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Ear to the Ground: Citizen Suspect: We’re All Under Attack in the WikiLeaks Case

Cartoons: Pipeline Politics

Ear to the Ground: Obama Avoids Alignment With Israel Against Iran

Ear to the Ground: Occupy Targets Obama

A/V Booth: ‘Left, Right & Center’: Third Party Politics

A/V Booth: Lobbying Firm Proposes ‘Hit Job’ on OWS

Ear to the Ground: OWS: The Start of Something Big

Ear to the Ground: Gov’t Shutdown Crisis Averted (Again)

Ear to the Ground: Schumer Sees Democrats Hanging On to Senate

A/V Booth: Feingold: ‘This Is Not a Time for Cautious Politics’

Cartoons: Obama’s 2012 Re-Election

Cartoons: Supercommittee

Ear to the Ground: Frank Rich Blasts Bipartisanship

Ear to the Ground: Pennsylvania Monkeys With the Electoral Vote

Ear to the Ground: Democrats Lose Weiner’s Seat to GOP

Ear to the Ground: Nurses vs. Wall Street

Ear to the Ground: The Problem With the Republicans

Cartoons: Obamacare Pain

Cartoons: Wedgie Issues

Cartoons: Blame THEM for the Crash

Ear to the Ground: The Long Arc of Obama’s Presidency

Cartoons: American Economy

Cartoons: America’s Debt Problem

Cartoons: U.S. Debt Crisis Explained

Cartoons: Divided Government

Cartoons: Barf

Cartoons: Pea Party

Cartoons: War of Words

Cartoons: The Adult in the Room

A/V Booth: Alan Grayson Tells It Like It Is

Truthdig Podcast: Alan Grayson Tells It Like It Is

Cartoons: The Great Communicator Redux

Ear to the Ground: Study: To Win Votes, Motivate Your Base

Cartoons: Peas Talks

Ear to the Ground: Dr. Bachmann’s ‘Ex-Gay’ Therapy

Cartoons: Dueling Fireworks Shows

Cartoons: Independence From Obama

Cartoons: Full of Debt

Cartoons: War and Peace

Cartoons: Loose Lips

Cartoons: Democrats and Business

Ear to the Ground: N.Y. Religious Groups Exempt From Gay Rights Legislation

Cartoons: War Powers Act

Cartoons: Unsold Hot Dogs

Cartoons: Raising the Debt Ceiling

Cartoons: Wrong Track

A/V Booth: ‘The Daily Show’: Chest in Show

Ear to the Ground: Weiner Gets No Pity From His Party

Cartoons: Weiner Apologizes

Cartoons: The Answer

Ear to the Ground: The Doctors Are Turning Left

Ear to the Ground: Ahmadinejad May Be a Quitter

Cartoons: Obama Haters

Cartoons: Tax the Rich

Cartoons: Barack OJimmy

Cartoons: Obama Re-Election Roadblock

Reports: The Money Pit

Cartoons: Obama Write-Off

Cartoons: Birther in Chief

Cartoons: Education Bully

A/V Booth: This Just In: Obama Running for President

Ear to the Ground: GOP Senators Find a Workaround, Win Wis. Bill Battle

Ear to the Ground: Walker Won’t Meet Dems at the Border

Reports: State Crises Mean New Language of Deceit

Ear to the Ground: Minnesota Moves to Make the Rich Pay More

A/V Booth: ‘Daily Show’: I Like Big Cuts

Ear to the Ground: Arizona Congresswoman Shot (Update 3)

Cartoons: Boehner’s Tears

Ear to the Ground: Elizabeth Edwards Dies at 61

A/V Booth: ‘Left, Right & Center’: What a Wiki-Week It Was

A/V Booth: Olbermann, Unsuspended

Arts and Culture: Partisan Programming: Dems vs. GOP

Cartoons: Pay 2 Play

A/V Booth: Obama Finds the Lesson in His Midterm ‘Shellacking’

Ear to the Ground: Grayson, O’Donnell Out, Rubio In

Reports: Apocalypse Again: The Boom-and-Bust Cycle of Bipartisan Politics

Cartoons: Tea Party and Obama

A/V Booth: Hedges Discusses, Debates ‘Death of the Liberal Class’

