dailykos.com - 10/23/2009
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 10/24/2009
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krugman.blogs.nytimes.com —
The idea that the typical American's retirement basically
depends on the stock market is utterly wrong; that's...
only true for a small elite.
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How the other 75 percent lives
thehill.com - 10/24/2009
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thehill.com —
In the end there is no way Congress
does not pass a public option with this much...
support. The debate is over. The public has decided. The public option supporters have won the debate, in a knockout.
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CNN: 61 percent support public option
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Favorability Sweepstakes: Grading Obama and the Top Hill Leaders
Politics Daily —
Filed under: Senate, House, Republicans, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Polls, Poll Watch, Congress, Harry ReidWhile President Obama's poll ratings have come down over the months as the initial glow of his election wore off and the challenges before him mounted, he still is seen more favorably than other Democrats and Republicans on the national scene, according to a Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll conducted Oct. 19. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Women Hate the GOP
Booman Tribune —
... in the hearts of women, House Minority Leader John Boehner had a major win this week, moving up a point to eight percent approval (tying him with Mitch McConnell). However, Independents give him a mere five percent rating. So, one in twenty Independents approve of the job that John Boehner is doing. By contrast, 56% of Independents give the president the thumbs-up. And 26% approve of the job both Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi are doing. The parties are not very popular, but women are now approving the Congressional Democrats' performance by a narrow 46%-45% margin. Their ...
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