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F-35 Story Shows Why It’s So Hard to Cut a Federal Program
Washington - For all its high-tech stealth and record price tag, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter embodies the droll military motto, "Hurry up and wait." Conceived in …

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Nation’s Largest Cancer Charity Caves to Right-Wing Pressure, Ends Relationship With Planned Parenthood
Susan G. Komen for the Cure is the country’s best-known and best-funded breast cancer organization. Known for it’s iconic pink ribbon and annual Race for the Cure event, the …

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Romney Wins Big in Florida Primary, Regaining Momentum
Tampa, Florida - Mitt Romney rolled to victory in the Florida primary on Tuesday, dispatching an insurgent threat from Newt Gingrich and reclaiming his dominant position as he urged …

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Republicans Start to Unite Around Call to Allow Billionaires and Corporations to Directly Fund Campaigns
Eight in 10 Americans believe that there is too much money in American politics, and only 17 percent agree with the Supreme Court that corporations should be allowed to …

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The Political Cost of Romney’s Nasty Win in Florida
With his resounding victory over Newt Gingrich in Florida on Tuesday, Mitt Romney showed a worried Republican base a side of himself that it has both longed for and …

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At Hearing on “Fracking,” Capitol Police Arrest Director of “Gasland“
On Wednesday, House Republicans ordered Capitol police to arrest Josh Fox, director of the Academy Award-nominated documentary "Gasland," along with his crew. The group was attempting to film a …

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Obama’s Destructive Urban Policy Alienates Low-Income Communities
President Barack Obama speaks to employees at a Ford plant in Chicago on August 5, 2010. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York Times) From the window …

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The Political Geography of Florida
There are 4,063,853 registered Republicans in Florida. But they are not spaced uniformly throughout the state, and they are not homogeneous demographically or ideologically. Florida’s Republican primary electorate is …

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Retirees Occupy Century Aluminum
On Dec. 18, a dozen retirees, men and women in their 60s, 70s, even 80s, began occupying a median strip along Route 33 in front of the closed Century …

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Why the GOP Loves Keystone XL and Wants Congress to Approve the Pipeline
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), left, and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) at a news conference about the Keystone XL pipeline in Washington, on January 18, 2012. (Photo: …