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They're Really Good At The Whole Not-Finding Thing
The Bush team may not have proven its competence in too many areas, but in "not finding," they get a few gold stars. After not finding WMDs in Iraq and misplacing the Constitution more than a few times, the most...
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Ruining Two Things I Love
There are two American pastimes I love to follow: baseball and politics. And yet, somehow the combination of the two makes me sick -- and it's not just that the President is taking time to call Roger Clemens and offer...
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Twelve Steps to Restore Checks & Balances
On a day when the Legislative Branch has effectively given up its responsibility of oversight and sanctioned the worst tendencies of our current Executive Branch, it's important to remember that there are still steps we can take in the other...
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Tommy Franks Paid 100k to Endorse Questionable Veterans Charity
As in, very questionable. According to Brian Ross: Retired U.S. Army Gen. Tommy Franks, who led the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, was paid $100,000 to endorse a veterans charity that watchdog groups say is ripping off donors and wounded...
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White House Hearts Fox News
In case there's any doubt about the close kissing-cousin relationship between Fox News and the White House, cast it aside: Tony Snow, who left Fox to become the President's spokesperson, is returning to guest host the O'Reilly Factor. Thank you,...
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House Votes to Ban Waterboarding
Now let's see what happens next....
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Who Supports Hate?
You'd think passing legislation against hate crimes would be one of those fights that progressives actually win the framing on. Because, after all, who is going to stand up on behalf of hate? Sadly, it might be more a matter...
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Non-Discrimination: What We Believe
CREDO Action believes in treating people with respect, dignity, and equality. It's why we support great organizations with your phone bill money that work on these issues. And it's why we applaud the House right now for passing ENDA --...
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The First Override
It looks like Bush, for the first time in his Presidency, is going to be told by Congress that he won't get what he wants. Sure some proposals have been shelved and a handful of nominees blocked (though many of...
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Healthcare for Children
Congress showed us some spine: they passed SCHIP again, defying the almost inevitable threat of a veto. It's not about changing the President's mind. It's about keeping the issue on the radar of the American public long enough to change...
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If At First You Don't Succeed...
Nancy Pelosi is going to return to the fight for children's health -- according to Think Progress, SCHIP will be reintroduced tomorrow. It's good for progressives to be willing to go down fighting. What has frustrated so many of us...
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What Has the Senate Just Done?
We keep asking you to remind Congress that only they -- not the President -- can authorize war with Iran. Did they take our message -- and just authorize it? By passing the Lieberman-Kyl Amendment (which Nicole discussed yesterday) 76-22,...
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On Fuel Efficiency, Will Our Leaders Take the Lead?
Working Assets members have called on our Representatives to raise fuel efficiency standards (and you can join that call with a quick click now)...and maybe Congress listened. They didn't raise all of our fuel efficiency...but they may be raising their...
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Dose of Durst
Whenever I hear Congress has joined the war on crime, I always wonder: which side? Enjoy more of Durst's diatribes and have a great weekend....
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Dose of Durst
Senator Mitch McConnell threatens to scuttle the bipartisan ethics reform the House already passed. Everybody knows millionaire Senators don’t need the oversight, its those poor House members that are the problem. There are other people trying to ease the...
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The Plot to Bury Congress
Yesterday, we touched a little bit on the obstructionist nature of the Bush Administration and some of our Representatives. It's great to whine and complain about these obstructionist actions, but have you ever wondered what's really going on? What's happening...
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Oh, Karl Rove
Looks like those Bush Administration obstructionists are at it again. Today, Karl Rove was absent from a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, instead making his 29-old-aide take the congressional beating. From the New York Times article: The Senate Judiciary Committee grilled...
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Contemptible
According to the Huffington Post, White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former Counsel (and former Supreme Court nominee...remember that?) Harriet Miers may be receiving a letter from Rep. John Conyers and other members of the House. These two...
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Bush Hates Children
Since President Bush can’t take on the insurgents in Iraq or the insurgents in his own party he’s decided to take on someone his own size: children. President Bush is trying to stop Congress from passing legislation to re-authorize and...
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That Good Ole Environment
This week, James Hansen, who has previously claimed that NASA and the Bush Administration tried to silence him on his climate change findings, led a team of researchers in publishing Climate Change and trace gases. This harrowing paper says that...
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Of Fox and FEMA
Even though every frontrunner has refused to participate, the Congressional Black Caucus is continuing with its plan to host a Fox News-sponsored Democratic debate in September. I suppose next they'll be hosting debates with Augusta Golf Club, Denny's and FEMA....
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Congress and the iPhone
The controversy surrounding iPhone's reactionary anti-innovation, anti-open-network policies (which Working Assets waded -- and fueled -- with our letter-writing campaign to Steve Jobs) is percolating into discussions on Capitol Hill. As Matt Stoller discusses at his new site, Open Left,...
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Congress? Who Needs a Congress?
It's not only that President Bush defies the rule of law in concept and in principle -- he defies any representatives who attempt to embody that rule of law in their work. And as our good old Declaration of...
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White House Takes Unprecented...Well, Not That Unprecedented...
The White House is refusing to turn over documents subpoenaed by Congress, and has no intention to let staff be called to testify next month. So what? They've done this before. And we haven't held them accountable. So why should...
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Yesterday on the Hill
Yesterday's victory for increased fuel economy coincided with a set-back for alternative energy, tax breaks for which were struck from the compromise. We had been telling Congress to pass a green energy bill -- and we didn't get all we...
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Dose of Durst
Republican Senators scuttled a possible immigration compromise, citing concerns that illegals would siphon off taxpayer money. When, after all, that's their job. Well, if you want to end the money siphon, call for real lobbying reform. Otherwise, just enjoy...
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Listen to the Commanders...
President Bush is threatening to veto another war appropriations bill designed to rein in his unpopular and ill-fated endeavor. He likes to say that these vetoes are to prevent Congressional micro-management, that we shouldn't make our commanders “take fighting directions...
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Dose of Durst
A Washington madam has turned over her list of Capitol Hill clients to ABC News. Turns out politicians don't just do that to their constituents. Read More of Durst's entertaining insights; or Do More to get the Capitol Hill...
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