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For Economists Saez and Piketty, the Buffett Rule Is Just a Start - NYTimes.com
Seeded on Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:25 PM EDT (The New York Times)
“The United States is getting accustomed to a completely crazy level of inequality,” Mr. Piketty said, with a degree of wonder. “People say that reducing inequality is radical. I think that tolerating the level of inequality the United States tolerates is radica …
Federal report: U.S. oil imports down, domestic production highest since 2003 - latimes.com
Seeded on Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:09 AM EDT (The L.A. Times)
Reporting from Washington— Against the backdrop of gasoline prices rising in an election year, a new Obama administration report cites "significant progress" in reducing foreign oil imports and increasing domestic oil and gas production.The report by six federal ag …
Handlers Constantly Reminding Gingrich To Stay On Uninspiring, Belittling Message | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
Seeded on Sun Feb 26, 2012 9:53 AM EST (The Onion)
PHOENIX—As Newt Gingrich continues to cede ground to Rick Santorum, the former House speaker's campaign team has responded by advising him to stay focused on the belligerent, mean-spirited message that has long been the hallmark of his presidential run, sources confirmed Mo …
U.S. News - Iconic skier's death points out U.S. health gap
Seeded on Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:26 AM EST (msnbc.com)
Since the death of Canadian skier Sarah Burke in January, fans and supporters from around the world have donated over $300,000 – more than enough to cover the massive U.S.
Obama Now Attempting To Get Each Word Of Jobs Bill Passed Individually | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
Seeded on Mon Nov 7, 2011 10:35 PM EST (The Onion)
WASHINGTON—Following two months of frustrated efforts to push his American Jobs Act through Congress, President Obama announced Monday he was now attempting to have each word of the bill passed individually
Are the GOP willing to tear down the economy in order to tear down the president or are they going to cooperate?
Seeded on Mon Oct 31, 2011 11:00 AM EDT (Political Animal)
“I think this is something — something different going on right now.
Eric Cantor's breathtaking hypocrisy on Occupy Wall Street
Seeded on Fri Oct 7, 2011 6:24 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
Speaking at the Values Voters Summit in Washington this morning, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) made an assertion that was breathtaking in its hypocrisy.
Gosh, Could Obamacare Be Working?
Seeded on Wed Sep 14, 2011 3:28 PM EDT (TNR's The Worst Political Sex Writing The New Republic)
Need a reason to believe the Affordable Care Act is starting to work? The Census Bureaujust gave you a half million of them. That’s how many young adults had health insurance in 2010, as compared to 2009, according to the official estimates.
Ten Fatal Flaws in the "Regulatory Uncertainty" Argument
Seeded on Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:51 PM EDT ()
It sounds better to talk about “regulatory uncertainty” than just to say that businesses hate the idea that they’ll have to cut pollution or give more information to consumers. In any event, there’s so much wrong with the “uncertainty&rdq …
Bill in hand, Obama presses Congress on jobs plan
Seeded on Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:44 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)
Reporting from Washington -- Holding up a copy of his jobs bill,President Obama on Monday called on Congress to pass it “immediately’’ and implored the public to put pressure on lawmakers, using a Rose Garden appearance to build grassroots support for …
Peter Berkowitz: The Myth of Conservative Purity - WSJ.com
Seeded on Wed Sep 7, 2011 7:28 PM EDT (Wall Street Journal)
Adam Smith, the Founding Fathers, Ronald Reagan—all practiced the art of wise compromise.
Private employers added 91,000 jobs in Aug. - Business - msnbc.com
Seeded on Thu Sep 1, 2011 3:28 AM EDT (msnbc.com)
WASHINGTON — Private employers added 91,000 jobs in August, according to a report from ADP Employer Services issued Wednesday — a modest gain that may soothe some investors’ worries about a recession. Analysts had predicted that the report — whic …
Major tea party group to protest Romney tea party debut – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs
Seeded on Wed Aug 31, 2011 12:17 PM EDT (CNN)
Major tea party group to protest Romney tea party debut By: CNN Political Reporter Shannon Travis
Tim Pawlenty ends Republican White House bid - USATODAY.com
Seeded on Sun Aug 14, 2011 9:14 AM EDT (USA Today)
Pawlenty told supporters on a conference call Sunday morning that he would announce on ABC's "This Week" that he was ending his campaign after a disappointing finish in the Iowa straw poll on Saturday.
Disapproval rate for Congress at record | The public's opinion of the Tea Party movement has soured
Seeded on Thu Aug 4, 2011 11:08 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
The public's opinion of the Tea Party movement has soured in the wake of the debt-ceiling debate. The Tea Party is now viewed unfavorably by 40 percent of the public and favorably by just 20 percent, according to the poll.
