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Newsmaker Interview: Jerry Springer Talks Politics

Feb 26th 2011 – 5:00AM
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Jerry Springer is known for his trashy daytime television talk show. But Springer's resume also includes stints as mayor, television news anchor and actor. I talked with him about everything from the political landscape of the country to his career to Sarah Palin. In an interview with Howard Stern, you said we are a...

Jared Loughner, Suspect in Giffords Shooting, Was Registered as an Independent

By Steven HofferJan 11th 2011 – 11:48AM

Republicans and Democrats are battling over the political identity of Jared Loughner, but the suspected Tucson gunman is actually a registered independent, according to Pima County voting records. In the aftermath of the rampage, in which Loughner is accused of shooting Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (and a slew of...

Opinion: The Rush to Blame the Right for Giffords' Shooting

By Bernie GoldbergJan 9th 2011 – 8:09PM
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This was the headline in a column about the Arizona shootings in the Sunday Guardian out of London. "In the US, where hate rules at the ballot box, this tragedy has been coming for a long time." And then the sub-head: "The shooting of Gabrielle Giffords may lead to the temporary hibernation of right-wing rage, but it is...

Is Obama Selling Out Liberals Who Elected Him?

By Andrea StoneDec 6th 2010 – 8:05PM
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WASHINGTON (Dec. 6) -- The people who elected Barack Obama president in 2008 are not amused as 2010 comes to a close. Even before the White House announced a framework for a deal to extend for two years the Bush tax cuts to all -- including millionaires -- and offer more protection to large estates in exchange for...

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Liberalism (from the Latin liberalis) is a political ideology or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality.

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