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Washington Post:
Buy-Buy, Mr. Burris — WHEN THEN-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested in December for, among other things, allegedly trying to auction off the U.S. Senate seat left open by Barack Obama's election to the presidency, we feared that whomever Mr. Blagojevich eventually chose would be tainted by the association.
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Roland Burris, resign — The benefit of the doubt had already been stretched thin and taut by the time Roland Burris offered his third version of the events leading to his appointment to the U.S. Senate. It finally snapped like a rubber band, popping him on that long Pinocchio nose of his, when he came out with version four.
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New York Times:2 Investigations Into Burris Are Begun
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Newsdesk / Vox Pop:Democrats' best choice in the 5th: Mike Quigley
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Michelle Malkin:
Nutroots suddenly hypersensitive about Nazi/president comparisons — For eight years, we've heard “Bushitler” invoked endlessly. — Again: — And again. — And again. — And again. — And again: — Now, the tables have been turned. Some folks are invoking Nazi allusions against Barack Obama.
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Karl Frisch / Media Matters:
UPDATED: Michelle Malkin takes photo with man holding swastika Obama sign — Just the messenger. According to ProgressNowColorado: … UPDATE: Ohhhh, wait a minute. I get it. The man with the sign isn't professing his affinity for Nazis. He isn't even identifying himself as a Nazi.
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Michelle Malkin:
“Yes, we care!” Porkulus protesters holler back Updated — Scroll for updates...more vid and pic links below... Hundreds of taxpayers took time out of their busy day to protest President Obama's “stimulus” bill-signing in Denver today. Jim Pfaff of Colorado Americans for Prosperity …
Wall Street Journal:
GM to End Brands, Cut 47,000 More Jobs — Saturn, Hummer Could Be History by 2011 as GM Plans to Slash Dealers; Chrysler Mentions Bankruptcy Option for First Time — General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC on Tuesday told the federal government they need at least $21.6 billion more combined …
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Cheney and the Goat Devil — I was dubious about Will Ferrell doing his Bush impersonation one more time on Broadway. — As we lurch through the disasters bequeathed by W. — the economy tanking, 17,000 more troops going to Afghanistan, Chrysler pleading for a total of $9 billion …
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Financial Times:
Bank nationalisation gains ground with Republicans — Long regarded in the US as a folly of Europeans, nationalisation is gaining rapid acceptance among Washington opinion-formers - and not just with Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve chairman. Perhaps stranger still …
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Michael Calderone / The Politico:
Dem exclusive? Reporters jump ship — In three months since Election Day, at least a half-dozen prominent journalists have taken jobs working for the federal government. — Journalists, including some of those who've jumped ship, say it's better to have a solid job in government than a shaky job …
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New York Post:
RAHM'S ‘RENT’ IS JUST THE TIP OF ETHICS ICEBERG — NEWS broke last week that Rahm Emanuel, now White House chief of staff, lived rent- free for years in the home of Rep. Rosa De Lauro (D-Conn.) - and failed to disclose the gift, as congressional ethics rules mandate.
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Rachel Weiner / The Huffington Post:
Michele Bachmann: “We're Running Out Of Rich People In This Country” — In an interview with a conservative talk show host, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has once again embarrassed herself. Posted by the blog Dump Bachmann and picked up by the MN Progressive Project, the clip …
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Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
Fundraiser for Murtha may have broken campaign finance rules — A $100,000 fundraiser for Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) held last year at a big-game ranch in Western Pennsylvania may have violated campaign-finance rules, according to campaign-finance experts. — Campaign-finance records …
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Paul Krugman:
Apocalypse now — Everyone should be paying attention to the political/fiscal catastrophe now unfolding in California. Years of neglect, followed by economic disaster — and with all reasonable responses blocked by a fanatical, irrational minority. — This could be America next.
Los Angeles Times:
California budget negotiations hit a new snag — Senator Dave Cox talks on the cell phone in the senate chambers as lawmakers prepare for another late night at the State Capitol in Sacramento — Senate Republicans oust their leader, who had joined with Democrats to forge a budget package containing higher taxes.
ABCNEWS:
Help Is on the Way? Obama to Outline Mortgage Plan — President Will Unveil a Plan Today to Stop the Flood of Foreclosures — Perhaps no one word has defined this recession better than “foreclosure.” — In the last year, banks started foreclosure proceedings on more than 2.3 million households …
The Independent:
Howard Jacobson: Let's see the ‘criticism’ of Israel for what it really is — Emotions have run high over recent events in Gaza. And in this impassioned and searching essay, our writer argues that just below the surface runs a vicious strain of ancient prejudice
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Obama's War on Terror May Resemble Bush's in Some Areas — WASHINGTON — Even as it pulls back from harsh interrogations and other sharply debated aspects of George W. Bush's “war on terrorism,” the Obama administration is quietly signaling continued support for other major elements of its predecessor's approach to fighting Al Qaeda.
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Obama to Send 17,000 More Troops to Afghanistan — WASHINGTON — President Obama will send an additional 17,000 American troops to Afghanistan this spring and summer in the first major military move of his presidency, White House officials said on Tuesday. — The increase would come on top …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Bailout Likely to Focus on Most Afflicted Homeowners — The long-awaited housing bailout will finally be announced on Wednesday. — In a speech in Phoenix, a signature real estate boomtown gone bust, President Obama will explain his plan to reduce foreclosures.
Steve Doughty / Daily Mail:
Libraries put Bible on top shelf in a sop to Muslims … Librarians are being told to move the Bible to the top shelf to avoid giving offence to followers of Islam. — Muslims have complained of finding the Koran on lower shelves, saying it should be put above commonplace things.
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