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Former Cheney Aide a Driver in Debt Debate ... David Addington Pushes Tea Party Line From His Post at the Heritage Foundation

Seeded on Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:49 PM EDT (The Atlantic — News and analysis on politics, business, culture, technology, national, international, and food – TheAtlantic.com)

One of the louder voices belongs to David Addington, the architect of the George W.

white-house, politics, house-republicans, torture, george-w-bush, david-addington, dick-cheney, tea-party, heritage-foundation, tim-geithner

House Dems: If GOP Is Intent On "Destroying Government", Obama Should Use 14th Amendment To Raise Debt Ceiling

Seeded on Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:29 PM EDT (Think Progress)

Today, a group of House Democrats held a press conference where they advocated for a fail-safe measure to ensure that the debt ceiling is hiked.

politics, house-democrats, john-boehner, debt-ceiling, tea-party, jim-clyburn, president-obama, john-larson, gop-obstructionists

In a WorldNetDaily Op-Ed, Pat Buchanan Says Norwegian Right-Wing Terrorist "Breivik May Be Right"

Seeded on Tue Jul 26, 2011 1:11 PM EDT (Think Progress)

Today, in a World Net Daily op-ed, failed presidential candidate and conservative pundit Pat Buchanan offers an example of the ethnic bigotry and racial insensitivity that has come to define him. Offering his take on the horrendous terrorist attacks in Norway, Buchanan joined the …

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Congressional Websites Crash After Obama's Debt Ceiling Speech ... Response So Strong It Knocked Out Sites for Leading GOP House Members Including Boehner and Bachmann

Seeded on Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:58 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

When President Obama told Americans to contact their representatives to show support for his debt-ceiling plan, the response was so strong it knocked out several websites for leading GOP House members. National Journal checks at 10 p.m. and 11 p.m.

politics, social-security, debt-ceiling, tea-party, joe-walsh, michelle-bachmann, eric-cantor, president-obama, kevin-mccarthy, john-beohner

Prosecutors Say Florida Republican AG Fired Them For Going After Mortgage Lenders

Seeded on Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:37 PM EDT (Talking Points Memo)

Two former Florida prosecutors are accusing the state Attorney General of firing them for going after mortgage lenders too aggressively. The Sun Sentinel reported that Theresa Edwards and June Clarkson were abruptly fired by Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi at the end of May an …

politics, corporate-america, tea-party, mortgage-foreclosures, rick-scott, pam-bondi, june-clarkson, theresa-edwards

Taxing The Poor ... The Only Tax Increase Republicans Support

Seeded on Mon Jul 25, 2011 4:57 PM EDT (Think Progress)

Throughout the debate about raising the federal debt ceiling, Republicans have denied deal after deal because Democrats insist on adding new revenues to trillions of dollars in spending cuts.

wall-street, politics, dan-coats, orrin-hatch, debt-ceiling, john-cornyn, tea-party, tax-hikes, gop-2012, gop-war-on-the-poor

GOP Rep. Todd Akin: President Obama "Is a Flaming Socialist" When Discussing Debt Ceiling Negotiations

Seeded on Mon Jul 25, 2011 3:10 PM EDT ()

Not that it comes as a surprise, but Rep.

white-house, politics, barack-obama, house-gop, todd-akin, republican-conference, radical-right-wing

New Court Filing Reveals How the 2004 Ohio Presidential Election Was Hacked

Seeded on Mon Jul 25, 2011 2:35 PM EDT (Truthout - All Articles)

A new filing in the King Lincoln Bronzeville v. Blackwell case includes a copy of the Ohio Secretary of State election production system configuration that was in use in Ohio's 2004 presidential election when there was a sudden and unexpected shift in votes for George W.

politics, karl-rove, john-kerry, george-w-bush, voter-fraud, ken-blackwell, vote-rigging, election-2004, michael-connell

Pressure on James Murdoch Is About to Intensify ... Senior Executives Indicate He Knew More Than Stated in Public Testimony

Seeded on Mon Jul 25, 2011 1:14 PM EDT (The New York Times)

