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[Intrepid Liberal Journal] Indeed, it illustrated the sheer indecency of the Republican Party machine and pervasive influence of banks, credit card companies and the financial services industry as a whole. Sadly, the Republicans were aided and abetted by the support of eighteen Democrats in the Senate - including Minority Leader Harry Reid.

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Informationweek.com[Informationweek.com] InformationWeek | Business Innovation Powered By Technology: The DMCA came about as implementation of the WIPO treaty, signed by Clinton (D), and ratified unanimously by both parties in the Senate. Calling it a legacy of the Republican congress is at best ignorance, and at worse symptomatic of letting your prejudice dictate what the facts "ought to be" instead of reality.

Prospect.org[Prospect.org] TAPPED: In a recent profile of Hillary Clinton, the Atlantic’s Josh Green tells the story of how the venerable Robert Byrd advised Clinton, upon her arrival in the Senate, to be a “workhorse, not a show horse.” Of course, Byrd gave Biden the same advice 30 years ago, too. As Green remarks, Biden proves that, for some, advice just doesn’t “take.” The Delaware Show Horse has proved he’s willing to perform whatever tricks his audience expects, and what a tawdry pony show he is providing.

[Davidsirota.com] David Sirota: In 2006, progressives have a chance to help elect two of the most accomplished progressive leaders to the U.S. Senate - Ohio's Democratic Congressman Sherrod Brown and Vermonts Independent Congressman Bernie Sanders. These two leaders have been fighting the progressive fight in the trenches for years - even when it wasn't glamorous or glitzy.

Ombwatch.orghttp://www.ombwatch.org [Ombwatch.org] OMB Watch - Federal Budget & Tax -: Meanwhile, USA Today has officialy declared estate tax repeal dead. “Let’s get a Democratic Senate, and I’ll do my damnedest to get this out in 24 hours .

Taxprof.typepad.com[Taxprof.typepad.com] TaxProf Blog: Senate May Reform, But Not Repeal, Estate Tax: Although the majority of Democrats do not support a full repeal, talking points released on February 1 indicated they may be amenable to a compromise. "Democrats support reforming the estate tax so that small business men and women as well as farmers and ranchers aren't affected,"

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