26 Apr 2012
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A Hearing and Rallies Over a Law in Arizona
From the New York Times
Hundreds of chanting demonstrators filled the sidewalk in front of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, denouncing an Arizona immigration law that was under debate inside, saying it would spread fear among Latinos in the state. Protesters from Latino communities in Arizona, carrying crosses and images of the Virgin of...
POLL: OBAMA BLOWING OUT ROMNEY AMONG WOMEN, LEADING IN SWING STATES
From USA Today
In the fifth Swing States survey taken since last fall, Obama leads Republican front-runner Mitt Romney 51%-42% among registered voters just a month after the president had trailed him by two percentage points. The biggest change came among women under 50. In mid-February, just under half of those voters...
Supreme Court Won't Save GOP on Health Care
From David Frum at The Daily Beast
Though Republicans are hoping the U.S. Supreme Court declares President Obama's health care law unconstitutional, David Frum points out the GOP has no alternative and says they will be punished for it by voters. "Republicans will need a Plan B. Unfortunately, they wasted the past three years that might...
Obama vs. Boehner: Who Killed the Debt Deal?
Playing the Debt Deal Blame Game: A more surprising picture emerges of what led to the falling apart of the so-called "grand bargain."
From Matt Bai at the NY Times
Almost immediately after the so-called grand bargain between President Obama and the Republican speaker of the house, John Boehner, unraveled last July, the two sides quickly...
Paul Ryan, helping the poor by hurting them
From Dana Milbank at the Washington Post
Paul Ryan, outlining his latest budget proposal in the House TV studio Tuesday morning, said the policies of the Republican presidential nominees “perfectly jibe” with his plan, which slashes the safety net to pay for tax cuts mostly for wealthy Americans. “Do you wholeheartedly believe they...
