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Whether you are from the left or right common sense has to prevail for our government to get back to representing the people
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The former veep knows all about misleading the public. Delete the scoop?
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A group with ties to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hijacks the credibility of news organizations in a misleading ad that supports a bipartisan immigration overhaul bill. The ad, featuring Sen. Marco Rubio, attributes several quotes to media outlets, but the quotes come from opinion pieces written by backers of the immigration bill. Delete the scoop?
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It's no secret that Obamacare, otherwise known as the 2010 Affordable Care Act, has inspired fear among many of the most vocal business leaders. Delete the scoop?
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Bill O'Reilly laid into Michele Bachmann Wednesday night for comments she made about the president's "lavish" lifestyle in the White House. Delete the scoop?
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Once celebrated as the GOP’s next big thing, the Wisconsin congressman has lost the respect of the media and is taking fire from his own side. By Howard Kurtz. Delete the scoop?
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Experts estimate so-called budget sequestration could cost the country about 700,000 jobs, but Wall Street doesn’t expect the cuts to substantially alter corporate profits or threaten stock markets. Delete the scoop?
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Our political system is broken beyond anything even remotely resembling a functional government. Delete the scoop?
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That dismissive attitude toward anyone who spoke out against the Iraq war 10 years ago is back to disparage any critic of fiscal austerity. Delete the scoop?
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"The difference is, we're providing leadership." Delete the scoop?
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By Bill Maher
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President Obama revealed in an interview in "New Republic" that he loves guns too! He even shoots them. "In fact, up at Camp David, we do skeet shooting all the time." Obama didn't leave it at that, either -- he reached out even further: "I have a profound respect for the traditions of hunting that trace back in this country for generations. And I think those who dismiss that out of hand make a big mistake." Obama went on to say that he understood what guns meant to rural folk and that advocates of gun control "have to do a little more listening than they do sometimes." And naturally the NRA hailed this as an important step and expressed interest at finding common ground with the President of the United States. No, I kid. They immediately bitch-slapped him. Their chief lobbyist, the aptly named Chris Cox, shot back, "The Second Amendment is not about shooting skeet, and it's not a tradition. It is a fundamental right upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court." See? Fuck you, Count Blackula -- we don't need your bony, skeet-shooting ass. Why the hostility? Because the NRA has something in common with the Tea-baggers and a lot of the "movement" oriented jerkoffs on the right wing: More than they need politicians and laws and policy victories, they need hate. And fear. Gun rights can exist without hate and fear. But the NRA can't. Spending cuts and fiscal responsibility can happen in a friendly environment, but the Tea Party can't. It doesn't make sense to dress up like American revolutionaries, after all, unless you believe that somebody on the other side is playing the redcoats. If Obama comes across as pro-gun, which he is, and nobody's coming for your guns, which they're not, what can you do to stay relevant? You have to fear-monger, right? No. You also have the option to acknowledge that your agenda has succeeded, that society has moved into your corner, and allow yourself to become a more serene, grandfatherly presence in the national dialogue. What I'm saying is that the NRA should be more like the NAACP. There's still racism in this country, but after years of overturning the Jim Crow laws and working on getting the Civil Rights Act passed and pushing desegregation, the NAACP is no longer in Emergency Mode. The nation's foremost civil rights organization has become so mainstream and reasonable that Fox News had to invent the New Black Panthers just to give their audience some black people to be scared of. Delete the scoop?
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Have Republicans, and the right wing in general, ever been more disjointed? More confused? More incapable of getting out of their own way? Delete the scoop?
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"You're confusing tyranny with the ;uncomfortable burning sensation of an election loss." Delete the scoop?
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Last January, dozens of independent contractors showed up for their first day of work at a large, single-story Bank of America building in Tampa to right the wrongs of a foreclosure crisis that many had witnessed firsthand. Delete the scoop?
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Paying China before U.S. troops? Delete the scoop?
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Occupy Wall Street is all but gone, while income inequality appears here to stay. Such is life in the United States of America, where the divide between rich and poor can sometimes feel like one of the country's only true constants. Delete the scoop?
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The Republican Party is experiencing an existential crisis, born of its own misguided incongruity with modern American culture. Delete the scoop?
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His budget made the big mistake of betraying his cynicism. Delete the scoop?
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March 5 (Reuters) - Cadbury Plc, now part of Mondelez International Inc, used a nonexistent factory in India to avoid about $46 million in taxes, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing a report by the Indian tax authorities. Delete the scoop?
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"Well, David, that's nonsense." Delete the scoop?
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"The difference is, we're providing leadership." Delete the scoop?
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That holds across party lines. Delete the scoop?
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Class warfare comes out into the open.
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As a result, prominent Republicans have begun acknowledging that their party needs to improve its image. But here’s the thing: Their proposals for a makeover all involve changing the sales pitch rather than the product. When it comes to substance, the G.O.P. is more committed than ever to policies that take from most Americans and give to a wealthy handful Delete the scoop?
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A new low for hyper-partisanship, dirty tricks and the unaccountable arrogance of power. Delete the scoop?
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Matt Yglesias highlights this infographic from a Wall Street Journal article that endeavors to explain how the fiscal cliff resolution will impact taxes. Delete the scoop?
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