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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 …
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 …
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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.
Rasmussen Reports:40% of GOP Voters Say Resignation Hurts Palin's Chances in 2012
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Justin Rood / ABCNEWS:Sarah Palin Called GOP Leaders Before Quitting
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Wall Street Journal:
White House Open to Deal on Health — WASHINGTON — It is more important that health-care legislation inject stiff competition among insurance plans than it is for Congress to create a pure government-run option, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said.
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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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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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Joan Mazzolini / Plain Dealer:John Boehner was wrong about Ohio stimulus spending
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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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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Dan Froomkin hired by The Huffington Post — (updated below) — 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.
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 …
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 …
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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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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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.
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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Jack Brammer / Bluegrass Politics:
Bunning says Grayson may raise more funds but he plans to stay in U.S. Senate race — FRANKFORT - U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning said Tuesday he doubts that his campaign fund-raising for the second quarter of the year will match Secretary of State Trey Grayson's, but he still plans to stay in the 2010 race for U.S Senate.
Peter Roff / US News:
Democrats Admit That Their Cap and Trade Bill Is a Job Killer — By Peter Roff, Thomas Jefferson Street blog — In her remarks bringing the debate over the climate bill to a close, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California urged her colleagues to vote in favor of the cap and trade bill …
Spiegel Online:
‘Obama Is Like a Chess Player’ — Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, 86, discusses the painful lessons of the Treaty of Versailles, idealism in politics and Obama's opportunity to forge a peaceful American foreign policy. — SPIEGEL: Dr. Kissinger, 90 years ago …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
SCHUMER OFFERS REID A TIP.... Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), looking at the “very diverse group of senators” in his caucus, is still all about compromise. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), at least when it comes to health care reform, is recommending a different course of action. … Right.
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