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Myglesias
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Matthew Yglesias
Marc Thiessen: Obama is Too Good at Killing Terrorists
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As I was observing last night, for a bunch of people who like to slam liberals as insufficiently cruel and bloodthirsty, violent dimwits like Marc Thiessen expend a remarkable amount of time and energy trying to downplay and sugar-coat what it is they’re trying to say. So Foreign Policy magazine, which has a bizarre obsession [...]
NPR Blogs
Michelle Obama Escalates War On Childhood Obesity
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President Barack Obama smiles in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, before signing a memorandum on childhood obesity. Standing, from left are, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, first lady Michelle Obama, and Interior ...
Daily Kos
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Daily Kos
Today in Congress. Maybe.
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In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader: Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on House Floor Schedule WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement tonight on the schedule for the U.S. House of Representatives: "Due to the weather affecting the ability of Members to travel to ...
Gabriel Winant
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Salon
GOP dusts off Bush playbook
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There is something of a master narrative of the early Obama administration currently emerging into view, issue by issue. It goes like this: a given situation is in a disastrous state of disarray when the new president and his staff take the reins. A rough and unsteady policy consensus forms among area experts and crucial political actors about ...
Brian Darling (Profile)
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RedState
Paul Krugman’s Filibuster Fear-Mongering
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The latest in a long line of attacks on the filibuster comes from Paul Krugman of the New York Times . Krugman, better known professor of Economics and International Affairs at Princeton University and and Captain of the Obama Administration Cheerleading Squad, wrote a column arguing that the filibuster is destroying America. Krugman argued ...
Erick Erickson (Profile)
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RedState
Morning Briefing for
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RedState Morning Briefing For February 9, 2010 Go to www.RedStateMB.com to get the Morning Briefing every morning at no charge. 1. The Obama Trap and the GOP 2. The Voters Of PA-12 Will Choose A New Representative Through A Special Election 3. Mike Pence Endorses Marco Rubio 4. Focus on the Family and Pam Tebow Play the Pro-Abortion Left like a ...
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Democracy Now!
Obama Administration: US Forces Can Assassinate Americans Believed to Be Involved in Terrorist Activity
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The Obama administration has acknowledged it's continuing a Bush-era policy authorizing the killing of US citizens abroad. The confirmation came from Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair in congressional testimony last week. Blair said, "Being a US citizen will not spare an American from getting assassinated by military or intelligence ...
David Edwards
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Raw Story
CNN source: Medical error may be to blame for Murtha’s death
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Rep. John Murtha's sudden death Monday may have been due to a surgical error, according to a source close to a congressman. Murtha was admitted to the hospital on Jan 31. after suffering an infection resulting from gallbladder surgery. He died days later. "This should have been a really simple surgery. Laparoscopic gallbladder removal usually is [.
Stephen C. Webster
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Raw Story
As Blair blasts Iraq ‘conspiracy’ hunt, British officials eye Bush, aides
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair wants the public to believe that his motives in helping the United States invade Iraq were completely pure. The reasons for an inquiry into his government's actions, he argued during a recent interview, stem merely from an "obsession" to uncover a grand "conspiracy" to take the two nations to [...]
Scott Whitlock
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NewsBusters.org
An Emotional George Stephanopoulos Coos: Murtha Made Congress ‘Work,’ Skips Smear on Marines
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Good Morning America’s George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday became emotional over the passing of John Murtha, named by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington as one of Congress’ most corrupt politicians. He lauded the Democrat as " one of those guys who make the [House of Representatives] work. [Audio available here .] ...
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Truthdig
Congress Has a Snow Day
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Thanks to the lousy weather pummeling the nation’s capital, Congress is taking some time off. The House canceled all business pending bluer skies, while the Senate convened for a whole five minutes Monday. As of this posting, there is a 100 percent chance of snow in the forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Yahoo! News
Bernanke's Congress hearing put off due to weather
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Reuters - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's scheduled testimony before Congress on Wednesday has been postponed due to inclement weather, the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee said on Tuesday.
Www2.timesdispatch.com
HINKLE—Surveillance Society: Obama Takes a Blue Pencil to the Bill of Rights
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No more illegal wiretapping of American citizens . . . .This administration acts like violating civil liberties is the way to enhance our security. It is not.
