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Sen. Max Baucus Proposes Taxing Health Benefits of Middle Class

Cross-posted in Francis L. Holland's Diary.Some Congressional Democrats simply don't seem to know how to make candy out of the sugar they have been given. Now in control of the House and the Senate, and with Obama in the White House, they want to tax employees' health...

opinion by francislholland | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago
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Wiretap Recorded Rep. Harman Discussing Aid for AIPAC Defendants

WTF CQ Politics Rep. Jane Harman , a California Democrat long involved in intelligence issues, was overheard on a 2005 National Security Agency wiretap telling a suspected Israeli agent that she would lobby the...

created by CynicalPatriot | 30 wks ago | updated 29 wks ago
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U.S. Senate Resolution 39 Apologizes for Inaction

On June 13, 2005, senators of the 109th Congressional Session adopted Resolution 39, apologizing for failing to enact legislation against lynching, a barbaric practice that occurred throughout the United...