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In U.S., Majority Favors Suspending Work on Healthcare Bill — Seven in 10 say Massachusetts election result reflects frustrations shared by Americans — PRINCETON, NJ — In the wake of Republican Scott Brown's victory in Tuesday's U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts, the majority of Americans …
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Do the Right Thing — A message to House Democrats: This is your moment of truth. You can do the right thing and pass the Senate health care bill. Or you can look for an easy way out, make excuses and fail the test of history. — Tuesday's Republican victory in the Massachusetts special election means …
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If Republicans run as strongly as Brown, only 103 House Dems are safe. — Senior Political Analyst — Republican Scott Brown won 52%-47% in Massachusetts, which voted 62%-36% for Barack Obama in 2008. How did he do in each of Massachusetts's 10 congressional districts …
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The Court's Blow to Democracy — With a single, disastrous 5-to-4 ruling, the Supreme Court has thrust politics back to the robber-baron era of the 19th century. Disingenuously waving the flag of the First Amendment, the court's conservative majority has paved the way for corporations …
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U.S. government for sale — With no limits on campaign financing, corporations will take over the government — SPECIAL COMMENT — Finally tonight, as promised, a Special Comment on the Supreme Court's ruling today in the case titled “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.”
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Jon Stewart Mocks Keith Olbermann Over Scott Brown Attacks — Jon Stewart mocks Keith Olbermann for his attacks on Scott Brown and other conservatives, including Rush Limbaugh and Michelle Malkin. — To comment on this video or click the “Comments” link below.
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Getting It Done: The Year In Obama-Led Health Care Reform (VIDEO) — Well folks, it's been one year since President Barack Obama took office. And he spent a lot of that year working on health care reform. — But with the future of reform uncertain at best in the wake of the special election …
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Van Hollen: Senate Bill's Brand May Be Irrevocably Tarnished, So We May Go Reconciliation Instead — In a candid assessment of the politics of health care, DCCC chief Chris Van Hollen said in an interview that the Senate bill's brand may be irrevocably tarnished, particularly among independents …
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2012 Presidential Poll — For the first time in one of our monthly polls looking ahead to the 2012 Presidential election Barack Obama trails one of his hypothetical opponents, albeit by the smallest of margins. — Mike Huckabee has a 45-44 advantage over Obama, aided largely by a 44-38 lead with independents.
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UK terror threat level ‘severe’ — The UK terror threat level is being raised from “substantial” to “severe”, the Home Office has said. — The new alert level means a terrorist attack is considered “highly likely”. It had stood at substantial since July.
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Terrorist threat level raised to ‘severe’ — Britain's terrorist threat level was raised tonight from “substantial” to “severe” - meaning that counter-terrorism agencies believe an attack is “highly likely”. — The measure was approved at a meeting of the Government's Cobra emergency committee …
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Who's Missing at the ‘Roe v. Wade’ Anniversary Demonstrations? Young Women. — Today is the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case legalizing abortion, and droves of women are prepared to face rainy weather to support their positions during the annual Washington, D.C., demonstrations.
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Obama has suspicious number of letter-writing fans named ‘Ellie Light’ — Ellie Light sure gets around. — In recent weeks, Light has published virtually identical “Letters to the Editor” in support of President Barack Obama in more than a dozen newspapers.Every letter claimed …
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Filibuster reform bill headed for Senate floor, faces uphill battle — Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) intends to introduce legislation that would take away the minority's power to filibuster legislation. — Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) intends in the next few weeks to introduce legislation …
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Scott Baio Receives Death Threats For Posting Unflattering Photo of Michelle O on Twitter — They want to kill Chaci. — Conservative Scott Baio is being threatened on twitter. — Scott Baio, who supported Scott Brown in Massachusetts, received death threats this week after he posted …
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Obama Seen as Anti-Business by 77% of U.S. Investors — Buzz up! — Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) — U.S. investors overwhelmingly see President Barack Obama as anti-business and question his ability to manage a financial crisis, according to a Bloomberg survey. — The global quarterly poll …
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No Love Lost — At 9:45 this morning, George H.W. Bush will open up his West Houston home to the press to make what is, for the octogenarian former president, a rare overtly political announcement: In the intra-Republican party fight for Texas governor, 41 has chosen U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison over Gov. Rick Perry.
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Detainees Will Still Be Held, but Not Tried, Official Says — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has decided to continue to imprison without trials nearly 50 detainees at the Guantánamo Bay military prison in Cuba because a high-level task force has concluded that they are too difficult …
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Opposition Grows Against Second Term for Bernanke — The confirmation of Ben S. Bernanke to a second four-year term as chairman of the Federal Reserve ran into further trouble on Friday as two more Democratic senators said they would vote against him. — The White House came to Mr. Bernanke's defense …
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NOW: ‘Kill the Senate health bill entirely’ — Share on Facebook Stumble This! — Group laments ‘fierce anti-abortion language,’ cites ‘male-dominated’ Democratic Party in Coakley loss — WASHINGTON — As Democrats weigh options for health reform following a major setback …
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Now Fight! — The seismic events of the last few days ends, in some respects, the phony war of the first year of Obama's presidency. As is the case in truly fracturing democracies, the opposition simply does not and cannot accept the fact that it is out of power.