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GOP Economy: Herman Cain's economic plan
Nov 28, 2011
Cain’s “9-9-9” plan for a radical overhaul of the nation’s tax system has turned him into one of the most popular candidates in the Republican field.
Mid-day Extra: Are presidential debates free advertising?
Nov 23, 2011
This year has had an unusual number of Republican presidential debates on television. Does this help candidates without much money hold on longer than they should?
CBS News doesn’t quite have the hang of this “on line” thing
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John Moe
Nov 14, 2011
CBS News hosted the latest Republican presidential candidate debate on Saturday, the 5 billionth of this election cycle, and it looks like they kind of blew it...
Political ad spending to be posted online?
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John Moe
Oct 27, 2011
The FCC is expected to vote today on a new rule requiring broadcasters to disclose political advertising spending online. The information has long...
Animated Short: The Amazing Health Care Arms Race
Sep 13, 2011
At the crossroads of our national debate about jobs and our national debate about health care debt...
Is the (fictional) city of Hobbs. Its ...
Republicans knock DOJ on AT&T suit
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John Moe
Sep 1, 2011
Reactions are coming from GOP foes of the Obama administration and the Department of Justice's suit to stop AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile....
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MIDDAY UPDATE: Renting, credit cards, and buzzwords
Dec 23, 2010
Today, Mark Zandi of Moody's Analytics released a list of 55 U.S. organized according to how cost effective it is to rent a home, rather than buy....
Republican victories could hurt Obama's clean energy plan
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John Moe
Nov 3, 2010
Reuters reports that any chance of a broad comprehensive bill on addressing climate change was essentially killed last night as the Republicans...
Follow the Money: The Influence Tracker
Oct 27, 2010
Wired Magazine teamed up with MAPLight, a nonpartisan research organization, to make the Influence Tracker. Using publicly available information...