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Time for Action

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 12.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Melissa Etheridge, Don't Ask Don't Tell, US Military, Human Rights Report, Department of Defense, Proposition 8, President Obama, Rick Warren, H.R. 1246, Army Recruitment, Frank Rich, Carl Levin, Barack Obama, State Department, President Clinton, Politics News
Aubrey Sarvis

Obama has long been a supporter of lifting "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," but since the election, fairness, justice, and civil rights for the LGBT community seems to be delayed.

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Dems Won't Move On "Don't Ask Don't Tell" Very Soon

Talking Points Memo | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics

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It looks like the Democrats won't be moving quickly on one particular issue that is favored by many in the party base, Roll Call reports: Repealing "D...

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Clint and Cheney: a Tale of Two Dicks

Arianna Huffington | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington

The VP and Eastwood's character are both gruff, prickly, taciturn, sandpaper-voiced men, given to conservative views, macho posturing, and a narrow view of right and wrong. And they both always seem on the verge of telling people around them to go f**k themselves. Read More Will The Madoff Debacle Finally End The "Who Could Have Known?" Era? Iraq. Fannie Mae. Citigroup. Bernie Madoff. When you look at the elements that were crucial to the creation of each of these debacles, it's amazing how much in common they all have. And not just in how they began but in how they ended: with those responsible being amazed at what happened, because...who could have known? Read More Watch: Arianna Talks New Media and Politics with Ashton Kutcher

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White House Still "Gathering Information" While Detroit Suppliers go Bankrupt

Steve Parker | Posted 12.18.2008 | Business

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Steve Parker

Even Bush doesn't want to go down in history as the man who oversaw the destruction of GM, Ford and Chrysler (I hope), and I'd guess Obama wishes he could install his own new team now and fire Paulson.

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"Car Czar" Could Force Bankruptcy By April, In Proposal

Bloomberg | Posted 12.16.2008 | Business

Read More: Automakers, Automaker Bailout, Bailout Deal, Car Czar, Cars, Treasury, Timothy Geithner, Carl Levin, Treasury Secretary, Business News

The U.S. Treasury may adopt a plan that would let a car czar or the Treasury secretary force General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC into bankruptcy if ...

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War Crimes and Incompetence -- the Real Shoes Thrown at Bush

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Last week the Senate Armed Services Committee released a report which basically called Bush and his entire National Security Council war criminals.

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Friday Talking Points [58] -- [Expletive Deleted] Blagojevich

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

The history of profanity in American political discourse is an untold story out there just waiting for someone to research and write about -- although...

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Dems delay auto bailout vote, seek plan from Big 3

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 11.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Automakers, Chrysler, Automaker Bailout, Gm, Finance, Economy, Ford, Financial Crisis, Congress, Carl Levin, Business News

WASHINGTON — The $25 billion rescue plan for the auto industry, desperately sought by Detroit's beleaguered Big Three, collapsed Thursday as Con...

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Rust-Covered Car Execs? Kick 'Em To The Curb

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 11.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Chrysler, General Motors, Economy, Michigan, Ford, Sustainability, Washington DC, Carl Levin, Business News
Jeffrey Feldman

The federal government should make it clear that it is not going to waste taxpayer time or money by listening to the same, arrogant and idiotic bunch of automotive executives that caused all the problems in the first place.

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The Meaning of Change Will Be Tested by the Auto Industry Bailout

Mitchell Bard | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

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Mitchell Bard

The question shouldn't be whether or not to bail out the U.S. auto industry, but how assistance to the car manufacturers fits within the larger national energy plan that is greener, self-sustaining and economically positive.

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Herd on the Hill

Michael Markarian | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

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Michael Markarian

Passage of this modest, but crucial, ballot measure in California will surely change the calculus for farm animals elsewhere by demonstrating that Americans have no tolerance for gratuitous cruelty.

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$50 Billion for the Detroit Three: Yea or Nay?

Steve Parker | Posted 08.28.2008 | Business

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Steve Parker

Should Chrysler, or two of the car-makers or even all three go bust, then, this time, the American people will pay the price, both literally and figuratively.

