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Watchdog group says debate should address High Court nominations
October 2, 2012With the presidential debates coming up, the Alliance for Justice is insisting that debate moderators press the candidates to discuss the types of nominees they would propose for the High Court.
Read moreTea party tries to save one of its own in Illinois
October 1, 2012Right-wing groups are pouring more than $1 million to support the reelection campaign of Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill.
Read moreProgressives say election may bolster social safety net
October 1, 2012The increasingly likely win by President Obama may amount to a mandate to preserve, if not extend, the social safety net and the social insurance programs.
Read more“Adios Arpaio” campaign heats up in Arizona
October 1, 2012The notoriously racist Tea Party darling likes to call himself "the toughest sheriff in the country," but it seems he is afraid to openly debate his main opponent.
Read moreBlack Caucus meet: “Vote like you never did before!”
September 28, 2012Some 10,000 participants from all over the country gathered here at the Congressional Black Caucus annual meeting earlier this month to listen, discuss and speak their minds.
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