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The self-proclaimed "Mr. Independent" and now twice former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs has told a Washington radio station that he is pondering a political future saying that "being in the public arena means you've got to be part of the solution." Don't flatter yourself there Lou. Once a respected ...
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Lou Dobbs
CNN
Police have determined that the Kentucky census worker whose death became a national news story in September took his own life. According to the Associated Press, a news release from Kentucky State Police says investigators believe [Bill] Sparkman acted alone in setting the scene. They also ...
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The Judiciary subcommittee of the South Carolina House began its hearings on the resolution to impeach Governor Marshall (Mark) Sanford, which was introduced last week. The resolution seeks to remove the two-term Republican governor, whose term expires in January 2011 and is ineligible for ...
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Mark Sanford
Just over a week after unconceding the race in the NY-23 and after charging electoral fraud, the Conservative Party candidate and Tea Party darling Doug Hoffman has again conceded the race. It's enough to give one whiplash. From Politico : "Yesterday, the remaining ballots were counted in the ...
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PPP polled the 2010 Wisconsin Senate race (Nov. 20-22, MoE: ±3.5%), and the results show Feingold strongly leading not only declared candidates (Wall, Westlake) but also winning against a potential candidacy from former Wisconsin governor and HHS secretary Tommy Thompson. SSP breaks it down : ...
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Russ Feingold
The Commerce Department has revised its original estimate for GDP growth downwards from 3.5 percent to 2.8 percent. From the New York Times : The nation's gross domestic product -- the total value of goods and services in the economy -- rose at an annual rate of 2.8 percent from July through ...
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If it's true that the administration has settled on sending 34,000 more troops to Afghanistan, you have wonder if the disconnect get any more pronounced? Arianna Huffington : There's a Category 5 storm about to make landfall, and the president and the officials in charge of preparing for the ...
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Barack Obama
Chase Whiteside and Erick Stoll of New Left Media are two of the best young filmmakers out there. This past weekend, they caught up with the Sarah Palin fan base in Columbus, Ohio during one of her Going Rogue book tour appearances. I'll repeat what I wrote in my post on American ...
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Sarah Palin
. . . 34,000 according to McClatchy which is reporting that the President met with his national security team to finalize plans to dispatch the aforementioned 34,000 troops to Afghanistan. In late August, General Stanley McChrystal, the NATO commander, had submitted his assessment and it is ...
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Afghanistan
Barack Obama
General David Petraeus
Foreign Policy
Obama to Set Emissions Goals, the Right Wing Lies About the Contents of Leaked Scientist E-mails, and more The last few days have seen two major stories in climate news: a rare policy pronouncement (or hint therefore of) from the White House and conservative distortion of some leaked British ...
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One of the hallmarks of American political parties historically is that they are ideologically diffuse. In part this is due to the American political system which works against the rise of third parties and also provides strong incentives for ideological diffuseness within the two major ...
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Republican National Committee
Michael Steele
From The Hotline 's Erin McPike : Ex-Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) is headed to Palmetto Country next month for a two-day campaign swing. Santorum, who has already visited IA, will stop in Spartanburg, Greenville and Hilton Head to campaign for Rep. Gresham Barrett (R), who is locked in a tough ...
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Rick Santorum
If the Republicans are to retake the House in 2010, presumably they should be able to hold onto seats they were able to win by 14 points in 2008 . Or, then again, maybe not . Lori Edwards' campaign for Florida's 12th Congressional district released a poll today boasting she's got the lead ...
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On Wednesday afternoon, I had the chance to speak with Colorado's Democratic Governor Bill Ritter, a candidate for reelection in 2010. During the interview, Ritter and I covered a number of issues, including clean energy, education reform, bringing new jobs to Colorado, and, of course, the ...
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Al Gore's new plan: "So, instead of science, I'm going with crazy. I'm going to start planning trees in politicians' front yards in the middle of the night and tape toy guns to the branches pointed to the door so when they wake up and walk out of their houses in the morning they'll think it's ...
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Al Gore
From the Illinois Third Congressional district that is represented by Congressman Dan Lipinsi comes this story of heartbreak and tragedy coupled with an unbelievable lack of human decency by those who self-describe as Tea Party patriots. From the South Town Star : As a journalist covering ...
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Dan Boren
The Kansas City Star reports that the six-term Democratic Congressman Dennis Moore, a Blue Dog, who represents the heavily Republican Kansas Third Congressional district will not seek re-election in 2010. Rep. Moore won 56 percent of the vote in last year's election against his Republican ...
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Dennis Moore
Michael Moore
The cartoon from 1896 depicts William Jennings Bryan as a giant anaconda named populism devouring a hapless ass. Substitute Sarah Palin or Glenn Beck for Bryan and a pachyderm for the ass and you have a modern day version. Perhaps a two-headed snake is warranted; perhaps even a multi-headed ...
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Sarah Palin
Glenn Beck
Hugo Chávez
I'm not sure that I buy the premise of John King's question -- that a vote in favor of healthcare reform is bad politics -- but not a bad answer from Michael Bennet. "If you get to the final point and you are a critical vote for health care reform and every piece of evidence tells you if you ...
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Michael Bennet
No, nothing from Andrew Sullivan worth pointing to, but a lot of interesting reads out there, about Palin & populism, and what it all means, here they are: The NYT's overview: Republicans Eye the Tiger of Populism I'm reading Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue" by Crunchy Con, that Ross Douthat ...
