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White House Indicates Obama Willing to Circumvent Republicans on Health Reform

Posted on: Aug 6, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

Is there an increased willingness on the part of Democrats to openly discuss how to marginalize the role of Republicans in reform?

Obama and DNC Try Turning Angry Mobs Into Benefits

Posted on: Aug 5, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

Town hall disruptions can be used as a rallying point for proponents of reform.

GOP Congressman Wants Obama to Apologize to Cambridge Police Dept.

Posted on: Jul 27, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

His state drowning in economic woes, one GOP congressman is crafting legislation calling on Obama to apologize to police.

Senators Urge Progressives To Keep Targeting Dems On Health Care

Posted on: Jul 8, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

"We should encourage people to participate in the process."

Key Senator: With Franken Seated No Need for Compromise on Public Option

Posted on: Jul 6, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

Senator Schumer criticizes Senators wanting to compromise on health care and draws a line in the sand.

Bernie Sanders Demands Democrats Commit To Stopping Health Care Filibuster

Posted on: Jul 1, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

Sanders' calls for simply taking the parliamentary hurdles out of the process.

Pawlenty Whacks Sanford: "Troubling And Hypocritical"

Posted on: Jun 29, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.) offered one of the harshest rebukes from within the Republican Party of Mark Sanford.

McCain Hits Obama On Iran, Joe Klein Tells Him "Be Quiet" (VIDEO)

Posted on: Jun 23, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

The line pushed by McCain has become the de-facto Republican criticism of Obama since the crisis in Iran began.

Daschle's Firm And Group Have Ties To Private Health Care Industry

Posted on: Jun 19, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

The firm has been paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to lobby on behalf of key players in the health care industry.

Holder: Indefinite Detention Will Include Measures Of Due Process

Posted on: Jun 17, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

Holder declined to detail how and where such appeals could take place, telling members of Congress that such specifics had yet to be agreed upon.

Dick Cheney Says He Supports Gay Marriage

Posted on: Jun 1, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

"I think that freedom means freedom for everyone." Yes. Dick Cheney said that.

Obama Calls for Health Care Reform Now ... or Never

Posted on: May 28, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

"If we don't get it done this year we are not going to get it done."

White House Smacks Gingrich for Calling Sotomayor a Racist

Posted on: May 27, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

Gingrich's twitter attack did not go unnoticed.

Gen. Petraeus Endorses Obama's Plans To Close Gitmo, End Torture

Posted on: May 26, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

The president also got a boost on Sunday when former Secretary of State Colin Powell came to his defense on both subjects

Obama and Bush, Staying in Touch?

Posted on: May 23, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

Obama has talked with Bush since the inauguration.

Pressure Mounts on Minnesota Governor to Seat Al Franken

Posted on: May 20, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

Two-thirds of Minnesotans now "believe it's time for [Coleman] to concede."

Graham Agrees With Pelosi: CIA Gave Me False Information About Interrogation Briefings

Posted on: May 14, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

Former Senator Bob Graham insisted on Thursday that he too was kept in the dark about the use of waterboarding.

Torture Report Contradicts Cheney; White House Preparing to Release 'Holy Grail' Report

Posted on: May 11, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

Waterboarding neither "efficacious or medically safe."

DNC Ad Hits 'The New GOP' Sunday Show Guests

Posted on: May 10, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

No new ideas. No new faces.

GOP Begins Laying Out Campaign Against Obama's Court Pick

Posted on: May 3, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

"I think we should stand up and scream loud and hard."

Obama's First 100 Days: Ten Achievements You Might Have Missed

Posted on: Apr 29, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

Administration officials and Dems in and out of government pick ten under-appreciated stories during the president's early days in office.

Limbaugh to Specter: Take McCain and His Daughter With You

Posted on: Apr 29, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

"For years, many in the conservative world have wished for an ideologically purer GOP. Their wish has been granted. Happy?"

MoveOn Torture Ad Highlights Cheney for Investigation

Posted on: Apr 22, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

"America is better than this. Ask Attorney General Holder to appoint an independent special prosecutor to investigate these abuses."

Don't Believe the Hype; Corporate Media are Trying Their Damnedest to Politicize Torture

Posted on: Apr 21, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

The White House Press corps reduces torture investigations into partisan warfare.

Tea Parties Succeed in Turning Off Independents

Posted on: Apr 17, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

Some Republicans and Independents view the fallout from the tea parties as very bad for the GOP.

Jon Stewart Gets Comforted By TARP Watchdog Who Calls for 'Smart Regulation'

Posted on: Apr 16, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

Elizabeth Warren makes Jon Stewart feel better "for the first time in six months."

White House Responds to Tea Parties: We Passed the Biggest Tax Cut In History (Ya Jerkoffs)

Posted on: Apr 15, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

Obama promised significant tax relief for working families of this country, and he delivered.

Joe Scarborough Takes Down Norm Coleman: 'Seriously ... You Lost ... it Is Over'

Posted on: Apr 14, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

The drumbeat is growing louder for Norm to drop his long-shot appeal of Minnesota's prolonged recount.

Krugman Pans Obama Admin's Stress Tests

Posted on: Apr 13, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

"This stress test, I have to say, it is sounding like a class of self-esteem."

Activists Jump On Stage During Larry Summers Speech

Posted on: Apr 9, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

"Larry Summers is part of the problem," screamed one of the activists. "He is a toxic mess."

Geithner Bank Plan Faces New Wave of Criticism

Posted on: Apr 9, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

Economists say the proposal is likely to produce major losses for taxpayers as banks and investors game the system.

'Fix CNBC' Campaign Takes the Fight to Wall Street, Network Headquarters

Posted on: Apr 8, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee has released a genuinely funny video of the group taking its FixCNBC.com campaign to the streets.

Geithner: We Won't Hesitate to Change Management at Banks

Posted on: Apr 5, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

Timothy Geithner took what appeared to be a stronger line when it came to the potential firing of bank CEOs Sunday.

Obama Calls Out European 'Anti-Americanism' and American 'Arrogance'

Posted on: Apr 3, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

Stressing a "renewed relationship for a new generation" his speech brought the crowd to applause on several occasions.

Norm Coleman Won't Say Whether He's Been Interviewed By FBI

Posted on: Apr 3, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

A cloud of ethics scandal continues to gather over Coleman's head.

White House Struggles to Contrast Auto, Wall Street Bailouts

Posted on: Mar 30, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

When asked to explain the disparity the Obama administration press secretary seemed to struggle for words.

Obama Takes Pot Legalization Question During Online Townhall

Posted on: Mar 26, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

"Do we really need that many victimless criminals?"

Dodd: Treasury Officials Insisted On Weakening Bonus Provision

Posted on: Mar 18, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

The disclosure should put to rest one aspect of the debate over how AIG was allowed to dole out $165 million in bonus payments.

Obama Asks Supporters to Go Door-to-Door Canvassing for Budget

Posted on: Mar 18, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

"We must rebuild our economy on a foundation that lasts. And that is exactly what the budget I submitted to Congress is designed to do."

Robert Gibbs Slams Dick Cheney

Posted on: Mar 16, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

Gibbs: Cheney is just another member of the "Republican cabal."

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