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Rand Paul denies 'secret deal' to be on Romney ticket

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Saturday denied having made a secret deal to be on the ticket with presumptive GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

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Mitch Daniels: Wisconsin a 'turning point' for curbing unions

Republican Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels on Sunday suggested that all public worker unions should be dismantled and that the recent elections in Wisconsin were a "turning point" in curbing their rights.

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Hayes: 'Why the hell' won't Ben Bernanke listen to Ben Bernanke?

MSNBC host Chris Hayes lambasted Federal Reserve Chairman (FED) Ben Bernanke Saturday morning for what he and a number of notable economists across the political spectrum feel is Bernanke's lack of urgency in turning around the country's economy.

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Warren: 'No, Mitt, corporations are not people. Learn the difference.'

In her keynote address on Friday to the Netroots Nation 2012 conference in Providence, Rhode Island, Massachusetts Democratic candidate for Senate Elizabeth Warren enlarged upon her themes of economic fairness and took aim not just at the Republican she's running against, Senator Scott Brown (R-MA), but the Republican candidate for president, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R).

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Maher: Democrats can win if they 'stick to their guns' like Republicans do

On Friday night's edition of "Real Time with Bill Maher," host Bill Maher delivered some advice to the Democratic Party in the wake of the unsuccessful recall election against Wisconsin's Governor Scott Walker (R). The outspoken Maher advised that if Democrats would be more stubborn and intractable and less beholden to polls and public opinion, then they'd get results and win more elections.

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Chris Matthews goes nuts on 'idiot Republican argument'

MSNBC host Chris Matthews didn't wait until his own show to start yelling on Friday, instead appearing as a panelist on Chris Jansing's program where he called Obama's reelection effort "pissant," and shouted down what he said was another guest's, "idiot Republican argument."

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Romney: Obama didn't 'get the message of Wisconsin' about cutting teachers, firefighters

Update: Obama campaign goes after Romney for remarks.

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Oliver Stone: 'This drug war is insane'

Filmmaker Oliver Stone has a new film coming out that encapsulates one of his closest-held political convictions, which he summarized during an appearance on Current TV this week with a single phrase.

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Cavuto: Cut union pensions because they don't need 'Chateaubriand' steak every night

Fox News host Neil Cavuto says that it's time for state and local governments to begin cutting union pensions because people don't need to have expensive Chateaubriand steaks "every night."

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WATCH LIVE: Obama speaks on state of world economy

President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak on the state of the world economy and the European debt crisis Friday morning.

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Maddow calls out Romney for failing to correct lies

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow on Thursday blasted Mitt Romney for refusing to incorrect statements that he made about President Barack Obama.

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New Hampshire lawmaker: We're in a civil war

New Hampshire Rep. Jacqueline Cali-Pitts (D) on Thursday lamented the partisanship in the state's legislature.

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Schakowsky re-introduces International Violence Against Women Act

Rep. Jan Schakowsky and dozens of House colleagues re-introduced legislation on Thursday to combat violence against women overseas, the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA).

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