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First thoughts: Nowhere to go but up
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 2/19/2009
First thoughts: Nowhere to go but up
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From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro*** Nowhere to go but up: One thing was absolutely clear about the home-foreclosure plan President Obama unveiled yesterday: It was received MUCH better than Geithner’s rollout of Phase II of the bank rescue plan was. Of course, that probably says more about the banking plan than the home foreclosure one; there was nowhere to go but up, right? Still, GOP criticism over the foreclosure package was pretty tepid. House Minority Whip Eric Cantor ...
Party Of No: Cantor Hints At Opposing Obama’s Housing Plan Before It Is Even Released
thinkprogress.org - 2/17/2009
Party Of No: Cantor Hints At Opposing Obama’s Housing Plan Before It Is Even Released
— thinkprogress.org — “With pressure growing for government action to stem foreclosures,” President Obama will travel to Phoenix, AZ tomorrow to formally unveil his housing relief plan . Already, it seems, conservatives are preparing to stage a partisan fight ... (more) Party Of No: Cantor Hints At Opposing Obama’s Housing ...

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First thoughts: Obama's war?
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 2/18/2009
First thoughts: Obama's war?
— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro*** Obama’s war? USA Today’s front page must have been quite the eye-opener for President Obama this morning, since it's the one paper he most likely read while on the road in Phoenix to deliver his ... (more) First thoughts: Obama's war?

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First thoughts: This Judd's (not) for you
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 2/13/2009
First thoughts: This Judd's (not) for you
— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro*** This Judd’s (not) for you: Just when you thought the news was getting a bit stale -- after the deal on the stimulus -- came the latest twist and turn on the Obama White House's four-week-old ... (more) First thoughts: This Judd's (not) for you

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Sebelius Speculation
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — First Read on the news that Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) would likely be tapped as secretary of health and human services: "Our sources won't yet classify Sebelius as a 'leading candidate,' but no one is disputing she's on the short list for this post. Some in the White House may be a tad spooked by the 'she's gonna get it' reporting because they fear she may not and they will have disappointed her yet again. Sebelius had been seen at one point as a shoo-in for Labor, and then suddenly was passed over. Obviously, the president and the Kansas governor have a ...

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