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Barton Gellman / Washington Post:
Cheney Uncloaks His Frustration With Bush — ‘Statute of Limitations Has Expired’ on Many Secrets, Former Vice President Says — In his first few months after leaving office, former vice president Richard B. Cheney threw himself into public combat against the “far left” agenda of the new commander in chief.
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Roxana Mayer: I'm Not a Doctor But I Play One at Town Hall Meetings — [This post follows up on a previous post in which I questioned the credentials of a woman at a Texas town hall meeting who claimed to be a doctor, but turned out to be anything but. She is a graduate student in social work — oh, and an Obama delegate.
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Matt Bramanti / Lone Star Times:
Obama camp plants fake doc, Che fan at Jackson Lee forum — I was reading the Chron's piece about Sheila Jackson Lee's town hall, when something caught my eye: … In this video, Mayer claims to be a general practitioner, eliciting applause and even a hug from Queen Sheila:
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
‘LOST CONTROL OF THE MESSAGE’.... There was an interesting exchange yesterday in the White House briefing room. A reporter asked Press Secretary Robert Gibbs about the administration's message strategy when it comes to health care reform. … Gibbs responded by noting that there's …
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Obama Is Taking an Active Role in Talks on Health-Care Plan — WASHINGTON — In pursuing his proposed overhaul of the health care system, President Obama has consistently presented himself as aloof from the legislative fray, merely offering broad principles.
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Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2010: Pennsylvania Senate Election — Pennsylvania 2010 Senate Match-ups: Specter, Sestak Top Toomey — Uncomfortable town hall meetings are just the tip of the iceberg for Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter. He now trails Republican Pat Toomey by double digits in his bid …
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Health care views take sympathetic tilt — WASHINGTON — The raucous protests at congressional town-hall-style meetings have succeeded in fueling opposition to proposed health care bills among some Americans, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds — particularly among the independents who tend to be at the center of political debates.
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Carol E. Lee / The Politico:
Says he flubbed stats — Before presenting tennis legend Billie Jean King with the Medal of Freedom Wednesday, President Obama ticked off some ... ... of her accomplishments: 12 Grand Slam titles, 101 doubles titles, 67 singles titles. — “Pretty good, Billie Jean,” he quipped.
Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
Yale Press Bans Images of Muhammad in New Book — It's not all that surprising that Yale University Press would be wary of reprinting notoriously controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a forthcoming book. After all, when the 12 caricatures were first published by a Danish newspaper …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Disgrace: Yale removes Mohammed cartoons from book about ... Mohammed cartoons
Disgrace: Yale removes Mohammed cartoons from book about ... Mohammed cartoons
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Jim Snyder / The Hill:
Climate bill could cost 2 million jobs — Add another climate bill cost estimate to the growing pile. — The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF) released a study Wednesday that found under a high-cost scenario the House global warming bill …
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Steele laughs at Specter — Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele burst out laughing Wednesday after watching a clip of Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) insisting that the town hall protesters are “not necessarily representative of America.” — Asked to respond to the clip during …
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Dianne Feinstein's Office Gripes To White House About OFA-Inspired …
Dianne Feinstein's Office Gripes To White House About OFA-Inspired …
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Jon Hilsenrath / Wall Street Journal:
Cap-and-Trade's Unlikely Critics: Its Creators — Economists Behind Original Concept Question the System's Large-Scale Usefulness, and Recommend Emissions Taxes Instead — In the 1960s, a University of Wisconsin graduate student named Thomas Crocker came up with a novel solution …
Matt Taibbi / Taibblog:
Newt Gingrich Changes What's Left of his Mind on End-of-life Care … That was Newt Gingrich just a few months ago praising the “Advance Directives” practiced by a hospital in Wisconsin. Advance Directives are another word for the end-of-life consultations that the teabggers have been flipping out over of late.
National Enquirer:
JOHN EDWARDS SECRET DNA TEST PROVES HE'S THE DADDY! — BOMBSHELL WORLD EXCLUSIVE! John Edwards has secretly undergone a DNA test - and it proves he's the father of his mistress' love child, The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively. — Multiple sources confirm the bombshell development …
Henry Payne / Detroit News:
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Energy Leader (National Review, 08.10.09) — Detroit, Mich. - Michigan just experienced its coldest July on record; global temperatures haven't risen in more than a decade; Great Lakes water levels have resumed their 30-year cyclical rise (contrary to a decade …
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Massive campaign for Obama hits air — A new coalition on Thursday is launching $12 million in television ads to support President Barack Obama's health-reform plan, in the opening wave of a planned tens of millions of dollars this fall. — The new group, funded largely by the pharmaceutical industry …
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Hillary Clinton Compares 2000 Florida Recount to Nigeria's Rigged Elections — Missing Ballot Boxes, Inflated Voter Counts, Shootings, Among Election Fraud in Nigeria — NAIROBI - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton compared Nigeria's corruption and electoral problems with the 2000 Florida …
Jill Lawrence / Politics Daily:
Nineteen Minutes In a Car With Harry Reid — LAS VEGAS - Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, was having second thoughts - or was he? - about the way he had characterized people who are disrupting town halls with “lies, innuendo and rumor,” and not letting others speak. They are, he said, “evil-mongers.”
BBC:
France and Germany exit recession — The French and German economies both grew by 0.3% between April and June, bringing to an end year-long recessions in Europe's largest economies. — Stronger exports and consumer spending, as well as government stimulus packages, contributed to the growth.
Les Christie / CNNMoney.com:
Foreclosure plague: No cure yet — The housing market is still sick, with a record number of foreclosure filings posted in July. — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The foreclosure plague continued to devastate last month. — There were more than 360,000 properties with foreclosure filings …
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David Frum / THE WEEK News & Opinion:
The reckless Right courts violence — Hysterical talk from TV and radio hosts may be a cynical marketing exercise. But it's getting too dangerous to ignore. — A man bearing a sidearm appears outside President Obama's Aug. 11 town hall meeting in Portsmouth, N.H., under a sign proclaiming …
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Thousands Line Up for Promise of Free Health Care — INGLEWOOD, Calif. — They came for new teeth mostly, but also for blood pressure checks, mammograms, immunizations and acupuncture for pain. Neighboring South Los Angeles is a place where health care is scarce, and so when it was offered nearby, word got around.
The Politico:
Town hall anger rages on — Out on the health care firing line, senators and members of Congress continued to get battered by constituents angry over President Barack Obama's reform plan Wednesday — with voters raising questions about everything from assisted suicide to coverage for illegal immigrants.
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