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Lieberman Twists the Knife

Robert Scheer | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Robert Scheer, Olympia Snowe, Senate, Public Option, Ron Paul, Health Care Reform, Filibuster, Medicare, Joe Lieberman, Libertarian, Health Care, Politics News

Is there a more hypocritical figure in American politics than Joe Lieberman? His threat to thwart a vote on health care legislation should be the last straw that ends his Democratic caucus connection.

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Whole Foods CEO John Mackey: I Voted For Bob Barr (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Whole Foods CEO, Whole Foods, Ron Paul, Bob Barr, John Mackey, Whole Foods CEO Health Care, John Mackey Health Care, Politics News

Whole Foods CEO John Mackey faced a vocal backlash earlier this year when he waded into the health care debate, coming out against "ObamaCare." In a...

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Where's Our Money?

Rep. Alan Grayson | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Alan Grayson, Ron Paul, Politics News

Before Ben Bernanke is reconfirmed for a second term, we think the Senate and American public should know who got the $2 trillion the Federal Reserve has lent out over the last two years.

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The "End The Fed" Rap Song By Sleuth (VIDEO)

Posted 10.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Federal Reserve, End the Fed, Ben Bernanke, Sleuth, The Fed, Ron Paul, End the Fed Rap Song, End the Fed Video, Business News

Ever heard the phrase "the medium is the message"? In the case of the rap in "End The Fed," the anti-Federal Reserve music video below, the medium is ...

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Left, Right & Center: Olympics, Unemployment Rate 9.8%, Iran, Baucus Bill, Sex!

Huff Radio | Posted 10.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Letterman, Economic Recovery, Unelmployment, Michael Moore, Polanski, Ron Paul, Ensign, Obama, Olympics, Politics News

The economy, touted as recovering, continues to be a jobless recovery: unemployment is at 9.8%. Arianna says Larry Summers and Obama's economic advisors are the problem, not the solution.

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WATCH: Jon Stewart To Author Ron Paul: "And You Call Yourself A Congressman!"

Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 10.01.2009 | Books

Read More: Congressman, End the Fed, Daily Show, Jon Stewart, Books, Ron Paul on Daily Show, While You Slept, Ron Paul, Ron Paul Book, The Daily Show, Books News

Ron Paul was on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night to discuss his new book End the Fed. Stewart, shocked that the book showed "thought and eff...

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For Liberty Examines the Kingmakers

J. Bradley Jansen | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: David Boaz, War on Terror, Rasmussen Poll, Antiwar Movement, Grassroots, Markos Moulitsas, Ron Paul, George W. Bush, David Kirby, Thomas Jefferson, Libertarian, Campaign for Liberty, Republican Convention, 2008 Election, CNN Poll, Arianna Huffington, Afghanistan War, Daily Kos, Iraq War, Nicholas Sanchez, Joe Scarborough, Tax Day Tea Parties, For Liberty, David Brooks, Alternative Media, Grover Norquist, Tea Party, Republican Party, Swing Voters, Republicans, 2010 Elections, 2012 Election, Politics News

The documentary For Liberty beautifully shows us what Markos Mousitlas called the only true people-powered campaign in 2008: Ron Paul's campaign.

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From ACORN to Van Jones, the Online Rightroots Flexes Its Muscles

Matt Lewis | Posted 09.23.2009 | Technology

Read More: Twitter, Van Jones, Acorn, Green Jobs, Ron Paul, Townhall.com, Hugh Hewitt, Howard Dean, Joe Wilson, Rush Limbaugh, Facebook, Barack Obama, Conservative Talk Radio, Netroots, South Carolina, Gop, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, John McCain, Technology News

Online success has more to do with passion and intensity than with technological sophistication. And in politics, the outsiders -- not the establishment -- own passion.

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Arianna On "Morning Joe": The Current Financial System Is Not Capitalism (VIDEO)

Huff TV | Posted 09.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Arianna Video, Morning Joe, Ron Paul, Arianna, Financial Crisis, Capitalism: A Love Story, Business News

Arianna, along with Congressman Ron Paul and Fortune editor Andrew Serwer, appeared on a "Morning Joe" panel today to discuss the state of the nation'...

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Proof that Diana DeGette actually met with voters at a healthcare town hall

Westword | Westword | Posted 09.08.2009 | Home

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Even after Congresswoman Diana DeGette announced a slew of in-person healthcare town halls to supplement a previously scheduled teleconfere...

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Dem Rep: God Isn't Talking to Bachmann Anymore, She's "Hearing Other Voices"

Minnesota Independent | Chris Steller | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Religion, Michele Bachmann, Healthcare Reform, Republican Party, James Oberstar, Ron Paul, Politics News

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann's talk of stopping health care reform by fasting, praying and wrist-slitting has prompted not only lefty pundits but a top ...

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Rand Paul Fears One-World Government, Just Like Dad

The Daily Beast | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rand Paul World Government, End the Fed, Rand Paul Federal Reserve, Rand Paul, Ron Paul, One World Government, Ron Paul Rand Paul, Politics News

The diehard supporters of GOP maverick Ron Paul are back in campaign mode. But they're not backing another presidential run by America's favorite libe...

