Saturday, October 31, 2009

Treasury Secretary Geithner tells NBC's "Meet the Press" recovery could be choppy at times and it will take awh.. http://bit.ly/1UQmjH
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says call for a boycott by Abdullah Abdullah won't affect the legitimacy of .. http://bit.ly/3BZ8vb
The big issue facing New Jersey residents this election is taxes, as the average bill for a homeowner was more .. http://bit.ly/MdOe0
Democratic strategists say while Harry Reid seeks to calm a liberal base on health care reform there is a diffe.. http://bit.ly/4qDgq
New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine says President Obama is campaigning vigorously for him as part of a plan to work to.. http://bit.ly/4iUZOw
Okay Independants, lets see who is really independant and who is not.. Republican Scozzafava Drops Out of New York Congressional Race http://ping.fm/46gTi
Ron Brownstein, National JournalSign In nationaljournal.com > National Journal Magazine > Political Co.. http://bit.ly/2HSNtW
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama awaited more than 2,000 children Saturday night from the District.. http://bit.ly/4sgFu4
If you missed Thursday's show, I urge you to go back and watch it — online or on DVR. http://bit.ly/2NVVz
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Obama tempered his upbeat message with a cautious word about further job losses and progress yet to be made. http://bit.ly/1NzEc8
Ralph Peters, New York PostLast Updated: 4:39 AM, October 31, 2009 Posted: 12:19 AM, October 31, 2009 .. http://bit.ly/2IwtY8
Secretary of state was to make a personal plea for the two sides to resume peace talks even as U.S. officials a.. http://bit.ly/1eW03e
Former vice president Dick Cheney told a special prosecutor in 2004 that he had no idea who leaked the identity.. http://bit.ly/22cQ9W
Congressional campaign in upstate New York could play a big role in the GOP's approach to the 2010 elections an.. http://bit.ly/2TYKxl
The White House late Friday afternoon released a partial list of people who have visited since Obama took offic.. http://bit.ly/4fJ4a5

Friday, October 30, 2009

The Obama administration invoked the state secrets privilege on Friday in a lawsuit pertaining to government ea.. http://bit.ly/48jrds
The Historic Congressional Cemetery is home to 19 senators and 71 members of the House of Representatives. http://bit.ly/1CjbyV
The White House on Friday began releasing the names of visitors as part of a Barack Obama campaign promise to r.. http://bit.ly/5htK8
The Foreign Service Officer who resigned last month in protest over America's war in Afghanistan said Friday he.. http://bit.ly/evTtb
Newly released documents show the FBI and the CIA struggling over how to treat terror suspects. http://bit.ly/4BxghY
Last night on TV Glenn played one of the more powerful pieces of video he's done so far -- a look at the radica.. http://bit.ly/A23gn
Mayor Gavin Newsom drops out of the race, citing he was unable to devote the time needed to run an effective ca.. http://bit.ly/1zEaOC
An interview released from 2004 details former Vice President Cheney telling the FBI he did not know who leaked.. http://bit.ly/2i0kic
A new poll released Friday morning shows that 41 percent of likely New Jersey voters back Republican Chris Chri.. http://bit.ly/4F926j
Charles Krauthammer, Washington PostWASHINGTON -- Old Soviet joke:Moscow, 1953. Stalin calls in Khrushchev. Rec.. http://bit.ly/4xaGIe
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If President Obama decides to send the 40,000 additional forces to Afghanistan as requested by Gen. Stanley McC.. http://bit.ly/2o5m2l
Mark Leibovich, NYTWASHINGTON "” Senator Tom Coburn's office is the rare Capitol Hill w.. http://bit.ly/EolRb
The largest stimulus program in the nation's history has created or saved about 640,000 jobs, the Obama adminis.. http://bit.ly/4hmBgn
Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and police Sgt. James Crowley reportedly shared another beer Wednesday .. http://bit.ly/FPxxF
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday she is expressing to Pakistan her concerns about how much s.. http://bit.ly/MHbck
Stuart Taylor, National JournalSign In nationaljournal.com > National Journal Magazine > Opening Argum.. http://bit.ly/2oeMF4
Robert Robb, Arizona RepublicMy guess is that Democrats have badly miscalculated the politics of health care re.. http://bit.ly/UqbxI
A top Taliban political leader delivered a message Friday to President Obama, calling his attempt to lure away .. http://bit.ly/1pjmlS
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Audience member tells Clinton the strikes amount to "executions without trial" for those killed http://bit.ly/3RQhIL
President Obama will host the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the White House on Friday as he reassesses his administr.. http://bit.ly/3f0DHF
Legislation produced by House Democrats would impose an array of new taxes, fees and government mandates on maj.. http://bit.ly/2SeXxY
The House ethics committee on Thursday announced separate investigations into whether Rep. Laura Richardson and.. http://bit.ly/n15FW

