Republicans
New START hangs in the balance
December 20, 2010Senate Republicans appeared increasingly determined to use the nuclear treaty as a political football in their drive to block all possible administration initiatives.
Read moreEstate tax versus Woody Guthrie
December 17, 2010Republicans demanded "liberalization" of the estate tax on inherited wealth as the second part of their payback to the rich ... what would Woody say?
Read moreWhite House makes final push for DREAM Act
December 17, 2010The Obama administration stepped up its campaign to overcome a possible Republican filibuster of the DREAM Act.
Read moreSurprise! Republican judge rules against health care law
December 15, 2010A federal judge in Virginia ruled that one part of President Barack Obama's signature health care reform law is unconstitutional, which comes after two other federal judges ruled it was constitutional, setting up an eventual showdown...
Read moreTax cut deal: “A tremendous sacrifice” says Solis
December 14, 2010"Right now we've made a tremendous sacrifice," Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis said. "There's no pleasure in us giving the high income tax bracket these cuts."
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