- House Republicans Fear They Really Are a Do-Nothing Congress
- Obama blames a "deeply ideological" Congress for lack of action--"President Obama says it's not his relationship with Congress that's to blame for the lack of congressional action on his agenda -- but a 'deeply ideological' Congress that 'sees a political advantage in not getting stuff done.'"
- Congress logs most futile legislative year on record
- Polls: Job approval for Congress sinks to new low--How low can they go?
- NBC/WSJ poll: Majority would vote out every member of Congress
- Congress Doesn't Want to Give Up Its Insider Trading Privileges
- Republicans derail US ambassador to El Salvador
- Obama rejects Keystone pipeline from Canada to Texas
- Demand That John Boehner Be Expelled Or Resign For Keystone XL Scandal--"Boehner's official acts on behalf of Canada's tar sands industry are scandalous because he owns stock in the aforementioned seven companies, and he is using his financial gain as impetus to hold 160 million Americans’ tax cuts hostage in return for immediate approval of the Keystone pipeline."
- Lobbying Disclosures Reveal Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels Used State Dollars To Lobby For Keystone XL Pipeline--And Rep. Waxman wants to 'subpoena the Koch Brothers!'
- Republicans attempt to strip Obama of authority to reject oil pipeline plans.
- GOP tries new strategy to get Canada pipeline--By piggybacking it on a bill.
- Elizabeth Warren: 'Washington Now Works for Those Who Can Hire an Army of Lobbyists'
- Obama Campaign Refunding Money Donated by Federal Lobbyists
- Political Contributions from Financial Sector Increased 700% Since 1990
- What If We Paid Off The Debt? The Secret Government Report
- Higher Taxes Help the Richest, Too NYT
- Billionaire Bill Gates Calls For Increasing Taxes On The Rich: 'That's Just Justice'
- Wealthy Bloomberg Subscribers Call for Higher Taxes
- Norquist: Republicans Will Impeach Obama If He Doesn't Extend Bush Tax Cuts
- Obama's and Bush's effects on the deficit in one graph
- Comparing Obama and Reagan’s economic records
- Treasury Department approves huge paydays for execs at firms who received TARP bailout money--"Government approved pay packages worth $5M or more for 49 executives."
- Report: Taxpayers still owed $133B from bailout
- Barclays chief: Large bankers' bonuses 'rewards for success'