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Nearly half the members of a House panel in control of Pentagon spending, including Rep. John Murtha, are under.. http://bit.ly/2uW4Q2
The provision allows Medicare to pay for voluntary counseling to help beneficiaries deal with the complex and p.. http://bit.ly/3erLPq
CBO:Health Bill=$1.055 Trillion, only covers 96% by 2019! No Way! http://www.breakdownofamerica.com/2009/10/29/cbohealth-bill1-055-trillion/
Waxman says the Democrats' health care reform bill unveiled Thursday contains a "verification status" check if .. http://bit.ly/4cL9rP
Gary Andres, Weekly StandardIncrease Font SizePrinter-FriendlyEmail a FriendRespond to this article In his book.. http://bit.ly/GXbyj
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The Obama administration has been working for weeks to correct mistakes in early counts that identified more th.. http://bit.ly/23tTyS
Halbfinger & Kocieniewski, NYTIn the final leg of New Jersey's unpredictable governor's race, bot.. http://bit.ly/uEKZb
Chuck and Jeanne Lane got some good news earlier this week: After more than doubling the Lanes' monthly minimum.. http://bit.ly/31yURB
Just like the special election in New York -- NY-23---is a prefect example of everything wrong in politics toda.. http://bit.ly/2GUxL9
Gov. Beshear is proposing changing Christmas to Holiday for Kentucky. This is outrageous, call him and tell him NO on Holiday name changes 502-564-2611 or email him at http://ping.fm/xFO5P Since he will not POST his EMAIL ADDRESS!
According to a FOX News poll released Thursday, Americans are split over whether the president is meeting expec.. http://bit.ly/2I4Nxt
As a heart monitor beeps ominously in the background, a graffiti artist paints over the Stars and Stripes with .. http://bit.ly/2iQG8q
House Democratic leaders unveiled a sweeping health care reform bill that includes a more moderate version of t.. http://bit.ly/21oO15
Lydia DePillis, TNRTea partiers, townhall protesters, Texas secessionists--for the past few months, grassroots .. http://bit.ly/1OKWlK
Some Democrats had dubbed the possibility of a Barack Obama-Hillary Clinton pairing last year as a "dream ticke.. http://bit.ly/1PR5od
The report, conducted by the automotive information firm Edmunds.com in Santa Monica, Calif., found that of the.. http://bit.ly/1JJzhW
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President Obama saluted fallen soldiers early Thursday as the flag-draped cases of at least 18 Americans killed.. http://bit.ly/1tUqQD
Claus Christian Malzahn, Der SpiegelRelated articles, background features and opinions about this topic.An Edit.. http://bit.ly/advD4
Having served in the Army for six years and as an infantry platoon leader in Iraq, Paul Rieckhoff knows somethi.. http://bit.ly/1KooCY
The government has overstated by thousands the number of jobs it has created or saved with federal contracts un.. http://bit.ly/3yVk6D

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

President flies by helicopter directly to Delaware to greet flag-draped caskets of those killed in action http://bit.ly/4gkiQA
Senate leaders have reached a tentative deal to extend the first-time homebuyers' tax credit that was originall.. http://bit.ly/4ySTlO
Under the pared-down option, McChrystal would be given fewer forces than the 40,000 additional troops he has as.. http://bit.ly/3MoRMb
Some experts on the region believe a U.S. program to pay Taliban fighters to quit the organization is buying te.. http://bit.ly/10thB0
President Obama on Wednesday signed a law that makes it a federal crime to assault an individual because of his.. http://bit.ly/3TGFxV
Roger Goodell agrees to turn over players' medical records to the House Judiciary Committee, says NFL isn't wai.. http://bit.ly/3oAfT9
Jay Cost, HorseRaceBlogLast week I argued that question wording might be influencing polling outcomes on the pu.. http://bit.ly/xKHCn
Are professional football players at greater risk of dementia and other neurological problems? http://bit.ly/2Llb1E
The president said Wednesday that the bill finally cuts wasteful weapons projects that some lawmakers have spen.. http://bit.ly/4wLYqu
The former vice president is popular with conservative activists and could help the longtime senator bolster su.. http://bit.ly/2bUj4Q
The president was on Capitol Hill as Edward Brooke, now 90 years old, was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal... http://bit.ly/26lSPK
Caroline Baum, BloombergHeresy, thy name is Christina Romer. Last week, the chairman of President Barack Obama&.. http://bit.ly/142HIa
Sarah Palin's surprise backing of a third-party candidate in a congressional race with little national interest.. http://bit.ly/7J9MT
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The U.S. secretary of state arrived Wednesday in nuclear-armed Pakistan, a country hit hard by terrorism, econo.. http://bit.ly/1vWiIr
Glenn Beck talks about what's behind the new book, The Christmas Sweater: A Picture Book. http://bit.ly/1JdCPD
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Sen. John McCain says the world walked away from Afghanistan once, and it fell into violence and hatred that wa.. http://bit.ly/K3Rx6
For Elke Kennedy, the significance of Wednesday's hate-crimes legislation can be traced to a single punch outsi.. http://bit.ly/2wyz7R
Moderate Democratic senators who control the balance of power on health care hold their ground, balking at a go.. http://bit.ly/2Mg06P

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Secretary of state says she gives the Pakistani government and its army high marks for taking on the militants .. http://bit.ly/1tqyjy
High-dollar fundraisers have been promised access to senior officials and use of White House facilities in exch.. http://bit.ly/4nuzVw
In a letter to House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, Obama said the belief among financial .. http://bit.ly/3putUY
Glenn Beck's The Christmas Sweater: A Picture Book is now available. http://bit.ly/tCtc5
A senior intelligence official admitted the CIA failed to fully inform Congress about some of its activities du.. http://bit.ly/24vDR5
Robert Litt, the top attorney in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, tells a House committee t.. http://bit.ly/1flvor
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In a letter penned to President Obama on Monday, Florida Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite claims Obama is obligated under.. http://bit.ly/275huy
Julian Zelizer, CNNPrinceton, New Jersey (CNN) -- When the stock market broke the 10,000 point barrier a few we.. http://bit.ly/jiqr2
U.S. troops in Afghanistan face a deadly enemy -- roadside bombs. The bombs, often referred to as IEDs, are the.. http://bit.ly/oaDUl
The announcement is a blow to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and signals that he does not yet have the votes.. http://bit.ly/3Md7rH
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Sen. John Kerry urged members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Tuesday to approve a bill.. http://bit.ly/1ovMvk
Senate Democrats have committed themselves to a public option, a government-run health insurance program, but s.. http://bit.ly/3ZLzfk
The Joint Chiefs of Staff are expected to meet Friday afternoon with President Obama at the White House to disc.. http://bit.ly/3vDFbR
Rich Lowry, NY PostThe public option is back. Its Lazarus act is hailed as a sign of how rosy the health- care .. http://bit.ly/3o6zp
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Brinkbäumer & Schmitz, Der SpiegelKrauthammer on US President Barack Obama: "In Obama'.. http://bit.ly/3Uuvp5
Florida Rep. Alan Grayson reportedly called Bernanke adviser Linda Robertson a "K Street whore" during a radio .. http://bit.ly/2SHNHa
Wesley Pruden, Wash TimesPoliticsDemocrats play defense in 2009 electionsPoliticsImpeachment of Sanford may sta.. http://bit.ly/1WImY
While President Obama's war council deliberates its strategy toward Afghanistan, the war in Vietnam is often in.. http://bit.ly/2uNHr
Moderate Republican Sen. Snowe was "deeply disappointed" by Sen. Reid's decision to include a government-run he.. http://bit.ly/38PXik

