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Energy Bill Hits The Floor

With the immigration compromise failing last week, the Senate floor has turned to energy, and senators are expected to take at least two weeks to debate and possibly amend the multi-faceted bill. Congress isn't ready to tackle the most critical piece of any...

Presidential Straw Poll!

Big Take Back America news: Politico.com will be administering one of the first presidential straw polls at the conference. Find out more at the Take Back America blog.

The TBA Interview: Diane Archer

Over at the Take Back America blog, the next installment of The TBA Interview is with Medicare Rights Center founder Diane Archer, as she talks about her Take Back America session, "Health Care For All." Check it out. Take Back America, just one week away!

Weekend Watchdog:McCain Still Dodging

It was another 0-for-3 week on the Sunday shows, as the hosts failed to ask any of the Watchdog's questions about the war in Iraq and President Bush's greenwashing at the G-8 summit. Here's what we wanted to know: • For Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. (ABC's This...

Weekend Watchdog:McCain Still Dodging

It was another 0-for-3 week on the Sunday shows, as the hosts failed to ask any of the Watchdog's questions about the war in Iraq and President Bush's greenwashing at the G-8 summit. Here's what we wanted to know: • For Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. (ABC's This...

Weekend Watchdog:McCain Still Dodging

It was another 0-for-3 week on the Sunday shows, as the hosts failed to ask any of the Watchdog's questions about the war in Iraq and President Bush's greenwashing at the G-8 summit. Here's what we wanted to know: • For Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. (ABC's This...

Weekend Watchdog:McCain Still Dodging

It was another 0-for-3 week on the Sunday shows, as the hosts failed to ask any of the Watchdog's questions about the war in Iraq and President Bush's greenwashing at the G-8 summit. Here's what we wanted to know: • For Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. (ABC's This...

Weekend Watchdog Wrap-Up

Another 0-for-3 week for the Sunday shows, as they failed to ask any of the Watchdog's questions. ABC's George Stephanopoulos did not force Sen. John McCain to respond to citizen questioner from last week's presidential debate, who lost her brother in Iraq and told...

Weekend Watchdog

Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, we post suggested questions for scheduled Sunday guests. You can add your own questions in the comment thread. We'll also include contact information for the shows, so we can let them know what their viewers want asked....

Failure Of Compromise, Again

Last month, I summed up the first few months of the new Congress in the post, "The Failure of Compromise", which noted: Time and time again, Democratic leaders have sought to accommodate the conservative Republican minority and craft compromise legislation. And in...

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