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Obama's Approval Rating Hits New Low — Posted by Tucker Reals 15 comments - Share - - - Share - E-mail - Print - Font Last week, President Obama signed historic health care reform legislation into law — but his legislative success doesn't seem to have helped his image with the American public.
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Bill Liss / WXIA-TV:
Anti-Obama Billboards Appear on Metro Highways — ATLANTA — One group is taking freedom of speech and freedom of expression to the limits in a series of Metro Atlanta highway billboards voicing strong opinions against President Barack Obama. — The billboards are the latest move to sway public opinion …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama stiffarms Limbaugh and Beck — President Barack Obama pushed back against criticism from two of his most strident opponents, conservative talk hosts Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck, in an interview aired Friday. — Asked by CBS' “Early Show” about the strong critiques of his time in the White House …
Helnopeno / CBS News:
Obama: Extreme Right-Wing Shows “Troublesome” — Tells Harry Smith He's Concerned about “Demonization” in Politics; Calls on Dems, GOP Alike to “Tone Down” Rhetoric — (CBS) President Obama has noticed the “vitriol” in the nation's political atmosphere these days and says it's time both sides cooled it.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Limbaugh responds to Obama: ‘Never in my life have I seen a regime like this’ — In his new interview with CBS, President Obama refers to the “troublesome” talk and “vitriol” of Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck. “Keep in mind that there have been periods in American history where this kind of vitriol comes out,” Obama says.
Javier C. Hernandez / New York Times:
U.S. Adds 162,000 Jobs in March; Rate Remains 9.7% — The American economy added 162,000 jobs in March, the Labor Department reported Friday, in a month when the government hired thousands of temporary census workers. — Multimedia — The unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 percent …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
BREAKTHROUGH MONTH FOR U.S. JOB MARKET.... For a year, the most common Republican talking point on the economy has been a straightforward, four-word question: “Where are the jobs?” In light of the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released this morning, the GOP may need a new argument.
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Employment-Population Ratio, Part Time Workers, Unemployed over 26 Weeks
Employment-Population Ratio, Part Time Workers, Unemployed over 26 Weeks
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Stephen Hudak / Orlando Sentinel:
Mount Dora doctor tells Obama supporters: Go elsewhere — (Photo by Deirdre Lewis / April 1, 2010) — MOUNT DORA — A doctor who considers the national health-care overhaul to be bad medicine for the country posted a sign on his office door telling patients who voted for President Barack Obama to seek care “elsewhere.”
Eamon Javers / The Politico:
Jobs up, good news for Obama — President Barack Obama got the first unequivocally good news on the nation's employment picture Friday, as new government figures showed the nation gained 162,000 jobs in the month of March. — The unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 percent.
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
White House: Afghan president's comments cause ‘genuine concern’
White House: Afghan president's comments cause ‘genuine concern’
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Peter Jamison / The Snitch:
Obama ‘Even Worse’ Than Bush On Secret Wiretapping Case, Says S.F. Lawyer
Obama ‘Even Worse’ Than Bush On Secret Wiretapping Case, Says S.F. Lawyer
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David Winston / The Winston Group:
Behind the Headlines: What's driving the Tea Party Movement? — New polling data examines the demographics and political philosophy behind the Tea Party Movement — WASHINGTON DC (April 1, 2010) — Tea Party activists may be ardent supporters of economic conservatism but are similar …
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Lindsay Beyerstein / AlterNet.org:
Trendy Fashion Buys Reimbursed as “Office Supplies” to RNC Finance Officials — For one Republican National Committee official, a spin through a trendy clothing boutique racked up hundreds in “office supplies,” all billed to party donors. And there's more.
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Byron York / Associated Press:
Obamacare was mainly aimed at redistributing wealth — It hasn't attracted much notice, but recently some prominent advocates of Obamacare have spoken more frankly than ever before about why they supported a national health care makeover. It wasn't just about making insurance more affordable.
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Sen. Corker Clarifies: Repeal Isn't Going to Happen after “This Election Cycle” — John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, and most Republicans say that the GOP platform is to repeal Obamacare (or “repeal and replace it with real reform"). Yuval Levin argues in this week's issue of THE WEEKLY STANDARD that …
Bill Carter / New York Times:
Ratings Fall on Newscasts at 2 Networks — With buyouts and layoffs in progress, the mood at ABC News cannot be good. It was probably not enhanced by the ratings report for the first quarter of the year showing that the network's evening newscast, “World News,” had sunk to the lowest numbers …
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Ecstasy of Fiscal Policy — Let's say you're a political consultant. You're sitting there in your West Hollywood bondage-themed strip club with party donors picking up the tab, and, of course, you're thinking about what a great country this is. Swept up in the spirit of gratitude, you decide you'd like to give back.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Financial Reform 101 — Let's face it: Financial reform is a hard issue to follow. It's not like health reform, which was fairly straightforward once you cut through the nonsense. Reasonable people can and do disagree about exactly what we should do to avert another banking crisis.
Anne E. Kornblut / Washington Post:
Democrats map out midterm campaign strategy for Obama — Facing a tough midterm election in which they could potentially lose their majorities in Congress, Democrats are privately debating where and how President Obama can help — or hurt. — The president is unlikely to campaign in Arkansas …
ABCNEWS:
FBI Warns Extremist Letters Might Encourage Violence — FBI warns extremist letters to more than 30 governors may encourage violence — The FBI is warning police across the country that an anti-government group's call to remove governors from office could provoke violence by others.
The Hill:
Gibbs: No more recess appointments — White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Friday that President Barack Obama will not make any more recess appointments while Congress is out of town for Easter break. — Obama angered Republicans last month when he announced 15 recess appointments …
Brian S / CNA Daily News:
Satan behind media attacks on the Pope, asserts Italian exorcist — Rome, Italy, Mar 31, 2010 / 11:47 am (CNA).- Noted Italian exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth, commented this week that the recent defamatory reporting on Pope Benedict XVI, especially by the New York Times, was “prompted by the devil.”
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Steve Singiser / Daily Kos:
AZ-Sen: Good News For John McCain (No...Really) — Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 3/29-31. Likely Voters. Margin of Error 4%. (No trend lines) — U.S. SENATE—ARIZONA—REPUBLICAN PRIMARY — Sen. John McCain 52 — J.D. Hayworth 37 — While other pollsters have had former Congressman …