After his testimony in Parliament was challenged by two former senior employees and referred by a lawmaker to Scotland Yard for investigation, James Murdoch has come under rising pressure in Britain’s phone hacking scandal that is likely to intensify this week. Some former …

politics, rupert-murdoch, fox-news, scotland-yard, news-corporation, british-parliament, james-murdoch, colin-myler, tom-crone

Out of Their Right Minds -- Michael Tomasky Asks if GOP Rhetoric Has Made Compromise Unthinkable for the Right

Seeded on Mon Jul 25, 2011 12:53 PM EDT ()

The “push” of the details of any deal (and the threat of economic meltdown) will eventually come head to head with the “shove” of the hard emotional truth that the vast majority of Washington Republicans and conservatives will not do anything, participate …

politics, senate-republicans, barack-obama, rush-limbaugh, sean-hannity, debt-ceiling, tea-party, washington-republicans

Portentous Thunder Answers Michele Bachmann's Deficit Prayer

Seeded on Mon Jul 25, 2011 12:33 PM EDT (The Atlantic — News and analysis on politics, business, culture, technology, national, international, and food – TheAtlantic.com)

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), a socially conservative Lutheran, has been known to deliver prayers when she speaks at churches on the presidential campaign trail.

iowa, politics, religion-in-politics, debt-ceiling, tea-party, michele-bachmann, president-obama, gop-2012, deficit-prayer

GOP Rep. Steve King Says Obama Will Be Impeached If Government Defaults

Seeded on Mon Jul 25, 2011 12:16 PM EDT (Think Progress)

As Republican refusal to negotiate on the debt ceiling pushes the country ever closer to the brink of default, one Iowa congressman sees the impending financial collapse as cause for impeaching President Obama. This morning, Rep.

politics, senate-republicans, house-republicans, debt-ceiling, lamar-smith, tim-scott, president-obama, pete-olson, tea-party-extremists

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Newbies and True Believers Bedevil Debt-Ceiling Negotiations ... Some Republicans Are Having Trouble Distinguishing Serious Politics From Posturing --- Just Like in 1995

Seeded on Sun Jul 24, 2011 5:44 PM EDT (The Atlantic — News and analysis on politics, business, culture, technology, national, international, and food – TheAtlantic.com)

Most political parties have their internal divisions and tensions, but the Republican Party currently has much more than its share, with libertarian purists, Christian theocrats, Wall Street-style fiscal conservatives, disgruntled-but-confused-unto-incoherence Tea Partiers, and n …

politics, social-security, bill-clinton, house-republicans, john-boehner, newt-gingrich, debt-ceiling, mitch-mcconnell, tax-hikes, eric-cantor

Christian Jihad? Why We Should Worry About Right-Wing Terror Attacks Like Norway's in US | Tea Party and the Right | Alternet

Seeded on Sun Jul 24, 2011 5:24 PM EDT (AlterNet.org)

There is a growing movement in America that equates godliness with hatred of our government in fact hatred of our country. The Norwegian police on Saturday charged a 32-year-old man, whom they identified as a Christian fundamentalist with right-wing connections, over the bombing …

norway, terrorism, politics, radicalism, hate-groups, christian-extremists, patriot-groups, norwegian-terror-attacks

Conservative Groups Dominate Debt Ceiling Ad War ... Democrats Worry It Could Put Them at a Disadvantage In 2012 Elections

Seeded on Sun Jul 24, 2011 1:22 PM EDT (Politico)

While the battle over raising the debt ceiling plays out in Washington, conservative groups are outspending liberal ones in the effort to frame the issue through a sharply-edged media campaign that some Democrats worry could put them at a serious disadvantage headed into the 2012 …

politics, karl-rove, debt-ceiling, eric-cantor, election-2012, president-obama, crossroads-gps, congresswoman-gabrielle-giffords

POLITIFACT: Newt Gingrich Says Financial Reform Law Requires 20 Percent Down to Buy a House -- FALSE

Seeded on Sun Jul 24, 2011 1:09 PM EDT (Politifact.com Truth-O-Meter rulings from National)

With the 2012 election in their sights, Republican candidates spend most of their time trying to prove that President Barack Obama and the Democrats will make the economy worse.

politics, newt-gingrich, election-2012, gop-2012, dodd-frank-mortgage-bankers-association

Wall Street Takes Aim At New Transparency Rule For Executive Pay ... Army of Lobbyists Chip Away at Financial Reform

