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    Impeach Congress

    SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 4:27AM

    By Rick Lucke


    Topics: bush administration, impeachment, congress, voters, 2008 presidential campaign, politics

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    • 20804 Views
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    Congress Formally Apologize for Slavery and Jim Crow

    JULY 31, 2008 2:41PM

    By Brandi Womack


    Topics: congress, jim crow, reparations, rep cohens, resolution, slavery, the house

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    • 16 Ratings
    • 9953 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    Obama signals era of permanent war

    JUNE 24, 2011 9:37AM

    By Jimmy Zuma


    Topics: president, military contractor, washington post, jimmy zuma, john mccain, joe lieberman, congress, all volunteer military, al qaeda, taliban, bush, doctrine of preemption, war, afghanistan, obama

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    • 46 Ratings
    • 9869 Views
    • 52 Comments
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    Response to the Idea of the Response

    FEBRUARY 25, 2009 1:54AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: bobby jindal, obama, presidential address, politics, congress, jindal

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    • 17 Ratings
    • 9049 Views
    • 43 Comments
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    Geithner 2.0 debuts on Hill, sinks claws into congressman

    NOVEMBER 20, 2009 5:29PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: banking, the ed show, is bailout one word or two?, tarp, bailout, economics, larry summers, congressman peter defazio, congressman kevin brady, congress, is robert reich still locked in the cabinet?, treasury secretary, tim geithner

    • 3 Ratings
    • 7716 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    Send In The Clowns

    DECEMBER 5, 2008 1:19AM

    By Kris Broughton


    Topics: politics, wall street, nancy pelosi, harry reid, congress, clowns, barney frank, barack obama, auto makers

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 6928 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    The big healthcare sell-out

    DECEMBER 14, 2009 11:04PM

    By Joy-Ann Reid


    Topics: medicare, public option, rahm emanuel, joe lieberman, harry reid, congress, democrats, president obama, healthcare reform

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    • 12 Ratings
    • 6756 Views
    • 36 Comments
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    What if Sandra Fluke were a Woman of Color?

    MARCH 15, 2012 9:44PM

    By profkeck


    Topics: rush limbaugh, sandra fluke, bill maher, gop, presidential race, contraception, advertisement, corporation, race, racism, women, women of color, listening post, aljazeera, national press club, congress, aol, allstate, rick santorum, mitt romney, newt gingrich, ron paul, andrew breitbart, shirley sherrod, barack obama

    • 0 Ratings
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    What are CAMELS Ratings? Is My Bank Okay?

    OCTOBER 16, 2008 12:58AM

    By Anthony M. Freed


    Topics: business, news, bailout, freedom, liberty, fascism, congress, fdic, sec, treasury, federal reserve, fed, paulson, bush, mccain, bernenke, money, credit, debt, stock, bonds, economy, finance, education, open call

    • 8 Ratings
    • 6429 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    Fuld By Lehman: Bush's Family Connection

    OCTOBER 7, 2008 3:19AM

    By Thomas Horton


    Topics: richard fuld, lehman brothers, politics, george h. walker, george w. bush, president, henry waxman, congress, bailout, economy, open call

    • 1 Ratings
    • 6359 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    HR 4646-The "Trojan Horse" Tax

    SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 11:17AM

    By DJohn


    Topics: trojan horse, tax, redistribute, rich, poor, america, people, congress, government, income tax

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 5178 Views
    • 34 Comments
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    Living Longer on Less in an Age Where Banks Thrive on Excess

    OCTOBER 23, 2009 4:10PM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: chicago, news, politics, faith, hope, change, human rights, humanity, citibank, bank of america, goldman sachs, demonstrations, protest, foreclosures, agriculture, famers, unions, republicans, congress, democrats, greed, bonuses, bailouts, capitalism, economics, economy, finance, financial institutions, banks, recession

    • Editor's Pick
    • 23 Ratings
    • 5162 Views
    • 29 Comments
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    Nazis, muckrakers, and yellow journalism

    MARCH 1, 2011 4:47PM

    By Felisa Rogers


    Topics: history, journalism, senate, congress, cpb, npr, media, news, politics

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    • 12 Ratings
    • 4911 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Who Will Save Us? The Recession Dream Team!

    MARCH 24, 2009 1:05PM

    By Cam Battley


    Topics: recession, economy, obama, congress, spock, macgyver, columbo, the count, honeydew, beaker, time for crazy ideas

    • 12 Ratings
    • 4866 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    No Banker Left Behind Passes - Oh, the OINK of it! (update3)

    OCTOBER 4, 2008 11:30AM

    By LT Bohica


    Topics: betrayal, no banker left behind, politics, bailout, congress, senate, bush, corporate welfare, ear marks, 850 billion not 700 billion, transferring wealth to the wealthy, what does it cost to buy 13 votes, pandering to special interests

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    • 28 Ratings
    • 4858 Views
    • 44 Comments
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    This Is What A President Is

    FEBRUARY 25, 2009 12:17AM

    By Hal_M


    Topics: address, bobby jindal, congress, louisiana, maddow, matthews, mccain, msnbc, obama, oh god, olbermann, plan, president, republican

    • 10 Ratings
    • 4822 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    When Mayo Clinic Speaks, I Listen

    JULY 22, 2009 7:43PM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: mayo clinic, health care, health care reform, congress, medicine, obama, barack obama, us congress, medicare, true story

    • 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

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    • 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

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 4349 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    Free At Last! Patrick Kennedy Makes His Own Serenity

    FEBRUARY 12, 2010 2:52PM

    By Mary Ann Sorrentino


    Topics: politics, elections, drug use, alcohol, rehab, addiction, congress, kennedy

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