Reporting - 07.23.2010

Barney Frank: Elizabeth Warren Should Head CFPB, By Recess Appointment If Necessary

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | May 25, 2011

If President Obama fears Elizabeth Warren won't be confirmed by the Senate to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, he should just appoint her...

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DCCC Director: We Haven't Written Off Seats Yet, But 'Tough Choices' Coming

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | May 25, 2011

Read More: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Dccc, Dccc Tough Choices, Jon Vogel, Nancy Pelosi Tough Choices, Netroots Nation, Pelosi, Vogel Tough Choices

A top official at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stressed on Friday that the Party had not begun to pare down the number of elections...

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Sen. Cardin: Dems, Obama Never Connected BP Spill To The Need For Climate Change Legislation

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | May 25, 2011

The apparent death of comprehensive climate change legislation in the Senate is prompting the expected round of finger-pointing. At the heart of the critique is...

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2010 Campaign: How Are The Self-Funders Doing?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | May 25, 2011

Read More: 2010 Election, Carly Fiorina, Eat The Press, Linda McMahon, Meg Whitman, Politics News, Rick Scott, Steve Poizner, Bill White, Jeff Greene, John Sharp, Terrence Wall, Tim d'Annunzio

As we've discussed before, one of the unique features of the 2010 election season is that despite the fact that America is mired in any...

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Inhofe Still Insists 'We're In A Cold Spell': Is The Heat Getting To The Senator? (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | May 25, 2011

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) reiterated his skepticism of climate change science during an outdoor interview at the Capitol this week, in the midst of the...

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Alvin Greene Nomination 'Breaks My Heart': DSCC Director

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | May 25, 2011

Read More: Green DeMint, South Carolina Primary, Alvin Greene, Demint Election, Dscc Greene, Greene South Carolina, Jb Poersch 2010, Jb Poersch Election, Netroots Nation

While the political world has been largely amused by the trials and tribulations of mercurial South Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Alvin Greene, party operatives are...

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John Thune Worries DNC Executive The Most Among 2012 Prospects

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | May 25, 2011

Read More: 2012 Thune, Jennifer O’Malley Dillon, Jennifer O’Malley Dillon Thune, John Thune, Dnc John Thune, Elections 2012, Netroots Nation, Thune Dnc

Offering an earnest assessment of the 2012 landscape, DNC Executive Director Jennifer O'Malley Dillon acknowledged on Friday that among a field of generally flawed (in...

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Gallup's Democratic Surge?

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | May 25, 2011

Read More: Pollster

On Monday, Gallup released the latest update in its weekly tracking of “generic” ballot preferences for the 2010 Congressional elections. The generic ballot asks voters...

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Pay Czar Criticizes 17 Bailed-Out Banks For Huge Pay Packages -- But Won't Go After Money Already Paid

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | May 25, 2011

Read More: The Financial Fix, Financial Crisis, Kenneth Feinberg, Ken Feinberg, Tarp, Wall Street Bailout, Wall Street Bonuses

The federal overseer entrusted with investigating Wall Street pay has declined to take action, arguing that the public wouldn't be served by going after $1.6...

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Lindsey Graham Blasts Jobs Bill, We 'Just Write Checks Without Ever Having To Give Anything Up'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | May 25, 2011

Read More: Barack Obama Unemployment, Lindsey Graham, Obama Unemployment, Graham, Jobs Bill, Senator Lindsey Graham, Unemployement Benefits, Unemployment, Unemployment Bill, Unemployment Extension 2010

Before Barack Obama had even signed the unemployment insurance extension into law, Sen. Lindsay Graham was already railing against renewing benefits for the long-term jobless,...

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Fox News' Shirley Sherrod Mediagasm (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | May 25, 2011

Read More: Eat The Press, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Media Criticism, Shepard Smith, Shirley Sherrod, Mediagasm, Video

When it came to rushing to judgment on the Shirley Sherrod affair, no one ran further afield than Fox News.

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Dems Demand That Salazar Stop Dragging His Heels And Investigate BP Whistleblower Allegations

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | May 25, 2011

Read More: Atlantis Oil Rig, BP Atlantis, BP Oil Spill, Green News, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Ken Abbott, Ken Salazar, Atlantis, Atlantis Rig, Gulf Oil Spill, Interior-Secretary, Oil, Oil Spill, Salazar, Whistleblower Ken Abbott

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar still has yet to conduct a formal interview with Ken Abbott, a whistleblower from BP's Atlantis rig where operators are allegedly...

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Paul Dobson, Phoenix Cop Who Opposes Arizona Immigration Law, Is Now Under Investigation

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | May 25, 2011

Read More: Arizona Police, Brave New Films, Paul Dobson, Phoenix Police, Arizona, Arizona Immigration, Immigration Law

An Arizona police officer who spoke out against the state's new draconian immigration law is under investigation related to his statement, Officer Paul Dobson told...

