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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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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.
Firstread / msnbc.com:
FIRST THOUGHTS: REMEMBERING 9/11 — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Ali Weinberg — *** Remembering 9/11: On the eighth anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil, President Obama and the first lady have already observed a moment of silence at the White House.
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.
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New York Times:
Obama Facing Doubts Within His Own Party 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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Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
Wilson: ‘I will not be muzzled’
Wilson: ‘I will not be muzzled’
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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 …
Michael A. Fletcher / Washington Post:
Beck Strikes Again; Yosi Sargent Reassigned at NEA — The National Endowment for the Arts has reassigned former communications director Yosi Sergant, who had become the latest target of FOX News talk show host Glenn Beck. — Acting NEA communications director Victoria Hutter said Thursday …
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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 …
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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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David Paine / The Huffington Post:
The Politicization of 9/11 — I finally understand what it really means when people say “no good deed goes unpunished.” — About seven years ago, the 9/11 community came together to support the wonderful idea that the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks on America ought to become …
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.
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Americans Still Prefer Republicans for Combating Terrorism
Americans Still Prefer Republicans for Combating Terrorism
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Michael Binyon / Times of London:
Thatcher told Gorbachev Britain did not want German reunification — Two months before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Margaret Thatcher told President Gorbachev that neither Britain nor Western Europe wanted the reunification of Germany and made clear that she wanted the Soviet leader to do what he could to stop it.
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Matthew Syed / Times of London:
Thatcher, Gorbachev, Bush: read the secret Kremlin records
Thatcher, Gorbachev, Bush: read the secret Kremlin records
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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.
N. R. Kleinfield / New York Times:
Remembering a Future That Many Feared — The day dawned different and stayed that way. Traffic was thin and sidewalks quiet. The stock exchange didn't open, nor the airports, the schools, Broadway. People loaded up on bottled water, batteries, canoes.
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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Reuters:
U.S. government nervous about stimulus fraud, scams — As billions of dollars from the economic stimulus plan pour through the U.S. economy, members of Congress, the administration and regulatory agencies are increasingly worried about the risks of fraud. — Earl Devaney told Congress …
CNN:
CNN Poll: Terror concerns dropping — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Concern about a terrorist attack in the United States is roughly half of what it was immediately after the September 11 attacks, according to a new national poll. — Thirty-four percent of people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research …
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Michelle Malkin:
Special report: How Obama cronyism threatens rail security — How Obama cronyism threatens rail security — Creators Syndicate — New Delhi. Mumbai. Chechnya. Madrid. London. The question isn't whether America will suffer a jihadi attack on our passenger rail lines, but when.
Fox News:
2 ACORN Employees Fired, Could Face Criminal Charges — The community organizing group ACORN has fired two employees at its Baltimore office who were seen on hidden-camera video giving advice to a man posing as a pimp and a woman pretending to be a prostitute, as some legal experts raise questions …
Ed Pilkington / Guardian:
Obama administration ‘jeopardises’ US security, George Pataki says — Former New York governor George Pataki criticises decision by US justice department to investigate CIA over alleged abuses — George Pataki, the Republican politician who was governor of the state of New York …
Amy Schatz / Wall Street Journal:
FCC Official Comes Under Fire — WASHINGTON — New Federal Communications Commission chief Julius Genachowski says he wants to promote diversity in media ownership, but his recent decision to hire Mark Lloyd, a civil-rights attorney critical of corporate-owned media, to help with that effort …
President Barack Obama / NY Daily News:
Exclusive: Obama's message on our solemn day of remembrance — Eight years ago, on an ordinary Tuesday morning, nearly 3,000 lives were lost in the deadliest attack on American soil in our history. — It was an event that forever changed the life of this city.
Gordon Brown / Telegraph:
I'm proud to say sorry to a real war hero — The treatment of code-breaker Alan Turing was utterly unfair, says Gordon Brown — This has been a year of deep reflection - a chance for Britain, as a nation, to commemorate the profound debts we owe to those who came before.
Oren Yaniv / NY Daily News:
Semenya, forced to take gender test, is a woman ... and a man — (Photo by Lee Warren/Gallo ImagesGetty Images) Original Filename: 90065429.jpg — Tests show that controversial runner Caster Semenya is a woman ...and a man! — The 18-year-old South African champ has no womb or ovaries …