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Watts Up With That?:
Breaking News Story: CRU has apparently been hacked - hundreds of files released — UPDATE: Response from CRU in interview with another website, see end of this post. — The details on this are still sketchy, we'll probably never know what went on. But it appears that University …
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Climategate: the final nail in the coffin of ‘Anthropogenic Global Warming’? — If you own any shares in alternative energy companies I should start dumping them NOW. The conspiracy behind the Anthropogenic Global Warming myth (aka AGW; aka ManBearPig) has been suddenly …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Do hacked e-mails show global-warming fraud? — Controversy has exploded onto the Internet after a major global-warming advocacy center in the UK had its e-mail system hacked and the data published on line. The director of the University of East Anglia Climate Research Unit confirmed …
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Andrew Bolt:
Hadley hacked: warmist conspiracy exposed? — 8.15 PM UPDATE: The Hadley CRU director admits the emails seem to be genuine: … So the 1079 emails and 72 documents seem indeed evidence of a scandal involving most of the most prominent scientists pushing the man-made warming theory …
Publius / Big Government:
Breitbart to AG Holder: Investigate ACORN or We'll Release More Tapes Just Before 2010 Election — Earlier tonight Andrew Breitbart, James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles discussed the final chapter of the ACORN L.A. saga on “Hannity,” but more interestingly, Breitbart disclosed where the story goes from here.
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Patterico's Pontifications:
L.A. Times Columnist Uncritically Quoted Star of Latest ACORN Video — In September, L.A. Times columnist James Rainey wrote a column in which he uncritically quoted ACORN worker Lavelle Stewart suggesting that she had turned Hannah Giles and James O'Keefe out of her office:
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Riehl World View
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Charles Krauthammer on the perverse logic of Attorney General Eric Holder — F or late-19th-century anarchists, terrorism was the “propaganda of the deed.” And the most successful propaganda-by-deed in history was 9/11 — not just the most destructive, but the most spectacular and telegenic.
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Commentary, Israel Matzav, No Sheeples Here, The New Republic, Betsy's Page, The Corner on National … and Pundit & Pundette
Washington Post:
Holder's decision on Mohammed trial defended — Reasonable minds can disagree about Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to prosecute Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other alleged Sept. 11 perpetrators in a Manhattan federal court. But some prominent criticisms are exaggerated …
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American Prospect, Think Progress, Taylor Marsh, TalkLeft, Talking Points Memo, MoJo Blog Posts, Emptywheel and ATTACKERMAN
James O'Keefe / Big Government:
The LA Story, Part IV: Program for Torture Victims
The LA Story, Part IV: Program for Torture Victims
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Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2010: Arizona Senate GOP Primary — 2010 Arizona GOP Primary: McCain 45%, Hayworth 43% — Senator John McCain's future in the U.S. Senate may be a little less assured than previously thought. — A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely 2010 Republican Primary voters …
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Bloomberg:
Louisiana's Landrieu Wins U.S. Aid as Senate Health Vote Looms — Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) — Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu, one of three lawmakers being wooed by Senate Democratic leaders to back health-care legislation, won the inclusion of an extra $100 million in federal aid for low-income people in her state.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Reid, as Legislative Tactician, Takes Ownership of Health Care Overhaul
Reid, as Legislative Tactician, Takes Ownership of Health Care Overhaul
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Washington Post, Room for Debate, The Politico, Sunlight Foundation, Health Care Task Force, TPMDC and New York Times
Chris Frates / The Politico:
Pressure on Landrieu, Nelson and Lincoln for Saturday vote …
Pressure on Landrieu, Nelson and Lincoln for Saturday vote …
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Blame for recession shifting from GOP to Democrats — Washington (CNN) - Nearly two years into the recession, opinion about which political party is responsible for the severe economic downturn is shifting, according to a new national poll. — A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
WHEN THE MAJORITY IS MISGUIDED.... A new CNN poll shows …
WHEN THE MAJORITY IS MISGUIDED.... A new CNN poll shows …
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Matthew Yglesias
SoccerSeal / Red, White & Conservative:
The Day I Met Sarah Palin...and the Liberal Media — Where on earth do I begin? This all started as me, a young 17 year old American going to see a woman I admire and turned into this crazy event hah I'll start at the very beginning. — My dad and I arrived at the Barnes and Noble at 11 pmTuesday evening.
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Washington Post:
Obama faces congressional anger about economy — House Republicans call on Geithner to resign — Growing discontent over the economy and frustration with efforts to speed its recovery boiled over Thursday on Capitol Hill in a wave of criticism and outright anger directed at the Obama administration.
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Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
Ethics Committee chides Burris for misleading statements on appointment — The Senate Ethics Committee has issued a “qualified admonition” of Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) for making false and misleading statements in response to questions about his appointment to the Senate.
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Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Tea partiers turn on each other — After emerging out of nowhere over the summer as a seemingly potent and growing political force, the tea party movement has become embroiled in internal feuding over philosophy, strategy and money and is at risk of losing its momentum.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Big Squander — Earlier this week, the inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, a k a, the bank bailout fund, released his report on the 2008 rescue of the American International Group, the insurer. The gist of the report is that government officials made no serious attempt …
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
With F.H.A. Help, Easy Loans in Expensive Areas — SAN FRANCISCO — In January, Mike Rowland was so broke that he had to raid his retirement savings to move here from Boston. — A week ago, he and a couple of buddies bought a two-unit apartment building for nearly a million dollars.
Jason Horowitz / Washington Post:
Palin's on the road again, with Hoosiers in sight — FORT WAYNE, IND. — Tina Andreadis doesn't have much experience in Republican presidential politics. — But as Sarah Palin's “Going Rogue” national book tour delivers stump speeches, long lines of sign-bearing supporters …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
What Geithner Got Right — It's amazing to go back and read what people were saying about Timothy Geithner in the spring. Many people said he looked terrified as the Treasury secretary, like Bambi in the headlights. The New Republic ran an essay called “The Geithner Disaster.”
Susanne Craig / Wall Street Journal:
Goldman Holders Miffed at Bonuses — Some Investors in the Stock Urge ThatMore of the Riches Be Passed Along to Them — Some of the largest shareholders in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. have urged the Wall Street firm to reduce the size of its bonus pool, arguing that it should pass along …
Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary — Technical information: — Employment: (202) 691-6559 * sminfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/sae — Unemployment: (202) 691-6392 * lausinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/lau — Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Congressional Report: Rhee did ‘damage control’ after sex charges against fiance Kevin Johnson — A congressional investigation of the volunteer organization AmeriCorps contains charges that D.C. schools chief Michelle Rhee handled “damage control” after allegations of sexual misconduct …