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George Stephanopoulos / George's Bottom Line:
Rudy Giuliani Wrong in Saying ‘No Domestic Attacks Under Bush’ — President Obama yesterday took personal responsibility for failures in the Christmas day terror plot, but Rudy Giuliani still isn't convinced. — I spoke to the former mayor of New York City this morning on GMA …
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George Stephanopoulos / George's Bottom Line:
Giuliani Update — Through his spokesman, Rudy Giuliani has clarified the remarks he made this morning on GMA regarding terrorist attacks on the United States under Presidents Bush and Obama. — The Mayor's spokesman says that the remark “didn't come across as it was intended” …
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Rachel Slajda / TPM LiveWire:
Mr. 9/11 Gets Amnesia: 'We Had No Domestic Attacks Under Bush; We've Had One Under Obama' (VIDEO) — Rudy Giuliani, the man who was mayor of New York City during the 9/11 attacks, appeared on Good Morning America today to say President Obama should take lessons from former President George W. Bush on how to prevent a terrorist attack.
Eric Zimmermann / The Hill:
Giuliani says Obama ‘turned the corner’ on terror
Giuliani says Obama ‘turned the corner’ on terror
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The Politico
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
What we're seeing in Massachusetts — Because of the heavy interest we'll try to get our Massachusetts numbers out over the weekend. But because we've already conducted most of the interviews for it here are some of the major storylines we're seeing: —At this point a plurality …
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
It's On - Push Polling “Hate Group” Support for Brown — See update to this post: Is SEIU Behind Anti-Brown Push Polling? — I received this e-mail from a Massachusetts resident and businesswoman (and I verified her identity through publicly available sources), regarding a phone call she received last night:
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Can Dems pass health care if Brown wins? — The notion of a Republican winning Ted Kennedy's seat remains unlikely, despite (or perhaps because of) the recent hubbub around the race. — But it's a real enough possibility that Democrats have started to consider the question.
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The New Republic
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Steele comments have GOP aides pleading, ‘Get him to stop’ — Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele, under fire this week for a string of controversial statements he has made while promoting his new book, has so angered the party's congressional leaders that their aides …
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Matt Corley / Think Progress:
After Declaring ‘I Want The Gig,’ Steele Claims He Didn't ‘Seek’ RNC Chairmanship
After Declaring ‘I Want The Gig,’ Steele Claims He Didn't ‘Seek’ RNC Chairmanship
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Free Clips — Michael Steele on the state of the GOP and his new book.
Free Clips — Michael Steele on the state of the GOP and his new book.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Gruber responds: ‘Completely consistent’ — One of the key voices for Congressional health care legislation, MIT economist Jon Gruber, is taking fire from the precincts of the left that oppose the Senate plan over the fact that he is on contract with Department of Health and Human Services.
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Judson Berger / Fox News:
Economist Was Under Contract With HHS While Touting Health Reform Bill — MIT economist Jonathan Gruber, one of the leading academic defenders of health care reform, is taking heat for failing to disclose consistently that he was under contract with the Department of Health and Human Services …
Christina Wilkie / The Hill:
Carville: Airport scanners can ‘measure my penis’ — The debate over full body security scans just got a lot more graphic, thanks to Democratic political strategist and frequent flyer James Carville. — Speaking on The Tony Kornheiser Show Friday, Carville laid out, or unzipped, his vision for airport security.
Quin Hillyer / AmSpecBlog:
Memo to Palin: Get Over Yourself — Okay, now that I have ensured that I will receive lots of hateful comments.... Sarah Palin's decision not to attend CPAC (the Conservative Political Action Conference) is ridiculously petty. I will grant that CPAC should not have let the Birchers be minor sponsors.
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Riehl World View
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Two swipes at CPAC — Two stories today on Palin's decision …
Two swipes at CPAC — Two stories today on Palin's decision …
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The Washington Independent
Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
CPAC: Palin Camp Didn't Give Us A Reason For Her Turning Down Invitation
CPAC: Palin Camp Didn't Give Us A Reason For Her Turning Down Invitation
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The Washington Independent
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Ford Says He Won't Be ‘Bullied’ by Senator's Allies — Under assault from allies of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, former congressman Harold E. Ford Jr. fired back on Friday afternoon, saying he would be not be “bullied or intimidated” by “party bosses” as he considers challenging her in this fall's Democratic primary.
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Chris Irvine / Telegraph:
British woman ‘arrested in Dubai after being raped’ — A 23-year-old British woman on holiday in Dubai told police she had been raped, only to be arrested herself for having illegal sexual intercourse. — The woman, a Muslim of Pakistani descent, was celebrating her engagement …
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The Jawa Report
Wall Street Journal:
The Risk of Catastrophic Victory — Obama is in the midst of one. Can the GOP avert one of their own? — Printer — Friendly — Passage of the health-care bill will be, for the administration, a catastrophic victory. If it is voted through in time for the State of the Union Address …
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Health Care and Wages — Proponents of the health insurance “excise tax” say that if we moved to equalize the tax treatment of compensation received in the form of subsidized health insurance and compensation received in the form of cash money, that people would wind up with less-generous insurance plans and more money.
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Ezra Klein
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Brad Watson / WFAA-TV:
Craig James eyeing politics, not ruling out U.S. Senate run — DALLAS Former SMU football star and ESPN Analyst Craig James has made news recently regarding his role with his son and former Texas Tech Football Coach Mike Leach. But James could be making news this year in politics, too.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Cheney group recalls ‘24’ — Liz Cheney's group, Keep America Safe, is out with a new video that casts President Obama's response to the Christmas Day terror attempt as a parody of the television show “24.” — The video uses unflattering moments from the administration's response …
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Wonkette
James Rainey / Los Angeles Times:
A blogger's parting with the right — (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times / January 7, 2009) — Charles Johnson's Little Green Footballs website once was devoted to writing about the ‘Loony Left.’ Now he prefers to focus on his liberal social views and disagreeing conservatives.
Christina Romer / White House.gov Blog Feed:
On the December Jobs Numbers — Today's employment report, though a setback from November, is consistent with the gradual labor market stabilization we have been seeing over the last several months. — Payroll employment declined 85,000 in December. To put this number in perspective …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House: Geithner ‘not involved’ in latest AIG flap — The White House claimed Friday that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner did not play a role in alleged improper actions government officials took in the bailout of insurance giant American Insurance Group.
Christopher S. Rugaber / Associated Press:
Economy loses 85K jobs as employers remain wary — Buzz up! — WASHINGTON - Lack of confidence in the economic recovery led employers to shed a more-than-expected 85,000 net jobs in December even as the unemployment rate held at 10 percent. The rate would have been higher if more people …