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Obama will meet Netanyahu at White House

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 03:11:33 +0000

The White House announced Sunday that President Barack Obama will be meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu during the Israeli prime minister's trip to Washington, ending days of uncertainty.

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Health-care Bill: How the House Voted washingtonpost.com

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 14:18:11 +0000

The House Passes Health-care Bill A look at how members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted: One moment, data loading... HOW THEY VOTED YES VOTES NO VOTES [arrow] Click on column header to sort by that subject: Vote Member Party State Campaign contributions from health industry Percent in ...

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Obama Doesn't "Get" the Military He Commands

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 23:06:21 +0000

"What Vice President Cheney calls 'dithering,' President Obama calls his solemn responsibility to the men and women in uniform and to the American public," said Gibbs. "I think we've all seen what happens when somebody doesn't take that responsibility seriously."...

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The shadow of the jackboot…

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 02:36:00 +0000

Sorry I have been so quiet. We attended an event honoring a remarkable man this weekend (more on that, and on the injured veteran we met there, later) then my husband seemed to succumb to something slightly dysenteric so I’ve been looking after him for today. I have only just begun to ...

Doug Ross @ Journal found this 59 minutes ago on firstthings.com

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The Coming of the Fourth American Republic — The American, A Magazine of Ideas

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:10:08 +0000

The United States has been called the oldest nation in the world, in the sense that it has operated the longest without a major upheaval in its basic institutional structure. From one perspective, this characterization is fair. The nation still rests on the Constitution of 1787, and no other ...

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Sarah Palin and the Dysfunctional Political Class

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 02:30:12 +0000

She may have been one of the most qualified members of a presidential ticket in a decade.

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Push Schrader off the fence: the trifecta

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 01:22:52 +0000

Update: 9:30AM: The voicemail at Schrader's DC office is full, and as it's Saturday they're not picking up the phones. You can send him an email here. As we hit the home stretch on health care reform, the House is scheduled to vote later today on legislation which includes the public ...

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The Fort Hood massacre was rhetorical flourish as Obama urged House Democrats to vote for health care.

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 02:08:27 +0000

His idea was: Soldiers make sacrifices for the good of the country, so congressional Democrats should put their concerns about the next election aside for the good of the country. “He was absolutely inspiring. In a very moving way, he reminded us what sacrifice really is,” said New Jersey Rep. ...

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The GOP vote: Why Cao said 'yes'

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 15:16:47 +0000

Lone GOP defector Rep. Joseph Cao (La.) was among the last to make it to the House floor for votes on Saturday night.

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Unemployment Rate Rises to 10.2%, Offering Little Reassurance to Job Seekers

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:48:22 +0000

Job seekers at a recruitment job fair conducted by Prudential Financial in New York this week.

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'I'm going to do good work for God'

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 16:06:25 +0000

By: Byron York Chief Political Correspondent 11/08/09 10:01 AM EST The words of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a few hours before authorities say he opened fire on fellow soldiers at Ft. Hood, Texas, killing 13 and wounding 29. The Washington Post reports Hasan made the statement to a neighbor in his ...

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Conservative Ad Touts Dede Scozzafava's "Progressive Credentials"

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:11:06 +0000

Politico is labeling this ad a political dirty trick. I say it looks more like truth in advertising. From Politico : A brand-new organization calling itself Common Sense in America is up with a major television ad buy in the New York special election, praising Republican Dede Scozzafava as the ...

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Creigh Deeds wins Virginia primary

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 05:47:12 +0000

Good. McAuliffe is a fucking jerk-off nuff said. Deeds was the best candidate for the whole state McAuliffe was cynically all about money. VA voters are fairly independent (you don't register by party here) and do not fall for people like McAuliffe. Although Deeds is more conservative than I, ...

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Blog Archive » Obama Back-Tracking on Net Neutrality?

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:30:54 +0000

Capitol Confidential Is the Obama administration worried about the political ramifications of its push for net neutrality? That’s a question being asked by opponents of the policy in the wake of news that White House senior adviser Susan Crawford resigned last week. image001 Crawford, an ...

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Republican Pride

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:28:00 +0000

The basic asymmetry of American politics is that there are more conservatives than there are Republicans, while there are more Democrats than there are liberals. This is why Nancy Pelosi wasn't able to persuade anything like a unified caucus to vote for her government takeover of health care, ...

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TOBY HARNDEN: Bloodless President Barack Obama makes Americans wistful for George W Bush. Hey, t…

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:01:00 +0000

TOBY HARNDEN: Bloodless President Barack Obama makes Americans wistful for George W Bush. Hey, they’re already selling the bumper stickers.

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The Health Care Bill: Passed in the House of Representatives

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:04:00 +0000

We all knew this was coming. Even as we frantically tried to call Congress to put a stop to this horrific piece of legislation, we knew in our hearts that it would amount to nothing. Our leaders don't listen, and we've known that for a very long time. One of the worst bills in history is about ...

