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Reid Names Senators to “Super Committee“
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced the first three appointees to a congressional super-committee charged with tackling the federal deficit, but the Democratic choices offer few signs that the …
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US Says Strike Killed Taliban Who Downed Copter
The commander, Gen. John R. Allen of the Marines, said the military in Afghanistan had tracked the insurgents after they shot down the helicopter on Saturday, most likely with …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Record Number of Students Descend Into College Loan Debt, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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S&P Director: GOP’s Balanced Budget Amendment Would Hurt America’s Creditworthiness
After the first round of the contentious debt limit fight, congressional Republicans are redoubling their efforts to push through a so-called Balanced Budget Amendment as a solution to the …
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Wisconsin Recall Replaces Two Republican Senators
Five months to the day after the Republican majority in the Wisconsin State Senate voted to approve Governor Scott Walker's plan to strip most collective bargaining rights from public …
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Progressives Say American Dream Movement Rivals Tea Party
Van Jones speaking to protesters in Washington, DC, February 26, 2011 at the Save the American Dream Rally. (Photo: markn3tel) As Americans face the economic fallout of …
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Republicans Hold On to Wisconsin Senate After Recall Vote
Sayner, Wisconsin — Two Republican state senators lost their seats in recall elections around Wisconsin on Tuesday, but Republicans maintained their control of the State Senate, ultimately handing a …
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London Riots Put Spotlight on Troubled, Unemployed Youths in Britain
London - “I came here to get my penny’s worth,” said a man who gave his name as Louis James, 19, a slightly built participant in the widening riots …
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Mysterious Wisconsin “Gun Group,” Coordinated on Misleading Absentee Ballot Mailings
On Saturday we posted an article detailing the similarities, and apparent coordination, in misleading “Absentee Ballot Application” mailers sent out to Democratic voters by both the David Koch-founded Americans …
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On Eve of Recall, Walker Booed at Wisconsin State Fair
Today, Wisconsin voters will head to the polls for the special recall elections of six Republican state senators who supported Gov. Scott Walker's (R) anti-union bill that stripped public …