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Brother Can You Spare Two Million Jobs? Emergency Jobs Bill Proposed
Responding to the continuing massive jobs deficit,Chicago Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky proposed to create 2 million jobs,introducing the “Emergency Jobs to Restore the American Dream Act.” Surrounded by Chicago …
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Pakistan Demands Veto on US Drone Strikes
Islamabad - Pakistani civilian and military leaders are insisting on an effective veto over which targets U.S. drone strikes hit, according to well-informed Pakistani military sources here. …
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Two Wisconsin Democrats Retain Seats in Recall Elections
Two Democrats kept their seats in the Wisconsin State Senate on Tuesday, drawing an end to an unprecedented series of recall elections that had distracted the state all summer. …
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Tea Party Tim and Plutocrat Pete
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Bachmann Income Disclosure Lists Income From Farm That Got Subsidies
Washington - Despite repeatedly asserting that she has never received income from a family farm that has drawn federal subsidies in the past, Rep. Michele Bachmann again listed the …
Keeping a Curious Bush Secret
More than three decades ago, on Oct. 19, 1980, then-Republican vice presidential candidate George H.W. Bush supposedly took an afternoon trip to visit a family friend in Washington, an …
“Reverse Racism”: A Sad Misnomer for a Tragic Mississippi Murder
The “double-r words” have been invoked again. I bristle every time I hear the term “reverse racism” applied in a new context. It’s kind of like the blogger at …
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Wisconsin Votes on Recall of Two Democratic State Senators
Voters went to the polls Tuesday to decide two Wisconsin state Senate races, the latest battle in the national fight over curbing the role of unions representing public employees. …
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Disguised Member of Hacktivist Group “Anonymous” Defends Retaliatory Action Against BART
On Monday, officials with the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) were forced to close four train stations during the evening rush hour as free speech advocates attempted to disrupt …
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Bachmann’s Iowa Straw Poll Win Signals Early Tea Party Role in Shaping GOP Primary
The race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination heated up this weekend as Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann won the Iowa straw poll and Texas Gov. Rick Perry formally announced …