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The Misinformation Campaign Against Public Employees

By BCNN1 on February 28, 2011 1:55 PM

February 28, 2011

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After listening to the governor of Wisconsin and financially illiterate journalists, its easy to gain the impression that city, county, state and federal employees are overpaid slouches who benefit from hefty pension and generous retirement benefits funded by unsuspecting taxpayers.

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The Obama Budget: Valentine Day Massacre

By BCNN1 on February 21, 2011 3:43 AM

by George Curry

February 21, 2011

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President Obama released his $3.7 trillion budget proposal for fiscal 2012 on Valentine Day and it immediately became the object of a Valentine's Day Massacre by Republicans in the House and Senate who want deeper budget cuts.

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Recession has Expanded Racial Economic Gap

By BCNN1 on February 14, 2011 4:41 AM

by George Curry

February 14, 2011

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The notion that when Whites catch a cold, Blacks get pneumonia has been validated in two recent studies that show the economic gap between Whites and people of color has grown during the economic downturn.

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Democrats and Republicans Should End Corporate Welfare

By BCNN1 on February 7, 2011 7:52 AM

by George Curry

February 7, 2011

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Speaker of the House John Boehner wants to cut at least $100 billion from the federal budget. President Obama agrees that there should be some spending reductions, but the budget shouldn't be balanced on the backs of poor and working-class Americans. There is a way that both camps can have their way - end corporate welfare.

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Gbagbo's Special Connection to Blacks in the U.S.

By BCNN1 on January 31, 2011 6:13 AM

by George Curry

January 31, 2011

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Laurent Gbagbo, who has served as president of Côte d'Ivoire for 10 years, has always had a special connection to the United States.

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Racial and Ethnic Divide over Gun Rights

By BCNN1 on January 24, 2011 5:46 AM

by George Curry

January 24, 2011

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Columbine High School. The Washington, D.C. sniper. Northern Illinois University. Virginia Tech. Red Lake Indian Reservation. Chicago school children. And now, Tucson, Ariz. In dramatic ways, shooting deaths have horrified, mesmerized and confounded Americans. Yet, an increasing number of people say it is more important to protect the rights of citizens to own guns than to limit those authorized to carry lethal weapons.

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'Job-Killer' Lies about Health Care Reform

By BCNN1 on January 17, 2011 7:44 AM

by George Curry

January 17, 2011

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Republican leaders in the House are trying to repeal health care reform by asserting that it is a "job killer" and will cause the deficit to rise. According to an array of independent assessments, the GOP is wrong on both counts.

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Obama to Face a 'Beast' of a Problem in 2011

By BCNN1 on January 9, 2011 7:58 AM

by George Curry

January 9, 2011

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Republicans in the House and Senate, borrowing a page from Ronald Reagan, plan to stifle President Barack Obama's domestic agenda by using recently-enacted tax cuts as an excuse to reduce federal spending.

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John Boehner's Voting Record: A Crying Shame

By BCNN1 on December 26, 2010 7:48 PM

by George Curry

December 26, 2010

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Incoming Speaker of the House John Boehner is shedding so many tears in public that some are calling him the Weeper of the House. The Ohio Republican cries at every turn. There's video of him crying on the House floor in 2007 when discussing the plight of soldiers being deployed to Iraq.

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President Obama: An Apprentice Negotiator

By BCNN1 on December 20, 2010 2:43 AM

by George Curry

December 20, 2010

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President Barack Obama's negotiations with Republicans over extending both the Bush tax cuts and unemployment benefits reminded me of an episode of The Apprentice. In week 11, the Octane team of Clint and Steuart was matched against the Fortitude team of Brandy and Liza. The task was to meet with QVC officials and pick a product to sell on television. The team with the highest sales would be declared the winner and the losers would have to face Donald Trump in the board room.

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