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Mar 11th 4:30pm by David Waldman
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In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader: FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2010 House Meets At... 10:00 a.m.: Legislative Business First Vote Predicted... 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Last Vote Predicted... 1:00 – 2:00 p.m....
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Mar 11th 12:30pm by BarbinMD
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Your one stop pundit shop. Marleine Bastien, noting the commemoration of International Women's Day on Monday, says of Haiti: Women are the backbone of Haiti's economy, yet, they are not represented in the nation's decision-making process. By historically...
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Mar 11th 7:05am by Meteor Blades
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At Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, co-editor of Dissent Michael Walzer writes Missing the Movement: This is an incrementalist time, and the crucial thing is to get the increments right. The economic crisis and the two wars that Obama inherited make this...
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Mar 11th 6:20am by Diary Rescue
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The diaries come first. We love to do this for you. Reading today: vcmvo2, Louisiana 1976, Alfonso Nevarez, dopper0189, Got a Grip, jennyjem, with jlms qkw editing. Tonight we are honored to bring you this group of diaries covering an exceptionally...
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Mar 11th 5:46am by Steve Singiser
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Rasmussen, presumably on accident, releases a poll that shows exceptionally good news for Democrats, but then returns to form in the Granite State. The DCCC unveils a target list of sorts in the form of their first round of "Red to Blue" nominees. The...
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Mar 11th 5:10am by Jed Lewison
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Last night on Countdown, Markos joined Lawrence O'Donnell to discuss the current state of play on health care reform, including Rush Limbaugh's hilarious claim that if reform passes, he'll move to Costa Rica. As Markos pointed out, if Rush really wants a...
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Mar 11th 3:50am by Meteor Blades
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Shielding Americans from banksters and likeminded rip-off artists is only one small piece of needed financial reform. Out-of-control executive compensation, overly large financial institutions, insane derivatives trading, a Federal Reserve System...
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Mar 11th 1:42am by BarbinMD
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Gaywatch, Virginia edition:
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Mar 10th 11:40pm by mcjoan
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Speaking at a Progressive Media Summit held by the Senate Democratic caucus today, Harry Reid said that the Senate is "likely going to have to make changes to the filibuster" in the next Congress. Analogizing the filibuster to the spit ball and the...
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Mar 10th 10:12pm by kos
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Progressive groups and labor gear up for last pro-health care reform ad blitz, to counter corporate opponents. Details are still being worked out, and it’s always possible that plans could change. But officials involved in the discussions expect to...
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Mar 10th 8:40pm by BarbinMD
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From Bloomberg: One year after U.S stocks hit their post-financial-crisis low on March 9, 2009, the benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500 Index has risen more than 68 percent, and it’s up more than 41 percent since Obama took office. Credit...
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Mar 10th 6:20pm by kos
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Republicans won't get their massive November victories with numbers like these: Democrats lead Republicans by a slight 47% to 44% margin when registered voters are asked which party's congressional candidate they would support in their district "if the...
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Mar 10th 4:30pm by David Waldman
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In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader: FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2010 House Meets At... 10:00 a.m.: Legislative Business First Vote Predicted... 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Last Vote Predicted... 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. "One...
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Mar 10th 7:16am by Meteor Blades
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At High Country News, Charles Bowden writes about The War Next Door: Adam Smith's invisible hand meets magical realism on the border The man talking on the screen was recruited by the drug industry in Ciudad Juarez, sent to the state police academy, where...
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Mar 10th 6:00am by Diary Rescue
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Tonight's Rescue brought to you by ItsJessMe, YatPundit, dadanation, srkp23, claude, grog, and pico. Diary Rescue is all about promoting good writers, so remember to subscribe to diarists whose work you enjoy reading. Moving mountains (of coal ash) will...