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Joe Klein / Swampland:
Too Dumb to Thrive — Absolutely amazing poll results from CNN today about the $787 stimulus package: nearly three out of four Americans think the money has been wasted. On second thought, they may be right: it's been wasted on them. Indeed, the largest single item in the package …
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Most Americans applaud Democrats' loss of supermajority — Washington (CNN) - Americans are divided on whether Democratic control of Congress is good for the country, according to a new national poll. — A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Monday also indicates …
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
CNN Poll: For First Time, More Say Dem Control Is Bad For Country
CNN Poll: For First Time, More Say Dem Control Is Bad For Country
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Mark Mooney / ABCNEWS:
Exclusive: Obama Would ‘Rather Be Really Good One-Term President’ — Obama Tells Diane Sawyer That Health Care Bill Had Political Cost — President Obama, buffeted by criticism of his massive health care reform bill and election setbacks, said today he remained determined to tackle health care …
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Glenn Thrush / Glenn Thrush's Blog:
Berry: Obama said “big difference” between '10 and '94 is “me” — Rep. Marion Berry's parting shot, published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette [no link, subscription only] offers a warning to moderate Democrats and border state moderates — warning of a midterm bloodbath comparable to the 54-seat D-to-R swing in 1994.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Obama to Offer Aid for Families in State of the Union Address — WASHINGTON — President Obama will propose in his State of the Union address a package of modest initiatives intended to help middle-class families, including tax credits for child care, caps on some student loan payments …
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The Politico:
Obama to propose spending freeze — President Obama plans to announce a three-year freeze on discretionary, “non-security” spending in the lead-up to Wednesday's State of the Union address, Hill Democratic sources familiar with the plan tell POLITICO. — The move, intended to blunt …
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Megan McArdle:
Forgotten, But Not Gone — Shocker: running against politicians who have left office is not a very effective electoral strategy. — There goes the secret Republican platform they were going to unveil in the SOTU response: Jimmy Carter screwed up the Iranian hostage crisis, and he looks funny in a cardigan, too.
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Dems' Bush-bashing goes bust
Dems' Bush-bashing goes bust
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Gawker:
Sources: John Edwards Has a Sex Tape — Sources have told us that, in the throes of their affair, John Edwards and Rielle Hunter made a sex tape that contains “several sex acts.” And that his aide, Andrew Young found it on an unmarked DVD. — The tape, say both our sources …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Dem: Senate thinks it's ‘House of Lords’ — The third-ranking House Democrat said the Senate thinks of itself as “a House of Lords” that is out of touch with voters. — Majority Whip James Clyburn's (D-S.C.) remarks are one of the most significant public shots taken at the Senate …
Michelle Malkin:
Why did Beau Biden really drop out? ; Update: Cook Political Report classifies DE-Sen. race “Solid Republican” — Daddy has been grooming Beau Biden for the Senate from time immemorial. — To smooth his son's path, Joe Biden installed his old crony aide, Edward Kaufman …
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Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Could Democrats Lose The Senate?
Could Democrats Lose The Senate?
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Charles Mahtesian / The Politico:
Beau Biden declines Senate bid
Beau Biden declines Senate bid
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Matt Corley / Think Progress:
Lieberman: 'It's Possible' I Could Be ‘A Good Old-Fashioned New England Moderate Republican’ — During the 2008 presidential campaign, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) supported Republican John McCain and attacked then-candidate Obama while speaking at the Republican National Committee.
James Rosen / Fox News:
Obama Administration Steers Lucrative No-Bid Contract for Afghan Work to Dem Donor — The Obama administration this month awarded a $25 million federal contract for work in Afghanistan to a company owned by a prominent Democratic campaign contributor without entertaining competitive bids, Fox News has learned.
Gary Farber / Amygdala:
HEALTH CARE REFORM WON'T SAVE ME. — I'm asking for your help. — For several years I've, finally, been in the process of applying for Social Security Disability, something I desperately needed to do decades earlier, but wrongheadedly struggled to avoid as my life spiraled into hell.
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Gibbs: Ed Schultz Misleads Viewers To “Get People To Watch His Show” — As you've probably heard, MSNBC's Ed Schultz revealed the other day that he'd torn into Robert Gibbs in a private conversation, telling him he's “full of sh*t” and that the Obama White House is “losing its base.”
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Obama's Approval Most Polarized for First-Year President — Shows much greater party differences than approval for any prior first-year president — PRINCETON, NJ — The 65 percentage-point gap between Democrats' (88%) and Republicans' (23%) average job approval ratings for Barack Obama …
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Newt Gingrich / About Newsmax.com:
How I'd Create a New ‘Contract With America’ — Dear Fellow Americans: — During the past few months, a number of people have asked me about the possibility of a new Contract with America for the 2010 elections. They remember the clarity, the positive focus, and the election results of the 1994 contract.
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Project for a Healthy American Future — The way forward on health care reform in 2010 — About 16 years ago, William Kristol crafted a lengthy strategy memo for congressional Republicans, advising them on how best to deal with then-President Clinton's health care reform initiative.
Paul Krugman:
Of Fate and Fumbles — It has not been a good year for Obama, or for the progressive agenda. But why? Ignore all the pontificating about how Obama needed to focus differently, seek bipartisanship with people who have no interest in making a deal, etc.. The primary factor in Obama's troubles is …
Peter Hamby / CNN:
South Carolina Republican regrets ‘stray animal’ metaphor — (CNN) - South Carolina Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer, under fire for drawing a comparison between needy people and “stray animals,” said Monday that he regrets his choice of words. — In a phone interview with CNN, Bauer …
People-Press.org:
Public's Priorities for 2010: Economy, Jobs, Terrorism — Energy Concerns Fall, Deficit Concerns Rise — As Barack Obama begins his second year in office, the public's priorities for the president and Congress remain much as they were one year ago. Strengthening the nation's economy …
Slate:
Steve Jobs delivers the annual presidential address. — Read all of Slate's coverage on the expected announcement of Apple's tablet computer. … —New York Times, Jan. 18, 2010 … Thank you for coming. And thank you to President Obama for asking me to deliver this year's speech.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Big Babyism — Listen to an enraged Independent: … If this is the basis for revolt, what can one say? — If Obama and Bush had refused to bail out the banks, does this small business owner believe she'd be in business at all? Is she demanding - in a conservative outlet …