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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Steele to Rush: I'm sorry — Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele says he has reached out to Rush Limbaugh to tell him he meant no offense when he referred to the popular conservative radio host as an “entertainer” whose show can be “incendiary.”
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Limbaugh blasts Steele, the GOP — On the same night he was offering the keynote address to the Conservative Political Action Conference, Rush Limbaugh drew criticism from an unlikely source: Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele. — In a little-noticed interview Saturday night …
Michelle Malkin:
A note to Michael Steele; Update: Steele agrees that GOP convention looked like “Nazi Germany;” Update: A non-apology apology — Scroll for updates...Steele non-apologizes to Limbaugh...No word on the “Nazi Germany"/GOP convention slur... I said positive things about RNC chairman Michael Steele …
RushLimbaugh.com:
A Few Words for Michael Steele — BEGIN TRANSCRIPT — RUSH: I was not going to talk about Michael Steele. I have had e-mails from the Drive-By Media. I have had interview requests to be on television shows to talk about Michael Steele and what he said about my speech Saturday night.
The Huffington Post:
Steele Takes On Rush Limbaugh: “Ugly,” “Incendiary” (VIDEO) — Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele took umbrage Saturday night when CNN's D.L. Hughley referred to radio host Rush Limbaugh as “the de facto leader of the Republican party.” — “No he's not.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
I'M LOVING MICHAEL STEELE — I mean, I'm not sure how else to put it. This guy has to be about the worst, most embarrassing party chair we've seen in recent memory. It's embarrassing enough that Steele is like, what? ... the third Republican to criticize Rush and then make it less …
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
White House fires back at Rush Limbaugh — The Speaker of the House won't mention his name, but the White House has shown a willingness to invoke the name of radio host Rush Limbaugh whenever challenged. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) won't comment on anything the hero of conservatives has to say …
Satyam Khanna / Think Progress:
Steele Bows Down To Limbaugh: ‘No Attempt On My Part To Diminish His Voice Or His Leadership’ — Steele Bows Down To Limbaugh: ‘No Attempt On My Part To Diminish His Voice Or His Leadership’ — Yesterday, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel called Rush Limbaugh the “intellectual force” of the GOP.
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Rush Limbaugh Launches Brutal Hit On Michael Steele — Whoa. Rush Limbaugh's bid to cement his own role as head of the Republican Party just took a wild new turn, with Limbaugh launching a brutal hit on RNC chair Michael Steele, mocking the GOP for being in a “sad sack” …
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:No Apology To Rush Limbaugh From RNC Chair Michael Steele
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Ali Frick / Think Progress:RNC Chair Michael Steele on Limbaugh: 'Yes, it's incendiary. Yes, it's ugly.'
Lost in Transition:
Panel Says Ron Kirk Underpaid Taxes — (Credit: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images) — Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee this afternoon revealed that another of President Obama's nominees — U.S. Trade Representative-designate Ron Kirk — has tax problems.
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Another Obama pick owes back taxes, but it's OK because, now caught, he'll pay up — Oh, Sergei, you mean you've lost another submarine? — Word today that yet another Barack Obama appointee has a little problem with taxes — a $10,000 problem. — Ron Kirk, the former mayor of Dallas …
RIA Novosti:
Obama ‘ready to drop shield plans for Russian help on Iran’ — Washington has told Moscow that Russian help in resolving Iran's nuclear program would make its missile shield plans for Europe unnecessary, a Russian daily said on Monday, citing White House sources.
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Associated Press:
Obama releases secret Bush anti-terror memos — Featured Topics: - Barack Obama - Presidential Transition — WASHINGTON - The Obama administration threw open the curtain on years of Bush-era secrets Monday, revealing anti-terror memos that claimed exceptional search-and-seizure powers …
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Devlin Barrett / Associated Press:AP Newsbreak: CIA destroyed 92 interrogation tapes
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit:
THE DOW-JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE since the passage of the stimulus bill. Looks like a vote of “no confidence” to me. — UPDATE: Can you say “going John Galt?” Upper-Income Taxpayers Look for Ways to Sidestep Obama Tax-Hike Plan. “A 63-year-old attorney based in Lafayette, La. …
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Marilyn / Taxpayers for Common Sense:
Facebook Reddit Digg Print this article — Here's the database you all have been waiting for - the FY 2009 Omnibus with 8,570 earmarks worth $7.7 billion. Since the Senate started debate on the bill today, we tabulated the Senate recipients of earmarks - from top to bottom.
Charles Duhigg / New York Times:
Fannie and Freddie Are Unlikely to Be Restored — Despite assurances that the takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would be temporary, the giant mortgage companies will most likely never fully return to private hands, lawmakers and company executives are beginning to quietly acknowledge.
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Is Obama embracing the lawless, omnipotent executive? — (updated below - Update II) — As I detailed over the weekend, the Obama administration — in the case brought by two American lawyers and their charity-client claiming that their conversations were illegally intercepted …
Megan McArdle:
How low will the stock market go — According to Henry Blodget, probably a lot farther: … Incidentally, if you think that people still have a vestigial view of housing as an investment asset rather than a consumption good with residual value, this implies that housing will substantially undershoot as well.
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Blago lands six-figure book deal — Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Ill.) has landed a six-figure book, his book publisher announced Monday. — The former governor signed with independent publisher Phoenix Books. The exact terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the figure is significantly less …
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