1. Election 2010: Arizona Senate GOP Primary 8 hours ago   permalink

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Senator John McCain’s future in the U.S. Senate may be a little less assured than previously thought. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely 2010 Republican Primary voters in Arizona finds the longtime incumbent in a virtual tie with potential challenger J.D. Hayworth. McCain earns 45% of the vote, while Hayworth picks up 43%.

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Tom Bevan / Real Clear Politics :   AZ Poll: McCain in Primary Trouble?

Steve Benen / Political Animal :   Friday's campaign round-up

Gabriel Winant / Salon :   Intra-party feuds fuel Senate primary campaigns Dan / Riehl World View :   McCain In Trouble In AZ GOP Primary Rss / MyDD :   The Election of 1816 Admin / The Hedgehog Report :   AZ: Hayworth Within 2% Of McCain Brian O'Connell / AmSpecBlog :   Mac is Back on the Right as 2010 Approaches Daily Kos / Daily Kos :   AZ-Sen: Will There Be A New Maverick In Town? Taegan Goddard :   McCain in Trouble? Ian Faerstein / Blogometer :   11/20: 'Cause Everyone Loves Some Senate Speculation... Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias :   McCain Vulnerable to Challenge from the Right Steve Benen / Political Animal :   Jukebox John plays a new tune

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2. Obama Job Approval Down to 49% 13 hours ago   permalink

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PRINCETON, NJ -- The latest Gallup Daily tracking results show 49% of Americans approving of the job Barack Obama is doing as president, putting him below the majority approval level for the first time in his presidency.

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David Paul Kuhn / Real Clear Politics :   Obama Below 50 in Gallup, What it Means

Domenico Montanaro / First Read :   Obama approval drops below 50%

Alex Koppelman / Salon :   Obama falls below 50 percent in Gallup poll Hyscience :   Gallop: Obama approval drops below 50% Philip Klein / AmSpecBlog :   Obama Gallup Rating Drops to Below 50% PoliPundit / PoliPundit.com :   Whoa! Again Ace of Spades HQ :   Gallup: Obama Under 50% for First Time; Charlie Cook Report: Obama "Beyond Radioactive" In Many Districts Held By Democratic Reps Pareene / Gawker :   Obama Joins Truman, Reagan, and Clinton In "Immediately Failed Presidencies" Club Bill Bradley / New West Notes :   Non-Random Notes

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Geoffrey Dickens / NewsBusters.org NBC's Vieira and Gregory Write Off Obama Struggles as Merely 'Perception Problems'   —  At first glance it appeared that NBC's Meredith Vieira and David Gregory, on Friday's Today show, did a decent job of recounting all of the struggles the Obama administration is dealing with from unemployment to foreign policy, but ultimately the pair concluded, in every instance, they weren't actual problems, but merely problems of " ... Michael Laprarie / Wizbang Obama's Dollars and Cents Report Card   —  Let's just say he didn't make the honor roll. The headlines pretty much say it all: ABC News Exclusive: Obama Admin Slashed 60,000 Jobs From Recent Stimulus Report $6.4 Billion... 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Doug O'Brien / Big Government Detainees to Illinois: Can Obama’s Home State Sink Even Lower?   —  Illinois can be extra proud of its Democratic elected officials these days as they have joined to create a perfect storm of stupidity resulting in the possibility that terrorist detainees may be transferred to an unopened new prison in the rural northwestern corner of the Prairie State. Favorite son Barack Obama has so muddled his administration [. American Thinker Obama's expatriate years   —  Surprisingly little attention has been paid to the crucial years Barack Obama spent growing up in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 1967 to 1971, ages 6 to 10 in his life. ABCNews.com / The Note GOP Leaders: Obama Has ‘Emboldened Our Enemies' with Afghanistan Deliberations   —  ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: House Republican leaders today are sending a letter to President Obama calling on him to make a quick decision on a new Afghanistan strategy, and are urging him to fulfill Gen. 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Susie Madrak / Crooks and Liars Why Do Right Wing Pundits Accuse Democrats of 'Raping' Americans?   —  Media Matters points out how conservative commentators such as Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and Michael Savage like to use rape metaphors when discussing progressives or progressive policies. Right-wing media are very quick to claim progressives are "raping" Americans: Beck: "People in New York, you're being raped by your government -- raped." On ... Reuters No Obama decision on Afghan until after Thanksgiving   —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's announcement of a new strategy on Afghanistan will not take place until after the Thanksgiving holiday next week, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday. 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Daily Kos / Daily Kos The Fox, the bow-gate poll, and the crickets   —  So Fox conducts a poll on whether or not Americans approve of President Obama's bow while meeting the Emperor of Japan. Given that they attacked President Obama mercilessly over the bow on Monday, it's likely they wanted to excoriate him once again, this time using poll results showing how much America hated the bow. But there's a problem for Fox: Taegan Goddard The Fall of Greg Craig   —  A must-read piece in Time shows how the Obama administration's decision to release photographs of suspected terrorists being abused in U.S. custody was part of an "unseen struggle" that ultimately led to Greg Craig's announced departure as White House counsel. "Interviews with two dozen current and former officials show that Obama's public ... Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo Valuable Context   —  To provide some helpful context to the news that Obama slipped beneath the symbolically significant 50% mark in today's Gallup poll, this poll, also out today, shows that Obama still beats all potential Republican opponents. FOXNews.com Bishops Press Obama to Strike Senate Provision Allowing Federal Abortion Funding   —  A coalition of Christian leaders -- including the country's Catholic bishops -- put President Obama on notice Friday that it would vigorously fight any health care reform legislation that allows federal funding for abortions. Curt / Flopping Aces Tweet Of The Day   —  The managing news editor for Gallup, Lymari Morales, tweets an hour ago: Gallup Daily tracking results just in. Obama will be below 50% for the first time when we update our numbers at 1pET. Michael Moore Why Pakistan Won't Fight the Afghan Taliban   —  President Barack Obama is about to announce his new strategy for Afghanistan, but the success of whatever option he chooses will depend heavily on Pakistan acting to stop its territory being used to attack Western forces next door. And that's bad news, because the demands of its own domestic counterinsurgency campaign, doubts about the duration ... William Teach / ACLU Obama’s Bus Sideswipes The Jewish Vote On Hanukkah   —  For the 2008 general election, 78% of the Jewish vote went to Barack Obama, topping the percent Kerry achieved in 2004 (76%.) The Jewish vote tends to go overwhelmingly to Democrats, despite so many Democrats railing against Israel and that “evil Israeli lobby,” being pro-Palestinian, pro-Muslim terrorist, etc. Not all, of course. ... () / Articles on National Review Online End It, Don't Amend It -- By: The Editors   —  H arry Reid offers the nation a mephitic Senate health-care bill that retains the worst features of Nancy Pelosi’s creation and adds fresh horrors of its own: It will force Americans to finance abortions and jack up some Americans’ Medicare taxes by 34 percent. On paper, the House bill costs a little more than $1 trillion, the Senate bill a ... Michael Moore CA Dems to Obama: Get Out of Afghanistan   —  The California Democratic Party just sent a loud message to President Obama, who is pondering the next U.S. move in Afghanistan: Get out. The state's Dems have gone on record with a Get Out message before -- like at their confab last summer. But this one is more specific. And bolder. Marin County activist and media critic Norman Solomon passes ... Msnbc.com Obama at odds with bishops over abortion   —  The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion that could blow up the fragile political coalition behind President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Ed Morrissey / Hot Air » Top Picks Gallup: Obama below 50% for first time   —  Drop began with health-care debate. Rick / Brutally Honest Obama butt-kissing Nora O'Donnell goes after 17 year old Palin supporter   —  This goes beyond the Palin: Turns out that the young lady being accosted by MSNBC's Nora O'Donnell is 17 (which would've made her 16 during the Presidential election), an important factoid given this bit of information passed along by Newsbusters : ... after O'Donnell began catching heat for her stunt, she went back on the air to defend herself. Connecticutman1 / Politics in the Zeros Conyers: “I’m getting tired of saving Obama’s can in the White House”   —  Via The Hill, John Conyers hammers Obama’s weak stance in the healthcare battle in a radio interview: “I’m getting tired of saving Obama’s can in the White House,” Conyers said on the liberal Bill Press radio show. “He only won by five votes in the House, and this bill wasn’t even anything to write home ... Yahoo! News No Obama decision on Afghan until after Thanksgiving   —  Reuters - President Barack Obama's announcement of a new strategy on Afghanistan will not take place until after the Thanksgiving holiday next week, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday. PETER BAKER / NYT Obama Demands Afghan Reforms Produce Results   —  President Obama sent Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to Afghanistan to press President Hamid Karzai to deliver “measurable results” in return for civilian aid. Slate Magazine What it will cost you to deny health insurance to illegal immigrants.   —  In his Sept. 9 speech to Congress on health care, when President Obama said, "The reforms I'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally," Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., shot back: "You lie!" What Obama meant was that health care reform would not extend government subsidies to illegal aliens to purchase health insurance. What Wilson ... By Kate Sheppard / MoJo Blog Posts West Va. Chamber of Commerce Plays Dirty With Health Care Reform   —  The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce is playing dirty with health care reform. It's pressuring its homestate Democratic senators, Robert Byrd and Jay Rockefeller, to block health care legislation unless the Obama administration ends what the Chamber calls a "war on coal." The Obama administration and Congress have waged "a ... The White House / White House.gov Press Office Feed Remarks by President Obama and President Lee of the Republic of Korea before Bilateral Meeting   —  November 19, 2009 11:15 A.M. KST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, Mr. President -- I was telling the President, and I think the delegation would agree, that this was the most spectacular ceremony for a state visit that we've been involved with since we've traveled. And I was saying that I especially enjoyed the traditional dress of some of the soldiers. ... EDMUND / NYT South Korea Trade Pact Is Revived by Obama   —  President Obama pledged to complete a long-stalled trade agreement with South Korea that he inherited from former President George W. Bush.

