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Obama Urges Netroots Nation To ‘Consider What We’ve Accomplished,’ ‘Keep Up The Fight’ In Surprise Appearance (VIDEO)
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- President Barack Obama is urging liberal activists and bloggers to "keep up the fight" to bring change to Washington. In a...
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Elizabeth Warren Backed By Consumer Protection Advocates, Editorial Cartoons (PICTURES)
Elizabeth Warren faces significant obstacles if she wants to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but some consumer advocates think she's got them covered. Via...
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Obama Blames Media For His Administration’s Firing Of Shirley Sherrod
President Obama said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack erred in pushing out Shirley Sherrod over allegations of racism that later proved unsubstantiated, but the real culprit,...
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Financial Reform Conference Strengthens Bank Control Of Fed
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Bankers would retain some say over the operations of the 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks but would lose their ability to vote...
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Congress Dedicates Plaques Acknowledging Slaves Who Helped Build Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress is honoring the African-American slaves who helped build the U.S. Capitol. Plaques have been erected inside the building in their memory....
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Obama’s Gulf Spill Speech (FULL TEXT, VIDEO)
Video and full text of President Obama's Gulf oil spill address, as prepared for delivery, appears below. * * * * * Good evening. As...
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Bill Maher On BP Oil Spill: ‘I Feel Oily … I Feel Their Sh*t On Me’ (VIDEO)
Friday marked Bill Maher's last show of the season, and while the BP oil spill has been a subject on "Real Time" from week to...
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Former EPA Chief On Gulf Oil Spill: ‘It’s Going To Blow The Record Books Up’
GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) -- The astonishing news that the oil leak at the bottom of the sea may be twice as big as previously...
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Daniel Ellsberg: Wikileaks Founder ‘Would Do Well To Keep His Whereabouts Unknown’ (VIDEO)
Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower famous for leaking the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times in 1971, castigated President Obama Friday for the government's reported...
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