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    I'm Stuck On You

    MAY 17, 2012 12:25PM

    By Midwest Muse


    Topics: magnets, las vegas, santa monica, washington dc, x-men, graceland, elvis, museums, pacific nw, sirius black, chicago, debbie reynolds, life, singin' in the rain, holocause museum, us senate, postal museum, air and space museum, sicence and industry museum, twilight, gene kelly, donald o'connor, smithsonian, blue hawaii, johnny cash

    • 5 Ratings
    • 326 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Republicans Running Away From Their Own Party

    MAY 1, 2012 10:36AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, economics, republican party, scott brown, us senate, right wing, frank luntz, elizabeth warren, president obama, filibuster, tea party, george w bush, propaganda, michael gerson, social security, medicare, wall street reform, big government, budget cuts, conservative movement, obamacare, paul ryan, ayn rand, capitalism, supply side economics, catholic church, catholic bishops, social justice, new deal, keynesian economics, mitt romney, socialism, conservatism, liberalism

    • 4 Ratings
    • 525 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    ‘Amerika’s Decaying Facade of Democracy’

    DECEMBER 4, 2011 5:32AM

    By libbyliberalnyc


    Topics: colleen rowley, us senate, war on terror, paul craig roberts, van auken

    • 1 Ratings
    • 237 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Americans waking to takeover of country by money

    NOVEMBER 18, 2011 1:50PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: financial reform, us senate, elizabeth warren, scott brown, bill o'reilly, tea party, occupy wall street, republican party, oligarchy, financial crisis, politics, economics

    • 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
    • 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

    • 2 Ratings
    • 558 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    American Jobs Act And The Grover Norquist Cult

    SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 12:32PM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: taxpayer protection pledge, millionaires, joblessness, poverty, business, lobbyists, finance, economics, politics, national debt, republican party, tea party patriots, tea party express, tea party nation, tea party, polaroid, vanity, sado-masochistic bondage, us house of representatives, us senate, huac, americans for tax reform, grover norquist

    • 1 Ratings
    • 356 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    This Year's Model

    SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 4:42PM

    By Enlightened Belle


    Topics: james webb, martha coakley, us senate, massachusetts, scott brown, elizabeth warren

    • 1 Ratings
    • 431 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Republican Party: Stuck On "Ideological Correctness"

    SEPTEMBER 9, 2011 1:55PM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: friedmanism, libertarianism, rand paul, ron paul, rick perry, pragmatism, milton friedman, afghanistan, iraq, bush administration, gordon hilgers, us house of representatives, us senate, do nothing congress, frederick hayek, ludwig von mises, economics, financial sector, private sector, government, tax cuts, taxes, business, corporations, economics, politics, politics over people, three stooges, eric cantor, mitch mcconnell, john boehner, democratic party, keynesism, lassiez faire, free market, friedmanism, rick perry, tea party patriots, tea party express, tea party nation, tea party, republican debate, republican party

    • 1 Ratings
    • 405 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Republicans Attack Freedom of Religion

    JULY 11, 2011 9:55AM

    By Laura Wilkerson


    Topics: don't ask don't tell, military, kansas, tim huelskamp, bankruptcy, marriage, doma, republicans, us senate, house of representatives, united states

    • 1 Ratings
    • 283 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    The Truth About the 'Near' Government Shut Down

    APRIL 9, 2011 12:07PM

    By Art Lynch


    Topics: open+call, education, social services, repubulicans, democrats, poltiics, us house, us senate, government

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 2239 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    Calling someone 'hot' isn't automatically a compliment

    SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 10:39AM

    By Cathy Wilson


    Topics: professionalism, women's issues, physical harassment, street harassment, harassment, compliments, congress, us senate, the hottest member, kirsten gillibrand, harry reid

    • 7 Ratings
    • 391 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Say "goodbye", Charlie!

    JULY 23, 2010 9:23AM

    By OEsheepdog


    Topics: charles rangel, alleged corruption, congress, john ensign, us senate

    • 0 Ratings
    • 134 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Murkowski Part II Rears Its Ugly Head

    JULY 9, 2010 4:06PM

    By Lowell Feld


    Topics: jay rockefeller, lisa murkowski, us senate, nrdc action fund, climate change, clean energy

    • 26 Ratings
    • 845 Views
    • 39 Comments
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    Let this be a lesson to you. Don't fudge your resume

    MAY 18, 2010 9:19AM

    By OEsheepdog


    Topics: us senate, resume, dick blumenthal

    • 0 Ratings
    • 160 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    You Talked the Talk. Now Let's Walk the Walk.

    MAY 14, 2010 9:45AM

    By jamescannonboyce


    Topics: politics news, us senate, james boyce, gulf oil spill, common sense nms, climate change, climate bill, clean energy, american power act

    • 12 Ratings
    • 685 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Where to Now, Charlie Crist?

    MAY 13, 2010 10:39AM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: 2012 gop convention tampa, news, politics, florida tourism, gulf of mexico, oil spill, bp, kendrick meek, marco rubio, independent, crist for senate, gop, us senate, florida senate race, florida, governor, charlie crist

    • 1 Ratings
    • 447 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Vote for (The Retirement) of John McCain

    MAY 12, 2010 4:42PM

    By Greer McVay


    Topics: john mccain, barack obama, sarah palin, j.d. hayworth, us senate, arizona, dadt, maverick, flip-flop, rush limbaugh, glenn beck, politics, gay/lesbian

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 2140 Views
    • 30 Comments
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    Crist to Announce as Independent for Florida Senate Thursday

    APRIL 28, 2010 11:43AM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: conventional wisdom, education, news, politics, mitt romney, marco rubio, independent, crist for senate, gop, us senate, florida senate race, florida, governor, charlie crist

    • 3 Ratings
    • 300 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Goldman Sachs Kabuki Theatre

    APRIL 27, 2010 1:48PM

    By Steven Rockford


    Topics: twitter, us senate, goldman sachs, finance reform

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