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Inside Romney’s Tax Returns: A Reading Guide

by Lena Groeger ProPublica, Jan. 24, 2012, 5:02 p.m. In response to growing pressure from voters and competitors, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released 550 pages of tax returns [1] Tuesday, covering two years of income. As one of the … Continue reading

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‘Et tu, Senator Ron Wyden?’

KEITH OLBERMANN: If you are a Democratic senator and your Medicare proposal is applauded by Newt Gingrich, your Medicare proposal is a disaster. The fifth story on the “Countdown” — Democrats from the White House on down insist they will protect … Continue reading

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Ryan-Wyden Medicare debacle: Nicole Lamoureux says, ‘There is no way this is going to be a good plan in the end’

Keith and Nicole Lamoureux, executive director for the National Association of Free Clinics, review Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan and Oregon Senator Ron Wyden’s plan that would retain today’s Medicare as an option while adding private plans and restrictive benchmarks. Although … Continue reading

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‘There was absolutely no warning whatsoever’

KEITH OLBERMANN: Over the weekend, the Occupy movement passed 50 consecutive days of protesting and, sadly, it also passed its first point-of-view shooting of one of its own participants. In our fourth story — as a busy weekend of police arresting … Continue reading

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Tea party to Bachmann: Time to quit the race

We’re taking a look at some of the most popular stories from the Current community, and we’ve rounded up some highlights to share. Check them out and add your two cents: Obama administration approves California Medi-Cal cutsSubmitted by KB723 The … Continue reading

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Keith calls for uprising — two months ago

I close, as promised, with a Special Comment on the debt deal. Our government has now given up the concept of right and wrong. We have, in this deal, declared that we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all … Continue reading

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