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Nate Silver: Health Care Is Hazardous To Poll Numbers For Grassley, Other Senators

fivethirtyeight.com | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Congress, Health Care Debate, 2010 Elections, Gang of Six, Health Care Negotiations, Health Care Polls, Elections, Nate Silver, Olympia Snow, fivethirtyeight.com, Chuck Grassley, Mike Enzi, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Health Care, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News

One of the things about the so-called Gang of Six -- the group of Senators to which Max Baucus issued an exclusive invitation to participate in health...

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To Succeed, Obama Needs to Channel His Inner LBJ

Steven Hill | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lbj, Senate, Barack Obama, Olympia Snow, Harry Reid, Ben Nelson, Lyndon Johnson, Max Baucus, Health Care, Politics News
Steven Hill

When it comes to Obama lining up votes from recalcitrant members of his own party, LBJ's brawling, Southern style of trench politics is the one best suited for the current health care reform challenge.

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Worst Week Ever: Republicans Unhinged

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

This week, just like the stock market (funny how that goes), Republicans hit yet a new low.

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Neo-Confederacy Erupts with Governors' Rejection of Stimulus Money

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

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Joseph A. Palermo

Today, the Neo-Confederacy obstructs the federal government's attempt to alleviate some of the suffering of the descendants of those slaves even while the nation endures its worst economic disaster in 70 years.

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