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The Most Liberal Congress in History?
blogs.princeton.edu - 12/14/2008
The Most Liberal Congress in History?
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There has been a lot of discussion about whether the "liberal" Congress will push President Obama's agenda to the left.  Clearly, Republicans raised this fear in the Georgia senate run-off and will certainly run against the liberal Congress in...
nypost.com - 12/8/2008
MORE RANGEL MUCK - New York Post
— nypost.com — Posted: 1:01 am December 7, 2008 The ethical clouds hanging over Rep. Charlie Rangel grow thicker by... the day. Thursday, it came to light that Rangel's campaign committee steered some $80,000 to his son's Internet company for work that Politico.com's ... (more) MORE RANGEL MUCK - New York Post

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wizbangblog.com - 12/11/2008
The Most Ethical Congress In History.
— wizbangblog.com — "Culture of corruption". How many times have we heard that phrase hackneyed about throughout the past 8... years in reference to Republican politicians. It was a phrase used ad nauseum... (more) The Most Ethical Congress In History.

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wordpress.redstate.com - 12/9/2008
More ethical concerns about Charlie Rangel.
— wordpress.redstate.com — Well, I don’t like revisiting the subject. It’s easily fixed: boot the guy from his committee chairmanship.... Anyway, I missed this latest about Rep Rangel’s murky ways from last week, but (via Instapundit ) the New York Post is ... (more) More ethical concerns about Charlie Rangel.

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The Monkey Cage:  Nolan McCarty's Blog

Matthew Yglesias:  The Most Liberal Congress Ever

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Nolan McCarty's Blog
The Monkey Cage — ... …The 110th House was not only the most liberal since the New Deal, but the percentage of liberals has been increasing for some time. (here) ...

The Most Liberal Congress Ever
Matthew Yglesias — ... At any rate, it promises to make interesting reading. Here’s a post examining the steady increase in the number of liberals, as measured by the DW-NOMINATE system, in the House of Representatives. ...

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