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South Carolina Rift Highlights Debate Over G.O.P.

nytimes.com | SHAILA DEWAN | Posted 11.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jonh Kerry, Gop, Cap and Trade, Climate Change, Lindsey Graham, Charleston County Republican Party, Debate Over GOP, Climate Change Legislation, Republicans, Politics News

When Senator Lindsey Graham joined forces last month with Senator John Kerry on a compromise to the climate change legislation known as cap and trade,...

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James Bopp Jr. Defends G.O.P. Litmus Test

nytimes.com | KATE PHILLIPS | Posted 11.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Purity Test, Gop Purity Principles, Gop Purity, Gop Purity Resolution, Gop, James Bopp Jr Purity Test, James Bopp Jr, Republicans, James Bopp Purity Principles, Gop Purity Test, Politics News

In a post on Wednesday, conservative and liberal bloggers alike criticized a proposed resolution that would would deny funding and endorsements to Rep...

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Ryan Grim

Battle Between David Broder And Harry Reid Heats Up: Broder Comments 'Mind-Boggling'

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Birthers, Columnist, Cbo, Afghanistan, Broder Column, Senate Health Care Bill, Mansfield, Obama, Democrats, Reid Broder, Jim Manley, Senate GOP, Broderisms, House, Everett Dirksen, Lbj, Senate, Broderism, Mike Mansfield, Unemployment Insurance, Health Care Reform, Harry Reid, Washington Post, Lyndon Johnson, Senate Democrats, Baker, David Broder, Republicans, William Noland, Politics News

David Broder simply doesn't understand the way that today's Senate operates, Jim Manley concluded on Wednesday. Manley, the senior communications advi...

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Get Ready for the Obama/GOP Alliance

Jeff Cohen | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Afghanistan, Congress, Rahm Emanuel, Nafta, Afghanistan, Republicans, Politics News
Jeff Cohen

From the stimulus to health care, Obama's shown a Clinton-like willingness to roll over progressives on his way to corrupt legislation and frantic efforts to compromise for the votes of corporate Democrats or "moderate" Republicans.

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Deficit Commission Gains Traction In White House

Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Social Security, National Debt, Deficit Panel, Kent Conrad, Spending, Judd Gregg, Deficit Commission, Medicare, Democrats, Senate Budget Committee, Republicans, Politics News

A bi-partisan commission that would tame the federal deficit by limiting cost-cutting decisions to a select number of lawmakers is gaining traction in...

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Climategate: GOP Opens Probe Into Climate-Change E-Mails

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 11.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Change Republicans, Gop, Climate Change, Climategate, Climate Change Gop, Climate Hoax, Climate Change Hoax, Republicans, Green News

WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans are investigating e-mails stolen from a British climate change research center that they say show scientists ...

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Getting Ahead...By Giving It

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Tea Parties, Oral Sex, Republicans, Clinton, Fellatio, Sex, Living News
Jeff Schweitzer

If my title is too ambiguous, allow me to clarify in stating that new research shows fellatio is a good thing, for those among us still unaware. ...

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By Sending More Troops To Afghanistan, Obama Will Enable The GOP's Revival

Jason Rosenbaum | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Afghanistan Surge, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan Escalation, Intervention, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Republicans, Politics News
Jason Rosenbaum

Republicans are poised to cement their complete opposition to everything Obama and reap a huge political win by twisting their political principles to oppose further escalation of troops in Afghanistan.

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Voters Are Turning Up The Heat While Congress Struggles To Understand

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: House, Health Care Bill, Senate, 2010, 2010 Election, Voters, Beck, Congress, Obama, Tea Party, Palin, Republicans, Independent Voters, Politics News
Jennifer Donahue

When members of the House and Senate return home, they will probably face the wrath they did last summer in town hall meetings. It is not anger aimed towards one party, or one president.

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AP: GOP Spinning Hard On Health Care Reform Bill

AP | CALVIN WOODWARD and DOUGLASS K. DANIEL | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Debate, Health Care Reform Bill, Health Care, Republicans, Gop Spin Health Care, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Republicans are using everything short of forklifts to show Americans that Democratic health care legislation is an unwieldy mounta...

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Reform...at What Cost?

Susan Bevan | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Moderate Republicans, Moderates, Republican-Majority-for-Choice, Abortion Rights, Nancy Pelosi, Health Care Reform, Stupak Amendment, Anti-Abortion, U.S. House of Representatives, Health Care, Pro-Choice, Republican Party, Republicans, Politics News
Susan Bevan

Like it or not, abortion is a legal medical procedure and a decision that has to be left to doctors and families. Why are women being singled out and denied coverage, even through private plans?

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RIP Compassionate Conservatism

Will Marshall | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Deficit, Senate, Federal Deficit, Federal Budget Deficit, George W. Bush, Gop Health Care, Gop, Medicare, Healthcare Reform, David Walker, Health Care, Republican Party, Joseph Cao, Healthcare, Republicans, Politics News
Will Marshall

In taking a purely obstructionist stance, the GOP has evinced scant empathy for tens of millions of fellow Americans who lack basic protection against illness or injury. So much for compassionate conservatism.

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Health Insurance For Dummies!

Richard Walden | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Healthcarecosts, Congress, Republicans, Blue Shield, National Health Insurance, Scared Democrats, Politics News
Richard Walden

If the current legislation fails to curb costs or vastly increase access to care, it should be scrapped and a full on national, or even state by state, health care plan substituted in its place.

