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washingtonmonthly.com - 8/28/2009
Why would Dems want that?
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WHY WOULD DEMS WANT THAT?.... OK, so the Republican National Committee wants people to believe there may a plan out there to impose a health care "rationing system" in which Republican voters would be "discriminated against." What else is in...
theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 8/21/2009
Major Factor In Obama’s WaPo Poll Slide: Drop Among Dems, Liberals
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — President Obama's slide in today's big Washington Post poll, which is preoccupying the political classes today, is... heavily driven by surprisingly sharp drops among Democrats and even liberals, a look at the poll's crosstabs shows. (more) Major Factor In Obama’s WaPo Poll Slide: Drop Among ...

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thenextright.com - 9/3/2009
The RNC responds, but will not distance itself from WorldNetDaily
— thenextright.com — After I argued that credible organizations on the Right should not support the conspiracy peddling of WorldNetDaily,... it was pointed out that the RNC appears to have rented access to the WND email list.  So I emailed the RNC to inquire about it ... (more) The RNC responds, but will not distance itself from ...

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talkingpointsmemo.com - 8/31/2009
The Health Care Map Ahead
— talkingpointsmemo.com — With the summer winding down, it's time to take stock of where the legislative track is likely... to pick up in what is likely to be the breakneck pace of September. First, with two of the three Republican members of the so-called Gang of Six openly ... (more) The Health Care Map Ahead

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The Mahablog — ... silent, and I say he is silent because he is intimidated. The anger is out of his control. If he were to tell people to put their guns away and rely on the democratic process, they’d turn on him. It’s not lost on Republicans, I suspect, that when John McCain attempted to calm down his audiences during last year’s presidential campaign, the audience tuned him out. It was Sarah Palin who fed them all the red meat they wanted, so she became their champion. At the Washington Monthly, Steve Benen asks (reasonably), But ...

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