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Behind the background-check fiasco: All politics, all the time

May 3, 2013 Steve Sorkin Crime/Violence, Guns, Obama, Politics, Republicans Leave a comment

Here you have it. A Republican senator admits that the GOP voted not on the merits of the issue, not on doing what is

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Robert Reich: Don’t accept Obama’s chained CPI

April 8, 2013 Madonna Gauding Democrats, Obama, Poverty, Social Sec/Medicare One comment

The chained CPI is a cut to Social Security benefits that would hurt most seniors—it’s an idea not befitting a Democratic president. If Obama

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Bracketology and Public Policy

March 20, 2013 Arthur Lieber Budget, Economy, Employment, Ethics, Financial reform, Obama, Sports Leave a comment

Don’t expect to learn a lot about how President Obama governs the country from how he fills out his NCAA men’s basketball tournament selections. 

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Where President Obama’s actions seem to differ from his words

March 20, 2013 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Campaigns, Civil Rights, Courts, Democrats, Ethics, Financial reform, Good government, Health care, Obama, Privatization, Republicans, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

It may be one of those times when President Obama is not receiving the support that he wishes he could have from either liberals

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Ranting about Rand (Paul) ranting

March 9, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Congress, Crime/Violence, Guns, Obama, Politics, Republicans 2 comments

As I write this, Senator Rand Paul [R-KY] is still standing on the floor of the Senate, filibustering against the appointment of John Brennan

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32 dumbest, most devastating sequester cuts

March 7, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Budget, Congress, Government, Obama, Politics, Republicans, Taxes Leave a comment

The 2013 budget sequester is like a houseguest that we sort of semi-invited a couple of years ago, who then took us up on

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Robocall says: “Impeach Obama”

March 5, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Missouri region, Obama, Politics, Republicans One comment

The right-wing Obama hate squad called me today. A very excited roboman informed me that he was calling on behalf of the Conservative Majority.

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Are Republicans really the “ignorance caucus?”

February 19, 2013 Arthur Lieber Congress, Democrats, Language/Words, Obama, Politics, Religion in Politics, Republicans, Uncategorized, Voting/Elections 8 comments

Recently, economist Paul Krugman wrote in the New York Times that many Republicans act as if they were members of “the ignorance caucus.” As

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Obamacare: a primer for 2014

February 13, 2013 Madonna Gauding Corporations, Health care, Obama, Privatization 7 comments

A very knowledgeable person, who wishes to remain anonymous, has written the most comprehensive and exhaustive analysis to date of “Obamacare” —The Patient Protection

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Obama’s updated contraception policy respects religious liberty & women’s rights

February 7, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Good government, Health care, Obama, Religion in Politics, Reproductive rights, Women Leave a comment

On Feb. 1, 2013, the Obama administration announced an update to its proposed contraception coverage policy under the healthcare law. The update comes in

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