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    • 37 Ratings
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    Extremism on Both Sides? Show Me

    OCTOBER 20, 2011 8:54AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: universal health care, health care reform, consumer protection agency, faux extremism, rightwing extremism, leftwing extremism, extremism, tea party, kaiser permanente, theodore roosevelt, hank paulson, bernie sanders, michael moore, keith ellison, barack obama, ronald reagan, tip o’neil, nancy pelosi, barney frank, dennis kucinich, mitch mcconnell, occupy, occupy america, republican primary campaign, michele bachmann, leftwing ideology, liberalism, progressivism, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 2381 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    Mastering the Nine-Second Sound Bite

    JANUARY 6, 2011 8:32AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: job-killing taxes, premature exactication, david hallen, markus kemmelmeier, david m. ryfe, tim pawlenty, government unions, energy independence, big government, death panels, nancy pelosi, national public radio, steve inskeep, “the incredible shrinking sound bite, morning edition, npr, frank luntz, soundbytes, soundbites, sound bites, 9-second sound bites, nine-second sound bites, political lexicon, democrats, republicans, politics, the onion, 24-second news cycle, runaway spending, drill baby drill, government takeover

    • Editor's Pick
    • 54 Ratings
    • 2533 Views
    • 85 Comments
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    Scaring the Living Daylight Savings Time Out of You

    NOVEMBER 5, 2010 8:30AM

    By O'Really?


    Topics: elections, midterms, barack obama, nancy pelosi, election hangover, sarah palin, christine o’donnell, dick cheney, daylight savings time, halloween, snickers, humor, comedy, who moved my hour?

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 1252 Views
    • 28 Comments
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    The GOP Won Big: Media Characterized it More Than It Was

    NOVEMBER 4, 2010 6:59AM

    By Michael Russnow


    Topics: television, news, gay/lesbian, economy, politics, wisconsin, the financial fix, tea party movement, stimulus package, speaker of the house, south carolina, sharron angle, senate races, sarah palin, russ feingold, ram productions, pennsylvania, obama administration, north dakota, nevada, nbc, nancy pelosi, michael russnow, meg whitman, lyndon johnson, lisa murkowski, ken buck, katie couric, john boehner, joe sestak, joe miller, indiana, illinois, house races, house of representatives, health care, harry reid, gop, george bush, florida, financial crisis, elections 2012, elections 2010, don't ask don't tell, diane sawyer, delaware, colorado, cnn, christine o'donnell, cbs, carly fiorina, carl paladino, california, brian williams, blanche lincoln, bill clinton, barack obama, arlen specter, arkansas, anderson cooper, alex sink, alaska, abc

    • Editor's Pick
    • 2 Ratings
    • 1229 Views
    • 67 Comments
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    Does Obama Visit Spell Peril for Tom Perriello?

    OCTOBER 29, 2010 9:13AM

    By Heather Michon


    Topics: tom perriello, robert hurt, barack obama, nancy pelosi, charlottesville, fifth district, virginia fifth district, dncc, presidential support

    • Editor's Pick
    • 33 Ratings
    • 2001 Views
    • 79 Comments
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    Nancy Pelosi--A Brief Profile in Power and Sanity

    OCTOBER 18, 2010 3:08PM

    By Jonathan Wolfman


    Topics: theyearinsanity, nancy pelosi, congress, president obama, rahm emmanuel, health reform, courage, the hyde amendment, election '10, economy, family, feminism, news, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 27 Ratings
    • 4736 Views
    • 154 Comments
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    Michele Bachmann: All F’s on Truth-O-Meter Report Card

    SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 8:27AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: bill adair, house tea party caucus, tea party, reporting the midterms, politifact, truth-o-meter, factcheck, pants on fire, michele bachmann, minnesota 6th district house of representatives race, tarryl clark, big lie, $100000 bar bill, nancy pelosi, judicial watch, campaign strategy, 2010 campaign issues, the big lie as a political strategy, sarah palin, open call, bachmann approaches iowa with trail of misstatements

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 7328 Views
    • 40 Comments
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    Elitism is Real and it's Making the Tea Party Bigger

    APRIL 15, 2010 2:09AM

    By Asta Charles


    Topics: elitism, obamacare, healthcare, socialism, communism, republicans, nancy pelosi, love, hate, war, tina fey, the daily show, extremism, politics, news, taxes

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 5975 Views
    • 67 Comments
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    Health Care Reform: What Happens Now

    MARCH 22, 2010 1:46PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: health care reform, hcr, politics, nancy pelosi, congress is like mtv's the real world only with more crazy, obamacare, obama

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 3246 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    The Gall of NARAL, Et Al.

    MARCH 22, 2010 10:31AM

    By Heather Michon


    Topics: naral, abortion, pro-choice, pro-life, stupak, nelson, health care reform, nancy pelosi, barack obama, executive order

    • Editor's Pick
    • 29 Ratings
    • 3565 Views
    • 70 Comments
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    Now Let Us Praise Dennis Kucinich

    MARCH 12, 2010 9:58AM

    By Heather Michon


    Topics: public option, nancy pelosi, markos moulitsas, health reform, dennis kucinich

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 3896 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    Re: Charlie Rangel. Why Even Have an Ethics Committee?

    MARCH 3, 2010 2:41AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: politics, house ethics panel, ethics, democrats, nancy pelosi, chairman rangel, representative rangel, charlie rangel

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 2270 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    Did Health Reform Have To Come At the Cost Our Rights?

    NOVEMBER 9, 2009 8:49AM

    By Heather Michon


    Topics: nancy pelosi, health reform, insurance, privacy, constitutional rights, abortion rights, bart stupak, stupak amendment, pro-life, pro-choice

    • Editor's Pick
    • 22 Ratings
    • 2752 Views
    • 33 Comments
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    Pelosi Thought White House Said Watersports, Not Waterboard

    MAY 14, 2009 2:22PM

    By Con Chapman


    Topics: humor, spoof, comedy, politics, nancy pelosi, wakeboarding

    • Editor's Pick
    • 22 Ratings
    • 2203 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    My Dinner Last Night With Visiting US Reps (CODEL Pelosi)

    FEBRUARY 21, 2009 7:35AM

    By Hipployta


    Topics: nancy pelosi, william pascrell, kabul, afghanistan, congressional delegation, codel

    • Editor's Pick
    • 18 Ratings
    • 1606 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    A Stimulus Defense (in pictures)

    FEBRUARY 13, 2009 9:01PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: is bailout one word or two?, nancy pelosi, san francisco bay, salt marsh harvest mouse, salt marsh mouse, politics, stimulus, dana corporation, ohio, john boehner

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 1004 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    The "Make Him Do It" Dynamic

    FEBRUARY 2, 2009 1:19PM

    By David Sirota


    Topics: barack obama, nancy pelosi, tom delay

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 2554 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    McCain May Be the Biggest Loser in the Bailout Failure

    SEPTEMBER 29, 2008 5:51PM

    By Paul Levinson


    Topics: john mccain, barack obama, barney frank, nancy pelosi

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 1483 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Did Hurt Feelings Torpedo Bailout Plan?

    SEPTEMBER 29, 2008 3:38PM

    By GaryBaumgarten


    Topics: president bush, nancy pelosi, financial crisis, economy, barney frank, bailout

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 1194 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Buyer's Remorse - the bailout fails

    SEPTEMBER 29, 2008 3:01PM

    By natesmith124


    Topics: bailout, washington, wall street, henry paulson, ben bernanke, nancy pelosi, politics

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