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Wisconsin Democrats Allege Governor Walker Used Taxpayer Dollars for Campaign Web Site
“At Best Inappropriate, At Worst Against the Law” With Walker facing an “imminent recall,” the website consists of “propaganda” and “cherry-picked facts” designed to help Walker's reelection, …
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Top Earners Doubled Share of Nation’s Income, Study Finds
The top 1 percent of earners more than doubled their share of the nation’s income over the last three decades, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, in a new …
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President to Ease Student Loan Burden for Low-Income Graduates
President Obama will announce new programs Wednesday to lower monthly loan payments for some students graduating next year and thereafter and to let borrowers who have a mix of …
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Bachmann: Uninsured Americans Can Rely on “Charitable Organizations” for Health Care
Republicans have a hard time explaining how they would make up for the loss in coverage to 32 million Americans if they succeed in repealing the Affordable Care Act. …
6 Things to Know About “Smoking Man” in Herman Cain’s Weird New Ad (Dude Was Banned From Electoral Politics)
There's a Cancer Man on the body politic. Herman Cain, the former Americans for Prosperity operative, and his presidential campaign manager, Mark Block, are having a most …
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Panetta Says North Korea Remains a “Serious Threat“
Seoul, South Korea - Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta on Wednesday called North Korea a “serious threat” and told American and South Korean troops here that they were on …
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Merkel Implores German Lawmakers to Back Euro Rescue Measures
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, in a plea for domestic support hours before European leaders are scheduled to hold a crisis summit, beseeched lawmakers Wednesday to back measures to …
Not Just a Protest, But a Little Utopia
New York - The Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement has withstood political pressure, bad weather, police violence, and over a thousand arrests, and is continuing to grow in New …
Occupy Wall Street’s Battle Against American-Style Authoritarianism
Within a very short time, Occupy Wall Street has changed the national conversation to corporate corruption.
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Why the Left Won’t Accept Success
Last Friday, President Barack Obama announced that the United States would complete the withdrawal of its troops from Iraq by Christmas, a development that you might have thought the …