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Parsing Fact From Fiction on Health Care

By | 08.24.09 | 11:04 am

CQ Politics has a piece today that anyone actually interested in what the health care debate is (and isn’t) about ought to look at. It looks at the wildly exaggerated or even completely fabricated claims that have been made by various interest groups and advocacy organizations online and More…

McCaskill: NRA Scoring Sotomayor Vote is ‘Dumb’

By | 07.31.09 | 10:29 am

Though Sonia Sotomayor has strong support from Democrats, there’s been some concern that the National Rifle Association, which has opposed Sotomayor and announced it’s “scoring” lawmakers based on their vote for her, would temper pro-gun Democrats’ support for the Supreme Court nominee. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) on Thursday predicted the More…