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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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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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TalkLeft, Washington Post, Unqualified Offerings, Washington Monthly, Eschaton and The Washington Independent
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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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Ezra Klein, The Atlantic Politics Channel, The New Republic, TPMDC, Open Congress, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Boston Globe and The Note
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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.
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DISSENTING JUSTICE, Don Surber, Daily Kos, Outside The Beltway, Unqualified Offerings and Sister Toldjah
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What's the matter with South Carolina? — With two shouted words during the president's speech to Congress Wednesday night, Congressman Joe Wilson cemented South Carolina's status as the geographic center of opposition to the Obama White House. — Just under nine months into the president's term …
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Democratic Strategist, New York Times, Top of the Ticket, Newsweek Blogs, RADAMISTO, The Hill, Osborne Ink and Riehl World View
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Baucus & Conrad cave again, toughen health care bill's anti …
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Washington Monthly, The Politico, New York Times, Firedoglake, Open Left, Hullabaloo, Shakesville, No More Mister Nice Blog and The Plum Line
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Baucus makes a grab for climate bill
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The Note, New York Times, Daily Kos, Washington Post, The Washington Independent and Blog entry
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Wilson took caffeine pills in 2007
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Wonkette, Another Black Conservative, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Sundries Shack, The Note, Hot Air, Fausta's Blog, Conservatives4Palin.com, JammieWearingFool, Riehl World View, Gateway Pundit, Pundit & Pundette, The Jawa Report, NewsBusters.org, PoliBlog, Stop The ACLU and Weasel Zippers
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Outrage over Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst isn't dying down
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The Democratic Daily, LewRockwell.com Blog, PoliBlog, Taegan Goddard's … and Pajamas Media
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GOP ‘cranks’ dominating debate
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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Erick's blog, Hot Air, The Note and Scorecard's Blog
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Conrad Clarifies: No Federal Subsidies for Non-Citizens Under Health Care Bill
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Matthew Yglesias
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Washington Sketch: Republicans Are Mad, if Not Joe Wilson-Shouting-Mad
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Wonk Room, The Washington Independent, Think Progress and The Hill
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Baucus, Conrad Team Up to Surrender to Joe Wilson
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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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Townhall.com, The Jawa Report, The Western Experience, Verum Serum, The Hinterland Gazette, American Power, JammieWearingFool, QandO and Redhot
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Man in custody for 2 fatal Owosso shootings — OWOSSO - A 33-year-old man was in police custody for the fatal shootings this morning of a longtime local abortion protester and a gravel company owner found slain in his office. — James Pouillon, 63, was shot multiple times at around 7:30 …
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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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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 …
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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.
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Riehl World View, The Jawa Report, Reason, Wonkette, POWIP, The Other McCain, Daimnation! and JammieWearingFool
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T-Paw Admits There Are No Death Panels — But Says You Should Be Afraid, Anyway! — I'm surprised this isn't getting more attention: Tim Pawlenty gave an extraordinary interview on Morning Joe today in which he repeatedly refused to say the “death panel” tale is false, and even said those who fear …
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PAWLENTY'S ACUTE CASE OF ROMNEY-ITIS.... We've seen this dynamic before.
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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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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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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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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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DOMA Repeal Bill Coming Next Week — Rep. Jerrold Nadler will introduce legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act next week. — The Advocate has learned that Democratic representatives Jerrold Nadler of New York, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, and Jared Polis of Colorado …
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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 …
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Democrats stifle Republican health care plans — Rep. Tom Price, the Georgia Republican who heads the House GOP Study Committee, came to President Obama's speech Wednesday night itching to make a point. Price, who also happens to be an orthopedic surgeon, has often heard the president accuse Republicans …
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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.