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Tragedy Trumps The Tea Party

Leslie Savan: Current Events Rendered Michelle Bachmann's "Super Bowl Of Freedom" Even More Grotesque (The Nation) Leslie Savan is the author of Slam Dunks And No-Brainers: Pop Language in Your Life, the Media, and,...

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Boehner fires a warning shot at Dems

The Politico 44 / Click Story Widget Requires Adobe Flash Player. House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) fired a warning shot at Democrats this morning, saying “we’re going to do everything we can to try to stop” the bill...

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Sources: Pelosi, Dems lock up 218 (Politico)

Patrick O'Connor, Jonathan Allen, John Bresnahan Patrick O'connor, Jonathan Allen, John Bresnahan – Sat Nov 7, 10:31 am ET Hours before an expected vote on a sweeping health care bill, House Democrats believe they've secured...

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Lee White: Toyota committed to NASCAR despite departure from Formula One

White: NASCAR can learn from F1 woes FORT WORTH, Texas -- Lee White, president of Toyota Racing Development, said Toyota's departure from Formula One has no bearing on its NASCAR program, but he also said NASCAR should learn...

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DC: Obama Extends Jobless Benefits on Sobering Jobs Report

President Barack Obama released a list of several new options being considered by the White House to spur growth after "sobering" news that unemployment spiked to a 26 1/2-year peak last month, settling in at a staggering 10.2%...

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Activists slam billionaire mayor

New York—“Bloomberg, you can’t hide, you’re on the bosses’ side!” rang out on a crowded stretch of Broadway here Oct. 30. The Bail Out the People Movement called the protest to demand “Jobs yes! Racism no! Union busting’s got...

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Obama: 'Now's the Time to Finish the Job' on Health Care Reform [Says:"This Is Our Moment"]

Obama: 'Now's the Time to Finish the Job' on Health Care Reform Moments after President Obama's comments, the health care legislation cleared its first hurdle when Democrats approved a rule setting the terms of the debate....

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For all the wrong reasons

FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS.... The House health care reform bill is a solid piece of legislation. It has flaws, and provisions I'd change if it were up to me, but this is, on the whole, a very good bill...

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Flawed health reform - House measure likely to pass but needs a dose of fiscal reality.

MUCH OF the criticism of the health-care measure before the House of Representatives is overwrought. Another part is simply wrong. Unfortunately, that does not mean that this is a good bill. As we have said, it does not do...

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'Prophet' grabs six European Film nods

Noms include best pic,director and actor Rahim Jacques Audiard's prison thriller "A Prophet" leads the nominations for this year's European Film Awards -Europe's equivalent of the Oscars - with six mentions. Suggesting...

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