See How Citigroup Wrote a Bill...

May 24, 2013 by

Citigroup lobbyists drafted a bill to allow more risky dealings by taxpayer-backed banks…

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“I just want the U.S. to send ...

May 24, 2013 by

The family of a Gitmo detainee twice cleared for transfer remains pessimistic,..

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Obama’s Counterterrorism...

May 24, 2013 by

In recent years, conservative and liberal reaction to President Barack Obama’s national security policies…

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Worse Than Watergate? The Ulti...

May 24, 2013 by

On a scale of Billygate to Iran-Contra, just how bad are the Obama scandals?

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Obama Lays Out Plan To End The...

May 23, 2013 by

President Obama delivered a wide ranging speech on Thursday…

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House votes to take Keystone d...

May 23, 2013 by

Those rambunctious fossil-fuel flunkies in the U.S. House of Representatives …

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It’s Time For Israel to ...

May 22, 2013 by

Saying sorry will not destroy Israel–it will be a first step towards making amends…

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How Policy Nihilists in the Se...

May 22, 2013 by

Did you need more proof that our Senate is broken?

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Does Anything Change in Los An...

May 22, 2013 by

The Los Angeles election Tuesday again revealed a city unlike most of the country—

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Inhofe supports tornado aid, s...

May 22, 2013 by

Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) opposed using federal money to help the victims of Superstorm Sandy rebuild ..

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To Obama Supporters

May 22, 2013 by

So, I voted with Jodie and her brother for Obama in ’08…

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Anti-Gov’t Nuts File Ten...

May 21, 2013 by

Zealots use fraudulent tax returns, liens and foreclosures to evade laws they find illegitimate.

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How America’s National S...

May 21, 2013 by

Counter-terror police officers collaborated with corporate entities to combat protests.

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Here’s What a Real Polit...

May 21, 2013 by

Many lessons can be drawn from the failed October Surprise investigation of two decades ago.

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GOP Aides Mock House Republica...

May 21, 2013 by

GOP aides are criticizing the House Republicans’ partisan witch-hunt ..

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Obstruction will ruin GOP

May 21, 2013 by

Playing politics and abusing the system can excite the extremes, but it’s a recipe for long-term political disaster

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Could the Monsanto Protection ...

May 21, 2013 by

Smuggled into the bill President Obama signed to avert a government shutdown in March was a sneaky little rider called the “farmer assurance provision.”

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Bill aims to tackle climate-ca...

May 21, 2013 by

It’s not just thinking about climate change that can make you feel sick —

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Rise Up or Die

May 20, 2013 by

Joe Sacco and I spent two years reporting from the poorest pockets of the United States..

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New Analysis of Wikileaks Show...

May 20, 2013 by

Back in December 2010, Wikileaks released thousands of cables between the US State Department..

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“If people aren’t pissed off, ...

May 20, 2013 by

Tom Steyer spent years as a wildly successful hedge fund manager..

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6 Key Takeaways From the Stupi...

May 19, 2013 by

The maddening episode reveals how Washington works.

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Obama Has Rarely Or Never Prai...

May 18, 2013 by

In more than four years of office, President Barack Obama has frequently praised the idea of whistleblowing.

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Gallup Review To Show New Deta...

May 18, 2013 by

Over a four-week period before the November 2012 election..

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Worse Than The AP Phone Scanda...

May 17, 2013 by

Before Attorney General Eric Holder oversaw a Justice Department that secretly seized AP journalists’ phone records,..

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Is The ‘James Bond’ Gun Bill A...

May 17, 2013 by

You may start seeing more people carrying James Bond’s gun around — by law.

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Krist Novoselic: My plan to fi...

May 17, 2013 by

Nirvana’s former bassist is working to end political dysfunction.

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EPA Pick Gina McCarthy Advance...

May 17, 2013 by

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday approved the nomination of Gina McCarthy ..

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California might borrow $500 m...

May 16, 2013 by

One of the great features of California’s cap-and-trade program..

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Traffic Ticket Camera Company ...

May 15, 2013 by

, Threatening Court Appearances, Even Though “No Such Court Exists”

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