foxnews.com - 2/9/2009
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Utah's congressional delegation is calling President Obama's decision to move the U.S. census into the White House a purely partisan move and potentially dangerous to congressional redistricting around the country. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, told FOX News on Monday that he finds it hard to ...
samizdata.net - 2/8/2009
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samizdata.net —
MSNBC reports that: The Capitol Hill publication Congressional
Quarterly yesterday reported that the White House, responding to
minority groups' concerns about Gregg's commitment to funding the census, has decided to have the director of the Census ...
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Is a White House take over of the census constitutional?
cqpolitics.com - 2/5/2009
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cqpolitics.com —
The Obama administration acknowledged Thursday that the as-yet-unnamed
Census Bureau director will have a direct line to
the White House but sought to define the relationship as one in which the director would “work closely with” rather than report to ...
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White House: Census Director to ‘Work Closely’ with ...
foxnews.com - 2/13/2009
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foxnews.com —
A Republican lawmaker is calling for an investigation
of President Obama's plan to move the U.S. census
into the White House. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is sending a letter to committee leaders ...
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GOP Lawmaker Calls for Probe of Obama Decision to ...
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Stimulating Thoughts: CBO Warns Dem Bill would damage economy
Flopping Aces —
... Is it any wonder that Dems want to “fix” the upcoming 2010 Census to get a better count of Americans (but most especially those who vote Democrat)? ...
Why Obama wants control of the Census
Michelle Malkin —
... the votes decide nothing. Those who count the votes decide everything.’ The same principle applies to the census. Since one or the other party will always be in power at the time of the census, it is vital that the out-of-power party at least be able to observe the process to make sure it isn’t being stacked in favor of the party in power. This will be difficult for the GOP since I suspect Democrats will control both houses of Congress for the entire Obama first term,” Sabato said. link
Obama Seizes Control of Census
Moonbattery —
... If you thought blowing $1 trillion on liberal pork during a recession was audacious, try this: the White House has now seized control of the 2010 census, so that the numbers can be fudged to keep Democrats in control of Congress. ...
Gregg Withdraws
Patterico's Pontifications —
... I suspect it had more to do with the latter than the former; the Census land grab was a Rahm Emanuel-inspired “f[vowel deleted]ck you” to Gregg and left him little choice. ...
All The Known Gaffes Of The Obama World
Jules Crittenden —
... Umm… Could you repeat the question? 21. Using a TelePrompTer at a press conference . Big boys don’t need training wheels. 22. Opening a press conference with: “Good evening, everybody. Please be seated. Before I take your questions tonight, I’d like to speak briefly.” 1,228 words later he took his first question. 23. Ethics waivers . 24. Going after Rush Limbaugh . 25. Going after Rick Santelli . 26. Going after Jim Cramer . 27. Trying to run the Census out of the White House . 28. Adopting the motto: “Never waste a ...
Obama’s 100 Days of Dissappointment, Double Talk and Deception
Flopping Aces —
... Signaling yet another disturbing partisan move, White House officials let it be known they intend to control the census, which determines congressional district apportionment and federal benefits, from the White House. ...
The White Obama House: Center of All Things [Darleen Click]
protein wisdom —
A few months ago, Obama moved the census under his control.
Now it’s Medicare
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is asking Congress to give the executive branch more power to limit Medicare’s rising costs. [...]
Currently, Medicare reimbursement rates vary from region to … [visit site to read more]
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wmbriggs.com 2/14/2009 — Judd Gregg rann for the door yesterday to escape from being installed as Commerce secretary in Obama's administration. Part of why he got the willies was that he did not like Obama's idea of forcing the Census to operate under the watchful eyes of the ...
New poll: Obama's sky-high numbers —
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From NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico MontanaroHere are some more poll numbers on President Obama and the stimulus, courtesy of a new CNN survey (conducted Feb. 7-8, MOE +/- 3.5%):-- 76% approve of the president's job -- Obama's worst numbers ...
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But none of it has been easy.
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Lindsey Graham vs. Obama —
First Read 2/9/2009
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