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Took Abouta Day

Mar 13, 2010 3:41pm

Non-sexual hot tubber resigns as Majority Leader of Utah State of House of Reps.... ...

For TARP Before He Was Against It

Mar 12, 2010 3:39pm

It's tricky going through the revolving door twice without getting hung up. Republican Dan Coats was the senator from Indiana then became a lobbyist and now wants to return to his old seat, succeeding Evan Bayh. On the campaign trail,... ...

Dobson Watch

Mar 12, 2010 1:37pm

Did Dobson get dumped from Focus on the Family because his son (who Dobson wanted to succeed him running the theocracy) is divorced?... ...

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Innovation

Mar 12, 2010 1:19pm

In the spirit of Eric Massa's non-sexual groping, top Utah legislator introduces non-sexual naked hot-tubbing.... ...

Meet the Flippers

Mar 12, 2010 12:34pm

Who are the House Dems saying they're going to vote "no" on Health Care Reform even after they voted yes back in November? Here's our list.... ...

Gonzonia

Mar 12, 2010 12:21pm

As politics and particularly political fundraising becomes more and more a brainstem-stimulating affair, I feel like we're all increasingly familiar with the literary form I'm calling 'gonzonia', those mass emails sent out, usually to raise money, aimed at the most... ...

Ain't Like the Corporate Gig

Mar 12, 2010 10:49am

Former eBay CEO and now GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman got caught staging a town hall meeting. "You're an integral part of this, lots of cheering would be good." This comes on the heels of the photo op that she... ...

Gettin' In Their Heads

Mar 12, 2010 10:00am

The GOP's real plan to kill Health Care Reform: psy-ops against House Dems.... ...

Working Every Last Angle

Mar 12, 2010 9:16am

As we get down to crunch time on the big health care vote in the House, we're closely tracking which members who voted yes on the earlier House version of the bill are changing their votes to no on the... ...

Confirmed

Mar 12, 2010 9:03am

Confirming what he said last night on Hardball, Rep. Gutierrez's (D-IL) confirms he's a no now on Health Care Reform.... ...

John Cornyn's Epic Fail

Mar 12, 2010 8:54am

Republicans put Sen. John Cornyn in charge of their senate campaign committee this year. But every candidate he's gotten behind is losing on the ground in their respective states. And at least a few look likely to lose in their... ...

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Unwise and Immoral

Mar 12, 2010 8:27am

In order to get a Health Care Reform bill, the compromises that have been necessary on immigration and abortion rights have been painful and galling. For what it's worth, the restrictions on illegal immigrants accessing the health insurance exchanges seem... ...

Hoyer: Abortion Buck Stops Here

Mar 12, 2010 8:22am

In the clearest indication yet that the House leadership is prepared to push forward with a vote on the Senate health care bill with or without pro-life Democrats onboard, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) told reporters this morning: "We... ...

Another Yes Vote Bites The Dust

Mar 12, 2010 7:36am

Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), who voted for the original House health care bill, says he can't vote for the Senate version, apparently costing Nancy Pelosi yet another vote.... ...

Massa Confusion

Mar 12, 2010 7:29am

As you probably know, yesterday House Republicans pushed a vote on reopening the House Ethics Committee's Massa investigation -- now focusing not so much on Massa but on what House leadership knew about his situation prior to last week. When... ...