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Paul Krugman:
Clueless — I'm with Simon Johnson here: how is it possible, at this late date, for Obama to be this clueless? — The lead story on Bloomberg right now contains excerpts from an interview with Business Week which tells us: … Oh. My. God. — First of all, to my knowledge …
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Bloomberg:
Obama Doesn't ‘Begrudge’ Bonuses for ‘Savvy’ Blankfein, Dimon — Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama said he doesn't “begrudge” the $17 million bonus awarded to JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon or the $9 million issued to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. CEO Lloyd Blankfein …
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Simon Johnson / The Huffington Post:
Obama Still Doesn't Get It — Bloomberg today reports President Obama as commenting on the $17 million bonus for Jamie Dimon of JP Morgan Chase and the $9 million bonus for Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs, … Taken separately, these statements are undeniably true.
CBS News:
Obama Says Bipartisanship, But What He Wants Is GOP Surrender — Posted by Mark Knoller Unannounced, President Obama took to the lectern in the White House briefing room today to give a personal readout of his meeting earlier with congressional leaders of both parties.
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Patrick Gavin / The Politico:
PRESS ROOM LAUGHTER DIES DOWN — The White House press room was a jovial place to be in the early days of President Barack Obama's presidency. But times have changed. — Back in May, POLITICO analyzed the press briefings and found that the instances of laughter — as indicated by " …
Washington Post:
In poll, Republicans gaining political ground on Obama — Republicans have significantly narrowed the gap with Democrats on who is trusted to deal with the country's problems and have sharply reduced several of President Obama's main political advantages, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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Sean J. Miller / The Hill:
Rep. Ehlers to retire — Rep. Vern Ehlers (R-Mich.) will announce Wednesday he's retiring at the end of his term. A press conference in scheduled in Grand Rapids for 11 a.m. — Ehlers confirmed his retirement to the Associated Press. His announcement comes one day after state …
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Bryan Walsh / Time:
D.C. Snowstorm: How Global Warming Makes Blizzards Worse — Some D.C. residents resorted to cross-country skis to get around the capital during the snow storm — As the blizzard-bound residents of the mid-Atlantic region get ready to dig themselves out of the third major storm of the season …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Climate-change legislation buried under record snowfall in capital
Climate-change legislation buried under record snowfall in capital
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Jeff Poor / NewsBusters.org:
Brilliant: ‘Vagina Monologues’ Creator Tells Palin to Look at ‘Earthquakes and Tsunamis’ for Global Warming Proof — No matter what former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin does, she's not going to win any friends in the mainstream modern feminism activist movement in the United States. But that might not be a bad thing.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
gingrichbamboozlefail — Classic moment last night on The Daily Show when Newt Gingrich explained that it was okay to mirandize “shoe bomber” Richard Reid and not Christmas Day bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab because Reid, unlike Abdulmutallab, is a US citizen. — Only, of course, Reid is a British citizen.
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Joseph Abrams / Fox News:
Anti-Tea Party Web Site Part of Scheme to Funnel Funds — A new Web site targeting the tea parties is a part of a complex network of money flowing from the mountainous coffers of the country's biggest labor unions and trickling slowly into political slush funds for Democratic activists.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
A First Look at Palin's Primary Math — If Sarah Palin runs for the Republican nomination in 2012 — and I've been on record for some time as predicting that she will — what are likely to be her best and worst states? And how do these strengths and weaknesses square with the Republican primary calendar?
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Obama: Ticked off sometimes, not down — President Barack Obama doesn't get down easily, his wife says, but he does get ticked off. If it doesn't show, Michelle Obama explains, he works at that. — “You know, he doesn't get down easily,” the first lady said in an interview with CNN's Larry King aired last night.
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The Huffington Post:
Carl Levin: Filibuster Could Fall ‘After Massive Conflict On The Floor’ — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — Senate Republicans made a persuasive case for abolishing or reforming the filibuster on Tuesday night when they blocked a routine nomination to the National Labor Relations Board that had been held up since April.
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New York Times:
In Albany, a Rumor of a Rumor Catches Fire — Albany — long a place of scandal, the rumor of scandal and the echoing talk about the rumor of scandal — has had a week a bit unlike any other. Newspapers, blogs, reputable outfits and fringe gossip sites have worked themselves into a frenzy …
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Glenn Thrush's Blog, Michael Calderone's Blog, Hot Air, New York Post, Gothamist, Hotline On Call, Mediaite, The Note, Capitol Confidential, Romenesko, Gawker and The Page
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Jonathan Kay / Newsweek:
Black Helicopters Over Nashville — Never mind Sarah Palin and the tricornered hats. The tea-party movement is dominated by conspiracist kooks. — The tea-party movement has no leader. But it does have a face: William Temple of Brunswick, Ga. For months, the amiable middle-aged activist …
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
New York Senate Expels Monserrate Over Assault — ALBANY — The State Senate on Tuesday expelled a senator convicted of domestic assault, the first time in nearly a century that the Legislature has forced a member from office. — The Senate voted 53-to-8 to immediately oust the senator …
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Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
New Wind Farms in the U.S. Have Not Led to Jobs — Millions Have Been Invested in Wind Farms, but That Hasn't Brought Jobs — Despite all the talk of green jobs, the overwhelming majority of stimulus money spent on wind power has gone to foreign companies, according to a new report …
Paul Joseph Watson / Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com:
Exposed: Naked Body Scanner Images Of Film Star Printed, Circulated By Airport Staff — Authorities' claim that virtual strip search pictures immediately destroyed proven fraudulent - use of devices needs to be halted now — Claims on behalf of authorities that naked body scanner images …
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Left Coast Rebel, Blog of Rights, Israel Matzav, Boing Boing, LewRockwell.com Blog, New York Magazine, Gateway Pundit and Althouse
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke / Board of Governors …:
Testimony — Federal Reserve's exit strategy — Before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. … Chairmen Frank and Watt, Ranking Members Bachus and Paul, and other members of the Committee and Subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity …
The Official Google Blog:
Think big with a gig: Our experimental fiber network — Imagine sitting in a rural health clinic, streaming three-dimensional medical imaging over the web and discussing a unique condition with a specialist in New York. Or downloading a high-definition, full-length feature film in less than five minutes.
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David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
Pam Geller tries to tell Ron Reagan Jr. she knows better what his father would think of Palin — If you ever needed evidence that right-wingers have no boundaries — in terms logic, ethics, or basic decency — that they will not trample all over in the defense of conservative “values” …
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National Enquirer:
JOHN EDWARDS ASKS MISTRESS RIELLE HUNTER TO MARRY HIM! — John Edwards has proposed to his mistress Rielle Hunter, and is buying a luxury $3.5 million beachfront home where they can live happily ever after with their love child, The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively.
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
White pulling closer — The nasty nature of the Republican primary in Texas has Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison's approval numbers down and Bill White within striking range for the general election. — Perry's approval is now just 33%, with 50% of voters in the state disapproving of him.