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David M. Drucker / Roll Call:
GOP Launches Strategy to Trip Up Health Bill — Senate Republicans, acknowledging they lack the votes to block a health care reform bill outright, have implemented a comprehensive political strategy to delay, define and derail. — With Democratic leaders and White House officials holed …
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Martina Stewart / CNN:
Gregg: U.S. could be on path to a ‘banana republic’ situation — WASHINGTON (CNN) - A leading fiscal mind on Capitol Hill and a one-time Obama Cabinet pick sounded the alarm Sunday over the projected long-term financial challenges the country faces. — “This deficit is driven by us,” …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Banks Are Not Alright — It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. O.K., maybe not literally the worst, but definitely bad. And the contrast between the immense good fortune of a few and the continuing suffering of all too many boded ill for the future.
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Joe Sudbay / AMERICAblog News:
Top Obama advisers walk away from public option — There was a reason the White House sent out Obama's top three advisers to the talk shows today. As I said below, “they're selling something as we approach the final push for health insurance reform.” Unfortunately, what they're selling, most of us aren't buying.
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Lisa Lerer / The Politico:
White House plan: Neuter the Chamber
White House plan: Neuter the Chamber
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New York Times:
Decision on Afghan Troops May Wait — WASHINGTON — The White House signaled Sunday that President Obama would postpone any decision on sending more troops to Afghanistan until the disputed election there had been settled and resulted in a government that could work with the United States.
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David Sharrock / Times of London:
Hillary Clinton suffers ‘mis-speaking’ relapse with Belfast bomb claims — Hillary Clinton has been caught out “mis-speaking” again in a manner that suggests that she hasn't learnt from past experiences of her globe-trotting, “lily-gilding” speeches. — The US Secretary of State …
Paul Krugman:
Superfreakingmeta — Brad DeLong does the heavy lifting. Legalistic quibbling about who said what in an email isn't going to help Dubner and Levitt here: in this crucial chapter, there's an average of one statement per page that's either flatly untrue or deeply misleading.
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Stephen J. Dubner / Freakonomics:
Global Warming in SuperFreakonomics: The Anatomy of a Smear
Global Warming in SuperFreakonomics: The Anatomy of a Smear
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Walter Shapiro / Politics Daily:
In New Jersey, It Was Christie's Race to Lose — and He May Have Lost It — NORTH BERGEN, N.J. - Jon Corzine - the bearded, gray-haired, former Wall Street titan running for his second term as New Jersey's Democratic governor - would never be confused with the toothy-smiled, broad-shouldered …
Peter S. Goodman / New York Times:
Foreclosures Force Ex-Homeowners to Turn to Shelters — CLEVELAND — The first night after she surrendered her house to foreclosure, Sheri West endured the darkness in her Hyundai sedan. She parked in her old driveway, with her flower-print dresses and hats piled in boxes on the back seat …
Aaron Klein / WorldNetDaily:
White House admits: We ‘control’ news media — Communications chief offers shocking confession to foreign government — TEL AVIV - President Obama's presidential campaign focused on “making” the news media cover certain issues while rarely communicating anything to the press unless it was …
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John Bresnahan / The Politico:
The GOP's Rangel dilemma — Convinced that Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) is on the ropes because of a tangle of ethical issues, House GOP leaders are debating whether to aggressively press for his removal as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee or try to drag out the controversy as long as possible for maximum political advantage.
Jennifer Brown / Denver Post:
Colorado insurers say health care bill would lead to “system collapse” — Executives, who critics say are using scare tactics, contend proposed penalties for opting out are too low. — Colorado insurance executives, cautious supporters of health care reform throughout the past year …
New York Times:
Energy Firms Deeply Split on Bill to Battle Climate Change — WASHINGTON — As the Senate prepares to tackle global warming, the nation's energy producers, once united, are battling one another over policy decisions worth hundreds of billions of dollars in coming decades.
Nomaan Merchant / Wall Street Journal:
Lawmakers Battle on Census Question — WASHINGTON — A measure gaining traction in Congress would require the 2010 Census to include a question about citizenship, a change that would cost millions of dollars and possibly derail a full count. — Two Republican senators …