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Palin gives a lackluster speech in Wisconsin, frequently uses ‘bogus’ or ‘awesome’ to discuss weighty topics.

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 23:47:35 +0000

During the summer’s debate over health care reform, right-wing activists and lawmakers latched onto former Alaska governor Sarah Palin’s false claim that President Obama and congressional Democrats were proposing government “death panels” that would “ pull the ...

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"Elie Should Stop Her Whining"

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 21:37:41 +0000

Notes Left Behind | Main | Women In Catholicism 08 Nov 2009 01:10 pm "Elie Should Stop Her Whining" Because of my horror at the inhumanity of, the Gaza assault, my support for a two-state solution soon enough to rescue Israel from becoming South Africa, and my desire to see the US-Israel ...

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Working Mother Magazine

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:42:18 +0000

Back Next Toys Toys That Last Holiday Shopping Value Our guide offers an age-by-age assortment of playthings that will keep your kids happy year after year. Read More>> Manager America's Best Bosses 2009 Hall of Fame Meet managers from 100 Best Companies who have gone out of their way for ...

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Press Releases

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:42:18 +0000

By: Jackie Cook Working Mother Media and Corporate Voices for Working Families Honor Congressional Members Making a Difference for Working Families WASHINGTON (Aug. 12, 2008) Honoring leaders on Capitol Hill for improving the American quality of life through family-friendly work policies, ...

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Ambassador

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:42:18 +0000

Christopher R. Hill arrived in Baghdad on April 24, 2009, to begin serving as America’s Ambassador to Iraq. Immediately prior to this assignment, Ambassador Hill was Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, in which capacity he also was the lead U.S. negotiator at the ...

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Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:42:18 +0000

Monday 9 Nov. 2009 01:57 Kurdistan-Iraq time (GMT +3)

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Renegade: The Making of a President (9780307463128): Richard Wolffe: Books

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:42:18 +0000

From The Washington Post's Book World/washingtonpost.com Reviewed by Ted Widmer Given how often Barack Obama has been compared to John F. Kennedy, it makes sense that we now have a Camelot-style report on the great campaign of '08. Kennedy's election was a literary as well as a political ...

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The Affordable Health Care for America Act

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 23:52:25 +0000

Yes, it’s an historic achievement : Health-care reform passed the House, quite literally, at the eleventh hour. It passed with a slim, two-vote margin. But it passed. That is more than has ever happened before. More than Truman or Nixon or Carter or Clinton managed. More than Rayburn ...

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State Worker gets beat up at a SEIU meeting

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 23:47:35 +0000

Your Unions hard at work! The Video is here , and boy does it ever show the damage. The Story: A state worker is recovering after a bloody brawl at a union hall. He says members of the local SEIU 1000 beat him up and sent him to the hospital all because he wanted to expose allegedl ...

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Obama Draws Criticism for Sitting Out Berlin Wall Anniversary

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:05:02 +0000

President Obama squeezed in a trip to Copenhagen last month to lobby, unsuccessfully, for Chicago to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. He plans to travel to Oslo next month to accept the Nobel Peace Prize, an award that even Obama has said he does not deserve. And this coming week, he sets out on a ...

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Pawlenty slams Obama from Iowa

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 23:20:00 +0000

Tim Pawlenty uses his Iowa debut to excoriate President Obama for the still-wheezing economy.

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The House Health Bill Costs Almost $1.3 Trillion

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:00:44 +0000

As I’ve noted in a series of posts, there is often great confusion about the cost of the health bill being considered by Congress. Yesterday, for example, many commentators were saying that the coverage expansions in the new House health bill would cost $894 billion over ten years, even ...

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Polarized News? The Media's Moderate Bias

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 21:41:58 +0000

President Barack Obama appears on a television camera monitor during a news conference.

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George W. Bush makes secret visit to mourning families at Fort Hood

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:42:13 +0000

Last night former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura made a secret visit to the devastated military families at Fort Hood. The Bushes Instructed the mourning military base's commander that they wanted no publicity. With their Secret Service detail, Bush and his wife made the ...

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Iraq poll law step toward U.S. withdrawal: Obama

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:15:00 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Sunday the approval of a long-delayed election law by Iraq's parliament would allow the polls to go ahead early next year and pave the way for the withdrawal of U.S. forces.

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Whose health care victory?

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:58:25 +0000

I'm sure you've heard by now that, last night, the House passed a health-care reform bill. I got this lovely email from Barack Obama telling me what a victory this is: This evening, at 11:15 p.m., the House of Representatives voted to pass their health insurance reform bill. Despite ...

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Real Oklahoma Students Ace Citizenship Exam; Strategic Vision Survey Was Likely Fabricated

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:08:14 +0000

In detailing some of the evidence against Strategic Vision LLC , a pollster I am now almost certain is disreputable and fraudulent, I pointed in particular to a poll that they conducted on behalf of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, an conservative-leaning educational thinktank. The poll ...

