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Nelson Will Vote for Health Care Overhaul, Breaking Logjam
Washington - Sen. Ben Nelson, the last apparent obstacle to giving Democrats the votes they need to move forward with historic health care legislation, Saturday said he had agreed …
Victoria Kennedy: The Moment Ted Kennedy Would Not Want to Lose
My late husband, Ted Kennedy, was passionate about health-care reform. It was the cause of his life. He believed that health care for all our citizens was a fundamental …
Joe Conason | The Democrats Blinked
By bowing to Sen. Joseph Lieberman and his obstructive pals in both parties on health care reform, President Obama has confirmed what Republicans always say about Democrats: They simply …
Copenhagen Summit: Major Powers Broker Compromise Voluntary Climate Pact
The US, China, India, South Africa, and Brazil agreed to a voluntary climate pact. President Obama acknowledged that ‘we have much further to go.’ The deal did not produce …
Happy Holidays From America’s Banks
Never mind Barack Obama's Audacity of Hope. It's the audacity of the banks that takes your breath away. Mean old Mr. Potter in It's a Wonderful Life seems like …
Inside a Prison, Outside the Law
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Obama Says New Nuclear Treaty With Russia Is Near
The United States and Russia have reached agreement on most major issues in a new treaty that would cut their deployed strategic nuclear warheads by one-fourth and allow each …
Palin the Pundit
Dealing with Sarah Palin, in the immortal words of Pee Wee Herman, is like unraveling a giant cable-knit sweater that someone just keeps knitting, and knitting and knitting. There …
Nuclear Power: Too Expensive, Too Risky
Lofty claims about the benefits of nuclear power are coming from the Nuclear Energy Institute and others. Meanwhile, news, financial and energy journals make clear that boiling water with …
Stunning Statistics About the War Every American Should Know
A hearing in Sen. Claire McCaskill’s Contract Oversight subcommittee on contracting in Afghanistan has highlighted some important statistics that provide a window into the extent to which the Obama …