Monday, October 26, 2009

Matthew Hoh, a former Marine who fought in Iraq and subsequently joined the State Department, said he believes .. http://bit.ly/3Fbye6
The mayor of San Francisco is waging war against his own city hall over its decision to protect juvenile illega.. http://bit.ly/1Rw7ta
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Monday that he intends to move forward with a health care bill incl.. http://bit.ly/1A4qfD
Sen John Kerry, Council on Foreign Relations http://bit.ly/L2att
President Obama tells service men and women at Naval Air Station Jacksonville he will not risk their lives unle.. http://bit.ly/85snj
Peter Bergen, CNN(CNN) -- We are losing in Afghanistan, on two fronts. The most important center of gravity of .. http://bit.ly/QdFNe
Glenn looks at all the issues of the day, and all the mounting evidence that leaves one clear impression: our l.. http://bit.ly/3IZcT3
Kerry's position would appear to rebut anti-war Democrats and others who question calls to deepen the U.S. stak.. http://bit.ly/1znCHa
President Obama is scheduled to meet Monday with his national security team to discuss U.S. strategy in Afghani.. http://bit.ly/1e37Ps
The comments by AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka indicated new flexibility on the issue from a powerful Democra.. http://bit.ly/CFBXZ
Paul Krugman, New York TimesSo, how well will health reform work after it passes? There’s a part of m.. http://bit.ly/t8erm
Nearly a year after the presidential election, the excitement of Barack Obama's campaign has faded into the rea.. http://bit.ly/2oVbUm
Democrats have criticized insurance companies as rapacious profiteers, but health insurance profits are not too.. http://bit.ly/1e4myg
We are losing in Afghanistan, on two fronts. The most important center of gravity of the conflict -- as the Tal.. http://bit.ly/1DQgO2
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Bill Frezza, RealClearMarkets http://bit.ly/ybFL0
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid may not have the 60 votes needed to move forward a health care proposal that .. http://bit.ly/HFZhE
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff reportedly leads exercise to examine the likely outcome of sending 44,000.. http://bit.ly/2pjPxB

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Pelosi and Reid are expected to make key decisions this week in hopes the long-delayed health care bills can co.. http://bit.ly/2GIUVM
Businesses would not be required to provide health insurance under legislation being readied for Senate debate,.. http://bit.ly/3wp18X
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Kristi Keck, CNN http://bit.ly/1a0ckg
Voters in Maine will decide next week whether to overturn the legislation signed by Gov. John Baldacci nearly s.. http://bit.ly/3N3seQ
The unyielding resistance ensures that Republicans will keep health care reform complaints in their arsenal for.. http://bit.ly/2PAYQg
As Democrats defend President Obama's decision to take his time and carefully consider conflicting strategy pro.. http://bit.ly/30jvsC
Last fall, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg won his campaign to extend the city's mayoral term limits from two .. http://bit.ly/4cc0B
Even though President Obama is not on the ballot this November, he and the Democrats who control Congress have .. http://bit.ly/GybpD
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Vice President Bruce Josten and America's Health Insurance Plans Vice President Mike T.. http://bit.ly/3ruptw
Joshua Kurlantzick, WPIn a ceremony last week honoring a unit of Vietnam veterans for their heroism in a long-f.. http://bit.ly/ClGuz
Glenn Greenwald, SalonSomething very unusual happened on The Washington Post Editorial Page today:&.. http://bit.ly/aFqzW
The Senate this week will kick off three committee hearings on legislation to cap greenhouse gases from power p.. http://bit.ly/1Iro9e

Saturday, October 24, 2009

White House spokesman Nick Shapiro said senior White House officials were alerted by the White House Situation .. http://bit.ly/1uV92O
The Treasury Department on Thursday tried to make "pay czar" Kenneth Feinberg available for interviews to every.. http://bit.ly/1WPDg5
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday discussed Iran's request for nucl.. http://bit.ly/46LAkO
President Obama will probably not attend the U.N. conference on climate change in December because it is not a .. http://bit.ly/1iZ9VJ
President Obama on Saturday declared a national emergency to deal with the "rapid increase in illness" from the.. http://bit.ly/tGCou
Mark Steyn, OC RegisterMore Orange County nightlife, surf and events A supporter of the Islamic poli.. http://bit.ly/NSzRD
U.S. President Barack Obama says the war in Afghanistan isn't going to end up like Vietnam. A majority of Ameri.. http://bit.ly/17whDT
The White House says the declaration allows medical treatment facilities to better handle a surge in flu patien.. http://bit.ly/kmIeU
John McCormack, Weekly StandardIncrease Font SizePrinter-FriendlyEmail a FriendRespond to this articleLowville,.. http://bit.ly/36jdXH
President Obama said banks should return the favor for a $700 billion taxpayer-financed financial bailout packa.. http://bit.ly/2GbtsV
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Proposed Senate bill to combat global warming would add around $100 a year to a typical household's energy costs. http://bit.ly/4lbbIY

