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• U.S. Senate "Official" Christmas Card!

  
  Serr8d's Cutting Edge — Authority: 500
  No foolin! We got ours early this morning!Chris Dodd spanks junior senators: you listening, Al Franken?Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) on Wednesday ripped the Senates "newest members" for the lack of comity in the upper chamber.In a floor speech Wednesday night, Dodd said there is "nothing wrong" with partisanship, but ...
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• HR4408 - The “Live within our means budget” Act

  
  C.O.P.S. — Authority: 131
  Unlike the current HC fiasco, some think the Fed.Gov. should not run a deficit. H. R. 4408 To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes. This Act may be ...
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• TPMs 10 Most Popular Stories Of The Year

  
  TPM LiveWire — Authority: 784
  Its been quite a year, readers. We began with the inauguration of President Barack Obama, the climax of TPMs two years worth of reporting on the election, and the news hasnt stopped since. So now, on the eve of a new year -- an election year! -- that promises more and more news, we want to take a look back at our ...
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• HR4412 - The “Punish Wall Street” Act

  
  C.O.P.S. — Authority: 131
  Obama and the liberals just don’t like capitalism. H. R. 4412 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a 50 percent tax on bonuses paid by TARP recipients. This Act may be cited as the `Wall Street Bonus Tax Act. In the case of any payment of compensation during 2010 in the nature of a bonus by a TARP ...
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• Al Franken Loses his Cool in The Senate

  
  Minor Ripper — Authority: 132
  I must admit I was a bit shocked that this guy was actually elected --I mean his former work was as a stand up comic, actor on Saturday Night Live, and author of a few incredibly partisan political books... Minnesota basically elected a cleaner version of Michael Moore to the Senate. Which isnt necessarily bad, ...
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• Al Franken is a big fat idiot

  
  SWAC Girl — Authority: 570
  And before the liberals jump on me for the title of this post, let me remind them of Frankens book, Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot. Franken, as liberal and as partisan as anyone, has publicly kept a lid on his temper and mouthiness since arriving in Congress ... but behind the scenes has been a different matter. ...
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• Poll Watch: PPP (D) Minnesota 6th Congressional District Political Survey

  
  race42008.com — Authority: 604
  PPP (D) Minnesota 6th Congressional District Political Survey Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Tim Pawlenty’s job performance? Approve 52% Disapprove 39% Among Independents Approve 53% Disapprove 38% Among Republicans Approve 79% Disapprove 12% Would you like to see Governor ...
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• The Twelve Days of Umbrage

  
  Norwegianity — Authority: 474
  As inspired by Al Franken . On the first day of Umbrage, Harry Reid gave to us Ben Nelson gettin’ honey . On the second day of Umbrage, The Senate gave to us Jim DeMint lyin’ , And Ben Nelson gettin’ honey. On the third day of Umbrage, The RNC gave to us Steele agitatin’ , Jim DeMint lyin’, And ...
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• Under the radar, Obama pushes for Patriot Act renewal

  
  War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority: 514
  Source: Lake Land Times With key sections of the U.S. Patriot Act set to expire Dec. 31, the Obama administration – essentially tiptoeing through the corridors of Congress and using the raucous health care debate as cover – has quietly maneuvered for renewal of the controversial provisions, which he opposed ...
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• Morning disgruntlements

  
  Norwegianity — Authority: 474
  Up on time this morning, but I got distracted by the catcalls from Mitch’s blog about my Palin beliefs. The hard part about pitching them is that Audrey never really wrote a good, solid single post summarizing the entire case. Several mini-summaries but to understand how completely debunked Sarah Palin’s last ...
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• TV/media in the 2000s: 10 (or so) key voices in left/right political media

  
  Premium Hollywood - Entertainment blog, Hollywood blog, movie blog, TV blog — Authority: 529
  Politically speaking, the aughts have been one long, strange trip. Just think about what we’ve seen this decade: a disputed presidential election in 2000, the largest terrorist attack in world history occurring on U.S. soil in 2001, followed by two wars, the partial erasure of New Orleans and much of the Gulf ...
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• After quiet first months, Franken’s sharp tongue emerges in Senate

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 160
  By Alexander Bolton The Hill.com Al Franken, the Democrat from Minnesota who won election to the Senate after a successful career as a comic and author, has begun to show the sharp-tongued side of his personality by ripping into GOP staffers behind the scenes. Franken has worked diligently to keep a low public ...
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• After quiet first months, Frankens sharp tongue emerges in Senate

  
  BeltwayBlips - Top Political News, Videos, and Blogs — Authority: 467
  The Democrat from Minnesota has surprised some of his colleagues by ripping into GOP staffers behind the scenes. Read more... MyDD found this 4 hours ago on thehill.com Find more top political news, videos, and blogs on BeltwayBlips: Congress , Al Franken , Republican National Committee
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• they FOUND it (not that it was really lost)

  
  ravings of a semi-sane madwoman — Authority: 446
  Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy C-SPAN helps MSNBC show and prove hypocrisy by McCain By David Edwards and Daniel Tencer The missing C-SPAN footage showing Sen. John McCain preventing a Democratic senator from getting an extra 30 seconds to finish a speech has ...
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• Look! In the Senate! Its...A "Progressive Pony" Fallacy!

  
  Corrente — Authority: 620
  I have a question for you, O Corrente Community. Have you, perchance, received an email like this recently? MadamaB, As you probably know, the White House and Democratic Senate leaders caved to Joe Lieberman and took both the public health insurance option and Medicare expansion out of the health care bill. That ...
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• Al Frankens Anti-Rape Amendment Signed Into Law

  
  Greenlee Gazette — Authority: 142
  Image from source, Think Progress I dont give a rip what conservatives think of Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.). Hes awesome. Hands down, no arguments and no apologies. [Excerpt] Obama signs Franken’s anti-rape amendment into law. . . . H.R. 3326, the “Department of Defense Appropriations Act, ...
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• Franken’s anti-rape amendment becomes law

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 160
  By Stephen C. Webster The Raw Story Over the unexplained objections of 30 Republican Senators, an anti-rape amendment authored by Senator Al Franken (D-MN) became law Monday with President Obama’s signature on the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010. The provision was sparked by the gang-rape of a ...
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• Dayton’s new fave movie? C-SPAN clip has McCain cutting him off

  
  Minnesota Independent: News. Politics. Media. — Authority: 653
  Former U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton might want to reconsider whether “ Glory ” is his favorite motion picture. Newly salvaged C-SPAN footage from 2002 showing him getting cut off by John McCain on the Senate floor has given Dayton free national media — a potentially valuable commodity for a guy aspiring to be ...
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• What is so surprising about this????

  
  Corrente — Authority: 620
  Surprising support: 6 of 10 DFL candidates for governor back single-payer state health plan Why is this surprising? The late Paul Wellstone sponsored single payer legislation at the federal level. Al Franken campaigned in a promise to support single payer. The only surprise is that there are DFL candidates who do ...
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• Frankens anti-rape amendment signed into law by Obama

  
  City Pages - The Blotter — Authority: 650
  Franken said he was moved to act after hearing the story of a KBR employee who alleges she was gang-raped by others in the company while posted in Baghdad.
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