Analysis — Are seniors paying attention to Paul Ryan's plan for Medicare?

By Wendell Potter

ANALYSIS: Republicans sold seniors a bill of goods on health care reform and Medicare

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"… t on How Corporate PR Is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans.  …"

"… fting a strategy to remind Medicare beneficiaries, including card-carrying Tea Party members, just how fooled they were into thinking that Republicans were the …"

"… y better be able to explain what’s really going on in ways that even the Tea Party seniors will understand. If I were a Democratic strategist, I would be ord …"

Joe Barton — Energy and Commerce Committee?

By Aaron Mehta

A longtime conservative from Texas, Rep. Joe Barton rocketed onto the national spotlight by famously apologizing to BP during a June hearing

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"… roup dedicated to protecting “individual privacy,” and a member of the Tea Party Caucus. At an event in August, Barton stated that “I was Tea Party befor …"

"… f the Tea Party Caucus. At an event in August, Barton stated that “I was Tea Party before it was cool.” He is also a noted sports fan, having berated then- …"

Stimulating hypocrisy: Scores of Recovery Act opponents sought money out of public view

By John Solomon and Aaron Mehta

Scores of Recovery Act opponents sought money out of public view

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"… documents obtained by the Center show. Those asking for money include Tea Party favorites like freshman Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown and Rep. Michele Ba …"

"… ment.The letters particularly dismay conservative advocacy groups like the Tea Party and Americans for Tax Reform that have been backing Republicans in the fal …"

"… rdless of where it came from,” said Rob Gaudet, national coordinator for Tea Party Patriots. “They should be fighting against it with every fiber of their …"

"… ., another icon of the anti-spending conservative movement embodied by the Tea Party, has complained the stimulus bill will require “massive tax increases” …"

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Hey Congressman! How many federal workers in your district?

By Aaron Mehta

Where the federal workforce is

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"… n payment on fiscal discipline and reform,” he said to a crowd of mostly Tea Party activists, “ I say, 'Shut it down!'”Pence may want to rethink his stan …"

"… deral employees around the country.At the same rally, Michelle Bachmann, a Tea Party favorite, brushed off the impact of a government shutdown, calling it inst …"

Democrats desperately seek their own Rove

By Peter H. Stone

For chastened Democrats, ‘a lesson and a beating’; Republicans hone tactics that brought in secretive millions last year...

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"… illions into ads in Nevada to help Reid win a tough election fight against Tea Party challenger Sharron Angle.Still waiting in the wings: Soros, who donated $2 …"

Craig Varoga

By Peter H. Stone

Veteran Democratic Party operative Craig Varoga has quietly emerged as a significant player in the universe of outside political groups that

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"… run around $8 million of ads to help Reid triumph over GOP challenger and Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle.In the next few weeks, Varoga says his groups will …"

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Five lobbyists for each member of Congress on financial reforms

By M.B. Pell and Joe Eaton

Businesses, trade groups and other interests hired more than five lobbyists for each member of Congress to influence financial regulatory re

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"… financial reform legislation, according to disclosure documents.Even with Tea Party protests against Wall Street excesses and Democrats’ push to toughen gov …"

Kent Conrad — Senate Budget Committee

By Caitlin Ginley

As Washington struggles to cope with unprecedented deficits and an influx of Tea Party conservatives, perhaps no one will be under the micro

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"… Washington struggles to cope with unprecedented deficits and an influx of Tea Party conservatives, perhaps no one will be under the microscope more than Senat …"

Small donors vs. big money in 2012

By Alexis Simendinger

Donors who gave under $200 to Obama are disillusioned by the flood of large contributions that will swamp the 2012 elections.

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"… e easily. Second, the 2010 mid-term elections foreshadowed the impact that Tea Party activists can deliver by raising money on their own for favored GOP candid …"

Tea Party founder, Texans among those asking for stimulus funds

By Julie Vorman

The founder of the House Tea Party Caucus, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, is among scores of Republicans and conservative Democrats who cr

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"… ken in claiming that the bill did not create jobs. …"

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