3. HadleyCRU says leaked data is real 13 hours ago   permalink

Iwishart / TBR.cc

The director of Britain's leading Climate Research Unit, Phil Jones, has told Investigate magazine's TGIF Edition tonight that his organization has been hacked, and the data flying all over the internet appears to be genuine. In an exclusive interview, Jones...

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Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org :   Possible Conspiracy To Falsify Temperature Data Uncovered

DB / BBC :   Hadley Hacked

Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit :   MAN-BEAR-PIG Is Dead!… Emails Prove Global Warming Junk Science Conspiracy Andrew Bolt / Andrew Bolt :   Warmist conspiracy exposed? AJStrata / The Strata-Sphere :   Global Warming Con Exposed With Publication Of Emails And Files Michelle Malkin / Michelle Malkin :   The global warming scandal of the century William Teach / ACLU :   Der Spiegel Wonders Where All The Warming Went Sister Toldjah / Sister Toldjah :   Global warming alarmists exposed?

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Www.freerepublic.com Speculation on the Hadley CRU Hacking Story...   —  I’ve just completed Mike’s Nature trick of adding in the real temps to each series for the last 20 years (ie from 1981 onwards) amd from 1961 for Keith’s to hide the decline. Mike’s series got the annual land and marine values while the other two got April-Sept for NH land N of 20N. The latter two are real for 1999, while the ... Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org :    Possible Conspiracy To Falsify Temperature Data Uncovered Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit :    MAN-BEAR-PIG Is Dead!… Emails Prove Global Warming Junk Science Conspiracy Andrew Bolt / Andrew Bolt :    Warmist conspiracy exposed? AJStrata / The Strata-Sphere :    Global Warming Con Exposed With Publication Of Emails And Files Michelle Malkin / Michelle Malkin :    The global warming scandal of the century DB / BBC :    Hadley Hacked William Teach / ACLU :    Der Spiegel Wonders Where All The Warming Went Sister Toldjah / Sister Toldjah :    Global warming alarmists exposed?

Hotair.com Do hacked e-mails show global-warming fraud?   —  Controversy has exploded onto the Internet after a major global-warming advocacy center in the UK had its e-mail system hacked and the data published on line.  The director of the University of East Anglia Climate Research Unit confirmed that the e-mails are genuine — and Australian publication Investigate and the Australian Herald-Sun ... Michelle Malkin / Michelle Malkin :    The global warming scandal of the century Howie / The Jawa Report :    Al-Gore's Global Warming Khinspiracy Confederate Yankee / Confederate Yankee :    Hacked Emails Show Climate Change Scientists Committing Fraud Dan Karipides / Wizbang :    Global Warming Fraud Ace of Spades HQ :    Global Warming Hackery? Flip / Suitably Flip :    "Mike's Nature Trick" Sister Toldjah / Sister Toldjah :    Global warming alarmists exposed? John / Verum Serum :    Global Warming Hysterics Get Burned by Predictions

Rankexploits.com Real files or fake?   —  Steve Mosher alerted us to an interesting development: Some one dropped a link to a zipped directory of files that contain what appear to be emails between various bloggers and climate science illuminati Of course this may be some sort of scam. If so, someone spent a lot of time putting together fake email/code etc. Christopher C. Horner / Big Government :    Global Warming’s ‘Blue Dress’ Moment? Andrew Bolt / Andrew Bolt :    Warmist conspiracy exposed? AJStrata / The Strata-Sphere :    Global Warming Con Exposed With Publication Of Emails And Files Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org :    Possible Conspiracy To Falsify Temperature Data Uncovered Michelle Malkin / Michelle Malkin :    The global warming scandal of the century DB / BBC :    Hadley Hacked Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit :    MAN-BEAR-PIG Is Dead!… Emails Prove Global Warming Junk Science Conspiracy William Teach / ACLU :    Der Spiegel Wonders Where All The Warming Went Sister Toldjah / Sister Toldjah :    Global warming alarmists exposed? News.bbc.co.uk Hackers target leading climate research unit   —  E-mails reportedly from the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit (CRU), including personal exchanges, appeared on the internet on Thursday. Little Green Footballs :    Global Warming Nontroversy of the Day Kdawson / Slashdot :    Climatic Research Unit Hacked, Files Leaked Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org :    Possible Conspiracy To Falsify Temperature Data Uncovered Andrew Bolt / Andrew Bolt :    The global warmist conspiracy - and the Australian link Www.realclimate.org The CRU hack   —  As many of you will be aware, a large number of emails from the University of East Anglia webmail server were hacked recently (Despite some confusion generated by Anthony Watts, this has absolutely nothing to do with the Hadley Centre which is a completely separate institution). As people are also no doubt aware the breaking into of computers and ... Little Green Footballs :    Global Warming Nontroversy of the Day Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org :    Possible Conspiracy To Falsify Temperature Data Uncovered The Huffington Post News Editors / HuffingtonPost.com :    Climate Depot: Everything You Need To Know About "Climategate" Andrew Bolt / Andrew Bolt :    The global warmist conspiracy - and the Australian link Nature Publishing Group / NatureNews Leading British climate centre hacked   —  One of Britain's leading climate-research centres has had more than 1,000 files stolen from its computers and republished on the Internet. The cyber-attack is apparently aimed at damaging the reputations of prominent climate scientists. Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org :    Possible Conspiracy To Falsify Temperature Data Uncovered Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit :    Mann-Bear-Pig… “Hockey Stick” Creator Implicated in Global Warming Conspiracy Michellemalkin.com The global warming scandal of the century   —  Anthony Watts of Watt’s Up With That? and Stephen McIntrye of Climate Audit broke the story this morning of the hacking break-in at the University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit (aka Hadley CRU). Little Green Footballs :    Global Warming Nontroversy of the Day Sister Toldjah / Sister Toldjah :    Global warming alarmists exposed? Blogs.wsj.com Hacked: Sensitive Documents Lifted from Hadley Climate Center   —  The Hadley Climate Research Unit in Britain was hacked yesterday, apparently by Russian black hats, and thousands of sensitive documents, including emails from climate scientists dating back a decade, were posted online. More here. Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org :    Possible Conspiracy To Falsify Temperature Data Uncovered BrothersJudd Blog :    MAKING UP SCIENCE TO SUIT YOUR IDEOLOGY IS ALWAYS SENSITIVE: Www.guardian.co.uk Climate sceptics claim leaked emails are evidence of collusion among scientists   —  A researcher collects data from an electronic device to monitor climate change. Photograph: Vo Trung Dung/Corbis Hundreds of private emails and documents allegedly exchanged between some of the world's leading climate scientists over the past 13 years have been stolen by hackers and leaked online, it emerged today. DB / BBC :    Hadley Hacked Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit :    Mann-Bear-Pig… “Hockey Stick” Creator Implicated in Global Warming Conspiracy Andrew Bolt / Andrew Bolt :    The global warmist conspiracy - and the Australian link BBC News UK climate unit's e-mails hacked   —  The e-mail system of one of the world's leading climate research units has been breached by hackers. Hit Hadley Climate Research Unit Centre for Climate Prediction and Research Hacked -- Scandal Brewing?   —  The blogosphere is hopping with reports that the Hadley Centre's computers have been hacked and possibly embarrassing internal emails and other documents are now circulating on the web. Earlier this year, the Hadley Centre rejected accusations that it had destroyed original temperature data making it difficult for outside scientists to evaluate ... MataHarley / Flopping Aces DEVELOPING BREAKING NEWS: Premiere Brit climate AGW research labs hacked… data spreading thru cyberspace about number fudging to hide temp decline   —  Anthony Watts over at Watts Up With That has a breaking story about unknown hacker or persons breaking into the East Anglia Climate Research Unit’s database. The over 61 megs of data “appears to be genuinue” considering the herculean task of creating emails and other sundry data of such magnitude. I’m currently traveling and [.. Forum Global warming: Intent to deceive   —  The files leaked Wednesday that are spreading around the world at the speed of Internet are genuine files from the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia--and should they prove to be accurate, they paint a clear picture of a group of scientists intent on message discipline, enforcing the party line--to the point where they changed ...

