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This bridge is the last thing of this kind we will do for a while unless the Legislature gets off its butt. — King County
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From today’s press briefing at the White House: QUESTION: Speaker Boehner was over here yesterday for an event with the President. Do you know if
LaunchMark Pocan slams John Boehner’s baseless planned lawsuit against President Obama
Speaker Boehner is allowing the Tea Party tail to wag the dog. It is clear he has chosen to be the Speaker for the extreme
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Ohio Republican John Boehner, who gets paid to pretend to lead the U.S. House, is so uninterested in governing and so bored with obstructing President
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I’m not sure that’s what consumers want… Many of my constituents complain to me about bundles; they say they’re getting a raw deal. — Minnesota
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Dead Indians are dignified, noble, silent, suitably garbed… and dead. Live Indians are invisible, unruly, disappointing. And breathing. One is a romantic reminder of a
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The disaster they helped create is so urgent, they claim, that we can’t waste time arguing about why the disaster exists in the first place.
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There are, I suppose, some people who are disappointed that Mr. Obama didn’t manage to make our politics less bitter and polarized. But that was
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