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    Poet Donald Hall & Aaron Sorkin v. Zelig & the Tea Party

    JANUARY 16, 2012 9:02PM

    By prismguard


    Topics: martin sheen, jimmy smits, evangelical, jihad, mormon, republican primaries, us congress, barak obama, joseph smith, us constitution, robber barons, spanish inquisition, french revolution, martinets, fdr social programs, koch brothers, corporate funding of political campaigns, george w bush, willard mitt romney, jon huntsman, newt gingrich, pacs, undisclosed donations, zelig, humanities medal, wolf knife, west wing

    • 3 Ratings
    • 375 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    Congress Got Richer. You Got Poorer.

    DECEMBER 27, 2011 4:55AM

    By Jacob Freeze


    Topics: us congress

    • 7 Ratings
    • 655 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    USA: Gangster Government

    NOVEMBER 24, 2011 7:32AM

    By old new lefty


    Topics: economy, politics, libertarians, tea party, conservatives, lobbyists, us congress, washington dc, west virginia, louisiana, chicago, money laundering, mafia, countrywide, financial institutions, oil companies, defense contractors, political corruption, transparency international

    • 1 Ratings
    • 494 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Republican Party: Tin-Eared For Grover Norquist Again

    OCTOBER 27, 2011 2:03PM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: grover norquist, americans for tax reform, united states congress, us congress, congress, republican party, john boehner, supercommittee, freedomworks, dick armey, american crossroads, karl rove, tea party, tea party nation, tea party patriots, tea party nation, occupy wall street, occupy oakland, gordon hilgers, politics, unemployment, jobs, american job act, barack obama, finance, wall street, college tuition

    • 2 Ratings
    • 494 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    Republican Congress Apparently Hates Women

    OCTOBER 14, 2011 12:16PM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: gordon hilgers, malcolm x, martin luther king, occupy wall street, grover norquist, americans for tax reform, taxes, american crossroads, karl rove, dick armey, freedomworks, tea party patriots, tea party nation, tea party express, tea party, individual sovereignty, freedom, determinism, catholic church, sean hannity, glenn beck, michele bachmann, values voter summit, reproductive rights, abortion rights, pro choice, pro-life, right to life, american jobs act, republican congress, us congress, john boehner, eric cantor

    • 3 Ratings
    • 768 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Occupy Wall Street: Democrats, Republicans Support Oligarchy

    OCTOBER 11, 2011 12:18PM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: sec, us justice department, wall street, gordon hilgers, milton friedman, free market, friedmanism, tea party patriots, tea party nation, tea party express, tea party, politics, fascism, corporatism, plutocrats, oligarchy, americans for tax reform, grover norquist, freedomworks, dick armey, mayor bloomberg, bloomberg, new york, the shock doctrine, naomi klein, occupy wall street, us senate, us congress, president obama, barack obama, republican party, herman cain, glenn beck

    • 0 Ratings
    • 436 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Republican Party: Do Nothing, Congress, Do Nothing

    OCTOBER 7, 2011 2:12PM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: gordon hilgers, americans for tax reform, grover norquist, wealth disparity, unemployment, outsourcing, friedmanism, freedomworks, dick armey, koch industries, david koch, americans for prosperity, karl rove, dick armey, freedomworks, tea party express, tea party patriots, tea party, council on foreign relations, president obama, barack obama, american jobs act, us congress, mitch mcconnell, john boehner, reince priebus, republican party

    • 2 Ratings
    • 514 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    John Boehner, Class Warrior

    SEPTEMBER 20, 2011 2:20PM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: gordon hilgers, americans for tax reform, grover norquist, wall street, finance, corporations, business, economics, politics, k street, lobbyists, dick armey, freedomworks, tea party express, tea party nation, tea party patriots, tea party, republican party, golf, boehner campaign donors, us congress, ohio, rep john boehner, john boehner

    • 0 Ratings
    • 515 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    Republican Legislators: Why Pay Money-Crazed Fools Anything?

    SEPTEMBER 16, 2011 12:58PM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: us congress, us senate, conservatism, neoconservatism, friedmanism, regulatory state, nanny state, unemployment, american jobs act, small government, corporatism, lobbyists, millionaires, pay-to-play politics, crony capitalism, politics, economics, business, comedy, do nothing congress, know nothing congress, tea party, tea party express, tea party patriots, tea party nation, absurdism, oligarchy, aristocracy, class warfare, regulations, john boehner, eric cantor, mitch mcconnell

    • 0 Ratings
    • 234 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    NETANYAHU CALLS FOR REGIME CHANGE IN DC~US CONGRESS CHEERS

    JUNE 13, 2011 5:30PM

    By mary gravitt


    Topics: vp biden, us congress, netanyahu, travel, politics, news, gossip, fiction, environment, comedy, business, books, belief/religion

    • 0 Ratings
    • 146 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    The American People Have No Allies In Washington, DC

    APRIL 7, 2011 7:30PM

    By libbyliberalnyc


    Topics: obama, us congress, corporatism

    • 1 Ratings
    • 177 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    THE DAY THE DEMS SAVED USA FROM GOP HYENAS

    DECEMBER 10, 2010 6:25AM

    By AMLICAR CABRAL


    Topics: politics, teabaggers, gop, confederate flag, us congress, us constitution, president obama, democrats

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 3132 Views
    • 25 Comments
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    Congress Set to Investigate Marine Mammals in Captivity

    APRIL 27, 2010 10:04AM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: news, education, conservation, science, the cove, marine mammals in captivity: what constitutes meaningful public education?, orcas, osha, peta, us congress, congressional hearing, tilikum, dawn brancheau, seaworld, marine mammals in captivity

    • 3 Ratings
    • 365 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    When Corporations Run Government This Is What You Get

    DECEMBER 17, 2009 3:18PM

    By pamlyn


    Topics: health care reform, howard dean, hr 3590, insurance industry, keith olbermann, us congress, us politics, wendell potter

    • 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

    • 2 Ratings
    • 3242 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    Mayo Clinic's Open Letter to Congress on Health Care Reform

    JULY 22, 2009 4:50PM

    By Kathy Riordan


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

    • 7 Ratings
    • 994 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Big, big news no one is paying any attention to!

    JULY 17, 2009 2:00AM

    By old new lefty


    Topics: us congress, great depression, economy, economic meltdown, pecora commission, sec, fdic, government regulation, news, business, politics

    • 0 Ratings
    • 316 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    WHAT AMERICANS ARE LOOKING FOR FROM THEIR GOVERNMENT

    DECEMBER 19, 2008 12:53AM

    By DALE WHEELER


    Topics: lawyers, politicans, us congress, senate finance committe, voters, groups for honest government, americans, political web sites, obahama, politics

    • 0 Ratings
    • 399 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    What the Hell Is Wrong With US Health Care and Why?

    NOVEMBER 29, 2008 5:02PM

    By Ginger Denton


    Topics: open call, news, family, fda, c diff, mrsa, flu, lifestyle, health, senate, us congress, gop, obama, baby boomers, corporatism, terrorism, business, politics, health care, usa

    • 4 Ratings
    • 540 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    A Mantra for Our Times: Why, Why, Why?

    OCTOBER 3, 2008 10:03PM

    By pamlyn


    Topics: african american, bailout, dennis kucinich, economy, elderly, finance, foreclosure, mortgages, politics, senior citizens, society, us, us congress, wall street, women

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