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Ron Paul defends son Rand Paul's political tap dance

POLITICO.com is reporting that Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) has defended his son for his inability Wednesday night on the Rachel Maddow Show, to say "...
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Gulf oil disaster: The politics of 'Spill baby spill'

While the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico grows by thousands of barrels per day and threatens not only the eco system, but the livelihood of...
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GOP blocks Senate debate on financial reform

After health care reform passed, one of the arguments Republicans used to try to delegitimize and taint the passage of the bill was that the final...
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The GOP turns up the volume: Will the squeaky wheel get the oil?

Lacking any desire or will to be part of the democratic process, other than to be the party of obstruction and "No," and lacking anything...
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Anti-health care activists claim to be 'pro-life'

Today, a few hundred people from the so-called Tea Party descended once again on Washington to demonstrate their displeasure with health care...
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The GOP's final play on health care? The 'fear card'

Republicans have always been good at employing fear for political gain. In 2004, President George W. Bush used the fear of a repeat of the attack...
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The world according to Rush: Budget reconciliation

Sometimes when you hear Rush, he almost sounds like he knows what he's talking about because he's got a strong voice, but when you really digest...
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How would Abe Lincoln vote on health care? And what would Rush say about that?

What if Congressmen Abraham Lincoln R-IL were on the floor of the House today, debating health care reform? Would he be joining in with the other...
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Rush Limbaugh considers health care reform 'income redistribution'

On Monday, when responding to a "brilliant" caller named Stacey, Rush Limbaugh, billionaire, found time to whine about the so-called...
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How the filibuster is destroying our nation, and why it must be stopped

Never in the more than 150 years since the first Senate filibuster in 1837, has this tactic of obstruction in our legislative process been used so...
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