Obstruction

Journalist Amy Goodman Arrested/Released In MN (Update With Press Conference)

Linda Milazzo | Posted 09.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democracy Now!, First Amendment, Mayor Chris Coleman, Obstruction, Amy Goodman, Journalist, Amy Klobuchar, Republican Convention, Minnesota, Fourth Amendment, Pacifica Network, St. Paul, Constitution, Rnc, Norm Coleman, Tim Pawlenty, Republican National Convention, Arrest, Politics News

Amy Goodman of Pacifica Network's Democracy Now! was arrested in St. Paul, Minnesota, while trying to free two of her producers, Sharif Abdel Kouddo...

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Congress: The Roots of Obstruction

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics

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The reputation of the Congress would be very different had the Republican minority and George Bush not orchestrated a systematic campaign of obstruction to bottle up any progress.

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Record-Breaking Obstruction: How It Screwed You

Bill Scher | Posted 12.19.2007 | Politics

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Conservatives in the Senate set a modern day record for obstruction, forcing the 62nd cloture vote to move beyond a filibuster.

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Holding an Agenda Hostage: The GOP Death Grip on the Federal Government

Rep. Louise Slaughter | Posted 12.13.2007 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Republican, Louise Slaughter, Filibuster, Senate, Obstruction, House of Representatives, Schip, Politics News

Obstructionist tactics are nothing new for a Republican Party not thrilled about being placed in the minority by an American electorate fed up with the corruption, cronyism, and incompetence.

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Subverting Majority Rule

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 09.20.2007 | Politics

Read More: Mitch McConnell, Filibuster, Congress, Iraq, Obstruction, Senate, Republican, James Webb, Politics News

Republicans are filibustering so many bills that the press has begun to cover this extreme tactic as business as usual.

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