Yahoo! News
Obama: GOP and Dems together can spur job growth
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AP - President Barack Obama acknowledged the deep partisan divisions gripping Congress, but he urged Republican and Democratic leaders Tuesday to cooperate on legislation that creates jobs.
James Joyner
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Outside The Beltway
DC Snow Record Likely
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The DC region will likely reach record levels of snow over the next 24-36 hours, With the impending storm for [today] and Wednesday, we have a legitimate chance for an all-time (since records have been kept in the late 1800s) seasonal snow record. Our big weekend storm surged Reagan National Airport’s seasonal total to 45″ with the [...
Democratic National Committee
Morning Open Thread
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Good morning. President Barack Obama hugs retiring White House butler James Ramsey, as First Lady Michelle Obama looks on, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Jan. 25, 2010. Photo by Pete Souza.
CNN
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CNN
Michelle Obama launching campaign against childhood obesity
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Turn off the television, drink more water and serve smaller portions to fight childhood obesity, first lady Michelle Obama is urging as she launches a national campaign against childhood obesity. Washington (CNN) – Turn off the television, drink more water and serve smaller portions to fight childhood obesity, first lady Michelle Obama is ...
Howie
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The Jawa Report
Was Obama Really Born?
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You know, we really don't run many Birther posts either way. But Big Journalism was able to get Bushhitler and Star Wars and as this cool icon all in today's post about the endless pursuit of Barack Obama's removal based...
MacRanger
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Macsmind
Heading for the 30s: Obama’s Number go Sub-40s
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By Summer, I’m predicting south of 40. As it is now? “Independent voters see Pres. Obama in a negative light by a nearly 2-1 margin, according to a new Marist College survey, while almost half of voters say he has failed to meet their expectations. The poll, conducted Feb. 1-3, showed just 44% of registered voters approving of Obama ...
Owillis
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Oliver Willis
Christopher Nolan Working On Superman Reboot?
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I know that I’m in a minority of people who liked Superman Returns, but I understand the movie’s flaws to the non-diehards as well as the need for Warner Bros./DC to have a flagship character like Superman be on the big screen. So the idea that Christopher Nolan, the guy who’s done such a bang-up [...]
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The Corner on National Review Online
'The Limits of Blaming Bush' -- By: Veronique de Rugy
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President Obama never tires of blaming President Bush for the deficit our nation faces. Tobe sure, the Bush-era deficits were bad. I spent a great deal of time in the last eight years protesting our last president’s lack of fiscal responsibility ( here and here , for instance). And yes , a large part of the fiscal 2009 deficit was the result of ...
Media Matters for America
More GOP promotion: Fox News lets Hayworth plug his website
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On Fox News' Your World , guest host Stuart Varney let former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ) promote his candidacy for Arizona's U.S. Senate seat and encourage viewers to visit his campaign website. Fox News has promoted the political campaigns of other GOP candidates this year -- including helping them raise funds and solicit volunteers. Fox again ...
Ezra Klein
If the summit fails ...
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This isn't a very encouraging plan : Mr. Obama has repeatedly said Democrats' messy negotiations soured the public. The White House now hopes that a better, more public process will boost public support and give congressional Democrats enough confidence to pass the bill, using a parliamentary procedure that requires just 51 Senate votes. So far, ...
Pareene
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Gawker
Lady-Slasher's Last Day in New York Senate?
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Today, the New York State Senate may (or may not) expel violent lady-slasher Hiram Monserrate . There are extra sergeants-at-arms and state troopers posted inside and outside the chambers, just in case. (They should hide bottles and glassware!) Monserrate was accused of slashing his girlfriend's face with a broken glass in a jealous rage. But ...
Forum
Drillgate: Internal Emails Shows Obama Team Lying to Public
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If youre the President of the United States or one of his political appointees and youre ideologically opposed to new oil and natural gas development offshore, what do you do when the public registers its overwhelming support for new drilling in public opinion polls?You dance, delay, and deceive. You speak melodious words about ...
