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Perhaps less bombshells will occur even as badgering by Rubio and Cotton will try to trip Comey up.
It’s not a leak hunt … it really will be building the foundation of a case for obstruction of justice that will be prosecuted and concluded by...
by annieli
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on Wed Jun 07, 2017 at 12:01 AM PDT
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Ok, here we go. Why do we waste so much time bashing the Republicans? Why aren’t we getting on the Democrats for not doing their jobs which is critical right now. They don’t seem to be doing much of anything to move us forward. We should be taking...
by Bluegirl2
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on Mon Jun 05, 2017 at 09:58 PM PDT
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More interesting is how recent this blownwhistle may have occurred … within the last month, but more importantly it signals how much information was known in 2016 and how much information is available at the NSA.
It explains more about why Comey...
by annieli
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on Tue Jun 06, 2017 at 02:23 AM PDT
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As Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell spins away on his health care hamster wheel with visions of tax reform dancing through his head, other Republican lawmakers are a tad frustrated the GOP-controlled Congress isn't getting much of anything done....
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Mon Jun 05, 2017 at 01:25 PM PDT
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The third Menendez brother sits at his Oval desk/throne and signs another proclamation. This weak attempt to remind us of Reagan’s screwing the ATC union is also another GOP meme of privatizing everything … toll roads and pay toilets.
Are you...
by annieli
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on Mon Jun 05, 2017 at 10:51 AM PDT
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Resident Trump says he’s going to spend the next week pushing his so-called infrastructure proposals, which are actually just an excuse to sell off YOUR public assets to his buddies. He’s putting lipstick on several pigs that have already been rejected...
by jeremybloom
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on Sun Jun 04, 2017 at 02:09 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from the Council for a Livable World in support of Jon Ossoff’s (D. GA-06) campaign:
It’s a despicable political attack. Hawks put together a shameful ad that targets Council-endorsed Jon Ossoff (D-GA) for his...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Sun Jun 04, 2017 at 12:59 PM PDT
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I’d like to be able to honestly say that “you read it here” first with my diary, but Kerry Eleveld for one beat me to it:
Donald Trump and his aides are angling to raise the debt ceiling by the end of July, blindsiding GOP lawmakers. Politico...
by MadisonCat
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on Sun Jun 04, 2017 at 08:19 AM PDT
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It appears, as I surmised, that Steve Bannon has effectively neutered the power of Jared Kushner, and with him the New York crowd that includes Ivanka, Gary Cohn and possibly Steve Mnuchin, to influence the President. With that, Bannon has consolidated...
by m2c4
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on Sat Jun 03, 2017 at 03:42 PM PDT
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Hi I’m Joshua Brown, I’m 13 years old. My corrupt Congressman is Republican Doug LaMalfa in (CA-01). His rude assistant, Brenda Lee Haynes was very rude to me on Facebook.
I was talking with my Democratic friend, Kendra Sills about how we both...
by joshuabrownforpresident2040
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on Fri Jun 02, 2017 at 01:49 PM PDT
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California Republican Rep. Steve Knight held his first town hall meeting since voting for Trumpcare, and he might be regretting it. While Knight and some other Republicans in districts that voted for Hillary Clinton are trying to pretend they’ll serve...
by Laura Clawson
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on Fri Jun 02, 2017 at 11:05 AM PDT
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I've had these three ideas in my head for ages. I am not nearly the first to mention them and we’re not talking rocket science here either. If we want to create a ton of jobs and also build infrastructure there are three things that can be done...
by webranding
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on Fri Jun 02, 2017 at 07:43 AM PDT
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Asking then FBI director James Comey to flat-out drop the investigation might be the most obvious attempt by Donald Trump to obstruct the Trump–Russia investigation. But it’s far from the only move he’s made to block the truth from coming out.
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by Mark Sumner
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on Fri Jun 02, 2017 at 07:28 AM PDT
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The debt ceiling battle was expected to be waged in September or, perhaps, even October, giving the GOP breathing room to work on the AHCA and tax reform before then. But last week we learned that the debt ceiling will be breached far earlier than...
by m2c4
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on Thu Jun 01, 2017 at 01:17 PM PDT
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I repeat my call for attack ads on Republican House members who voted for Trumpcare. doing this this summer would have several benefits.
1) Most immediately, it would make the bill even less likely to pass the House. The original version passed with...
by Frank Palmer
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on Thu Jun 01, 2017 at 12:52 PM PDT
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To my friends and relatives in the Portland area, my heart is with you. To have a town infectious with buoyant mirth tarnished by one man's irrational blind hatred represents a hard truth of a new reality. Please know that all around the country, and...
by ProgToddNorCal
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on Thu Jun 01, 2017 at 12:47 PM PDT
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Gerrymandering is a problem for Democrats. Current Congressional maps give Republicans a significant advantage in the House of Representatives and will continue to do so unless Democrats make a concerted effort to address this problem before the 2020...
by jakemcnichol34
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on Thu Jun 01, 2017 at 07:49 AM PDT
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Will Rogers said, “I don’t belong to an organized political party. I’m a Democrat.” And far too often I have not been impressed by the organizing or leadership skills of Democratic or Progressive groups. I am from the school of get shit done so...
by Sedge
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on Wed May 31, 2017 at 08:02 PM PDT
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On the heels of Senate investigators finally getting some semblance of their act together, the House follows: The House Intelligence Committee just approved subpoenas requiring that ex-national ...
by Hunter
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on Wed May 31, 2017 at 02:45 PM PDT
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The GOP gets to wear this like a cheap suit for 2018.
1. Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat, believed that he did not need to bring anyone from the Senate, which was Republican (led by Republican Henry Cabot Lodge), to the Paris Peace Conference with him....
by annieli
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on Wed May 31, 2017 at 01:08 PM PDT
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