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November 20, 2009, 4:23 pm
FROM THE BLOGS:
AP on Sarah Palin's book: 'A literary treasure hunt' - Joe Windish, The Moderate Voice
Dems trying to organize bipartisan gas tax increase - Erick Erickson, Red State
Dallas Fed President: Stop 'coddling' too big to fail - Chris in Paris, AMERICAblog
A rogue reaction: Palin is no Reagan - Rick Moran, Right Wing Nut House
The worst policy idea in the world gets better - Ezra Klein
Cynical Specter runs to left on Afghanistan - Jonathan Tobin, contentions
Norah O'Donnell's reasonable question - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Audit or arrest? - Mark Krikorian, The Corner
Video: Angry mob shouts insults at Palin - Blue Texan, firedoglake
Video: Thanksgiving PSA of the day - Allahpundit, Hot Air
Who you calling illegitimate? - Jason Zengerle, The Plank
ACORN watch: More criminal enterprise antics - Michelle Malkin
The three percent solution - Matthew Yglesias OTHER NEWS SOURCES: Obama accused of doing favors for ally - The Hill Levin: Fort Hood shooting likely a terrorist attack - The Hill U.S. fears Iraq development projects may go to waste - The New York Times Perceived Obama slights worry Indian officials - The Washington Post
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November 20, 2009, 12:13 pm
FROM THE BLOGS:
Senate readies for healthcare debate - mcjoan, Daily Kos
How popular is Palin? - Chris Good, The Atlantic
A hack argument on filibusters - Paul, Power Line
Dick Armey didn't read the stimulus after all - Lee Fang, Think Progress
The Democratic bribe list - Michelle Malkin
Van Hollen says Dems can avoid '94 repeat - Reid Wilson, Hotline On Call
My dinner with Sotomayor - Michael Crowley, The Plank
The true cost of the Senate bill - Conn Carroll, The Foundry
How many seats are up for grabs? - Jerome Armstrong, MyDD
Why couldn't Obama close Gitmo? - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Centrists win goodies from Reid - Brian Beutler, TPMDC
Being Tim Geithner - Mike Lillis, Washington Independent
McCain on Landrieu's $100 million - Robert Costa, The Corner
No appetite for procedural hurldes - Steve Benen, Political Animal
OTHER NEWS SOURCES: Obama to drop below 50% for first time - The Hill Ethics Committee chids Burris - The Hill Reid and the power of persuasion - NYT Congress lashes out at Obama - WaPo
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November 20, 2009, 7:49 am
FROM THE BLOGS:
True costs of Senate bill are unknown - Nina Owcharenko, The Foundry
It's [still] the economy - Nate Silver, FiveThirtyEight
Who's fact checking the AP fact checkers? - Andy McCarthy, The Corner
Coal industry spends millions on PR - Kate Sheppard, MoJo
All the Demcare tax hikes from A to Z - Michelle Malkin
Undoing Reagan - Charles Lemos, MyDD Geithner on the hot seat - John Hinderaker, Power Line
Former Bush DoJ officials back 9/11 trials - Jeralyn, TalkLeft
New L.A. ACORN sting - Allahpundit, Hot Air
Senate health bill funds abstinence only education - Meteor Blades, Daily Kos
Reid scheduled Sat. vote for unpopular health bill - John McCormack, Weekly Standard
About that filibuster - Josh Marshall, Talking Points Memo
More casualties in Afghan air war - David Wood, Politics Daily
What does Joe want? - Llyod Grove, Daily Beast
Abotion and healthcare reform - Kathy Kattenburg, The Moderate Voice
OTHER NEWS SOURCES: Hoyer was healthcare's middle man - The Hill Geithner feels pressure from left, right to resign - The Hill Angry Congress lashes out at Obama's policies - Washington Post Caution urged on 640,000 stimulus jobs - New York Times
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November 19, 2009, 5:43 pm
FROM THE BLOGS:
Higher taxes from Harry Reid - Rea Hederman, The Foundry
Why solve problems? - Ezra Klein
Rubio within 10 points of Crist - Allahpundit, Hot Air
Perplexed - Josh Marshall, Talking Points Memo
A manifest disaster - Victor Davis Hanson, The Corner
Right-wing craze says may Obama's 'days be few' - Amanda Terkel, Think Progress