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Representation Without Taxation: Study Says Most Corporations Avoid US Income Tax

AP | JENNIFER C. KERR | Posted 08.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Corporate Responsibility, Carl Levin, Gao, Government Accountability Office, Income Tax, Tax Evasion, Corporate Greed, Business News

WASHINGTON — Two-thirds of U.S. corporations paid no federal income taxes between 1998 and 2005, according to a new report from Congress. The s...

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7 Days: The Week That Ended a War & a Candidacy, with Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin and Arianna, Bender & Green

Mark Green | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq, 7 Days in America, Air America, Obama Bearing, Carl Levin, Radio, Obama Presidential, Politics News
Mark Green

Our conversation converged on the conclusion that Obama looked "presidential" while McCain looked like a biblical Job wandering around from golf carts to supermarket aisles shopping for news and votes.

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Friday Talking Points [39] -- Republican Elitism Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

For only the fourth (or fifth, depending on how you count) time in his presidency, George W. Bush had a veto overridden by both houses of Congress thi...

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Sen. Levin Calls For UBS To Clean Up Or Shut Down Over Tax Evasion

Huffington Post | Posted 07.17.2008 | Business

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**UPDATE** The Wall Street Journal reports that UBS will close private-banking operations for U.S. clients: A UBS AG executive told a U.S. Senate pa...

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John McCain, Torture Puppet

Andy Worthington | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jack Cloonan, Dan Coleman, Alberto J. Mora, Mark Fallon, John McCain, Jane Mayer, Cia, Guantanamo, Guantanamo Detainees, US Torture, Senate Committee on Armed Services, William J. Haynes II, Carl Levin, Fbi, Barack Obama, Politics News
Andy Worthington

Beyond McCain's stunted historical memory, his outburst flies in the face of the evidence that the entire "War on Terror" imprisonment program has been both chronically brutal and irredeemably flawed.

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Michigan and Florida: The Biggest Losers

Tom Douglas | Posted 06.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Dnc, Carl Levin, Harold Ickes, Howard Wolfson, Clinton, Arthenia Joyner, Democratic National Committee, Howard Dean, Obama, Florida, Election 2008, Democratic Party Rules Committee, Michigan, Home News
Tom Douglas

There are at least two reasons why the DNC's rules committee should not even have met on Saturday to discuss resolving the flawed Michigan and Florida primaries. It was a net loss for the DNC.

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We're Angry, Uneducated and Unhealthy-- Now What?

Dave Winer | Posted 06.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Oil, Jeff Jarvis, Education, Clinton Democrats, Health Care, Carl Levin, Politics News
Dave Winer

Which kind of president would you rather have -- one who accepts the world as it is and then maps out a way to win, or one that grouses at how irrational it is?

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Skyrocketing Energy Prices

Sen. Carl Levin | Posted 05.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gas Prices, Energy, Carl Levin, Michigan, Bush, Politics News
Sen. Carl Levin

Because the administration has proved itself unable and unwilling to take the necessary steps to provide affordable energy supplies to the American people, it is now up to the Congress.

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Friday Talking Points [27] -- Petraeus Week

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.11.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Thus endeth another Petraeus week on Capitol Hill. I have to say, I was impressed at the caliber of the questions asked, but severely disappointed at ...

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A Warning to Our Superdelegates

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.12.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

It is increasingly unseemly for superdelegates to stand by as the Clinton campaign resorts to techniques that would have made Jesse Helms blush 20 years ago.

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No Seats For You!

Dylan Loewe | Posted 03.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Nelson, Florida, Jennifer Granholm, Michigan, Hillary Clinton, Dnc, Revote, Carl Levin, Barack Obama, Politics News
Dylan Loewe

The Michigan and Florida superdelegates violated the rules of the Democratic Party. They should not be seated at the Democratic convention.

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Sam Stein

War Opponents Dispute Clinton's Account Of Levin Amendment

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2002 Invasion, Carl Levin, War Opponents, Clinton, Democratic Primary, Iraq War, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, Levin Amendment, Democratic Debate, Politics News

War opponents say Sen. Hillary Clinton is misleading in her explanation about why she voted in 2003 against a bill that would have stalled America's i...

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Democrats May Force All-Night Filibuster On Iraq Withdrawal

The Hill | Manu Raju and Mike Soraghan | Posted 11.14.2007 | Politics

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Senate Democrats might force Republicans to wage a filibuster if the GOP wants to block the latest Iraq withdrawal bill, aides and senators said Tuesd...

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