Congress
Santorum played the clown in Puerto Rico
March 19, 2012The minute Santorum opened his mouth, he managed to infuse an unusual degree of unity in the Puerto Rican political scene, around the following concept: Santorum is an ass.
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Kucinich falls to right-wing gerrymandering
March 12, 2012The defeat of eight-term Congressman Dennis Kucinich in last week's Democratic primary was a huge disappointment to the voters of Cuyahoga County.
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Obama directive removes harshest provisions of the NDAA
March 6, 2012On Feb. 28, the president issued a directive that softened a provision in the NDAA that would have forced authorities to hold all non-Americans accused of ties to terrorism in military custody.
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Environmental groups unite to stop Keystone XL
February 14, 2012Aactivist group 350 called on everyone to send half a million messages to the Senate by the end of the day demanding "back the President and make sure this pipeline doesn't get built."
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AFL-CIO: Republicans voted almost 100% wrong on labor issues
February 14, 2012The party cleavage was stark in the GOP-run House last year on key votes. Unions use the AFL-CIO figures as part of their evaluations when deciding, locally, whether to support or oppose an incumbent lawmaker.
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