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    Europe's Woes Prove GOP Wrong

    APRIL 24, 2012 4:13AM

    By Brian Carter


    Topics: politics, republicans, europe, economy, debt, austerity, spending cuts, stimulus, obama, romney, paul ryan, budget

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    • 19 Ratings
    • 1155 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    Gang of 12. Ready. Aim. Negotiate!

    OCTOBER 7, 2011 12:46PM

    By Graham Sale


    Topics: saturday cartoons, cartoons, humor, graham sale, congress, obama, economy, debt, jobs, negotiation, democrats, gop, follies, super debt committee, gang of 12

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    • 12 Ratings
    • 1232 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    Debt and Fairy Tales

    AUGUST 5, 2011 9:28AM

    By liza Donnelly


    Topics: fairy tales, debt

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 581 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Debt Ceiling Fairy Tale

    AUGUST 1, 2011 2:11PM

    By liza Donnelly


    Topics: debt, government, politics

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    • 17 Ratings
    • 1819 Views
    • 31 Comments
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    Plutocrats Win. Flawless Victory.

    AUGUST 1, 2011 12:56PM

    By Kemstone


    Topics: washington, social security, republicans, politics, plutocracy, obama, medicare, democrats, debt ceiling, debt, corporate power, congress, 2012 election

    • Editor's Pick
    • 39 Ratings
    • 2604 Views
    • 77 Comments
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    An Open Letter to the Capitulator-in-Chief

    AUGUST 1, 2011 8:19AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: tom harkin, senator harkin, senator, senate, speech, harkin, democracy, process is broken, process broken, political process, majority rule, minority rule, take over, take-over, takeover, coup, surrendering, surrendered, surrender, unilateral surrender, pre-compromise, invoke 14.4, invoke the 14th, 14.4, constitution, fourteenth amendment, 14th amendment, debt, full faith and credit, tea partiers, tea party, obama, caving, caved, cave, folding, folded, fold, give away the store, give in, capitulation, capitualted, capitulating, capitulate, kidnaped, kidnaping, kidnapping, kidnapped, kidnap, extorting, extorted, extortion, negotiating with terrorists, terrorist, terrorism, negotiating with hostages, negotiating, hostage, negotiation, duress, unfair, sold out, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 18 Ratings
    • 1650 Views
    • 47 Comments
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    Taking Charge of the Debt

    JUNE 29, 2011 9:14AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: constitution, default, concession, agreement, republican, democratic, liberal, progressive, hillary clinton, hillary, compromiser-in-chief, compromiser, compromised, pre-compromise, compromise, barack obama, president obama, obama, brinksmanship, deficit, debt ceiling, dangerous game of chicken, game of chicken, chicken, 14th amendment, fourteenth amendment, debt, national debt, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 2276 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    What “Cutting the Debt” is Really About

    JUNE 15, 2011 10:26AM

    By Robert J. Elisberg


    Topics: debt, republicans, medicare, social security

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 1325 Views
    • 33 Comments
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    The fight over America's national debt

    APRIL 25, 2011 10:06AM

    By Waleed Malik


    Topics: debt ceiling, washington, fight, debt, united states

    • 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

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 1587 Views
    • 53 Comments
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    To Vote Or Not To Vote

    OCTOBER 4, 2010 1:59PM

    By Kate Flannery


    Topics: corporate america, debt, student loan debt, health care, economic inequlality, president, 2008 election, 2010 elections, middle-class, wall street, gibbs, biden, obama, democrats, voting, election

    • Editor's Pick
    • 2 Ratings
    • 702 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    Memo From Main Street

    OCTOBER 1, 2010 12:59PM

    By Kate Flannery


    Topics: finances, innovation, nike, bofa, reaganomics, income inequality, debt, american dream, wealthy, tax breaks, republicans, middle-class, taxes, economy

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 1924 Views
    • 39 Comments
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    Why the Pledge to America bombed

    OCTOBER 1, 2010 12:15PM

    By Jimmy Zuma


    Topics: pledge to america, failure, contract with america, republicans, bill clinton, democratic, newt gingrich, house of representatives, stimulus, debt, keynesian economics, health, repeal, john boehner, unemployment, house members, corporations, jimmy zuma

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 3735 Views
    • 25 Comments
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    German Millionaires Volunteer to Pay More Tax

    JUNE 18, 2010 3:26AM

    By stickyfeet


    Topics: financial crisis, government spending, debt, deficit, entitlement spending, entitlements, social security, socialism, social system, social programs, wealth concentration, wealth, germany, tax reform, taxes, politics, news, economy, business

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 2520 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    The Hangover: The Sequel

    MARCH 4, 2010 9:09AM

    By Phil Johnson


    Topics: cartoon saturday, cigar, debt, hockey, olympics, the hangover, vancouver, winter olympics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 2 Ratings
    • 8442 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    What A&E's Hoarders can Teach us about the Government

    FEBRUARY 23, 2010 4:30PM

    By E. Magill


    Topics: hoarders, hoarding, debt, spending, television, politics, news

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 625 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    New Year's Resolution

    DECEMBER 23, 2009 9:16PM

    By Simone Grant


    Topics: money, debt, new year's resolution

    • Editor's Pick
    • 19 Ratings
    • 2181 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Simile

    DECEMBER 11, 2009 2:23PM

    By Vac


    Topics: fico, credit, debt, divorce, ex-wife

    • Editor's Pick
    • 22 Ratings
    • 1521 Views
    • 49 Comments
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    David Brooks Compares Obama to Hitler

    MAY 26, 2009 7:00AM

    By fingerlakeswanderer


    Topics: news, german 1933, nazis, national socialism, obama, debt, national financial crisis, torture, politics, david brooks

    • Editor's Pick
    • 38 Ratings
    • 1557 Views
    • 37 Comments
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    Dear David, We need to talk.

    MARCH 17, 2009 7:06AM

    By fingerlakeswanderer


    Topics: politics, business, spirit, economy, credit cards, debt, wanting, needing, grasping, pinched, lorraine berry, max weber, jean calvin, ideology, mythology, usa, david brooks, wealth

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