Friday, October 23, 2009

Vice president calls his predecessor "absolutely wrong" on the question of whether the new administration was ".. http://bit.ly/2I94mR
The health care plan taking shape in the House carries a price tag of $1 trillion over the next decade, signifi.. http://bit.ly/2aqmPs
This President is universally heralded as the great communicator, a man with a gift for oration, the undisputed.. http://bit.ly/cRt0P
The First Lady went on NBC's "The Jay Leno Show" Friday, joking about her husband's, joking about her husband's.. http://bit.ly/4fK33I
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took over Partners Bank, a small bank in Naples, with $68.7 million in asse.. http://bit.ly/3yq5kn
Ahrens & Cho, Washington PostThe Federal Reserve joined the Treasury Department on Thursday in imposing new.. http://bit.ly/lcuh4
The U.S. expressed disappointment Iran delayed its decision on whether to accept a U.N.-coordinated plan on the.. http://bit.ly/HBBzg
Bob Bauer, the top lawyer for the Democratic National Committee and husband of White House Communications Direc.. http://bit.ly/3PMYPz
Jim Rutenberg, New York TimesLate last month, the senior White House adviser David Axelrod and Roger Ailes, cha.. http://bit.ly/eNBeQ
Senate Democratic leaders met Thursday night with White House officials to consider including a government-fund.. http://bit.ly/2Hdvkm
House Republican leaders on Thursday rushed to the defense of conservative commentators after President Obama d.. http://bit.ly/3rTYRS
Peggy Noonan, Wall Street JournalAt a certain point, a president must own a presidency. For George W. Bush that.. http://bit.ly/skvvm
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The U.S. military reportedly is assisting the Pakistani army in its offensive in South Waziristan by providing .. http://bit.ly/2q8k5x

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Senior Senate Democrats at work with White House officials are strongly considering a requirement for the feder.. http://bit.ly/2o4z7h
Senate Democratic leaders met Thursday night with White House officials to consider including a government-fund.. http://bit.ly/1xiu7b
The popular legislation also gives President Obama a few victories in his bid to kill some especially costly we.. http://bit.ly/F4hBF
The fight over gay rights is taking center stage once again as the U.S. Senate prepares to vote as early as Thu.. http://bit.ly/3BsNYa
To assure its passage after years of frustrated efforts, Democratic supporters attached the measure to a must-p.. http://bit.ly/1HX9ms
Barack Obama campaigned on a promise of unity, bi-partisanship and the whole we'll all be holding hands utopian.. http://bit.ly/4oyWLQ
Nomi Prins, The Daily BeastMadonna's Controversial Trainer Fights Back After Being Dumped by Jacob Bernste.. http://bit.ly/xqCfq
It's a mystery as to what President Obama and House Speaker Pelosi discussed at lunch Thursday but it's safe be.. http://bit.ly/1tY8oc
Fred Kaplan, SlateRichard Holbrooke Sen. John Kerry's successful mission to Kabul""in .. http://bit.ly/GqH4H
The Fed would not actually set compensation but would review -- and could veto -- pay policies that could cause.. http://bit.ly/1olW8Q
After dialing back his attacks on President Obama's foreign policy, former Vice President Dick Cheney says the .. http://bit.ly/2w5q6I
Christina Romer, the head of President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, said Thursday that the $194 billio.. http://bit.ly/2BXKfF
A.B. Stoddard, The HillLook around you - green shoots are suddenly sprouting up on behalf of a public healthcar.. http://bit.ly/2xC5MJ
The Conference Board's index of leading economic indicators rose 1 percent last month after a 0.4 percent gain .. http://bit.ly/3bYUNi
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Obama and Democratic leaders have modest leverage over several pivotal Senate Democrats who are more concerned .. http://bit.ly/1VF6bS

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

The Obama administration will soon order the nation's biggest bailed-out companies to drastically cut pay packa.. http://bit.ly/9B3z4
Jonathan Cohn, TNRArmed with favorable cost estimates from the Congressional Budget Office and emboldened, perh.. http://bit.ly/17r8if
Afghan President Hamid Karzai's weak and corruption-riddled government has been blamed in part for the resurgen.. http://bit.ly/46N9z5
THIS really is the perfect example of everything wrong with politics in America today. People like to call Glen.. http://bit.ly/shiC8
Vincent Carroll, Denver PostRepeat after me: Health care reform is going to save us money. Health care reform i.. http://bit.ly/r8WMQ
Richard Rahn, Washington TimesFor at least a century, the Washington political class has been correctly known f.. http://bit.ly/1DXiUR
Louis Uchitelle, NY TimesListen to a top economist in the Obama administration describe Paul A. Volcker, the fo.. http://bit.ly/j4kKF
Latinos were once unfamiliar to more than half of all Americans, but a new poll indicates that two-thirds of th.. http://bit.ly/1dJffg
Steven Rattner said that GM had "perhaps the weakest finance operation any of us had ever seen in a major company" http://bit.ly/1LTne
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Documents offer new insight into the hardball tactics that produced one of the biggest deals negotiated during .. http://bit.ly/2hIWHD
A preliminary estimate from the Congressional Budget Office projects that the House Democrats' health care plan.. http://bit.ly/YHlzB
Clifford Hansen, a former Wyoming governor and the nation's oldest former member of the U.S. Senate, dies at 97. http://bit.ly/4lOZ5S

