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The Politico:
Obama to GOP: ‘I won’ — President Obama listened to Republican gripes about his stimulus package during a meeting with congressional leaders Friday morning - but he also left no doubt about who's in charge of these negotiations. “I won,” Obama noted matter-of-factly, according to sources familiar with the conversation.
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Washington Wire:
Obama to GOP: ‘I Won’ — Jonathan Weisman reports on the White House. — The top congressional leaders from both parties gathered at the White House for a working discussion over the shape and size of President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan. The meeting was designed to promote bipartisanship.
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The Huffington Post:
Controversial CBO Report On Stimulus Turns Out Not To Exist — Reports of a recent study by the Congressional Budget Office, showing that the vast majority of the money in the stimulus package won't be spent until after 2010, have Democrats on the defensive and the GOP calling for a pullback in wasteful spending.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
CHUCK, YER KILLIN' ME — We're sitting here watching Robert Gibbs' White House briefing. And there is a long string of questions about whether Obama can really working in a bipartisan manner if no Republicans are saying nice things about the stimulus bill or voting for the mark-ups out of committee.
Charles Hurt / New York Post:
PREZ ZINGS GOP FOE IN A $TIMULATING TALK — WASHINGTON — President Obama warned Republicans on Capitol Hill today that they need to quit listening to radio king Rush Limbaugh if they want to get along with Democrats and the new administration. — “You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh …
Scott Lilly / Center for American Progress Action Fund:
Taking Responsibility — Since the Republican Conference …
Taking Responsibility — Since the Republican Conference …
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ABCNEWS:
Obama Overturns ‘Mexico City Policy’ Implemented by Reagan — U.S. Can Now Give Federal Funding To International Family Planning Groups That Provide Abortion Services — President Obama signed an executive order today reversing the ban that prohibits funding to international family planning groups …
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Associated Press:
Obama reverses Bush abortion-funds policy — Featured Topics: - Barack Obama - Presidential Transition — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Friday struck down the Bush administration's ban on giving federal money to international groups that perform abortions or provide abortion information …
Candace Rondeaux / Washington Post:
Suspected U.S. Missile Strikes Kill at Least 20 in Pakistan — Attacks in Northwest Border Province Are First Since Obama's Inauguration — At least 20 people were killed in northwest Pakistan near the border of Afghanistan on Friday in two suspected U.S. missile strikes …
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John Del Signore / Gothamist:
“Drunken Negro Face” Cookies On Sale at Greenwich Village Bakery — [UPDATE BELOW] At at a time when any decent baker should have been selling racially harmonious black and white cookies by the truckload, one Greenwich Village bakery popular with celebrities and shows like Sex and the City …
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The Politico:
Gillibrand unpopular among peers — Within the high school gossip circle that is New York's congressional delegation, Kirsten Gillibrand's nickname is “Tracy Flick” — a not-so-flattering reference to the over-eager, blonde, bubbly and viciously competitive Reese Witherspoon character from “Election.”
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Fredric U. Dicker / New York Post:
DAVE PICKS GILLIBRAND AS LIBERAL DEMS HOWL
DAVE PICKS GILLIBRAND AS LIBERAL DEMS HOWL
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dccc.org:
NRCC: “Economy is Robust and Job Creation is Strong” — Looks like our counterparts at the National Republican Congressional Committee still have their heads in the sand. — NRCC.org: — I'm sure the millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet in this “robust” …
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NewMajority.Com Scroll:
Palin's “Donated” Clothes Stashed in Trash Bags at RNC — Despite the Republican National Committee's promise to donate Sarah Palin's $180,000 campaign wardrobe to charity, word has it the Alaska governor's clothes remain stuffed in trash bags at RNC headquarters, NewMajority has learned.
The Campaign Spot:
John McCain Does the Impossible — John McCain has prompted me to say the unthinkable. — The right man won in 2008. — I say this because the circumstances of Hillary Clinton being Secretary of State, while foreign governments have donated $41 million to her husband's foundation …
Media Matters for America:
Media advance falsehood that Pentagon has confirmed that 61 former Guantánamo detainees have returned to battlefield — Since President Barack Obama signed an executive order requiring that the detention facilities at Guantánamo Bay be closed within a year …
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Albany Times Union:
Bruno indicted — Grand jury issues 8-count indictment for mail and wire fraud — ALBANY — A federal grand jury today indicted former state Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno, accusing him of eight counts of public corruption. — Bruno is scheduled to appear before a federal magistrate at 1:30 p.m. today.
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Tony Borroz / Autopia:
The Car of the Future Promised for October — The car of the future is almost here. — Aptera Motors has rolled out the first pre-production model of the 2e, an all-electric three-wheeled two-seater that gets the equivalent of 200 mpg and goes 100 miles on a charge.
Forbes:
The 25 Most Influential Liberals In The U.S. Media — Edited by Tunku Varadarajan, Elisabeth Eaves and Hana R. Alberts, 01.22.09, 04:02 PM EST — Listen for their voices during the Obama era. — Barack Obama's inauguration was the formal point at which the reigning ideology in Washington changed from “conservative” to “liberal.”
Josh Drobnyk / Pennsylvania Ave.:
Toomey bags Senate run, takes steps in possible guv bid — Former Lehigh Valley Congressman Pat Toomey has decided against a repeat run for Senate in 2010, turning instead toward a possible bid for governor as he reaches out to Republicans statewide to assess his potential candidacy next year.
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Megan McArdle:
Don't just stand there, do something! — Tyler Cowen calls this, from Warren Buffet, the best argument for stimulus so far: … At least it's honest. And it may well be that merely being seen to be doing something is necessary—that aggregate demand will sag worse if the public perceives that there is no sheriff in town.
Marc Ambinder:
Dirk Kempthorne In 2012? — Here's a name I've not heard linked with presidential aspirations before: former Idaho governor and senator Dirk Kempthorne. — Republicans familiar with his activities say that Kempthorne has begun to reach out to allies gauge their opinion about whether he should run for President in 2012.
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Roxana Tiron / The Hill:
Obama waives lobbying rules for Lynn — The Obama administration has waived its ethics rules to allow William Lynn to serve as the deputy secretary of Defense. — Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) said he supports Lynn's nomination and looks “forward to prompt consideration by the Senate.”
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Former Bush Speechwriter: Obama Is “Most Dangerous Man Ever To Occupy Oval Office” — Former Bush chief speechwriter Marc Thiessen kicked up a big fuss yesterday with a Washington Post Op ed slamming Obama's executive orders by saying that if there's another terror attack, “Americans will hold Obama responsible.”
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Michael Tarm / Associated Press:
Ill. gov tells AP that strain is like Pearl Harbor — CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois' embattled but defiant governor turned to the history books to describe the emotional strain on him and his family, comparing his arrest last month to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Frank Luntz / Los Angeles Times:
Infrastructure: It's Job 1 to Americans — A poll finds near unanimous support for rebuilding. — I'm a pollster and political consultant associated with Republican causes: the Contract with America, the “death tax” and, of course, ending wasteful Washington spending.