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Bobos Eyes Were Full Of Money

Buyer: David Brooks Price: $3.95 million Details: The New York Times op-ed columnist and wife Sarah are trading up — from their longtime home near Bethesda’s Burning Tree Club to a century-old (exquisitely renovated) five bedroom, four-and-a-half bath house in...

This Deficit Story Can't Be Repeated Often Enough

Atrios says it: Eschaton: Planning For 10 Years From Now: The last time the an administration did the supposedly responsible thing, the fiscal "hawks" suddenly decided that the worst possible thing was no longer a deficit, but a surplus, and that therefore it was...

Progressive Breakfast - 5/9/2012

Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. MORNING MESSAGE: The Real Deficit...

Student Loan Bill Filibuster - How Is It Reported

Republicans today filibustered a bill to keep student loan interest rates from doubling. If the public understands that this bill keeps interest rates from doubling and that Republicans filibustered this bill, they can decide whether they approve or disapprove and act...

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