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    For Once, the People Win

    DECEMBER 7, 2010 3:07PM

    By L in the Southeast


    Topics: tax cuts, tax increases, unemployment benefits, obama, congress, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 74 Ratings
    • 3329 Views
    • 89 Comments
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    The First Draft of George W. Bush’s Memoir

    NOVEMBER 10, 2010 10:42AM

    By john blumenthal


    Topics: initiatives, missionary, iraq, defecate, texas, debt, desertions, liberrian, republican, pet goat, dick, the decider, people in glass houses, study history, george washington, two lives to give, fool him twice, retarded, katrina, cookies, brownie, parakeet act, congress

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    • 33 Ratings
    • 1766 Views
    • 79 Comments
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    Nancy Pelosi--A Brief Profile in Power and Sanity

    OCTOBER 18, 2010 3:08PM

    By Jonathan Wolfman


    Topics: theyearinsanity, nancy pelosi, congress, president obama, rahm emmanuel, health reform, courage, the hyde amendment, election '10, economy, family, feminism, news, politics

    • 52 Ratings
    • 1656 Views
    • 78 Comments
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    Replacing Your Son's Life with Cactus – The Prickly War

    APRIL 28, 2011 10:17AM

    By Linda Seccaspina


    Topics: economic crisis, gas prices, afghanistan, appropriation bill, washington dc, white house, congress, deficit, economy, military, obama, taxes, tax day, budget, bush, crisis, dc, defense, defense spending, military spending, federal tax, video, blogging, cindy sheehan, obama, bush, canada, rev. lennox yearwood, rosa parks, gas prices, anti war protestors, code pink, viet nam, blogger, economic crisis, blog, gas prices, yahoo, youtube, arizona, iraq war, afghanistan, appropriation bill, washington dc, white house, iraq, congress, deficit, economy, military, taxes, carnival cruise lines, conoco phillips, citigroup, goldman sachs, valero energy, obama, taxes, tax day, budget, boeing, bush, chevron, g.e., exxon mobile. boa, bp, chevron, blackwater, halliburton, boeing, crisis, northrop- grumman, raytheon, dc, defense, defense spending, military spending, federal tax, video, general dynamics, lockheed martin, pentagon, tax, politics news, blogging

    • Editor's Pick
    • 79 Ratings
    • 3309 Views
    • 78 Comments
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    Dear Congress: We the People are Starving

    JULY 20, 2010 8:25AM

    By fingerlakeswanderer


    Topics: food/drink, family, economy, disgrace, hunger in america, southern tier, obama, the poor will always be with you, the hungry, food banks, partisanship, unemployment extension 2010, refudiate, republican obstructionism, congress, food, frances lam, foodie tuesday, unemployment benefits

    • 5 Ratings
    • 1054 Views
    • 77 Comments
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    This Is Spiraling Out Of Control

    AUGUST 8, 2009 10:51AM

    By DJohn


    Topics: congress, tampa, town meeting, pelosi, obama, white house, people, america, russia, cuba, iran

    • Editor's Pick
    • 41 Ratings
    • 2795 Views
    • 74 Comments
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    Christmas in Afghanistan

    DECEMBER 22, 2010 5:25PM

    By BOKO


    Topics: politics, money, afghanistan, economy, business, private contractors, obama, congress, corruption, news, afghanistan, iraq, os, open call

    • 27 Ratings
    • 601 Views
    • 69 Comments
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    SEALED WITH A KISS: WHY AL-QUAEDA ADORES CONGRESS

    AUGUST 27, 2010 7:50AM

    By Jonathan Wolfman


    Topics: politics, news, terror, congress, al-quaeda

    • 27 Ratings
    • 1321 Views
    • 63 Comments
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    HOW MUCH IS A DEAD MINER WORTH? (For My Mother and Father)

    DECEMBER 8, 2011 7:13AM

    By Jonathan Wolfman


    Topics: explosions, earnings, united mine workers of america, springhill mine disaster (song), upper big branch mine, massey energy, congress, compensation, minining disasters, miners

    • 24 Ratings
    • 1088 Views
    • 62 Comments
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    The Church & Its Apologists Have No Standing to Condemn Art

    DECEMBER 15, 2010 5:28AM

    By Jonathan Wolfman


    Topics: first amendment, video, technology, politics, news, movies, health, gay/lesbian, family, environment, design, business, books, belief/religion, controversial exhibits, congress, catholic league, the smithsonian, andy warhol foundation

    • 25 Ratings
    • 945 Views
    • 60 Comments
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    Obama and Empire, Part 2

    SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 7:23PM

    By BOKO


    Topics: gossip, open call, os, business, tariq ali, stephen street, recession, debt, news, congress, obama, economy, politics

    • 42 Ratings
    • 1719 Views
    • 60 Comments
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    America – For Sale to the Highest Bidder

    OCTOBER 31, 2010 3:49PM

    By Fay Paxton


    Topics: republicans, elections, campaign finance, conflict of interest, congress

    • 26 Ratings
    • 757 Views
    • 59 Comments
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    CONGRESS IS A SWEATSHOP!!!!!!!!!

    JANUARY 18, 2011 7:12PM

    By Rw005g


    Topics: corpus juris civilis, codex, code, statute, judiciary, legality, law, lawyers, commercialism, militarism, socialism, imperialism, libertarianism, communitarianism, quaker, amish, corruption, sweat shop, indeterminancy, arbitrariness, madoff, finance, sparta, athens, solon, lycurgus, social convention, social custom, convention, custom, oral law, written law, laws, populism, populist, legislature, congress

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 690 Views
    • 58 Comments
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    The China Blames Game

    OCTOBER 1, 2010 11:42AM

    By Zachary Karabell


    Topics: china, congress, currency, free-trade, jobs, trade, unemployment, unions, yuan

    • 22 Ratings
    • 835 Views
    • 57 Comments
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    EXCELLENT NEWS: CUSTER DIES AGAIN.

    JULY 22, 2010 4:23AM

    By Jonathan Wolfman


    Topics: reparations, congress, land rights, law, custer, elouise cobell, sitting bull, sioux, native americans, politics, news, environment, business

    • Editor's Pick
    • 35 Ratings
    • 3729 Views
    • 56 Comments
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    A Review of "Broccoli" Obama's Speech

    FEBRUARY 25, 2009 1:45PM

    By Lea Lane


    Topics: barack obama, congress, granddaughter's review of speech, broccoli

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    • 23 Ratings
    • 2342 Views
    • 55 Comments
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    Taxation as Punishment

    MARCH 19, 2009 4:10PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: taxes, aig, aig bonuses, outrage, financial system, finance, government, banking, politics, congress

    • 6 Ratings
    • 1023 Views
    • 54 Comments
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    The Unwilling President: When Leadership Fails

    JULY 18, 2011 2:15PM

    By The Flylooper


    Topics: the presdency, 2012 campaign, wall st. reform, american history, congress, flylooper, defense, war, the economy, politics, obama

    • 39 Ratings
    • 4685 Views
    • 54 Comments
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    In My Back Yard: Second suspect sought in Giffords shooting

    JANUARY 8, 2011 2:12PM

    By Keka


    Topics: breakng news, news, politics, giffords, arizona, tucson, congress

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 4511 Views
    • 52 Comments
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    Gun Control: Where do our priorities lie?

    FEBRUARY 15, 2012 12:34PM

    By Brian Carter


    Topics: reform, politics, opinion, gun shows, gun laws, gun control, congress, concealed weapons, community, bloomberg, arizona

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