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weeklystandard.com — Big shifts among independent voters toward Democrats caused Republicans to lose the majority in Congress in 2006 and then shed even more seats in the House and Senate in 2008. Some argue these trends presage a permanent GOP congressional... More Will Independents Fuel GOP Comeback?
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Banks Holding Up in Tests, but May Still Need Aid graphics8.nytimes...
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Banks Holding Up in Tests, but May Still Need Aid
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nytimes.com — For the last eight weeks, nearly 200 federal examiners have labored inside some of the nation's biggest banks to determine how those institutions would hold up if the recession deepened. What they are discovering may come as a relief to... More Do you trust the stress test or is it made to fit?
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slate.com — Obama's odd obsession with universal nuclear disarmament. Believe me, it is no fun to be the one who rains on the parade, and if nothing else, President Barack Obama's trip to Europe this past week was quite a parade. Or maybe "sold-out... More Is Obama selling a fantasy?
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government.zdnet.com — The wingnut prosecutor in Pennsylvania who threatened to charge three teenage girls with child pornography for sending photos of themselves has been temporarily put on ice by a federal judge, the Scranton Times reports. The judge sided... More Teen sexting- child porn?
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Are Republicans Blackmailing Obama?
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thedailybeast.com — If the president releases the Bush torture memos, Republicans are promising to "go nuclear" and filibuster his legal appointments. Scott Horton reports on a serious threat to Obama's transparency. Senate Republicans are now privately... More Will Republicans succeed at Blackmailing Obama?
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nytimes.com — In December, ignoring proper procedure and the risk to public safety, the Bush administration rushed through regulations allowing people to carry concealed, loaded guns in national parks and wildlife refuges. Fortunately, a federal judge... More Are you worried about your Second Amendment rights?
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Obama's scorecard: Some setbacks but a good summit i3.ytimg.com
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news.yahoo.com — At his summit debut, President Barack Obama failed to persuade foreign counterparts to commit to fresh and lavish spending to boost economic revival. And the success he did achieve in finding common ground was as much the result of... More Is the G20 meeting a 'turning point in our pursuit of global economic recovery'?
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realclearpolitics.com — In his review of the Geithner-Summers Plan to remove toxic assets from the banks, NY Times columnist Joe Nocera writes (March 28, p. B8), "As for the complaint that it will make rich guys richer, well, you can't win 'em all." If Nocera had... More Who's driving public policy?
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Protesters take to the streets of London latimes.com
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latimes.com — Fed up with feeling powerless, Michael McKenny woke at dawn today, kissed his 2-year-old son goodbye and boarded a bus for the five-hour ride to London. It was his chance, he said, to do something constructive with his anger over the state... More Why are Americans not protesting in their own streets peacefully against unchecked capitalism?
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Blame for downturn not fixed on Obama
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msnbc.msn.com — 6 in 10 back his handling of the economy, new poll finds. The number of Americans who believe that the nation is headed in the right direction has roughly tripled since Barack Obama's election, and the public overwhelmingly blames the... More Are you in the 6 or the 4?
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