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It was supposed to be an aggressive agenda -- an agenda of change, some promised -- intended to right the economy, overhaul health care and reform immigration policy.

Four years ago, when he was still just my wingnutty state senator, John Campbell responded to a letter of mine seeking his support in statewide healthcare reform by opining that the bill in question, SB 840, "creates an open-ended entitlement to healthcare that distances consumers even more from the financial consequences of their own decisions.

It's filled with mandates, taxes and penalties, including prison. Last summer we saw Americans from all across the country outraged at the prospect of a government takeover of health care.

Washington, DC Following passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act in the U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday, Organizing for America , a project of the Democratic National Committee , announced today that its volunteers would be called on to drop by the offices of the 32 House Republicans who voted against reform and represent ...

In the roiling mix of political crosswinds that may come to characterize the 2009-2010 elections -- in which a Republican quit one congressional race to campaign for the winning Democrat, and in which the president's party was turned away in the two gubernatorial elections held -- a new union-backed ad for a Republican congressman is Exhibit No.

Is your Congressman or Senator on a hit list? While the health care reform sausage is being cased in Congress, the warring political factions are passing the time by making lists.

DNC targets 32 Republicans on health care vote - Ben Smith: DNC targets 32 Republicans on health care vote November 09, 2009 Categories: Healthcare DNC targets 32 Republicans on health care vote With the Republican National Committee targeting a list of House Democrats in relatively conservative districts whom it will go after for backing health ...

Lawmakers on the Joint Economic Committee heard testimony Friday from the commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, following the release of figures that show the jobless rate hit 10.2 percent - the highest number in decades.

Representative Charles B. Rangel, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, has been able to hold on to his position despite investigations into his recent financial dealings.

"Matt Dunne is in the race for governor - pass it on," reads the headline over an under-construction Web site for the newest Democratic gubernatorial candidate.

A specter is haunting the Republican Party - the specter of John Galt. In Ayn Rand 's libertarian epic "Atlas Shrugged," Galt, an inventor disgusted by creeping American collectivism, leads the country's capitalists on a retributive strike.

Congress wants another government regulator to cut through the red tape and protect your pocketbook.

'Every industry is working hard to weaken the bill,' said Ed Mierzwinski , director of U.S. PIRG's consumer program, observing that even the rent-to-own industry is getting help seeking its own exemption from Democratic Rep.

A quick trip around Hannity's America... Valley of Revenge The people of the San Joaquin Valley, California, continue to suffer thanks to government's decision to protect that two-inch minnow known as the delta smelt.

I wish I had the video of him walking in on the set unannounced during the presidential campaign.

The suspicion that President Obama was born outside of the United States has been written off as a conspiracy theory, but that hasn't stopped the so-called "birther" movement from keeping their theories alive.

Prodigy Law Group was recently presented with a special Certificate of Congressional Recognition from the office of U.S. Congressman John Campbell .

Description: Three Republicans hold the keys in the "Gang of Six," but are Dems offering enough concessions to win over the GOP? - " Much of the negotiation inside the gang of six aimed at winning the hearts and minds of three GOP members Republican senators -- get a seat we have Chuck Grassley and Olympia snow -- the ones who hold the keys to a ...

Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman don't appear to have much in common, other than the fact that they are the early leaders in the money race that's always a key part of getting a major-party nomination for governor of California.

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