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100,000 sign petition to stop Afghanistan war
December 15, 2009Veterans and others opposed to the U.S. military escalation in Afghanistan announced they have collected 100,000 signatures "in record speed" calling for an end to the war.
Read moreHow I will be evaluating the Senate health care compromise
December 11, 2009"Blue Dog" Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu looked whipped, like she had just been a guest at a vampire banquet.
Read moreLiberals, centrists praise tentative health reform deal
December 10, 2009Health care reform advocates in Congress and some who have been resisting reform say the reported Senate compromise puts substantive health care reform within reach.
Read moreCandlelight vigils demand: Don’t kill public option
December 9, 2009Hundreds of candlelight vigils across the nation Dec. 8 protested a deal on health care reform in the Senate that caves in to the insurance lobby.
Read moreOdd coalition challenges Bernanke – what’s it about?
December 4, 2009Why are progressives like Sen. Bernie Sanders and economist Dean Baker teaming up with right-wingers like Grover Norquist and Phyllis Schlafly?
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