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UPDATED: Big Ag’s Bet on Blanche Lincoln Pays Off
With the news that Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) will be leaving his post to take the helm of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee following the death of that panel’s previous chairman, Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) is set More…
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It’ll be Bud Light for Obama, Blue Moon for Crowley and Red Stripe for Gates.
Susan Collins backed the same government-sanctioned “euthanasia” that the GOP is now criticizing in health care legislation.
The lobbyist influence behind GOP Rep. Pete Sessions’ blimp earmark has not been very discrete. More…
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Politicians should be charging lobbyists more for favorable legislation.
Swine flu’s pretty bad, but at least it’s not another Senate page scandal.
Napolitano introduces a new counterterrorism strategy.
M.J. Rosenberg suggests the solution to Congress’ inaction on health care is a million man march. More…
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E.J. Dionne sort of makes the case for guns in the Capitol.
Art Smith feeds the beltway.
Mary Kane discusses the trend of dumping your debt and walking away.
Hillary Clinton and Timothy Geithner discuss the challenge of China.
Does trouble for Democratic governors More…
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Mormons take over the White House.
Michele Bachmann is not a fan of the minimum wage increase.
For your reading pleasure, here’s the police report on the arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
In the push for the F-22 program, Blue Dogs are anything but More…
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Obama defends health care reform, but more importantly, the infamous mom jeans.
Ben Bernanke explains how the Fed can control inflation; Matthew Yglesias isn’t buying it.
The health care and insurance lobbies put more than $3 million into Sen. Max More…
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Could America be colorblind in 2028?
Sen. Russ Feingold’s (D-Wis.) okay with CIA assassinations, not okay with being kept in the dark.
With a little more work, the end of DADT may be near.
Obama’s approval slips aren’t as bad More…
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Conservatism and activism often go hand-in-hand in the Supreme Court.
Ben Nelson’s constituents think it’s okay to tax the rich for health care, but he doesn’t know that.
The AP’s health care numbers are unsourced and unsupported.
The Senate’s push for a fighter jet More…
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Senators mull over the implications of a Sotomayor confirmation.
Obama’s fastball is the newest conservative complaint.
To really stop foreclosures, Obama may need to rethink his strategy.
Palin may next pull a run for Congress from her bag of tricks.
On Cheney, More…
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Undeterred, Ensign will seek reelection.
The GOP might not want to pit Palin against Sotomayor.
Conservatives cry “race card,” but they can probably only hurt themselves.
Obama tries not to take sides in Africa.
