Very Bad News From ABC, NBC And CBS
May 20th, 2013Originally posted at The Brad Blog Despite completely misreporting on administration emails related to the pretend Benghazi “scandal,” after they were misquoted (and/or fabricated) to him by a reportedly Republican source, ABC News and their White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl still refuse to properly correct and apologize for having lied about“obtaining” those emails. Had Karl’s error — compounded by his “cover-up” even more than
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Elizabeth Warren Inspires Serious Debate About Student Loan Debt
May 20th, 2013Why does the government give the big banks a better deal than it gives students? It’s question so perfect that people can’t stop talking about it. The first standalone bill from Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) would not only prevent student loan rates from doubling, it would cut them down to the same rate the Fed
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Watch The Documentary That Made David Koch Cancel His Planned Donation To PBS
May 20th, 2013Watch Park Avenue: Money, Power & the American Dream on PBS. See more from Why Poverty?. You may not know that David Koch of the infamous Koch Brothers is a major philanthropist… when he isn’t busy trying to pry Social Security away from the takers. Among his favorite causes is (or was) public broadcasting. That
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Poll: Graves Narrowly Leads Bachmann In 2014 House Race
May 20th, 2013Michele Bachmann could be in big trouble in 2014. A new Public Policy Polling survey finds businessman Jim Graves, the likely Democratic nominee for the U.S. House in Minnesota’s 6th congressional district, leading Bachmann by a 47 to 45 percent margin. Graves’ narrow advantage, which is well within the poll’s +/- 4.4 percent margin of
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Myanmar Leader Making Landmark White House Visit
May 20th, 2013WASHINGTON (AP) — Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Myanmar president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic diplomatic rehabilitation for his nation after years of international isolation. But activists are angry about President Barack Obama hosting Thein Sein, and lawmakers are wary. The Myanmar
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