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Video: Feud over Supreme Court

An ongoing war of words has erupted between Congress and the Supreme Court, as Justice Alito recently criticized President Obama’s State of the Union address. Jan Crawford reports

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John W. House, M.D.: 21% Cut to Medicare Will Create 2-Tier Healthcare System

If Congress allows the 21% cut in Medicare payments to physicians then many physicians will choose to stop seeing Medicare patients. The House Clinic has never turned away patients for lack of money. I hope that we won’t have to begin now.

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South Africa : ANC Top Brass And the Stubborn Legacy of Greed (AllAfrica.com)

Johannesburg — DESPITE attempts to paper over the cracks, the African National Congress (ANC) is in crisis – and the crisis is primarily moral.

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Congress Gym Usually Tame, Insist Lawmakers

It’s no secret that members of Congress broker deals on the treadmill or in the weight room of the House and Senate gyms. But former congressman Eric Massa’s accusation that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel once berated him in the gym’s shower over his vote against President Obama’s budget left Washington watchers wondering how much business politicians conduct while naked. The answer, lawmakers revealed Tuesday, is not much

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Poll shows Americans sticking by Obama (Toronto Sun)

Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty fight over health care. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for a Democratic Party counting on its leader to help stave off expected losses in elections this November.

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Poll shows Americans sticking by Obama (Toronto Sun)

Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty fight over health care. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for a Democratic Party counting on its leader to help stave off expected losses in elections this November.

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Jane Hamsher: FDL Launches "Students, Not Banks" Campaign

Today, FireDogLake launches its Students Not Banks campaign, with a petition calling on Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and members of Congress to pass student loan reform quickly through reconciliation .

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House Dems Wavering on Healthcare?

Host John Dickerson speaks with Congressional Correspondent Nancy Cordes and CBS Producer Evelyn Thomas on health care and the prospect of reconciliation between in Congress. Ranked 4.00 / 5 | 0 views | 0 comments Click here to watch the video (07:12) Submitted By: CBS Tags: Cbsepisode

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Richard Greener: OUR AMERICAN DEMOCRACY: "GET BUSY ON THE PROOF"

Congress is badly in need of a serious adjustment. But many Americans hold tight to the concept that “If it’s ours, it must be the best.” We just can’t help it. This is particularly true about our form of government.

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