Seeded on Sun Jul 24, 2011 12:55 PM EDT (Talking Points Memo)

Wall Street has deployed an army of lobbyists to try to whittle away as much of the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill as possible, spending $242.2 million on 712 hired guns to press their message on Capitol Hill since the beginning of 2010, according to a new report by Public Citi …

wall-street, politics, exchange-commission, house-gop, elizabeth-warren, election-2012, consumer-financial-protection-bureau, dodd-frank-act

Democrats Leverage Debt Ceiling Crisis On The Campaign Trail ... 60 Republican Districts Targeted

Seeded on Sun Jul 24, 2011 12:48 PM EDT (Talking Points Memo)

As the debt crisis inches ever closer to default, Democrats are hitting the campaign trail to tie the crisis to the GOP. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching robocall attacks on 60 Republicans across the country, promising dire consequences if the debt lim …

politics, big-oil, john-boehner, debt-ceiling, tom-latham, 2012-election, speaker-boehner

What to Do When a Great White Shark Jumps in Your Boat. Just FYI.

Seeded on Fri Jul 22, 2011 1:23 PM EDT (The Atlantic — News and analysis on politics, business, culture, technology, national, international, and food – TheAtlantic.com)

What would you do? The lab's Oceans Research team found out that while it's bad to have a 10-foot, 1,000-pound shark stuck on your boat, getting it off is even worse.

odd-news, great-white-shark, ocean-and-marine-life, oceans-research

GOP Approve Regulation-Blocking Coal Bill on Super Lobby Group ALEC's Wish List

Seeded on Fri Jul 22, 2011 1:03 PM EDT (Truthout - All Articles)

House Republicans who have received hefty campaign contributions from coal and electric power companies approved coal legislation supported by the industry and super-lobby group the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). McKinley's bill would please members of ALEC, the su …

politics, environmental-protection-agency, koch-industries, republican-controlled-house, alec, commerce-committee, american-legislative-exchange-council, house-energy-committee, david-mckinley

Eric Cantor's Moment of Reckoning ... Ambitious Majority Leader Represents Conservative Wing of the GOP and His Future Could Depend on Debt Talks

Seeded on Fri Jul 22, 2011 12:49 PM EDT (The Atlantic — News and analysis on politics, business, culture, technology, national, international, and food – TheAtlantic.com)

The day of reckoning on the debt ceiling is coming, and for no one in Congress is it more portentous than for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.

politics, house-republicans, house-gop, john-boehner, mitch-mcconnell, tea-party, eric-cantor, president-obama

Coldplay - "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall"

Seeded on Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:35 PM EDT (YouTube)

Video of Coldplay's first single from their soon to be released fifth album.

entertainment, music, coldplay, dance-music, british-music, british-musicians, 70s-hip-hop

Counterrevolution: GOP Elite Revolts Against Tea Party ... Wealthy Donors in Contact With Eric Cantor

Seeded on Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:05 PM EDT (Silicon Alley Insider)

Mainstream Republicans are increasingly nervous about their party's hard-line stance in the debt limit debate.

wall-street, politics, social-security, 2012, house-gop, tom-coburn, john-boehner, grover-norquist, debt-ceiling, eric-cantor

Did Grover Norquist Blink? Democrats Herald Norquist Concession On Bush Tax Cuts

Seeded on Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:15 PM EDT (Talking Points Memo)

The big question bedeviling the Capitol Thursday is whether anti-tax zealot Grover Norquist just gave House Republicans the coded signal that they can vote for a bill to reduce deficits and raise the debt limit even if the plan contains new tax revenue. In an interview with the W …

politics, washington-post, house-republicans, house-gop, tom-coburn, grover-norquist, debt-ceiling

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Koch Industries, Exxon Mobil, Other Firms Help Write State Laws ... Energy Companies Helped Write Legislation By a Group They Finance, ALEC - Bloomberg

Seeded on Thu Jul 21, 2011 12:50 PM EDT (Bloomberg.com)

Koch Industries Inc. and Exxon Mobil Corp.

politics, exxon-mobil, koch-industries, alec, tea-party, charles-koch, david-koch, corporate-polluters, american-legislative-concil

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