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The Bush Presidential Library, Museum and Think Tank. Think Tank?
Thursday marks the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, not to mention a think tank. What a waste of money.
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Harry Reid Tells Republicans No Deal Unless Big Oil Subsidies are Eliminated
Majority Leader Harry Reid said today that any budget deal must contain new revenue, and he specifically mentioned eliminating subsidies to Big Oil.
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BP Proves Corporations Can Get Away with Almost Anything with No Risk of Prison
As long as they’ve got decent insurance, a few bucks in the till, political contributions to the right people and a Supreme Court majority, corporations will always receive preferential treatment.
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The New York Stock Exchange is being sold, but the game’s the same
An obscure investment player of many years experience has emerged to buy the NYSE. He’s a big derivatives guy with powerful insider contacts
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The Republican hyperbole about the ‘fiscal cliff’ is deafening and misleading
The ongoing debate about the fiscal cliff continues as the U.S. approaches the current debt ceiling. Republicans are responsible for problem
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Republicans have changed little, so there is no reason to trust them
The crazy has bubbled to the surface, and Republican loonies are running amok in post-Obama reelection America.
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7 Reasons Romney is a Terrible Choice for Veterans, Soldiers and Their Families
An empty suit of a man who couldn’t even fake giving a damn about our troops.
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Mitt Romney Proved in front of 67 Million Americans that He Can’t be Trusted
It was generally conceded that Mitt Romney won the first debate. The question is can you trust anything he said? He is not to be trusted.
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Oil Prices Are Dropping Thanks To President Obama
Since April oil prices are down 21% and it mostly, if not all has to do with President Obama’s policy of cracking down on oil speculators.
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In the Name of Big Oil the Republican House is Savaging Regulations and the Environment
There are a spate of new bills in the house that were probably written by the oil companies. Everything Exxon wants, Exxon gets
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The Tea Party May Think it Runs the Country, but They are Wrong
Citizens may think the ultra right tea party has all the power in the U.S. In truth, they have almost none. A few people control America.
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Good God It’s Romney: How Some Rigged Voting Machines Could Beat Obama
With the endorsement of Republican ‘Golden Boy’ Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney has locked up the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Democrats are cautioned to start playing defensive politics and pay special attention to the very real possibility of rigging voting machines.
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Obama Powers Up And Takes Down GOP Flat Earthers
President Obama powered up today and turned Republican attacks about gas prices into a defense of the common man against Big Oil.
The 2012 GOP Four Horseman Of The Apocalypse Invade An Indifferent Illinois
The GOOP primary process moves to Missouri, Illinois and Louisiana as final results would appear to be a wash with no real advantage to anybody.
President Obama Needs You to Call for End to Big Oil Subsidies
The President is calling on you to write your representative and ask them to stand with you against big oil. He wants to end the 4 billion in subsidies the oil companies are getting as they make record profits. Obama said, “In the next few weeks, I expect Congress to vote on ending these subsidies….
A Rebuttal To Stupid Republicans Who Believe Obama Halted Domestic Oil Production
The right wants you to believe that Obama has halted domestic oil production, but the truth Obama production levels have matched or exceeded Bush.
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Rick Santorum Pushes the ‘Right’ Race and Religion Buttons to Capture the Deep South
Rick Santorum won in Alabama and Mississippi because Evangelical right-wingers constituted the overwhelming majority of Tuesday’s Deep South voters. And they voted race no matter what they tell you.
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Let’s Rain Down A Storm Of Protest And Blow ALEC Out Of The States
A storm of protest is the best way to flush out the stench of this anti-American embarrassment to democracy known as ALEC.
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Are Britain and Argentina Headed for Falkland Islands War Redux?
Argentina is demanding the “return” of the Falkand Islands, which are British territory and inhabited by English-speaking British citizens.
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Democrats Chip Away at 40 Years of Radical Pro-Business Legislation
A Senate committee on Wednesday voted to eliminate limits on liability that oil companies would face for damages stemming from offshore spills like the one in the Gulf of Mexico. The President signaled his support for higher or no caps on liability for oil companies earlier this month. While it may seem like this is just another meaningless vote, a closer examination reveals a huge paradigm shift under way, and it would be wise for voters to pay attention.