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Monday, May 2, 2011

Politics and government links

Coburn takes on Norquist

The Bipartisan March to Fiscal Madness

Gap grows in funding retiree healthcare

Financiers Switch to GOP: Hedge-Fund Titans Who Backed Democrats Open Their Wallets for Republicans

This Incarcerated Rapist Is Next In Line To Get A $800,000 Heart Transplant

Lawmakers Seek to Unclog Road to Confirmation

Americans depend more on federal aid than ever

States face $1.26 trillion shortfall in funds to pay retiree benefits

States in crisis

Obama revealed: A moderate Republican

Don’t Worry, Census Says, but the U.S. Is Shrinking

How Liberal Is President Obama?

How America went from surpluses to deficits

Posted by MAW at 5/02/2011 08:06:00 PM
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