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Mideast peace veterans and handshake diplomacy
Reuters: Front Row Washington &bull YesterdayThat description is probably one thing everyone can agree on. The process to bring Israelis and Palestinians to a lasting peace agreement has been going on for decades and every U.S. president hopes he's the one who will finally achieve what those before him tried and failed.… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Veterans
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Tim Pawlenty, homestate politics and the 2012 presidential race
Washington Post - The Fix &bull Yesterday
Democrats have seized on a recent independent poll that showed a majority of Minnesotans unlikely to vote for outgoing Gov. Tim Pawlenty should he run for president in 2012. The Democratic National Committee blasted a series of clips on the Minnesota Public Radio poll to reporters over the past 24 hours and also sent along some of the local television coverage… Full Story »
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Pawlenty defends 2012 travel
Politico.com &bull Yesterday
After catching flack over a poll showing that a majority of his state wouldn't support him for president, Minnesota GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty is defending his frequent out of state travel. I don't expect people would like the fact that… Full Story »
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AK-Sen: Joe Miller says no Social Security for you
Daily Kos &bull Yesterday
Washington (CNN) - Joe Miller calls President Obama "bad for America" and suggests he is leading the nation on a path to socialism. But the newly minted GOP Senate nominee from Alaska also has a message for the Republican Leadership. Not to… Full Story »
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The Pentagon's Double Envelopment of President Barack Obama
No Quarter &bull Yesterday
The "double envelopment" or pincer movement is a classic military maneuver that finds the flanks of the opponent under simultaneous attack from the opposing forces. The maneuver may have been used as early as the Battle of Marathon in the fifth century BC, and there are accounts of Hannibal using the double envelopment at the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC. Gen. Robert E. Lee used the technique successfully in the Second Battle of Bull Run in 1862, when the Confederate forces threatened the lines of communication between the Union forces and the political leadership in Washington. The German Sixth… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Barack Obama
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Rove Group Drops Four New Senate Race Ads (VIDEO)
The American Prospect Election Central &bull Yesterday
American Crossroads, the conservative group backed by Karl Rove and former Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie, has a whole set of new ads in four key Senate races. First up is an ad in Nevada, against Senate Majority Leader… Full Story »
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This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here Blog Archive Yeah, I talked with the Discovery Channel gunman
thisainthell.us via @jdillman &bull YesterdayI was in DC stuck in traffic near Walter Reed which is several blocks from the Discovery Channel Building. i watched the drama unfold on CNN in the Walter Reed lobby. I got home last night to find my cable and TV out. So it wasn't until this morning that I found this picture of James J. Lee. You can read his comments on the video with his screen name "DCProtest". He was steeped in all kinds of Leftist blather. But he spewed out a lot of Ron Paul crap mixed with some Republican talking points - whatever fit his… Full Story »
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Former 'car czar' Rattner rats on Obama in new book
NY Post-National News &bull Yesterday
Former Obama administration car czar Steven Rattner is coming out with a new book that depicts him swashbuckling through the financial crisis and shows U.S. President Barack Obama as "out to get" the car companies, FOXNews.com reported Thursday. Rattner was… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Barack Obama
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Whadda Week!: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race
whaddaweek.blogspot.com via @shoppingdrawer &bull YesterdayThe eagerly awaited new book from the Emmy-winning, Oscar-hosting, Daily Show-anchoring Jon Stewart--the man behind the megaseller America (The Book). Where do we come from? Who created us? Why are we here? These questions have puzzled us since the dawn… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Jon Stewart
- The Daily Show
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Obama and Biden headed back to Ohio
CNN - Political Ticker &bull Yesterday
Washington (CNN) - President Obama and Vice President Biden are both returning to Ohio next week, the fourth White House visit to the politically crucial state in less than a month. The White House said Thursday that President Obama will… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Vice President
- Barack Obama
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Yes, progressives are to 'blame' for Sarah Palin
Examiner Politics Channel Articles &bull Yesterday
Even though they do not want to, Obamacrats must take the lion's share of the blame for not only destroying the greatness that was the party of Jackson, Truman, and Roosevelt but also for creating the monster that is Sarah Palin and her feminist mama grizzly Tea Party movement. Obamacrats inadvertently set all this up when they first practiced to kill Hillary Clinton. They said Obama could bridge the partisan divide… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Sarah Palin
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The Coltons Point Times: Sarah Palin "Bush"wacked by Vanity Fair, Again - Is it Journalism or Bias?