What a deal - John McCormack, Weekly Standard
Giuliani for Senate - Chris Good, The Atlantic
Holder will be held accountable - Richard Klingler, FrumForum
What a primary can do - Tim Fernholz,TAPPED
Senate approves Judge Hamilton - Michelle Malkin
Deconstructing Sarah, ctd. - Andrew Sullivan, Daily Dish
Bending the proverbial curve - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Palin's gold mine - Duff McDonald, The Daily Dish
Most GOPers think ACORN stole '08 election - Jed Lewison, Daily Kos OTHER NEWS SOURCES: Reid uncertain of tally as healthcare bill heads for rare Saturday vote - The Hill Lieberman launches Fort Hood hearings without any government witnesses - The Hill Time dwindles on Afghan plan - Washington Post Lawmakers call Fort Hood shootings 'terrorism' - New York Times
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November 19, 2009, 7:51 am
FROM THE BLOGS:
Muslim soldiers and the Constitution - Jeffrey Goldberg
Fox-TV mocks Fox News on 'Glee' - Tim Graham, Newsbusters
We pay Sen. McCaskill for all this whining? - Natasha Chart, Open Left
TARP money cannot be used to pay down the debt - D. Baker, Beat the Press
Stupak as Democratic anti-hero - Chris Cillizza, The Fix
There's indeed such things as a 'stupid question' - P.M. Carpenter, BuzzFlash
Science returns to U.S. contraceptive efforts - Chris in Paris, AMERICAblog
More on Democrats' war on breasts - Moe Lane, RedState
Harry Reid wins a news cycle - Peter Suderman, Hit & Run
A dump Geithner movement growing - Charles Lemos, MyDD
More twisted than terrorist - Robert Stein, The Moderate Voice
Reid's 2,074-page healthcare bill - John McCormack, Weekly Standard
The decline and fall of Andrew Sullivan - John, Powerline
Justice - billiegirltoo, Daily Dose
Europe is our (insert female pejorative here) - W.T. Huston, Right Wing News OTHER NEWS SOURCES: Foreign policy makes its grand return - The Hill Capitol Police files - The Hill Senate health bill adds coverage for 31 billion - New York Times Holder answers to 9/11 families - Washington Post
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November 18, 2009, 4:29 pm
FROM THE BLOGS:
Congress, big labor collaborate to raise taxes - Curtis Dubay, The Foundry
No Senate reconciliation for healthcare? - Chris Bowers, Open Left
Dems finally notice flight of independents - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Republicans want to stay in the minority? - Jonathan Singer, MyDD
Palin gets big ratings for Oprah - GOP 12
Harkin warns public option might get weaker - Jed Lewison, Daily Kos
GOP should commit to repealing healthcare - Ramesh Ponnuru, The Corner
Study: Stupak amendment would phase out abortion coverage - Matt Yglesias
Stimulus goes to the dogs - Katherine Mangu-Ward - Hit & Run
The Palin calculus: A rejoinder - Tom Schaller, 538
Does Palin-mania help Bloomberg? - Katie Connolly, The Gaggle
Life or death non-decisions - Michael Goldfarb, Weekly Standard
Will gov. really 'ration' mammograms? - Suzy Khimm, The Treatment
Start of a presidential bid by Mitch Daniels? - Erick Erickson, Red State
OTHER NEWS SOURCES: Reid sits down with centrist Dem holdouts - The Hill Lieberman may subpoena officials over Ft. Hood - The Hill Obama: 'Endgame' sought for Afghanistan - WaPo Jobless benefits to expire unless Congress acts - NYT
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November 18, 2009, 12:08 pm
FROM THE BLOGS:
Senate bill restores abstinence-only funding - Sarah Kliff, The Atlantic
A follow-up on the Fiorina/Ramirez Twitter flap - Leon H. Wolf, Red State
Hatch: Healthcare going to be a "holy war" - Joe Sudbay, AMERICAblog
Leahy lunacy - John, Power Line
Hoffman sobs ACORN made him do it - BarbinMD, Daily Kos
Alabama job numbers don't add up - David Weinberger, The Foundry
Marcus sets Gerson straight - Steve Benen, Political Animal
CBO made easy - Rich Lowry, The Corner
Trumka, Stern accuse Fed of secret bailouts - Michael Whitney, firedoglake
Reid stripped Stupak language from bill - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Senators and healthcare - Nate Silver, 538
