Republicans
Republicans drop “forcible rape” but war on women continues
February 8, 2011Republicans have backed off their effort to redefine rape as "forcible rape" (is there another kind?) but they have not given up their war on women's reproductive rights.
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Obama renominates his pick for labor board
February 4, 2011Obama renominated former top union attorney Craig Becker as a member of the National Labor Relations Board
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Republicans set to kill mortgage assistance programs
February 3, 2011Republican members of Congress have set their sight on gutting assistance to troubled homeowners at risk of foreclosure.
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Your mailman contemplates Obamacare
February 3, 2011As this national debate plays out, I hope we all take some time to stop and really consider what kind of nation we want to leave our children.
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Calif. governor: “No time for politics as usual”
February 3, 2011Gov. Jerry Brown invoked the struggles for democracy in Egypt and Tunisia as he called for "turning to the people" for "a clear mandate"
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