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David Espo / Associated Press:
Rep. Boehner Elected House Majority Leader — WASHINGTON - Rep. John Boehner (news, bio, voting record) of Ohio was elected House majority leader Thursday to replace indicted Rep. Tom DeLay. — Boehner defeated fellow Republican Rep. Roy Blunt (news, bio, voting record) of Missouri …
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Rep. Boehner Elected GOP Majority Leader — WASHINGTON — Republican officials say Rep. John Boehner of Ohio has been chosen House majority leader. — Boehner defeated Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri, 122-109, after lagging behind his rival in a first, inconclusive ballot.
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Lobbying Changes Divide House GOP — Just two weeks after House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) pledged to pass far-reaching changes to the rules of lobbying on Capitol Hill, House Republican members pushed back hard against those proposals yesterday, charging that their leaders are overreacting to a growing corruption scandal.
CNN:
Boehner elected House majority leader — Republicans choose Ohio lawmaker to succeed DeLay — (CNN) — House Republicans on Thursday elected U.S. Rep. John Boehner of Ohio as majority leader. — He upset Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri in a 122-109 vote on the second ballot.
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New York Times:
Ohio Congressman Wins Majority Leader Race, Replacing DeLay — WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 — Representative John Boehner, an eight-term Congressman from far west Ohio, defeated Representative Roy Blunt of Missouri today to become House majority leader as Republicans showed their eagerness …
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Budget Cuts Pass By a Slim Margin — Poor, Elderly and Students to Feel Pinch — The House yesterday narrowly approved a contentious budget-cutting package that would save nearly $40 billion over five years by imposing substantial changes on programs including Medicaid, welfare, child support and student lending.
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Michelle Malkin:
IN SEARCH OF A BRAVE AMERICAN NEWSPAPER (UPDATED) — ***11:20am update...I've just learned that the NYSun published two of the cartoons in today's print edition...will post scans if I can get them...bravo!...scan posted below...*** — I have contacted several newspaper op-ed editors urging …
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Alan Cowell / New York Times:More European Papers Print Cartoons of Muhammad, Fueling Dispute With Muslims
Robert Spencer / Front Page Magazine:Cartoon Rage vs. Freedom of Speech
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uscapitolpolice.gov:
Accountability — The United States Capitol Police will request that the U.S. Attorney's Office not pursue the charge against Cindy Lee Sheehan who was arrested Tuesday Night before the President's State of the Union address. — Mrs. Sheehan was charged Tuesday night with Unlawful Conduct …
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Joint Chiefs Fire At Toles Cartoon On Strained Army — In a protest with an unusual number of high-level signatures, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and each of its five members have fired off a letter assailing a Washington Post cartoon as "beyond tasteless."
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Washington Post:
Republicans Were Masters In the Race to Paint Alito — Democrats' Portrayal Failed to Sway the Public — On the night of Sunday, Oct. 30, the White House team charged with getting Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s nomination through the Senate got a first look at the nominee.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
A Court Remade in the Reagan Era's Image — Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. being sworn in Wednesday at the White House by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., right. Watching were President Bush, Martha-Ann Alito and the Alitos' children, Phil and Laura. — WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 …
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Neela Banerjee / New York Times:
Evangelical Filmmakers Criticized for Hiring Gay Actor — WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 — Christian ministers were enthusiastic at the early private screenings of "End of the Spear," made by Every Tribe Entertainment, an evangelical film company. But days before the film's premiere …
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Tyler Cowen / Marginal Revolution:
Why education is productive — a parable of men and beasts — We know the paradox. Education improves earnings but most formal schooling appears to be a waste of time. Many economists claim that education is mostly a means of signaling quality. — I view education as a self-commitment to being a more productive kind of person.
Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
'I Hope She Drowns' — The implosion of the Democratic Party. Plus Tom Shales's snobbery and a tribute to Wendy Wasserstein. — The president's State of the Union Address will be little noted and not long remembered. There was a sense that he was talking at, not to, the country.
Peter Slevin / Washington Post:
'St. Jack' and the Bullies in the Pulpit — John Danforth Says It's Time the GOP Center Took On The Christian Right — Jack Danforth wishes the Republican right would step down from its pulpit. Instead, he sees a constant flow of religion into national politics.
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