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Politico's 'Age Of Rage': More Evidence That It Still Hasn't Figured Out Journalism

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | May 25, 2011

Read More: Eat The Press, Media Criticism, Shirley Sherrod, Shirley Sherrod Resignation, Andrew Breitbart, Media-Frenzy, Politico

Let's recall: the rickety bandwagon that provides the peg for Politico's whole "Age Of Rage" item is Andrew Breitbart's calculatedly deceptive smear of Shirley Sherrod, which resulted in a massive rush-to-judgment orgasm from the media that sprinted ahead of common sense. John Harris and Jim VandeHei have essentially cast themselves in the role of Tiresias, and they are warning us today that if you do not want to see the coming Rage Age, tear out your eyes now! It's getting really weird to hear an organization that's cast itself as a "new-media" leader constantly admit that it doesn't understand the first thing about it.

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Rockies Gone Wild: Colorado Races Devolve Into All-Out War

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | May 25, 2011

Read More: 2010 Elections, Andrew Romanoff, Colorado Governor's Race, Dan Maes, Jane Norton, Ken Buck, Scott McInnis, Tom Tancredo, Colorado, Colorado Senate Race, Elections 2010, Michael Bennet

The last time I was in Colorado, it was for the 2008 Democratic National Convention, and the city of Denver struck me as a pretty...

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Republicans Threaten Repeals, Subpoenas If They Take Back The House

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | May 25, 2011

Read More: 2010 Election, 2010 Elections, GOP Takeover, John Boehner, Michele Bachmann, Bachmann, Boehner, Elections 2010, House Minority Leader John Boehner, Midterms, Subpoenas, Tea Party, Tea Party Movement

House Tea Party Caucus leader Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.) and House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) agree: If Republicans win back control the House in...

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Long-Term Unemployment: Lost Income, Lost Friends, Loss Of Self Respect

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | May 25, 2011

Read More: Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment Extension, Unemployment, Unemployment Extension 2010

Long-term unemployment has a disproportionate impact on layoff victims compared with shorter spells of joblessness. According to a new Pew Research Center survey, 44 percent...

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Steny Hoyer Mocks 'Speaker Boehner' And His Agenda: It's 'Not Going To Happen'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | May 25, 2011

Read More: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker Boehner, Steny Hoyer, Boehner, House-Minority-Leader-John-Boehner, Hoyer, Pelosi

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Thursday of House Minority Leader John Boehner's aspirations to be the next speaker of the House: It's "not...

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Disappearing Middle Class: Bilingual Ph.D. Accepts Rent Money From Church

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | May 25, 2011

Read More: Great Recession, Third World America, Disappearing Middle Class, Middle Class, Middle Class Recession, Recession, Unemployment

Until 18 months ago, Maria Ortiz says she never had to search for a job in her life. As a highly skilled bilingual Ph.D. and...

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Barney Frank: Elizabeth Warren Should Head CFPB, By Recess Appointment If Necessary

DCCC Director: We Haven't Written Off Seats Yet, But 'Tough Choices' Coming

Sen. Cardin: Dems, Obama Never Connected BP Spill To The Need For Climate Change Legislation

2010 Campaign: How Are The Self-Funders Doing?

Inhofe Still Insists 'We're In A Cold Spell': Is The Heat Getting To The Senator? (VIDEO)

Alvin Greene Nomination 'Breaks My Heart': DSCC Director

John Thune Worries DNC Executive The Most Among 2012 Prospects

Gallup's Democratic Surge?

Pay Czar Criticizes 17 Bailed-Out Banks For Huge Pay Packages -- But Won't Go After Money Already Paid

Lindsey Graham Blasts Jobs Bill, We 'Just Write Checks Without Ever Having To Give Anything Up'

Fox News' Shirley Sherrod Mediagasm (VIDEO)

Dems Demand That Salazar Stop Dragging His Heels And Investigate BP Whistleblower Allegations

Paul Dobson, Phoenix Cop Who Opposes Arizona Immigration Law, Is Now Under Investigation

Politico's 'Age Of Rage': More Evidence That It Still Hasn't Figured Out Journalism

Rockies Gone Wild: Colorado Races Devolve Into All-Out War

Republicans Threaten Repeals, Subpoenas If They Take Back The House

Long-Term Unemployment: Lost Income, Lost Friends, Loss Of Self Respect

Steny Hoyer Mocks 'Speaker Boehner' And His Agenda: It's 'Not Going To Happen'

Disappearing Middle Class: Bilingual Ph.D. Accepts Rent Money From Church

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