Republicans
White House hits Medicare privatization scheme
December 16, 2011The White House has joined a national chorus of protests against the so-called bi-partisan Ryan-Wyden plan to turn Medicare into a voucher system.
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President Obama should veto the National Defense Authorization Act
December 15, 2011The defense spending bill includes a provision allowing for the indefinite detention without trial of al-Qaida suspects and their allies.
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GOP makes new round of shutdown threats
December 15, 2011The administration wants passage of a short-term budget measure to allow for more time for negotiations on the budget bill and the payroll tax cut for workers.
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84-year-old Wisconsin woman told to pay $200 poll tax
December 14, 2011The Justice Department says it is looking carefully at the voter suppression laws put through by Republican lawmakers all over the country.
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GOP uses payroll tax cut extension to slash jobless benefits
December 14, 2011Republicans in Congress voted 234 to 193 yesterday to slash more than in half the number of weeks people can collect unemployment benefits next year.
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