4. Breitbart to AG Holder: Investigate ACORN or We’ll Release More Tapes Just Before 2010 Election 10 hours ago   permalink

Biggovernment.com

Earlier tonight Andrew Breitbart, James O’Keefe and Hannah Giles discussed the final chapter of the ACORN L.A. saga on “Hannity,” but more interestingly, Breitbart disclosed where the story goes from here.  Transcript (below) starts from 3:50 into the clip:

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Moe Lane (Profile) / RedState :   Breitbart to Eric Holder: Investigate ACORN, or else.

Hyscience :   New Incredible Video: LA Acorn Busted

Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit :   BETTER DO WHAT HE SAYS, ERIC: Breitbart to AG Holder: Investigate ACORN or We’ll Release More Tap… Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit :   Breitbart Warns Eric Holder & Dems: We’ve Got More Tapes & We’ll Release Them Before the Election () / Media Blog on National Review Online :   More ACORN Videos -- By: Greg Pollowitz Jay / ACLU :   LA ACORN Busted! Let Me Do Research to Help You Set Up International Underage Sex Business Curt / Flopping Aces :   Breitbart: AG Holder Must Investigate ACORN Or More Tapes To Come During Election Cycle

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Www.motherjones.com ACORN Madness   —  I understand that constantly calling the Republican base batshit crazy gets old. I really do. Honest. But via TPM, check out this survey result from Public Policy Polling: 52% of Republicans now think that ACORN stole the 2008 election from John McCain. Mike Finnigan / Crooks and Liars :    Mike's Blog Roundup Ian Faerstein / Blogometer :    11/20: 'Cause Everyone Loves Some Senate Speculation... Ezra Klein :    Do a majority of Republicans really believe ACORN stole the election from John McCain?

David Edwards and Muriel Kane / Raw Story Blog: Breitbart trying to ‘blackmail’ Dems with more ACORN tapes   —  Filmmakers James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles have released new tapes of their anti-ACORN sting operation which appear to show an ACORN employee cheerfully counseling them on how to run a prostitution ring with underage girls and launder the proceeds into a campaign for Congress. The two appeared with Fox News' Sean Hannity on Thursday, along with [...

Publius / Big Government Breitbart to AG Holder: Investigate ACORN or We’ll Release More Tapes Just Before 2010 Election   —  Earlier tonight Andrew Breitbart, James O’Keefe and Hannah Giles discussed the final chapter of the ACORN L.A. saga on “Hannity,” but more interestingly, Breitbart disclosed where the story goes from here.  Transcript (below) starts from 3:50 into the clip: Watch the latest business video at <a href=&# ... Lachlan Markay / NewsBusters.org ACORN Controversy Provides Case Study in Combating Media Liberalism   —  The scandal surrounding the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now has provided a number of case studies in liberal media bias. The initial silence of the vast majority of media outlets on the story, the attempts by leftist commentators to excuse ACORN and discredit the group's critics, and Andrew Breitbart's strategy of rolling ... Ellen / News Hounds Andrew Breitbart Trying To Blackmail The Obama Administration With ACORN And Other Videos   —  Andrew Breitbart and his team of ACORN videographers were back on Hannity last night (11/19/09) with a new undercover video that Breitbart claimed he was “forced to offer” now because California Attorney General Jerry Brown has launched an investigation into whether the filmmakers broke the law by secretly recording “confidential ... David Edwards and Muriel Kane / Raw Story :    Blog: Breitbart trying to ‘blackmail’ Dems with more ACORN tapes Michelle Malkin / Michelle Malkin Where was corruptocrat AG Eric Holder last night? Pandering to the p.c. mob   —  I mentioned this event in my Fort Hood column last week — and it went as nauseatingly as expected: Corruptocrat Attorney General Eric Holder flew to Detroit last night to pay homage to Arab-American/Muslim grievance groups and to reassure them that he’s backing them up: Thehill.com Report: ACORN got $200,000 in Justice Department funds   —  ACORN and its affiliates received $200,000 in Justice Department grants between 2002 and 2009, according to a report issued Friday by the department's inspector general. Michelle Malkin / Michelle Malkin :    ACORN Watch: More criminal enterprise antics Publius / Big Government :    Your Move Mr. Holder: ACORN Received $200,000 From Justice Department Erick Erickson (Profile) / RedState Morning Briefing for   —  RedState Morning Briefing For November 20, 2009 Go to www.RedStateMB.com to get the Morning Briefing every morning at no charge. 1. If A Senator Votes for Cloture, She is Voting to Pass Health Care 2. Sir, put your hands in the air and step away from the guitar 3. Sen. Graham knocks around AG Holder on KSM. 4. No Place for Political Correctness ... Online / Detnews.com Holder targets racial profiling in Detroit speech   —  U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told a crowd of law enforcement and community and Muslim leaders Thursday that the Justice Department "is again open for business." Little Green Footballs ACORN Sting Operatives Pose with White Supremacist   —  White supremacist blogger Robert Stacy McCain continues to be welcomed in Republican circles; here he is posing at the American Spectator dinner with the two videographers who filmed the ACORN sting tapes: An O’Keefe/Giles Victory Lap . Also see: Sarah Palin’s Book Ghostwritten by Associate of White Supremacist McCain Robert Stacy ... Caroline May / Big Government Will Cap and Trade Resurrect ACORN?   —  The dead apparently really can rise from the grave. Though Congress voted to kill federal funding for ACORN in September, funding for the disgraced group could resume as early as December 18th, when the Continuing Resolution, which provides funds to run government while the final budget is complete and contains the funding ban, expires. The ... Directorblue / Doug Ross Larwyn's Linx: ACORN L.A.'s Program for Tortured Teens   —  Have a great link you'd like me to review? Drop me an email. You can also install a Larwyn's Linx blog widget..NationACORN L.A.'s Program for Tortured Teens: BigGovAmerican Buffoon: SpectatorPrinceton, Columbia cancel free speech: PJMBreitbart to Holder: Investigate ACORN or else: BigGovDems to deliberate 10 hours before nationalizing health care: Hyscience AG Holder's True Motive   —  Mona Charen suggests that Holder is using KSM to put the CIA and the Bush administration on trial, and for this purpose the Obama administration is willing to sacrifice logic, justice, national security, and honor. I find this to be no revelation, for anyone that thinks otherwise is living in la la land amidst unicorns and daisies, and ... Michael Goldfarb / Weekly Standard Blog Kyl Presses Holder on NIAC Investigation   —  The National Iranian American Council denies it engages in lobbying, yet the organization's internal emails tell a different story . The group calls itself the National Iranian American Council, but it's run by Trita Parsi, an Iranian national who didn't even have a green card when he started the organization. NIAC claims to represent an Iranian- ... Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute LA Times Columnist Trusted ACORN; Patterico Remembers   —  Lsst September LA Times columnist trusted an ACORN employee - what, was he nuts? Patterico is standing by with the crow. Rob / Say Anything Under The Bus: Democrat Says It Was Holder’s Decision To Put Terrorists On Trial In New York   —  The decision to try 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed in a civilian court in New York is not sitting well with the public at large. But from the very moment this decision was announced Obama has distanced himself from it, saying that Attorney General Eric Holder was handling it. And now we know why. If this decision proves too politically ... SayUncle / SayUncle Holder wants gun registration   —  So says the Law Enforcement Alliance of America: Holder wants a national, permanent gun registration system administered by law enforcement. A registration of honest citizens that have cleared the federal background check for gun purchases with those records permanently retained by and shared among law enforcement. Holder wants new federal ... The New Editor Lindsey Graham Destroys Eric Holder   —  Ann Althouse writes : Holder imagines that he can hide inside that "thoughtful" routine that Obama so often relies on, but it is utterly pathetic here. Either he knows damned well what he's doing and he's lying or he's outrageously unqualified for his job. His evasive style is so similar to Obama's that he makes Obama look worse. Glenn Reynolds : By Nick Baumann / MoJo Blog Posts Bush Administration Officials Defend Holder's Decision on KSM   —  Jim Comey and Jack Goldsmith, who both served in the Justice Department during the Bush administration, have an op-ed in Friday's Washington Post defending Eric Holder, Obama's Attorney General. Comey and Goldsmith say Holder's decision to try 9/11 "mastermind" Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a civilian court was "reasonable," ... Jeralyn / TalkLeft Former Bush DOJ Officials Back Holder on Trial of 9/11 Suspects   —  James Comey and Jack Goldsmith, high-ranking Department of Justice officials under Bush, have an op-ed in the Washington Post defending Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other detainees in federal criminal court instead of a military commission proceeding. The conclusion is fine: But Holder&# ... TAPPED More Conservatives Line Up Behind Holder.   —  Following somewhat in the footsteps of the Constitution Project and former State Department official John Bellinger , former Bush Department of Justice officials Jack Goldsmith and Jim Comey have backed Eric Holder 's decision to try Khalid Sheik Mohammed and the other alleged 9/11 conspirators in civilian court. Goldsmith famously withdrew the ...

5. Guidelines Push Back Age for Cervical Cancer Tests 9 hours ago   permalink

DENISE GRADY / NYT

New guidelines for cervical cancer screening say women should delay their first Pap test until age 21, and go for screening less often than had been previously recommended.

