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Routing the barbarians at the gate
March 22, 2011The right-wing offensive is backfiring. But the battle is far from won.
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Labor switches to defense on legislative agenda
March 14, 2011Bill Samuel, the AFL-CIO legislative director, explains the new math on Capitol Hill and in state houses around the country, and its impact on labor's agenda.
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“Islam radicals” hearing recalls Hollywood witchhunt
March 11, 2011Peter King's congressional inquisition of the purported "radicalization" of U.S. Muslims is taking place the same month as the 60th anniversary of another all-American witch hunt.
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Islam hearings assailed as “un-American”
March 10, 2011A war of words escalated between King and those who accuse him of starting a McCarthy-style witch hunt against American Muslims.
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New poll: Americans disagree with Republicans on Social Security, Medicare
March 4, 2011The Republican leadership is setting itself up on a crash course with the sentiments of the American people - Democrats, independents and Republicans alike, according to a just-released poll.
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