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Evan Bayh to resign—Crisis or opportunity?

Congress nellie - February 15, 2010 46

This morning the office of Senator Evan Bayh, D-IN, announced that he will not run for re-election this November. There's more than one way...

Harry Reid Filibusters Democracy

Congress AdLib - February 11, 2010 40

According to the Whispering Reid, The Reid that blows in the wind...or the Reid that just simply blows, Sen. Reid will block the efforts...

Americans United

Congress javaz - February 10, 2010 554

We need to start a movement, a splinter group from the Democratic Party. I am...

URGENT ACTION NEEDED: The Death of Democracy

Congress Chernynkaya - February 10, 2010 15

With the growing abuse of the filibuster and Democrats unwilling to take the strong action necessary to fix the economy and regain the public...

Bill Moyers Hits Another Homerun

Congress AdLib - February 5, 2010 8

Tonight, Bill Moyers had a marvelous episode which I can't recommend enough. The first segment was about the SCOTUS decision and the impact on our...

The Convenience of Separation of Church and State

Congress javaz - February 5, 2010 11

This morning I happened upon an article dated January 21st, 2010 from the East Valley Tribune about a meeting of religious leaders regarding immigration. The...

President Obama Confronts the GOP Head On

Congress KQµårk 死神 - January 29, 2010 110

In an unprecedented way President Obama has taken on the GOP face to face. The best part is it was caught on camera....

Meet your Senator From China….

Congress bito - January 27, 2010 10

Taking Action Against The SCOTUS Decision! A couple of weeks ago I posted in the Time Out..O/T post an alert from CREDO Action Alert and...

Resolving Differences in House and Senate Health Bills

Congress Chernynkaya - January 13, 2010 105

The long debate over health care reform has now reached the end game, but there are still some obstacles to overcome before they can...

Weekly Seminar, Winter Quarter

Congress KevenSeven - January 10, 2010 25

As I review the comments over at other "liberal" blogs, I see a pattern of commentary from those that I think of as Puritans. There...

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Russia and Ukraine 'very close to a deal', says Trump

The US president's envoy meets Vladimir Putin in Moscow, while Ukraine calls for more pressure on Russia. [...]

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The two neighbouring nations sign a US-brokered deal aimed at stopping the fighting in eastern DR Congo. [...]

Pope wanted to work until the end, archbishop tells BBC

In an exclusive interview with the BBC, Archbishop Paul Gallagher says Pope Francis preferred to "die with his boots on". [...]

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Harry Reid Filibusters Democracy

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URGENT ACTION NEEDED: The Death of Democracy

Bill Moyers Hits Another Homerun

The Convenience of Separation of Church and State

President Obama Confronts the GOP Head On

Meet your Senator From China….

Resolving Differences in House and Senate Health Bills

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