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Mitt Romney – the moderate?
April 18, 2012The inevitability of Mitt Romney's seizure of the Republican nomination has been central to the often comic and sometimes tragic drama of the GOP's identity crisis.
Read moreThe 99%, as citizen tax enforcers, highlight Buffet Rule
April 18, 2012Hundreds of taxpayers marked the filing deadline April 17 by delivering tax "bills" - and a message - to tax-dodging corporations and executives.
Read moreShock and awe at the NRA convention, a 2012 happening
April 17, 2012Semi-automatic weapons, silencers, night vision devices, scantily-clad women posing with guns and signing souvenir posters, and Mitt Romney -- all part of the 141st Annual NRA Convention.
Read moreGOP budget bombs at town halls
April 17, 2012At town halls across the nation during the current two-week congressional recess Republicans are taking the heat like they may never have taken it before.
Read moreBuffet fair share tax rule blocked by Republicans
April 17, 2012Republicans blocked action on the "Paying a Fair Share Act" that would have required the rich to pay at the same tax rate as most of the middle and working class.
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