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• Senate close to delaying vote on Bush tax cuts

  Thu Sep 23, 2010
  • when did Democrats become the responsible ones? They've always been afraid of the spinsters and talking-heads, but I just can't understand how the Republicans can get away with their arguments: "We are for lower deficits and massive tax cuts"

• Did Obama's agenda hobble the recovery?

  Thu Sep 2, 2010
  • The SBA got about half of one percent of the stimulus money, while 40% went to tax cuts, that if they benefited businesses - it was only large ones (auto, insurance, finance to name a few).

• Did Obama's agenda hobble the recovery?

  Thu Sep 2, 2010
  • I fail to see the logic in the Republican Party's mantra that tax cuts are the only way to stimulate the economy and spur job growth. The logic, as I understand it, goes something like: "Rich people hire people, the more money the rich get to take home, the more people they hire."

• Calif. to investigate group behind Palin speech

  Tue Apr 13, 2010
  • he taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago. This is not a puffed up claim. I'm sure he's been published and I'm equally sure it would be quite boring to read.

• Calif. to investigate group behind Palin speech

  Tue Apr 13, 2010
  • this is stupid. She's a private citizen giving a speech and can put whatever the hell she wants into the contract.

• Tea Party movement lights fuse for right

  Tue Feb 16, 2010
  • I thought you guys were boycotting the major news outlets as biased? There seem to be a lot of you on here.

• Tea Party movement lights fuse for right

  Tue Feb 16, 2010
  • Scary, scary. Most of the country is upset with the economy/congress/elected officials/etc, so there are any number of potential recruits for this "movement."

• Putin: U.S. shield disrupts balance of power

  Tue Dec 29, 2009
  • The Russians can't afford another arms race, and quite frankly while we're still in Iraq and Afghanistan, neither can we.

• Putin: U.S. shield disrupts balance of power

  Tue Dec 29, 2009
  • We still have the largest military budget in the world (combined actually) - our missiles are not rusting. Russia is a threat, much as many other nations. The trouble is Russia really wants to be as threatening as it used to be.

• Putin: U.S. shield disrupts balance of power

  Tue Dec 29, 2009
  • History is written by the victors. In this case, people with a serious moral dilemma. Maybe it would have saved lives, but the death toll was largely civilian and is an unthinkable action in today's terms.