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Daily Kos / Daily Kos :   Health Care Friday

Booman Tribune / Booman Tribune :   Serious Question

Media Matters for America :   Fox News' Siegel fearmongers: nonbinding, nongov. cancer screening recs are gov. rationing Annalthouse / Althouse :   Forget the medical treatments. Forget even the pain pills. Ravi Somaiya / Gawker :   The Post and News Do a Good Foot Job Slate Magazine :   Slate writers and editors debate the ramifications of new cancer-screening guidelines. ABCNews.com / The Note :   Friends, in Need: Obama Faces Backlash on Jobs, Economy

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THOM SHANKER / NYT Air Defense Push Inspired by 9/11 Gets a 2nd Look   —  The commander of military forces protecting North America has ordered a review of the costly air defenses intended to prevent another Sept. 11-style terrorism attack. John Noonan / Weekly Standard Blog :    NORAD Looks Inward Aharding / CNN :    POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Dafydd / Big Lizards :    Imagine No al-Qaeda, It's Easy If He Tries... Ravi Somaiya / Gawker :    The Post and News Do a Good Foot Job

KEVIN SACK / NYT News Analysis: Screening Debate Reveals Culture Clash in Medicine   —  Backers of science-driven medicine cheered the new recommendations on cancer screening, while many patients still believe that more is always better. Steve Benen / Political Animal :    Coburn's cravenness Daily Kos / Daily Kos :    Health Care Friday Ravi Somaiya / Gawker :    The Post and News Do a Good Foot Job

Yahoo! News New guidelines push back age for Pap smears   —  Reuters - Women in the United States should start cervical cancer screening at age 21 and most do not need an annual Pap smear, according to new guidelines issued on Friday that aim to reduce the risk of unnecessary treatment. Reuters New guidelines push back age for Pap smears   —  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Women in the United States should start cervical cancer screening at age 21 and most do not need an annual Pap smear, according to new guidelines issued on Friday that aim to reduce the risk of unnecessary treatment. Media Matters for America Quick Fact: Palin links nonbinding mammogram guidelines to "death panels"   —  On Laura Ingraham's radio show, Sarah Palin linked a task force's recent recommendations on breast cancer screenings to the widely debunked smear -- propagated by Palin -- that health care reform will include "death panels." Palin fearmongered about death panels despite the fact that the recommendations are not legally binding on health care ...

6. Nelson: Nebraskans' Views Must Be Heard In Health Care Debate 2 hours ago   permalink

Bennelson.senate.gov

November 20, 2009 – Today, Nebraska’s Senator Ben Nelson announced that he will vote for the motion to proceed to debate health care reform on the Senate floor and issued this statement:

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Philip Klein / AmSpecBlog :   Nelson to Vote to Advance Health Care Bill

Taegan Goddard :   Senators to Watch

Daniel Tencer / Raw Story :   Crucial senator says he will vote to move Senate health bill forward

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Voices.washingtonpost.com Health-care reform's grand bargain   —  There's nothing fun about reading legislative language. But spend enough time reading legislative language and it makes reading other things seem fun, like CBO reports. And so it was last night, where after hours spent digging through the legislative text the cool language of the budget analysis seemed as clear and crystalline as a Joan Didion ... Daily Kos / Daily Kos :    Health Care Friday Media Matters for America :    Ignoring key CBO findings, Fox News' Cameron misleads on cost of Senate health bill

Brian Beutler / TPMDC Though Still Undecided, Landrieu Looks Ahead To Health Care Debate   —  Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) spoke to reporters last night about her intentions going forward on health care reform. I wasn't present, but a colleague passes along the audio. The short version is, Landrieu is still uncommitted on tomorrow's test vote on the motion to proceed, but she's looking forward to changing the bill (particularly the public ... Steve Benen / Political Animal :    Cloture watch

FOXNews.com Fox News Poll: Most See No Upside to Health Care Reforms   —  More Americans continue to oppose health care reform legislation than support it, and half favor banning the use of federal funds for abortions. FOXNews.com Sen. Nelson Says He Will Vote to Start Health Reform Debate   —  Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson says having a debate on health care reform will allow for an opportunity to improve the bill and make sure Nebraskans' concerns are heard. Rsinderbrand / CNN Nelson to support motion to proceed   —  Washington (CNN ) - Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson announced Friday that he would be supporting the motion to proceed that would allow the Senate to begin debate on the Democrats' health care reform legislation. "Throughout my Senate career I have consistently rejected efforts to obstruct," he said in a statement. "That's what the vote on the [...] CNN.com Health care rhetoric heats up before key vote   —  Traditional Senate decorum yielded to brass-knuckle politicking on the eve of a key procedural vote. Alex Koppelman / Salon Nelson off the fence on healthcare vote, Lincoln not   —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid can rest at least a little bit easier tonight. As he heads into the first vote in his chamber on Democrats' healthcare reform bill, he knows he has at least one senator who was wavering on his side. Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., said Friday that he will vote with his fellow Democrats Saturday night on a cloture ... Domenico Montanaro / First Read Nelson's a 'yes'   —  From NBC's Ken Strickland As was expected after Sen. Ben Nelson 's (D-NE) statement yesterday explaining what a vote for cloture would mean, he has now released a statement saying that he will vote with Democrats. His full written statement after the jump: ...( read more ) Brian Beutler / TPMDC Nelson: Let's Debate This Health Care Bill   —  Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) just announced that he will vote yes tomorrow on a motion to proceed to debate on Senate health care legislation, though he says he will filibuster the bill if parts of it are not tailored to his liking during the amendment process. "This weekend, I will vote for the motion to proceed to bring that debate onto the Senate ... () / The Corner on National Review Online The Real Cost of Government-Run Health Care -- By: Veronique de Rugy   —  In light of the current debate over health-care reform and its cost, this video , narrated by Dan Mitchell, is a very good reminder of why government-run health care is a terrible idea that will cost billions more than what is announced. For instance, Mitchell reminds us that government's ability to forecast the cost of its new entitlement ... USATODAY.com News Health care's 'public option' would cover little of population   —  A proposed government-run health insurance program, among the most divisive issues in the health care debate, would cover less ... ABCNews.com / The Note Sen. Brown: Health Care Bill Needs More Subsidies   —  ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: Even if Democrats -- as expected -- get the 60 votes they need to advance the Senate health care bill tomorrow, the legislation is in for a long amendment process, with pressure from both the right and the left. On ABCNews.com’s “Top Line” today, Sen. Sherrod Brown, a supporter of the bill, said he thinks ... Scarecrow / Firedoglake FDL Book Salon Welcomes Maggie Mahar, Money-Driven Medicine: The Real Reason Health Care Costs So Much   —  FDL's Book Salon is honored to have Maggie Mahar, health fellow at The Century Foundation, business journalist, and author of Money-Driven Medicine: The Real Reason Health Care Costs So Much. The book has been made into a film, produced by Alex Gibney (best known for Taxi to the Dark Side and Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) and featured on ... John McCormack / Weekly Standard Blog Nelson to Vote Yes, Landrieu & Lincoln Still Undeclared on Saturday Night Vote   —  Senator Ben Nelson announced today that he will vote yes on the motion to proceed Saturday night. Politico reports two Democrats remain undeclared: "A few moments ago, Sen. Dick Durbin walked back a statement he made earlier today that Sen. Blanche Lincoln told Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid how she is going to vote tomorrow. Lincoln and Sen. ... Ezra Klein Cloture vote on health care scheduled for Saturday. Also on the agenda: Cruel, cruel irony.   —  Today, the Senate debates. I've been watching all morning. Not sure what it says that the level of debate in my comments is a whole lot higher than in the world's greatest deliberative democracy. Either way, tomorrow, the Senate votes to break the GOP's filibuster and move forward to ... more debate. Little will illustrate the absurdity of the ... TAPPED A Devil of a Job for Democrats.   —  Terence Samuel explains why Democrats need to focus on jobs: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will win his motion to proceed on a health-care reform package that should shave $127 billion off the federal budget deficit over the next decade -- the legislation will come to the floor of the Senate before Thanksgiving. In practical terms, that ... .Sean / Fired Up! Missouri Winner of OFA Ad Contest: "I Deserve Health Care"   —  Organizing for America is planning to begin airing this ad on national cable next week . It was picked from thousands of entries submitted from across the country, and was created by Eric Hurt . A pretty powerful ad. Rob / Say Anything Remember: A Vote To More The Health Care Bill Forward Is A Vote For Government Health Care   —  Over the weekend the Democrats will be forcing a vote to begin debate of the health care bill in the Senate. This is a procedural vote, and if they get 60 votes the bill doesn’t necessarily pass. It must also clear a 60 vote cloture vote to end debate and then a final simple majority vote to pass. That being said, any vote to advance this ... Hyscience Reid's 'deformed' health care reform plan   —  As the NY Post makes crystal clear , Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's touting of his unveiled health care bill as having a Congressional Budget Office analysis suggesting it would cost $849 billion over 10 years - is in fact, three times that figure. All gimmicks aside, the 10-year cost of actual implementation of the Reid bill is a ... Media Matters for America Fox News' Siegel falsely claims insurers would be required to deny preventive care under health care reform   —  In a November 19 New York Post column, Fox News contributor Dr. Marc Siegel cited task force recommendations against regular mammograms for some women to fearmonger that "under ObamaCare, guidelines will quickly become mandates" and that "[a]ll the major 'reform' bills create lots of new panels and other bureaucrats empowered to suggest things ... The Seattle Times Sen. Nelson a 'yes' on health care test vote   —  The moderate lawmaker told Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., that he would vote with rank-and-file Democrats to move ahead on the legislation. ROBERT PEAR / NYT Senate Health Care Bill Faces Crucial First Vote   —  Senator Harry Reid scheduled the first crucial procedural vote on the major health care legislation for Saturday, after what is expected to be two marathon days of debate. KATHY KATTENBURG / The Moderate Voice Abortion and Health Care Reform   —  Abortion has been a part of human existence since human beings first took their place on earth. There have always been women who needed to end pregnancies, for uncountable reasons — and there always will be. Moreover, abortions have not always and in all places been illegal. As Jeffrey Toobin points out in a very [...] Hyscience Democrats Buying Health Care Votes   —  Apparently, the most Transparent Administration Ever and The Most Ethical Congress ever are busy with payoffs and last-minute backroom deals , as Demcare heads for the first test vote tomorrow. In addition to the top five Demcare bribes that are listed at the above link, it will be interesting to watch for Demcare bribes/offers for the votes of ... The Seattle Times Health care issues: Bundling payments   —  THE ISSUE: What can the government do to get doctors and hospitals to deliver cheaper medical services? THE POLITICS: Medicare's fee-for-service structure means that doctors, hospitals and other providers have a greater financial incentive to provide large quantities of medical services than to provide high-quality medical services. Democrats and ... W. James Antle / AmSpecBlog The Ben Nelson Shuffle   —  The conservative constituents of red-state Democratic senators should see through what Ben Nelson is doing. Many Democrats in difficult states will vote to let the bill go forward and then ... Blue Mass. Group Pags hammers Coakley, Capuano on health care   —  The gloves have come off a bit in the Senate race. Steve Pagliuca held a presser yesterday in which he went after Martha Coakley and Mike Capuano by name over their positions that, on final passage, they would vote "no" on the House's health care bill. Pags' argument is that neither of them would be a reliable 60th vote to pass the health care ... Jeffrey H. Anderson / Weekly Standard Blog Four Key Facts about the Costs of Harry Reid's Health Care Bill   —  Here are four key facts about the costs of the Democrats' 2,074-page Senate health bill: 1. According to the CBO, only 1 percent of the bill's costs would kick in prior to the fifth year of its alleged "first ten years" (2010 to 2019). Starting in 2014, 99 percent of the bill's costs would hit -- meaning that the bill's true first 10 years are ... Booman Tribune / Booman Tribune Selling Reform   —  If I can leap ahead a bit here, in anticipation of Harry Reid actually passing health care reform (something that is far from assured), the Democrats are going to have to defend their votes for this bill, while the Republicans will have to defend their votes against it. Because a lot of the provisions of this reform will not come to fruition ... Philip Klein / AmSpecBlog AHIP Opposes Senate Health Bill   —  America's Health Insurance Plans, the industry trade group that has tried to remain in the good graces of the Obama administration and Democtrats in Congress on health care legislation, today... Editor / Pro-Life News Baby Killing Industry Launches TV Ad to Preserve Federal Insurance Coverage for Abortions   —  By Emily Mullin / AxcessNews.com (Isa.5:20) WASHINGTON -- Pro-choice advocates are hoping to influence Congress as the Senate prepares to vote on a health-care reform bill. The Center for Reproductive Rights launched a television advertising campaign Tuesday against the Stupak-Pitts... Editor / Roll Call Multimedia Nelson Will Vote to Begin Debate on Health Bill   —  Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) ended weeks of speculation by announcing Friday that he will vote to start debate on the Senate's health care reform measure when the roll is called Saturday evening. Maha / The Mahablog Health Care Vote Tomorrow Night   —  Tomorrow night the Senate is supposed to vote on whether it will take up the health care bill released this week. They need 60 votes, and it’s a big question mark whether they will get 60 votes. The Senate bill is somewhere between “not what we wanted” and “better than nothing.” It pulls back a bit on the House bill&# The New Editor Health-Care Hoops   —  LESLEY ALDERMAN / NYT Patient Money: How to Find Mental Health Care When Money Is Tight   —  Hot lines, online groups and organizations that charge fees on a sliding scale are options for finding help. Ed Morrissey / Hot Air » Top Picks Melt the Phones: Senate vote Saturday to proceed on ObamaCare debate; Update: Nelson confirms a yes vote   —  Plus, true cost $4.9 trillion?

