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Tom Coburn

Palin Supports Corsi: District 9 Is a Documentary

Warren Holstein | Posted 09.20.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Charles Grassley, Death Panels, The Rapture, Immigration, Iran, Obama, Media, Facebook, Civil Rights, The Washington Post, South Africa, Politics, Liz Cheney, Dennis Kucinich, Dick Cheney, Illegal Immigrants, Gop, Washington Post, Health Care, Sharia, Abortion, Birthers, Twitter, Food Stamps, Books, The New York Times, Lou Dobbs, Aliens, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Illegal Aliens, Tom Coburn, District 9, Jerome Corsi, Todd Palin, Cnn, Sarah Palin, Return-of-Shantytowns, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Alaska, NY Times, Metacritic, Comedy News
Warren Holstein

An indignant Palin immediately released a series of searing Facebook status updates denouncing the impending alien immigrant infestation as "icky" and "un-American,"

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Coburn Backs "Death Panel" Rumor (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tom Coburn, Coburn Death Panel, Tom Coburn Death Panel, Coburn, Politics News

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) joined a growing chorus of Republicans who have endorsed claims that health care reform will lead to "death panels" for the ...

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"C Street" and the Military

Chris Rodda | Posted 09.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Mark Sanford, Ander Crenshaw, James Inhofe, Robert Aderholt, Jeff Sharlet, Religion and the Military, Pete Hoekstra, The Family, Tom Coburn, Frank Wolf, C Street, John Ensign, Mike Doyle, Joseph Pitts, Zach Wamp, John Carter, Politics News
Chris Rodda

These soldier's appearances on religious programs in uniform isn't just a violation of military regulations, it's a good example of the multiple connections between fundamentalist groups.

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When "Yes We Can!" Meets "No We Won't!"

Mitchell Bard | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Foreclosures, Mike Ross, Congress, Public Option, Republicans-Congress, Health Care Costs, Mortgage Servicers, George W. Bush, White Roofs, Democrats Congress, Energy Policy, Barack Obama, Campaign Donations, Change, Tom Coburn, National-Coalition-on-Health-Care, Health Care Reform, New York Times, Banks, Health Care, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Mitchell Bard

If the Democrats in Congress don't find a way to become co-advocates with the president on these important issues, their future political problems will be the least of it.

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Voinovich Slams DeMint And Coburn For GOP Downfall; Blames 'The Southerners'

The Hill | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tom Coburn, George Voinovich, Jim Demint, Politics News

Too many conservative senators like Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) are to blame for the GOP's downfall, one of their retiring Republican...

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Sotomayor and the Vulcan Standard

Terrance Heath | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Tom Coburn, Ethnicities, Ethnicity, Identity Politics, Sonia Sotomayor, Jeff Sessions, Racism, Lindsey Graham, Jon Kyl, Politics News
Terrance Heath

Watching some members of the Senate Judiciary Committee last week was like a crash course in what I've often referred to as "self evasion of the mind."

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Jason Linkins

Joe Scarborough Asks GOP Senators "What Would Jesus Think?" (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Health Care Reform, Tom Coburn, Video, John Barrasso, Joe Scarborough, Media News

Morning Joe hosted Tom Coburn and John Barrasso Tuesday to discuss their opposition to the current health care reform proposals wending their way through Congress. It was about as relevant as you can imagine!

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Judiciary Committee: Sharp Minds -- and Empty Suits

Rick Horowitz | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, Senate Judiciary Committee, Patrick Leahy, Al Franken, Sotomayor Confirmation, Jeff Sessions, Dianne Feinstein, Herb Kohl, Lindsey Graham, Amy Klobuchar, Jon Kyl, John Cornyn, Tom Coburn, Sheldon Whitehouse, Benjamin Cardin, Sonia Sotomayor, Orrin Hatch, Politics News
Rick Horowitz

These Senators spend their precious minutes before the cameras posturing, except for when they're pandering. Except for when they're plodding.

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Sotomayor: More 'Splainin' to Do

Allison Silver | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wise Latina, Supreme Court, Latino, Tom Coburn, Some Splainin to Do, Desi Arnaz, Sonia Sotomayor, Politics News
Allison Silver

The blogosphere erupted after Sen. Coburn (R-Okla.), while grilling Sotomayor, joked, "You'll have lots of 'splainin' to do." Coburn was repeating a line used regularly by Desi Arnaz in "I Love Lucy."

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Wise Latina, Meet Ricky Ricardo...

Phil Bronstein | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Cornyn, Supreme Court, Wise Latina, Politics, Tom Coburn, Phil Bronstein, Scotus, Sonia Sotomayor, Politics News
Phil Bronstein

Ricky Ricardo always got blindsided, then hustled by his ditzy wife. All she needed to do was apologize and maybe cry a little. Neither Sotomayor nor Senator Coburn seem like they'll be doing any weeping.

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Coburn Evokes Ricky Ricardo While Speaking To Sotomayor: "You'll Have Lots Of Splainin' To Do" (VIDEO)

Huffingtion Post/AP | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tom Coburn, Senator Coburn. Sotomayor Hearing, Coburn Ricky Ricardo, Sotomayor Hearing Video, Politics News

(AP) WASHINGTON -- Sen. Tom Coburn evoked a 1950s TV show Wednesday in a quip responding to Sonia Sotomayor's scenario about what he might do if she -...