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Yahoo! News Photos

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 02:12:21 +0000

African-American protestors march past the White House in Washington, DC. Decrying Barack Obama as "white power in black face," hundreds of African-Americans marched on the White House Saturday to protest policies of the first black US president, and demand that he bring US troops home. ...

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“Hate speech” accusations vs women’s rights

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:42:14 +0000

In a lengthy post, Gates of Vienna posts recommendations on women’s rights and Sharia law: Participating States must point out to all religious groups that men and women enjoy quality before the law. In addition, participating states should punish violations according to the law. ...

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Statement of President Barack Obama on House Passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 05:06:59 +0000

Tonight, in an historic vote, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would finally make real the promise of quality, affordable health care for the American people. The Affordable Health Care for America Act is a piece of legislation that will provide stability and security for ...

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Obama taking orders from the anti Israel Soros

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 20:06:00 +0000

Where's the report on those oh so tolerant Arab/Palestinian neighbors? Another Soros stooge causing problems for Israel at State Ed Lasky From an article by Akiva Eldar in Haaretz , an Israeli newspaper: Israel dismally fails the requirements of a tolerant pluralistic society, according to ...

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Bill Clinton, George W. Bush cancel appearances in L.A., N.Y.

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 20:14:51 +0000

The 42nd and 43rd presidents back out because promoters of the February panel discussion 'insisted on billing it as something it wasn't,' Clinton spokesman says > Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush on Saturday abruptly pulled out of a joint appearance scheduled for this winter in Los Angeles after growing unhappy with the way the event was being promoted.

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American Political Controversy Culture Spanked: George W. Bush and Bill Clinton Cancel Event Due To Way Promoted

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 20:14:51 +0000

To those who’ve finally wanted to see it happen — it has happened: America’s political controversy culture which permeates the way politics is packaged in much broadcast and old and new media, and influences the country’s tone of discussion has finally gotten spanked ...

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The House’s Bowel Movement Bill

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 20:13:19 +0000

When Arizona Republican John Shadegg used a seven-month-old baby as a prop during yesterday’s debate on health care, his symbolism was more apt than intended. What the House passed last night was a bowel movement of a bill diapered by competitive political posturing to cover a messy pile ...

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This Week - Shocker: Cokie Roberts scorns Luntz & extremist Republicans (video)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:15:46 +0000

This Week - Shocker: Cokie Roberts scorns Luntz & extremist RepublicansVisit: http://firedoglake.com

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The One Minute Health Care Bill

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:19:00 +0000

A quick summary of H.R. 3962:CostCBO: New House Health Bill Spending Estimate, $3 Trillion over 10 Years. Since the CBO historically underestimates expenses, assume massive new deficits for a country that can ill afford them.Personal RequirementsYou'll be required to buy a 'qualified' health ...

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Sarah Palin Channels Glenn Beck on Heath Care and Secularized Coins

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:19:16 +0000

Sarah Palin has found new fantasies to talk about and excite the right wing. Politco covered a Palin rally where she discussed both health care along with expressing some paranoid thoughts regarding coins. She didn’t specifically mention death panels but raised the same type of fears: ...

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If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done quickly -- By: Mark Steyn

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:53:16 +0000

I don't like to say I told you so, but I've been saying for months now that the trick is to drag this thing across the finish line with 50.0000000000001 per cent of the vote as soon as possible. From my "Happy Warrior" column in NR back in July: Obama believes in “the fierce urgency of now”, ...

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Obama Says He's Grateful For Lawmakers Who Took 'Courageous' Health Care Vote

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:22:11 +0000

President Obama today said "millions of Americans whose lives will change" when health care reform finally becomes law are grateful to the House for passing a sweeping overhaul bill late last night. "Given the heated and often misleading rhetoric," Obama said during a brief statement in the ...

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Who Is Joseph Cao?

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:22:11 +0000

So who is Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA), the one Republican who voted yes on the House Democrats' health care bill? Cao was first elected to Congress in 2008 from the solidly-Democratic New Orleans district, winning a shocking victory against Democratic Rep. William Jefferson, who was then under ...

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Update: Lone GOP vote came after call from President Obama

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:26:16 +0000

Washington (CNN) - Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao was the only Republican to vote in favor of the Democratic health care bill that passed the House late Saturday, a vote that came after President Obama called to personally to ask for his support, Cao told CNN. The president dialed the freshman congressman from Louisiana around noon on Saturday, hours before a vote on an amendment offered by anti-abortion Democrats that banned most abortion coverage from the public option and other insurance providers in ...

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Teabaggers attack Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:10:29 +0000

Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel criticized a Teabagger protester in Washington, DC this week who held up a sign showing dead bodies from the Dachau concentration camp stacked in a pile, and compared this to the Democrats' health care reform plan. Here are a few of the ...

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Sarah Palin: The Pelosi Bill Was Rammed Through on Saturday, But Sunday’s Coming

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 15:50:00 +0000

Sarah Palin: The Pelosi Bill Was Rammed Through on Saturday, But Sunday’s Coming

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