7. Video of Angry Wingnuts Booing Sarah Palin, Calling Her a “Quitter” & Chanting “Sign Our ... 6 hours ago   permalink

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Teabaggers just aren’t happy about anything these days. I guess the Noblesville, Indiana Going Rogue book signing didn’t go very well yesterday because 300* or so of the 1000 people with wristbands were asked not to tread on Sarah Palin and then she tried to make a getaway with Baby Trig and several duffel bags full of cash but ...

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Daily Kos / Daily Kos :   Former half-term governor ditches fans waiting in cold

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Christina Bellantoni / TPMDC Like An '08 Flashback: OFA Targets Sarah Palin As 'Dangerous'   —  Organizing for America, the DNC's campaign arm set up to support President Obama's agenda, has a familiar target today: Sarah Palin. Mitch Stewart, OFA's director, told supporters in an email just now they need help to raise "$500,000 in the next week to push back against Sarah Palin and her special interest allies." His argument is that Palin's " ABCNews.com / Political Punch :    Organizing for America Targets Sarah Palin

Www.theindychannel.com Palin Greets Hundreds, But Not Everyone Leaves Happy   —  NOBLESVILLE, Ind. -- Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin was met by a cheering crowd of more than 1,000 people when she arrived in Noblesville Thursday night, but not everyone left happy. Amanda Terkel / Think Progress :    Angry supporters boo Palin for leaving in the middle of her book signing: ‘Quittin’ on the job!’ Kevin K. / Rumproast :    Video of Angry Wingnuts Booing Sarah Palin, Calling Her a “Quitter” & Chanting “Sign Our Books”

