sideshow.me.uk - 11/12/2008
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I assume you saw this coming - "welfare reform" discouraged women over 18 from continuing their education. Mark Thoma reports that a new report shows that " the reforms decreased the probability of adult women attending high school or college by 20 to 25%. " Which, of course, means that their ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/12/2008
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On Keith Olbermann's show last night, Howard Fineman
dropped a bit of a bomb, saying that Senator...
Dick Durbin moving towards wanting Joe Lieberman to stay as chair of the Homeland Security Committee -- because he heard what Obama had to say about it. ...
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Fineman: Obama And Durbin Want Lieberman To Stay As ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/11/2008
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The full Democratic caucus will vote on whether
Joe Lieberman is allowed to keep his chairmanship of...
the Homeland Security committee at its caucus meeting next week, a leadership aide confirms to us. Previously, Reid's office had held this ...
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It's Official: Full Dem Caucus Will Vote On Lieberman's Fate
michellemalkin.com - 11/12/2008
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Avedon:
I assume you saw this coming - “welfare reform” discouraged women over 18 from continuing their education. Mark Thoma reports that a new report shows that “the reforms decreased the probability of adult women attending high school or college by 20 to 25%.” Which, of course, means that their earning-potential and likelihood of working outside of the service industry dropped significantly. Now add that to what we know about education and family planning….
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washingtonmonthly.com 11/17/2008 — AND THEN THERE WERE FOUR?.... The Senate Democratic caucus will meet tomorrow to decide, among other things, what to do with Joe Lieberman. After a couple of weeks in which no one from the caucus was willing to say publicly...
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firedoglake.com 11/11/2008 —
(You can sign a letter to the Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee asking them to relieve Joe Lieberman of his gavel here )
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anonymousliberal.com 11/19/2008 — Let me preface what I'm about to say be making it clear that I think Joe Lieberman was shown far more leniency today that he should have been. He really should have lost his chairmanship, and had I been voting, that's what I would have voted for. That ...
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Cosby poo poos ‘Huxtable effect’ for Obama —
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