Elections
Firefighters formally endorse Obama
June 14, 2012The Fire Fighters, one of the most politically active unions - and one that is plurality Republican - formally endorsed Democratic President Barack Obama.
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Lawmakers, economists rip Romney’s latest address
June 14, 2012Lawmakers and leading economists rebutted GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's economic address to a group of businessmen.
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Tea party takes a beating in Arizona
June 13, 2012Voters in southern Arizona's Republican-leaning 8th Congressional District resoundingly defeated the candidate who threatened to abolish Social Security and Medicare.
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Muted rebellion against Blue Dogs at W.Va. Dem convention
June 11, 2012U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, W.Va. Secretary of State Natalie Tenant and Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin refused to budge from their association with Republican austerity politics.
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Higher credit rating no help to the people of Honduras
June 11, 2012Ever wonder about the purpose of those international "credit rating agencies" such as Moody's, Standard and Poor's and Fitch?
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