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Dotcomabc / Political Punch:
More Daschle Tax Issues — ABC News has obtained the Senate Finance Committee Report on Tom Daschle's nomination to be Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, which indicates that Daschle's tax problems were even more substantial than earlier reported.
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Playbook: Late-taxes saga — Robert Gibbs, in look-ahead profile interview with CBS' Peter Maer: ""I'm not going to lie from that podium. House Minority Whip Eric I. Cantor of Virginia, reading the Daschle news off his BlackBerry to last night's banquet of a House Republican retreat …
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“Roger Simon is pretty much a back stabbing douche so this was probably inevitable.” — diggs — digg it — Nobody could have anticipated that Pajamas Media would sucker the rubes and then destroy teh intertubes: … The comments are like a Sam Shepard play where the repressed loathing …
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Jeff G. / protein wisdom:
What getting kicked to the curb in the age of new media looks like … What this means is that as of April 1, I am officially out of work. So save going to a pay model, this site will likely have to shut down. — Small price to pay for helping PJM pick up an audience and credibility during its “formative years.”
Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
PAJAMA MEDIA CLOSES ITS DOORS — Pajama media is shutting down the blog. I can't say I am surprised. What a disappointment and enormous waste of precious and rare blog investment. — I was one of the original pajama bloggers. I thought PJM was going to rival AP, UPI, Reuters.
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New York Times:
It's Theirs and They're Not Apologizing — Getting between a broker and his bonus is like getting between a schnauzer and his lunch bowl. He may not bite you, but you are going to smell his breath. — “People come here because they want to work hard and get paid a lot for working hard …
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David Cho / Washington Post:
A Multi-Pronged Bank Plan — Administration Finalizing Strategy, Probably Won't Toughen Pay Restrictions — The Obama administration has finished drafting the central elements of its plan to rescue the financial markets and is gathering feedback from regulators and Wall Street executives …
Molly Hooper / The Hill:
GOP losing patience with Obama, Dem leaders — Republicans wrapped up their retreat Friday by signaling they are losing patience with President Obama and the Democratic leadership in Congress. — Former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-Mass.) criticized the new administration on Friday …
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Agence France Presse:
Iran says Obama's offer to talk shows US failure … US President Barack Obama's offer to talk to Iran shows that America's policy of “domination” has failed, the government spokesman said on Saturday. — “This request means Western ideology has become passive, that capitalist thought …
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BBC:
Iraqi PM hails vote as ‘victory’ — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has hailed a largely peaceful vote for new provincial councils across the country as a victory for all Iraqis. — Voting was extended by one hour due to a strong turnout, including among Sunni Muslims who boycotted the last polls.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Obama Ready to Pick Republican Senator for Commerce Post — WASHINGTON — The White House on Saturday confirmed the widespread speculation that President Obama is set to pick Senator Judd Gregg, Republican of New Hampshire, as his nominee for commerce secretary.
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Directorblue / Doug Ross:
RED ALERT: A trillion in pork, but Pentagon must cut 11%! — BUMPED AND UPDATED 01/31/09 11:01AM: SEE RUNNING UPDATES BELOW. — BREAKING 01/30/09 7:41PM ET: Fox News Television reports that Barack Obama has issued a demand that the Pentagon reduce its budget by more than 10%. The dollar figure is $55 billion.
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David McKenzie / CNN:
Obama's half brother arrested in Kenya — NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) — George Obama, the half brother of U.S. President Barack Obama, has been arrested by Kenyan police on a charge of possession of marijuana, police said Saturday. — Inspector Augustine Mutembei, the officer in charge …
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