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When it comes to appointing federal judges, President Obama shouldn’t try to play center. Centrist judges will not balance judges on the right. Left balances right.
President Obama Appoints Federal Circuit Court Judges to 4th Circuit -
If more than two years of timid federal initiatives have proved anything, it’s that banks will not fix foreclosures voluntarily. No amount of corporate welfare will change that.
Obama's Foreclosure Relief Plan is Still Not Working -
Ted Kennedy was as much a masterful communicator as a skilled legislator. His urgent message was simple and lasting: We must build a fair and just society.
Ted Kennedy's Speeches Offer a Lasting Articulation of the Liberal Ideal -
The U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Sonia Sotomayor as the next member of the U.S. Supreme Court, and it’s first Latina Justice by a vote of 68-31.
Sonia Sotomayor Confirmed as Supreme Court Justice -
The first session of judge Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearing was a meaningless display of platitudes. Some Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee, like Lindsey Graham, saw the writing on the wall: "Unless you have a complete meltdown, you are going to be confirmed," he told her. And with that said, just about everyone else in the room (Democrats included) decided to read their sincere thoughts on Hispanics, distate for foreign law, strip-searches or abortion, and other highfalutin theories of jurispridence into the record...
Sotomayor Confirmation Hearing: Crucial Political Decision or Drinking Game? -
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Live Stream: Judge Sotomayor's Confirmation Hearing -
If Obama wants to get anything done, he needs to start breaking some GOP heads. This is not the time to be making nice.
Obama, Forget About Bipartisanship, Time to Bust Some GOP Heads -
Roland Burris sailed into Barack Obama’s Senate seat as a harmless pawn of Blago’s cynical scheming. Oops. Now Rolo’s lies have given Democrats a reason to sideline him.
Of Fools and Democrats -
The N.Y. governor has made the political establishment crazy. Now, there is Kirsten Gillibrand, which will only make things worse. Seems to be the way he likes things.
Paterson’s Power Play -
We don't need Congress to tell us that sports has been tainted.
Maybe They Cheated. So What?
