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11 Apr 2010 09:48

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Politics: The political climate in Arkansas so rough, “Democrat” off-limits

  • I’m complicated. I doubt you would like it very much if someone put a one-word adjective to describe you.
  • Senate candidate Bill Halter • Regarding his status as a “Democrat,” which is apparently too harsh of a word to call the progressive candidate running against incumbent Blanche Lincoln. Lincoln is facing it on all sides. Beyond Halter, eight Republicans are running for Lincoln’s seat in one of the more conservative states in the country. Lincoln, a centrist who voted against a lot of things Democrats hold dear, is holding a strong face, but it may not be enough to keep her seat warm. source
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27 Mar 2010 17:38

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U.S.: Obama leaps over Senate’s head, issues 15 recess appointments

  • I simply cannot allow partisan politics to stand in the way of the basic functioning of government.
  • President Barack Obama • Regarding the recess appointments that he pushed through today. The appointments are only temporary – they can only serve through the end of 2011. But he was at the point where he needed to do something, due to the immense amount of gridlock in the Senate right now. 217 of his nominees are currently waiting for confirmation, 34 of them over six months. The Republicans fought against this, but it’s not exactly an uncommon thing he’s doing – George W. Bush also had 15 recess appointments at this point of his presidency. At the end of their eight-year terms, both Bush and his wipe buddy Bill Clinton had over 130 each – Bush more than Clinton. source
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27 Mar 2010 04:12

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Politics: Dear Harry Reid: Eyes on the prize, man, eyes on the prize

  • 2 times he voted “no” instead of “yes” on health care source
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26 Mar 2010 13:53

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Politics: Rachel Maddow isn’t running for the Massachusetts Senate, hosers

  • Scott Brown said Rachel Maddow was running for Senate. Brown said this in an e-mail designed to raise funds for his next Senate campaign. However, as this Boston Globe full-page ad notes, she’s in fact not running for Senate. Julius may be, though, if his residency checks out. He’s on the Lyndon Larouche ticket. source
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25 Mar 2010 21:16

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Politics: Health care reconciliation passes House and Senate; Twitter reacts



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25 Mar 2010 20:54

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Politics: Could financial reform be the GOP’s way out of “just say no?”

  • The bill, currently lacking Republican support, could provide a turning point. Departing Sen. Chris Dodd’s financial reform bill may be a second chance for the GOP. One senator who worked on the bill, Bob Corker, says he felt abandoned by his party when working with Dodd, but Dodd himself thinks the tide might be turning. If the obstructionist policy worked, the Democrat says, “they would go along. But they saw it fail and now they’ve had enough of it and they really want to be involved in crafting things.” source
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25 Mar 2010 08:38

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U.S.: GOP Senators succeed in forcing another (#&(@&( health care vote

  • A couple of minor parliamentarian rules were broken. Senate Republicans are going out of their way this week to kinda be total )&#&# about the health care reconciliation bill, with stalling tactics, crazy amendments and such. Late last night, they succeeded at turning the reconciliation process into a pain in the butt, finding minor parliamentary problems with the bill (regarding Pell grants) that force a new House vote. Great. source
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24 Mar 2010 23:52

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Politics: Senate Republicans play dirty with reconciliation bill amendments

  • 32 the number of amendments being offered up by Republicans to the reconciliation bill
  • one insane amendment removes access to
    Viagra for sex
    offenders; it’s there to
    shame the Dems
  • zero the number of amendments that will pass; if any do, the entire bill goes back to the House source
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24 Mar 2010 10:34

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U.S.: Get yo popcorn ready! Obama nominates liberal to appeals court

Goodwin Liu could be an appeals court judge. One Repbulican Senator calls the Berkeley professor a liberal “beyond the mainstream.” A huge fight is coming. source
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22 Mar 2010 09:55

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Politics: A ten-minute synopsis of that whole epic health care thang

  • Missed/didn’t care about yesterday? The Huffington Post put together this great video of the highlights of the epic evening in D.C. They should’ve put it to to Pachelbel’s Canon just for effect. In other news, the person who who called Bart Stupak a “baby killer” last night is having his identity protected by his Republican peers. “Members have a right to make an idiot of themselves once without being exposed,” said Rep. Dave Obey, who knows who said it. Oh boy. source
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