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Who's Not Taking Iran Seriously?

Connie Cuellar | Posted 04.16.2012

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Connie Cuellar

Santorum has dusted off an old McCain ad idea as the lead for an entire page on his campaign website titled, "Rick Santorum's Response To Iran," posted Feb. 11.

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Weekly Audit: Just Who is Obama fighting for?

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Media Consortium

By Zach Carter, Media Consortium Blogger Progressives have waited a year for President Barack Obama to roll up his sleeves and fight for serious finan...

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Democrats Now "All In" On Healthcare Reform

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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