Mary Katharine Ham / Weekly Standard Blog Teen Palin Fan Ambushed by Norah O'Donnell Responds to Uproar   —  It is things like this that make me love the Internet. This week, MSNBC's intrepid Norah O'Donnell, with the help of a team of producers and researchers, bravely confronted a 17-year-old girl in line for a Palin book signing about the ideological consistency of her t-shirt. The young woman is, predictably, getting a bunch of flak from liberals ... Steve Benen / Political Animal :    Norah O'Donnell's reasonable question Mediamattersaction.org Gov. Barbour Refuses To Call Palin "Qualified" To Be President   —  Tonight on Hardball, Chris Matthews asked Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS) whether Sarah Palin is qualified to be president. Apparently flummoxed by the question, Barbour declined to give a direct answer, saying only that "constitutionally, she sure is" qualified. When Matthews pushed Barbour to give a final answer, Barbour said, "I don't know of ... Steve Benen / Political Animal :    Friday's campaign round-up ABCNews.com / The Note :    Friends, in Need: Obama Faces Backlash on Jobs, Economy Turkana / The Left Coaster Salon.com: A Lesson In How NOT To Cover Sarah Palin   —  The re-emergence of Sarah Palin has provided a stark and depressing message about the way our media cover politics. Because Sarah Palin is a politician, yet she is treated as a pop culture celebrity. And then some in the media defend her, by saying it's unfair that she is treated as a pop culture celebrity. Arguments about whether or not she is ... Tim Graham / NewsBusters.org Sally Quinn Says Sarah Palin's a Rotten Christian   —  Last year, Sally Quinn of the Washington Post found it "devastating " on PBS that Barack Obama would abandon his sulfurous religious mentor Jeremiah Wright, a man "lionized by some of the great white theologians in this country." Quinn questioned how Wright’s allegedly racist opponents can call themselves Christians: They & ... Fhardingj / CNN OFA fundraising off Palin book tour   —  OFA fundraising off Palin book tour. Washington (CNN) - The Democratic Party's fundraising off of Sarah Palin's "dangerous" book tour. "Right now, Sarah Palin is on a highly publicized, nationwide book tour, attacking President Obama and his plan for health reform at every turn," wrote Organizing for America director Mitch Stewart in a message ... Cassy Fiano / ACLU Sarah Palin sells 300,000 in her first day; favorable numbers rising   —  In a completely unsurprising turn of events, it turns out that the preorders for Sarah Palin’s book Going Rogue were not just a fluke. She’s sold 300,000 copies in her first day alone . Harper-Collins is undoubtedly thrilled. Going Rogue is going gangbusters, and it looks like both Palin and her publisher, HarperCollins, are going to ... David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars Palin's dog ate her homework: She 'booted' response to Couric because Katie was snotty to her   —  DOWNLOADS: (600) PLAYS: (1941) Sarah Palin thinks she's got it covered now in explaining why she did so badly when interviewed by actual journalists in her failed vice-presidential campaign last year. She went on The O'Reilly Factor last night and told BillO that a simple foreign-policy question like Charles Gibson's query about the Bush ... Mick arran / Fact-esque Friday Palin: Book, Schmook, It's About Cuda's Commonsense Conservative Party   —  Well, the predictable orgy around Lynn Vincent's autobiography of Sarahcuda has begun, shot out of Oprah's cannon and into a vat of oatmeal gravy. Newsday noticed that Oprah's main concern seemed to be...herself (go figure) and that Teh Cuda never... Amanda Terkel / Think Progress Angry supporters boo Palin for leaving in the middle of her book signing: ‘Quittin’ on the job!’   —  Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin was in Indiana yesterday for a book-signing at a Borders store. One thousand lucky fans with wristbands to meet Palin stood in the rain all day waiting for her to arrive. However, Palin quit the event before she had the chance to sign all the books, leaving 100 supporters out [...] NPR Topics Without Further Ado, Sarah Palin Returns   —  Cultural and political phenomenon Sarah Palin returned to the national spotlight this week to promote her memoir "Going Rogue" and fielded questions about a possible run for the White House in 2012. Host Michel Martin talks with Mary Kate Cary, a columnist with U.S. News and World Report, and Matt Continetti, author of "The Persecution of Sarah ... Ezra Klein Sarah Palin takes revenge on the media   —  Given Sarah Palin's reputation as a polarizing figure, the degree to which everyone can agree that they'd like to talk about her is really amazing. Conservative outlets want to lionize her. Liberal outlets want to mock her. Mainstream outlets want to cover her. There are fact-checks and reviews and interviews and op-eds. Palin famously had ... Rick Moran / Right Wing Nut House A ROGUE REACTION: PALIN IS NO REAGAN   —  You’ve probably read it all here before but I decided to continue my quest to commit professional suicide and seek a larger audience for my Palin bashing. From my latest column from PJ Media: Reagan had a nimble mind and enjoyed jousting with the press, rarely complaining about the unfair treatment he received and, in fact, turning [...] Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC Who's Palin Backing In FL-Sen? Dems Want To Know   —  The Sarah Palin roadshow rolls into Florida next week, and Democrats want to know if Palin will take any time off from Going Rouge to wade into the state's contentious GOP senate primary. The DSCC sent Palin and open letter this afternoon calling on the former Alaska governor to take a stand in the race between Gov. Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio. StrangeAppar8us / Rumproast Rumproast Exclusive! Book Event Scrammed After Palin is Confronted by “Future Sarah” from 2013   —  In a dramatic development eerily echoing recent speculation that the potentially Cosmos-collapsing Large Hadron Collider Project is being retroactively sabotaged from the future in order to prevent it from destroying the Universe, Sarah Palin hastily exited a book-signing event in Noblesville, IN yesterday after she came face-to-face with her ... Dan / Riehl World View Sarah Palin 2.0   —  There's little point in engaging every small criticism, or attack against Sarah Palin. In most instances it would only amount to elevating what are no more than petty assaults. And no attempt to interject logic into any debate will work against those critics most desperately intent on nipping at Sarah's heels. No, unfortunately, logic will ... Dan / Riehl World View The Incompetent McCain Aides Attacking Sarah Palin   —  Read some of the blunders by the very same people who now wish to blame Sarah Palin for the failed campaign they ran. From an item by Roger Stone  at The Stone Zone . Schmidt Proved Incompetence in ‘08 Race Schmidt is, after all, part of the gang that had McCain suspend his presidential campaign and rush back to Washington to take the exact ... Alex Spillius / News Oprah's show: a new job for Sarah Palin?   —  Sarah Palin is one of those people who makes her own luck. From Wasilla mayor to govenror to VP candidate in a few steps – it all just seems to happen for the gal from Alaska. But the great quandary over what to do next could now be solved: forget the White House, in 2011 [...] Feedback / Kansas City Star Theater artists enjoy going off on Sarah Palin's ‘Going Rogue'   —  Sarah Palin took it on the chin. That’s hardly unusual for a political figure who attracts equally fervent admirers and detractors. But at a small downtown performance space Thursday night, the weapon of choice for a group of gleeful Palin bashers was the former Alaska governor’s new book, “Going Rogue: An American ... ASSOCIATED PRESS / Chicago Sun-Times : Palin's book tour to include stop at Fort Hood   —  FORT HOOD, Texas -- Sarah Palin's tour to promote her new memoir will include a stop at Fort Hood to benefit the victims of the shooting rampage and their families. Colleen Raezler / NewsBusters.org Joy Behar, George Lopez Label Todd Palin a 'Bum' for Being a Stay-at-Home Dad   —  After introducing Lopez on her CNN Headline News program last night, Behar played a clip of Lopez's HBO special in which he said, "There are a lot of politicians that would be Latinos and a lot now who are Latino. Sarah Palin, Latina. Believe me. She's got all the signs. She works and her husband don't."   Later in the segment, after ... JOCELYN NOVECK / Chicago Sun-Times : Palin and her fans balk at Newsweek cover   —  NEW YORK -- Of all the adjectives one might use to describe Newsweek's current Sarah Palin cover, "unflattering" probably isn't one of them. Warner Todd Huston / ACLU AP Reporting from Wasilla   —  -By Warner Todd Huston We just received in our email box the Associated Press working files on the following story… Palin’s Daughter Arrested in Wasilla for Dangerous Drunk Driving (AP) WASILLA, ALASKA — The daughter of failed Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin was arrested Thursday in Wasilla for driving drunk. ... The Economist But people have always eaten people!   —  Sarah Palin, British musical comedy connoisseur I KNOW, dear commenters. It's reprehensible and inexcusable. And yet I succumb to Palin-mania yet again, as the former governor of Alaska's memoir apparently contains the following highly roguish argument against vegetarianism...If any vegans came over for dinner, I could whip them up a ... Hamilton Nolan / Gawker Regretsy Book to Be Not Quite as Good as Regretsy.com   —  The heretofore anonymous founder of Regretsy , the blog that appropriately mocks your dumb arts-and-crafts projects, has been outed. Because she got a book deal! New blog-to-book trend: Saying right up front the book will be more paltry than the blog. Speakeasy reports that the Regretsy mastermind is April Winchell , well-known comedic human. ... Right Mind / Right Mind Sarah Palin scares them   —  The following letter to the editor by Pullman’s Walter Clark appeared in today’s Moscow-Pullman Daily News . He cut loose on this one. Sarah Palin scares them Sarah Palin scares the left, "Liberal," "progressive," "reality-based" Democrats (I know those are redundant, but I wanted to be certain I left no ... JOE WINDISH / The Moderate Voice AP on Sarah Palin’s Book: ‘A Literary Treasure Hunt’   —  The story behind the much-heralded Associated Press fact check was detailed in a weekly internal newsletter to the company’s 4,000 employees. TPMDC snagged a copy: Mike Oreskes, a senior managing editor, offers staffers a description of the AP’s own work tracking down and fact checking the book and it reads like a spy thriller: “ ... Online / Detnews.com Palin's book tour to include stop at Fort Hood   —  Fort Hood, Texas -- Sarah Palin's tour to promote her new memoir will include a stop at Fort Hood to benefit the victims of the shooting rampage and their families. Domenico Montanaro / First Read GOP watch: Don't call it a comeback?   —  Covering the RGA meeting, Salon’s Mike Madden wonders if the GOP talk about a comeback is just, well, talk. “So what if the only thing voters like less than the Democrats in Congress might be the Republicans in Congress? Who cares if the GOP has been reduced to a rump minority in the House and Senate, left on the sidelines with not much more ... Julie / News Hounds Palin to O’Reilly: Coulda Answered “Bush Doctrine” Question With “More Context,” Katie Couric’s “What Do You Read” Question was “Gotcha” and “Annoying”   —  On last night’s (11/19/09) O’Reilly Factor, it was the moment we’ve all been waiting for, folks – Sarah Palin was on The Factor to tell us all about how the “gotcha,” “lamestream” media engaged in tactics and asked trip-'em-up questions (you know, like, “What do you read?”) that were “annoying” or asked her questions that � FOXNews.com Dems Seek Fundraising Boost in War With Palin   —  President Obama's political arm, Organizing for America, has sent a fundraising e-mail seeking to raise $500,000 in the next week to stop a "dangerous" Palin from derailing the Democrats' effort to overhaul health care. Rob / Say Anything On MSNBC: Todd Palin Is A “Bum” For Being A Stay-At-Home Dad   —  For what it’s worth, Todd Palin has won the 2,000 mile Iron Dog snowmobile race four times. He also, before Sarah’s rise to national prominence, worked as an oil production manager for British Petroleum in Alaska’s North Slope oil fields and ran a commercial salmon fishing business. But trust Joy Behar and George Lopez: He’ () / The Corner on National Review Online On Palin and the Palinophobes -- By: Jonah Goldberg   —  From my column : My all-time favorite response to John McCain’s selection of Palin as his running mate was from Wendy Doniger, a feminist professor of religion at the University of Chicago. Professor Doniger wrote of the exceedingly feminine “hockey mom” with five children: “Her greatest hypocrisy is in her pretense that she is a woman.” The ... John Cole / Balloon Juice Limiting the Mania   —  I really don’t see what other options the military has here : Sarah Palin kicked off her book tour in Michigan this week, and thousands gathered outside a Barnes & Noble chanting her name, giving the event the feel of a political pep rally. The Army wants Palin’s appearance at Fort Bragg on Monday to be much quieter. The base has ... Ed Morrissey / Hot Air » Top Picks Obama organizing group: Palin book tour “dangerous”   —  To whom?

