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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Reid: Dems will use 50-vote tactic to finish healthcare within 60 days — Democrats will finish their health reform efforts within the next two months by using a majority-vote maneuver in the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said. — Reid said that congressional Democrats …
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Senate GOP: Dems lack votes to use partisan tactic on health reform — Senate Republicans are claiming Democrats lack the votes to pass healthcare reform through reconciliation rules, but their math appears a bit fuzzy. — Senate Republicans on Friday distributed a press release titled …
Donna Smith / Reuters:
Obama to spell out new healthcare plan
Obama to spell out new healthcare plan
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New York Times:
Report Faults 2 Authors of Bush Terror Memos — WASHINGTON — After five years of often bitter internal debate, the Justice Department concluded in a report released Friday that the lawyers who gave legal justification to the Bush administration's brutal interrogation tactics …
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Jennifer Rubin / Commentary:
Yoo and Bybee Cleared, Justice Department's Shoddy Investigation Exposed — The Justice Department has finally closed a sorry chapter in its history — the attempt to criminalize the work of Department lawyers who rendered legal judgment on the use of enhanced interrogation techniques …
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Justice Department Will Not Punish Yoo and Bybee Because Most Lawyers Are Scum Anyway — At long last we have the Department of Justice report on the professional conduct of John Yoo and Judge Jay Bybee in writing the infamous torture memos, along with previous versions of the Office …
Carrie Johnson / Washington Post:
Bush lawyers who approved waterboarding to face no discipline
Bush lawyers who approved waterboarding to face no discipline
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Anne Gearan / Associated Press:
Alexander Haig, former secretary of state, dies — WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Alexander Haig, a four-star general who served as a top adviser to three presidents and had presidential ambitions of his own, died Saturday of complications from an infection, his family said. He was 85.
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Tim Weiner / New York Times:
Alexander M. Haig Jr. Dies at 85; Commanding White House Aide — Alexander M. Haig Jr., the four-star general who served as a confrontational secretary of state under President Ronald Reagan and a commanding White House chief of staff as the Nixon administration crumbled …
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
Alexander Haig, former secretary of state, dies at 85
Alexander Haig, former secretary of state, dies at 85
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Why Obama needs Rahm at the top — Let us now praise Rahm Emanuel. — No, seriously. — It is the current fashion to blame President Obama's disappointing first year on his chief of staff. “First, remove Rahm Emanuel,” writes Leslie Gelb in the Daily Beast, because he lacks …
Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
‘Family Guy,’ Palin and the Limits of Laughter — “Family Guy,” the Fox animated comedy series, is either irreverent or crass, depending on your tolerance for unmannerly humor. Viewers come for its pop-cultural free associations and flatulence gags, not necessarily to debate pressing issues of the day.
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Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
SHOCK VIDEO— Obama Caught in a Major ACORN Lie — The brazen dishonesty of this president is a bit concerning to say the least. — A newly discovered video shows Obama lying to the American people about his relationship with ACORN: — Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) …
Scott / Power Line:
The case of Rashad Hussain, part 2 — Rashad Hussain is the deputy associate White House counsel who is Obama's recently designated representative to the Organization of the Islamic Conference. We wrote about his appointment here, noting his 2004 expression of support for convicted terrorist Sami al-Arian.
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Dan Hirschhorn / pa2010.com:
BREAKING NEWS: Welch withdraws from 6th District race — KENNETT SQUARE—Republican Steven Welch abruptly dropped out of the race for Congress in the 6th District Saturday morning, allowing the GOP to avoid an expensive primary fight and dimming Democratic hopes of winning the suburban Philadelphia district.
Jay Heflin / The Hill:
Buffett, Gates and other super rich may pay price for estate tax fix — The Gates Family Foundation - arguably the biggest charity in the world with assets over $35 billion according to 2008 records - is in the crosshairs of Sens. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) and Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) …
The White House:
Weekly Address: President Obama Says it is Time to Move Forward on Health Care Reform — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama used his weekly address to call on Democratic and Republican leaders to attend next week's health care meeting in good faith to find reforms that work for American families and small businesses.
The Huffington Post:
Santorum Suggest Military Was ‘Indoctrinated’ Into Supporting DADT Repeal — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — Former Republican senator Rick Santorum accused military leaders on Saturday of having become so “indoctrinated” with political correctness that they can no longer “see straight.”
Guy Benson / Big Journalism:
The New York Times Owes Jason Mattera an Apology — My friend Jason Mattera, Young America's Foundation spokesman and conservative gadfly, is never afraid to speak his mind. Even if you don't totally embrace his style, he's thoroughly entertaining and a really great, energetic guy.
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Frank Ross / Big Journalism:
The New York Times vs. The Truth
The New York Times vs. The Truth
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