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White House's botched ‘op’ — WASHINGTON — President Obama yesterday rolled out the red carpet — and handed out doctors' white coats as well, just so nobody missed his hard-sell health-care message. — In a heavy-handed attempt at reviving support for health-care reform …
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Obama Reaches Past Congress for Health Care Support — WASHINGTON — Opening a new front in the effort to promote its plans for an overhaul of the nation's health care system, the Obama administration is courting support from Republicans and independents some distance from Capitol Hill, and aggressively publicizing the results.
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The Note, Ezra Klein, The Politico, MoJo Blog Posts, Los Angeles Times and Political Punch
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Gen. McChrystal Has a Right to Speak Up on Afghanistan — Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, has come under fire for making public comments about the war. While answering questions after an Oct. 1 speech — in which he avoided taking sides in the policy debate …
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Critics Don't See the Nuance in McChrystal's Comments on War
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The Note, The Jawa Report, Jules Crittenden, The Greenroom, Christian Science Monitor and D-Day
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Afghanistan and Leadership — Gen. McChrystal needs more troops …
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ATTACKERMAN
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Gates Stresses Privacy in Chain of Command
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Villainous Company, ATTACKERMAN, Taylor Marsh, Commentary, Washington Post and The Caucus
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The demise of the dollar — In a graphic illustration of the new world order, Arab states have launched secret moves with China, Russia and France to stop using the US currency for oil trading — In the most profound financial change in recent Middle East history, Gulf Arabs are planning …
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Fox News, BBC, Guardian, The Foundry, Philly.com, Prairie Weather, Another Black Conservative, Left Coast Rebel, Pajamas Media, naked capitalism, ParaPundit, QandO, The Moderate Voice, Mish's Global Economic …, Credit Writedowns, YID With LID, RedState, Raw Story, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Jawa Report, Townhall.com, The Majlis, LewRockwell.com Blog and The Corner on National …
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The Obamas' Ego Trip to Copenhagen — In the Niagara of words spoken and written about the Obamas' trip to Copenhagen, too few have been devoted to the words they spoke there. Their separate speeches to the International Olympic Committee were so dreadful, and in such a characteristic way …
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GEORGE WILL FOLLOWS THE RIGHT'S CHOSEN MEME.... Periodically, conservatives latch onto a new line of attack against President Obama. Apparently, the new one is “narcissism.” Marty Peretz talked it up yesterday in a bizarre piece, and George Will endorsed the argument in his column today.
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Castle running for the Senate — Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.) will be running for Vice President Joe Biden's old Senate seat in Delaware, according to two GOP sources connected to the congressman, instantly giving Republicans the opportunity to flip a traditionally-Democratic seat in their column.
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Weekly Standard, RedState, Taegan Goddard's …, Swing State Project, The Washington Independent and AmSpecBlog
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DE-Senate: Castle To Run — Delaware Rep. Mike Castle is running for the Senate. Dennis Brack/Bloomberg News — In a major recruiting coup for national Republicans, Rep. Mike Castle (R) will enter the open seat Senate race in Delaware later today, according to sources familiar with the decision.
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Why is Betsy McCaughey on MSNBC? — Yesterday, I noted that the problem with Betsy McCaughey isn't that she's a liar — it's that the media gives her a platform to lie. — Let's be clear about this: it isn't just FOX News and the New York Post that are guilty of promoting someone whose claim …
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J. Bradford DeLong's …
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No Exit — The never-ending lunacy of Betsy McCaughey.
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Taylor Marsh, Swampland, Ben Smith's Blog, The Reaction, Ezra Klein, Think Progress, Gawker and Michael Calderone's Blog
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Breaking: Louisiana Attorney General: Rathke Embezzled $5 Million From ACORN — From NOLA.COM: … Whole blockbuster story here. — Update: According to the new subpoena issued by the Louisiana Attorney General, it seems ACORN leadership was aware of the full extent of the embezzlement.
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ACORN embezzlement was $5 million, La. attorney general says
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FTC meddles in blogger content, free speech — More big government. The FTC says basically anyone receiving anything (due to broad, poorly-written regulations) must pay an $11,000 fine. … Because Uncle Sam think the public is too stupid to make decisions alone or to recognize endorsements verses common reviews.
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FTC regulates our speech
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CNET News, Etan on Tech, Guardian, Edward Champion's …, Althouse, Brainstorm Tech, Mediactive, Hit & Run, The Moderate Voice and Newshoggers.com
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Conservative Bible Project Cuts Out Liberal Passages — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — Lo and behold, the Bible has gotten too liberal, according to a group of conservatives. And it needs a little editing. — That's the inspiration behind the Conservative Bible Project …
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ARE YOU “THE UNKNOWN LIBERAL”? Pick me, pick me! — Jerry Falwell's offspring of Liberty University, the Liberty Counsel has a wonderful new idea! … How does it work, you ask? … I nominate myself as “The “Unknown Liberal. No, really, that's a choice. You can't make this crap up.
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AMA Endorses Largest Denier of Health Care Claims — What appears to be the official blog of President Obama's administration is all aflutter because the President will welcome, “doctors from across the United States to the White House to share their unique perspective on the struggles …
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Burden of Proof on Obama's Origins — A dentist and lawyer, Orly Taitz has plenty to keep her busy. But a side passion is what consumes her these days: challenging Barack Obama's eligibility to be president. — RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. — The dental office of Orly Taitz, DDS …
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Marco Rubio raises nearly $1 million — Charlie Crist ought to start worrying. The Marco Rubio campaign says the underdog Republican candidate for U.S. Senate raised nearly $1 million in the last fundraising quarter — a giant improvement over his last quarter and a number sure to help eliminate doubts about his viability.
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As Job Loss Rises, Obama Aides Act to Fix Safety Net — WASHINGTON — With unemployment expected to rise well into next year even as the economy slowly recovers, the Obama administration and Democratic leaders in Congress are discussing extending several safety net programs as well as proposing …
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Obama Team Says Zazi Case Illustrates Balanced Approach to Terror Threat — President Obama will make his first visit to the National Counterterrorism Center in McLean on Tuesday morning, telling intelligence officials that their recent successes have proved how effectively multiple agencies can perform when they work in concert.
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Emptywheel, Salon, Denver Post, The Foundry, msnbc.com, The Enterprise Blog, Mudville Gazette and The Hill
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Sotomayor Takes Active Role on Court's First Day — The Supreme Court began its new term Monday with an inquisitive new justice and a case from Maryland about how long police must honor a suspect's request for an attorney. — Justice Sonia Sotomayor displayed no reticence …
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McClatchy Washington Bureau, New York Times, Think Progress, USA Today, SCOTUSblog, CNN, Althouse, The Huffington Post and The BLT
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Pay Czar Targets Salary Cuts — Top Earners at Firms Getting Aid Would See Compensation Shift From Cash to Stock — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration's pay czar is planning to clamp down on compensation at firms receiving large sums of government aid by cutting annual cash salaries …
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Labor Department comes clean about fake jobs — FINALLY, a confession! — I've been writing in this column for years that the way the Labor Department calculates the number of jobs in this country is deceptive. — In 11 of the 12 months, the government adds massive numbers of jobs …
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How Israel Was Disarmed — News analysis from the near-future. — Printer — Friendly — Jan. 20, 2010 — NEW YORK—When American diplomats sat down for the first in a series of face-to-face talks with their Iranian counterparts last October in Geneva, few would have predicted …