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Articles on National Review Online
The Potent Tea Party -- By: Rich Lowry
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Editor’s note: This column is available exclusively through King Features Syndicate. For permission to reprint or excerpt this copyrighted material, please contact: kfsreprint@hearstsc.com, or phone 800-708-7311, ext. 246. N o one has vested more hope in the tea-party movement than the Democrats. For all the scorn and abuse they’ve heaped on the ...
AJStrata
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The Strata-Sphere
The Obama Administration’s Bait & Switch Schtick Is Getting Old
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Want to know why President Obama and the Democrats are cratering with the American People? It could be we are tired of all the lofty BS followed by lousy results culminating insulting excuses. Rewind back to inauguration day and the promises that had been collected during the campaign which were supposedly about to come true. Americans elected ...
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GOP wary of Obama's overtures
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By Ben Pershing It takes two to tango, and when it comes to President Obama's recent overtures toward bipartisanship, Republicans aren't sure yet whether they want to dance. Obama will host a bipartisan, bicameral meeting of congressional leaders Tuesday at the White House, just as both Republicans and Democrats are still digesting the president' ...
ABCNews.com
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The Note
Minnesota Billboard Asks: Missing George W. Bush Yet?
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ABC News’ Karen Travers reports: If you are driving down I-35 near Wyoming, MN, look up and consider the question being posed from the side of the highway. A billboard with a large grinning picture of former President George W. Bush asks: “Miss Me Yet?” The billboard was first stopped by Minnesota Public Radio but it is not yet clear who ...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
GM-Plan für Opel: Taktik statt Vision
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Gib du mir, dann geb ich dir: GM-Manager Nick Reilly stellt milliardenschwere Investitionen für Opel in Aussicht - doch vorher soll der Staat zahlen, sollen Tausende Mitarbeiter gehen. Landespolitiker sind skeptisch, Autoexperten halten das Konzept für oberflächlich.
The Swamp
Michelle Obama's cause: Child obesity
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by Mark Silva and updated at 9:35 am EST The first lady has embarked on a cause, as anyone near a television set today will see: Michelle Obama will appear on Good Morning America and a run of other shows through PBS' Newshour tonight with a wake-up call for families overlooking childhood obesity. The first lady also has acknowledged the "guilty ...
Dan
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Riehl World View
Obama Creates NOAA - Climate Service.
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Is Obama not listening, does he not care? Or, is it both? The Obama administration announced plans yesterday to create a new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Service. The proposed entity would provide "user-friendly" information to help governments and businesses adapt to climate change, creating a central federal source ...
Annalthouse
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Althouse
"Miss me yet?"
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A billboard out in Minnesota, in a place called Wyoming... I've been saying "I miss Bush" for a while. Here , I said it in a post at the end of the year. And at least one commenter said it a year ago: Patm said... I miss Bush. He never said the time for talk was over. 2/10/09 4:26 PM Ha! What a funny context. Patm was responding to this, from me:
Jeralyn
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TalkLeft
Sentencing Memos Filed in Bernie Kerik Case
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Former NY Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik is scheduled to be sentenced in a few weeks on his guilty plea to various tax offenses and false statement charges. Both sides filed lengthy sentencing statements yesterday . Both parties have agreed to a guideline sentence in the range of 27 to 33 months. The Government is clearly hoping for the max of ...
Daily Intel
Richard Shelby Releases His Stranglehold on the Federal Government
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After five days, the Great Cotton State Cockblock of '10 has finally come to an end. Last night, Alabama senator Richard Shelby decided to release his vicelike grip on all but three of President Obama's more than 70 federal appointees awaiting confirmation, having achieved his goal of "get[ting] the White House's attention." But like a child who ...
Michael Moore
Palin's Tea Party Crib Notes
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UPDATE: (New updates and media reactions after the photos) Closer inspection of a photo of Sarah Palin, during a speech in which she mocked President Obama for his use of a teleprompter, reveals several notes written on her left hand. The words "Energy", "Tax" and "Lift American Spirits" are clearly visible. There's also what appears to read as " ...
Truthout
Alabama Senator Shelby Backs Down From Blocking Obama's Nominees
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An Alabama Senator with long-standing ties to the US military-industrial complex and an outspoken critic of President Barack Obama is backing down from a direct confrontation with the White House today after taking the unprecedented step of announcing last week that he would filibuster all the president's appointments to secure earmarks for his ...
