fair.org - 2/5/2009
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John King (1/28/09): "If you are President Obama, you would look at the numbers and you are a little bit troubled, in the sense that you have promised to govern from the center. You have promised to reach out to the other party. You have promised to end the divide that existed not only through ...
prospect.org - 2/9/2009
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prospect.org —
Given the consistent failure of compromise between Republicans
and Democrats, it might be time to take away...
the minority's most harmful weapon: the filibuster.
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The Myth of Bipartisanship
washingtonpost.com - 2/2/2009
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washingtonpost.com —
Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or
other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from...
the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ...
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E. J. Dionne Jr. - The Obama Stimulus: Bipartisanship at ...
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Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute for February 5, 2009
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash —
... that's necessary, immediately, to create jobs?" It's not exactly clear how you, John King, can keep a straight face when you are clearly sucking up to the conservative Repuglicans!!! Objectivity is long gone at CNN -- they have certainly become a FOX NEWS wannabee!!! And unfortunately the rest of the gang at CNN is beginning to sound more and more like these three Myna birds!! * * * In America, no one, I repeat no one should ever have to worry about eating "contaminated cheese" or any other contaminated item made for consumption! Repuglicans don't believe in government ...
Mike's Blog Roundup
Crooks and Liars —
... executive pay caps don't address the root problem
AfterDowningStreet: Putting war waste, and recalcitrant generals, on the chopping block
Yesterday, Heather put up this excellent post about fear-mongering criminal, Dick Cheney, and his refusal to stand down and shut-the-f*ck up. To understand why this wont happen until he is brought to justice, go read The Co-President at Work.
ANNALS OF JOURNALISM: Media mull bipartisanship...NPR interviews on Stimulus: 6 Rethugs for every Dem...Morning ...
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