Atlantic blogger suffers Palin-induces psychosis - Michelle Malkin
Healthcare, public opinion and Congress - Matthew Yglesias OTHER NEWS SOURCES: Senate bill could keep lid on spending, reduce deficit - The Hill Leahy: No need to interrogate bin Laden - The Hill Senators press Fort Hood probes - The New York Times Geithner gives urgency to financial reform - The Wall Street Journal
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November 18, 2009, 7:33 am
FROM THE BLOGS:
Blaming McCain for Palin? - Polimom, The Moderate Voice
It may matter in 2010 - Jennifer Rubin, contentions
New York's favorite Republican - Tim Mak, Frum Forum
Weekly Standard's smears only damage itself - Glenn Greenwald
Reporting what they say, not what they think - Dean Baker, Beat the Press
The GOP's baffling suicidal tendencies - P.M. Carpenter, BuzzFlash
Global temps to rise dramatically by 2100 - Chris in Paris, AMERICAblog
Is the ICC part of our future? - Paul, Powerline
The Palin index - Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
A jobs bill done right - John Hanlon, Townhall
Good news on climate change negotiations - Nathan Empsall, MyDD
Palin hints at endorsing Marco Rubio - GOP12
From the L.A. medical pot trenches - Brian Doherty, Hit & Run
At least it's bipartisan - Attaturk, firedoglake
Don't dismiss Hasan's evil as insanity - Duane Lester, Right Wing News OTHER NEWS SOURCES: Agencies stiff-arm GAO on info - The Hill Democrats eye stock trade tax - The Hill Iraqi vice president vetoes election law - New York Times Guantanamo deadline will slip - Washington Post
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November 17, 2009, 4:35 pm
FROM THE BLOGS:
GOP Rep blasts Palin Newsweek cover - Dave Weigel, Wash. Ind.
Palin says U.S. not ready for third party - Allahpundit, Hot Air
What about the public option? - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Crist to engage Rubio - Reid Wilson, Hotline On Call
The Acornization of America - Victor Davis Hanson, The Corner
Where to put your foot down with China - Noam Scheiber, The Stash
Laughable White House claim on Jerusalem - Michael Goldfarb, Weekly Standard
What happened to 'rolling' the insurance companies? - Adam Bink, Open Left
Stupak takes on Axelrod - Moe Lane, Red State
Have the Democrats lost populism? - Jerome Armstrong, MyDD
Obey slams admin. for stimulus numbers - Steve Foley, Minority Report
Will Republicans repeal healthcare in 2012? - Ezra Klein
Levi is winning - Andrew Sullivan, The Atlantic
Handicapping governors races - Tom Schaller, 538
OTHER NEWS SOURCES: Hoyer says Dems will move jobs legislation before Xmas - The Hill Timing of Senate debate unclear; waiting on CBO - The Hill Public split on 9/11 trial venue - WaPo Under friendly veneer, China pushes back on Obama - NYT
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November 17, 2009, 12:19 pm
FROM THE BLOGS:
Bayh: No difference between voting for filibuster, against bill - Ezra Klein
64% of Americans are... un-American? - Ed Morrisey, Hot Air
Majority not scared of KSM's trial, oppose it anyway - Greg Sargent, The Plum Line
The real Gitmo - Michelle Malkin
Why Sarah Palin will run - Andrew Sullivan, The Atlantic
The left's 'fair' trial - Erick Erickson, Red State
Another record high for mortgage delinquencies - Chris in Paris, AMERICAblog
They don't like it - Jennifer Rubin, contentions
Uninsured trauma patients 89% more likely to die - Bill Egnor, firedoglake
The big labor takeover of big government - Conn Carroll, The Foundry
Countdown goes to free clinic - Susis Madrak, Crooks and Liars
Roguish charm - Rich Lowry, The Corner
The next health reform debate - Matthew Yglesias
OTHER NEWS SOURCES: Obama says summit in Copenhagen will 'rally world' on climate push - The Hill Stupak: I have the votes to defeat bill - The Hill Obama trip shows gaps on issues as China's role grows - The New York Times Public split on 9/11 trial venue - The Washington Post
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