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"As unappealing to those of us who will vote for it as it is to those who will vote against it."
By Andrew Leonard
September 29, 2008
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Hours away from passing a landmark bill, Congressional representatives dither and the stock market tanks
By Andrew Leonard
September 29, 2008
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His threat to skip Friday night's debate and his economic grandstanding are signs of desperation. Does he even know what he believes anymore?
By Joe Conason
September 26, 2008
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As George Bush speaks of doom and gloom, lawmakers fret about whether it's worse to pass a bailout plan or not to pass a bailout plan. And Republicans get nervous.
By Mike Madden
September 25, 2008
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Our economic system is indeed on the verge of a serious meltdown, but lawmakers should not grant Bernanke and Paulson the far-reaching powers they call for in their plan.
By Brad DeLong
September 25, 2008
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The future of capitalism as we know it will be decided this week. Now is the time for a Democratic Congress to show its mettle.
By Andrew Leonard
September 22, 2008
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A panel of experts projects the number of seats Democrats will add in the House in November -- and which Democrats are most likely to lose their jobs.
By Thomas F. Schaller
July 21, 2008
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Vote Darcy Burner, and her dog
By Lynn Harris
July 2, 2008
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Defenders of ethanol, unite -- you have nothing to lose, except maybe your subsidies.
By Andrew Leonard
May 23, 2008
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In his last annual speech to Congress, the president used Osama bin Laden to justify Iraq, bravely denounced pork-barrel spending and waxed amnesiac about Iran.
By Walter Shapiro
January 29, 2008
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Congress tackles steroids again. Conclusion: They're still bad! Grandstanding? "Perish the thought."
By King Kaufman
January 16, 2008
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Stymied by their inability to override a presidential veto, the Dems walk away from plans to expand the health insurance plan -- Republicans are claiming victory.
By Alex Koppelman
December 19, 2007
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Not so long ago, members of Congress put the rule of law above partisan politics and loyalty to the White House.
By Vincent Rossmeier
November 26, 2007
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Bush complains that Democrats are playing games with the budget -- just like he and the GOP did two years ago.
By Tim Grieve
October 30, 2007
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And what Congress have you been watching?
By Tim Grieve
October 30, 2007
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By Anonymous Liberal
October 24, 2007
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Under the cloak of freedom, the U.S. exempted Blackwater and other contractors from Iraqi law -- and destroyed its own democratic credibility.
By Sidney Blumenthal
October 4, 2007
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Parsing the polls and dismantling a GOP talking point on Democrats in Congress.
By Tim Grieve
October 2, 2007
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A congressional memo looks into the private security contractor's activities in Iraq, the State Department's responses and taxpayer costs.
October 2, 2007
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Why the antiwar surge failed in Congress.
By Walter Shapiro
September 26, 2007
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Freedom's Watch, the former press secretary's new pro-Iraq war group, has little to do with veterans and everything to do with politics.
By Joe Conason
August 24, 2007
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Another GOP leader to retire from the House.
By Tim Grieve
August 15, 2007
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The president won't fire Alberto Gonzales. He needs him to protect White House secrets, including the scheming roles of Cheney and Rove.
By Sidney Blumenthal
August 2, 2007
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Democrats' poll numbers drop in the wake of timeline capitulation.
By Tim Grieve
June 5, 2007
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Six months ago, the new Congress missed its chance to shift the debate on Iraq -- and to avoid this week's defeat on a timetable for withdrawal.
By Joe Conason
May 25, 2007
An unhappy House, divided
McCain proves he's unfit to serve
Congress hits the panic button
Why Ben and Hank are right, mostly
How big will Democratic gains be this fall?
Congressional candidate crush
The dismal state of George W. Bush
King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Congressional Dems concede SCHIP fight
The Republicans who would've impeached Bush?
Anonymous Liberal for Glenn Greenwald: The raw politics of telecom immunity
Red, white and mercenary in Iraq
Blackwater by the numbers
Iraq and roll over
Ari Fleischer's misleading message
The three stooges
Dithering Democrats
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