mourning Kennedy

Associated Press | Glen Johnson | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: George H.W. Bush, John Kerry, President Obama, Gop, Harry Reid, Chris Dodd, Democrats, Ted Kennedy, Republicans, Politics News

BOSTON - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was a Democrat's Democrat, so much so that he became a rallying point for those in his party and an object of derision...

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Why Obama Must Fully Prosecute Bush's War Criminals

Andy Ostroy | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Geneva Conventions, FISA Laws, Bill Clinton, Karl Rove, John Kerry, President Barack Obama, George W. Bush, CIA Torture, Health-Care Reform, Dick Cheney, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

We know more about abuses by the CIA in interrogating terror suspects. Republicans are claiming witch hunt -- this from a party that impeached a U.S president on charges over an adulterous affair.

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Climate Change and Conflict

Sam Black | Posted 09.20.2009 | World

Read More: India, Climate Change, Pakistan, South Asia, Conflict, Ipcc, John Kerry, War, Global Warming, World News
Sam Black

How will the changing climate affect global security, and should the two issues be linked?

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Health Care: I Hate Everyone, Part 1 in a Series

Nato Green | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Town Hall Debate, Mental Health, Nazis, John Kerry, Health Care Reform, Universal Health Care, Right Wing, Adolf Hitler, Town Hall Meetings, Barack Obama, Politics News
Nato Green

The anti-health care stormtroopers demonstrate that you can get a long way with no argument if you sell it. It seems like the Town Hallers are all seeking revenge on an uninsured ex.

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Do Progressives Have What It Takes To Win?

Tom Sullivan | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Darcy Burner, Karl Rove, Netroots Nation, H.L. Mencken, Dick Polman, John Kerry, Rick Perlstein, P.T. Barnum, Dick Durbin, Progressives, Al Gore, Health Care, Dukakis, Town Hall Debate, Obama Healthcare, Healthcare System, Universal Healthcare, Mencken, Healthcare Reform, Town Hall Meetings, Politics News
Tom Sullivan

Conservatives believe -- with justification -- that if they get angry enough and loud enough, liberals will back down from fights like this one.

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Why the Right is Winning Its War Against Obama

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 09.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Kerry, Obama Health Care Town Hall, Conservatives, Progressives, Racism, Gop, Al Gore, Talk Radio Hosts, Democrats, Rush Limbaugh, Radical Right, Obama Health Care, Barack Obama, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The Obama White House has given the right-wing counterinsurgency a generous boost with its fits and starts, including conciliation on health care and waffling on a total rollback of Bush policies.

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When the Dead Have No Say

Norman Solomon | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Paul Fitzgerald, Pakistan, John Kerry, War, Taliban, Elizabeth Gould, Afghanistan, Invisible History, John Burton, Metrics, Barack Obama, Politics News
Norman Solomon

The White House "struggles to gauge Afghan success." People in the middle of the Afghan war struggle to survive.

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Like Cash for Clunkers? You'll Love Feebates!

David Roberts | Posted 09.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Cash for Clunkers, Jeff Bingaman, Feebates, Fuel Efficiency, John Kerry, Richard Lugar, Olympia Snowe, Green Energy, Green News
David Roberts

If we've learned anything from Cash for Clunkers, it's that direct, tangible incentives drive behavior--much more and faster than what economic projections indicate. We've used those incentives for economic stimulus. Now we should put them to work increasing the fuel efficiency of the whole American fleet.

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When Should Gay Marriage Advocates Try to Reverse California's Prop 8?

William Bradley | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Josh Brolin, Dan White, Proposition 8, Milk, Ohio, George W. Bush, American Association of Political Consultants, Jill Darling, Dianne Feinstein, Equality California, Gale Kaufman, Sean Penn, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Amy Simon, Frank Schubert, Harvey Milk, Barack Obama, 2012, Gavin Newsom, 2010, Bulworth, 2008, John Kerry, California Supreme Court, Jerry Brown, Mark Baldassare, Bruno, Courage Campaign, David Binder, Gay Marriage, Mark Di Camillo, Politics News
William Bradley

This week, a few organizations championing same-sex marriage will announce their opinions as to whether to try to reverse Prop 8 in 2010 or 2012.

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The Silly Season In Politics

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Laffer Curve, John Bolton, Swiftboat, Appeasement, Swift Boat, Republican, Freezer, Fake Birth Certificate, Rnc, Clinton, Bolton, Freezer Full of Cash, Clunker, John Kerry, August, Birthers, Bill Clinton, Republican National Committee, Kerry, Redirected Calls, Democrat, Medicaid, Congress, Redirect, Democratic National Committee, Silly Season, William Jefferson, Prisoner, Obama Birth Certificate, Clunkers, Silly, Birth Certificate, Chris Weigant, Cash for Clunkers, Birther, Cucumber Season, Medicare, Dnc, Arthur Laffer, Cash, Kenya, North Korea, Laffer, Politics News
Chris Weigant

"Silly season" refers to late summer, when governments go on massive taxpayer-funded vacations all over the world. This year's season could produce a bumper crop of silly.

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The Things Men Wear Under There

Karin Tanabe | Posted 09.05.2009 | Style

Read More: Bill Clinton, Us Weekly, Style, Underwear, Victoria's Secret, John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, Fashion, Barack Obama, Style News
Karin Tanabe

When asked by US Weekly if he wore boxers or briefs, Obama refused to enlighten the good people of America, but said, "Whichever one it is, I look good in 'em!"

