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Kate Snow / ABCNEWS:
Sarah Palin: Why She Resigned — Sarah Palin Talks to ABC News About Why She Resigned — After her bombshell announcement Friday that she was resigning as governor of Alaska 18 months before the end of her first term, and questions about her political future ricocheting from Alaska to Washington D.C. …
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William Kristol / Washington Post:
The Establishment's Palin Panic — I like Sarah Palin (though I don't know her well). I respect her (though I'm aware of some of her limitations). I wish her well (though I'm not convinced she should be the 2012 Republican presidential nominee). — I am convinced, though …
Sean Cockerham / Anchorage Daily News:
Palin says ethics inquiries were paralyzing — INTERVIEW: Governor says she resigned because of frivolous complaints. — scockerham@adn.com — DILLINGHAM — Gov. Sarah Palin, three days after abruptly announcing she would resign as governor, said Monday that she did it because ethics complaints …
CNN:
Palin says she is not a quitter — ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNN) — Sarah Palin's not a quitter, she wants the public to know. — “I am not a quitter. I am a fighter,” Palin told CNN on Monday while on a family fishing trip, on the heels of her Friday bombshell announcement that she was resigning as Alaska's governor.
Fox News:
Palin Blasts Critics, Remains Mum on 2012 Bid — In her first interview since announcing she was stepping down as governor of Alaska, Palin remains coy about her presidential aspirations but criticized both Obama and the Republican Party. — FOXNews.com — Gov. Sarah Palin was coy …
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Open to Deal on Health Plan — WASHINGTON — The White House signaled a willingness Monday to compromise on details of a public plan to compete with private insurance companies as negotiators sought ways to advance health-care legislation. — A senior administration official …
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Washington Post:
Hospitals Reach Deal With Administration — The nation's hospitals agreed last night to contribute $155 billion over 10 years toward the cost of insuring the 47 million Americans without health coverage, according to two industry sources. — The agreement that three hospital associations reached …
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Reuters:
Obama trips up over Russian leadership tandem — MOSCOW (Reuters) - In a slip of the tongue, U.S. President Barack Obama described Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday as president, echoing the widely held view that he remains Russia's most powerful man.
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Shamim Adam / Bloomberg:
Obama Adviser Says U.S. Should Mull Second Stimulus — The U.S. should consider drafting a second stimulus package focusing on infrastructure projects because the $787 billion approved in February was “a bit too small,” said Laura Tyson, an outside adviser to President Barack Obama.
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Fox News:
Obama Won't Take Second Stimulus Option Off the Table — In an interview with FOX News in Moscow, President Obama defends the roll-out so far of the stimulus package passed in February, saying he knew the scope of the economic crisis would make recovery difficult no matter what. — FOXNews.com
Joan Mazzolini / Plain Dealer:
John Boehner was wrong about Ohio stimulus spending
John Boehner was wrong about Ohio stimulus spending
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Gina Smith / The State:
State Republicans censure Sanford — Move ends ‘sad chapter,’ signals ‘time for healing’ — After nearly four hours of discussion Monday evening, leaders of the South Carolina Republican Party voted to censure Gov. Mark Sanford, reprimanding him for secretly leaving the state to visit his lover in Argentina.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Dan Froomkin hired by The Huffington Post — In yet another sign of how online media outlets are strengthening as their older establishment predecessors are struggling to survive, The Huffington Post has hired Dan Froomkin to be its Washington Bureau Chief and regular columnist/blogger.
Ryan Knutson / Wall Street Journal:
Big Banks Don't Want California's IOUs — A group of the biggest U.S. banks said they would stop accepting California's IOUs on Friday, adding pressure on the state to close its $26.3 billion annual budget gap. — The development is the latest twist in California's struggle to deal with the effects of the recession.
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Quinnipiac University:
Obama's Approval Drops In Ohio - Critical Swing State, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; 2010 Senate Race Tips Slightly To Democrats — President Barack Obama gets a lackluster 49 - 44 percent approval rating in Ohio, considered by many to be the most important swing state in a presidential election …
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Deborah Zabarenko / Reuters:
New climate strategy: track the world's wealthiest — Source: Reuters — * World's richest emit about half of Earth's carbon — * Tracking the wealthy could break climate impasse — * New method would follow individual greenhouse emissions — To fairly divide the climate change …
Joseph L. Galloway / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Commentary: Galloway on McNamara: Reading an obit with great pleasure — “I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.” —Clarence Darrow (1857-1938) — Well, the aptly named Robert Strange McNamara has finally shuffled off to join LBJ and Dick Nixon in the 7th level of Hell.
Time:
The future does not belong to those who gather armies on a field of battleor bury missiles in the ground. — The future does not belong to those who gather armies on a field of battle or bury missiles in the ground. — President BARACK OBAMA,
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Jaketapper / Political Punch:
In Russia, President Obama Explains His Support for Ousted President of Honduras — MOSCOW - Facing criticism for having backed the “wrong” side in the recent coup in Honduras, President Obama Tuesday tried to explain his advocacy on behalf of ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
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Ben Webster / Times of London:
Al Gore likens fight against climate change to battle with Nazis — Al Gore today compared the battle against climate change with the struggle against the Nazis. — The former US Vice President said the world lacked the political will to act and invoked the spirit of Winston Churchill …
Jerusalem Post:
Obama: ‘Absolutely’ no green light for Israel to attack Iran — Article's topics: Binyamin Netanyahu, Barack Obama, Iranian Threat — US President Barack Obama on Tuesday strongly denied that the United States had given Israel an approval to strike Iran's nuclear facilities.