GrassrootsPA Comments
J_Cooley - John Murtha dies...
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Fayette County has been controlled by a Democrat machine for my entire lifetime, complete with one titular "head" who essentially runs the county. This together with an absolutely ineffective, virtually inactive Republican party makes it near impossible to get any kind of change made. However, a Republican ran very well in a race that ...
Daily Kos
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Daily Kos
Shelby drops blanket hold, but still blocks Air Force nominees
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Republican Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama has dropped his "blanket hold" on all Obama administration nominees: Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) has dropped all but a handful of the 70-plus holds he placed on President Obama's nominees last week. Shelby's office told TPMDC today that the goal of the blanket holds had succeeded three days after it ...
Susie Madrak
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Crooks and Liars
Krugman: A Vote For A Republican, No Matter What You Think Of Him As A Person, is A Vote For Paralysis
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Paul Krugman hits the nail right on the head . Now what are we going to do about it? The truth is that given the state of American politics, the way the Senate works is no longer consistent with a functioning government. Senators themselves should recognize this fact and push through changes in those rules, including eliminating or at least ...
Booman Tribune
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Booman Tribune
We Need a Public Option to Stop This
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If we don't create competition for our bloated American Health Insurance Corporations (and a public option like Medicare for all would provide that necessary element), we will continue to see these large corporations manipulate their markets to raise rates for health care policies to levels that few if anyone can afford. Example? Anthem Blue Cross,
ShrinkWrapped
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ShrinkWrapped
Race and Fairness
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To a great many White Americans, the election of Barack Obama brought the hope that our country's long fixation on race and racism might finally be coming to an end. Unfortunately that has not happened, and, if anything, there is...
Dafydd
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Big Lizards
Here's Exactly What We Don't Need
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One issue where we differ with probably 90% of our readers is the "don't ask, don't tell" (DADT) policy for gays serving in military service. It was enunciated in 1993 by Bill Clinton, later endorsed by George W. Bush and John McCain, along with many conservatives. I suspect that for many conservatives, DADT is a compromise between kicking gays ...
Davidswanson
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AfterDowningStreet.org
Is Congress THE Problem?
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Nothing Lawrence Lessig says here is false exactly. But if Congress is the problem and the problem is the money, how can there never -- in anybody's predictable articles on this topic -- be any mention of the fact that the president takes more money than any congress member, and power to do most things has been handed over by Congress to the ...
Doug Bandow
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AmSpecBlog
President Obama's Poll Ratings Underwater
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The latest Marist Poll has bad news for the president. Reports the New York Daily News: President Obama's job approval rating has taken another dive, putting him underwater...
Cjmalone
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BlueNC
Malone files for NC Senate today
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It was a good feeling to finally make the past several months of campaigning official by filing today for the NC Senate, Dist. 15, at the Wake County Board of Elections. The Republicans were there in force, but I had Democratic Party company after a while. At this point, I am the only Democrat running for the party nomination, but I won't know ...
Mediabistro.com
Roll Call WH Beat Goes to Bendery
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We're certain Jen Bendery will not miss her White House pool duty, as happened by mistake last week when her publication (NOT HER) went all Seasonique on Bloomberg's Ed Chen by forgetting to show for Pool duty. Chen then went a little emotionally postal on Roll Call . Last week Bendery said the White House post was just in the "interim". Today ...
Jwinkis
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Say Anything
Terrorism Policy Is All George Bush’s Fault
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The current administration has made drinking game out of blaming George Bush for every problem in this country. You’d think that President Obama and his staff would be careful not to take policy cues from someone as dangerously stupid and incompetent as they paint his predecessor. Unless of course, it’s politically expedient . “ ...
Hyscience
The Meaning of Jihad
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Why is it that so many people, Muslims and non-Muslims alike, "struggle" with the meaning of jihad? What does it really mean and why does the Obama administration not only refuse to associate extremist Islam with violence against us and avoids being intellectually honest about the war we are in, but ignores not only the meaning of jihad but even ...
Reuters
Obama's healthcare summit sets stage for end-game
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's call for a healthcare summit including both his fellow Democrats and Republicans sets the stage for a final push to get stalled legislation through Congress, but skeptical Republicans said on Monday the only solution is to start over.