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Coburn's Ensign Advice "Privileged"

UPI | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tom Coburn, Coburn Privilege, John Ensign, Coburn Advice Ensign, Ensign, Politics News

Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said Thursday he would invoke privilege if asked about advice he gave to Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., on handling an extramarit...

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Coburn Urged Ensign To Pay Millions To Mistress

Las Vegas Sun | J. Patrick Coolican | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tom Coburn, Ensign Mistress, John Ensign, John Ensign Mistress, Ensign Blackmail, John Ensign Tom Coburn, Coburn Ensign Blackmail, Ensign Coburn, Politics News

Doug Hampton spoke publicly for the first time today about the affair his wife had with Sen. John Ensign, saying the Nevada Republican continued his p...

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Sam Stein

Breast Feeding Debate Leaves Senators Grasping For Words (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tom Coburn, Jeff Merkley, Health Committee, Mike Enzi, Breast Feeding Debate, Senators Breasts, Merkley Breast Feeding, Senators, Politics News

Some general awkwardness occurred during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Tuesday as a few uncomfortable lawmakers...

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Florida Turtle Tunnel Protects Motorists Too

Michael Markarian | Posted 07.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tom Coburn, Economic Stimulus Package, Turtles, Florida, Government Waste, Animals, Taxpayers, Ecopassage, Wildlife, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Spending federal money to build a tunnel for turtles is not a fleecing of taxpayers. It's a wise solution to a pressing problem.

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Jason Linkins

Pat Buchanan To Fix Conservatism At Conference In Virginia (And The Rest Of Your Scritti Politti)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Tom Coburn, Birthers, Republican Party, Gay Rights, Obama Birth Certificate, Barack Obama, Birther-Movement, Virgil Goode, Bay Buchanan, Pixar, Larry Sabato, Pat Buchanan, Media News

Hey! What a weekend for people in the D.C. area! Coming to the Birchmere is Charles Ross, acclaimed One Man Lord Of The Rings. I want to go to ther...

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Want A Successful Stimulus? Reactivate Obama's Grassroots Operation in Cities

Harry Moroz | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Conference of Mayors, White House, Mayors, Virginia Dupuy, Tom Coburn, Office of Urban Affairs, Urban Policy, Stimulus, Cities, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Barack Obama, Waco, Politics News
Harry Moroz

Why not set up stimulus accountability outposts of the White House in cities? Obama came into office with a metro mandate and now is the time to claim it.

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Getting Steamy About the Administration's Unrequited Love

Harry Moroz | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Conference of Mayors, White House, Tom Coburn, Mayors, Richard Flanagan, Fred Siegel, Urban Policy, Politico, White House Office of Urban Affairs, Stimulus, Cities, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Manhattan Institute, Barack Obama, Politics News
Harry Moroz

America's mayors, as Politico puts its, are "steamed" about the White House's decision to pull hundreds of administration officials out of last weeken...

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Tom Coburn's Annual STD Lecture For Interns In Danger

The Hill | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) may have to skip his famous STD lecture to Capitol Hill interns this year, depriving hundreds of college students one of the...

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A Better Way to Reform Health Care

Sen. Tom Coburn | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Coburn Health Care, Universal Health Care, Senator Coburn, Tom Coburn, Health Care, Politics News
Sen. Tom Coburn

Obama's health care could be his domestic Iraq, but worse. It's one thing to declare "Mission Accomplished" but something else to truly accomplish the mission.

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Wildlife Pays the Interest on Credit Card Reform

Michael Markarian | Posted 06.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Poaching, Gun Owners of America, Tom Coburn, Credit Card Bill, Animals, National Parks, Wildlife, Green News
Michael Markarian

You're about 287 times more likely to be murdered, raped, robbed, or assaulted if you're outside a national park.

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The Detention Election Game

Anne-Marie Cusac | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Tom Coburn, Presidential Election, Charles Grassley, War on Terror, Prison, Oscar Goodman, Terrorism, Prolonged Detention, Barack Obama, Torture Memos, Politics News
Anne-Marie Cusac

Obama wants to win in November 2012. It's never too early for a campaigning Democrat to get tough on crime.

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The NRA Credit Card

Scott Blakeman | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Control, Tom Coburn, Credit Card, Brady Bill, National Parks, Nra, Concealed Carry, Politics News
Scott Blakeman

President Obama and Congressional Democrats refused to fight Republicans and the NRA on a despicably unrelated amendment to the credit card reform bil...

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Ryan Grim

GOP Health Care Plan Lets Patients Choose To Spend Own Money

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Republican-Healthcare-Plan, Gop, Tom Coburn, Richard Burr, Patients' Choice Act of 2009, Obama Health Care Plan, Health Insurance, Lamar Alexander, Devin Nunes, Politics News

The Republican Party has a deal for you: Under the health care proposal the GOP released Wednesday, you are fully entitled to spend your own money in ...

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GOP Sen. Coburn's "Friend Relationship" With Obama

The Hill | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics

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Here's something you don't see every day: Republican Sen. Tom Coburn (Okla.) stopping by the White House to catch up with his longtime friend, Preside...

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