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TEA Party takes aim at 'MSM:' 'Go home'
The Swampby Kathleen Hennessey NASHVILLE -- The second day of the National Tea Party Convention kicked off with speakers taking aim at the mainstream media. Two morning speakers, media entrepreneur Andrew Breitbart and Tea Party Express' Amy Kremer, dismissed...Tags: News Media, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Lawyers
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Obama's final health push: 'Up or down'
The Swampby Noam N. Levey Making an impassioned demand for a comprehensive health overall, President Obama today called on Congress to vote on sweeping legislation "in the next few weeks," implicitly endorsing action even if it requires Democrats to move forward.....Tags: Barack Obama, Crime, Law and Justice, Health Care Reform (2009), Justice System, Fraud
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How Obama will run against Washington again in 2010 -- or try anyway
Top of the TicketHe spent three years and $750 million to get there, but now he's above that unpopular place.... -
ACORN 'not dead yet,' leader asserts
The Swampby Mark Silva ACORN, lke Mark Twain once said of himself, is "not dead yet'' -- except, of course, he is now. But you get it. The leader of the embattled organization said today that reports of the demise of......Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, New Orleans, Justice System, Mark Twain, NPR
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A little something for the ladies
You know how ladies, when they don't get what they want, can go a little crazy? Am I right, fellas? Right now, they're pretty upset about losing their first chance at a female president. This would have empowered little girls, shattered sexist beliefs...Tags: Interior Policy, National Government, Jim Webb, Derek Fisher, Hillary Clinton
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'Countdown to Crawford:' Bush at odds
The Swampby Mark Silva In "Countdown to Crawford,'' a nice blog that the Los Angeles Times is running about the winding down of the Bush administration, President Bush's proposal for off-shore oil-drilling is put in a certain family context. They've been......Tags: National Government, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Government, Jeb Bush, Florida
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Senate women Dems' campaign checklist
The Swampby Matthew Hay Brown After a primrary season divided between two of their colleagues, the Democratic women of the Senate rallied together behind a 10-item Checklist for Change they said they would pursue through the rest of the election season.......Tags: Debbie Stabenow, Barack Obama, Michigan, Alice Paul, Barbara Boxer
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Senate 'gang's' new energy plan
The Swampby Frank James In the Senate, it nowadays apparently takes a self-appointed, biparitsan "gang" of senators to get past the partisan gridlock. For instance, there was the Gang of 14 group of senators who helped the Senate get beyond an......Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Saxby Chambliss, National Government, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Virginia
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Congressional power within Dems' grasp
The Swampby James Oliphant Congressional Democrats appear close to having something they haven't known for a long time: power. After being marginalized by the Bush administration and stymied by a cohesive Republican minority, Democrats on the Hill look poised to...Tags: Gordon Smith, Oregon, Saxby Chambliss, National Government, Laws
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Senate races: Election night guide
The Swampby James Oliphant Twelve Senate races are considered to be close this Election Day. The outcome could have a significant impact on the balance of power on the Hill. Democrats are chasing a 60-vote majority, which would allow them to......Tags: Mississippi, Gordon Smith, Oregon, Polls, Saxby Chambliss
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Southern conservatives like their pork
The Swampby Frank James Taxpayers for Common Sense has e-mailed reporters its database of earmarks in the omnibus $420 billion spending bill currently being debated in the Senate and here's one conclusion to draw from it: Republican senators from the South......Tags: Mississippi, National Government, Government, Upper House, Louisiana
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Obama's healthcare lacks votes: Senator
The Swampby Mark Silva Storm warnings on the healthcare reform front: Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California said today that President Barack Obama may lack the votes in the Senate necessary to push the healthcare reform he wants this summer. "Well to......Tags: Investments, Pharmaceuticals, Cheese Corn, National Government, Referenda
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