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Defense secretary says  issues of corruption and governance within the Afghan government won't be solved i.. http://bit.ly/bnLKJ
Some Republicans criticized Obama for flying to Denmark earlier this month to boost Chicago's Olympics bid http://bit.ly/1UJ0re
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will deliver a major address on arms control and international security at t.. http://bit.ly/13e5Ej
The latest effort in the 10-year dispute follows a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision that Kentucky's McCreary an.. http://bit.ly/3GKJ1T
Manufacturing Czar Ron Bloom is the latest in a long line of White House officials who seem to just love Chairm.. http://bit.ly/2PUGir
House Democratic leaders are sharing preliminary cost analysis of their health care reform proposals with their.. http://bit.ly/42QONf
Charles Gasparino, The Daily BeastAriel Sharon's Twilight Zone by Lynn SherrHot Topics: Photo Galleries, B.. http://bit.ly/18jBrN
Can you "graph the solution set of a linear inequality in two variables on the coordinate plane?" http://bit.ly/171Q4Q
Kyle Trygstad, RCP http://bit.ly/TJTub
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer is among those unhappy about the House increasingly working "short" work.. http://bit.ly/1FO50f
Andy McCarthy, NRO http://bit.ly/1keJwu
The censorship starts... troubling if you believe in freedom of speech. White House Cites Opinion Shows as Basis for Fox News Complaints ( http://ping.fm/SLKQl )
William Murchison, Dallas Morning News http://bit.ly/qKYEu
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday plugged Iraqi investment opportunities before U.S. businesspeople.. http://bit.ly/aNFZN
Every president believes, upon election, that his term of service will be transformative. Some, like Barack Oba.. http://bit.ly/4EaUqE
Did they not LISTEN TO ANYONE in the TOWN HALL Meetings? Pelosi Pushes Ahead With Calls for Government-Run Health Plan ( http://ping.fm/X558u )
The justices, as is custom, gave no reason for their decision to hear the case brought by a group of men known .. http://bit.ly/H1jr1
Afghanistan is to hold a run off presidential election on November 7, it was announced Tuesday, as incumbent Ha.. http://bit.ly/2EESkm
Elisabeth Bumiller, NYTOnly nine months ago, the Pentagon pronounced itself reassured by the early steps of a n.. http://bit.ly/3LYlPv
Bret Stephens, WSJThe world thinks better of the United States, we are told, because Barack Obama is in the Whi.. http://bit.ly/3DweDx
Nearly nine in 10 Americans say they think Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons, according to a new nation.. http://bit.ly/1rDSTV
Gerstein & Allen, PoliticoA White House attempt to delegitimize Fox News "“ which in pas.. http://bit.ly/418fXx
The Justice Department has provided federal prosecutors "clarification and guidance" urging them to go after dr.. http://bit.ly/1jqJC1

Monday, October 19, 2009

Robert Reich, SalonLast January, as I understand it, the White House promised Big Pharma, big insurance, and th.. http://bit.ly/4lqvuG
Stuart Taylor, National JournalSign In nationaljournal.com > National Journal Magazine > Opening Argum.. http://bit.ly/4bxmVB
James Kurth, The American Interest http://bit.ly/4bNDXK
Paul Krugman, New York TimesIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times. O.K., maybe not literally the .. http://bit.ly/opovS
Obama officials hit the TV shows this weekend and proceeded to call Fox News 'not a news network' and just an a.. http://bit.ly/veorF
Robert Tracinski, TIA DailyRemember the whole controversy over "death panels"-the idea, as President O.. http://bit.ly/8rsMa
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Albert Hunt, BloombergOver the next couple of months, a sausage factory will seem tidier than the U.S. Congress... http://bit.ly/1gY740
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Sunday, October 18, 2009

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E. Lichtblau, NYTWASHINGTON "” With high-profile investigations under way against Democrats a.. http://bit.ly/7pbo6
Nolan Finley, Detroit NewsACORN may be down, but don't count it out. The elaborate propaganda apparatus ere.. http://bit.ly/NhXKJ
Jonathan Alter, NewsweekDemocrats have too many hang-ups.Please fill in the following information and we'll.. http://bit.ly/bWTSG

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Jacob Weisberg, SlateBarack Obama Last week, when White House communications director Anita Dunn charged the Fox.. http://bit.ly/qBt74
Lynn Forester de Rothschild, New York Post http://bit.ly/x0FEp
Doctors and medical students debate future of health care in America http://bit.ly/1bYT2Q

Friday, October 16, 2009

Anita Dunn, the White House spokesperson put in charge of watching Fox News all day long, had a bad day yesterda.. http://bit.ly/10dxgo
If you were around a TV yesterday during the early afternoon you probably noticed something that looked like, as.. http://bit.ly/3KsOoy
Speaking at a community forum hosted by former President George H. W. Bush, President Obama called for Americans.. http://bit.ly/4kASWp
A woman vying for a seat in New Jersey's State Assembly hosts sex-toy parties to make extra money. http://bit.ly/cHBnj
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Charles Hurt, New York Post http://bit.ly/2ft382
The imbalance for the budget year ended Sept. 30, more than tripled last year's record. The Obama administration.. http://bit.ly/3j4ZRp
U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman told David Safavian that he must be punished for lying to investigators who we.. http://bit.ly/1YsSMS
Robert Draper, GQ Magazinethe author shows up at the bookstore just before seven in the evening. He is a lanky y.. http://bit.ly/JJzIJ
The Federal Reserve said Friday industrial production rose 0.7 percent last month, beating the 0.2 percent incre.. http://bit.ly/3XvJgy
John Dickerson, SlatePresident Obama has said he will not sign a health care reform bill unless it's paid f.. http://bit.ly/ie6T9
Harry Stein, City Journal http://bit.ly/3i5rH4
Jay Cost, RCP http://bit.ly/4qXZXl
Have you ever seen 47 million people hold their breath and hope for the best? http://bit.ly/7xsxH
It's the end of an era. http://bit.ly/2swl1Q

