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Calls the idea, quote, a great way to really solidify our losses. the rumors of entitlement cuts follow president obamas recent op-ed in "the wall street journal" calling for an end to regulations that place unreasonable burdens on business. which followed the appointments of bill daley and bruce reid to chief of staff for obama and vice president biden, respectively. daley and reid are perceived by liberals as business-friendly veterans of the clinton administration, who have been skeptical of ...

Op-ed in "the wall street journal" calling for an end to regulations that place unreasonable burdens on business. which followed the appointments of bill daley and bruce reid to chief of staff for obama and vice president biden, respectively. daley and reid are perceived by liberals as business-friendly veterans of the clinton administration, who have been skeptical of president obamas progressive achievements. so what options do progressives have for moving their agenda forward over the next tw...

In a democratic era, and how do its members differ from those on the right? joining us here in washington, jane ham sher, the founder of the website firedoglake.com. julie mason, white house correspondent for "the washington examiner." and in seattle michael medved, host of the michael medved show on the salem radio network. jane ham sher, as our member of the professional left coming in to talk with us today, how do you feel about being slopped around by robert gibbs? >> the irony is as matt we...

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Toxic air near the world trade center on that terrible morning and the days that followed. so i think its fair to say that this has been the most productive post election period weve had in decades. >> a new cnn poll finds that 56% of americans support how obama has handled the lame duck session, while only 42% aprove of how the republicans have performed during the same period. president obamas post election reversal of fortune has republican senator lindsey graham worried. >> when is it all go...

This is the compromise that the president of the united states has -- has committed to, what are we going to do in the house? hold this up? what about all these people i represent, almost 20% of the people i represent are not working. what are they going to do to put food on the table for their kids? i mean, i think we have to start talking practically. and again, if i had -- if we had a whole lot more time and we had a chance of changing this and making some adjustments, thats great, but i thin...

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Are we going to do in the house? hold this up? what about all these people i represent, almost 20% of the people i represent are not working. what are they going to do to put food on the table for their kids? i mean, i think we have to start talking practically. and again, if i had -- if we had a whole lot more time and we had a chance of changing this and making some adjustments, thats great, but i think its gonna come to the house the way it comes out of the senate and if thats the case, im vo...

It could be a generational game changer and that will plague the democratic party for years to come. >> and the white house will abandon the liberal agenda. >> no matter what you call it, we are going to have to work together next year. >> i think youll see next year you will see the president prove to you that hes not a doctrineair liberal. >> good evening from new york. im lawrence odonnell. as the white houses endgame on the tax cut compromise comes into focus, the presidents critics on the l...