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Are Republican Elected Officials Backing the Violent Thugs?

Howie Klein | Posted 09.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Crazy Extremists, Teabaggers, Doug Tudor, Ron Paul, Violence, Glenn Beck, Astro-Turf, Bob Inglis, Mike Lux, Politics News

Early on August 5th, as the corporate-funded, Limbaugh/Beck incited violence was just starting to roll, John McCain sent out a tweet: "Town hall meeti...

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Ron Paul: Obama "Deserves An F" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics

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Congressman Ron Paul offered a harsh appraisal of Obama's presidency on Thursday during an appearance on CNN's "American Morning." "I'd probably gi...

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Rand Paul Joins Kentucky Senate Race

AP | ROGER ALFORD | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Rand Paul, the son of 2008 presidential candidate Ron Paul, ended months of speculation Wednesday by saying he will run for the...

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Ron Paul's Son Expected To Announce Senate Bid

The Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: C.M. "Trey" Grayson, Gop, Senate, Daniel Mongiardo, Rand Paul, 2010 Elections, Jack Conway, Ron Paul, Jim Bunning, Kentucky, Republicans, Sen. Jim Bunning, Politics News

The son of Rep. Congressman Ron Paul, is planning a run for Senate in Kentucky. On Tuesday, Republican Sen. Jim Bunning announced he would not seek ...

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Geithner Defends Financial Oversight Reform

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Geithner, Timothy Geithner, Treasury Department, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Ron Paul, Barney Frank, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Office of Thrift Supervision, Obama Administration, Republicans, Democrats, Gop, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke staked out opposing sides Friday in a turf war over w...

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Why the Big Fade for Bruno?

William Bradley | Posted 08.19.2009 | Home

Why the big fade? It's actually not much of a mystery. Once you see the movie, the only mystery is why it wasn't predicted in the first place.

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Fed Transparency Bill Progresses In House, Struggles In Senate

Sunlight Foundation. | Sunlight Foundation | Posted 08.16.2009 | Home

Read More: Federal Reserve, Fed, Fed Transparency Issues, Federal Reserve Transparency Act, Fed Audit, Ron Paul, Fed Accountability, Home News

Ron Paul's [R, TX-14] bill to audit the Federal Reserve (H.R. 1207) has reached another landmark. Every single House Republican has now co-sponsored i...

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Economists Tell Congress, Obama To Leave The Fed Alone

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fed, Federal Reserve, Congress, Frederic Mishkin, Ron Paul, Politics News

Efforts to shine daylight on the Federal Reserve have failed so far in the Senate. But with Ron Paul's Fed audit bill already well over the number of ...

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Sarah Palin Fundraising Driven By Small Donors

Five Thirty Eight | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Governor Palin, Small Donors, Grassroots, Ron Paul, Political Action Fund Palin, Sarah Palin, Alaska, Fundraising, Sarahpac, Palin, Politics News

Sarah Palin's political action committee -- SarahPAC -- raised $733,000 in the first half of the year and is set to push past $1 million in the wake o...

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The Fed Under Fire (VIDEO)

Harry Hanbury | Posted 08.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Kucinich, Bill Greider, Ron Paul, Barney Frank, Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Obama, Alan Grayson, Grayson, Bank of America, William Greider, Ken Lewis, Fed, Dennis Kucinich, Nancy Pelosi, The Fed, Ben Bernanke, Audit, Corruption, Grider, Business News

As details emerge of how the Fed secretly doled out more than a trillion dollars during the financial crisis, a rare bipartisan movement in Congress demands that the Fed be held accountable.

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Bruno Review

Marshall Fine | Posted 08.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Borat, Marshall Fine, Sacha Baron Cohen, Bruno, Ron Paul, Sacha Baron Cohen Bruno Movie, Sacha Baron Cohen Bruno, Bruno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual Male, Entertainment News

Bruno is still a movie that will make you laugh so hard you'll gasp for breath. The set-up is almost identical to Borat's, but Baron Cohen still finds ways to shock you into guffaws, over and over.

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How Long Before the Fed's Days Are Numbered?

Michael J. Panzner | Posted 08.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan, Bailout, Economy, Ron Paul, Economic Crisis, Barack Obama, Housing Bubble, Business News

The truth is that, aside from those periods when conditions and markets have set out a relatively easy path for central bankers to follow, the Federal Reserve has not lived up to its mission or its promise.

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Barney Frank Introduces Marijuana Legislation

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dangerous Controlled Substance, White House, President Obama, Marijuana, Ron Paul, Barney Frank, Dea, Medical Marijuana, Obama, Drug, President, Drug Enforcement Agency, John Stuart Mill, Schedule I, Schedule, Schedule II, Medical Use, Bill Maher, Committee, House, Frank, Democrat, Henry Waxman, Paul, Democrats, Barack Obama, Marijuana Patient Protection Act, Dana Rohrabacher, Chris Weigant, Controlled Substance Act, Drug Policy, Personal Use, Rohrabacher, Politics News

How many Democrats do we need to elect to Congress before such commonsense laws are passed to rein in some of the excesses of past eras?

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