tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/7/2009
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Bush Snubbing Obama At Blair House For Obama-Hater John Howard
The New York Times reports that the the reason the Bush Administration isn't letting Barack Obama stay in the Blair House is that they are hosting former Australian Prime Minister John Howard, and will be giving him the ...
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chicagobreakingnews.com - 1/7/2009
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WASHINGTON -- A day after the U.S. Senate
barred Roland Burris from being seated, Majority Leader Harry
Reid left the door open to his admittance. After a 45-minute meeting this morning between Burris, Reid and his lieutenant, Sen.Dick Durbin, Reid ...
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Senate leader leaves door ajar for Burris
huffingtonpost.com - 1/7/2009
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The apparent decision to seat Roland Burris came
after aides to President-elect Barack Obama contacted senior Senate
Democrats and suggested that they reverse course and accept Gov. Rod Blagojevich's controversial appointment, according to a senior ...
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Dem Aide: Obama Team Pushed To Seat Burris
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... The Obama-bashing former Aussie PM John Howard is the mystery guest preventing the Obamas from occupying the Blair House. That and the day's other political news in the TPM Election Central Morning Roundup. ...
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... Obama can't stay at Blair House while awaiting the inauguration because President Bush invited Obama-hater John Howard, ex-PM of Australia, to stay there instead. ...
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Cue your inner Dr. Evil voice (with pinky finger touching your lip)...
Yesterday, Obama tried to prep the public for trillion-dollar deficits for years to come. The New York Times says Obama “braced Americans for the unparalleled prospect of ...
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