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Ryan’s fiscal hypocrisy

August 16, 2012 Bobbi Clemons Politics Leave a comment

In a world of 24 hours news, this story s a little old. (A whole week! *gasp*) I found it on NPR, but it

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Retroactive Romney

July 17, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Business, Campaigns, History, Humor, Ideas 2 comments

Mitt Romney may or may not be a job creator, but he [or his campaign team] sure knows how to create a hot new

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Obama calls for tax fairness

July 11, 2012 Madonna Gauding Corporations, Economy, Taxes Leave a comment

On Monday, July 9, President Obama urged Congress to extend the Bush tax cuts for those who make under $250,000 for one year and

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Republicans’ remodeled 2012 primary rules worked, sort of

April 30, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Campaigns, Civil Rights, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Mitt Romney may not have liked it, but the new rules the Republican Party put in place for presidential the 2012 election season might

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Losing the individual mandate could be good for Obama

April 11, 2012 Madonna Gauding Campaigns, Courts, Health care Leave a comment

If the Supreme Court strikes down the individual mandate to buy health insurance, conservatives and Tea Party members will be dancing in the streets,

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Fallout from Citizens United: We’re losing our way

January 31, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Campaigns, Corporations, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

One day after the Jan. 30, 2012 deadline for candidates, campaigns and committees to file their financial reports for 2011, the democracy-killing impact of

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Reflecting on Osawatomie

December 10, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Humor, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

The president’s speech in Osawatomie Was populist, just as it oughta be He defended the middle, Put one-percenters on the griddle, And decried our

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49% think GOP is sabotaging the economy just to defeat Obama

November 4, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Economy, Politics One comment

When Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell unashamedly announced that the GOP’s primary goal was to make sure that President Obama would not be re-elected for

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10 political lessons from the 2011 World Series

November 1, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Campaigns, Congress, Missouri region, Obama, Politics, Sports 4 comments

I’m not a sports writer, but I am a Cardinals baseball fan and a political junkie. So, after the downs and ups of the

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Election 2012: Koch Brothers vs. Wall Street?

August 18, 2011 Madonna Gauding Economy, Voting/Elections 10 comments

The upcoming election may appear to be between a Republican and a Democrat but it could end up being a battle between two massive

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