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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Wilson took caffeine pills in 2007 — Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.), who shouted “you lie!” at President Obama during his Wednesday night address to Congress, admitted to regularly consuming caffeine pills in 2007. — It is unclear if Wilson still takes NoDoz, a brand of pill that contains 200 milligrams …
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Fox News:
Rep. Wilson Outburst Leads Senate Dems to Close Loophole in Health Reform Bill — In the Senate, Democrats in the so called “Gang of Six,” began moving quickly to close the loophole Rep. Joe Wilson helped bring to light with his outburst during President Obama's address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night.
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Newsweek Blogs:
Joe Wilson's Dirty Health-Care Secret — All in the Family: Rep. Joe Wilson (left) and his son, Alan Wilson, who is running for attorney general in South Carolina. Both men, and three of Rep. Wilson's other sons, get free military medical coverage. — By Adam Weinstein — Poor Joe Wilson.
Jay Newton-Small / Time:
After Obama's Speech, It's Back to Wooing the Skeptics — No one in the nation's capital is naive enough to think that President Barack Obama's address before Congress Wednesday evening was somehow, in one fell swoop, going to overcome all the opposition to health-care reform …
Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:Wilson: ‘I will not be muzzled’
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:Baucus, Conrad Team Up to Surrender to Joe Wilson
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
How one becomes “crazy” in Washington culture — (updated below) — Politico has an article on how certain mainstream Republican leaders are worried that “crackpots” are dominating their party's image (h/t reader jv): … While the Republican Party is absolutely dominated by people who are exactly that …
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Andie Coller / The Politico:
GOP ‘cranks’ dominating debate — Joe Wilson's outburst Wednesday night earned more than a personal rebuke from the president and a dagger-eyed gasp from the speaker of the House; it drew winces from Republicans worried that their party is becoming known less for the power of its ideals and more for the pettiness of its vitriol.
Richard Simon / Los Angeles Times:
Outrage over Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst isn't dying down — Although President Obama accepted the Republican congressman's apology for his ‘You lie’ remark, Democrats are calling for a public mea culpa and using the incident in fundraising appeals. — Reporting from Washington …
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Heather / Crooks and Liars:
Countdown: Special Comment About the Shout of “You Lie” — Keith lets Rep. “Wrong-Way” Wilson have it in this Special Comment.
Taebok / CBS News:
Poll: Obama's Speech Buoyed Public Support — President Obama attempt to explain his plans for health care reform to the American public Wednesday night appear to have been successful — to some extent. — A CBS News poll shows that Americans now give him the best marks of his presidency …
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Rasmussen Reports:
Following Speech, Support for Health Care Reform Up to 46% — President Obama's speech to Congress Wednesday night has provided at least a short-term boost in support for the health care reform plan that he and congressional Democrats have proposed. But the bounce is partisan in nature …
WhiteHouse.gov Blog:
PATRIOT DAY AND NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE, 2009 — BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — Through the twisted steel of the twin towers of the World Trade Center, the scarred walls of the Pentagon, and the smoky wreckage in a field in southwest Pennsylvania …
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Doug Stanglin / On Deadline:
Coast Guard training exercise on Potomac raises security scare — CNN is reporting that the Coast Guard has fired on a boat on the Potomac River. — Update at 10:10 a.m. ET: The report of some activity on the river comes only minutes after President Obama concluded 9/11 memorial ceremonies at the Pentagon not far away.
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New York Times:
Obama Faces Doubts From Democrats on Afghanistan — WASHINGTON — The leading Senate Democrat on military matters said Thursday that he was against sending more American combat troops to Afghanistan until the United States speeded up the training and equipping of more Afghan security forces.
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Elizabeth Shaw / MLive.com:
Anti-abortion activist shot in front of Owosso High School … OWOSSO, Michigan — State police at the Corunna post have confirmed a well-known anti-abortion activist was shot multiple times and killed this morning in front of Owosso High School. — The victim's identity has not yet …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Different Month, Same Story — For the umpteenth month in a row Richard Burr's approval rating is mediocre but he nevertheless leads all his potential Democratic challengers by healthy margins. — 38% of North Carolina voters like the job Burr is doing while 32% disapprove.
Noahs / The Docket:
Judge angered by special treatment for Andrew Sullivan — Political commentator, author and writer for The Atlantic magazine Andrew M. Sullivan won't have to face charges stemming from a recent pot bust at the Cape Cod National Seashore — but a federal judge isn't happy about it.
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Dime Standard — On Wednesday night, Barack Obama delivered the finest speech of his presidency. The exposition of his health care views was clear and lively. The invocation of Teddy Kennedy was moving and effective. The rumination at the end about the American character and the role …
Megan Fox / New York Post:
Betraying our dead — Forgetting the vows we made — Eight years ago today, our homeland was attacked by fanatical Muslims inspired by Saudi Arabian bigotry. Three thousand American citizens and residents died. — We resolved that we, the People, would never forget. Then we forgot.
Michelle Malkin:
Eight years later: Remembrance and resolve — Remember: Project 2,996. — Remember: “Let's roll!” — Remember: The angels on loan from God. — Remember: The 9/11 babies. — Remember: Falling Man. — Remembrance is worthless without resolve. Resolve is useless without action.
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James O'Keefe / Big Government:
Washington, DC ACORN Video: Child Prostitution Investigation — And then, we drove down to DC... [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] — [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.]
N. R. Kleinfield / New York Times:
A Fortress City That Didn't Come to Be — FEAR FADES Looking west from the Chrysler Building on Tuesday. Skyscrapers still draw tenants, which seemed unlikely after 9/11. More Photos > — The day dawned different and stayed that way. Traffic was thin and sidewalks quiet.
WorldNetDaily:
Is America coming apart? — Flying home from London, where the subject of formal debate on the 70th anniversary of World War II had been whether Winston Churchill was a liability or asset to the Free World, one arrives in the middle of a far more acrimonious national debate right here in the United States.
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
The Cost of Urban Freeways — SE-SW Freeway, Washington DC (cc photo by dbking) — One of the great mistakes this country made decades ago was to seriously damage a large number of American cities by cutting freeways through existing neighborhoods. How much damage?
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