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‘Game Change’: New Book Reveals 2008 Campaigns' Messy Moments — From Obama to Palin, a New Book Raises Candidates' Moments to Forget — While “Game Change” has yet to hit store shelves, the book about the 2008 presidential campaign is already creating a stir over its revelations …
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Harry Reid's History of Racial Posturing — Amidst the brouhaha over Harry Reid's comments, some people are defending Reid by saying that he told the truth, however . . . awkwardly. See, for example, Robert Stacy McCain, who declares: “Harry Reid is no more a racist than I am.”
Deborah Solomon / Wall Street Journal:
Reid Is Under Fire for 2008 Remarks — WASHINGTON — Republicans called on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to resign his leadership post over remarks he made in 2008 about then-presidential candidate Barack Obama, adding to the Nevada Democrat's political troubles.
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New York Times:
G.O.P. Chairman Pressures Reid on Obama Remarks — Michael Steele, the Republican Party chairman, called Sunday for Harry Reid to step down as U.S. Senate majority leader in the wake of revelations of Mr. Reid's remarks in 2008 about Barack Obama's skin color and dialect.
Joseph Curl / Washington Times:
Top Democrat defends Reid for remarks — UPDATED: — Democrats on Sunday defended Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for his private remarks during the 2008 campaign describing then-Sen. Barack Obama as “light skinned” and “with no Negro dialect.” — “I think if you look at the reports as I have …
Eric Zimmermann / The Hill:
Steele: Harry Reid should step down from leadership role for ‘Negro’ remark
Steele: Harry Reid should step down from leadership role for ‘Negro’ remark
John Bresnahan / The Politico:
GOP: Lott-Reid double standard
GOP: Lott-Reid double standard
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New York Times, Crooks and Liars, JOSHUAPUNDIT, Flopping Aces, Sister Toldjah, MyDD, psychologytoday.com and The Caucus
Fox News:
Steele Calls on Reid to Resign as Senate Leader After Obama ‘Negro’ Comment
Steele Calls on Reid to Resign as Senate Leader After Obama ‘Negro’ Comment
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The Daily Beast, American Power, The Fix, Riehl World View, The Politico, RedState and theblogprof
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Majority Leader Reid apologizes to Obama for 2008 remarks
Majority Leader Reid apologizes to Obama for 2008 remarks
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Power Line, PostPartisan, The Other McCain, Verum Serum, The Plum Line, Washington Monthly and Ben Smith's Blog
Karl Vick / Washington Post:
Same-sex marriage set for big day in federal court — LOS ANGELES — After a run of setbacks at the state level, gay rights advocates will take the campaign for same-sex marriage into a federal courtroom on Monday, starting down a treacherous avenue that ends at a U.S. Supreme Court dominated by conservatives.
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Theodore B. Olson / Newsweek:
The Conservative Case for Gay Marriage
The Conservative Case for Gay Marriage
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The Daily Beast, The Reality-Based Community, Instapundit, The Reaction, Bench Memos … and Joe. My. God.
Eric Zimmermann / The Hill:
Palin derided by top McCain aide, book — Sarah Palin was an unprepared, uninformed Vice Presidential candidate who repeatedly made false statements in public, according to a top McCain campaign aide. — In a 60 Minutes segment based on John Heilemann's and Mark Halperin's new book …
David Rose / Daily Mail:
The mini ice age starts here — The bitter winter afflicting much of the Northern Hemisphere is only the start of a global trend towards cooler weather that is likely to last for 20 or 30 years, say some of the world's most eminent climate scientists. — Their predictions …
Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
Boehner chief of staff dies at 46 — Paula Nowakowski, the longtime chief of staff to House Republican Leader John Boehner, died suddenly Saturday night, according to the leader's office. She was 46. — “It is with profound sadness and shock that I announce the passing of Paula Nowakowski …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Captain Obvious Learns the Limits of Cool — Our president came down from the mountaintop. — He had applied the freshness of his independent thought to the critical matters at hand. He had convened his seminar, reviewed the reviews, analyzed the intelligence every which way …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill: Feinstein: Halt Gitmo prisoner transfers to countries with al-Qaeda presence
Associated Press:
White House Economic Adviser: Jobs Picture is ‘Still Terrible’ — Council of Economic Advisers chief Christina Romer said it's devastating that some workers have been unemployed for two years and that job losses were continuing nearly a year after passage of the so-called stimulus bill.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Adviser: Obama subdued, disappointed by latest jobs report
Adviser: Obama subdued, disappointed by latest jobs report
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The Politico
John Bolton / Wall Street Journal:
Let's Take Bureaucracy Out of Intelligence — Groupthink products like National Intelligence Estimates make us vulnerable. — Printer — Friendly — Although the U.S. intelligence community (IC) has been stung by failures relating to the Christmas terrorist attack, these failures are symptomatic of far larger problems.
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Isabel Vincent / New York Post:
‘Jihad’ jitters at Met — Mohammed art gone — Is the Met afraid of Mohammed? — The Metropolitan Museum of Art quietly pulled images of the Prophet Mohammed from its Islamic collection and may not include them in a renovated exhibition area slated to open in 2011, The Post has learned.
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Insurance Mandate Feeds GOP Attack — WASHINGTON — As congressional Democrats try to iron out differences in the House and Senate health-care bills, Republicans are attacking the legal premise of the legislation, saying Congress has no power to make people carry health insurance or pay a penalty or tax.
JammieWearingFool:
Mass Confusion: Brown Up a Point in One Poll, Coakley Up 15 in Another — I was a bit skeptical over the buzz surrounding the PPP poll last night that has Scott Brown up a point over Martha Coakley in the Massachusetts special election to fill Ted Kennedy's seat. — For good reason.
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