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Banks whose executives served on Federal Reserve boards were more likely to get TARP funds." target="new">Suprised? Banks with political ties got bailouts, study show</a><br /><div class="rss-body">NEW YORK  - U.S. banks that spent more money on lobbying were more likely to get government bailout money, according to a study released on Monday. Banks whose executives served on Federal Reserve boards were more likely to get TARP funds.</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/politics/Dem_Health_Care_Bill_Foes_Right_wing_Militias_and_Aryans" title="Senator Sheldon Whitehouse accused opponents of the Health Bill of being birthers and fanatics in right-wing militia and Aryan support groups.  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They even used it as the basis of a terror warning in 2003." target="new">Bush WH Got Punk\'d By Con Man\'s Al Jazeera \'Decoding\' Scam</a><br /><div class="rss-body">Con-man convinced Bush White House he had a secret decoding technology which could unearth the secret terrorist planning messages embedded in Al Jazeera broadcasts. They even used it as the basis of a terror warning in 2003.</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/politics/Breaking_filibuster_Senate_health_care_bill_advances" title="A historic cloture motion succeeded on a historic piece of legislation Monday." target="new">Breaking filibuster, Senate health care bill advances</a><br /><div class="rss-body">A historic cloture motion succeeded on a historic piece of legislation Monday.</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/politics/Sen_Whitehouse_on_GOP_The_Lying_Time_Will_Be_Over" title="Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse lambasted Republican\'s for their lies, fear-mongering & hatred: \"All to break the momentum of our new young president. They are desperate to break the president. The birthers, the militias, the lifers---it is unbearable to them for the presidency of Barack Obama to exist...the lying time is over, there will be a reckoning.\"" target="new">Sen. Whitehouse on GOP \"The Lying Time Will Be Over\"</a><br /><div class="rss-body">Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse lambasted Republican\'s for their lies, fear-mongering & hatred: \"All to break the momentum of our new young president. They are desperate to break the president. The birthers, the militias, the lifers---it is unbearable to them for the presidency of Barack Obama to exist...the lying time is over, there will be a reckoning.\"</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/politics/How_Health_Lobby_Marshaled_Congressional_Insiders" title="Among the study\'s findings: At least 166 former aides from the nine congressional leadership offices and five committees involved in shaping health overhaul legislation -- along with at least 13 former lawmakers -- registered to represent at least 339 health care clients since the beginning of last year." target="new">How Health Lobby Marshaled Congressional Insiders</a><br /><div class="rss-body">Among the study\'s findings: At least 166 former aides from the nine congressional leadership offices and five committees involved in shaping health overhaul legislation -- along with at least 13 former lawmakers -- registered to represent at least 339 health care clients since the beginning of last year.</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/politics/GOPs_New_Prayer_Guru_Says_Gays_Possessed_By_Demons" title="As the Rachel Maddow Show has recently showcased, on December 16th the Family Research Council sponsored a \"Prayercast\" event, attended by GOP luminaries including Senators Jim DeMint and Sam Brownback, and House Representatives Michelle Bachmann and Randy Forbes..." target="new">GOPs New Prayer Guru Says Gays Possessed By Demons</a><br /><div class="rss-body">As the Rachel Maddow Show has recently showcased, on December 16th the Family Research Council sponsored a \"Prayercast\" event, attended by GOP luminaries including Senators Jim DeMint and Sam Brownback, and House Representatives Michelle Bachmann and Randy Forbes...</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/politics/Breaking_Senate_advances_landmark_health_bill_60_40" title="The Democratic Party\'s decades-long push to remake the U.S. health care system cleared a major hurdle early Monday morning." target="new">Breaking: Senate advances landmark health bill 60-40</a><br /><div class="rss-body">The Democratic Party\'s decades-long push to remake the U.S. health care system cleared a major hurdle early Monday morning.</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/politics/Harry_Reid_Got_60_Working_Americans_Got_Zero" title="Private health insurance companies showed the real power of their muscle after Saturday\'s senate vote. 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This move is about the working people and our seniors who need action." target="new">Maine Repub Leaves Party Over Failure To Address Health Care</a><br /><div class="rss-body">I have been very frustrated with the Republican Party in Maine, and nationally, for their failure to address the health care crisis in a meaningful way. Nobody has all the answers, but the Republican Party has none when it comes to health care reform. 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