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Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Obama: ‘Top man on the economy’ — “The president's top man on the economy is the president,” says Larry Summers, one of the president's top men on the economy, director of the National Economic Council. — “These days, everybody thinks they're economists,” President Barack Obama lamented last week …
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Nia-Malika Henderson / The Politico: Summers: At least $50 billion in Treasury plan for housing markets
Washington Post:
Another Right-Wing Conspiracy in Washington? — If you're looking for a break from those conservative voices that dominate talk radio, take time out today to listen to local station OBAMA 1260 AM. You'll hear the progressive voices of Stephanie Miller, Ed Schultz, Lionel — or …
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Times of London:
Obama puts brake on Afghan surge — PRESIDENT Barack Obama has demanded that American defence chiefs review their strategy in Afghanistan before going ahead with a troop surge. — There is concern among senior Democrats that the military is preparing to send up to 30,000 extra troops without a coherent plan or exit strategy.
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Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Anti-war lawmakers worry over plan for Afghanistan — Featured Topics: - Barack Obama - Presidential Transition — WASHINGTON - After campaigning on the promise to end one war, President Barack Obama is preparing to escalate another. — Obama's dual stance on the two wars is not lost …
Thomas E. Ricks / Washington Post:
The Dissenter Who Changed the War — As the No. 2 Commander in Iraq, Raymond Odierno Challenged the Military Establishment, Pressing for More Troops and a Long-Term Strategy to Guide Them — Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno was an unlikely dissident, with little in his past to suggest …
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Charles Platt / New York Post:
FLY ON THE WAL — UNDERCOVER AT WAL-MART, THE HEARTLAND SUPERSTORE THAT MAY SAVE THE ECONOMY — Some people, usually community activists, loath Wal-Mart. Others, like the family of four struggling to make ends meet, are in love with the chain. I, meanwhile, am in awe of it.
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Saturday Night Live Lampoons Reid Pelosi On Stimulus Plan — SNL skewered Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on the stimulus plan via a satire that could reflect a growing perception that might not be helpful to the Democrats.
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Dexter Filkins / New York Times:
Afghan Leader Finds Himself Hero No More — KABUL, Afghanistan — A foretaste of what would be in store for President Hamid Karzai after the election of a new American administration came last February, when Joseph R. Biden Jr., then a senator, sat down to a formal dinner at the palace during a visit here.
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Clark / Show Me Progress:
Even More McCaskill Twittering — As Michael noted, Claire McCaskill is now defending herself against Krugman on Twitter: … She follows that up with … And for further evidence of how much the bill is the same, she claims: … I'm glad that's she expressing herself here, and that we're able to somewhat have a dialogue.
Ahmed Al-Haj / Associated Press:
Official: Yemen releases 170 al-Qaida suspects — SAN'A, Yemen (AP) — Yemen released 170 men it had arrested on suspicion of having ties to al-Qaida, security officials said Sunday, two weeks after the terror group announced that Yemen had become the base of its activities for the whole Arabian peninsula.
Jennifer Loven / Associated Press:
Official: Sebelius near top for health post — Featured Topics: - Barack Obama - Presidential Transition — WASHINGTON - Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius was near the top of President Barack Obama's list of candidates to head the Health and Human Services Department, a senior administration official said Saturday.
Newsweek:
We Are All Socialists Now — In many ways our economy already resembles a European one. As boomers age and spending grows, we will become even more French.
Clark Hoyt / New York Times:
Reporting in Real Time — LAST Wednesday, The Times lifted the curtain on the origins of a nasty political attack against Caroline Kennedy, who had sought appointment to Hillary Clinton's Senate seat and then withdrew for unexplained “personal reasons.” — The newspaper said that Gov …