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Kenneth Y. Tomlinson / Human Events:
Robert Novak (1931-2009) — The Evans-Novak column ran under the title “the Sonnenfeldt Doctrine.” When I finished reading that early spring day in 1976, I remember thinking, this is quintessential Bob Novak. — State Department Counselor Helmut Sonnenfeldt had told a London gathering …
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Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun Times:
Sun-Times columnist Robert Novak dead at 78 — WASHINGTON — Chicago Sun-Times columnist Robert Novak, one of the nation's most influential journalists, who relished his “Prince of Darkness” public persona, died at home here early Tuesday morning after a battle with brain cancer.
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Timothy P. Carney / Human Events:
Remembering Bob Novak
Remembering Bob Novak
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New York Times:
Alternate Plan as Health Option Muddies Debate — WASHINGTON — The White House has indicated that it could accept a nonprofit health care cooperative as an alternative to a new government insurance plan, originally favored by President Obama. But the co-op idea is so ill defined …
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The Huffington Post:
Kyl: Co-Ops A “Trojan Horse” For Public Option, GOP Won't Support — A key member of Republican leadership in the Senate declared on Tuesday that a cooperative approach to health insurance was merely a “Trojan horse” for a government-run system. — In a conference call with reporters …
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Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
Why the Public Option S**t Storm is Great News — I'm almost certainly going to get in trouble for blogging on vacation, but I thought this point needed to be made and didn't see anyone making it: I have no idea whether the administration intended to shift its position on the public option over the weekend …
Glenn Thrush / Glenn Thrush's Blog:
Kyl: Concessions won't win over GOP — Sen. Jon Kyl just confirmed the suspicions of most liberals fearful that the White House is giving away too much in the health care debate. — The Senate Republican whip, speaking to reporters on a conference call from his home state of Arizona …
Michael Goldfarb / Weekly Standard:
Liberal Unilateralism — Look around, the left has already tired …
Liberal Unilateralism — Look around, the left has already tired …
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Sixty House Liberals To White House: No Public Option, No Health Care Reform
Sixty House Liberals To White House: No Public Option, No Health Care Reform
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Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
NBC POLL: PLURALITY OPPOSES PUBLIC OPTION — From NBC's Mark Murray — The question of whether or not the eventual health-care reform legislation will include a public/government option to compete with private insurers has dominated the health-care debate over the past two days.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
For the Left, war without Bush is not war at all — Remember the anti-war movement? Not too long ago, the Democratic party's most loyal voters passionately opposed the war in Iraq. Democratic presidential candidates argued over who would withdraw American troops the quickest.
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Amanda Terkel / Think Progress:
Woman yells ‘Heil Hitler’ to Jewish man praising Israel's national health care system. — Conservatives have strenuously denied that there is any anti-Semitism on display by anti-health reform protesters at town hall meetings nationwide — despite all the evidence to the contrary.
WorldNetDaily:
Obama's MySpace page: I'm 52 years old, not 48 — Would place president's birth during time Hawaii was a territory — If President Obama were indeed born in Hawaii, was it while the islands were a territory of the United States? — A new wrinkle in the dispute over his birth …
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The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice:
Remembering Rose Friedman — Rose Director Friedman passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2009, in her home in Davis, California, of heart failure. While the exact date of her birth is uncertain, she is believed to have been 98 years old. — She will be remembered both as a talented economist and an influential advocate of freedom.
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Victor Zapanta / Think Progress:
Rep. Markey Reveals Five More Forged Astroturf Letters — Last month, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) announced a congressional investigation of the DC lobbying firm Bonner & Associates. The firm, which has a long history of astroturfing, was caught forging anti-clean energy reform letters …
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Obama to hold call with supporters — Seeking to recapture the energy of his campaign organization, President Barack Obama is holding “a live strategy meeting” on health care — online and via conference call — with grass-roots supporters on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Eastern.
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Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:
Howard Dean Says Senate Republicans Want Obama Dead — A QUIET SCREAM — Former DNC Head Plays Games With Incendiary Language — Apparently, libtalkers aren't the only ones asserting that conservatives want Obama dead. After a week of reckless rhetoric from the left side of the dial …
Peter Suderman / The Daily Dish:
The Problem With Politics — The health-care reform effort has not gone smoothly, and liberals aren't happy. With Democratic majorities in the White House, the House, and the Senate, what could possibly be going on? Matt Taibbi seems to capture the liberal mood when he writes …
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The Politico:
Liberals revolt over public option
Liberals revolt over public option
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CBS News:
Thousands Quit AARP Over Health Reform — Tens of Thousands Don't Like the Health Care Overhaul — (CBS) CBS News has learned that up to 60,000 people have cancelled their AARP memberships since July 1, angered over the group's position on health care. — Elaine Guardiani has been with AARP …
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Marist Poll:
8/18: 2012 Prospects: Palin a Force in GOP But Not General Electorate — Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin may still be making news headlines, but the U.S. electorate has news for her. If the 2012 presidential election were held today and she were the Republican candidate, Palin would not defeat President Barack Obama.
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Andrew Pollack / New York Times:
DNA Evidence Can Be Fabricated, Scientists Show — Scientists in Israel have demonstrated that it is possible to fabricate DNA evidence, undermining the credibility of what has been considered the gold standard of proof in criminal cases. — The scientists fabricated blood …
Wall Street Journal:
Why Obama's Ratings Are Sinking — Americans will put up with a lot. But not with someone who imperils their future. — Washington Wire — White House Issues Q&A on Health Plan — The White House, seeking to reassure allies that it hasn't abandoned plans for a government-sponsored …
Wall Street Journal:
Harry Reid's ‘Evil’ Moment — And Democrats wonder why their health plan isn't selling. — Printer — Friendly — Remember when polite society treated a politician's use of the word “evil” as a sign that the old boy was dangerously lacking upstairs?
Paul Krugman:
Black cats — I really had no intention of writing more about Niall Ferguson. Regular readers may recall that he wrote an article in the Financial Times that began, … I asked, are there no editors? — But Professor Ferguson demands that I (and James Fallows) print his response:
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Troubled History — As we track the escalating number of incidents of right-wing fringers bringing guns to Obama events or other health create town hall events, we are, unsurprisingly, seeing various conservative websites mocking the public concern. “Oh, those Dems, they go all wobbly …