Cartoons: Election Year Blahs

Cartoons: In the Arena

Reports: The Bipartisan Politics of Fear

Cartoons: Toxic Ad Spill

Cartoons: Audacity of Hope

A/V Booth: ‘Colbert Report’: Left Behind

Ear to the Ground: Tea Party Mobilizes for Primary Battles

A/V Booth: ‘Daily Show’: Midterm Inferno

Reports: Democrats on the Edge of a Midterm Disaster

A/V Booth: ‘Left, Right & Center’: Looming Doom for the Dems?

Ear to the Ground: Are the Democrats Losing the Young?

Ear to the Ground: Rep. Grayson vs. the Tea Party

Arts and Culture: Obama and the Stars: On the Outs?

Reports: Our Sick System Still Needs Triage

Ear to the Ground: Sen Dems Delay Climate Bill

Ear to the Ground: Young Democrat Nabs Byrd’s Senate Seat ... for Now

Cartoons: Getting It Right

Ear to the Ground: Obama Brings Magical Economic Thinking to Nation’s Heartland

Ear to the Ground: Republican Wins House Seat in Obama’s Hometown

Cartoons: Free to Date

Ear to the Ground: ‘Bone Tired’ Rep. Obey to Hang It Up

Ear to the Ground: Dems Zero In on Corporate Campaign Funding

Ear to the Ground: GOP Drafting Rival Financial Reform Bill

Ear to the Ground: SEIU President to Step Down

Ear to the Ground: Democratic Congressman Gets Threatening Letter, White Powder

Ear to the Ground: Health Care Bill Watch 2010: Left Frustrated, Right Readies Attack

Ear to the Ground: Pelosi: Dems Ready to ‘Kick Through This Door’ to Pass Health Care Bill

Ear to the Ground: Sen. Bayh Surprises Dems With Retirement Announcement

Ear to the Ground: Poll Shows Americans’ Dissatisfaction with Gov’t, Doubts About Palin

Ear to the Ground: Wall Street Fat Cats Revolt, Send Money to GOP

Ear to the Ground: Obama Invites Republicans, Dems to Health Care Huddle

Ear to the Ground: Senate Dems Go for Job-Creation Angle

Ear to the Ground: Obama Tells Senate Dems to Step Out of the ‘Echo Chamber’ (Update: Video)

Ear to the Ground: Dodd Confirms Retirement Rumors

Ear to the Ground: Alabama Congressman’s Party Switch Sparks Office Exodus

Ear to the Ground: Death of the Superdelegate?

Ear to the Ground: Poll Finds 2009 Was a Pretty Lousy Year

Ear to the Ground: Alabama Congressman Changes Parties Over Health Care

Ear to the Ground: Oh, the Naiveté, Mr. Krugman

Ear to the Ground: N.Y. Senate Votes Against Same-Sex Marriage Bill

Ear to the Ground: Dems Make Final Push for Health Bill Votes

A/V Booth: Boehner Decries Health Bill as ‘Government Takeover’

Ear to the Ground: House Dems Unveil Giant Health Care Reform Bill

Ear to the Ground: Dick Gephardt, Corporate Lobbyist

Ear to the Ground: Health Care Reform: ‘A Fait Accompli’?

Ear to the Ground: House Grounds Fancy Plane Plan

Ear to the Ground: Sotomayor Makes the Senate Cut

Reports: The Wall Street-Health Care Connection

Ear to the Ground: Pelosi Sticks By Her Waterboarding Denial

Reports: The Phantom Candidate

Ear to the Ground: Pinching Political Party Purses

Ear to the Ground: Is the Limbaugh Love-In a Deliberate Distraction?

Ear to the Ground: House Democrats Subpoena Karl Rove

Ear to the Ground: Obama Threatens to Use Veto Against Bailout Dissent

Ear to the Ground: Burris: ‘I Am the Junior Senator From Illinois’

Ear to the Ground: Wealthy Investors Lose Fortunes in Wall Street Scam

Reports: Those Other Elections

A/V Booth: Obama and Clinton Sing Each Other’s Praises

A/V Booth: Lieberman: ‘Reconciliation, Not Retribution’

Ear to the Ground: Lieberman to Keep Homeland Security Post

Ear to the Ground: A Clinton in the White House After All?

