Political Economy

Real Time Panel Embarrasses Dana Rohrabacher After He Claims Obama Wants 'To Gut The Military'

On HBO’s Real Time Friday night, host Bill Maher said the Republicans “were such sour pusses” during President Obama’s State of the Union speech last week.

Mark Cuban, Dennis Gilbert eliminated from Dodgers' bidding race - latimes.com

Mark Cuban was eliminated from the Dodgers' ownership sweepstakes Friday, along with baseball executive and former agent Dennis Gilbert, according to two people familiar with the process but not authorized to discuss it.At least eight bidders advanced to the second round Fri …

Jobs, Jobs and Cars

Mitch Daniels, the former Bush budget director who is now Indiana’s governor, made the Republicans’ reply to President Obama’s State of the Union address. His performance was, well, boring.

Mitch Daniels says Steve Jobs created more jobs than the stimulus(Verdict: False)

Did Apple founder Steve Jobs do more to boost American employment than the $800 billion federal stimulus program?In the Republican response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Jan. 24, 2012, Indiana Gov.

Factcheck.org Confirms President’s Record on Job Growth, Proves Romney Lies When He Says Obama Has Created No Jobs 

The 18 debates among the Republican presidential wannabes have been such horrific clown shows that both Sen.

Obama's State of the Union Plays to His Base -- But Not Everything Was Worth Cheering | AlterNet

In his State of the Union message, Obama succeeded in painting the GOP as obstructionist, and came down hard on the banks.

In State of the Union, Obama to warn economic unfairness threatens middle class - The Washington Post

President Obama warned the nation Tuesday that the decades-old promise of a secure and rising middle class is under threat because of growing disparities between the rich and everyone else in America. In an election-year State of the Union message that will likely serve as the t …

BREAKING FULL TEXT: State of the Union — 2012 — Transcript - NYTimes.com

On the day I took office, our auto industry was on the verge of collapse.  Some even said we should let it die.  With a million jobs at stake, I refused to let that happen.  In exchange for help, we demanded responsibility.  We got workers and automakers to se …

Bill Gates on Using His Money to Save Lives and Fix U.S. Schools, and Steve Jobs (+ Video)

With a pledge to give away 95 percent of Gates' personal wealth, the Gates Foundation claims to have granted more than $26 billion since 1994. While some of that money is devoted to improving U.S.

Romney reports tax bill of $6.2 million for 2010-11

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released tax records on Tuesday indicating he will pay $6.2 million in taxes on a total of $42.5 million in income over the years 2010 and 2011. Bowing to increasing political pressure to provide more detail about his vast wealth,  …

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