coltonspointtimes.blogspot.com via @greasytators &bull YesterdayChristian Science Monitor headline: Vanity Fair publishes 18-page attack on Sarah PalinNEWSWEEK WONDERS: WHY DON'T THE HIT PIECES WORK ANYMORE?ANSWER: MORE AMERICANS TRUST SARAH PALIN THAN TRUST NEWSWEEKThe latest Sarah Palin bashing is nothing new for the magazine Vanity Fair Editor in Chief Graydon Carter and writer Michael Joseph Gross but readers should be forewarned that neither could ever be described as an objective journalist. In a story titled Defending Graydon Carter in 2004 Jack Shafer said the following:"What's more, Carter hasn't pretended to be the sort of objective journalist who occupies a cubicle at the New York Times since… Full Story »
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The Other GOP Wave: Redistricting
The Atlantic: Politics &bull Yesterday
Just a reminder: with all this talk of Republicans taking back the House of Representatives and winning back some Senate seats this fall, don't forget the other, possibly bigger, consequence of the 2010 elections. Redistricting. After the 2010 Census, state… Full Story »
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Sarah Palin "Bush"wacked by Vanity Fair, Again - Is it Journalism or Bias?
www.freerepublic.com via @conservatweet &bull YesterdayThe latest Sarah Palin bashing is nothing new for the magazine Vanity Fair Editor in Chief Graydon Carter and writer Michael Joseph Gross but readers should be forewarned that neither could ever be described as an objective journalist. What's more, Carter hasn't pretended to be the sort… Full Story »
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Signs of the times in Massachusetts: GOP and Tea Parties on the rise
Examiner Politics Channel Articles &bull Yesterday
At the twin city tea party this week a gentleman named Guy MacKenzie talked about running a successful political campaign and the signs of a campaign that is on the rise and one that is not. If you look at… Full Story »
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- Republican Party
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Comedian and all-around bad-ass Louis CK goes on drunken Twitter rant, Sarah Palin victimized - National comedy
www.examiner.com via @dentay85 &bull YesterdayLast night, comedian and FX star Louis CK boarded a plane for Los Angeles from his home city of New York. Because Louis is a man of leisure and a fan of rum, he indulged in a series of rum-and-Cokes while… Full Story »
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- Sarah Palin
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Ad of the day: Chuck Norris wants you to vote
Washington Post-44:Obama Presidency &bull Yesterday
The National Rifle Association has brought in the big guns, so to speak. A new web video from the NRA Freedom Action Foundation's "Trigger the Vote" campaign features web sensation, actor and martial arts expert Chuck Norris. The ad, a… Full Story »
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Tea Party Spokesman Who Was Accused Of Rape Now Baselessly Accuses Mike Castle Of Sexual Impropriety
Think Progress &bull YesterdayNational tea party organizer and profiteerEric Odom recently launched Liberty.com, a conservative website meant to "eclipse the influence of MoveOn.org in campaigns across the country." Partnering with an umbrella group, the site launched with a formidable $700,000 budget and 70,000 members, and has the "intention of becoming an all-encompassing conservative grass-roots organization that weighs in on federal and state… Full Story »
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Topics:
- MoveOn.org
- Mike Castle
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USAToday.com Notes Poll Showing Bush Blamed for Economy, Skips One Showing Voters Favor GOP On Issues
Newsbusters &bull Yesterday
Yesterday the Gallup organization released a poll showing that Americans trust Republicans over Democrats on most major issues heading into the general election season. Today the same polling outfit released a poll that found a large number of Americans blame George W. Bush for the… Full Story »
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Boxer v. Fiorina Debate
Time - Swampland &bull Yesterday
Senator Barbara Boxer and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, who is challenging the California Democrat for her job, had their first debate last night. Fiorina, I thought, did surprisingly well but that may be due to my incredibly low expectations… Full Story »












































