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John Petro: LA Mayor Travels to DC, Good News for Denver?
Huffington Post &bull 1 Hour Ago
For those of you in Denver worried about the future of FasTracks, I've got good news: Los Angeles' mayor Antonio Villaraigosa just took a trip to Washington, DC. Just like Denver, Los Angeles has plans for the construction of multiple… Full Story »
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Thanks Talking...
www.facebook.com via @joshuastarlight &bull 3 Hours AgoInterdisciplinary Postmodern Liberal Democratic Salon Thanks Talking Points Memo, The White House, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Harry Reid, and Democratic Party! With the health care debate reaching its rhetorical zenith, TPM takes a look at some of the lesser known… Full Story »
Stephen Eric Bronner - Reclaiming the Enlightenment: Toward a Politics of Radical Engagement
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Swedish Parliament Labels Armenian Killings in Turkey Genocide
Voice of America &bull 4 Hours Ago
A U.S. congressional committee approved a similar resolution last week and sent it to the full House of Representatives. The move prompted Turkey to recall its ambassador to Washington. The Swedish parliament's passage of a resolution recognizing the killings of… Full Story »
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Matt Finkelstein: Republicans Still Lying About Christmas Bomber
Huffington Post &bull 4 Hours Ago
Last week, the Washington Postreported that the Obama administration is considering abandoning its plans to hold a civilian trial for Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-proclaimed 9/11 mastermind, in favor of a military commission. The news has attracted faint praise from… Full Story »
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Obama expects health care vote by 21st, delays foreign trip
McClatchy - Election 2008 &bull 5 Hours Ago
WASHINGTON - President Obama now expects Democrats can get the votes in Congress needed for final passage of the health care overhaul by March 21 - and as a result announced today that he will delay by three days a… Full Story »
H. Eric Schockman and David M. Shafie - Rethinking California: Politics and Policy in the Golden State
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WWW.POLITICALLEDGER.COM: America On Life Support
Townhall.com - User Blogs &bull TodayD.C is ignoring the obvious fixes that we do need with our health care problem, but prefer to throw the baby out with the bath water by forcing government-run health-care on us. Our health insurance premiums have been a problem and the answer is in allowing people to buy across state lines and stopping the outrageous, even nonsensical "justice"… Full Story »
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Rev. Wright's latest on Obama
Sun Times - Lynn Sweet &bull Today
WASHINGTON--President Obama's former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright--whose fiery sermons presented the Obama presidential campaign with its greatest crisis-- talks to Hamill Harris of the Washington Post about Obama. President Obama official schedule and guidance, March 12, 2010. Meets with war… Full Story »
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A City Gone Mad
Power Line &bull Today
That would be Washington, D.C., as the Democrats continue their frenzied effort to ram government medicine down the throats of the American people. Actually, he had several Alice in Wonderland characters to choose from. Full Story »
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China Counters US Report on its Human Rights Record
Voice of America &bull Today
China has offered its own critique of the United States in response to Washington's annual review of Beijing's human rights record. China's State Council issued a report Friday blaming the subprime mortgage crisis in the U.S. for triggering the global… Full Story »
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J. Eric Oliver - Fat Politics: The Real Story Behind America's Obesity Epidemic
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Say What? Rev. Wright Claims Fox News Ruined His Granddaughter's Senior Prom
Newsbusters &bull Today
Rev. It sounded a little like paranoid Ross Perot in 1992. The anti-Obama press was at their senior prom? The YouTube videos focused damaging attention on his family, Wright said, and especially on his youngest daughter, Jamila Wright, and a… Full Story »
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Rove says Obama has helped make Washington more "harsh and
Race For Office &bull TodayBut tucked in the middle of lengthy answers (transcript here), Rove did slide in some pretty bare-knuckled punches at President Obama, as well as at Sen. Full Story »
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The Associated Press: Report: Obama to tap Yellen to be Fed vice chair
www.google.com via @ObamaNewz &bull TodayWASHINGTON President Barack Obama is planning to nominate Janet Yellen, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, to take over as vice chairman of central bank in Washington, The Wall Street Journal reported. Citing a person familiar with… Full Story »
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Legislature OKs schools raise more through levies
Seattle Times &bull Today
Cash-strapped school districts would be allowed to ask voters for additional money through local property taxes under a measure passed by the Washington state Legislature on Thursday. Cash-strapped school districts would be allowed to ask voters for additional money through… Full Story »
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Kevin's Conservative Journey: A Plea to Stop Healthcare Once and For All
Townhall.com - User Blogs &bull TodayHow is that healthcare Bill working out for you America. What idiots we have in congress. I admire the president for his tenacity. Being disabled as I am, I am kind of like him in that I do not give up… Full Story »
Eric Evans - Britain Before the Reform Act: Politics and Society 1815-1832
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South Carolina's Graham taking on immigration again
McClatchy - Election 2008 &bull Today
WASHINGTON - Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Chuck Schumer of New York discussed major immigration reforms Thursday with President Barack Obama at a White House meeting. Full Story »
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Obama outlines plan to spur U.S. exports and jobs
McClatchy - Election 2008 &bull Yesterday
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Thursday laid out plans to help U.S. businesses double their export sales and add what he said would be 2 million more jobs at home during the next 5 years. Full Story »
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Bob Siegel: Catholic Archdioceses of Denver Expels Kindergarten Student Because Her Parents Are Lesbians
Townhall.com - User Blogs &bull YesterdayThe title above reflects a sad but true story covered by Washington Times reporter Valarie Richardson. She and I were on national radio together this week on the largest internet radio network in the world, W.S. Radio. The specific program… Full Story »
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America can only be Right: 'Radicalizing Civil Rights'
Townhall.com - User Blogs &bull YesterdayMarch 9, 2010 4:00 A.M.Radicalizing Civil RightsThe people behind the Civil Rights Division's politicization.In his State of the Union address, President Obama mentioned the protections enshrined in the Constitution and said, "No matter who you are or what you look… Full Story »
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The Man Who Would Give Away the Bill of Rights
The American Scene &bull YesterdaySo the attorney general, while he was in private practice at a firm that openly bragged about its "pro bono" representation of numerous Gitmo detainees, chose during our war with al-Qaeda to file a brief on behalf of an al-Qaeda operative who tried to kill… Full Story »
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Obama Announces New Strategy to Boost US Exports
Voice of America &bull Yesterday
President Barack Obama has announced a new strategy aimed at boosting U.S. exports, saying his administration will work to level the playing field around the world for U.S. businesses and workers. Linking America's economic recovery with its ability to expand exports, the… Full Story »
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