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CNN
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Lawmakers divided over whether to keep U.S. troops in Iraq are finding common ground on at least one topic: They are furious that Iraqi politicians are considering a lengthy break this summer.
"If they go off on vacation for two months while our troops..
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CNN
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Despite politicians' complaints about judges having too much power, two-thirds of Americans do not believe elected officials should have more control over federal judges, according to a new CNN poll released Saturday...
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SF Gate
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Two larger-than-life politicians, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ronald Reagan, charged into the California governor's office with the help of young voters, many of whom were drawn to the Republican Party by a message of sunny optimism.
But what those two v..
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Alter Net
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Contrary to popular belief, the majority of Americans are liberal. How long will it take politicians and the media to get that?
For as long as I can remember, there's been a generally accepted story about the recent history of Democratic Party fortunes..
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Alter Net
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Would you lobby on behalf of a bloodthirsty dictatorship? Some of DC's most prominent lobby firms wouldn't blink. Prepare to be appalled at the utterly amoral practises of DC's lobbying world as the author exposes Washington's underbelly.
In March, whe..
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Alter Net
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Internet guru Joe Trippi visited the UK to tell British politicians that the rules for dealing with "old media" no longer apply.
Internet activism is spelling the end for the age of spin, the online campaign guru Joe Trippi will warned two British poli..
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Washington Post
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Accountability is in the air in Washington.
At one end of Pennsylvania Avenue, Paul Wolfowitz is struggling to save his job as president of the World Bank after getting caught arranging a sweetheart deal for his, well, sweetheart. A few blocks down the..
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Alter Net
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The oil industry spills gobs of cash all around Washington, and politicians return the favor with mega-billion dollar thank you notes, then have the gall to pretend that all that money doesn't affect their decision-making.
Money money money -- it's the..
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Yahoo News
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It was once exiled to the chilly wastes of fringe discourse, but now global warming is taking on a new urgency for politicians, businesses and campaigners in the world's biggest economy. Climate change has zoomed up the Washington agenda since the Demo..
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