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John Fund / Wall Street Journal:
Why Palin Quit — Death by a Thousand FOIAs — People close to Sarah Palin say national political reporters and pundits have missed the real reasons for her surprising decision to resign as Alaska governor. The national media have dismissed or downplayed her real motives …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE GOP RANK AND FILE.... It certainly seemed like the proverbial crash-and-burn moment. Sarah Palin abruptly announced she's quitting after just two and a half years on the job, and did so in a bizarre, rambling speech. Prominent Republican voices, after they were done cringing …
Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Palin's support still strong among GOP — WASHINGTON — Sarah Palin's bombshell that she will resign as Alaska governor actually has boosted her a bit among Republicans, a nationwide USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, though it also has dented her standing among Democrats and independents.
David Kahane / National Review:
I Still Hate You, Sarah Palin
I Still Hate You, Sarah Palin
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Camille Paglia / Salon:
Can Palin ever come back? — A closer look at the words of Obama, Depeche Mode and U2. Plus: Why do straight actresses make the best lesbo porn? — Dear Camille, — Just wondering. Do you still think Sarah Palin is ready for the big stage? — James L. Somers — Good question!
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The Official Google Blog:
Introducing the Google Chrome OS — It's been an exciting nine months since we launched the Google Chrome browser. Already, over 30 million people use it regularly. We designed Google Chrome for people who live on the web — searching for information, checking email, catching up on the news …
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Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
Henry Waxman: GOP ‘rooting against’ USA — Waxman: GOP ‘rooting against’ USA — Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), who has had an eventful couple of weeks to say the least, believes House Republican opposition to climate change legislation and the stimulus indicates they're cheering against the good ol' US of A.
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New York Times:
Health Deals Could Harbor Hidden Costs — WASHINGTON — The deals, trumpeted loudly by the White House, would each help pay for a sweeping overhaul of the health care system. — First, it was a broad consortium of health industry groups — doctors, hospitals, drug makers and insurers …
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Steven T. Dennis / Roll Call:
Emanuel Reassures Democrats on Public Insurance Option
Emanuel Reassures Democrats on Public Insurance Option
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Madigan Declines Senate, Gov Bids — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) will run for re-election to her current post in 2010, according to a Democratic source aware of the decision, ending months of speculation about whether she might make the leap to a Senate or gubernatorial bid.
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Kirk Will Run For Illinois Senate — Just hours after Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan took herself out of the running for the seat held by Sen. Roland Burris (D), Rep. Mark Kirk (R) has begun telling influential folks in Washington that he will make the race.
Paul Krugman:
Unpersons — One of the mysteries of the way issues are covered in much of the news media is how certain views get ruled “out of the mainstream” and just don't get covered — even when many well-informed people hold those views. — The most notorious example was during the buildup to the Iraq war …
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CNN:
Obama girls take Russia by storm — MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) — An unexpected visitor wandered into the bedroom of President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama in the wee hours of Tuesday morning — but the Secret Service wasn't worried about a security breach.
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CNSNews:
Democratic Leader Laughs at Idea That House Members Would Actually Read Health-Care Bill Before Voting On It — Washington (CNSNews.com) - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Tuesday that the health-care reform bill now pending in Congress would garner very few votes if lawmakers actually …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The Obama justice system — (updated below - Update II) — Spencer Ackerman yesterday attended a Senate hearing at which the DOD's General Counsel, Jeh Johnson, testified. As Ackerman highlighted, Johnson actually said that even for those detainees to whom the Obama administration deigns …
Mike DeBonis / Washington City Paper:
The Barry Archives Voicemails reveal depths of councilmember's obsession with girlfriend. — Listen: Recorded voicemails left by Marion Barry for Donna Watts-Brighthaupt. (Transcripts) — Clip 1: — Get the Flash Player to see the podcast player. — Clip 2: — Clip 3: — Clip 4:
Reuters:
Obama makes pointed quip on Russian sale of Alaska — MOSCOW (Reuters) - Visiting U.S. President Barack Obama made a pointed quip Tuesday about Russia's sale of Alaska to the United States in the 19th century. — Referring to the long history of Russia-U.S. trade stretching back more than two centuries …
Tucker Carlson / Esquire:
Jeb Bush: The Future of the Republican Party — With no obvious candidate to lead the Republican party (and one having just stepped down), some are looking to Jeb Bush. Which is news to him. — Jeb Bush interview, Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, Florida. … I'm waiting for the next iteration.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
G-8 Nations Fail to Agree on Plan to Fight Climate Change — L'AQUILA, Italy — The world's major industrial nations and newly emerging powers failed to agree Wednesday on specific cuts in heat-trapping gases by 2050, undercutting an effort to build a global consensus to fight climate change, according to people following the talks.
Alec MacGillis / Washington Post:
In Retooled Health-Care System, Who Will Set Limits? — The question came from a Colorado neurologist. “Mr. President,” he said at a recent forum, “what can you do to convince the American public that there actually are limits to what we can pay for with our American health-care system?
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Rep. Murphy attempts to repeal military ban on gays — Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.) has taken up the mantle as the chief opponent of “Don't ask, don't tell” in Congress, and he's confident the policy banning gays from serving openly in the military will get its first full committee hearing in a decade and a half this session.
Jimmie Bise / AIP Blog:
If You Don't Hate the Cap and Trade Bill, Let Me Show You Section 304. — I bet you thought that if you bought a house, you actually own it and can, with reasonable exceptions, do with it what you want. You probably think that if you want to live in a log cabin, with wood stoves that belch smoke …
Pat G. / Think Progress:
Bank Lobbyist's Freudian Slip: 'We're Not For Any Regulation' — Today, Scott Talbott, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs at The Financial Services Roundtable (one of the financial services industry's main lobbying arms) appeared on C-Span to discuss the Obama administration's proposal …
Kevin G. Hall / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
What happened to those bad bank assets? So far, nothing — WASHINGTON — In March, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner unveiled a Public-Private Investment Program in which the government and private firms would bid together to purchase toxic assets from banks, freeing them to increase lending and help revive the economy.
Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
GOP war-games Sotomayor hearings — Senate Republicans are finalizing their line of attack against Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, casting the nominee as a biased, closed-minded judge who's on the wrong side of gun rights and affirmative action cases.
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Matt Richtel / New York Times:
Lights, Camera, Lots of Action. Forget the Script. — The actress known as Savanna Samson once relished preparing for a role. “I couldn't wait to get my next script,” she said. — There's no reason to look at them anymore, she said, because her movies now call almost exclusively for action.
Judson Berger / Fox News:
Fired Inspector General Angered Board With Accusations, Meeting Notes Show — Notes from a contentious meeting of the board of the Corporation for National and Community Service are sure to raise more questions on Capitol Hill about whether the firing of Inspector General Gerald Walpin …
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Martin Finucane / Boston Globe:
Mass. challenges federal Defense of Marriage Act — Massachusetts, the first state in the nation to legalize gay marriage, has become the first to challenge the constitutionality of a federal law that defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman, saying Congress intruded into a matter that should be left to individual states.
The New Republic:
The Case Against The G8 — The G7 was originally conceived as a form of steering committee for the world economy (antecedents). Existing formal governance mechanisms, around the IMF and the UN, seemed too cumbersome (and too inclusive) during the 1970s, with the breakdown of fixed exchange rates …
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Howard Dean / The Hill:
Legislation on innovative drugs is key to health reform — More than 60 years after President Harry Truman called on Congress to provide Americans the “opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health” and “protection or security against the economic effects of sickness,” we are still fighting for healthcare reform.
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