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Oklahoma Needs Help, Not Ideology
E. J. DionneWASHINGTON — While listening to an NPR report out of Moore, OK, this week, I was genuinely shocked. Not by the scale of the devastation or the tenacity of people who have grown stoically accustomed to the damage tornadoes can do, but by a political sentiment that, in almost any other era, would not have been surprising at all.
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Six Facts Lost In The IRS Scandal
ProPublicaby Kim Barker and Justin Elliott, ProPublica
In the furious fallout from the revelation that the IRS flagged applications from conservative non-profits for extra review because of their political activity, some points about the big picture – and big donors — have fallen through the cracks.
Cantor’s Con Would Steal Workers’ Overtime Pay
Jim HightowerMy state of Texas seems to have an inordinate share of nincompoops in public office. But it’s only fair that officeholders from other place be considered before deciding which state is the nincompoopiest of all.
Give credit to Pennsylvania, for example, whose GOP governor, Tom Corbett, recently scored big nincompoop points by explaining why his state ranks 49th in job creation.
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She Thanked God, And The Debate Rages On
It was a flash of joy against a relentless backdrop of despair. So, of course, the video of Barbara Garcia’s happy news went viral.
Just as predictably, her breathless moment of gratitude sparked debate on virtually every site I could find that posted the video.
Garcia mentioned God. That’s all it takes.
Oklahoma Needs Help, Not Ideology
WASHINGTON — While listening to an NPR report out of Moore, OK, this week, I was genuinely shocked. Not by the scale of the devastation or the tenacity of people who have grown stoically accustomed to the damage tornadoes can do, but by a political sentiment that, in almost any other era, would not have been surprising at all.
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5 Worst Ideas From Louisiana’s Tea Party Government
In the state whose governor warned Republicans to “stop being the stupid party,” Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal and his colleagues repeatedly ignore that very advice — proposing one ridiculous law after another.
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Congressional Republicans Hope To Avoid Another Disaster Relief Debacle
Republican leaders in Congress are insisting that they will provide immediate aid to the victims of the tornado that devastated Oklahoma on Monday, while hoping to avoid another heated battle such as the one that fractured the GOP caucus after House Speaker John Boehner failed to pass a Hurricane Sandy relief bill before the end of the 112th Congress in January.
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Six Facts Lost In The IRS Scandal
by Kim Barker and Justin Elliott, ProPublica
In the furious fallout from the revelation that the IRS flagged applications from conservative non-profits for extra review because of their political activity, some points about the big picture – and big donors — have fallen through the cracks.
Fed Chair To Congress: It’s All Your Fault
The stock market is testing new highs, the unemployment rate is declining and consumer confidence is at a six-year peak, but the Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke wants Congress to know that things could be a lot better.
Read more...WATCH: Anthony Weiner Launches Campaign For New York City Mayor
Former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner (D-NY) has officially joined the race for New York City mayor, launching his campaign with a YouTube video designed to position the Queens/Brooklyn Democrat as the candidate of the middle class.
Read more...Cantor’s Con Would Steal Workers’ Overtime Pay
My state of Texas seems to have an inordinate share of nincompoops in public office. But it’s only fair that officeholders from other place be considered before deciding which state is the nincompoopiest of all.
Give credit to Pennsylvania, for example, whose GOP governor, Tom Corbett, recently scored big nincompoop points by explaining why his state ranks 49th in job creation.
Why Mark Carson Matters
Mark Carson was shot in the face because he’s gay.
His alleged killer, 33-year-old Elliot Morales, is said to have confronted Carson, 32, and a companion, in New York’s Greenwich Village last Friday night, yelling anti-gay slurs. When Carson walked away, Morales reportedly followed and shot him. Morales was arrested by police after a foot chase.
Sorry, Republicans — Nobody’s Getting Impeached
Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear, when every jackleg news organization in Washington — that is, virtually all of them — was feeding out of Kenneth Starr’s soft little hand like a Shetland pony.
Having recently left the country for a few weeks of media deprivation therapy, I returned to find excited pundits comparing President Obama to Richard M.
Poll: Obama’s Approval Holds Steady Amid Economic Optimism
A Washington Post-ABC News poll released Tuesday finds that President Barack Obama’s approval rating is holding steady, despite the Republican Party’s accusations of scandal gaining traction among voters.
According to the survey, 51 percent approve of the way that Obama is handling his job as president, while 44 percent disapprove.
