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    • 79 Ratings
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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

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    • 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

    • 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
    • 48 Ratings
    • 1657 Views
    • 107 Comments
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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
    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 37 Ratings
    • 957 Views
    • 48 Comments
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    Meet John Boehner

    JANUARY 5, 2011 6:00PM

    By themanhattankid


    Topics: television, epa, jack abramoff, dennis hastert, celebrity, gossip, os, open call, banking, insurance, health, environment, economy, business, congress, corruption, lobbying, republicans, news, politics, speaker of the house

    • 35 Ratings
    • 1073 Views
    • 35 Comments
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    Pondering the Meaning of $40

    DECEMBER 21, 2011 12:40PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: house, congress, president, struggling, struggle, survival, poverty, essentials, essential, comfortable, comfort, well off, wealthy, rich, middle-class, poor, offensive, offense, white house, obama, extend tax cut, extending tax cut, extending, extended, extend, payroll tax cut, tax cut, oath, pledge, norquist, $40, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 35 Ratings
    • 3500 Views
    • 48 Comments
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    Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Come Out On AOL

    FEBRUARY 5, 2010 3:43PM

    By Sally Swift


    Topics: the west wing, open call, true story, us government, military, defense department, gay and lesbian, privacy, bitch, snafu, news, boysrch, mcveigh, don't ask don't tell don't pursue don't come out, congress, rednecks and reddogs, homophobia, politics, technology, our online selves

    • 35 Ratings
    • 1748 Views
    • 37 Comments
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    Breeding Discontent: Embracing Marriage’s Original Intent

    JANUARY 13, 2010 12:02AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: politics, belief/religion, belief, religion, marry, marriage, civil union, gay marriage, same-sex marriage, family, responsibility, right, rights, first amendment, 1st amendment, establishment clause, defense of marriage act, gay/lesbian, gay, lesbian, homosexual, heterosexual, congress, law, statute, parenting, offspring, kid, kids, child, children, have children, having children, procreate, procreating, procreation, reproduce, reproducing, reproduction, bear children, bearing children, fertile, fertility, infertility, war veterans, honor, dignity, adopt, adopting, adopted, adoption

    • 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

    • Editor's Pick
    • 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

    • Editor's Pick
    • 31 Ratings
    • 3006 Views
    • 47 Comments
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    Congress Diddles Women While Americans Suffer

    OCTOBER 14, 2011 10:13AM

    By fingerlakeswanderer


    Topics: science, politics, health, gay/lesbian, feminism, belief/religion, congress, women's bodies, abortion

    • Editor's Pick
    • 31 Ratings
    • 1354 Views
    • 31 Comments
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    The Obama/Bush Tax-Cuts: Negotiating with Terrorists

    DECEMBER 8, 2010 6:55AM

    By Kemstone


    Topics: bush, congress, economy, filibuster, obama, republicans, taxes

    • Editor's Pick
    • 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

    • 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

    • 27 Ratings
    • 390 Views
    • 25 Comments
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    Boehner Wednesdays, #2

    JANUARY 19, 2011 5:33PM

    By themanhattankid


    Topics: open call, os, sex, congress, john boehner, corruption, washington, gossip, news, politics

    • 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

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