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Sen Warren: GOP Far Out of Mainstream America

Sunday on WCVB’s “On The Record,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) wondered “how far out of the mainstream can Republicans stay and be a viable party?” Discussing relations with Cuba, defunding Planned Parenthood, immigration and student loans Warren said, “How far

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Boehner and Ryan’s TPA Spin Debunked: Don’t Need TPA to Read Obama’s Trade Deal

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) have both said passing Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) to give President Obama fast-track authority to finish his trade negotiations on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), and the Trade in Services Act (TiSA) is the only way for Congress and the public to see what is in Obama’s trade deals

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Run Warren Run Group Closing Up Shop, Throws Support behind O’Malley or Sanders

A group aimed at drafting Sen. Elizabeth Warren into the presidential race is closing up shop, indicating there is no chance the Massachusetts Democrat will throw her hat in the ring for 2016. Instead, it will fall to underdogs Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley to attempt to reduce Hillary Clinton’s lead as the Democratic Party’s potential nominee.

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Progressive Group: ‘Stand with Warren Against Obama’

A progressive group founded by Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig is calling on Democrats to “stand with Warren against Obama” in opposing Obama’s nomination of Wall Street executive Antonio Weiss — a man who helped raise big bucks for Obama’s political campaigns.

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Democrats Blast Obama’s Bundler-Turned-Treasury Nominee

Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) has joined ranks with other progressives like Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to blast President Barack Obama’s nomination of Antonio Weiss as the Treasury undersecretary for domestic finance–a big money banker and one of Obama’s top campaign bundlers.