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Members of Congress Received Fraudulent Letters Paid for by Coal Companies

Josh Nelson | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Nrdc, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, Ed Markey, Accce, Avaaz, Global Warming, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Climate Change, John Kerry, Chris Carney, Tom Perriello, Sierra Club, Clean Coal, Bonner, Kathy Dahlkemper, Move On, Think Progress, Politics, Green, Green Living, Politics News, Energy Policy, Energy, Green News
Josh Nelson

A burst of developments Monday considerably raised the profile of the latest attempt by polluting industries to thwart environmental legislation through fraudulent mailings to Congress.

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Who'd a Thunk It? Bipartisan Consensus on Foreign Aid

Sheila Herrling | Posted 08.31.2009 | World

Read More: Qddr, National Security Strategy, Usaid, Kerry-Lugar Bill, John Kerry, US Foreign Aid, Usaid-Policy, National Security Council, World News
Sheila Herrling

Amidst of a month of partisan battles on Capitol Hill, a bill was introduced this week that rose above party lines in a major step towards strengthening and reforming US foreign aid policy.

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Franken Gives Millionaire Swift Boat Ads Funder A Piece Of His Mind

Politico | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Kerry, T. Boone Pickens, Senate Democrats, Swift Boat, Al Franken, Politics News

Five years after he put his money behind the Swift Boat ads that helped tanked John Kerry's presidential campaign, Senate Democrats gave T. Boone Pick...

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Who Lost the Earth?

John Kerry | Posted 08.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Clean Energy, Climate Change, Foreign Affairs, China, John Kerry, Copenhagen 2009, Climate, Climate Crisis, Copenhagen, Green News
John Kerry

192 nations will gather this December to hammer out a new global climate treaty. Two will set the tone. Can America and China forge a partnership that will prevent a climate catastrophe?

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Pushing South Asia Toward the Brink

Zia Mian | Posted 08.28.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Administration, Kerry-Lugar Bill, South Asia, Senator Dick Lugar, John Kerry, Pakistan, World News
Zia Mian

U.S. support for India, which centers on making money, selling weapons, and turning a blind eye to the country's nuclear weapons, is fatally at odds with U.S. policy and concerns about Pakistan.

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John Kerry Teams With Discovery Channel To Protect Sharks

boston.com | Posted by Foon Rhee, Deputy National Political Editor | Posted 08.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Discovery Channel, Discovery Channel Shark Week, John Kerry, Animals, Shark-Finning, John Kerry Sharks, Green News

Senator John F. Kerry's office announced today that he's joining forces with the Discovery Channel to help end the illegal practice of shark finning....

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The Rabid Right

Josh Dorner | Posted 08.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Tea Baggers, Rush Limbaugh, John Kerry, Barabara Boxer, Sarah Palin, Oil, Twitter, Clean Energy, Glenn Beck, Tea Party, Drill Baby Drill, Coal, Nuclear Power, Big Oil, Dick Cheney, Green News
Josh Dorner

Luckily for Palin, "drill, baby, drill" only takes up 18 characters, leaving a full 122 more to pay homage to Big Oil, dirty coal, and the nukes that she loves so much.

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Kerry And Boxer Challenge Palin To Debate

The Washington Post | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Kerry, Sarah Palin, Barbara Boxer, Boxer Kerry Palin Debate, Palin Resignation, He American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Energy Legislation, Cap, Center for American Progress, Politics News

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August May Be "Swift Boat" Health Care Month

Jackson Williams | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: T. Boone Pickens, President Obama, Jim DeMint Waterloo, Harold Simmons, John Kerry, Health Care Reform, Bob Perry, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, Barack Obama, George Bush, Politics News
Jackson Williams

A "Swift Boat" type effort could well be nigh as the dog days of summer settle in. We saw what happened in August 2004, as John Kerry took time off to gear up for the presidential campaign.

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Jeff Muskus

Obama Calls Into Health Care Negotiations

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senate Finance Committee, John Kerry, Health Care Reform, Coalition of the Willing, Max Baucus, Tom Barthold, Kent Conrad, Health Care, Health Reform, Barack Obama, Politics News

The phone rang toward the end of Max Baucus' meeting Tuesday night: It was President Obama. Obama has been pushing for a health care bill before Cong...

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Obama Should Provide Financial Options to CIT Customers

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: 27 Million, Abuse, Bankruptcy, Election Day, Lloyd Chapman, Obama, Loopholes, Fraud, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Financial Crisis, A Lack of Oversight, Gdp, Al Gore, American Small Business League, Cit, Politics News
Lloyd Chapman

Obama should take a closer look at his administration's policies involving CIT and the over 40 million voters that could be impacted by those decisions. 2012 will be here before you know it.

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Green News Report - July 16, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 08.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Cap and Trade, Green Jobs, Public Lands, John Kerry, Mining, Swine Flu, Sarah Palin, Green News, Royalties, Climate Change, Green News Report, Pollution, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Is this the end of the 'free ride' for mining companies?

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The Nation's Energy Expert Speaks Out on Climate...Not

Bill Chameides | Posted 08.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, John Kerry, Cap and Trade, Climate Change, Sarah Palin, Greenhouse Gases, Carbon Dioxide, Permafrost, Alaska, Global Warming, Green News
Bill Chameides

It blows my mind that someone could write a critique of a bill designed to address climate change and never once mention the word "climate."

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