8. Not The Reset Button Again! 4 hours ago   permalink

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Something is fishy about this article on the U.S. relationship with Afghan President Hamid Karzai . Apparently, the White House is hitting the ol' reset button beginning at a recent meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton : But instead of revisiting old disputes, Karzai brought in several cabinet ministers to talk about development and ...

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Latest Politics Headlines Obama Seeks to Reset Ties with Karzai   —  Washington Post: Softer Approach Initiated by Clinton This Week Is Acknowledgment Afghan Leader Is Needed As Partner

Yahoo! News More than 20 killed in separate Afghan blasts   —  Reuters - A suicide bomber in southwestern Afghanistan killed 17 people Friday, and an Afghan lawmaker escaped a separate blast on the outskirts of Kabul but five of his bodyguards were killed, officials said. Msnbc.com Pelosi calls Karzai 'unworthy partner'   —  Afghan President Hamid Karzai is an "unworthy partner" who does not deserve a big boost either in U.S. troops or civilian aid, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. The Daily Star > Politics Karzai sworn in to second term, vows to fight corruption   —  Afghan President Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a second term on Thursday and vowed to combat corruption, bring security and reach out to political rivals, under Western pressure to restore legitimacy.Karzai took the oath of office as the US-led war stretches into a ninth year, leaving record numbers of soldiers and civilians dead and with ... Reuters More than 20 killed in separate Afghan blasts   —  HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber in southwestern Afghanistan killed 17 people Friday, and an Afghan lawmaker escaped a separate blast on the outskirts of Kabul but five of his bodyguards were killed, officials said. Yahoo! News Gates: US to do its part to slow Afghan corruption   —  AP - The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from the Afghan government, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday. Michael Moore Two US Soldiers Killed In Afghan Blast As Karzai Sworn In - NATO   —  KABUL ( AFP ) -- Two U.S. soldiers were killed by a car bomb in southern Afghanistan Thursday, at the same time Afghan President Hamid Karzai was being sworn in for a second five-year term in the capital, NATO said. The blast, which an Afghan army soldier described as a suicide car bomb, occurred at 11 a.m. (0630 GMT), as Karzai's inauguration ... Michael Moore Afghans say President Karzai's five-year handover is not soon enough   —  "People hate the Americans from the bottom of their hearts," Haji Akhtar Mohammed Shinwari said as he recalled how the US military had brought death to his homeland. For residents of Shinwar, a village in distant Nangahar province, the message from President Karzai's address yesterday that the Americans would hand over security over the next ... Greyhawk / Mudville Gazette Warlords and Warlords   —  From Foreign Policy's AfPak Channel Daily Brief:As part of her media outreach following yesterday's inauguration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a brief but wide-ranging interview to Afghanistan's Azadi Radio (State Department, AFP). Maintaining a conciliatory tone towards the embattled president, Clinton ...

9. What's Joe's Problem? 4 hours ago   permalink

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Alex Brandon / AP Photo The Senate takes its first health-care vote tomorrow, with Joe Lieberman tipping the balance. His close friend John McCain tells Lloyd Grove what’s driving the public option’s new enemy.

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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo Don't Miss a Beat   —  New developments keep popping through the day in the senate health care bill debate. Check out this page to see all our health care reform debate updates over the course of the day.

() / The Corner on National Review Online When Harry Met Saturday -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez   —  Have you checked in on our Critical Condition health-care blog today ? Have you read our editorial ? Have you read Bob Costa's Senate state-of-health-care play piece ? Have you read everything Stephen Spruiell learned about Demcare from NPR (you'll be surprised). Have you read David Sanders on what Blanche Linoln's going to do ? And there's more ...

10. Democrats & Unaffiliateds More Likely To Be Unemployed Than Republicans 9 hours ago   permalink

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Data from Rasmussen Reports national telephone surveys shows that 15.0% of Democrats in the workforce are currently unemployed and looking for a job. Among adults not affiliated with either major party, that number is 15.6% while just 9.9% of Republicans are in the same situation.

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Scott Whitlock / NewsBusters.org CBS’s 'Early Show' Skips Grilling of Geithner, Lawmakers Calling for Resignation   —  CBS’s Early Show on Friday completely ignored the grilling Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner received on Capitol Hill on Thursday and the calls for his resignation by members of Congress. ABC’s Good Morning America and NBC’s Today both covered the contentious exchanges. ABC’s Good Morning America provided the most coverage. Correspondent ...

Booman Tribune / Booman Tribune Something to Remember   —  The Republican governors got together in some god-forsaken place called Lost Pines, Texas, to discuss their collective futures and the prospects for winning more state houses in the November 2010 elections. Adam Nagourney was there, and he wrote about it. AdNags was most impressed by the lack of emphasis on social issues. These governors were ... MICHAEL STICKINGS / The Moderate Voice On Civil Rights, Virginia Foxx Revises History to Make Republicans Look Good   —  Is Rep. Virginia Foxx crazy? I don’t know, but she certainly says some crazy things. Consider a couple of things she said yesterday: – “Actually, the GOP has been the leader in starting good environmental programs in this country.” Maybe, if you go all the way back to the days of Teddy Roosevelt. More recently, the GOP [...] Gary Andres / Weekly Standard Blog House Republicans Call for Greater Transparency   —  Congress as an institution will never win any popularity sweepstakes. More than any other branch of government, it’s a forum for open, raucous, and partisan debate. And as a result, it also exposes the lack of consensus on many public policy questions. Yet as this recent Gallup poll finds, public trust in Congress is particularly anemic this ...

11. Detainees at Camp in Iraq Use Favre To Tease Wisconsin Soldiers 5 hours ago   permalink

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BAGHDAD - It seems that the Brett Favre-Green Bay Packers saga is such a worldwide phenomenon that it's being used by detainees in American military camps.

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12. Giuliani Said to Decide Against Run for Governor 8 hours ago   permalink

DANNY HAKIM / NYT > N.Y.

The former mayor had been viewed as a potentially strong challenger to Gov. David A. Paterson in 2010.

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13. The Public Option Opt-Out 4 hours ago   permalink

Daily Kos / Daily Kos

The good news on the Senate version of the public option is (beyond the fact that there is one included in the bill, making conference that much easier) that it uses the essential components of the HELP version of the public option, with a few minor changes . The core of the public option remains pretty decent, with a single national plan set up ...

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Jeralyn / TalkLeft :   Fix Needed for State Opt-Out Provision of Public Option

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Emilyes / CNN Attack ad star defends Reid on public option   —  The Progressive Change Campaign Committee will begin making robocalls encouraging Reid to stand strong. WASHINGTON (CNN)– The day before Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid opens the debate on health care reform, a group of liberal activists who once attacked the Nevada Democrat announced they will begin making robocalls encouraging Reid to ...

Truthout Robert Reich | Harry Reid, and What Happened to the Public Option   —  First there was Medicare for all 300 million of us. But that was a non-starter because private insurers and Big Pharma wouldn't hear of it, and Republicans and "centrists" thought it was too much like what they have up in Canada -- which, by the way, cost Canadians only 10 percent of their GDP and covers every Canadian. (Our current ...

Domenico Montanaro / First Read Congress: Opt out of opt out?   —  Per the Washington Post, the Congressional Budget Office said the public option “opt out” in Reid’s bill “would have relatively little impact on the current system, would charge ‘somewhat higher’ premiums than its private competitors and would draw only about 4 million subscribers. The decision to permit states to opt out of the ... Brian Beutler / TPMDC MoveOn To Run Public Option Ad On 'Human Cost' Of Triggers   —  Starting next week, the liberal group MoveOn will run a 30-second television ad in Maine and Arkansas highlighting what they describe as the "human cost" of delaying the public option. "Our health care system is clearly in crisis," reads a statement from Ilyse Hogue, MoveOn's Director of Political Advocacy. "People are dying without care, yet ... TAPPED Harry Reid, and What Happened to the Public Option.   —  First there was Medicare for all 300 million of us. But that was a non-starter because private insurers and Big Pharma wouldn't hear of it, and Republicans and "centrists" thought it was too much like what they have up in Canada -- which, by the way, costs Canadians only 10 percent of their GDP and covers every Canadian. (Our current system of ...

14. No Recovery for Main Street 4 hours ago   permalink

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Apropos Sean's post on the results of the CNN survey, there are plenty of data points to to explain why Americans are visibly frustrated with the state of the economy. While Wall Street Banks are set to dish out record-breaking bonuses just a year after being bailed out of the financial collapse, things are not [...]

