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We look at the political world from the week's halfway point.

A President(Obama the Great ,Dana Milbank in the Washington Post) goes to Washington and does what he says,he is going do.

The Congress landmark legislation than any since the era of Lyndon B. Johnson's "Great Society."

$814 billion economic stimulus, a massive health-care overhaul, and new regulations on Wall Street trading and consumer credit cards ,middle class tax cuts, repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the military the START nuclear arms pact with Russia, and a bill to extend health benefits to workers who responded to the Sept. 11, 2001.

"This was by far the most productive Congress in American history, and the lame-duck session we're finishing was the most productive of its kind,"Harry Reid

Sen. Lindsey Graham summed up the session by saying, "When it's all going to be said and done, Harry Reid has eaten our lunch";Sen. Lindsey Graham.

The Alaska Supreme Court today ruled against Joe Miller on all counts, a decision that leaves his challenge of Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s victory on life support.

“There are no remaining issues raised by Miller that prevent this election from being certified,” the Supreme Court declared in its unanimous ruling(The Anchorage Daily News).

Nate Silver's 2010 Census Impact on 2012 Presidential Race is Limited.

Politics Sunday is a hard news look at the past week and the upcoming week in the political world with commentary and insight into polling tends.

President Obama signed into law today the Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010.

This is the first time in American history that a tax bill has a Class designation.

Where is the Workingclass Tax Act or the Tax for Poor ?

This morning we take a look at the Julian Assange case and press freedom,the House passage the Bush Era Tex Cuts and what is it means for Liberal democrats and the Tea Party Movement

MidWeek looks at the political world from the week's halfway point.

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Nancy Lockhart is interviewed by Jerry Pippin(jerrypippin.com)

This Week in Politics with Jerry Pippin takes a look at President Obama's Tax Cut Compromise from the prospective of Senator Bernie Sanders Independent of Vermont with his "“tax cut filibuster” for 8 1/2 hours and remarks from former President Bill Clinton

Questions are raised about police handling of tuition fee protests after a car with the Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall inside was attacked.

Lib Dems Leader Nick Clegg Lib said the party is "united" despite Thursday's rebellion over raising tuition fees in England.The government's majority was slashed as 21 Lib Dem MPs voted against the plans and five abstained.

Shadow Home Secretary Ed Balls said the tuition fees battle showed the Lib Dems had become "human shields" for their coalition partners.

The Senate Thursday evening unveiled the tax cut package worked out between the White House and Republicans and immediately began debating In the House Democrats rebelled against President Obama and the Speaker is not bring it to the floor.

We look at the political world from the week's halfway point.

This MidWeek,the 2010 midterm election and what is means.

Senate leaders are to begin debate on a tax package Thursday

Alaska judge will decide by Friday a case that will determine the fate of Republican Joe Miller's challenge to how write-in ballots were counted in the U.S. Senate race.

In Minnesota senate race Tom Emmer also waived his right to a recount, and the state Canvassing Board quickly certified the Election.

Operation Payback have reportedly attacked the SarahPAC Web site and infiltrate Sarah and Todd Palin's personal credit card accounts.

WikiLeaks is the victim of a virulent attack launched by right-wing American lawmakers and their supporters in the media, and commercial entities such as Amazon and PayPal, which caved in to the pressure. But more fundamentally, the WikiLeaks saga represents the acid test for free speech. With each tranche of documents published online, the world is witnessing the total loss of dominance of secretive governments over information. This is nothing but Digital McCarthyism(The Hindu).

Mitch McConnell is calling the founder of the online site WikiLeaks a "high-tech terrorist" for releasing classified material from the U.S. government.

We explore the Constitution and WikiLeaks in the digital age with Jerry Pippin(jerrypippin.com)