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I do wish that Ted Cruz would stay in the Senate… Nobody elected him speaker. Nobody elected him majority leader in the House, and it’s
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The best thing you can say about this Congress — the Republicans in Congress, and particularly the House of Representatives — the best you can
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What a party circling the drain looks like “When you have to rely on gimmicks to make your sale, you’re on the path to failure,”
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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks at Patty Murray’s 19th Annual Golden Tennis Shoe Awards, held at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center. Nearly 1,700 people attended, the highest turnout the event has seen in its nearly twenty year history. (Photo: Andrew Villeneuve/NPI)
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Sorry, Republicans: Donald Sterling is one of yours Mother Jones confirms that Los Angeles Clippers owner and real estate mogul Donald Sterling, whose allegedly racist
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Republican Congressman Michael Grimm indicted for mail fraud and perjury The Republican who represents Staten Island in the United States House of Representatives has been
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Republicans going all out to limit voting in swing states The New York Times documents the Republican Party’s effort to make it more difficult for
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Poll: More young people aligning themselves with Democratic Party A new poll by the Gallup organization finds that young people are increasingly more likely to
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Alaska’s junior U.S. Senator, Mark Begich, is airing a hard-hitting TV spot titled “Into the Ground” in response to false attack ads financed by the
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CPAC welcomes the convicted and accused This year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, which wrapped up over the weekend, featured a parade of men convicted and
LaunchDemocrats unveil their secret weapon for the midterms: Bill Clinton
You know what in a sane environment people do when they have problems? They fix the problems. In the end, that’s really what Alison’s saying:
LaunchJeff Flake: Jan Brewer should veto anti-LGBT bill
I hope Governor Brewer vetoes SB 1062. — U.S. Senator Jeff Flake on Twitter, publicly expressing his hope that Arizona Governor Jan Brewer will choose
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In Kentucky Senate race, Bill Clinton plays a starring role The Washington Post’s Philip Rucker chronicles the role that former President Bill Clinton is playing
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What happens is big money and big power goes to individuals and says you will come against Dave or I’m going to make sure you
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Mastering the machine: The rise and fall of Chris Christie The New Republic‘s Alec MacGillis explains how Chris Christie’s now publicly sordid political career came
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I always imagined that I was full of heart, but it turned out that I was oblivious. Like so many Republicans, I had assumed that
LaunchFormer Republican staffer says his party has morphed into “an oligarchy with a well developed public relations strategy”
Let’s face it: The Republican Party is no longer a broad-based conservative party in the historically accepted sense. It is an oligarchy with a well-developed
LaunchStudy links low intelligence with right-wing beliefs
“Researchers have found a possible explanation for why certain people are prejudiced: they’re less intelligent,” writes Wency Leung.
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Exclusive audio: Inside the Koch Brothers’ secret seminar: A close-up view of the oil billionaires’ dark-money fundraiser and 2012 strategy session.
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