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Dow Jones Hits 'Record High' Thanks To Strong Performances From Smoke, Mirrors Sectors Posted: 03/09/2013 8:04 am EST | Updated: 03/09/2013 12:30 pm EST This week, amid the hullabaloo over President Barack Obama'...
Lindsey Graham: US Citizen Not Entitled To Constitutional Rights
Senator Lindsey Graham apparently thinks as little of the United States Constitution as most conservatives. He believes that a United States citizen who is arrested and charged with a crime should be denied his constitutional right to remain silent an...
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Just a day before we learned the GDP fell from + 3.2% (the fairy tale told to us before November’s election) to -.01% for the last quarter of 2012, Louisiana Democrat Senator Mary Landrieu pronounced the Obama Administrati...7 opinions2013/01/31 23:48:27
It's ironic that those claiming fealty to the constitution habitually thumb their noses at its most sacred principle. August 19, 2011 | A great irony of our political discourse is that those who describe t...216 opinions2011/08/25 02:37:37
Should we be grateful for the Bush deficits? Oct 16th 2012, 16:06 by R.A. | WASHINGTON IN THE recent debate between America's vice-presidential candidates, current Vice President Joe Biden criticised opponent Paul Ryan...0 opinions2013/01/03 11:36:31
1. Sheriff Joe: Topping this list—first among equals, really—is Arizona’s Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio . Sadly, the “Adios Arpaio” movement led by the county’s Latino population failed. So Arpaio rides again...33 opinions2012/11/10 04:58:55
Because it should - Especially if you are worried about the economy... Earlier this week, the International Monetary Fund made a striking admission in its new World Economic Outlook. The IMF’s chief economist, Olivier Bla...26 opinions2012/10/16 15:05:49
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/08/24/... Posted by Ezra Klein on August 24, 2012 at 12:26 pm In 1981, President Ronald Reagan created the Gold Commission. The purpose of the commissi...1 opinion2012/08/28 19:46:33
Poor Mitt Romney. Try as he might, Mitt just can't escape the ongoing controversy about his desperate obsession with keeping his tax returns a deep, dark secret. Despite allegations by a Bain insider who claimed that Rom...18 opinions2012/08/16 19:33:56
In Washington, DC, talking about the Bill of Rights can land you in jail for 90 days. Our nation’s capital has a licensing scheme in place that makes it illegal for anyone to “guide or escort” anyone else for hire witho...7 opinions2010/09/23 21:12:43
"I want my country back!" I do. Republicans are making this country into government as big brother. Next thing you know, legislators will demand to be in the birthing room to see for themselves that a baby is born. The...3 opinions2011/12/30 02:50:38
ThinkProgress' Matt Yglesias thinks the mounting anger over a proposed Islamic cultural center to be built near Ground Zero in New York is really just misdirected anger over the bad economy.206 opinions2010/08/11 14:26:41
The GOP's 10 Most Extreme Attacks On A Woman's Right To Choose An Abortion By Tanya Somanader Dec 27, 2011 2011 marked a banner year in the Republican war on woman's health. Close to 1,000 anti-abortion bills sped through...29 opinions2011/12/27 16:44:01
Despite 14 Straight Months Of Public Job Loss, Republicans Continue To Block Obama's Jobs Plan By Tanya Somanader Oct 7, 2011 Hopes were not high today for this month's jobs report after the economy appeared to net exactl...38 opinions2011/10/08 14:26:13
Why 'Constitutional Conservatives' Like Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry Have No Respect for the Constitution It's ironic that those claiming fealty to the constitution habitually thumb their noses at its most sacre...29 opinions2011/08/20 22:45:29
There's a Solution to the Debt Fight That Could Avert Catastrophe -- Why Is Everyone Ignoring It? By Joshua Holland, AlterNet July 22, 2011 Another day, another round of leaks about a potential debt ceilin...18 opinions2011/07/22 17:16:18
House GOP: Cut Medicare Or The Economy Gets It 16 comments By karoli ENLARGE Democrats need to do an ad with nothing but this ransom note and the following quotes. Via Politico : “Of course, it’s dan...129 opinions2011/06/03 17:32:30
Obama's new view of his own war powers By Glenn Greenwald Salon , April 3, 2011 Back in January, 2006, the Bush Justice Department released a 42-page memo arguing that the President had the powe...6 opinions2011/04/04 13:50:47
Overcriminalization Hits the Barbershop By Josh Barro Posted on November 08, 2010 3:57 PM The Orlando Sentinel reports that the Orange County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office has been enforcing Florida’s barber licensing req...26 opinions2010/11/09 23:24:39
by Michael Gerson WASHINGTON -- Following two years of poor economic performance and electoral repudiation, liberalism is casting around for narratives to explain its failure -- narratives that don't involve the admissio...1 opinion2010/11/27 14:16:17