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Obama to Convene Summit on Health Care — President Obama said Sunday that he will convene a half-day, bipartisan health care summit at the White House on Feb. 25 to be broadcast on television, so Americans can see Democrats and Republicans try to break the deadlock on health care legislation.
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White House press corps feels bypassed by Obama in favor of TV shows, YouTube — Six months ago, network executives were complaining that the White House was costing them tens of millions of dollars by pressing them to carry presidential news conferences in prime time.

David Plouffe advising White House on 2010 midterm elections — Ask David Plouffe how Democrats can recover from their electoral setbacks over the past few months and he has a simple answer: Republicans. — “Politics is a comparative exercise,” Plouffe, who managed Barack Obama's presidential campaign …


Obama invites Republicans to summit on health care
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Hand jive — Talk to the hand. — I was offline most of the weekend with family, so surfed over to Memeorandum tonight to catch up on the latest blog buzz. What have the left-wing blogs been raging about? … Plus: Breaking updates on the “crib notes!” — Seriously? — Seriously:
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(UPDATED) Founding Bloggers Confirms Huffington Post's Completely Worthless Observation — Founding Bloggers can confirm that we too captured an image of the writing on Governor Palin's hand. The notes appear to be very innocuous. — On the other hand, the outrage on the left is being completely misunderstood by the right.


You Betcha!... Palin Campaigns For Rick Perry- Writes “Hi Mom” On Her Hand! (Pics) — RIGHT ON— On Sunday the left went bonkers after they discovered that the TelePrompter-less former Governor Sarah Palin wrote notes on the palm of her left hand for her speech to the National Tea Party Convention in Nashville.


Palin Hand Crib Notes Attract Scrutiny — Posted by David S Morgan Former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's appearance before the National Tea Party Convention in Nashville Saturday night gave plenty of red meat to the attendees, such as calling President Obama …
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Palin Exposes Misogyny In The Democratic Base, Again
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America Is Not Yet Lost — We've always known that America's reign as the world's greatest nation would eventually end. But most of us imagined that our downfall, when it came, would be something grand and tragic. — What we're getting instead is less a tragedy than a deadly farce.


Analysis: Where does the Tea Party go from here? — Editor's note: CNN contributor John Avlon attended the Tea Party's first convention Friday and Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee. — (CNN) — As the National Tea Party Convention concluded this weekend, it's clear that the Tea Partiers …
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Glenn Reynolds: Nashville Shows Tea Party Is America's Third Great Awakening

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If Marc Thiessen Doesn't Want to be Compared to the Spanish Inquisition, He Should Stop Advocating Torture Techniques Used in the Spanish Inquisition — Marc Thiessen, who loves torture, is sad that people think he loves torture: … I'm fairly certain that I've only compared Bush …
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Irked, Wall St. Hedges Its Bet on Democrats — WASHINGTON — If the Democratic Party has an stronghold on Wall Street, it is JPMorgan Chase. — Its chief executive, Jamie Dimon, is a friend of President Obama's from Chicago, a frequent White House guest and a big Democratic donor.
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The Associated Press Sees What Isn't There — The Super Bowl isn't over yet, but commentary on the commercials is in full swing. The Associated Press sums them up as “funny,” “light-hearted” and “a return to humor.” Here is the AP's description of the Tebow ad: … Only the ad didn't do any such thing.
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Illinois lt. gov. nominee withdraws — Scott Lee Cohen drops out of the race less than a week after winning the nomination.
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GOP terror attack machine: Criticism of Obama is irrational, irresponsible and painfully partisan — In his State of the Union and his later meeting with House Republicans in Baltimore, President Obama has again asked to lower the partisan rhetoric and strive for solutions to the nation's problems.
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SOURCE: The NYT's Big David Paterson Bombshell Will Break Monday, Governor's Resignation To Follow — This past week, a rumor emerged that the New York Times is working on a huge bombshell with plans to “Spitzerize” New York governor David Paterson. — Several media outlets have reported on these rumors.


U.S. soldier 'waterboarded his own daughter, 4, because she couldn't recite alphabet' — A soldier waterboarded his four-year-old daughter because she was unable to recite her alphabet. — Joshua Tabor admitted to police he had used the CIA torture technique because he was so angry.