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The more the GOP complains, the better Obama looks.
By Gene Lyons
May 7, 2009
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Democrats are split over whether to support a climate change bill.
By Vincent Rossmeier
May 6, 2009
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With Arlen Specter and Al Franken, the Democrats will have 60 votes in the Senate. They can no longer blame Republicans for standing in the way of a progressive agenda.
By David Sirota
May 1, 2009
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Arlen Specter's defection likely means a filibuster-proof Democratic Senate majority. Choose your metaphor -- rats, ships, small tents -- but will the last Republican to leave please turn out the light?
By Mike Madden
April 28, 2009
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His first 100 days has been a sprint. But the success of his second 100 days -- and his presidency -- hinges on a series of tough decisions.
By Robert Reich
April 27, 2009
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From his undisclosed location, our undercover Wingnut explains why the right thinks George Bush has been unfairly criticized and will be vindicated by history.
By Glenallen Walken
April 27, 2009
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The Nebraska Democrat thinks you've got an awfully nice reform package here, and it'd be a shame if something were to happen to it.
By Gabriel Winant
April 23, 2009
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Salon's experts think the issue that helped George Bush win reelection in 2004 may have lost its electoral magic. But look for it to resurface in the 2012 GOP primaries.
By Thomas Schaller
April 20, 2009
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Conservatives cite new poll to show that Obama isn't acting in a bipartisan fashion, but that's not what the results really mean.
By Gabriel Winant
April 6, 2009
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After a successful press conference, the president works a tougher crowd –- congressional Democrats.
By Mike Madden
March 26, 2009
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The financial sector has been investing more and more in the Democratic Party recently.
By Gabriel Winant
March 24, 2009
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The Pennsylvania senator says he's remaining a Republican, for now, but he won't rule out running as an Independent.
By Vincent Rossmeier
March 18, 2009
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We've got Republicans, we've got liberals, and it's getting ugly.
By Cary Tennis
March 16, 2009
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Advisors have told the House's Democratic caucus that the original $787 bill isn't enough to reach the administration's job goals.
By Alex Koppelman
March 10, 2009
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Some Democratic members of Congress are challenging their leadership; their reasons include a desire for a more moderate agenda.
By Alex Koppelman
March 10, 2009
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House Democrats from districts that McCain won in 2008 are starting to put the brakes on Obama's agenda.
By Vincent Rossmeier
March 3, 2009
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If Democrats protect Wall Street at the expense of taxpayers, the GOP could revive its political prospects by embracing populism.
By David Sirota
February 28, 2009
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The National Journal releases its annual ranking of the most liberal and conservative congressmen -- but is it really accurate?
By Vincent Rossmeier
February 27, 2009
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For a lot of reasons I never endorse candidates, but I'm backing Tom Geoghegan for Rahm Emanuel's old House seat in Chicago.
By Joe Conason
February 27, 2009
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Even if Congress gives D.C. a vote in the House, don't expect federal lawmakers to stop meddling in the city's business.
By Mike Madden
February 26, 2009
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Why did the president make the mistake of thinking he could work with the GOP? His mealy-mouthed support for the Gipper provides a clue.
By Gary Kamiya
February 10, 2009
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The 2008 election was starkly divided between voters in the most religious states and those in the least, but Barack Obama won anyway.
By Vincent Rossmeier
February 4, 2009
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Obama is trying to build a country that works together like a great football team. The Republicans want to take their ball and go home.
By Gary Kamiya
February 3, 2009
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Just as Republican congressmen moved President Bush to the right, so Washington's Democrats are now pushing Obama to the left.
By David Sirota
January 31, 2009
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Obama shows his skill at stimulus politics, addressing an admiring crowd of CEOs while the GOP postures and makes itself increasingly irrelevant
By Joan Walsh
January 28, 2009