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House Passes $154 Billion Jobs Bill; Progressives Launch New Coalition to Fight for More Aid
With heavy defections from Blue Dog Democrats, the House of Representatives still narrowly passed Wednesday evening, 217 to 212, a $154 billion jobs package. It included funds for states …
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$57,077.60 Surging by the Minute
$57,077.60. That’s what we’re paying per minute. Keep that in mind — just for a minute or so.
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Documents Suggest Bush White House Failed to Search for Libby’s “Missing” Emails Subpoenaed in CIA Leak Probe
Between late 2005 and January 2006, the Bush administration tried to recover “lost” emails from staffers who worked in the Office of the Vice President (OVP), an effort centered …
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E.J. Dionne Jr. | The Democrats’ Bush Nostalgia
Washington - Here's what Democrats need to ponder: Can they prosper in the absence of George W. Bush? His presidency was a tonic for Democrats and led to …
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Robert Borosage | Bernanke: Time’s Man of the Year
Time Magazine's naming Ben Bernanke “Man of the Year” is a little bit like celebrating an arsonist for his heroics in putting out a fire that he set. Bernanke …
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VIDEO | Olbermann: Ruined Senate Bill Unsupportable
Olbermann: Conservatives Have Destroyed This Version of Health Reform Part I
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VIDEO: Is Compromise Health Care Bill Worth It? (2)
Terrance Heath and Bill Scher dive into the question that is now dominating progressive political debate: Has the health care reform bill been so seriously compromised—first with the dilution …
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VIDEO: Is Compromise Health Care Bill Worth It?
Our bloggers Terrance Heath and Bill Scher dive into the question that is now dominating progressive political debate: Has the health care reform bill been so seriously compromised—first with …
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Policy Report: Obama Should Learn Defense Budget Lessons From French
In an era when defense contractors monopolize technical expertise and determine pricing while Congress protects parochial interests, President Obama would do well to adopt lessons from French Defense, according …
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John Podesta | The Progressive Case for Passing the Senate Health Bill
Since Joe Lieberman demanded stripping the public option and Medicare buy-in provisions from the merged Senate bill, some strong progressives like Howard Dean have argued that without a public …