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Election Hot House: 98 Congressional Races Worth Watching

Jon Walker, Firedoglake. October 28, 2010.

The supposed GOP 'wave' election is a mile wide, but barely an inch deep.

Alan Grayson: the Democrat Who Punches Back, Enraging GOP Hacks and Tea Party Billionaires

Mark I. Pinsky, The Nation. September 29, 2010.

Alan Grayson is up against a Tea Party conservative. The billionaire Koch brothers, through their organization Americans for Prosperity, have dropped $250,000 in negative TV ads.

Alan Grayson -- What Are the Core Values of a Liberal?

Robert Greenwald, Brave New Conversations. September 11, 2010.

Why Rep. Alan Grayson is fighting to protect civil rights.

Verizon & Google Want to Kill the Open Internet -- Media Mogul Confirms Their Bad Intentions

Rep. Alan Grayson, AlterNet. August 20, 2010.

Google's market capitalization is $150 billion. Verizon's is $85 billion. They don't care about our wellbeing. Even if one of them tells us it won't "be evil."

Alan Grayson: Obama's 'Bozo the Spokesman' Robert Gibbs Should Be Fired for Comments About Liberals

Daniel Tencer, Raw Story. August 11, 2010.

Grayson's unrestrained remarks come as political observers suggest Gibbs' days as the lead spokesman for the White House may be numbered.

Rep. Alan Grayson Introduces the "War Is Making You Poor" Act

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 23, 2010.

The bill would cut the DoD's budget and use that money to make the first $35,000 each American earns tax-free.

Grayson Issues Apology for Calling Woman a "Whore," Weiner Apologizes for Calling Grayson Bad Food -- and Why They're Both Jerks

deleted, AlterNet. October 28, 2009.

I loved him for standing up to Republicans on health care. Now that I know he called a woman lobbyist a "whore," I love him not.

Video: Grayson: FOX News the "Enemy of America," Interchangeable with the National Enquirer

deleted, AlterNet. October 22, 2009.

Florida's pugilistic Democratic congressman claims that in appearances on their network, FOX News "cut off my mic."

Teabagging Alan Grayson

Nick Baumann, Mother Jones Online. October 15, 2009.

Rep. Alan Grayson reduced the GOP's health-care program to two words: "Die quickly." At Grayson's town hall, Tea Party activists revealed themselves to a bit confused.

Democrats' New Star Alan Grayson Gives Conservatives a Dose of Their Own Medicine

Staff, Brave New Films. October 4, 2009.

And he's still sticking to his guns.

Tough Progressive Congressman Alan Grayson Is Putting the Fear in Republicans

John Nichols, The Nation. October 1, 2009.

GOPers are shocked that a Democrat has the nerve to call them out on their repeated health care lies and scare tactics. Rep. Grayson says get used to it.

[VIDEO] Alan Grayson: "Democrats Have to Have Guts"

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. October 1, 2009.

Grayson stood his ground on CNN's The Situation Room.

Holding One of DC's Most Secretive Institutions Accountable

Lagan Sebert, Harry Hanbury, Mike Fritz, American News Project. July 10, 2009.

A rare bipartisan movement to audit the Federal Reserve.

Grayson Digs His Claws into Citigroup CEO

Harry Hanbury, Lagan Sebert, American News Project. February 17, 2009.

CEOs of the biggest bailed-out banks finally appeared before Congress last week.

Secret Spending: Fed Lends Two Trillion Without Oversight

Danielle Ivory, American News Project. January 31, 2009.

Will bulldog freshman Congressman Alan Grayson be able to shed a light on the Fed's spending?

Congressman Grayson Grills Fed Vice Chair Over $1.2 Trillion Slush Fund

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. January 27, 2009.

Watch Grayson hold Fed Vice Chair Donald Kohn's feet to the fire.

Good Progressive Action: Grayson Grills Fed Vice Chair About $1.2 Trillion Dollars

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake. January 14, 2009.

"Mr. Kohn, we're talking about secret payments of $1.2 trillion dollars," said Grayson. "I think you need to rethink your approach."