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Talking Points Memo (or TPM) is a web-based political journalism organization created and run by Josh Marshall. It debuted on November 12, 2000. It covers a wide range of topics from a "politically left perspective," including U.S. foreign policy, domestic politics (especially at the federal level) and domestic policy. By 2007, TPM received an average 400,000 page views every weekday. During George W. Bush's first term, the blog frequently discussed foreign policy and was especially critical of administration policy towards Iraq and North Korea. After the 2004 election, posts began to focus on the Bush administration's proposal to privatize Social Security. In addition to criticizing the substance of the proposals, Marshall argued that a unified front in the Democratic Party would deny Republicans political cover and force a loss for them on the Social Security issue. Talking Points Memo closely tracked the positions of members of Congress on the issue throughout 2005. It asked...... (Read more on Wikipedia)

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3 days ago
VIDEO Jillian Rayfield
Jan Brewer: I'm Done With Debates VIDEO Jillian Rayfield/TPMDC - — If at first you awkwardly stumble through your opening statement, why bother trying again? — Gov. Jan Brewer (R) has put the kibosh on all future debates with her Arizona gubernatorial opponent Terry Goddard (D), after her rather embarrassing display at Wednesday's debate.
3 days ago
Brian Beutler
House Democrats To Obama: No Cuts To Social Security - — Democrats led by Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chair Raul Grijalva are drawing a line in the sand before the White House's fiscal commission: If your report recommends cuts or other changes to Social Security, they will say, you'll lose our support.
5 days ago
Eric Lach
Tancredo: First Lady Wanted To Ban Christmas Artifacts At The White House - — Tom Tancredo isn't going away. The former congressman and one-time presidential candidate may have upended the Colorado gubernatorial race with his third-party run, but he's still not shy to air his controversial views on national issues.
6 days ago
VIDEO Christina Bellantoni
Dick Morris: GOP Will Shut Down The Government Again VIDEO Christina Bellantoni/TPMDC - — Republican pollster Dick Morris told conservative political activists that newly elected Republicans should shut down the government next year. Morris said the party must elect lawmakers who will stand up and say “No” …
10 days ago
Brian Beutler
Vitter Attorneys Pressured Louisiana Newspapers To Soften Coverage ... - — Has David Vitter been pressuring newspapers in Louisiana to take it easy on Brent Furer, a former aide who attacked his girlfriend with a knife, but got to keep his job for two years anyhow?
11 days ago
Christina Bellantoni
Meet Joe Miller: The Alaska Tea Partier Who Has Dems Licking Their Lips - — If Joe Miller ultimately prevails in Alaska's Republican primary and unseats Sen. Lisa Murkowski, you can expect the Democratic Party to go after him with gusto and paint him as an extremist.
11 days ago
Brian Beutler
LA GOPer: November A Choice Between An Atheist Society And A Christian Nation - — Appearing before the Republican Women of Bossier with Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) cast the November elections as a choice between godlessness and Christianity. He also called bipartisanship impossible.
13 days ago
VIDEO Evan McMorris-Santoro
Ron On Rand: My Son Is Not Islamophobic VIDEO Evan McMorris-Santoro/TPMDC - — After ostensibly dissing his son — and politicians like him who oppose the Cordoba House project in Manhattan — over the weekend, Ron Paul took to the airwaves to defend Rand Paul's view on the project while also making it clear he disagrees with it.
14 days ago
Brian Beutler
Grayson Knocks 'Taliban Dan' Webster For Supporting 'Covenant Marriage' - — Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) isn't taking any chances with his re-election, attacking all of his potential opponents as they fight each other in the GOP primary. But he's saving his harshest line for his likely rival …
14 days ago
Evan McMorris-Santoro
Rand vs. Ron? Cordoba House Drives Wedge Through The Paul Family - — Are Ron and Rand Paul on opposite sides of the Cordoba House debate? Rand, running for Senate in Kentucky, has taken the standard GOP line on the project — namely, it's up to New York officials to decide the project's fate, but personally he's against it.
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