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Frank Rich: Sarah Palin, The Pit Bull In The China Shop

New York Times | FRANK RICH | Posted 11.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Gop, Trig, Oprah, Saturday Night Live, Laura Ingraham, Levi Johnston, Policy, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin's Letter to Trig, Democrats, Going Rogue, Liz Cheney, Sarah Palin, Greta Van Susteren, Anna Marie Cox, Snl, Republicans, New York Review, Tina Fey, Bristol Palin, John McCain, Media News

AT last the American right and left have one issue they unequivocally agree on: You don't actually have to read Sarah Palin's book to have an opinion ...

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Ryan Grim

Sealed With A Kiss: Dems Unite To Beat GOP Filibuster

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Chuck Schumer, #Hcr, Health Care Bill, Senate Health Care Bill Vote, Arlen Specter, Landrieu, Robert Byrd, Mary Landrieu, Joe Lieberman, Democrats, Reid, Senate Health Care Debate, Dems, Harry Reid, Senate, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, Health Care Reform, Gop, Ben Nelson, Chris Dodd, Vickie Kennedy, Blanche Lincoln, Health Care, Roland Burris, John McCain, Republicans, Politics News

Harry Reid sealed the biggest legislative victory of his career Saturday night with a kiss. And then a hug. Emotionally reserved doesn't begin to des...

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Senate Votes To Debate Health Care Reform Bill

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON (AP)-- Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate...

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Ryan Grim

Democrats Are United -- For Now

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Bill, Senate Health Care Bill, Mary Landrieu, Filibuster, Obama, Joe Lieberman, Democrats, House, Senate Health Care Debate, Harry Reid, Senate, Insurance Industry, White House, Barack Obama, Insurers, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Gop, Ben Nelson, Health Care, Republicans, Politics News

The Senate has voted to move forward with the health care bill. The vote was 60-39 in favor of debating the bill put forward by Senate Majority Leader...

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Joe The Plumber Comes Out Against Palin Running In 2012

editorandpublisher.com | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Joe the Plumber Palin, Joe the Plumber Palin 2012, 2012 Elections, Joe Wurzelbacher, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin 2012, Joe the Plumber, Palin 2012, Republicans, Politics News

Forever a part of American electoral history, Joe Wurzelbacher--better known as "Joe the Plumber"--is hitting back at the media for its coverage of hi...

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Pussies Galore

Steven Weber | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics

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Steven Weber

if you're big enough to wage war you'd better be able to handle the responsibility. The mechanism of Democracy needs to be exercised, not suppressed.

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Gone with the Wind: Blowing U.S. Tax Dollars Off Shore

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 11.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Keith Bradsher, Cap and Trade, Russ Choma, President Obama, Washington D.C., Renewable Energy, Usw, Blue Green Alliance, Obama, Congress, Afl-Cio, United Steelworkers, Investigative Reporting Workshop, Iberdrola, China, Stimulus, Sen. Charles E. Schumer, Unemployment, Fossil Fuels, Buy American, Windmills, New York Times, Republicans, Windmill Farm, Green Energy, Green News
Leo W. Gerard

Washington has doled out hundreds of millions in stimulus funds to foreign renewable energy firms, which compete with and run all over fledgling U.S. firms that were supposed to get the money.

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Will the GOP Nominate a Climate Change Denier in 2012?

Josh Nelson | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Haley Barbour, Bobby Jindal, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Global Warming, Sarah Palin, Climate Change, 2012 Republican Primary, Dick Cheney, 2012 Presidential Election, Mike Huckabee, Tim Pawlenty, Republicans, Energy, Politics News
Josh Nelson

Of the early contenders for the Republican nomination, five outright deny or question climate science, while the remaining three are opposed to all meaningful action.

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Sam Stein

Poll: Republicans Prefer Ideological Purity Over Electoral Success

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Democrats Purity, Republican Purity, Republicans Pure, Republicans Elections, Elections 2010, Republicans, Politics News

Despite losing two straight congressional elections, more Republicans say they would prefer to support a candidate who was ideologically pure than one...

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House Dems Sharpening 'Too Big To Fail' Bill

Reuters | Kevin Drawbaugh | Posted 11.18.2009 | Business

Read More: House of Representatives, Financial Reform, Too Big to Fail, Too Big to Fail Bill, Financial Regulation, House Financial Services Committee, Republicans, Business News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key U.S. congressional panel moved toward toughening a plan for dealing with "too big to fail" financial firms on Tuesday, wh...

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Dems Want Unspent TARP Funds For Main Street Bailout

Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Small Business Loans, Wall Street Bailout, Recovery, Congress, Unused Tarp Money, Federal Deficit, Leftover Tarp Funds, Peter DeFazio, Jobs, Homeowners, Obama, Democrats, Defazio, Main Street, Barney Frank, House, Deficit, Earl Blumenauer, Senate, Unemployment, White House, Financial Crisis, Extra Tarp Money, Bank Bailout, Leftover Tarp Money, Tarp, Republicans, Politics News

Democrats in Congress want to use unspent TARP funds to support homeowners and struggling workers, according to The Hill. More than half of the Democ...

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Mr. President, 'Change' Is Your 'New Frontier'

John R. Bohrer | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Restoration, Bush Doctrine, John F. Kennedy, John F Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Public Policy Polling, 1961, Kennedy, Boston, 1960, Ted Widmer, The Death of Conservatism, Democratic Party, 2012, Change, 2010, 2008, New Frontier, George W. Bush, Jfk, Republican Party, William v. Shannon, 1984, Jack Kennedy, John Winthrop, Mario Cuomo, Massachusetts, Democrats, Charles Blow, Barack Obama, Tom Jensen, The New Frontier, Ark of the Liberties, Republicans, Sam Tanenhaus, Politics News
John R. Bohrer

The Republicans' strategy of slowing down change couldn't be more evident than in the perpetually extending health care debate. But they have been successful at promulgating the idea that they, too, are touting change.

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