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Stevieslaw: Contempt

Stevieslaw: Contempt The Republican controlled House of Representatives, fulfilling their constitutional duty to kill time between election campaigns, voted for the 31st time to repeal all or part of the Health Care Bill. Surprisingly, the vote did not improve their … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw: A Ditty for Mitty

Stevieslaw: A Ditty for Mitty Smokey Diamond, our intrepid investigative reporter, is so fearless that we at Stevieslaw are often worried her “nine lives” might not be nearly enough. Yet, even Smokey has a softer side. Late in the evening, … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw: More Votes for Decent Folks

Stevieslaw: More Votes for Decent Folks The Republican legislatures in many states have been busy pushing voter identification laws. One was signed into law today in Pennsylvania by Governor Tom Corbett. The issue these laws claim to address is voter … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw: The Unofficial Campaign Songs of 2012

Stevieslaw: The Unofficial Campaign Songs of 2012 Who could ever forget the amazing feeling of great joy and hope that we all felt when John McCain came into the room with the band blaring in the background that historically American … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw: Congress Plans Environmentally Sensitive Bill

Smokey Diamond, our intrepid reporter, heard today from Republican Congressional Caucus Spokesperson, Stromand Drung. He told Smokey, and you heard it here on Stevieslaw first, that their delegation—always known for their sensitivity to the environment, was taking the lead in … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw: Live for Greatness

Stevieslaw: Live for Greatness Our local newspaper, the Centre Daily Times, has done it once again. They have a single page for National news—in fact, they have only a single page for any news not concerning, in one way or … Continue reading

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Okay, come clean. Give it up. We, at Stevieslaw, are starting to really like Barack Obama again—we suspect you are too. Sure, he is not FDR or HST or even JFK, but he’s hardworking, sane and has had to deal … Continue reading

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Republicans Ready to Compromise on Taxes

Charles Babbington, writing for the Associated Press, reported today that Republicans might be willing to let the temporary reduction in payroll tax—that most helps the working poor—expire as planned. Astounding—some might even call that a tax increase. Now, Smokey Diamond, … Continue reading

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Newsbriefs You May Have Missed: Fracking for the Foreign Market, or Where Have All the Good Excuses Gone?

Today we learned from Lou Kilzer and Andrew Conte, writing in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (about the Marcellus Shale), that foreign companies are buying up “significant shares of these drilling projects and making plans for facilities to liquefy and ship more … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw: Oh, To Be In Salem When Republicans Are There.

Our local newspaper, the CDT, quotes wire sources for the report that Republican lawmakers are asking the IRS to investigate the AARP, to determine whether or not they should retain their tax exempt status.  The lawmakers claim that AARP stands … Continue reading

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