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And at Rep. Ron Paul, the 2008 presidential candidate who had the zany idea -- as many laughing people thought -- that the Federal Reserve system could become a sizzling political issue.

Democrats have done a good job portraying Republicans as health-care-reform obstructionists.

San Antonio Mayor Julin Castro got a lot of national exposure this week, appearing on a morning TV show broadcast from New York and attending a White House jobs summit.

The GOP Health Plan: Ways to make care cost less NY Post ^ December 5, 2009 MATT PATTERSON Posted on Saturday, December 05, 2009 6:35:12 AM by Scanian Democrats have done a good job portraying Repub licans as health-care-reform obstructionists.

After Thursday's job summit, the White House is considering using leftover funds from the financial bailout to help boost job creation.

As questions about costs and financing cropped up, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid repeatedly turned to the man he called Mr.

When you knowingly pay someone to lie to you, we call the deceiver an illusionist or a magician.

Nov. 29, 2009 10:18 a.m. Republican Control of Government excluding the Courts: 1995 = 0 Republican Congress 1996 = 0 Republican Congress 1997 = 0 Republican Congress 1998 = 0 Republican Congress 1999 = 0 Republican Congress 2000 = 0 GW Bush & Republican Congress 2001 = 0 GW Bush & Republican Congress 2002 = 0 GW Bush & Republican Congress 2003 = 0 ...

Over at TPM , Brian Beutler has come up with his top five "hysterical Republican whoppers and talking points." Agree, disagree, or do you have your own top five ? Back in the Spring, when Democrats were putting together the federal budget, House Budget Committee ranking member Paul Ryan released a much-mocked Republican alternative ... his numbers ...

When you knowingly pay someone to lie to you, we call the deceiver an illusionist or a magician.

In his crusade to reach the White House, Paul Ryan published another piece of phony history and econoomics last week.

If the federal government approves funding for a high-speed rail line through South Bend, passengers here could travel to Chicago's Union Station in just one hour.

Doctors meet with President Obama to discuss Meidcare and health-reform legislation.

Lewin Group logo. [Source: WNY Media] The Republican National Committee plans to spend a million dollars in August on television ads opposing health care reform.

Twenty-two states prohibit direct corporate spending in state candidate elections, including eight that allow union donations: States that prohibit corporate and union donations: Alaska , Arizona , Colorado , Michigan , Oklahoma , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , South Dakota , Texas , Wisconsin and Wyoming .

If the Supreme Court opens the door to more corporate money in political campaigns, it could affect laws in nearly two dozen states and a host of governor's races next year, including high-profile contests in Texas and Connecticut, experts say.

Asked to handicap the race for the 2012 Republican nomination for president, Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty left one name off the list of contenders _ his own.

Alex Sink, Florida's chief financial officer and the leading Democratic candidate for governor, told the state's largest gay rights group Sunday that homosexuals should be allowed to adopt if it's in the children's ``best interest.'' Florida is the only state with an outright ban on adoption by lesbians and gay men.

He is referring here to his proposal for a $500 refundable income tax credit for all workers, except those in the top 5 percent of income earners.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty's office has been getting computer support staffing from a state technology office without a formal agreement that would have triggered detailed reporting of the costs.