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Since I had the temerity to mention that the America's wealthiest heirs should pay their fair share on their inheritance windfalls to help reduce the deficit, their front groups have been very busy attacking me. more »

On the menu this morning:

• Obama Heads To St. Louis As Lobbyists Launch Ad Blitz To Kill Health Care Reform


• Long-Term Jobless Aid Assured Passage Today


• Financial Reform Deals Spark Questions


• WH-Senate Climate Meeting Lays Groundwork For Bipartisanship

On the menu this morning:

• Obama Warns Of Price Paid By Inaction On Health Care


• Cloture Vote Today To Advance Long-Term Jobless Aid


• Fed May Lose Some Reg Authority Over Banks


• Direct Student Lending May Pass Along With Health Care


• WH-Senate Meeting On Clean Energy Today

On the menu this morning:

• Obama Hits The Road For Health Care


• Fed Wins Another Reg Battle?


• Superwealthy Worry Estate Tax Would Fight Deficit


• 60 Or Bust For Climate Bill


• KC Schools Latest Victim In Nationwide State Budget Crisis


• Crazy Conservative Quote of the Day

On the menu this morning:

• Public Option Fight May Continue After Reform Passes


• House Passes Senate Jobs Tax Credit


• Will Banking Regulators Have Veto Power Over Consumer Agency?


• Momentum For Rockefeller Restrictions On EPA Climate Regs


• ANWR Drilling Not Happening


• Breakfast Sides

On the menu this morning:

• President Calls For Final Health Care Vote


• Completely Opposite Reports on Dodd Deal


• Next Senate Jobs Bill Moves Forward


• Dem Senators Push Energy Dept. To Keep Stim Dollars in US


• Obama May Appoint Craig Becker TO NLRB


• RNC Caught Mocking Donors

On the menu this morning:

• Jobless Aid Extension Signed Into Law


• President To Lay Out Final Health Care Strategy Today


• Congress Chews On Granting Fed Additional Consumer Protection Power


• Disappointment With White House at AFL-CIO Meeting


• Early Positive Reviews For Tripartisan Climate Proposal

This morning, Democrats used some of their time on the floor of the Senate to plead with Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY) to drop his objection to extending unemployment benefits and COBRA assistance, fixing a 21% cut in Medicare payments, and continuing funding for numerous federal transportation projects whose suspension has left 2,000 workers on furlough. more »