Gary Gross
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California Conservative
The Obama Administration’s Misuse of Miranda
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Last week, the Obama administration went to great lengths that they were still getting information from Nigerian terrorist Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab despite the FBI’s Mirandizing him. Frankly, that’s missing the point. Here’s what Wikipedia says about Miranda rights: The Miranda warnings were mandated by the 1966 United States ...
Right Mind
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Right Mind
Marist Poll: Obama Hits Lowest Approval Mark, especially among Independents
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“Indie” here means independent voters. From Hotline On Call : Independent voters see Pres. Obama in a negative light by a nearly 2-1 margin, according to a new Marist College survey, while almost half of voters say he has failed to meet their expectations. The poll, conducted Feb. 1-3, showed just 44% of registered voters approving of ...
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Articles on National Review Online
Federalizing Fat -- By: Julie Gunlock
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M ichelle Obama has recently taken up childhood obesity as one of her major policy priorities. Interviewed about this “epidemic,” the first lady discussed in some detail her own children’s supposed weight problems as an illustration of her personal experience with her new signature issue. Mrs. Obama revealed that her daughters’ pediatrician had “ ...
MyDD
A Government by Clique, A Cabinet Missing in Action
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When was the last time you heard from Ken Salazar? or Kathleen Sebelius? When was the last time you saw Stephen Chu, the other Nobel laureate in the Administration? How often do you see Gary Locke quoted in the press? How about Arne Duncan? If you are a Thomas Vilsack watcher, you might as well be watching the corn grow. Did Ray LaHood retire or ...
The Seattle Times
Alabama senator releases holds on Obama nominees
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Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama will stop blocking Senate confirmation of about 70 government appointees nominated by President Barack Obama, his office said.
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Detnews.com
First lady: President Obama had 'phenomenal year'
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Washington -- First lady Michelle Obama says President Barack Obama "has done a phenomenal job," but that people have a right to criticize him.
Jeff Poor
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NewsBusters.org
MSNBC's Ratigan Blames 'Snowpocalypse' on Global Warming
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With Washington, D.C. buried beneath at least 20 inches of snow , and with more in the forecast, common sense would suggest global warming alarmists look elsewhere to make the argument to raise awareness for their concerns. But no, Dylan Ratigan thinks it's ridiculous to suggest all the snowfall totals could cast doubt on the theory of ...
Congress Blog
Reversing a wrong-- repealing 'don't ask, don't tell'
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Over the past two weeks, President Obama and leading members of his administration have earned the gratitude of all of us who oppose unfair discrimination Read more...
FOXNews.com
Obama Hopeful Bipartisan Cooperation Can Spur Job Growth
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President Obama acknowledged the deep partisan divisions gripping Congress, but he urged Republican and Democratic leaders Tuesday to cooperate on legislation that creates jobs.
FOXNews.com
Alabama Sen. Shelby Releases Holds on Obama Nominees
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Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama has released most of the "holds" he had placed on President Obama's nominees, his office said Monday.
How Appealing
"In interview, Scott Roeder speaks of lacking sympathy"
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"In interview, Scott Roeder speaks of lacking sympathy": Today's edition of The Kansas City Star contains an article that begins, "As he awaits sentencing for first-degree murder, Scott Roeder said in an interview released Monday that he has little sympathy for Wichita abortion doctor George Tiller's family."
SayUncle
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SayUncle
Obama: I’m just like Bush
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Whose fault it always is.
The Seattle Times
Obama to sign proclamation on childhood obesity
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President Barack Obama will be sticking around the White House today as Washington continues to dig out from its big snowfall, and prepares for another one expected to begin this afternoon.
Keith D. Milby
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Keith D. Milby :
Obama Hits Lowest Approval Mark
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Independent voters see Pres. Obama in a negative light by a nearly 2-1 margin, according to a new Marist College survey, while almost half of voters say he has failed to meet their expectations. via Obama Hits Lowest Approval Mark - Hotline On Call .
Hotline On Call
Hotline After Dark -- Polls, Schmolls
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" World News " led with the Mid-Atlantic snowstorm and hosted an interview with FLOTUS Michelle Obama . " Evening News " led with a Super Bowl recap and featured excerpts of Couric 's 2/7 interview with Pres. Obama . " Nightly News " led with a Super Bowl recap. More of Obama's interview with CBS' Couric aired 2/8 p.m. on "Evening News." Obama, ...
