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Cutting Social Security — where does your congressperson stand?
October 12, 2010There is a pledge to protect Social Security that has already been endorsed by more then 100 members of Congress. Where does yours stand?
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The departure of Lawrence Summers and the fight for jobs
September 22, 2010Whether and how the Obama economic team shifts after the departure of Summers will reflect much more than simply what the president would like to do.
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Right-wingers frenzied to save tax cuts for rich
September 14, 2010Several House and Senate Republicans are complaining that GOP Minority Leader John Boehner fell for a trap laid by President Obama when he said last weekend that, given no other option, he would vote for extending...
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Boehner blinks on Bush tax cuts for the rich
September 13, 2010House Minority Leader John Boehner says he'll vote for Obama's tax plan.
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Demands to fire Simpson increase despite apology
August 26, 2010Alan Simpson's public apology has not stopped a groundswell of calls for his firing.
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