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The privatizers
Republicans for Social Security/Medicare privatization. Top (left to right) Rep. Jeb Hensarling, Rep. Marsha Blackburn, Rep. Paul Ryan; bottom (left to right, interior): Rep. Michelle Bachman, Sen. Kit...
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Team Meek goes after Rubio, Crist on Social Security **UPDATE: Camp Crist...
Florida 2010 Senate candidates, Crist, Rubio and Meek. Democrats around the country were gleeful when the Club for Growth, the anti-tax group led not too long ago by Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate...
View Article(Video) Week in review: when ‘small business’ is big, Dems punt on tax cuts,...
In case you missed it, the must-read, must-watch “Countdown” investigation that explains just what Republicans mean when they say “small business” in relation to tax cuts. Read the investigation here,...
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Marco Rubio’s Social Security privatization lie, and the email that proves...
On Face the Nation on Sunday, U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio continued his sprint to the middle, soft-peddling his support for raising the Social Security retirement age to 70 (he said he favored...
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It’s not theoretical: House GOP considering Ryan plan to privatize Medicare
Rep. Paul Ryan's "roadmap," which includes privatizing Social Security and Medicare, could soon be the official economic platform of the Republican Party. The Republican Party is fond of framing...
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In These Times: Marco Rubio’s prison problem
BFFs Marco Rubio, Senator, and David Rivera, Congressman. There is a stench growing around the Miami claque that spawned from Jeb Bush’s political machine (a machine that has only begun to flex its...
View ArticleWho’s advising Scott Walker? Plus: the Koch brothers’ game plan takes shape
Taking to the cameras to express sympathy for the protesters but refusing to accede to their demands … blaming outside agitators for the fact that protests are happening at all … cutting off access...
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Scott Walker’s plan: privatization giveaways to contributors, with a...
The National Journal this morning uncovers another possible wrinkle in the Scott Walker union busting saga: whether his plan for balancing his state’s budget is actually a multiple bait and switch....
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Paul Ryan’s big, bold (bad) plan to end Medicare & Medicaid **UPDATED**
Paul Ryan apparently figured out the bad PR residue from calling his Medicare overhaul a “voucher” plan, so he’s tarted it up as “premium support,” and away we go… The plan, which even the Wall Street...
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Miami school that scored a presidential visit could be closed due to No Child...
President Barack Obama, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Education Secretary Arne Duncan visited Central High School in March. Now, it's threatened with closure or conversion. The march to privatize...
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