Senate Republicans Reject Peace and Push for War With Iran

Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 12:41 PM EDT (Politicususa)

The concept of sovereignty is a state’s power to do everything necessary to govern itself, such as making laws, making war and peace, and forming treaties or engaging in commerce with foreign nations. It is extremely difficult to influence, or change, a sovereign nation&rsq …

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BREAKING: Eleven More Lawmakers Drop ALEC | ThinkProgress

Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 11:32 AM EDT (Think Progress)

In the last two months, sixteen companies and other institutional supporters of the American Legislative Exchange Council announced that they would part ways with the organization — likely costing the conservative group hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual fundin …

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Under-Mom'd One Million Moms Throws Hissy Fit at GAP

Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 10:37 AM EDT (Politicususa)

Yesterday, One Million Moms, “a project” of the hate group known as the American Family Association, posted an alert on their Facebook page:

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Karl Rove's Secret Money Crossroads GPS Attacks Bob Kerrey For Supporting Bush's Bank Bailout | ThinkProgress

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 5:33 PM EDT (Think Progress)

In late 2008, as the nation’s entire financial system stood on the verge of collapse, Democrats and Republicans came together to pass the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act. President George W. Bush signed the bill, bailing out Wall Street banks who were up to their metap …

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Daily Kos: Arizona's Secretary of State goes birther, says Obama might not be on ballot

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 1:54 PM EDT (Daily Kos)

Republicans say they have an emergency battle plan in place to make sure Arizona doesn't end up in President Obama's win column in November. Could it be this?

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House GOP Throws Out Entire Summer Of Debt Ceiling Negotiations In Less Than 10 Minutes | ThinkProgress

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 1:47 PM EDT (Think Progress)

Last August, debt ceiling negotiations between House Republicans and Senate Democrats came to an end when President Obama signed into law the Budget Control Act, a not-so-grand bargain that created a legislative super committee tasked with finding spending cuts to offse …

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News Corpse » Breitbart Birther Exclusive: Obama Born In Kenya – Or Not:

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 1:32 PM EDT (News Corpse)

The kids at Breitbart News, or as I call them, the Breitbrats, are giddily wallowing in their“exclusive” discovery of “evidence” that President Barack Obama is indeed a secret Kenyan usurper to the American presidency.

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Junk Science: Dr. Keith Ablow, Tony Perkins Spread Anti-Gay Hate On Fox | The New Civil Rights Movement

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 1:16 PM EDT (Politics | The New Civil Rights Movement)

Dr. Keith Ablow and Tony Perkins discussed President Obama‘s support for same-sex marriage, the institution of marriage, and adoption of children by same-sex couples as they spread falsehoods, hate, fear, and lies in a segment on Fox News hoste …

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Super PAC Backpedals From Wright Attacks After Sending Mixed Signals | ThinkProgress

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 12:13 PM EDT (Think Progress)

The group of GOP strategists who were exposed for their race-baiting plan to attack President Obama on his relationship with Rev. Wright are trying to distance themselves from a proposal which sought to portray “Barack Hussein Obama” as a“metrosexual, black …

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Two Weeks After Endorsing Romney, Gingrich Is No Longer 'Mad' That Bain Killed Jobs | ThinkProgress

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 12:09 PM EDT (Think Progress)

During the GOP primary, Newt Gingrich made attacking Mitt Romney’s record at Bain Capital one of his primary focuses.

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What the Bible Says Versus What Republicans Wish it Said

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 11:52 AM EDT (Politicususa)

I wrote yesterday about religion-based bigotry versus the world of facts and I’m going to touch on that subject again today. It is important that we question the GOP closely on this issue since it’s one so important to them that they insist we all abide by i …

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Louisiana Conservatives Advance Bevy Of Anti-Abortion Bills After Breakfast Hosted by ‘Pro-Life’ Groups | Addicting Info

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 11:45 AM EDT ( Is Rick Santorum The Second Coming Of Bush/Cheney? | Addicting Info)

Wednesday was an extraordinarily busy day for Republicans in the Louisiana legislature, especially on the issue of abortion rights. After having breakfast with anti-abortion groups on Wednesday morning, House and Senate Republicans went to their committees and advanced several me …

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Republicans Label Obama a Metrosexual, Black Abe Lincoln

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 12:44 AM EDT (Politicususa)

Flip flopping has truly become a well-perfected art form for Team Romney. Guess they’re taking their queue from the Big Guy. Here in the past day or so, there was this (almost) Big Story about how one of the GOP Super PACs was thinking seriously about launchi …

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Romney – ‘I Stand By What I Said, Whatever It Was’ (VIDEO) | Addicting Info

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 12:37 AM EDT ( Is Rick Santorum The Second Coming Of Bush/Cheney? | Addicting Info)

It takes a lot of integrity to stand up to those from your own team and denounce what you know to be wrong – integrity that Mitt Romney appears to be little short on. To be fair, one can’t be expected to recall with clarity every sordid detail or even specific inciden …

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Private Equity CEO Who Reneged On Pension Benefits To Host Fundraiser For Romney | ThinkProgress

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 7:45 PM EDT (Think Progress)

2012 presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is making a fundraising swing through Florida. Today, one of Romney’s events — a $50,000 a plate dinner — will be hosted by private equity guru Marc Leder.

