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The Oligarchy Wins Again!

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 12.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Corporate Lobbying, Baby Boomers, Filibuster, Congress, Big Pharma, Democrats, California, Health Insurance Debate, Health Bill, Health Care Reform, Washington Corruption, Corporate Power, Republicans, United States Senate, Military-Industrial Complex, Senate, Ike Eisenhower, Politics News

The health reform bill the corporate oligarchy just purchased from the best Congress money can buy has investors stoked, as the soaring stock prices of health industry corporations reach a 52-year high point!

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Health Care Reform: The Real Price is in "Brother can you Spare a Dime"

Chris Prevatt | Posted 12.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Howard Dean, President Obama, Afghanistan Occupation, Health Insurance, Max Baucus, Harry Reid, Joe Lieberman, Health Care Reform, Iraq Occupation, United States Senate, Health Insurance Industry, Barack Obama, Politics News

It has become readily apparent that efforts to achieve health care reform in the Senate have become a disaster and effectively dead. This seems to be clear to everyone, with the exception of several senators.

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Lieberman Exploring New Ways to Be a Dick

Andy Borowitz | Posted 11.20.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Borowitz Report, U.S. Senate, Senate, Andy Borowitz, Joseph Lieberman, Connecticut, Health Care Reform, Joe Lieberman, United States Senate, Health Care, Comedy News

As the health care reform bill makes its way through the U.S. Senate, Sen. Joseph Lieberman said today that he was "actively exploring" new ways to be as big a dick as humanly possible.

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Tikkun Olam -- Choosing Between Two Candidates

Nancy Cronk | Posted 10.09.2009 | Denver

Read More: United States Senate, Michael Bennet, Andrew Romanoff, Colorado Senate, Jewish, Tikkun Olam, Mike Miles, Hillary Clinton, Ken Salazar, Barack Obama, Denver News

Ken Salazar, like Mike Miles, believed in "tikkun olam" (Hebrew for "saving the world"), but he also had great marketing. Lesson learned! But what about Bennet and Romanoff?

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Senator Ted Kennedy: The Lion In Water

Richard Laermer | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Elections, Richard Nixon, Chevy Chase, Politics, Gerald Ford, Chappaquiddick, Massachusetts, United States Senate, Health Care, Ted Kennedy, Politics News

Ted Kennedy was undoubtedly the lion of the Senate who lived a long and consistent life as a public servant. Not even political foes can argue that hi...

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Camelot Ends, Again: The Passing of Senator Ted Kennedy

William Bradley | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

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Though a most imperfect man, Ted Kennedy made his choice over a life of ease, and America is much the better for it.

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Carolyn Maloney Bows Out Of Race Against Kirsten Gillibrand

Posted 09.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Credit Card Scams, New York, New York State, Senate Race New York, Carolyn B. Maloney, Democrats, Senator Gillibrand, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Carolyn Maloney, Democratic Primary, Senate, New York Senate, Kirsten Gillibrand Senate Seat, United States Senate, Kirsten Gillibrand, Health Care, New York News

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand just released the following statement regarding the news that Rep. Carolyn Maloney will not be challenging her for the Demo...

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Carolyn Maloney Won't Run Against Kirsten Gillibrand: New York Times

New York Times | Raymond Hernandez | Posted 09.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Democratic Primary, Senate, New York State, Kirsten Gillibrand Senate Seat, United States Senate, Democrats, Kirsten Gillibrand, New York, Carolyn B. Maloney, Carolyn Maloney, New York News

Representative Carolyn B. Maloney is expected to announce today that she has changed her mind and will not enter the primary race against Kirsten E. G...

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Senate Passes Apology For Slavery, Segregation

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The Senate has unanimously passed a resolution apologizing for slavery and racial segregation and sent the measure to the House. I...

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Specter Defends Pelosi, Questions CIA's Honesty

The Hill | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) took the opportunity Wednesday to defend House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who has come under fire in recent weeks ove...

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Obama's Supreme Pick: No Drama, No Bomber

Rick Horowitz | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Steele, Obama Court Nominees, Joe the Plumber, Rush Limbaugh, Charles Grassley, Bomb Throwers, Bomb-Throwers, Obama and Supreme Court, Jeff Sessions, Obama Supreme Court Nominees, Socialism, Chuck Grassley, United States Senate, Barack Obama, Obama Administration, Politics News

when Republicans actually come face-to-face, or even voice-to-voice, with the actual Obama, they can't help but be reassured -- or is it disappointed? -- that he's not the bogeyman they've made him out to be.

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Bipartisanship (is) for Dummies

Josh Nelson | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

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The idea that we can turn this economy around by caving to the feckless demands of those who screwed it up in the first place is utterly bankrupt.

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Why Republicans May Be Barack's Best Buddies at the Stimulus Luau

Brian Ross | Posted 03.07.2009 | Politics

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House and Senate Republicans are doing Obama a huge favor. Congress is setting up places for the Stimulus Luau, and though it pains me to say it, our folks are doing making pork the main course.

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34 GOP Senators Oppose the Recovery Plan, Caving to Their Demands is Useless

Josh Nelson | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics

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GOP Senators are now pretending they'll vote for the economic recovery package if only those unreasonable Democrats would toss them a bone or two. For the most part, they are lying.

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Fox News Ate My Brain (I Swear!) - Of Chaos Theory & Roland Burris

Brian Ross | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

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The Fox News spin on Roland Burris was interspersed with video and misstatements of the event, trying to weave in the racism angle, or trying to paint Reid as the bad guy.

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Senator Roland W. Burris of Illinois?

Tom Baer | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: United States Senate, Roland Burris Senate Appointment, Rod Blagojevich, Adam Clayton Powell, Politics News

It is now proposed by the Senate's leaders that Mr. Burris' appointment be referred to a Senate committee to investigate the circumstances of his appointment.

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Dear Caroline: Say it on YouTube

Bob Fertik | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics

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At a time when virtually the entire American establishment -- political, military, media, financial -- is corrupt, Caroline Kennedy appears untainted.

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Pres-Elect Obama, No To Warhawk Jane Harman!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics

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According to the local Los Angeles newspaper, The Daily Breeze, California Congresswoman, Jane Harman, a blue dog conservative democrat, is up for a h...

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Side Stepping Statement? Take Drink. Depressed About Country? Take Drink. Blog!

Natasha Vargas-Cooper | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home

END. FINAL. OVERRRR. Well, this debate was a pretty grueling exercise in tedium but I think I'm going to call it for Barack. He needed to come off pr...

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