Casting Call for Audience of Obama's MTV Town Hall? No image available
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blogs.abcnews.com — When President Obama sits down for his MTV town hall this Thursday, the audience of young people who will ask him questions will have been gathered by a casting call. According to the casting call for the event from talent agency... More MTV Town Hall, is this a "media event"?
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Tea party wins in northeastern primaries could bode well for Democrats media3.washingto...
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washingtonpost.com — In the era of the "tea party," is the moderate northeastern Republican in danger of going completely extinct? Tuesday's primaries could give a clue. Although tea party candidates have bumped off establishment favorites in GOP primaries... More Do Tea Party primary wins bode well for Democrats?
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What America Has Lost newsweek.com
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newsweek.com — Here are some of the highlights. Since September 11, 2001, the U.S. government has created or reconfigured at least 263 organizations to tackle some aspect of the war on terror. The amount of money spent on intelligence has risen by 250... More Did America overreact to 9/11?
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How the Stimulus Is Changing America img.timeinc.net
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time.com — Ah, I can almost smell the clean air and taste the clean waters of America! "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - President Obama's $787 billion stimulus - has been marketed as a jobs bill, and that's how it's been judged.... More Are you more accepting of the stiumulus the more you learn about it
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If you can't create any jobs, pay people not to work. No image available
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online.wsj.com — Obama's purpose was to lobby Congress for the eighth extension of jobless benefits since the recession began, to a record 99 weeks, or nearly two years. And he whacked Senate Republicans for blocking the extension, though Republicans are... More Should an unemployment benefit extension be paid for by spending cuts?
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Is Cantor stupid or just uninformed i.huffpost.com
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thinkprogress.org — TP: Congressman, you've been an outspoken opponent of the stimulus. Do you think it should be repealed? CANTOR: The stimulus money ought to go back - that which is unallocated - to go and repay the debt that we've incurred, yes. TP: So do... More Do you thnk Eric Cantor is
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Obamanomics No image available
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online.wsj.com — The administration's stimulus program has failed. Growth is slow and unemployment remains high. The president, his friends and advisers talk endlessly about the circumstances they inherited as a way of avoiding responsibility for the 18... More Has Obamaomics failed America?
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A GOP Conspiracy to Weaken the Economy? media.cnbc.com
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cnbc.com — After analyzing Washington for 35 years, it's excusable to be a cynic. Actually, it's mandatory. So let's try out this extremely cynical premise: the Republicans are deliberately refusing to help unemployed workers or aid the states... More Is the GOP deliberately trying to torpedo the US economy in order to help their electoral prospects in November?
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Dems: GOP needs to stop Bunning images.politico.com
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Senate Democrats slammed the Republican leadership on Saturday for supporting the efforts of Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning to block the extension of popular unemployment benefits. "Where is the Republican leadership?" asked Michigan Sen.... More Whether or not you agree with Bunning, should either party be expected to force a Senator to stop opposing a Bill?
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GOP still wants square one images.politico.com
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politico.com — Republican congressional leaders are responding warily to President Barack Obama's invitation to a televised, bipartisan discussion on health care, emphasizing that they remain determined to discard health care reform legislation as it... More Should the Democrats be willing to start from scratch on a bi-partisan Health Care Cost Reform Bill?
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