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Spy agencies are considering whether to rewrite a 2007 intelligence report asserting Iran halted its efforts to .. http://bit.ly/2LDe2l
How did Glenn land on the Art Review Magazines 'Power 100' list? First of all, the art community isn't exactly t.. http://bit.ly/HBJZ6
Washington Post came out today and did a fluffy profile piece on Anita Dunn -- the White House communications di.. http://bit.ly/NEqKf
If you end up in an argument with someone who supports the Baucus healthcare plan -- you are truly in the presen.. http://bit.ly/mrCZZ
A rap on YouTube featuring Republican Rep. Bill Otto criticizing the president's policies has been taken down. http://bit.ly/3n1MfN
Dog Scared by Cat in Laptop http://bit.ly/axN7F
There is candid frustration Thursday coming from rank and file congressional Democrats about the influence of Ma.. http://bit.ly/3V3NWq
While the White House says there will not be a second stimulus package following the $787 billion economy booste.. http://bit.ly/49f5mk
President Obama signed legislation Thursday providing an additional $7.5 billion in assistance to the Pakistani .. http://bit.ly/9j6Wb
James Taranto, Wall Street Journal http://bit.ly/11RGqU
Foxnews.com will carry the New Jersey gubernatorial debate live on Friday, Oct. 16, with special coverage beginn.. http://bit.ly/Z2D26
The House stood by a Democratic plan to allow suspected enemy combatants held at Guantanamo to be shipped to U... http://bit.ly/GO2zb
George Will, Washington PostDemure Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution, but since then has .. http://bit.ly/36eZE0
There will be no cost-of-living increase in Social Security benefits for 2010 because consumer prices have fall.. http://bit.ly/cPd71
Peter Beinart, The Daily BeastArmy Coverup: General McChrystal's Credibility Problem by Jon Krakauer Hot T.. http://bit.ly/10dAPW
The Labor Department said Thursday that consumer prices rose 0.2 percent last month, matching economists expect.. http://bit.ly/1NNJqb
Charles Gasparino, Daily Beast http://bit.ly/4saVsG
Garrison Keillor, SalonPraying the country will slip into chaos, to make Obama look bad, is not a good place fo.. http://bit.ly/wonPF
So now comes the hard part. http://bit.ly/upZif
The Social Security Administration will withhold an annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) next year for the f.. http://bit.ly/imGRj
While President Obama takes plenty of heat over his plans to overhaul domestic policies, critics have also take.. http://bit.ly/yYusW

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

President Obama will visit New Orleans on Thursday for the first time since taking office, to address rebuildin.. http://bit.ly/T4KDF
But the White House press secretary told Fox that a decision is far from imminent -- possible even "several wee.. http://bit.ly/2E7BX2
Former Rangel aide Vincent Morgan announced earlier this year he would run against his old boss in the New York.. http://bit.ly/4jB1X8
E. Luce & A. Fifield, Financial Times http://bit.ly/eg6aS
The focus on health care reform now shifts to the Democratic leadership in Congress a day after the Senate Fina.. http://bit.ly/10Lpr9
Fred Kaplan, Slate http://bit.ly/fkLeW
President Obama commented Wednesday after touring a highway construction site in the Virginia suburbs, just out.. http://bit.ly/38nuxS
Michael Cannon, Cato http://bit.ly/HWnbg
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During the 2008 presidential campaign, analysts noted that then-Sen. Barack Obama ran a relatively tight ship -.. http://bit.ly/UshcW
Joe Biden's vice presidency is shaping up as a mix of his two Democratic predecessors, two of the most influent.. http://bit.ly/2OPNAZ
Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe has served in Congress for more than 30 years, but in recent months, she's become.. http://bit.ly/jBWmZ
A former Department of Justice Public Integrity official says a criminal investigation by U.S. attorneys of Nev.. http://bit.ly/2vphKe
Tom Donohue, RealClearPoliticsWith the economy slowly returning to form, we must now focus on a new challenge--.. http://bit.ly/MY1tg
Peter Baker, New York Times http://bit.ly/49XHWv
Philip Klein, American SpectatorJuly came late this year. In all the euphoria over the news that the Senate Fin.. http://bit.ly/tcK18
An impassioned U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking to students at Moscow State University on Wedn.. http://bit.ly/jCwsR
David Paul Kuhn, RCPBarack Obama's fan club has endured deserved criticism. The Nobel Peace Prize made the.. http://bit.ly/tqkQN
Carrie Brown, PoliticoSenate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) staked a powerful claim Tuesday th.. http://bit.ly/2P7Qzh
Rampant government corruption might derail the war in Afghanistan even if as many as 80,000 additional U.S. tro.. http://bit.ly/1DrmbP

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Former president criticized the North's human rights record, calling it the "last Stalinist state" http://bit.ly/1WSVy
John Nichols, The Nation http://bit.ly/cZhGg
The wife of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was snapped by the paparazzi talking on her cell phone while .. http://bit.ly/w70cY
Paul Krugman, New York Times http://bit.ly/vuoNy
The same states that President Obama targeted to win the White House are seeing an awful lot of the president, .. http://bit.ly/19yS2e
Tina Brown, The Daily BeastWould a New Contract with America Help the GOP Retake the House? by Samuel P. Jacobs.. http://bit.ly/3XebjI
President Obama said Tuesday that decisions on the military front were important but just one aspect of the imp.. http://bit.ly/1Zh7ym
Michael Scheuer, Foreign Policy http://bit.ly/1a6PXr
Once the Senate Finance Committee votes Tuesday on its health care overhaul plan, the focus will shift to the c.. http://bit.ly/2G1cEJ
David Boaz, Richmond TDAmerican voters have been demonstrating a lack of confidence in both parties lately. Geo.. http://bit.ly/TUUh0
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stressed Tuesday that Washington and Moscow are working together to ens.. http://bit.ly/2Yb9lz
Creigh Deeds' aggressive style reflects the situation Democrats find themselves in three weeks from Election Da.. http://bit.ly/LVANT
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The plan, which Fox News has learned was agreed to in principle during negotiations, would constitute the most .. http://bit.ly/24Dgot
Steve Kornacki, New York ObserverThe takeaway from Hillary Clinton's "Today Show"ï¿.. http://bit.ly/vSUiu
Michael Tanner, USA TodayA weekly series explores the issues of faith that are shaping our world.In Washington .. http://bit.ly/Gerwd
The 1994 elections were approaching, and House Republicans were on a mission to take control of their chamber f.. http://bit.ly/18uHJq
In an unannounced move, the Pentagon is deploying thousands of support forces to war http://bit.ly/7CTe5
The big question is whether moderate Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine will become the first Republican to support a .. http://bit.ly/98cs0

