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Gov. Howard Dean Continues to Talk Sense
5 days ago
by ninjanurse
This past Saturday, February 4, former governor of Vermont and 2004 presidential candidate Dr.Howard Dean spoke at the Providence Public Library for the kickoff of ‘Shape Up RI’. He was introduced by Brown graduate, Dr. Rajiv Kumar, founder of ‘Shape Up RI’. Dr.Kumar said, “I was a Deaniac, knocking ...
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Poder y traición | The Ides of March (2011)
6 days ago
by Juan José Beteta
Esta película debería titularse “Poder y traicion es“, ya que son estas últimas las que componen el núcleo de su argumento; aunque el título original es “Los idus de marzo”, que alude al día en que Bruto y otros conjurados traicionan a Julio César y lo asesinan, en un famoso episodio de la historia ...
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U.S. healthcare reform: insurance companies shouldn’t manage our healthcare
15 days ago
by UTMB
Healthcare shouldn’t be managed under a system that attempts to maximize profits for insurance companies and their CEOs and stock holders. The U.S. healthcare system is becoming impossible under the current fee for service system, which is due to insurance companies managing our healthcare decisions ...
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Morning Joe: Scarborough slaps down Dean over education
17 days ago
by heloise8
In case you missed Morning Joe this morning: Joe is waiting in the wings in Florida for the debate tonight and the vote on 31st of January. He and Howard Dean start talking about education and Washington DC‘s failed schools. They keep talking then it erupts into a talk-over. They start talking over ...
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DFA Endorses Darcy Burner in the "New 1st" - Will you?
20 days ago
by Chad Shue
Darcy Burner, DFA Endorsed A little over a week ago I wrote here about the opportunity for Progressives to help define the newly drawn 1 st Congressional District. “I guess the thing that has sparked my interest the most is that, with an open seat, comes an opportunity for a real debate between an u ...
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Gallup Comparison of 2012 GOP Primary versus 2003 Dem Primary
39 days ago
by Chris Perkins
PRINCETON, NJ — The lead in the Republican nomination race has thus far changed seven times since May in Gallup polling. Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Herman Cain, and Newt Gingrich each held the top spot at various points in 2011, with Romney’s standing rising and falling as other candidates surged and ...
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Why Is Matt Taibbi So Obsessed With Campaign Contributions?
39 days ago
by John S
I should start this off by saying that I like Matt Taibbi. His coverage of the financial crisis and other political corruption often delves into issues ignored by most media outlets, and his acerbic wit makes for fun reading. Nevertheless, he often fixates on the wrong aspect of the scandal he’s unc ...
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A poll is more thermometer than crystal ball
// politics
43 days ago
by Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — At this point four years ago, national polls taken in the run-up to presidential primaries said to get ready for a faceoff between Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Rodham Clinton. And in 2004, Howard Dean was coasting to the Democratic nomination to face President George W. Bush. Those ma ...
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WILL IOWA REALLY VOTE FOR RON PAUL – AND BECOME IRRELEVANT?
51 days ago
by The Rat
by The Rat FROM VIEWS ON IRAN TO BRADLEY MANNING; RON PAUL IS A FRUITCAKE. C’MON, IOWA “Fruitcake” is so festive this time of year, isn’t it? Seriously – will Iowans vote in two weeks to make Ron Paul the winner of the first contest of the Republican primary season – thus making Iowa the [...]
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