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GOP Rep. Joe Walsh Melts Down, Screams At Constituents: “Dont Blame Bank!” “I Am Tired Of Hearing That Crap!“
Freshman Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) is known for his anti-Obama rhetoric on cable television and his inability to pay his child support payments. But during a recent meeting with …
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Cain Sinking Like a Stone, Neutral GOP Analysts Say
Washington - Herman Cain's repeated attempts to brush aside sexual harassment charges are faltering and his once high-flying presidential campaign is likely to suffer, according to neutral Republicans. …
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Time to Occupy Voting? Progressive Upsurge Faces Tough Test in Ohio
In the first major election since Occupy Wall Street swept the nation, Ohioans have a chance on Tuesday to repeal draconian restrictions on labor rights. A victory for the …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Harsh Anti-Union Bill Up for Repeal in Ohio, and More
In today's On the News segment: Harsh anti-union Bill up for repeal in Ohio, banksters rake in 17 percent of all the taxpayer subsidies, the Occupy movement received a …
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Inspector General Will Investigate Keystone XL Decision
Keystone XL Pipeline Protesters at the White House in Washington, DC on November 6, 2011. (Photo: Emma Cassidy / tarsandsaction) The State Department's inspector general will investigate …
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The Shame in Happy Valley
Washington - Legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno said, “I did what I was supposed to.” In fact, nobody at Penn State did what basic human decency requires …
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Time for Supercommittee to Fail
“I have great respect for each of you individually, but collectively I’m worried you’re going to fail — fail the country,” former White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles, …
“Should Cost” vs. “Did Cost”: How the Military-Industrial Complex Swindles Billions of Our Dollars
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Changing the way we price weapons could cut billions, but will the entrenched Department of Defense bureaucracy allow it? "Forget …
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Federal Workers Are Underpaid Compared to Their Private-Sector Counterparts, Despite GOP’s Assertions
To hear Republican presidential primary candidates tell it, the federal workforce under President Obama has experienced ballooning job growth and huge wage increases. Such claims are a staple of …
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Meet the Problem: Twenty-Five Senators Voted to Build “Bridge to Nowhere” in 2005 … and Against Building Bridges Today
Ed Luce of the Financial Times made an astute observation today, regarding the mostly Republican group of senators that filibustered the most recent legislation to invest $60 billion in …