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House Democrats Prepare Tax Breaks for Small Businesses (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - House Democrats on Wednesday continued their efforts to promote job creation, scheduling committee action next week on a bill to give small businesses tax breaks worth about $13 billion.

Ex-Pa. treasurer exits race for Murtha's seat (AP)

AP - Former Pennsylvania treasurer and auditor general Barbara Hafer (HAY'-fuhr) has dropped out of the Democratic primary race for the U.S. House seat once held by late Rep. John Murtha.

Healthcare reform: Obama's march is still on (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Defying the inertia of a gridlocked Congress, President Obama is calling on Democrats to move healthcare reform in March, even if it means doing so without a single Republican vote.

White House, Democrats Make Time for Energy and Climate Bill (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - Even as President Obama and congressional Democrats struggle to finish a health care overhaul, they are ramping up efforts to rally support for a comprehensive energy and climate change bill.

Dem leader calls Massa claims 'absurd' (AP)
AP - The House's No. 2 Democrat is dismissing as "absurd" former Rep. Eric Massa's claims that he was forced out by party leaders because of his opposition to health care legislation.

Stupak: Health bill abortion fight can be resolved (AP)

AP - Prospects are good for resolving a dispute over abortion that has led some House Democrats to threaten to withhold support of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, a key Michigan Democrat said Monday.

The Nation.

Could Immigration Split the Tea Party?
Guest-hosting the Rachel Maddow Show, Chris Hayes asks, will the Tea Party movement rethink their politics as anti-immigrant activists attempt to join the party?

Talking Healthcare and Consumer Protection
Guest-hosting the Rachel Maddow Show, Nation DC editor Christopher Hayes talks to Rep. Diana DeGette on healthcare and Demos director Heather McGhee on consumer protection.

An Oscar for America's Hubris
What a shame that the one movie about the Iraq war that has a chance of being viewed by a large worldwide audience should be so disappointing.

Massa Backs Off Healthcare Conspiracy
The latest moves on healthcare reform from Kucinich, Massa and Stupak.

Re 'Big Tobacco and the Historians'

The New Jim Crow
How the war on drugs gave birth to a permanent American undercaste.

Obama: Change We Can Believe In?
Watch a live webcast tonight of "Obama: Change We Can Believe In?" featuring Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel, Ben Smith of Politico.com, Gretchen Morgenson of The New York Times and Benjamin Barber of Demos.

The Wrong Kind of Green
Nation writer Johann Hari discusses his recent article in which conservation groups have sided with big-time polluters instead of real science.

Healthcare Hypocrisy Continues
Republicans attack government healthcare while trying to save Medicare.

Campaign for America's Future

PROGRESSIVE LEADERS ISSUE WARNING ON FORMATION OF A DEFICIT COMMISSION

POLICY EXPERTS CONTINUE CALL FOR POST TO SEVER "NEWS" DEAL WITH PETER G. PETERSON-FUNDED FISCAL TIMES

POLICY EXPERTS CALL ON WASHINGTON POST TO STOP PRINTING BIASED "NEWS" ARTICLES BY BILLIONAIRE IDEOLOGUE, PETER G. PETERSON

STATEMENT OF ROBERT BOROSAGE ON BERNANKE RENOMINATION

LEFT-RIGHT COALITION SAYS SENATE BANKING COMMITTEE MUST DELAY VOTE ON BERNANKE RENOMINATION

DELAURO, CONSUMERS UNION TO URGE SENATE TO REQUIRE HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES TO MAKE COST AND COVERAGE INFORMATION PUBLIC

LEFT-RIGHT COALITION CALLS FOR AN AUDIT OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BEFORE BERNANKE IS REAPPOINTED AS CHAIR

PROGRESSIVE GROUP AT FOREFRONT OF FIGHT TO FIX THE NATION'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM EMBRACES HOUSE REFORM BILL

Congressional Moves to Protect Consumers and Provide Financial Oversight Good First Step

**Netroots Nation 2009 Straw Poll Results**

The Democratic Strategist

Likely Voters, Elections, and "Plebiscites"
One of the oldest and hoariest debates among pollsters and political scientists is the measurement of public opinion according to likelihood to vote in a particular election. Some polls show results for "all adults," some for "registered voters," and some...

No Ganging Up On Health Reform
In a period of great conflict and confusion over health reform, one of the most promising signs is the general refusal of Senate "centrist" Democrats to fish into a particularly devious Republican gambit: an effort by Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC)...

TDS Co-Editor William Galston: The Greatest Virtue of the Republican Budget Plan
This item by TDS Co-Editor William Galston is cross-posted from The New Republic. This past Friday, without much fanfare, CBO submitted its analysis of President Obama's proposed FY 2011 budget. The bottom line is worse than we thought. Despite sustained...

Will Huge Ad Buy, Media War Stop HCR?
A coalition of corporate groups will spend between 4 and 10 million dollars in the weeks ahead to stop the Democratic health care reform package. As John D. McKinnon and Brody Williams explain in their Wall St. Journal article this...

Can Charlie Crist Switch and Survive?
One of the more interesting ongoing spectacles this year has been the crashing and burning of Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, the once invincible political titan who now appears destined to lose, perhaps badly, a U.S. Senate primary to conservative Tea...

Win Dixie
This item is cross-posted from The New Republic. As we all understand, Republicans are about to have a pretty good election in November. Much of the GOP excitement revolves around congressional races that could unseat "red-state" Democrats who won during...

New List of House HCR Undecideds Posted by 'The Hill'
The Hill has a new staff survey of Democratic House of Reps members positions on the Democratic health care reform package (all Republicans expected to vote "No" as of this writing). Although there is some overlap, this list is substantially...

Flipping Out
I have no idea whether the sexual harrassment allegations against Rep. Eric Massa (whose resignation takes effect today) are true or false, and do believe in a presumption of innocence, along with some sympathy for the apparent condition of his...