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Here is what I think happened. Knowing that he was really, really, really going to be toast after the 1:00 press conference - John Atkins put pressure on some big…

I guess sometimes you spend so much time pounding the big corporations that get ink around the country you forget about the one in your back yard.  With all the…

From the Toronto Star: Health outcomes for patients in Canada are as good as or better than in the United States, even though per capita spending is higher south of…

If you are not 100% convinced that the DEGOP is in utter disarray, check out Blue State Rising.

Right now the Congressional Democrtas are on the right side of the Iraq war issue. As a TPM commenter notes, we'll soon see what our party is made of. TPMcafe…

Does anyone know if this Chris Gore guy is a real person? I tried that phone number and got nowhere. I tried email and got this email directing me back…

There are persistent rumors coming out to the "pro-life" community that Christine O'Donnell is going to primary Michael Castle. I have been unable to get a direct comment out of…

- Are guns too easy to get in the US? Yes or No

Matt Stoller at MYDD  put up a post about being proud to pay his taxes and wingnuts went bonkers... First actually a bunch of us chimed in with similar feelings…

Quarterly FEC filings are in. Here is an interesting fact. Two thirds of Mike Castle's contributions were itemized and came from only 73 well heeled donors. $61,800 contributed with an…

As Power Shifts, So Do The Dollars The Democrats are getting more PAC funds this election season Casino operators have switched their bets to the party newly in power on…

Normally, politicians face a difficult tradeoff between taking positions that satisfy their party’s base and appealing to the broader public.... But a funny thing has happened on the Democratic side:…