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Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST By Mike Madden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/05/michele_bachmann/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/05/michele_bachmann/index.html?source=rss The Tea Party crowd descends on the Capitol to fight socialism, healthcare and President Obama By Mike Madden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/03/2009_elections/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/03/2009_elections/index.html?source=rss Christie and McDonnell won by shushing the base, while Palin was the kiss of death in a rock-red House district By Mike Madden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/02/ny_23/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/02/ny_23/index.html?source=rss The loony wing of the Republican Party prepares for a big day in Tuesday's elections By Mike Madden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/01/ny23/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/01/ny23/index.html?source=rss Dede Scozzafava, who quit a New York House campaign Saturday, endorses Democrat Bill Owens over a conservative By Mike Madden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/28/fox_versus_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/28/fox_versus_obama/index.html?source=rss It could be a simple matter of who's in the club, and who isn't By Mike Madden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/26/public_option/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/26/public_option/index.html?source=rss Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will include a government-run plan in reform, a big win for progressives By Mike Madden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/23/surrender_monkeys/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/23/surrender_monkeys/index.html?source=rss British journalist James Delingpole refers to the president's Cairo talk as "the Cairo surrender monkey speech" By Mike Madden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/23/qotd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/23/qotd/index.html?source=rss Glenn Beck just wants conservatives to die trying By Mike Madden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/22/pay_caps/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/22/pay_caps/index.html?source=rss The Obama administration lays out new pay rules for bailed-out companies, and Rush Limbaugh sees red By Mike Madden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/22/olbermann/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/22/olbermann/index.html?source=rss The MSNBC host admits he didn't invent the term "Medicare for Everybody," but he doesn't mind if you think he did By Mike Madden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/21/bachmann/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/21/bachmann/index.html?source=rss Democrats wonder whether Fox News has a double standard for unsolicited e-mails from politicians By Mike Madden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/21/healthcare/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/21/healthcare/index.html?source=rss Don't worry, Senate Democrats and the White House say, healthcare negotiations will be done soon enough By Mike Madden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/19/glenn_beck/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/19/glenn_beck/index.html?source=rss Want to make money off of right-wing paranoia? Try buying gold -- I did, and it worked By Mike Madden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/16/insurance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/16/insurance/index.html?source=rss The White House says an insurance lobbying group objected to provisions that might cut pay for insurance executives By Mike Madden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/16/click/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/16/click/index.html?source=rss Actual headlines from Politico's hard-hitting "Click" section By Mike Madden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/14/olympia_snowe/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/14/olympia_snowe/index.html?source=rss All that effort yields just one Republican vote for healthcare reform -- but the White House isn't counting By Mike Madden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/13/vote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/13/vote/index.html?source=rss Next step? Combining it with a more liberal version and bringing a final bill to the Senate floor By Mike Madden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/12/insurance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/12/insurance/index.html?source=rss The DNC, the White House and Democrats in Congress all hit back at the insurance lobby over healthcare reform By Mike Madden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/12/limbaugh/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/12/limbaugh/index.html?source=rss The talk radio host tells NBC his main motivation is ratings, not ideology By Mike Madden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/12/wh_vs_fox/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/12/wh_vs_fox/index.html?source=rss A senior administration official tells CNN the conservative network isn't really a news channel By Mike Madden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/12/drudge/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/12/drudge/index.html?source=rss The conservative blogger jabs the White House over the Nobel Prize in economics -- rather lamely By Mike Madden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/12/ahip/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/12/ahip/index.html?source=rss The insurance lobby comes out against reform, just before a key vote in the Senate By Mike Madden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/08/co_ops/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/08/co_ops/index.html?source=rss A non-partisan analysis says non-profit co-ops won't have much effect on insurance markets By Mike Madden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/07/olbermann_video/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/07/olbermann_video/index.html?source=rss Watch a special healthcare edition of "Countdown" By Mike Madden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/07/olbermann/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/07/olbermann/index.html?source=rss The MSNBC host dedicates his entire show to healthcare reform -- but did he help the cause?