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The About-Face March

Elections AdLib - March 24, 2010 24

Come November, the Republican Party may need to change their mascot from the elephant to the lemming. In the aftermath of Scott Brown's upset election...

Message from a Snob to the Rest of You

Elections Marion - March 8, 2010 15

I am a Virginian. My mother was a Virginian, and so was her father. His family came to the colonies out of necessity and...

Evan Bayh to resign—Crisis or opportunity?

Elections 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...

Did SCOTUS Open The Floodgates?

Elections SueInCa - February 12, 2010 14

A New York Times reporter asked a man the following question, What is a fascist? How many fascists have we? How dangerous are they? ...

The Party of Lincoln vs The Party of Winkin’

Elections Marion - February 12, 2010 23

Watching the Teabaggers ponce, preen and pontificate for the better part of last year, and ending with their recent convention, I'm always struck by...

Americans United

Elections 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

Elections 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...

Tea Party Conventional Wisdom or Nightmare

Elections javaz - February 6, 2010 77

As everyone probably knows by now, the great Tea Party Convention is in full swing this weekend in Nashville. A whopping 600 teabaggers are gathered...

Bill Moyers Hits Another Homerun

Elections 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

Elections 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...

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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. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

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The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

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The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

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US to double tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to 50%, Trump says

President Donald Trump says the increase in tariffs will protect America's steel industry, along with an expected partnership with Japan. [...]

North and South Korea are in an underground war - Kim Jong Un might now be winning

The neighbouring countries have long been embroiled in a war of information. But has there been a recent shift in who has the ‘upper hand’? [...]

Idyllic Swiss village stood for centuries - until a roaring glacier wiped it out

Nine million cubic metres of rock and ice came crashing down on Blatten after a landslide. [...]

Europe's US-backed conservatives hope this is their moment to go mainstream

Donald Trump's return to the White House helps Europe's nationalists and populists find their voice. [...]

School leavers party for weeks on midnight buses, and Norway says it's gone too far

Traditions have changed over the years and now teenagers are spending fortunes on hiring party buses. [...]

Last hospital in North Gaza governorate evacuated after Israeli order

Al-Awda, the last functioning hospital in the North Gaza governorate, is out of service after the Israeli military ordered its evacuation. [...]

Ukraine accuses Russia of undermining next round of peace talks

Russia says it is sending its negotiators to Turkey for a second round of ceasefire talks on 2 June. [...]

Astronauts in space for nine months didn't know if they would 'be able to make it back'

Nasa pair Butch and Suni tell the BBC they feared being unable to get home when they failed to dock on the ISS. [...]

Warning after 250 million bees escape overturned truck in US

Master bee-keepers are called to the scene after a truck containing 70,000 pounds of active honey bee hives flipped over. [...]

How Bondi mass killer slipped through the cracks in Australia

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Elections

The About-Face March

Message from a Snob to the Rest of You

Evan Bayh to resign—Crisis or opportunity?

Did SCOTUS Open The Floodgates?

The Party of Lincoln vs The Party of Winkin’

Americans United

URGENT ACTION NEEDED: The Death of Democracy

Tea Party Conventional Wisdom or Nightmare

Bill Moyers Hits Another Homerun

The Convenience of Separation of Church and State

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