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Filibuster Reform is Popular, but Not Likely

Jim Bunning’s recent blockade of jobless benefits may not technically have constituted a filibuster, but most journalists...
March 3, 2010

Nation’s Jobless Unionize to Press Washington for More Benefits

Times are tough. Unemployment sits at an astounding 9.7 percent after having risen as high as 10 percent in recent months...
March 3, 2010

Not Like Hollywood: How the Filibuster Really Works

During an appearance on The Daily Show at the end of January, Doris Kearns Goodwin argued that Democrats should force Rep...
March 1, 2010

Senator Bayh Retires from Senate, Calls for Partisan Reform

Although he was leading in the polls and already had $13 million in his war chest, Indiana Senator Evan Bayh announced la...
February 22, 2010

Despite Recession, Lobbying Has Record Year

Corporations, unions, and interest groups shelled out an all-time record $3.47 billion for federal lobbying in 2009, acco...
February 17, 2010

To Forgive or Not To Forgive: Only Liberals Can Decide

If Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wasn't already busy enough trying to come up with the 60 votes needed for his health...
January 13, 2010

Money Woes May Stifle Republicans' Hope For Big Gains in House

The Republicans' dream of gaining House seats this year may vanish due to money woes. Politico reports that the financial...
January 11, 2010

The Death of the Public Option

In the last week, the ongoing Senate debate on the current health care bill took a disappointing and possibly pointless t...
December 14, 2009

Mikulski Amendment Passes in the Senate

The debate in the Senate over health care is finally under way. Voting hit a few partisan roadblocks that were overcome w...
December 9, 2009

Representatives Propose Different Methods of Financial Reform

There is no question that the recession of 2007-2009 is the worst economic crisis America has seen since the Great Depres...
November 30, 2009

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