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Progressive Breakfast is the morning roundup of what progressive movement members need to know to start the day. Econ Plan May Get Bigger and Bolder In CNBC interview by John Harwood, Obama indicates economic recovery could grow larger than $775B, in advance of major...

Progressive Breakfast is the morning roundup of what progressive movement members need to know to start the day. Auto Rescue Finally Announced NYT reports this AM: President Bush on Friday announced $13.4 billion in emergency loans to prevent the collapse of General...

Baucus-Grassley Tiny Jobs Bill Scrapped For Reid Tiny Jobs Bill Reid dumps Baucus-Grassley deal as bloated. Bloomberg: "Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced yesterday he was dropping scores of provisions from a $85 billion compromise jobs plan … Reid...

Progressive Breakfast is the morning roundup of what progressive movement members need to know to start the day. $900 Billion for Main Street More than 200 top economists and labor leaders rally behind Institute for America's Future's $900 billion, 2-year Main Street...

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: Time To March...

Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to affect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. GOP Prepares To Use Budget Ax,...

GOP (+1 Dem) Filibusters Wall Street Reform After GOP blocks consideration of Wall Street reform, Sen. Maj. Leader Harry Reid to continue hold cloture votes to pressure Republicans. The Hill: "A senior Democratic aide said Reid would schedule votes to end a Republican...

The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Grills Banks Today OurFuture.org's Les Leopold profiles the witnesses: "Lloyd 'doing God’s work' Blankfein … Jamie...

The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Choice of Public Option Still Popular Speaker Pelosi says only public option will pass House. Bloomberg quotes: "There’s no way I can pass a bill in the House...

The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Choice of Public Option Still Popular Speaker Pelosi says only public option will pass House. Bloomberg quotes: "There’s no way I can pass a bill in the House...