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How the Senate Health Care Bill stacks up with the House Health Care Bill

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) unveiled his comprehensive health reform... more

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Beware Of Deceptive Health Care Bill

Article about what is and may be in the health care mess

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Senate to Put Off Climate Bill Until Spring

Senate Democratic leaders said Tuesday they would put off debate on a big... more

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Sarah Palin’s “Going Rogue” Tomorrow

On the Eve of the book release, here we go.

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A to Z of what's right with America

Ah, America. Land of the free. Home of the brave. Baseball and apple pie. It's all so... more

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A to Z of what's wrong with America

America has some major challenges. Lots of things could use some improvement. To help... more

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Republican Health Plan Covers Abortion

The Republican National Committee’s health insurance plan covers elective abortion... more

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Did Michele Bachmann break House rules?

Did a rally geared at saving government resources actually misuse them? Could be,... more

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The Yes Men Fix an Interview

What do you get when you cross Borat with Michael Moore? You get The Yes Men, a team... more

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The Media’s Constant Bullying Of Women Leaders

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Warning sign for Democrats? They're losing Independents

President Barack Obama and the Democrats have a problem heading into next year's elections for control of Congress — they're losing independents to the Republicans and parts of their own Democratic base to apathy.

Strong majorities of independents turned away from Democrats and voted Republican in both Virginia and New Jersey on Tuesday, a key defection signaling that they could be up for grabs heading into the 2010 elections. They went for the Republican gubernatorial nominee in Virginia by a margin of 66 percent to 33 percent, and in New Jersey by 60 percent to 40 percent, according to exit polls.

Magnifying the challenge, the swing isn't limited to those two states. A new McClatchy-Ipsos poll found that independents have pulled away from Obama steadily for months and have turned sharply against his highest domestic priority, the plan to overhaul the nation's health care system.

Democrats also face challenges energizing their base in the 2010 elections when 36 senators and the entire House of Representatives will be up for election. In Virginia on Tuesday, for example, voters under age 30 made up just 10 percent of the vote, less than half the 22 percent they comprised last year when Obama won the Old Dominion, the first time it voted for a Democrat for president since 1964.

The new poll this week found independents nationally turning ever more skeptical toward Obama, helping drive his job approval rating to 53 percent, the lowest of his presidency.

Only 45 percent of independents now approve of how Obama's doing his job, down 12 points from August and 25 points from the start of his term. Disapproval among independents has more than doubled in his first 10 months, to 41 percent from 19 percent.

Independents also have turned sharply against the health care plans being pushed by Obama and Democrats in Congress, the McClatchy-Ipsos poll found. After narrowly supporting the proposals by a margin of 39 percent to 37 percent in late August, independents now oppose it by 53 percent to 29 percent. Democrats and Republicans were virtually unchanged over the same period.

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