Republican Tea Party leader arrested for computer piracy | TG Daily
Seeded on Wed Aug 3, 2011 10:35 AM EDT ()
A heavyweight for the political Tea Party movement in the south has most likely just crippled his potential political future. 61-year-old Anthony Trinca was arrested for allegedly selling pirated versions of high-end computer software.
Another 74,000 Workers idled thanks to Republicans
Seeded on Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:53 PM EDT ()
Nearly 4,000 FAA employees were temporarily laid off last Friday when Congress couldn't agree on an extension of the agency's operating authority due to underlying partisan disputes over labor rights and subsidies for rural communities.
Forget Anonymous: Evidence Suggests GOP Hacked, Stole 2004 Election | Benzinga.com
Seeded on Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:15 AM EDT ()
Three generations from now, when our great-grandchildren are sitting barefoot in their shanties and wondering how in the hell America turned from the high-point of civilization to a third-world banana republic, they will shake their fists and mutter one name: George Effin' Bush. …
The Document that Republicans Desperately don't want you to know about
Seeded on Wed Jul 27, 2011 7:31 AM EDT (Welcome to the White House)
The right-wingers have desperately tried to keep the fact away from the public that Obama put out a framework for debt/deficit reduction seven months ago. This framework was given to all members of Congress and has been posted publicly since April on the White House website.
Vegas hotel to Tea Party Nation: You owe $642,000 - USATODAY.com
Seeded on Tue Jul 26, 2011 7:55 PM EDT (USA Today)
Did the Tea Party Nation of Tennesseeskip out on a $642,144 Las Vegas casino-hotel bill last summer? That's what the Venetian hotel alleges in a lawsuit filed last week, according to the Last Vegas Review-Journal. Venetian owner Las Vegas Sands says the group owes the sum because …
McConnell outlines new proposal on debt ceiling - The Washington Post
Seeded on Thu Jul 14, 2011 10:52 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
McConnell was quickly excoriated online by tea party bloggers, with Erick Erickson of the Web site RedState.com blasting the plan as “the Pontius Pilate Pass the Buck Act of 2011.” Still, with less than three weeks left until the default deadline and no viable alterna …
McCaskill: McConnell 'lost his mind'
Seeded on Thu Jul 14, 2011 10:12 AM EDT (Politico)
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has “lost his mind,” Sen.
Chris Hansen 'caught cheating on wife sent explicit photos to mistress Kristyn Caddell' | Mail Online
Seeded on Fri Jul 8, 2011 8:45 AM EDT (the Mail online)
A week after it emerged that he was allegedly cheating on his wife with a TV reporter, it has now emerged that To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen also sent her explicit pictures of himself. The NBC anchor is said to be terrified that the steamy pictures will be leaked and end …
Idaho Tea Party tries to boost slow ticket sales for 9/11, LDS conspiracy theorists
Seeded on Wed Jul 6, 2011 3:31 PM EDT (IdahoStatesman.com Boise)
Speakers promoting controversial conspiracy theories may be hurting ticket sales, according to Tea Party Boise, which is making a late push to improve attendance.
Woman banned for life from Wal-mart
Seeded on Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:15 AM EDT ()
BOISE, Idaho -- She was banned from every Walmart in the United States for life, and it was all because of an argument over coupons. April Cuevas says Walmart has started "cracking down" on extreme couponers like herself who want to use coupons from other stores to save …
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Fox News Poll Shows Obama Leading Romney Well of all the polls in all the world, it would seem that President Obama is leading Mitt Romney in the most recent Fox News poll as the presidential race gains steam. This most recent poll was conducted between May 13-15, 2012. The poll was based on 913 likely registered vote …
- Fox News co-host: Obama Is Bigoted For Suggesting His Name Makes His Winning Harder
Fox News contributor Monica Crowley on Wednesday called the president of the United States “bigoted” for his suggestion that a name like “Barack Hussein Obama” made winning elections more challenging. In an interview that aired on Tuesday, The View …
- Romney Backers Criticize Obama on Debt, "Compare US Economy to Greece"
As part of its weeklong push to criticize President Barack Obama on the economy and the deficit, the Republican National Committee and the Romney campaign today hit the president on the national debt. On an RNC conference call Wednesday, New Hampshire lawmakers never mentioned …
- What End of Bush Tax Cuts Would Mean for You - SmartMoney.com
The so-called Bush tax cuts are scheduled to expire at the end of this year. While you may already know that, you may not fully understand what's in store for you and your family. Here's what to expect.
- 'We still need to live': Jaded Mexicans find distractions to horrors of violence
With 50,000 killed in drug-related violence in 6 years, Mexicans struggle to muster outrage again and again
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