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A look at the day’s political happenings, including why Sen. Rand Paul is criticizing Republican leaders and a major GOP donor visits Washington.
Posted on Dec 6, 2012
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The conservative South Carolina senator announced Thursday that he would step down next month to run a conservative think tank.
Posted on Dec 6, 2012
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Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News —
Posted on Dec 6, 2012
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Luojie, Cagle Cartoons, China Daily, China —
Posted on Dec 6, 2012
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Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill —
Posted on Dec 6, 2012
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By E.J. Dionne, Jr. — Over the long run, the most important impact of an election is not on the winning party but on the loser.
Posted on Dec 5, 2012
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The international treaty forbids discrimination against those with disabilities. So why didn’t Republicans want to pass it?
Posted on Dec 5, 2012
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Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune —
Posted on Dec 5, 2012
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David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star —
Posted on Dec 5, 2012
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The independent senator from Vermont appeared on MSNBC’s “Politics Nation with Al Sharpton” on Monday to talk about the ongoing budget negotiations between Democrats and Republicans, respectively the winners and losers of last month’s national referendum on economic policy in America.
Posted on Dec 4, 2012
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Signe Wilkinson —
Posted on Dec 4, 2012
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By Eugene Robinson — How dare he? President Obama, I mean: How dare he do what he promised during the campaign? How dare he insist on a “balanced approach” to fiscal policy that includes a teensy-weensy tax increase for the rich? Oh, the humanity.
Posted on Dec 3, 2012
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including the climate change deal President Obama is quietly putting together behind the scenes and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s latest confrontation.
Posted on Dec 3, 2012
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Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News —
Posted on Dec 3, 2012
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By E.J. Dionne, Jr. — President Obama’s victory blew up the framework created by the 2010 elections, which forced him to play defense. Now, he finally has room to move. That’s the only way to understand the ongoing budget talks.
Posted on Dec 2, 2012
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including what a new analysis says about your tax rates today, the Kennedy Center Honors for 2012 will be awarded and Nate Silver responds to Politico’s criticism.
Posted on Dec 2, 2012
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The Nobel Prize-winning economist puts specifics offered by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell through some harsh analysis.
Posted on Dec 2, 2012
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Randall Enos, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Dec 1, 2012
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Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Dec 1, 2012
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Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill —
Posted on Nov 30, 2012
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Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill —
Posted on Nov 30, 2012
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Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Nov 29, 2012
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By E.J. Dionne, Jr. — Pretending that Norquist is more powerful than he is allows Republicans to win acclaim they haven’t earned yet.
Posted on Nov 29, 2012
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John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-Tribune —
Posted on Nov 28, 2012
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Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News —
Posted on Nov 28, 2012
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David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star —
Posted on Nov 27, 2012
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John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, ncpolicywatch.com —
Posted on Nov 27, 2012
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Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill —
Posted on Nov 27, 2012
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Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Nov 27, 2012
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By Eugene Robinson — We’re seeing the first signs in years that on the question of taxation—one of the fundamental responsibilities of government—the GOP may be starting to recover its senses.
Posted on Nov 26, 2012
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Luojie, Cagle Cartoons, China Daily, China —
Posted on Nov 26, 2012
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John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-Tribune —
Posted on Nov 26, 2012
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Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com —
Posted on Nov 25, 2012
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By Joe Conason — Hearing so much chatter about “change” in the Republican Party, the innocent voter might believe that the Republicans had learned important lessons from their stinging electoral defeat.
Posted on Nov 21, 2012
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Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com —
Posted on Nov 21, 2012
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Nick Anderson —
Posted on Nov 20, 2012
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Larry Wright, Cagle Cartoons, The Detroit News —
Posted on Nov 20, 2012
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Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Nov 20, 2012
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including the latest governor to put a foot down on Obamacare and Chris Christie appears on “Saturday Night Live.”
Posted on Nov 19, 2012
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Rising Republican star and potential 2016 presidential candidate Marco Rubio had an interesting response to a question about the age of our planet during an interview with GQ magazine.
Posted on Nov 19, 2012
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By E.J. Dionne, Jr. — If Obama is looking for a single, unifying objective, it should be to make sure that by the time he leaves office, the vast majority of Americans will have abandoned their declinist fears.
Posted on Nov 19, 2012
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The president and Congress reaching a “grand bargain” would mean significant cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid; some Republican senators believe Obama is using a Cold War-era mind-control technique on American citizens; meanwhile, millions showed up to the largest coordinated strike Europe has ever seen. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Posted on Nov 18, 2012
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By Eugene Robinson — I know it’s early, but I have a sinking feeling the Republican Party is taking all the wrong lessons from last week’s election.
Posted on Nov 15, 2012
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