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Coalition of Church and State: Rick Santorum

News & Politics SueInCa - January 2, 2012 7

In the series under this name, I have been writing about the members and goals mostly in general so I thought I would switch...

Free to Assemble- Not in Indiana; A GOP Tactic at Work

2012 Elections MurphTheSurf3 - January 2, 2012 13

If you don't want to hear it- shut them down, keep them out.

VOTE NOW: The Biggest Political F#%! Up of 2011

News & Politics AdLib - December 31, 2011 13

There were so many worthy nominees deserving this PlanetPOV award for The Biggest Political F#%! Up of 2011, let's just say that there are no winners, only losers and bigger losers.

Coalition of Church and State Revisited: Convincing The Public

News & Politics SueInCa - December 29, 2011 36

If the Dominionists succeed, most mainstream Christians, atheists, agnostics, some Catholics, Muslims, LGBT and many others in our society and the world will be affected by their policies.

Santa Wish Lists from Top Political Figures

News & Politics AdLib - December 24, 2011 20

Wonder what many of the political figures out there have on their wish list for Santa? Wonder no more!

The Daily Planet, Vol. 183

News & Politics Chernynkaya - December 22, 2011 14

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Thursday, December 22, 2011

2011: The Year In Review

News & Politics ADONAI - December 21, 2011 28

2011 has been a roller-coaster year from start to finish.Hop aboard for a ride back through some of the year's top stories.

The Daily Planet, Vol. 182

News & Politics Chernynkaya - December 21, 2011 7

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Wednesday, December 21, 2011

GOP Tax (Pledge) Breaks

News & Politics AdLib - December 20, 2011 39

The fraud of the Norquist no-taxes pledge has been publicly exploded now and as long as Dems don't overlook this opportunity, the entire raison d'etre for the Republican Party will be invalidated in the minds of most Americans.

The Daily Planet, Vol. 180

News & Politics Chernynkaya - December 16, 2011 29

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Friday, December 16, 2011

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Hiring Held Steady in June as Employers Added 147,000 Jobs

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An initial trade deal with Vietnam offers a glimpse of how President Trump is pushing countries to cut back on trade with China. [...]

Solid Jobs Report Keeps Fed Rate Cuts at Bay

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Hakeem Jeffries Delays House Vote With Marathon Speech Opposing Trump’s Policy Bill

Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the New York Democrat and minority leader, delayed a final House vote with an impassioned speech, saying he would take his “sweet time” assailing the measure. [...]

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Republicans deferred some of their most painful spending cuts until after the midterm elections. [...]

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Cases Involving Transgender Athletes

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Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

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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Kilmar Ábrego García alleges torture and abuse in El Salvador prison

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US Supreme Court to review bans on trans athletes in female sports

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