Monday, October 12, 2009

Authorities are tracking terrorists with Al Qaeda leanings in the U.S., Homeland Security chief says http://bit.ly/usw0J
Democrat R. Creigh Deeds blasted his Republican foe in Virginia's gubernatorial race as no friend of working wo.. http://bit.ly/WW118
Determining the amount of troops necessary to win a war is never an easy decision for a commander in chief and .. http://bit.ly/1zIPq5
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Moscow from Belfast on Monday, primed for a heavy schedule of mee.. http://bit.ly/2uqHtu
This can be scary, the Feds targeting Blogs and Free Speech! ( http://ping.fm/IBu8V )
Michael Barone, Washington Examiner http://bit.ly/gQAUN
The 1977 Community Reinvestment Act was intended to end redlining, a practice in which banks in effect walled o.. http://bit.ly/su3IO
Neal Boortz, Nealz Nuze http://bit.ly/gJomk
Sad that Grand Junction, CO is the mecca for universal healthcare! 17-Pound, 4-Mth Baby Denied Health Insurance for... http://bit.ly/EH6RN
Anita Dunn, White House communications director, calls FOX News a "wing of the Republican Party," after the Whi.. http://bit.ly/eDvvD
Fareed Zakaria, Washington PostAt the heart of Gen. Stanley McChrystal's request for a major surge in troo.. http://bit.ly/nUTne
Health insurance premiums for the typical American family would increase by another $4,000 by 2019 under a key .. http://bit.ly/3gpa5Q
A study by the Pew Charitable Trusts, released Monday, examined preparation efforts in 11 major cities. It foun.. http://bit.ly/MI64a
John Kass, Chicago TribuneIsn't it great that President Barack Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize? He&apo.. http://bit.ly/2lI81f
Ralph Reiland, Pittsburgh TR http://bit.ly/Uxrdp
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To: Interested parties From: John King, CNN chief national correspondent Re: Monday Memo http://bit.ly/3Tvk9x
Secretary of state travels to Russia hoping to win Moscow's backing for a strong stance on Iran's nuclear progr.. http://bit.ly/nCzFX
Hendrik Hertzberg, New Yorker http://bit.ly/1LA8Yf
Republicans hope linking House speaker to Democrats can turn centrist districts http://bit.ly/fhRVa

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Insurance industry sharply escalates its criticism of the Senate health care bill, charging that the legislatio.. http://bit.ly/2QYyM
Calling for an end to the "don't ask, don't tell" policy and equality in marriage, thousands of gay rights supp.. http://bit.ly/tsgGf
Wendy Williams, WSJ http://bit.ly/10K3RM
As thousands gathered Sunday in Washington for a march and rally focused on gay rights issues, lawmakers showed.. http://bit.ly/1kgosn
The swift reaction is a sign that Democrats hope former Sen. Bob Dole will be among the few Republicans to back.. http://bit.ly/1GOxXb
Michael Gerson, Washington Post http://bit.ly/X62GJ
Sen. John McCain said any added military deployment in Afghanistan smaller than the 40,000 troops reportedly re.. http://bit.ly/3w3nqa
John Bolton, New York Post http://bit.ly/4CMXoC
David Von Drehle, Time http://bit.ly/1qctLE
Robert Dreyfuss, The Nation http://bit.ly/ID1uk
Eleanor Clift, Newsweek http://bit.ly/25z1eS

Saturday, October 10, 2009

President Obama reaches out to the gay community, saying he will defend their rights and end the controversial .. http://bit.ly/38JXmH
While the gay rights community awaits President Barack Obama to make good on major campaign promises, he intend.. http://bit.ly/12UnAL
An ongoing hostage standoff in Pakistan highlights growing concerns about the stability of that nuclear-armed c.. http://bit.ly/12dHc9
Tim Rutten, Los Angeles TimesWithin hours of Friday's announcement that President Obama had won the Nobel .. http://bit.ly/EJ326
Under President Obama's health care bill, federal subsides to help low- and middle-income households to pay for.. http://bit.ly/7tcn7
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Ron Brownstein, National JournalSign In nationaljournal.com > National Journal Magazine Sponsored Lin.. http://bit.ly/C81ZF
Yes he can win the Nobel Peace Prize. Even on the same day that President Obama met with his war council yet ag.. http://bit.ly/F7tAa
The president and his top national security advisers huddled for three hours in the Situation Room to hear top .. http://bit.ly/1yDf7Y
Presidential adviser David Axelrod says "a lot of different factors" are being considered in internal Afghan di.. http://bit.ly/4NmsR

