republican tea party contract on america
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skywatch media newsflash: democrats rolled out what they said was a major initiative to link republicans to the tea party movementthe democratic national committee will unveil a new campaign called the quotrepublican-tea party contract on americaquot a play on the contract with america the 1994 campaign platform on which gop candidates campaignedthe campaign will lay out quothow the tea party is now the most potent force in republican politics andan institutionalized part of the republican partyquot said a dnc sourcethe campaign is meant to cast republican candidates this fall as inextricably tied with the tea party movement and is part of an effort by democrats to underscore the difference between themselves and the gop ahead of november039s electionsquotthey are one and the same the positions espoused by the tea party is the governing platform of the republican partyquot the dnc source added quotand as voters make their choice this fall it039s important to understand what the republican-tea party wants to do if electedquotby tying the gop to the tea party movement democrats hope to portray republicans as outside the mainstream and unfit to governconfidence in this strategy has been bolstered by victories in a few house races where democrats have run against candidates backed by the tea party and by new polls showing senate majority leader harry reid d-nev in a stronger position now that his opponent is tea party favorite sharon angle who has made controversial statements about social securitybut in an election year where voters are angry with incumbents there039s no guarantee the strategy will workrepublicans have tried to take advantage of the energy of the tea party movement and some republicans have pushed their party to embrace it a new tea party house caucus was formed last week by rep michelle bachmann r-minnthe dnc is billing the tea party contract as a major part of their election efforts less than 100 days until the election the effort includes a website and new web video below and will likely include paid advertisements too dnc chairman tim kaine will join with rep debbie wasserman schultz d-fla a dnc vice chairwoman to detail the planthe effort is also a bid by democrats to define the gop platform before republicans have a chance to do so themselvesquotwhile gop leaders are still promising to hold town halls and online forums to develop a contract of their own it039s already clear what that agenda will be based on what self-professed tea part adherents have said they stand for and the republican adoption of the tea partyquot said the dnc sourcethe items on the quottea party contract with americaquot are:1 repeal the affordable care act health insurance reform2 privatize social security or phase it out altogether3 end medicare as it presently exists4 extend the bush tax breaks for the wealthy and big oil5 repeal wall street reform6 protect those responsible for the oil spill and future environmental catastrophes7 abolish the department of education8 abolish the department of energy9 abolish the environmental protection agency10 repeal the 17th amendment which provides for the direct election of senators

worst: phillip hinkle steve southerland and frank mccourt
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find out why indiana state representative phillip hinkle is worse florida039s congressman steve southerland is worser and frank mccourt owner of the los angeles dodgers is the worst person in the world for august 25 2011tune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tv

john dean on dick cheney039s memoir 039in my time039
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keith and quotcountdown contributorquot john dean review dick cheney039s memoir quotin my timequot the former vice president throws truth -- and nearly everybody he worked with -- under the bus dean former nixon white house counsel and author of quotworse than watergatequot and quotconservatives without consciencequot discusses many of the revelations including cheney039s personal attacks on former secretary of state colin powell and condaleeza rice cheney told nbc news that quotthere are going to be heads exploding all over washingtontune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tv

countdown with keith olbermann - exclusive: matt taibbi on sec covering up wall street crimes
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in this quotcountdownquot exclusive interview keith sits down with rolling stone contributing editor matt taibbi to discuss breaking the story about the securities and exchange commission destroying the records of promising cases in the years leading up to the financial meltdowntune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tv

countdown with keith olbermann - robert reich on obama gop issues and tax strategy
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keith discusses tax strategy with robert reich professor of public policy at the university of california berkeley in town halls across the nation democratic leaders are using this month039s congressional recess to change the narrative on taxes after new polling and town hall outbursts can democrats run on an unabashed promise to raise taxes on the rich and corporationstune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tv

countdown with keith olbermann - worst persons: beck allen west amp keyona davis of daytona
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find out why glenn beck is worse congressman allen west is worser and keyona davis of daytona beach florida is the worst person in the world for august 19 2011tune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tv

countdown with keith olbermann - raul grijalva on job-boosting bill and immigrant rights part 2
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keith and arizona rep raul grijalva continue to discuss his job-boosting bill the quotborder infrastructure and jobs act of 2011quot they review president obama039s new more lenient policy on immigration and the nation-wide benefits of investing in border infrastructuretune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tv

countdown with keith olbermann - raul grijalva on job-boosting bill and immigrant rights part 1
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arizona rep raul grijalva announces his new bill the quotborder infrastructure and jobs act of 2011quot designed to strengthen cross-border trade improve regional infrastructure and create up to 35000 jobs in arizona alone keith discusses the bill039s details with grijalvatune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tv

countdown with keith olbermann - worst persons: ray sandoval mitt romney and tom coburn
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find out why ray sandoval is worse mitt romney is worser and sen tom coburn of oklahoma is the worst person in the world for august 18 2011tune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tv

countdown with keith olbermann - deepak chopra on why obama039s political strategy may work pt 1
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guest host david shuster sits down with deepak chopra to discuss why president obama039s compromise strategy may succeedtune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tv

countdown with keith olbermann - deepak chopra on why obama039s political strategy may work pt 2
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guest host david shuster sits down with deepak chopra to discuss why president obama039s compromise strategy may succeedtune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tv

countdown with keith olbermann - harry shearer on 039murdoch-gate039 and his latest documentary
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in this web extra harry shearer sits down with david shuster to discuss the latest on murdoch-gate and his recent documentary on the devastating flooding in new orleans after hurricane katrina quotthe big uneasyquottune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tv

dnc chair interviewed by fox news in iowa
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quotmitt romney and the luckiest people in the worldquot
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dnc web ad: quotmitt romney and the luckiest people in the worldquot

al gore: why america needs a non-violent tahrir square pt 2
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president obama signed legislation on tuesday that raises the nation039s debt ceiling and cuts trillions of dollars in spending keith speaks with former vice president and current tv chairman al gore about what039s next for the countrytune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tv