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CNN:
Defiant Wilson raises more than $200,000 after outburst — (CNN) — Less than a day after Rep. Joe Wilson formally apologized to President Obama over his “you lie” outburst, a campaign aide confirms to CNN the South Carolina Republican has raised “more than $200,000″ in the wake of the now-infamous moment.
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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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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 …
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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.
Richard Simon / Los Angeles Times:
Outrage over Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst isn't dying down
Outrage over Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst isn't dying down
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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 …
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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 …
Carol E. Lee / The Politico:
Says ‘checking would be good’ — White House press secretary Robert Gibbs chastised CNN Friday morning for its reporting on a Coast Guard training exercise on ... ... the Potomac River, which suggested a security incident was in progress in the nation's capital.
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Eileen Sullivan / Associated Press:
Sept. 11 Training Exercise Sparks Confusion in DC — Coast Guard conducts training exercise on Sept. 11 anniversary, stirring confusion — The Coast Guard conducted a training exercise in the Potomac River near the Pentagon amid Sept. 11 commemorations Friday, sparking confusion …
Doug Stanglin / On Deadline:
Coast Guard says security incident involved ‘routine training exercise’
Coast Guard says security incident involved ‘routine training exercise’
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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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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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Fox News:
Second Video Shows ACORN Officials Helping ‘Pimp,’ ‘Prostitute’ in Washington Office — One day after two ACORN officials in Baltimore were fired for offering to help a man and woman posing as a pimp and prostitute to engage in child prostitution and a series of tax crimes …
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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.
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 …
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.
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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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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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.
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.
Looking at the Left:
Doctors Against Obamacare - Rally in D.C. — On September 10, 2009, doctors, nurses and other medical professionals came to Washington, D.C. from across the country to show their opposition to Obamacare. This rally exploded the government-created myth that there is unanimity amongst health …