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Morning reading
Politics: DNC TV Ad: ‘Stop Apologizing’ . ~~~ According to John Cole, Keith Olbermann quit DKos because someone criticized him and accused him of planned fauxtrage. ~~~ Bob Cesca notes the U.S. Senate,...
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Maddow: The Republicans have their “groove back”
A major victory for Obama with Wall Street reform passing. How could the Republicans possibly get their “groove back” that same day? With a major plan: they want to repeal Wall Street reform, they want...
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Joe Miller thinks unemployment benefits are unconstitutional (unless received...
More Wingnut Contradictions [Alaska Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller] believes unemployment benefits are unconstitutional. And yet… Alaska Senate candidate Joe Miller admitted Monday that...
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6 established laws Tea Partiers claim are unconstitutional
Top Six Established Laws That Tea Partiers Claim Are Unconstitutional Social Security* see below Medicare Minimum wage United Nations Unemployment benefits Civil Rights Act * 1. Social Security: Social...
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Sen. Mark Kirk is Bizzaro Robin Hood: robbing the poor to give to the rich
Republican Mark Kirk, hours away from being sworn in as a US senator, said Monday that efforts to extend jobless benefits are misguided but argued it is imperative to extend Bush’s tax cuts for wealthy...
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Monday morning’s 10 interesting things
1) My morning laugh, courtesy of Charles P. Pierce: I am supposed to write now about how Willard Romney, the only presidential candidate in history to run as his own animatronic double, got his swerve...
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Evidence the U.S. labor market is strengthening
U.S. Jobless Claims Fell Last Week to Lowest Since April 2008 – Bloomberg The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level in almost four years, adding to...
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American Horror Story: Government Shutdown
The U.S. Congress, as a whole, is making $2.95 every second. That’s $177 a minute and more than $250,000 a day. And yes, it’s still making that during the government shutdown it caused. – Rep. Lee...
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