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Wall Street Journal:
Labor Bill Faces Threat in Senate — WASHINGTON — Key Senate Democrats are wavering in their support of legislation that would give more power to labor unions, dealing a setback to labor's top priority as businesses warn of the damage the bill would cause.
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Citi Downgrades Stock Rating on Wal-Mart, Panics Market Over Employee Free Choice
Citi Downgrades Stock Rating on Wal-Mart, Panics Market Over Employee Free Choice
Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
Democrats Stung by Dissenters
Democrats Stung by Dissenters
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Wizbang, neo-neocon, Townhall.com, Wake up America, RedState, theheretik.us, BuzzFlash.org, Jules Crittenden, Shakesville, Below The Beltway and The Campaign Spot
Bob McCarty Writes:
Heroic Name Given to Photo of President Obama — Soon after President Barack Obama signed an executive order lifting the ban on the use federal funding of embryonic stem cells in medical research, the wizards behind the White House web site posted the photo above.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
MAYBE THEY WEREN'T PAYING ATTENTION.... I can appreciate why the right is angry that President Obama disagrees with conservative activists about culture-war issues. What I don't understand is why they're so surprised. … Fidelis president Brian Burch said, “It has really been a disappointment.”
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Lawyers, Guns and Money
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Stem cell decision ignites right's ire — He called for reducing abortions and seeking common ground on one of the nation's most divisive issues — promises that led some on the right to think maybe, just maybe, Barack Obama was a different kind of Democrat. — But no more.
William Saletan / Slate:
You just won the stem-cell war. Don't lose your soul. — Today, President Obama lifted the ban on federal funding of stem-cell research using destroyed human embryos. If you support this research, congratulations: You won. Now for your next challenge: Don't lose your soul.
Yuval Levin / Washington Post:
Science Over All? — The Temptation in Obama's Stem Cell Policy
Science Over All? — The Temptation in Obama's Stem Cell Policy
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MoJo Blog Posts, The New Republic, The Corner, Lean Left, The White House and The Huffington Post
New York Times:
Obama Calls for Overhaul of Education System — WASHINGTON — President Obama called for sweeping changes in American education on Tuesday, urging states to lift limits on charter schools and exhorting teachers, parents and students to embrace a renewed commitment to learning from grade school through adulthood.
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Lance Mannion
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Jared Allen / The Hill:
House Dems eyeing another stimulus bill — House Democrats are looking at yet another economic stimulus bill beyond the $787 billion one just enacted as investors and consumers continue to show little faith in the economy. — At a special meeting of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Taking a Depression Seriously — The Democratic response to the economic crisis has its problems, but let's face it, the current Republican response is totally misguided. The House minority leader, John Boehner, has called for a federal spending freeze for the rest of the year.
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Washington Monthly, Riehl World View, LewRockwell.com Blog, MyDD, The Sundries Shack, Prairie Weather, Economist's View, TPMDC and MSNBC
Mike Faher / The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA:
Luksik to oppose Specter — Westmont woman plans run for GOP nod in 2010 — After a nine-year absence from politics, Westmont resident Peg Luksik made a few waves by managing Republican William Russell's surprisingly strong 2008 congressional campaign. — Her next venture, though, is likely to make a much bigger splash.
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Washington Post:
Some Friends — SECRETARY OF STATE Hillary Rodham Clinton continues to devalue and undermine the U.S. diplomatic tradition of human rights advocacy. On her first foreign trip, to Asia, she was dismissive about raising human rights concerns with China's communist government, saying …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
New U.N. human rights report and America's lectures to other countries
New U.N. human rights report and America's lectures to other countries
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A Tiny Revolution
Michael Spencer / Christian Science Monitor:
The coming evangelical collapse — An anti-Christian chapter in Western history is about to begin. But out of the ruins, a new vitality and integrity will rise. — ONEIDA, KY. - — We are on the verge - within 10 years - of a major collapse of evangelical Christianity.
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Crunchy Con, Macsmind, The Other McCain, Outside The Beltway, insert clever s.logan here and The Democratic Daily
Michael Calderone / The Politico:
Ann Coulter and Bill Maher spar at Radio City Politico - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago — Featured Topics: - Barack Obama - Presidential Transition — NEW YORK — Bill Maher couldn't have asked for a better act to follow. — Maher took the stage at the Radio City Music Hall Monday after Ann Coulter …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Blair defends Freeman from Lieberman — National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair strongly defended Chas Freeman this morning in response to a question from Senator Joe Lieberman about statements suggesting Freeman is “inclined to lean against Israel or too much in favor of China.”
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Think Progress, The Huffington Post, Weekly Standard, The Daily Dish, TPMCafe, Wonk Room and The Washington Independent
Josh Rogin / CQ Politics:
Obama Seeks to Delay Tanker, Cancel Bomber — The White House has given the Pentagon guidance to delay procurement of aerial refueling tankers by five years and cancel plans for a new long-range bomber, according to three sources close to the discussions. — No final decisions have been made …
Saul Hansell / Bits:
The Broadband Gap: Why Is Theirs Faster? — This is the first in a series of three posts looking at the lessons for the United States from broadband deployment in other countries. — Bits readers have a serious case of broadband envy. I've been writing about the debate …
Christopher Keating / Capitol Watch:
Catholic Church Hearing Canceled Wednesday — Following the biggest political firestorm of the 2009 legislative session, a public hearing scheduled for Wednesday on the financial and administrative management of the Catholic Church has been canceled. The bill is dead for the rest of the legislative session.
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The Corner
Wall Street Journal:
The Charity Revolt — Liberals oppose a tax hike on rich donors. — Among those shocked by President Obama's 2010 budget, the most surprising are the true-blue liberals who run most of America's nonprofits, universities and charities. How dare he limit tax deductions for charitable giving!
Dennis Overbye / New York Times:
They Tried to Outsmart Wall Street — Emanuel Derman expected to feel a letdown when he left particle physics for a job on Wall Street in 1985. — After all, for almost 20 years, as a graduate student at Columbia and a postdoctoral fellow at institutions like Oxford and the University of Colorado …
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
NOT EVEN CLOSE.... The LA Times' Andrew Malcolm played a little fast and loose yesterday, commenting on President Obama's directive on Bush's signing statements. (thanks to reader J.R. for the heads-up) … No, this wasn't written by the Republican National Committee to be read on-air by Fox News personalities; it just seems like it.
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
RNCdispute over $4 million — Republican infighting escalated Monday with allegations and denials over $4 million once destined for the party's congressional campaign committees. — Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele sought to placate critics by giving $1 million …
Roger Kimball / Pajamas Media:
The Idiot's Guide to Destroying the Economy: a 12-Step Program — Think destroying the mighty economy of the United States is too big a job for you? Relax. Anyone can do it. A friend sent me a handy-dandy no-fuss 12-step program for wreaking financial havoc among even the world's most advanced economies.