balloon-juice.com - 1/27/2009
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While John is saying “let them vote no” , the Politico is gushing about the Repubicans’ new tactics:
Congressional Republicans, who only weeks ago were sheepish about their own electoral failures and cowed by Obama’s polish and popularity, are suddenly punching ...
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... in the wingnutsphere. Campaign contribution limits raised for the 2010 cycle: Individual donors will now be able to give up to $2,400 per election, or $4,800 for both a primary and a general, according to the new guidelines. That's up from the $2,300 per-election limit during the 2008 cycle. You didn't need a press pass to cover the inauguration with a camera. Republicans find their voice. It sounds like this: No. ...
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From NBC's Chuck Todd and Lisa MyersWASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department pressured Citigroup yesterday to abandon plans to buy a new corporate jet, an Obama administration official said.
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