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The Massa Saga Rolls On: Ethics Committee To Close Inquiry

Former Rep. Eric Massa, D-N.Y., resigned earlier this week over allegations he sexually harassed male staffers. [...]

Biden Travels To Israel Amid Increasing Controversy

Vice President Joe Biden traveled to Israel to try and re-ignite peace talks. But an Israeli decision could bring more trouble than Biden bargained for.  [...]

Democrats Pushing For Health Care Vote Soon

President Obama, calling for an up-or-down vote on health care reform, wants Congress to have a health care bill on his desk by the end of the month..
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Democrats Push For Up Or Down Vote On Health Care

Democrats have signaled they plan to pass health care legislation using a parliamentary rule that requires only a simple majority. [...]

Democrats and Republicans Hash Out Healthcare At Summit

Live broadcast of Obama's healthcare summit gives public access to the discussion -- both friendly and hostile. The summit, which met in Washington, D.C., brought Republicans and Democrats together to debate the issue. [...]

Yosi Sergant And The Art Of Right Wing Hysteria

How an Echo Park publicist changed political art, and how the politics of art changed him. [...]

Why Obama's Faux-Freeze Won't Work

Obama has proposed a spending freeze, but is it really a freeze, and will it work? Bill Frenzel weighs in. [...]

Obama Ducks Call To More Question And Answer Time

Hundreds of bloggers on the left and right launched a web campaign to institutionalize the televised give-and-take sessions between Obama and Congress.
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Obama Spars With GOP

VIDEO: Republicans invite President Obama to speak at the House GOP's two-day conference. Watch how the boxing match unfolded. [...]

Skepticism Outweighs Hope Ahead SOTU Speech

<b><font color="#ff1493">AUDIO SLIDESHOW:</font>President Obama campaigned on a platform of change. Some question whether he's changed anything for the good, or anything at all.</b> [...]

Obama Tries To Shift Media Focus To Middle-Class Issues

Two days out from his first State of the Union speech, President Obama attempted Monday to renew his focus on soothing the frustrations of middle-class voters. [...]

Charles Johnson And His Little Green Footballs: Holding Down The Center

Q & A: Charles Johnson talks about his break with the right, his evolving views, and why, if he had to do it all over again, he'd vote for Obama. [...]

Break Down: Health Care, Swine Flu, Fort Hood

LISTEN: A podcast of opinion on national politics from Neon Tommy Senior Editors, Hillel Aron, Olga Khazan and Richie Duchon. [...]

Breaking It Down: Tuesday's Election

Two Neon Tommy editors discuss Tuesday's elections. [...]

South L.A. Community Organizer Receives Post In Dept. Of Education

LISTEN:Host Pete Griffin talks to the new Director of Community Outreach for Department of Education, South Los Angeles community organizer Alberto Retana. [...]

Santa Monica 'Tea Party' Protests Obama And Taxes

Southern Californians hold tea parties to protest against President Obama and government spending and to demand lower taxes. [...]

Pols And Pundits Assess Early Progress Of Obama Administration

Jonathan Martin and Mike Allen of POLITICO and Dan Schnur of the USC Unruh Institute of Politics co-moderate today's panel discussions, which will cover the economy, the Internet, foreign policy and national security, and energy and the environment. [...]

Obama Pitches Budget To Angelenos

<b><font color="red">SLIDESHOW</font></b>: As protestors calling for immigration reform gathered outside, President Barack Obama held a town hall meeting at the Miguel Contreras Learning Complex in Los Angeles. [...]

Young Leaders To Younger Leaders: Change Goes Beyond Voting

Panelists at youth forum emphasize need to maintain momentum from presidential election. [...]

Immigration Experts: New Administration Offers Hope For Reform

A panel of immigration experts speaking at USC said the Obama administration could be a boon for reform efforts. [...]

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