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Balancing the Federal Budget in a Few Easy Steps

A couple weeks ago, shortly after the Bowles-Simpson Deficit Commission report was leaked to the press, The New York Times created an awesome interactive feature that would allow its readers to attempt...

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The DREAM Act: A Sensible Attempt to Protect Society’s Most Vulnerable

One of the issues that will likely get lost in the lame duck session of the 111th is the DREAM Act, a bill that Democrats have been trying to pass for almost a decade.  In short, the bill would give...

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Splitting Votes in 2012: Democratic Primaries and Third Parties

Ed Kilgore makes a strong case for why President Obama will not face a serious primary challenger in 2012. Writing in The New Republic, he argues: Obama's straight approval ratings among rank-and-file...

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Health Care Reform v. South Carolina: The Law’s State Opt-Out Clause

South Carolina’s governor-elect, Nikki Haley, met with President Obama today with other newly elected governors, most of which campaigned against the President’s legislative agenda. The President spent...

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The Tea Party’s Billion Dollar Fiscal Hypocrisy

Nobody hates earmarks more than Tea Partiers.  That is why this report from the National Journal is so hilarious: Members of the Congressional Tea Party Caucus may tout their commitment to cutting...

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Why Passing the Tax-Cut Deal is a Political Must-Do for Democrats

If Democrats don’t pass the tax-cut deal they will effective abdicate the debate over the economy for at least the next two years and effectively ruin any chance for making electoral gains in 2012....

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Debunking the Liberal Purists on Health Care Reform and The Bush Tax Cuts

The liberal backlash against President Obama’s tax deal, which includes a two-year extension of all the Bush tax-cuts, with Republican leadership is at fever-pitch.  At no point since the debate over...

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Senator Bernie Sanders’ 9 Hours of Fame

A rare Mr. Smith-goes-to-Washington moment occurred on Friday afternoon. Senator Bernie Sanders, the Democratic Socialist Senator from Vermont, stood on the Senate floor for 9 hours to filibuster the...

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FOX News Misinforms? Say It Ain’t So!

For everyone who is blind to the obvious, The Huffington Post has an informative piece based on a recent study from the University of Maryland. It notes: Fox News viewers are much more likely than...

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“You’re So Cool!”: Jared Polis on Repealing DADT

Congressman Jared Polis was on Hardball with Chris Matthews last week to discuss the imminent repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy concerning gays in the military.  It appears that...

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