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Obama’s Mandate – Who Has The Leverage?

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“Business organizations said Wednesday Barack Obama’s re-election gives him a mandate to quickly address the pending fiscal cliff and work for deficit reduction and tax reform. The groups, however, stressed the two goals shouldn’t both be tackled in the next few months. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images “There isn’t much time,” said …

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Cenk’s Message to the Haters

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You may remember back in late September that Cenk Uygur called the election– saying Obama would be reelected unequivocally. Kevin Williamson of the National Review had a snarky reply for him, as did James Rainey of the LA Times, who said Cenk was in an “ideological silo.” An apparent 9-year …

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Occupy Wall Street Steps Up For Sandy Victims

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“The sanctuary at the Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew on Clinton Avenue is brimming with donated clothes, children’s books and diapers. The church’s heavy wooden doors are open and the air inside is cool. Volunteers in wool hats and down jackets flit about, chatting with each other as …

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Romney Campaign Genuinely Shocked at Loss

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“Mitt Romney’s campaign got its first hint something was wrong on the afternoon of Election Day, when state campaign workers on the ground began reporting huge turnout in areas favorable to President Obama: northeastern Ohio, northern Virginia, central Florida and Miami-Dade. Then came the early exit polls that also were …

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Porn Ruined? Voters Mandate Condoms

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“Measure B, the ordinance that will require porn workers to wear condoms in porn scenes shot in L.A. County, passed by a 56 percent majority on Tuesday. The measure also requires adult film producers to apply for a permit from the county’s Department of Public Health to shoot scenes, and …

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Conservatives: We’ve Lost The Country!

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Seeking answers to why their presidential candidate lost the election, the first round of consensus on the right has focused on the Republican need to recalibrate its message to connect with the nation’s shifting voting demographics—or, at the very least, acknowledge that the country is changing. The search for answers …

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