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Michigan passes ‘Right-to-Work’ but fight isn’t over
The Republican-controlled House gave its final approval to the state's hotly contested right-to-work legislation Tuesday. But the measure's opponents are already plotting their counter-attack. Read More
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Berlusconi failed his country politically, economically and morally. So why does he think he should run again?
Politicians in Europe, like Italy's Berlusconi, behave as though they are above public morality and the law. … Read More
A plea to Michigan’s governor: Don’t pull a Scott Walker
Michigan's legislature pushed through right-to-work bills this week. All that's left now is a signature from Gov. Rick Snyder, who has promised to sign the bill--effectively killing unions--once it reaches his desk. I'd like to ask him to reconsider. … Read More
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How Michigan’s right-to-work law will affect workers
Studies show right-to-work laws, like the one passed by the Michigan State House today, have led to decreasing wages. Read More
Engel: Syrian rebel fighters don’t welcome U.S. after “sitting on the sidelines”
This latest political development comes as the rebels, with the help of Islamic extremist fighters, have taken full control of a sprawling military base outside Aleppo. Read More
JET magazine features its first male wedding couple
For the first time in its 61-year history, JET magazine has featured a male LGBT couple in its popular wedding announcements section. Read More
Haley Barbour: ‘I would hold my nose’ and raise rates for broader deal
Former GOP Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi can be added to the list of Republicans who seem to be on board with raising the tax rates on the country's wealthiest as part of a deal to avoid hitting the fiscal cliff. Read More
GOP post-mortem: Romney campaign wasn’t negative enough
Republican heavyweight Gov. Haley Barbour said Tuesday that 2012 “is an election Republicans could have won. This is an election Republicans should have won.” Read More
Michigan House passes Right to Work bill
Protesters blanketed the grounds around the Michigan state Capitol Tuesday morning. A few hours later, the State House passed a law that could seriously damage organized labor. Read More
When politicians pretend to be poor, are they helping?
Nearing the end of his week living on a food-stamp budget, has Newark Mayor Cory Booker done EBT recipients a disservice? Read More
Mitt Romney brings his losing streak to Vegas
According to Pacquiao's publicist Fred Sternburg, Romney began the conversation with: "Hello Manny. I ran for president. I lost." Read More
O’Donnell: Gingrich more influential than the presidents he served under
With his gospel that "tax increases kill jobs," Gingrich has had the most lasting and powerful effect on our politics in the last 30 years, says MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell. Read More
U.S. won’t be alone at the top by 2030, says new report
The National Intelligence Council predicts that the United States’ position as a hegemon, or sole superpower, in the international system will be challenged by the year 2030. Read More
What went wrong in 2012? Let’s appoint a committee!
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus has asked prominent Republicans to assess the disappointing 2012 results and identify a strategy for the future. Read More
Shocked by a murder-suicide, some NFL players give up their guns
Three-quarters of NFL players own guns. But the tragic Jovan Belcher case has led some players to turn in their firearms. Read More
Julian Castro: GOP treats Latinos as ‘foreign’
Castro rips Republicans for thinking tone is their only problem when it comes to winning over Latino voters. Read More
Moral issue: are drones worse than torture?
The upcoming film "Zero Dark Thirty" is stirring controversy by showing waterboarding as an effective intelligence tool. Joe Scarborough suggests that drone warfare may be an even greater threat to human rights. Read More
Does $250K per year make your family rich? Steele says no
“I really don’t think that people who make $255,000 a year, a family of four, $255,000 a year of annual income or even adjusted gross income is rich,” the former Republican National Committee Chairman told Hardball’s Chris Matthews on Monday night. Read More
Crist: GOP no place to be tolerant, kind, or compassionate
'The [Republican] party has changed," said Crist, explaining his recent switch to the Democrats. Read More
Romney’s 47% comment named quote of the year
Mitt Romney beats out some stiff competition to win first and second place in Yale Law School's annual list of the year's most notable quotes. See the full list here! Read More
Obama and Boehner ‘will be able to do a deal’
“It really is the president and the Speaker who will do this deal,” Daley told Andrea Mitchell on Monday. “They have respect for each other. They like each other. They will be able to do a deal together.” Read More
Obama slams Michigan bill as ‘right to work for less money’
The anti-labor measure has "everything to do with politics," the president said in a speech Monday afternoon. Read More