A/V Booth: Blowback Time for Lieberman

Ear to the Ground: Franken Closes In on Coleman

Ear to the Ground: Lieberman Spanked by Power-Mad Democrats

Reports: Morning Again in America

A/V Booth: Tim Robbins: Troubs at the Polls

Ear to the Ground: Not Exactly ‘AccuVote’: Diebold Machine Removed in Colo.

A/V Booth: Obama’s Network TV Blitz

A/V Booth: Michelle Obama on Palin, Parents

Ear to the Ground: Could California Go Red?

Arts and Culture: ABC Pushing ‘Daisies,’ Not Democrats

Ear to the Ground: Alaska’s Biggest Paper Backs Obama

Ear to the Ground: New York Times Endorses Barack Obama

Ear to the Ground: Obama Draws Record Crowd to St. Louis Rally

Reports: The Hoover-Palin Ticket

A/V Booth: McCain Tries to Cool Anti-Obama Fervor

A/V Booth: Clinton Chats With Seacrest About VP Debate

Ear to the Ground: The Bailout: Take Two

Reports: You’re No Harry Truman, Governor

Ear to the Ground: Obama Has the Edge After First Debate

Reports: Fueling the Fire of Real Change

A/V Booth: Obama and McCain Face Off in First Presidential Debate

Reports: A Fox to Protect the Henhouse?

A/V Booth: Obama Goes to Hollywood, Take Two

Arts and Culture: McCain Bites Celeb Hands That Feed Him

Reports: Obama’s Secret Weapon

Ear to the Ground: Bill Clinton Ready to Work for Obama

Ear to the Ground: Obama: Bush ‘Kicking the Can Down the Road’ to Next President

Arts and Culture: Streisand to Lend Pipes to Obama’s Cause

Ear to the Ground: Obama Gears Up for the Next Round

A/V Booth: Obama and O’Reilly Square Off

Arts and Culture: Clooney Raises $900K for Obama in Switzerland

Ear to the Ground: Some Dems Aren’t Buying Palin’s Bridge Story

A/V Booth: Obama on Biden, Palin

A/V Booth: Mosaic: The DNC as Seen From the Arab World

Arts and Culture: Yes We Can Can

Ear to the Ground: Obama: Ratings Gold

Ear to the Ground: ‘We Cannot Turn Back’

Arts and Culture: Barkley Shooting for Governor’s Post in Alabama

Reports: The End of an Institution

Ear to the Ground: Report: Bill Clinton Won’t Hear Obama Speak

Reports: Faith, Abortion and the Election

A/V Booth: Michelle Obama Strikes Key Chords in Keynote Speech

Reports: Prescription for a Democratic Win

Arts and Culture: Madonna vs. McCain

A/V Booth: Obama Debuts Clean, Articulate Running Mate

Ear to the Ground: Obama’s Choose Your Own VP Adventure

A/V Booth: Lights, Camera, Biden

Ear to the Ground: Team McCain Ready With Anti-Biden Artillery

Ear to the Ground: Lieberman to Speak at GOP Convention

A/V Booth: Celebrity Ad Wars: Obama Edition

Reports: Playing the Economic Card

A/V Booth: McCain Dogged by Another Member of the Hollywood Blonde Posse

A/V Booth: McCain Campaign Even More Obsessed With Obama

Reports: Obama on the Brink

Reports: No Easy Out for Obama

Ear to the Ground: Obama Humor 101

Ear to the Ground: A $52-Million Month

Ear to the Ground: Obama: ‘The Central Front in the War on Terror Is Not Iraq’

Ear to the Ground: Mutiny at the Democratic National Convention?

Ear to the Ground: Ted Kennedy Makes Surprise Visit to Save Medicare Bill

Ear to the Ground: Congressional Approval Rating Falls to 9%

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