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John M. Broder / New York Times:
Graham Pulls Support for Major Senate Climate Bill — WASHINGTON — In a move that may derail a comprehensive climate change and energy bill in the Senate, one of the measure's central architects, Senator Lindsey Graham, has issued an angry protest over what he says are Democratic plans …
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Ben Geman / The Hill:
Monday climate bill rollout scuttled as Graham decides to walk away — Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-S.C.) decision to walk away from Senate talks on climate change and energy legislation - at least for now - has prompted the measure's remaining architects to scuttle Monday's planned unveiling of the bill.
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Sen. Graham threatens to halt work on climate and energy bill — Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) threatened to abandon his effort to push a climate and energy bill Saturday, saying he will continue only if Democratic leaders promise to relinquish plans to bring up immigration legislation first.
David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
Judge Napolitano on Arizona's new immigration law: 'She's gonna bankrupt the Republican Party and the state of Arizona' — I don't think Judge Andrew Napolitano yesterday gave Neil Cavuto quite the response he was looking for when he asked him about Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's predictably bad decision …
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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
McCain to Obama: Send troops to border if you don't like new immigration law — President Barack Obama should dispatch National Guard troops to the border if he doesn't like Arizona's new immigration law, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Friday. — McCain, who endorsed the tough …
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New York Times:
Goldman Sachs Messages Show It Thrived as Economy Fell — In late 2007 as the mortgage crisis gained momentum and many banks were suffering losses, Goldman Sachs executives traded e-mail messages saying that they were making “some serious money” betting against the housing markets.
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Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
Goldman Sachs readies forceful response against claims it misled clients
Goldman Sachs readies forceful response against claims it misled clients
Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Eliot Spitzer Skeptical of Andrew Cuomo's Resolve — He questions whether the candidate has the will to stand up to powerful interests. He faults him for failing to aggressively take on Wall Street. And he is not sure that he will vote for him for governor this fall, saying he wants to see “who else will be in the race.”
Guardian:
David Cameron: ‘One of the keys is the people who are liberal with a small L’ — The Conservative leader admits the TV debates have dramatically altered the course of the campaign - but insists they were good for democracy — We are sitting on the black leather sofas in a compartment …
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Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
Leftists Wave Vile, Violent Signs At Sarah Palin in Oregon... Media Silent — Where's the hate?... Leftists wave “Hope She Chokes” signs in Eugene. — Protestors hold signs outside the hotel where Sarah Palin, former vice presidential candidate and Alaskan governor …
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Tea Party With a Difference — I've been trying to understand the Tea Party Movement. Sounds like a lot of angry people who want to get the government out of their lives and cut both taxes and the deficit. Nothing wrong with that — although one does wonder where they were in the Bush years.
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
2012 prelude: GOP contenders go online — President Barack Obama's prospective 2012 Republican rivals are investing heavily in the Internet, looking to cut into what was an overwhelming advantage for Obama in the 2008 campaign. — Through the first three months of the year …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Video: Oberstar's Clean Water Act amendment a federal seizure of all waters? — Congressman Jim Obertar (D-MN) wants to amend the Clean Water Act after almost 40 years by removing the word “navigable” when limiting federal jurisdiction. Stephen Hayes, Mara Liasson, Charles Krauthammer …
The Atlantic Online:
Goldman's ‘Victim’ in SEC Case Was a Yield Chaser — The German bank on the losing end of the Goldman Sachs derivatives deals that have attracted the ire of the Securities and Exchange Commission was so absorbed in the pursuit of high-yield returns from financial instruments linked …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: “Remember November” — A dynamite little piece of expressionism from Haley Barbour and the Republican Governors Association, aimed at synthesizing the mood of angry grassroots would-be donors. The message is familiar, but between the HD, the F/X, and the editing …
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Michael Scherer / Swampland:
Republican Governors Pay Homage To Guy Fawkes
Republican Governors Pay Homage To Guy Fawkes
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