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Top GOP Strategist Admits He’s “Scared” of Occupy Wall Street Because It’s “Having an Impact“
The The Republican Governor’s Association met in Florida this week and featured pollster Frank Luntz, who offered a coaching session for attendees about how they should communicate to the …
The Lost Opportunity of Iran-Contra
If you want to solve the perplexing mystery of modern-day America – and understand what went so terribly wrong – an important place to look for clues would be …
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New Hampshire GOP Speaker Discourages Students from Voting Because They’ll Vote “Liberal“
As ThinkProgress has been reporting, the slew of unnecessary voter ID laws passed by Republicans in many states this year are a transparent attempt to disenfranchise core Democratic voters, …
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Unions Beat GOP Candidates as New Hampshire Blocks Anti-Labor Law
GOP presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, on November 29, 2011. Perry urged the …
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Voting in Historic Egyptian Elections Enters Second Day
Cairo - Polls opened for a second scheduled day of voting on Tuesday after unexpectedly large crowds of Egyptians defied predictions of bedlam and violence a day earlier to …
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Thousands March on Washington State Capitol to Protest Budget Cuts
This week, the Washington state legislature is holding a special session to deal with issues related to the state’s budget. Gov. Christine Gregoire (D) has called on the legislature …
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In Egypt, Long Lines for a Vote Clouded by Army’s Role
Cairo - Unexpectedly large crowds of voters turned out on Monday to cast their votes in Egypt’s first parliamentary election since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, a …
The Jobs Crisis: What Did Roosevelt Do That Obama Should?
(Photo: Pete Souza / whitehouse.gov) The nation is experiencing the most severe economic crisis since the Great Depression. Princeton economist and former Vice Chair of the Federal …
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Can We Transform Labor’s Buckeye Victory into a New Era of Election Protection?
The crushing defeat Ohio's working people dealt 1% politicians this week has critical implications for a whole other issue—-election protection. In a voting process that might otherwise have …
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Obama and the Bishops: Is the White House Caving on Birth Control Coverage?
This week, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) threw itself a pity party in Baltimore. According to the bishops, their “religious liberty” is threatened unless they are …