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John Nichols / The Nation House Rebels Force Fed Audit, Real Economy Onto Agenda   —  The secretive Federal Reserve, former lair of "masters of the universe" like Alan Greenspan and Tim Geithner and current engine of a Wall-Street-first, Main-Street-last "recovery," is being set up by the Obama administration and Congressional leaders to get more powers. That's a bad idea. But it will be made a little less bad if Congress ...

15. Senate health vote set for Saturday night 6 hours ago   permalink

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NPR Topics Senate Health Bill Faces Saturday Showdown   —  Democrats will need to vote in lockstep to overcome GOP opposition in a key procedural vote to move the $848 billion measure to full debate. But it's not yet clear whether Majority Leader Harry Reid can round up enough support.

Latest Politics Headlines What's in the Senate Health Bill for You?   —  2,074-Page Reform Package Would Expand Health Coverage for Americans, Fine Those Without Insurance, and Ban Insurer Abuses

Thehill.com Reid uncertain of tally as healthcare bill heads for rare Saturday vote   —  The Senate is headed for a rare Saturday vote to advance its major healthcare reform bill without a guarantee of success, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) indicated Thursday. Daily Kos / Daily Kos :    Senate Readies for HCR Debate Truthout :    Hoping for Cloture: Senate Liberals Drop Reconciliation Weapon In Fight for Health Reform Jon Walker / Firedoglake Snowe Job: Was Reid’s Merged Health Bill Written to Please Maine Senator?   —  The more I look at the merged Senate bill, the more I'm afraid that Harry Reid might have been laying the ground work to betray progressives on the issue of the public option, and gain the support of Olympia Snowe. Many of Snowe's top demands managed to make their way into the bill.

16. Congressional Report: Rhee did 'damage control' after sex charges against fiance Kevin Johnson 5 hours ago   permalink

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Mayor of Sacramento Kevin Johnson (Photo by Jeff Carlick/NBAE via Getty Images) and District of Columbia Public Schools chancellor Michelle Rhee (Examiner File Photo)

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Editor / Pro-Life News Bestiality Charges Now Included In Child Sex, Forced Abortion Case   —  The Associated Press LEXINGTON -- Prosecutors in western Missouri have filed additional charges against three of the men accused of abusing young relatives in their family (See news clip). The charges filed Thursday in Lafayette County accuse Burrell Mohler Sr....

The Daily Star > Politics Horrific new charges emerge in Missouri child sex-abuse case   —  Horrific new allegations suggesting children as young as 5 were ordered to murder a man have emerged in a case already involving claims of ritualistic child sex abuse.Details of the so-called “Mohler case” were first revealed last week, when authorities arrested a 77-year-old man and his four sons and filed a string of sex-abuse charges, ...

17. UPDATED Durbin: Reid knows how Lincoln will vote 5 hours ago   permalink

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Representatives for Reid and Lincoln have not responded to requests for comment. She is in Washington, Lincoln hasn't given many clues of how she will vote, and, as a result, attention is almost entirely focused on her.

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Domenico Montanaro / First Read Lincoln 'still reviewing' health bill   —  From NBC's Ken StricklandAfter reading reports that Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) has already told Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) how she'll vote tomorrow on issue of whether to bring the healthcare bill to the floor, Lincoln's office was quick respond. "No other Senator speaks for Senator Lincoln," Lincoln's spokeswoman told NBC in ...

Domenico Montanaro / First Read Durbin: Lincoln has told Reid   —  From NBC's Ken StricklandAt a news conference this morning, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) pre-emptively gave the his answer to the question everyone's been asking over the past few weeks: does Majority Leader Harry Reid have the 60 votes needed to bring the healthcare bill to the floor. "We're not assuming a thing," Durbin said, "we're working hard to ...

Fdlaction.firedoglake.com Is Harry Reid Laying The Ground Work To Betray Progressives For Snowe’s Vote?   —  The more I look at the merged Senate bill, the more I’m afraid that Harry Reid might have been laying the ground work to betray progressives on the issue of the public option, and gain the support of Olympia Snowe. Many of Snowe’s top demands managed to make their way into the bill. Susie / Suburban Guerrilla :    Same Crap By Nick Baumann / MoJo Blog Posts :    What Will Harry Reid Do? Taegan Goddard Lincoln Faces Tough Race in Arkansas   —  A new Zogby poll in Arkansas finds Sen.Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) in a tight race for re-election. In possible match ups, Lincoln barely edges Gilbert Baker (R), 41% to 39%, but beats Kim Hendren (R) handily, 45% to 29%. Key finding: "But when voters were asked how they would vote in a Lincoln-Baker race if Lincoln voted in favor of the health care ... () / Articles on National Review Online The Man Who Would Kill Lincoln -- By: John J. Miller   —  EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is an excerpt from The First Assassin , by John J. Miller. S aturday, February 23, 1861 When Lorenzo Smith heard the chugging of the train, he felt for the revolver at his side. His fingers met its smooth handle, hidden beneath his black coat. Then he found the short barrel and the trigger below. Smith had reached ...

18. U.S. Mortgage Delinquencies Reach a Record High 7 hours ago   permalink

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The Mortgage Bankers Association’s quarterly survey found that one in seven homeowners was either late on payments or was already in foreclosure.

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19. Tina Fey laughs at NBC 5 hours ago   permalink

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Tina Feytook a shot at her bosses Wednesday night, saying: "NBC is sadly the fourth-place network; actually, we're in ninth place if you count the radio stations ahead of us right now." The 1,200 guests at the Ad Council gala at the Waldorf laughed raucously as Fey continued, "I really believe that if everyone in this room would watch NBC for one ...

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Azaria Jagger / Gawker Amy Winehouse's Boobs Are Leaking   —  Mitch Winehouse offers charming new details about his daughter's breasts; Adam Lambert fires back at Out magazine's editor; Miley Cyrus literally dresses like a whore. Friday's gossip is losing its sense of irony, but makes up for it with cleavage. Last time we heard from Mitch Winehouse, he was talking about daughter Amy's hot new rack . Now he' ...

Mediabistro.com Sunday Show Preview   —  • NBC's Meet the Press : Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R-TX), Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Susan G. Komen for the Cure founder Amb. Nancy Brinker, NBC's Chief Medical Editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman • CBS' Face the Nation : Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and CBS medical ...

Brian Moylan / Gawker The NBC-Bashing Jokes of 30 Rock : Green Week Is a Stupid Idea   —  The jokes at NBC's expense weren't very insidery this week, but as usual 30 Rock spent half the episode dissing their home network. Here's what happens when you make Tina & Co. play along with your dumb corporate green initiative. There's backlash of course. This week programs across the network are creating stories that deal with environmental ...

20. Inspector General: Geithner Overpaid AIG in Bailout 9 hours ago   permalink

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Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is in trouble again, and this time he may not be able to save his job. You’ll recall that his confirmation was threatened by revelations of cheating on his income taxes. Now he’s accused of paying billions too much for the bailout of AIG and allowing the insurance firm’s Wall Street creditors -- Goldman Sachs,

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Gatewaypundit.firstthings.com Tax Cheat Geithner Urged to Step Down During House Hearing… He Refuses   —  Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) calls on Tax Cheat Obama Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to step down today during a House hearing. Geithner supported the disastrous financial decisions that saw the national deficit triple in one year under Barack Obama: Vermont Woodchuck / New England Republican :    While Geithner fiddles… Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit :    MORE PRESSURE ON TIM GEITHNER to resign? Actually, I think the GOP should want him to stay on until…

Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias How Vindicated is Tim Geithner?   —  David Brooks has a good column today arguing that Timothy Geithner’s approach to the financial crisis has been vindicated and that actually one of the most roundly criticized aspects of the Obama administration’s approach has worked out well. He makes strong points, but I would have tempered this a bit. Brooks writes that it “ ...

Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute Brooks v. Krugman   —  David Brooks comes out in defense of embattled Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner; former Enron advisor and current populist Paul Krugman argues that Geithner was a key player in the Wall Street bailouts that squandered the public trust. Krugman's focus is... MICHAEL SILVERSTEIN / The Moderate Voice Geithner Must Go   —  Today’s New York Times featured two columns about Tim Geithner. The one by Paul Krugman panned him for his role in the A.I.G. bailout. The one by David Brooks praised him for his efforts saving the financial system. Both columns keyed off his testimony yesterday before a House panel. I saw clips of that encounter [...] Vermont Woodchuck / New England Republican While Geithner fiddles…   —  Tax Cheat Geithner Urged to Step Down During House Hearing… He Refuses (Video) Republican Brady blasted Geithner: It’s been a year since the President was elected,” the panel’s ranking Republican, Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas, said at a hearing this morning featuring Geithner. “It’s appropriate for the American people to assess how well ... MARC PASCAL / The Moderate Voice Geithner’s Welcome Expired Long Ago   —  I told you so 7 months ago in my TMV post dated 3/19/09 and titled “It’s Time to Throw Geithner under the Bus.” Considering the growing chorus from the left, right and middle now calling for his termination or resignation, I re-read my original post. As always, I was prescient, accurate, and possibly [...] THE ASSOCIATED PRESS / NYT Geithner Hopes to End Bailout Fund   —  Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said on Thursday that the government would close the $700 billion program “as soon as we can,” and that part of it would be used to lower the federal debt.