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WATCH: Obama Explains Political Ideology In 2000

Posted 02.09.2012

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In 2000, Barack Obama, then a state senator, sat down with his two Democratic opponents in a race for the 1st Congressional District in Illinois and d...

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Where's the Change? It's Everywhere

Dylan Loewe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dylan Loewe

There are some progressives who complain that Obama has done essentially nothing since getting into office. This is an irrational view, based on passions and frustrations, but not facts.

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Sam Stein

Progressive Lawmakers Plead: Don't "Get Cynical About The President"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two progressive members of Congress who have pledged not to support a health care bill without a public option came to the White House's defense on Th...

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Controversy, Controversy

Murray Fromson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Murray Fromson

Obama is a compromiser, a political figure committed to building bridges, even to those who will give him heartburn as well as their support.

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A Message to Obama's Progressive Critics

Steve Hildebrand | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Hildebrand

This is not a time for the left wing of our Party to draw conclusions about the Cabinet and White House appointments that President-Elect Obama is making.

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Change?

Bernard Rowan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bernard Rowan

It's time to bring in a new generation of leaders to the White House, not just a new version of the same.

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Netroots Activist: Obama Win Would Be Victory For "Centrist Government"

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama put himself on the opposite side of his party's leadership in the Senate yesterday by reversing course ...

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