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The Global Language Monitor (www.LanguageMonitor.com) has announced that Twitter is the Top Word of 2009 in its annual global survey of the English language. Twittered was followed by Obama, H1N1, Stimulus, and Vampire. The near-ubiquitous suffix, 2.0, was No. 6, with Deficit, Hadron the object of study of CERN’s new atom smasher, Healthcare, and...
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When Republicans controlled both houses of Congress and the White House liberals used to complain that Congress was simply being a "rubber stamp" for President George Bush and his right wing agenda. They wailed and they moaned about how it was such a terrible thing and used procedural measures and phony filibusters to...
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the passing of Paula Nowakowski, Chief of Staff to House Republican Leader John Boehner: “The entire Capitol Hill community is shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of Paula Nowakowski. As Chief of Staff to Republican Leader John Boehner, Paula earned the respect not only of...
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Even though President Obama is giving a lot of lip service to including Republicans in planning what to include in the $850 thousand plus stimulus package, it is obvious that his mind is already made up and he has his package already planned. Bipartisan political policies cannot exist with a Democratic President and Congress!
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Americans have voted overwhelmingly for a change. The Democratic Party must respect the totality of the change Americans want and cannot descend into revenge driven politics. The American voter is angry and has demanded change.
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A common refrain on the conservative side of the political spectrum is that liberalism simply doesn't work. Experience would say otherwise. In fact, governance is, at least currently, a lost art in the US, irrespective of ideology or political persuasion.
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a brief press availability with His Excellency Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani of the State of Qatar prior to their meeting this morning in the Capitol. Below are their remarks: Speaker Pelosi. Good morning. It is a great honor for me to welcome the Prime Minister of Qatar,...
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The air waves are filled with Republican speakers stating that their party's plan is not only better than President Obama's Stimulus Bill, but it will cost "zero." Truth is that zero is the plan they have, with no viable copies, no excerpts, and only words. As the old saying goes "Words are a...
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