Recent Votes

• Can Ellen DeGeneres Save American Idol From Itself?

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  excerpt::"Ellen DeGeneres' will be trying out on Tuesday's "American Idol, just as much as the contestants. What can she possibly bring to the judge's table? And, should she be required to sing?

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• Rep. John Murtha, voice for veterans, dies at 77

  Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77.

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• Bachmann's Plan: To Deal With Debt, We Must 'Wean Everybody' Off Social Security, Medicare

  Source: Think Progress

  This past weekend, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) addressed the right-wing Constitutional Coalition's annual conference in St. Louis. She had dropped out of the Tea Party Convention occurring on the same day in Nashville to make the appearance.

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• Pretty Weak Turnout at the Tea Party Convention

  Source: AlterNet.org

  The NYT briefly mentioned attendance numbers at the right-wing Tea Party convention in Nashville.

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• GOP cool to Obama call for two-party health talks

  Republicans gave a chilly reception Monday to President Barack Obama's invitation to discuss health care in a bipartisan, televised setting later this month, part of the White House effort to revive the stalled legislation.

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