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Ed Klein, Author Of New Anti-Obama Book, Suggests Obama Is Secretly A Muslim | ThinkProgress

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 7:33 PM EDT (Think Progress)

Ed Klein, the author of a new, thinly-sourced book attacking President Obama and Michelle Obama with gossip and innuendo, went on far-right talk show host Dana Loesch’s radio show today to suggest to listeners that the president is a secret Muslim.

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Daily Kos: Mitt Romney okay with Rick Scott on drug testing, but retreats from calling it an 'excellent idea'

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 3:01 PM EDT (Daily Kos)

Responding to a local reporter's question, Mitt Romney said Thursday that he doesn't oppose Florida Gov. Rick Scott's attempts to drug test state workers.

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Right Proven Wrong: Lack of Consumer Demand Not Regulations Causing Slow Growth

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 2:51 PM EDT (Politicususa)

The Philly Fed came out this morning with their report on manufacturing and it has turned south. Get ready for the Republican talking points trying to spin this to President Obama’s policies. Unfortunately for them, the facts don’t weigh heavily in their favor.

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Virginia Rep. Who Voted Against Gay Judge Says 'Sodomy Is Not A Civil Right' (VIDEO)

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 2:05 PM EDT ( Is Rick Santorum The Second Coming Of Bush/Cheney? | Addicting Info)

Robert Marshall, a Republican Delegate in Virginia explains to CNN’s Brooke Baldwin why he chose to vote against the judicial nomination of gay prosecutor Tracy Thorne-Begland. When presented with the progress of the Civil Rights Movement as well as the fact that …

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Another GOP Congressman Forced To Retract ‘Birther’ Comments (AUDIO) | Addicting Info

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 12:55 PM EDT ( Is Rick Santorum The Second Coming Of Bush/Cheney? | Addicting Info)

Colorado Republican Congressman Mike Coffman, played the ‘Birther’ card last week, at a fundraiser in Elbert County, CO. Towards the end of a speech that claimed that the current economic downturn, “started in the last quarter of 2008,” he brought out the …

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WATCH: Strategist Behind Proposed Reverend Wright Attack Ad Has Long History Of Race-Baiting | ThinkProgress

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 12:24 PM EDT (Think Progress)

A group of GOP strategists is planning to pull out all the stops — including racism — in its campaign strategy to defeat President Obama, the New York Times reported today.

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Romney Says JP Morgan's Trading Debacle Is Just 'The Way America Works' | ThinkProgress

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 10:00 AM EDT (Think Progress)

JP Morgan’s $2 billion trading debacle has grown into a $3 billion trading debacle, as the White House is going on offense to push regulators to craft a stronger version of the Volcker Rule, which is meant to rein in banks’ risky trading. Even House Rep …

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Top Scott Walker Donor's Business Paid Nothing In State Income Taxes From 2005 To 2008 | ThinkProgress

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 7:44 PM EDT (Think Progress)

The donor doing the most to finance Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s (R) campaign against a recall hasn’t put the same effort into financing Wisconsin’s state government, according to income tax data obtained by a non-profit organization based in the state.

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Paul Ryan Carries Mitt's Water, Claims The Romney Economic Plan Won't Blow Up The Deficit | ThinkProgress

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 7:17 PM EDT (Think Progress)

Mitt Romney yesterday traveled to Iowa, where he decried the “prairie fire of debt” that President Obama has supposedly allowed to engulf the nation. But Romney neglected to mention that his own economic plan would add $10.7 trillion to the debt, reducing federal reve …

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In Crazy Interview, Homophobe Who Accused Obama Of Being Gay Admits Attraction To Men (VIDEO)

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 6:05 PM EDT ( Is Rick Santorum The Second Coming Of Bush/Cheney? | Addicting Info)

After President Obama announced that he is supportive of marriage rights, there was a flurry of reaction, from both the right and the left. Perhaps none was as controversial as the reaction of Paul Cameron of the Family Research Institute, where he accused the President …

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