Erik Gerding
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Conglomerate
Incorporated Americans
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A friend of mine sent me this cartoon on Citizens United . (I’ll leave you to decide if my friend is more real than the Canadian girlfriend I had in high school; she had trouble getting a visa, so didn’t make it down to New Jersey all that much). This got us thinking – what should we call corporations now that the Supreme Court has ...
Forum
Assault Weapons Ban Introduced in the Maryland State Senate
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Well folks, just when you thought that there might be some hope that the anti-gun faithful members of the Maryland State Senate had learned their lesson about proposing nonsense bills like bans on so-called assault weapons, they prove otherwise. Senator Mike Lennett (D), District 19, Montgomery County, has introduced SB516, the Maryland Assault ...
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The Corner on National Review Online
Worst House Ever -- By: Jonah Goldberg
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I thought last night's House was not only bad, but also a terrible sign. Fans of the show have long noted that the title of the series is House M.D. , not Cuddy, Hospital Administrator . And yet last night we were treated to a thoroughly dull "day in the life" story of a bring-home-the-bacon-fry-it-up-in-the-pan supermom. The real problem here isn'
Michael Moore
Intelligence chief acknowledges U.S. may target Americans involved in terrorism
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Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair acknowledged Wednesday that government agencies may kill U.S. citizens abroad who are involved in terrorist activities if they are "taking action that threatens Americans." Blair told members of the House intelligence committee that he was speaking publicly about the issue to reassure Americans ...
Evan McMorris-Santoro
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TPM
Shelby Spokesperson On The End Of The Blanket Holds
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Johnathan Graffeo, spokesperson for Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), send TPMDC the following statement after his boss decided to drop his holds on dozens of Obama nominees Feb. 8 : The purpose of placing numerous holds was to get the White House's attention on two issues that are critical to our national security - the Air Force's aerial refueling ...
ABC News
WATCH: Michelle Obama on Keeping Her Kids Healthy
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The first lady discusses changes her family made to promote healthy eating. Michelle Obama - Healthy diet - Health - Barack Obama - United States
Hotline On Call
Dicks Hopeful For "Powerful Position"
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Rep. Norm Dicks (D-WA) is making phone calls to fellow members of the House Appropriations Committee to line up the necessary votes to take over a defense panel left vacant by the passing of Rep. John Murtha (D-PA). Dicks and Murtha joined the defense panel the same day in '79, and since Dems took control of the House Dicks served as Murtha's ...
Allahpundit
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Hot Air » Top Picks
Amazing: At 3 a.m., “Red Eye” beating CNN primetime in key demo
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Domination.
ABCNews.com
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The Note
Something Fishy? Only One Hearing in DC
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ABC's Tom Shine reports: The U.S. House of Representatives has canceled its session today "DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER." Janet Napolitano was supposed to be on the Hill at 3 p.m. testifying before a House subcommittee -- CANCELED! Ray LaHood was scheduled to talk budget on the Senate side, where he would most certainly be asked where Toyota owners ...
Kate
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Small dead animals
"Who is Afraid of Big Government?"
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Via Rob Zurrer who writes; Victor Davis Hanson on what I would call a "blow off top" scenario in the bull market in government employees. OK, I am in hope ( a foolish state) that we are dealing with the...
Hamilton Nolan
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Gawker
Prosecutors: Bernie Kerik Was a Republican
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Disgraced former NYPD commissioner Bernie Kerik is about to be sentenced. Prosecutors are asking for a stiff penalty, since he "became a wealthy man by shamelessly exploiting the most horrific civilian tragedy in this nation's history." So...Giuliani's next? [ NYT ]
Joe Sudbay (DC)
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AMERICAblog News
The Hill: 'Cracks are beginning to show in Emanuel’s once-impregnable political armor'
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According to The Hill , Democrats on Capitol Hill are focusing their ire on Rahm: Democrats in Congress are holding White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel accountable for his part in the collapse of healthcare reform. The emerging consensus among critics in both chambers is that Emanuel’s lack of Senate experience slowed President Barack Obama�
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