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David K. Li / New York Post:
RON SILVER DIES — SUCCUMBS TO CANCER AT AGE 62 — Actor and longtime political activist Ron Silver died this morning, succumbing to a long battle with cancer, friends of the liberal Democrat-turned-GOP stalwart told The Post. — “Ron Silver died peacefully in his sleep with his family around …
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Roger L Simon / Pajamas Media:
In Memoriam - Ron Silver — Some people have more courage than others. — And still other people have dead on guts that make the rest of us seem like terrified guppies in a sea of cowards. — That was Ron Silver. — Ron had been fighting terminal stomach cancer for well over two years …
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Media Matters / Media Matters for America:
John King cites Human Events headline, asks Cheney, “Is the president of the United States trying to brazenly deceive the American people?”
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Obama's “enemy combatant” policy: following a familiar pattern — Rich Lowry, National Review, Friday: … Dick Cheney, Sunday, with the incomparably reverent and vapid John King of CNN: … Virtually from the first day Obama was inaugurated, right-wing polemicists have been alternatively accusing him of …
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Cheney says Obama reversals risk new terror attacks
Cheney says Obama reversals risk new terror attacks
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Faiz Shakir / Think Progress:
Cheney's Excuse For Economic Failures Under His Watch: ‘Stuff Happens’
Cheney's Excuse For Economic Failures Under His Watch: ‘Stuff Happens’
Ali Frick / Think Progress:
Cheney fearmongers: Obama is ‘making some choices’ …
Cheney fearmongers: Obama is ‘making some choices’ …
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DealBook:
A.I.G. Reveals Biggest Beneficiaries of Its Rescue — The disclosure included counterparties to both its credit default swap operations and its securities lending businesses, both of which contributed heavily to A.I.G.'s troubles, as well as to muncipalities who participated in certain investment programs.
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Liam Pleven / Wall Street Journal:
AIG to Pay $450 Million in Bonuses
AIG to Pay $450 Million in Bonuses
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Michael Goodwin / NY Daily News:
Goodwin: More than a bad day — Not long ago, after a string of especially bad days for the Obama administration, a veteran Democratic pol approached me with a pained look on his face and asked, “Do you think they know what they're doing?” — The question caught me off guard because the man is a well-known Obama supporter.
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit:
THE CINCINNATI TEA PARTY IS UNDERWAY, and a reader sends this photo via Blackberry. — Also, reader Russell Sayre sends this aerial view: “This was taken from the 17th floor of the U.S. Bank Tower above Fountain Square in Cincinnati as the rally began. I have no idea how many people are there …
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Amber Ellis / Cincinnati.com:
Thousands gather for ‘Tea Party’ — DOWNTOWN - Thousands of people filled Fountain Square this afternoon for the Cincinnati Tea Party, a grassroots-effort designed to show their disapproval for bailouts and the massive federal stimulus plan. — People wore Revolution-era costumes …
New York Post:
WITH REPUBLICAN FRIENDS LIKE THESE ... THE MEDIA LOVES CONSERVATIVES, BUT ONLY IF THEY HATE REPUBLICANS — Dear Mainstream Media: — I'm a conservative who believes that other conservatives are fat, drug-stuffed, money-grubbing warthogs like Rush Limbaugh, or scary inbred backwoods retards like Sarah Palin.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS NOT DUE.... Wall Street had a nice little rally this week, but former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino hopes President Obama doesn't get too much credit. … I see. Just so we're clear, here's a helpful guide to the rules of market watching, as they relate to partisan politics:
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Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Conservative talk radio on the wane in California — The economy's downturn has depressed ad revenue at stations across the state, thinning the ranks of conservative broadcasters. — Tune in to conservative talk radio in California, and the insults quickly fly.
Tomoeh Murakami Tse / Washington Post:
Three Wise Men Offer Three Takes On Markets — Experts Differ on What Has Changed, What to Do About It — Bond guru Bill Gross says he's sold off all the stocks in his retirement portfolio, down to the very last share. The world as we know it, he says, has “changed almost overnight.”
Fareed Zakaria / Newsweek:
Why Washington Worries — Obama has made striking moves to fix U.S. foreign policy—and that has set off a chorus of criticism. — From the magazine issue dated Mar 23, 2009 — As George W. Bush's term came to a close, he had few defenders left in the world of foreign policy.
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Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
Frayed Thread in a Free Society — BOSTON — The biggest challenge facing America's struggling newspaper industry may not be the high cost of newsprint or lost ad revenue, but ignorance stoked by drive-by punditry. — Yes, Dittoheads, you heard it right.
Jeff G. / protein wisdom:
This way lies fascism: an OUTLAW's lament (cont.) — So long as we're talking about code words and “who decides” what interpretation is best, let me add a few points to help combat the creeping fascism that comes with certain ideas about how language works.