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Senate seats in play

Congress nellie - January 6, 2010 65

Whether Obama bashing, teeth gnashing, tea party crashing, or GOP trashing—it's time for progressives to stop talking the talk and start walking the walk....

Blame Rumsfeld

Congress KevenSeven - January 4, 2010 65

We have come far enough from the Christmas attack to start to draw some conclusions. For this discussion, I will not assume that there...

Call Out Hypocrisy in 2010

Congress Emerald1943 - December 31, 2009 125

In perusing the headlines at HP, I stumbled upon a very interesting article by Congressman Eric Massa of New York. Apparently, the most...

Death to the “Death” Tax?

Congress AdLib - December 29, 2009 8

Thanks to a discussion on NPR yesterday, I became aware of a little provision in tax law that in the age of the wealthy...

Senate Passes Health Care Bill in Final Vote

Congress Scheherazade - December 24, 2009 13

WASHINGTON DC -- On a cold Christmas Eve morning the United States Senate met for one last vote on H.R. 3590. With Vice President...

Almost There on HCR… Or Are We?

Congress Scheherazade - December 23, 2009 4

Talking Points Memo has just put out this sobering article: Fragile Health Care Agreement Fraying? Whispers, But Not Yet Some Democrats are popping champagne and already...

Senate HCR Bill Clears Final Procedural Vote

Congress Scheherazade - December 23, 2009 2

From Talking Points Memo: Senate Votes Again And Just One Vote Left On Health Care The Senate just cleared its next-to-last procedural hurdle before passing its...

Welfare Kings and Queens in Congress

Congress SueInCa - December 22, 2009 17

It would seem that while railing about "Socialism", "Marxism", or just plain old "Obamanism", some of our hypocritical Senators and Representatives have themselves been...

Health Care Bill Clears Senate Test

Congress Scheherazade - December 21, 2009 86

Amidst a DC blizzard Senators arrived for a cloture vote that began at 1:01am EST to determine whether or not to end the debate...

No? Nukes!

Congress AdLib - December 20, 2009 102

The battle over Health Care Reform, the Stimulus Bill, global warming legislation, etc. has brought one thing clearly into focus. The filibuster has transformed The...

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Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

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Eight hurt in Colorado fire attack after suspect shouts 'free Palestine'

The FBI calls it a suspected terror attack and says the suspect used a makeshift flamethrower. [...]

Watch: Eyewitness captures video of Colorado attack scene

Eight people were injured after a man "started setting people on fire" at a mall in Boulder, Colorado, police say. [...]

Ukraine drones strike bombers during major attack in Russia

President Volodymyr Zelensky claims the operation is Ukraine's biggest long-range attack of the war so far. [...]

Ukraine's audacious drone attack sends critical message to Russia - and the West

The BBC's Paul Adams reflects on the impact of Ukraine's major drone attack on Russian bombers. [...]

Red Cross says at least 21 killed and dozens shot in Gaza aid incident

Reports say an incident occurred in Rafah in the early hours of Sunday as people were queueing for aid. [...]

Poland's conservative president-elect to be tough opponent for PM

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Martial law fractured South Korea. Can this election heal the nation?

$Martial law fractured South Korea. Can this election heal the nation?$

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More than 700 believed dead in devastating Nigeria floods

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Conservative historian wins Polish presidential vote

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Two dead and hundreds arrested in France after PSG Champions League win

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Blame Rumsfeld

Call Out Hypocrisy in 2010

Death to the “Death” Tax?

Senate Passes Health Care Bill in Final Vote

Almost There on HCR… Or Are We?

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Welfare Kings and Queens in Congress

Health Care Bill Clears Senate Test

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