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Liberal political research, news and debate.
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Where We're At
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[link] Where We're At Every time I saw a car towing a motorboat this holiday weekend, I wondered what was going through the head of the towee. Did they have a sense that darkness was falling on their careers in motor sports? Did... more »
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GM, Ford report strong China sales
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[link] BEIJING (AP) -- General Motors and Ford reported first-half sales grew strongly in China's booming auto market Tuesday, a rare bright spot for global automakers. GM said sales of its Buick, Chevrolet and Cadillac brands rose 12.7 percent from the first half of last year to 590,126 vehicles. Ford... more »
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#Brits play FTSE with recession
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[link] Markets spooked by warning of recession * Graeme Wearden and Kathryn Hopkins * guardian.co.uk, * Tuesday July 8, 2008 * Article history The London stock market plunged into bear market territory today following a grim warning that the UK economy is sliding into recession... more »
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Even CONSERVATIVES say to increase taxes on the rich, Krugman too!
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Even BEN STEIN, CONSERVATIVE COMMENTATOR says to increase taxes on the rich: "I think Mr. Obama has it dead right." ============= LARRY KING: You have said, Ben, that the rich are not paying their fair share in taxes. STEIN: I could not agree more. I think Mr. Obama has it dead right. There should be higher taxes for the rich. There should be... more »
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Flying Republicans
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Bill Hemmer, Here's Your Sign Reported by Ellen - On yesterday's America's Newsroom (July 7, 2008), co-host Bill Hemmer interviewed Kent Couch, the man who flew from Oregon to Idaho in a helium balloon-powered lawn chair. During the interview Hemmer asked Couch about the dangers of lawn chair flying, "This is kinda dangerous, isn't it Kent? I... more »
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Rove Gone for Good?
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Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), who has primary jurisdiction over the executive branch, is considering legislation to eliminate Karl Rove-type advisers in future administrations. The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hints broadly that such a bill could ban the use of federal funds to finance such... more »
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Obama Spokesman Responds To Iraq 'Faux Flip-Flop' Story
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Obama Spokesman Responds To Iraq 'Faux Flip-Flop' Story Andrea Mitchell began the interrogation by stipulating that "It wasn't the media saying it, it was the McCain campaign that went after him for it." And she's right! It's the media that's not applying scrutiny to the matter! That lack of scrutiny shows up in her first question: "How do you reassure your... more »
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Verizon Drops Loren Feldman over ‘TechNigga’ Videos
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[link] The A-U-T-H-O-R sez: 1938 Media's distribution deal with Verizon, announced just a week ago, is history. The reason? A 2007 video that Feldman created called " TechNigga". Click on: 'News Stories' at the top, scroll to Verizon’s ‘TechNigga’ Problem
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