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In the House … Speaker Nancy Pelosi defeated Bush's Medicare veto Tuesday, rescinding the president's veto by 383-41. The Senate confirmed The House's override vote by 70-26, e...
Jul 18, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Howard Dean, Mensch Howard Dean, Mensch
Austin continues to be hot but enjoyable. Last night, Howard Dean rallied the troops with a somewhat focus-less stemwinder, but its main thrust was this: we're the party of divers...
Jul 18, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Barack Obama, George Washington and the World Barack Obama, George Washington and the World
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has been criticized for planning, as part of his current world tour, to meet both with Israeli and Palestinian officials in the Midd...
Jul 18, 2008 / John Nichols
Honoring the Next Generation Honoring the Next Generation
The final piece of the first season of This Brave Nation, the Brave Nation Young Activist Award was designed to celebrate a next generation of progressive activism. A collaborat...
Jul 17, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Spies Cash In Spies Cash In
There's a brouhaha developing over the latest U.S. intelligence community funding bill, but it's not the right one. The fuss is over the effort by the House intelligence committee...
Jul 17, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Holding Two Thoughts In One’s Head Holding Two Thoughts In One’s Head
In response to Obama's impressive $52 million haul, Matt Stoller makes this point: At any rate, the whining from DC pundits about how the left was undermining Obama's chances at ...
Jul 17, 2008 / Chris Hayes
McCain Opposes Contraception — Pass It On McCain Opposes Contraception — Pass It On
I realize it's not as world-shaking as the caricature of the Obamas on the cover of The New Yorker, which has the high-end media in a total tizzy. It's probably not even as imp...
Jul 17, 2008 / Katha Pollitt
A Warning to Barack Obama A Warning to Barack Obama
Enjoying the hot, hot Texas air this morning, and pecking away at my laptop in the downtown Hilton in Austin. The Netroots Nation folks are buzzing around in their orange regalia,...
Jul 17, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Impeachment: On the Table But Not for Consumption Impeachment: On the Table But Not for Consumption
Impeachment is on the table. But Congress is not allowed to bite. The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on one of Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich's 35 articles of i...
Jul 17, 2008 / John Nichols
The Grand Old Party Standing in the Way of a Grand New One The Grand Old Party Standing in the Way of a Grand New One
I'm participating in the TPM Cafe book club discussing Grand New Party. My first post is here.
Jul 16, 2008 / Chris Hayes