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Obama Job Approval Down to 49%

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:13:53 +0000

PRINCETON, NJ -- The latest Gallup Daily tracking results show 49% of Americans approving of the job Barack Obama is doing as president, putting him below the majority approval level for the first time in his presidency. Do You Approve or Disapprove of the Job Barack Obama Is Doing as President? ...

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The $100 Million Health Care Vote?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:04:00 +0000

ABC News' Jonathan Karl reports: What does it take to get a wavering senator to vote for health care reform? Here’s a case study. On page 432 of the Reid bill, there is a section increasing federal Medicaid subsidies for “certain states recovering from a major disaster.” The section ...

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President Obama, United We Serve, and the NFL Team Up for Fitness and Service (video)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:11:00 +0000

In support of his United We Serve initiative, President Obama and NFL stars Drew Brees, DeMarcus Ware, and Troy Polamalu team up to highlight the importance ...

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Obama faces congressional anger about economy

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:19:33 +0000

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It's [Still] The Economy, Dumbass

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:30:09 +0000

All right -- this is my favorite graph in quite some time. Let's show the picture first and ask questions later. What we have is a comparison of Barack Obama's approval ratings on the economy to his approval ratings overall. It includes all polls in the Pollster.com database that asked about ...

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Obama: I May Not Run In 2012

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:47:00 +0000

No President since Lyndon Johnson has announced that he would not run for a second term. But, having taken a wrecking ball to the economy and seeing his popularity plummet faster than a post-bender crap, Barack Obama may join LBJ in abdicating the presidency. The Kansas City Star happened upon a ...

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Bosse enters race for GOP nod in New Hampshire’s satirical 00th district

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:34:23 +0000

Republican activist and free market think-tanker Grant Bosse formally declared his candidacy today in New Hampshire’s 00th Congressional District after news that the Obama administration has attributed a majority of the state’s stimulus jobs to that non-existent district. Bosse is in New ...

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Obama, NFL Players Star In Thanksgiving Day PSA

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:50:48 +0000

President Obama and NFL players Troy Polamalu, Drew Brees and DeMarcus Ware are starring in a public service announcement to air during three Thanksgiving Day football games. Troy Polamalu - NFL - Drew Brees - DeMarcus Ware - sport

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Capitol Idea: The President Can Make 'Democracy Stronger' at Ft. Bragg

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:46:18 +0000

Outrage over the Army's media ban has nothing to do with what you think of Palin as a person or politician. One can disagree entirely and intensely with the full range of Palin's policies and politics and still find the Army's decision wrong and indefensible.

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Yes, Palin Backed the Bailouts « The Washington Independent

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:59:05 +0000

Why has MSNBC embedded one of its top on-air talents with Sarah Palin’s book tour? That’s a good question, but I thought Norah O’Donnell’s grilling of a young Palin fan was a fair use of the network’s time. O’Donnell asked Jackie (no last name given), who was wearing a T-shirt criticizing the ...

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Oprah’s Kissoff

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:13:08 +0000

Now that she has smooched you-know-who this week, the talented Ms. Winfrey is ready to end the talk show that made her a billionaire and start the next phase of her life as a media mogul with a cable channel aptly named OWN. Like the would-be VP but for much longer and in a far different way, ...

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Obama To Drop Below 50% In Gallup Tracking Today, Official Confirms

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:13:53 +0000

For the first time, President Obama will drop below 50% in today’s Gallup tracking poll, a Gallup official confirms. “He will be just below 50% when we update today,” Gallup spokesman Eric Nielsen says. Gallup updates at 1 PM daily. Obama had repeatedly skirted 50%, only to ...

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Yoani Sanchez gets reply from Obama

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:47:21 +0000

Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez submitted seven questions to pres. Obama and to Raul Castro. Only Obama replied. You can read her post here . The Miami Herald reports, Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez gets answers — from President Obama A spokesman for the U.S. State Department’s Western ...

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Americans Overwhelmingly Say Obama Bowing To Japanese Emperor Was Appropriate -- Even In A Fox Poll

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:21:24 +0000

Despite a lot of complaining by conservatives, the American people don't actually have any problem with President Obama bowing to the Emperor of Japan -- and that's according to the new Fox News poll . Respondents were asked: "When the president of the United States is traveling overseas, do ...

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Read all 2,074 pages of the Senate bill

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:14:00 +0000

The Senate healthcare bill Harry Reid revealed today spans 2,074 pages, marginally longer than the House bill's 1,990 pages. Read the whole bill by clicking here. The Congressional budget office has estimated that it will cost $849 billion over ten years, will reduce the deficit by $127 ...

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Fear Factor: The Four Ways Republicans Say Obama Will Kill You Now

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:11:39 +0000

It's been a week since Attorney General Eric Holder announced that five terror suspects will be transferred from Guantanamo Bay to New York City to face trial. There are still a lot of questions to be answered about logistics, and it will likely be months before the first suspect sets foot in a ...

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Colbert On "Letterman": Obama Is The Meryl Streep Of Presidents (VIDEO)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:30:06 +0000

Stephen Colbert sat down with David Letterman last night and reminisced about his trip to Iraq . He recounted for Dave his visit to the White House where the president taped a segment for Stephen to show the troops. Turns out the president is an unnervingly talented actor who made Colbert feel ...

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Addiction to Growth is China’s ‘Berlin Wall’: Global Geographic Times, People’s Republic of China

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:57:48 +0000

T Can President Obama persuade China not to be so dependent on growth, particularly trade-dependent growth? Likening Beijing’s obsession with growth to a Chinese version of the ‘Berlin Wall,’ Feng Mengyun of China’s state-run Global Geographic Times expresses his ...

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Geithner Must Go

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:16 +0000

Today’s New York Times featured two columns about Tim Geithner. The one by Paul Krugman panned him for his role in the A.I.G. bailout. The one by David Brooks praised him for his efforts saving the financial system. Both columns keyed off his testimony yesterday before a House panel. I ...

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Rogue Fact: Palin memoir stands by falsehood that Obama opposed "protect[ing] babies born alive after botched abortions"

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:00:32 +0000

In her memoir, while discussing abortion, Sarah Palin claims that the "real extremism" on abortion comes from people "like Barack Obama, who opposed laws that would protect babies born alive after botched abortions" -- a reference to Obama's opposition to legislation that would have amended the ...

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