This waste of skin did not even bother to ask the contenders about reproductive rights, the Supreme Court, mortgage foreclosures, or student loans. “Soft on Wall Street, Tough on Sesame Street” Romney was visibly agitated, un-presidential, and infantile in his demeanor — to say nothing of his incessant barrage of…
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If you don’t have access to television or you’re held up somewhere this evening, you can watch the debate tonight on CMP, either on your laptop or on your smartphone (CMP is now smartphone friendly) — we’re embedding Google’s YouTube feed. Tonight’s debate will be moderated by PBS’ Jim Lehrer.…
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From ThinkProgress: One of the myriad things presidential contender Mitt Romney has pledged to do on day one of his presidency is to repeal the Affordable Care Act, President Obama’s signature health care reform legislation, and replace it with “market drive” reforms. But a new study estimates that the effort…
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From HuffPo: The labor union AFSCME is out with a new video featuring Richard Hayes, the man who picks up Mitt Romney’s trash at his ocean-front mansion in La Jolla, Calif. In the spot, Hayes talks about how hard he works in his job each day and criticizes Romney’s comments…
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Must read piece from Rolling Stones: Republicans in the House have voted more than 30 times to repeal Obamacare – a move that would deplete the Medicare trust fund eight years early, kick 6.6 million young adults off their parents’ health insurance, cost seniors $700 more on average for prescription…
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From ThinkProgress: In fact, the Economic Policy Institute found that Romney’s plans would actually lead to a net loss of jobs over the first two years of his administration, and the losses could grow even larger if Romney were to stick to his promise of reaching a balanced budget. EPI…
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From Post-Gazette: Responding to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court opinion that raised questions about the ID card process, a procedure finalized last night eliminates the requirement that a voter first attempt to get a traditional Department of Transportation ID card before seeking a new card that was created last month as…
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From ThinkProgress: It turns out that 96 percent of Americans have used government assistance at one point or another in their lives, ranging from Social Security to grant programs. In a New York Times op-ed Monday, Professors Suzanne Mettler and John Sides point out that a vast majority of Americans…
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