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No major oil spill legislation passed. Off-shore drilling, one year later

Ed Markey, Democratic Representative from Massachusetts, and industry expert Bob Cavnar, explain whether the government is better equipped to deal with an oil disaster now. Continue reading

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Robbing the middle class. Congress and Obama want to steal your retirement funds!

Former Senator Alan Simpson, Senator Crapo, Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, Senator Chambliss, Senator Warner, and Senator Conrad are on the deficit commission appointed by President Obama. But why did Obama select this gang of six? They want to cut your social security benefits, even though you paid into this retirement trust fund for your old age benefits. Senators Durbin, Conrad, and Warner are Democrats, so why are they adopting the Republican position of stealing your retirement funds? Is Obama once again backing the rich and stealing from the middle class? Continue reading

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Ending birther conspiracies. Birth(er) of a party?!

MSNBC political analyst Pat Buchanan explains why an increasing number of conservatives and candidates are distancing themselves from “bitherism”. Bill Press discusses his views on the candidacy of Donald Trump and its effects on the Republican party in 2012. Continue reading

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Trumping on the bandwagon. Is Trump just an opportunist?

A political panel fact-checks statements made by Donald Trump, revealing his liberal past. Continue reading

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Saving Medicare: Save Our Seniors

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich explains why the GOP might end up helping President Barack Obama make his case for the budget plan. Continue reading

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Donald Trump trumps the Wall Street Journal! Kelly Evans Interviews the Donald on April 11, 2011

Trump as Independent in 2012? 4/11/2011 10:18:24 PM
Donald Trump says he will “probably” run as an independent candidate for U.S. president if he does not receive the GOP’s nomination. He also discusses what his policy would be for China and the Middle East, in an interview with WSJ’s Kelly Evans.
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Are liberals too compromising? Are liberals suckers?

Sally Kohn of Movement Vision Lab discusses the tolerance of liberals and the intolerance of conservatives. Continue reading

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Obama may have found his “Trump” card: GOP’s worst nightmare

By picking fights with Mitt Romney, criticizing Representative Eric Cantor and being at odds with Karl Rove, is Donald Trump successfully hurting the GOP before the 2012 election? Slate.com’s Dave Weigel and Salon.com’s Steve Kornacki discuss. Continue reading

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Save our seniors: saving medicare

Former Governor Ed Rendell and the Washingon Post’s Ezra Klein discuss why the White House and Democrats are pushing back against the Ryan budget. Continue reading

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Subterranean House-sick Blues! New York Representative Joseph Crowley literally speechless over GOP’s agenda

Do you remember that Bob Dylan video of Subterranean Homesick Blues, where he does not say a word but says it all with cards? Apparently Joe Crowley, the Democratic Representative from New York, does, because he just imitated Bob’s routine of how powerful silence can be in making a point! Continue reading

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