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    The Supercommittee: A Titanic for Our Times

    SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 8:34AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: obama administration, mitt romney, alternative minimum tax for corporations, dick cheney, warren buffett, gridlock, john kyl, supercommittee, congressional budget office, cbo, douglas elmendorf, “budget chief seeks wholesale reordering of government priorities”, l.a. times, lisa mascaro, economic recovery, economic meltdown, economy, business, politics, sequestration

    • Editor's Pick
    • 26 Ratings
    • 1228 Views
    • 40 Comments
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    White House will not release Bin Laden death photo

    MAY 4, 2011 1:53PM

    By bluestocking babe


    Topics: osama bin laden, death photo, obama administration

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 2059 Views
    • 28 Comments
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    Bin Laden is Dead: What Does it Mean?

    MAY 2, 2011 1:23AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: breaking news, 5/1/11, terrorism, terror, 9/11, bin laden reaction, bin laden killed, osama killed, the pottery barn wars, obama speech, obama administration, bin laden dead, osama bin laden, usama bin laden

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 1159 Views
    • 28 Comments
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    The GOP Won Big: Media Characterized it More Than It Was

    NOVEMBER 4, 2010 6:59AM

    By Michael Russnow


    Topics: television, news, gay/lesbian, economy, politics, wisconsin, the financial fix, tea party movement, stimulus package, speaker of the house, south carolina, sharron angle, senate races, sarah palin, russ feingold, ram productions, pennsylvania, obama administration, north dakota, nevada, nbc, nancy pelosi, michael russnow, meg whitman, lyndon johnson, lisa murkowski, ken buck, katie couric, john boehner, joe sestak, joe miller, indiana, illinois, house races, house of representatives, health care, harry reid, gop, george bush, florida, financial crisis, elections 2012, elections 2010, don't ask don't tell, diane sawyer, delaware, colorado, cnn, christine o'donnell, cbs, carly fiorina, carl paladino, california, brian williams, blanche lincoln, bill clinton, barack obama, arlen specter, arkansas, anderson cooper, alex sink, alaska, abc

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 12237 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    More on How Physicians Became Torture Doctors for CIA

    AUGUST 6, 2010 11:17AM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: torture, interrogation, cia, abuse, terrorism, war on terror, obama, obama administration, democrats, republicans, guantanamo, wikileaks, physicians, doctors, medical, health, news, politics, waterboarding, military

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 2638 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    100 Days Since BP Disaster: What People in Gulf Are Saying

    JULY 30, 2010 11:04AM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: 100 days, bp, oil disaster, gulf oil spill, gulf oil leak, tony hayward, barack obama, president obama, obama administration, new orleans, gulf of mexico, alabama, mississippi, gulf coast, fish, seafood, katrina, hurricane, activism, organizing, politics, news, oil, coast guard, media, press, censorship, science, wildlife, marine

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 4509 Views
    • 32 Comments
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    Ixtoc Sister Spill Portends Doubtful Outcomes for Deepwater

    JUNE 3, 2010 1:20PM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: bp, news, environment, oil spill, deepwater horizon, ixtoc oil spill, campeche bay, pemex, largest oil spills, relief wells, shear rams, blowout preventer, tyler priest, carol browner, obama administration, environmental disaster, like open heart surgery at 5, 000 feet

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 1154 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    Oil Spill News: Top Kill Success? Moratorium Extended?

    MAY 27, 2010 12:52PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: top kill, gulf oil spill, bp oil spill, deepwater horizon rig, obama administration, president barack obama news conference, white house press conference, minerals management service director, elizabeth birnbaum, coast guard admiral thad allen

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 1518 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    Administration announces split of MMS

    MAY 11, 2010 12:14PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: gulf oil leak, oil spill, deepwater horizon, obama administration, president obama, kan salazar, interior department, minerals management service, mms

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 3937 Views
    • 36 Comments
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    New Title IX Rules a Win for Women's Athletics

    APRIL 20, 2010 5:07PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: politics, student athletes, college athletics, sports, women's sports, women's athletics, obama administration, title ix 2005 clarification, title ix third prong, title ix, joe biden

    • Editor's Pick
    • 17 Ratings
    • 3268 Views
    • 35 Comments
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    Insurers Agree to Cover Kids With Pre-Existing Conditions

    MARCH 30, 2010 3:43PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: obamacare, obama administration, kathleen sebelius, children's health care, pre-existing conditions, health care reform, hcr, insurance

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 2310 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    Home Borrowing Plan Gets Modified -- Again

    MARCH 26, 2010 12:56PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: obama administration, tarp, hamp, fha, home loans, home mortgages

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 1725 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    Senate Close to Attaching Student Loan Bill and HCR

    MARCH 11, 2010 7:15PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: ffel, private student loans, education, obama administration, hcr, student loan bill, safra, ben nelson, mark warner, jim webb, blanche lincoln, health care reform

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 6098 Views
    • 58 Comments
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    Obama, Liz Cheney Lack Faith in American Justice System

    MARCH 5, 2010 1:30PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: obama administration, obama doj, detainee abuse, detainee criminal trial, khalid sheik mohamed, military tribunals, military commission, liz cheney, politics, the pottery barn wars

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 5454 Views
    • 33 Comments
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    The Meanest Guys in the Room

    FEBRUARY 22, 2010 5:28PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: obama administration, obama white house, i attend the church of the new york times, politics, dana milbank loves rahm emanuel, difficult bosses, leadership, gordon brown bad boss, paul krugman new yorker profile, rahm emanuel

    • Editor's Pick
    • 24 Ratings
    • 4048 Views
    • 32 Comments
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    How to lose an election

    JANUARY 19, 2010 4:53PM

    By Joy-Ann Reid


    Topics: massachusetts, martha coakley, obama administration, president barack obama, politics, 2010, 2010 elections

    • Editor's Pick
    • 2 Ratings
    • 1204 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    David Axelrod: "We Overpromised the H1N1 Vaccine"

    NOVEMBER 2, 2009 8:48AM

    By Christopher di Spirito


    Topics: news, epidemics, h1n1 swine flu, obama administration

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 751 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Apps You Won't See on Facebook (Part Deux)

    SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 10:11AM

    By songweasel


    Topics: facebook, social media, economy, unemployment, employment, facebook apps, facebook quizzes, humor, politics, recession, obama administration, joblessness

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 1492 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Holder Appoints Investigator; Obama Continues Rendition

    AUGUST 24, 2009 4:41PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: torture, attorney general, rendition, aclu, eric holder, obama, obama administration, cia, central intelligence agency, federal bureau of investigation, fbi, john durham, cia inspector general, cia ig report, jameel jaffer

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 2588 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    Unemployment, Retirement, Separation: Friday News in Brief

    AUGUST 7, 2009 1:40PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: friday in brief, news, mel martinez, economy, unemployment, u-6, obama administration, mark sanford, governor sanford, jenny sanford, south carolina politics, florida politics, is bailout one word or two?, no such thing as a slow news day, charlie crist, election 2010: game on!

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