Friday, October 9, 2009

An influential adviser to the U.S. commander in Afghanistan declared Friday that anything less than 25,000 extr.. http://bit.ly/k9qhg
Military power wins battles, but spiritual power wins wars. -General George Catlett Marshall @jderagon
Critics say renaming airport, currently names for Henry Souther, who helped develop it as a World War I militar.. http://bit.ly/D8z5B
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi made the rounds in Washington just as President Obama's nation.. http://bit.ly/16Wg8d
Michael Gerson, Washington Post http://bit.ly/S9C6p
Social conservatives opposed to a hate crimes bill that would extend federal protection to gay and transgender .. http://bit.ly/TFs3T
Did President Obama land a Nobel peace prize at such an early stage of his presidency simply because he's not G.. http://bit.ly/1L1szn
Mark Phillips, CBS News http://bit.ly/3rhF7T
Congratulations, Mr President. http://bit.ly/dEZSp
The employment crisis is expected to worsen as companies stay reluctant to hire. Many economists expect a joble.. http://bit.ly/2wp9Do
Ralph Peters, New York Post http://bit.ly/CumsK
If you hold a Discover credit card, you're in luck -- the company has decided to freeze interest-rate hikes unt.. http://bit.ly/4Hf0o
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Crestwood Farm is tucked into the rolling hillsides of Kentucky's legendary bluegrass country. Kipling and Unbr.. http://bit.ly/yT2Z5
President Obama woke up today with the once-in-a-lifetime news that he won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The joy .. http://bit.ly/11ayZy
Charles Krauthammer, Washington PostThe genius of democracy is the rotation of power, which forces the oppositi.. http://bit.ly/UZqy2
The Commerce Department says the trade deficit declined 3.5 percent to $30.7 billion, surprising economists who.. http://bit.ly/biO89
John Dickerson, SlateIt came a week late, but President Obama did win the gold. Last Friday, the International .. http://bit.ly/2TGG9Z
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Full text of the announcement on Friday by the Norwegian Nobel Committee http://bit.ly/10VLw
The EconomistWelcome HomeThis week's print editionDaily news analysisOpinion All opinion Leaders Letters t.. http://bit.ly/s7bmt
President Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. http://bit.ly/CZGzQ

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Proposals include extending a popular tax credit for first-time home buyers, and creating a new credit for comp.. http://bit.ly/2Yya8c
Commander prefers 40,000 for Afghanistan, but his report gives Obama three options http://bit.ly/3too7S
The Fed's key bank lending rate is now at a record low near zero and will probably stay there for an "extended .. http://bit.ly/MzWZj
As one of the most influential Democrats in the House of Representatives, Rep. Charlie Rangel of New York, has .. http://bit.ly/16moP3
In testimony before a Senate subcommittee on Wednesday, GAO Director of Strategic Issues Robert Goldenkoff said.. http://bit.ly/nXNqO
A man who was raised at Camp Lejeune told lawmakers Thursday that he blames contaminated water at the U.S. Mari.. http://bit.ly/aCTTZ
The Economist http://bit.ly/WM1Vr
The $50 billion program, started in March, is designed to reduce foreclosures by lowering borrowers' monthly pa.. http://bit.ly/YKPq1
David Cameron MP, Conservative Party http://bit.ly/14Vc3U
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was taking issue with a National Republican Congressional Committee press release th.. http://bit.ly/3QzAx2
Victor Davis Hanson, RealClearPoliticsPresident Obama last week flew to Copenhagen to persuade the Internationa.. http://bit.ly/3DnP19
The news that eight Americans died in battle last weekend in Afghanistan hit America hard -- it was a harsh rem.. http://bit.ly/15JpLo
House Democrats, committed to the so-called public option, told FOX News they are considering a windfall profit.. http://bit.ly/qOJVQ
David Ignatius, Washington PostIs there an "Obama Doctrine" lurking among the zigs and zags of his fo.. http://bit.ly/18Dhe9
Interesting Article on Exploding stuff on the moon. http://tinyurl.com/ybhpp8p
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As tensions mount over the best way forward in Afghanistan, top aides say President Obama is adamant about comi.. http://bit.ly/DxiCb
The Labor Department says first-time claims for unemployment insurance dropped last week to a seasonally adjust.. http://bit.ly/Co0Ry
Rep. John Dingell, Politico http://bit.ly/12EVEO
In the days after Joe Wilson shouted "You lie!" at President Obama during his address to Congress last month th.. http://bit.ly/okrNB
Martin Feldstein, Washington PostThe American health-care system suffers from three serious problems: Health-ca.. http://bit.ly/19nV7s
It hasn't been too often in the past couple of years that you could write about good news from Pakistan. But if.. http://bit.ly/1p3rSH
Non-partisan Congressional Budget Office report said Senate committee's health care reform package will not add.. http://bit.ly/2lZLNf

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Members of the president's national security team, meeting at the White House on Wednesday, argued that the Tal.. http://bit.ly/10rCtM
The Supreme Court offered conflicting concerns Wednesday over a cross, erected as a war memorial, that sits on .. http://bit.ly/yYnZq
Levi Johnston's attorney said a formal agreement has not been reached with the online magazine but adds it's a .. http://bit.ly/e3Yco
David Warren, Ottawa Citizen http://bit.ly/oivCO
The previous record deficit was $459 billion and was set just last year. http://bit.ly/1tYAny
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan met with Chicago's mayor and community le.. http://bit.ly/iC70T
Funny..the one who runs the tax Committee fails to pay taxes -- House Kills Resolution to Oust Rangel From Chair of Tax-Writing Committee (http://ping.fm/h33R6)
Since its debut on October 11, 1975, "Saturday Night Live" has spoofed, ridiculed and hammered presidents and o.. http://bit.ly/NkTEz
Your health records available to millions.. Scary (http://ping.fm/8cZSf)
Eleanor Clift, Newsweek http://bit.ly/wNja8
We are witnessing a wingnut war break out in American politics, organized on the Internet and fought out in air.. http://bit.ly/1ldrCq
Neil King, Wall Street JournalDemocrats have found someone worth fighting in Afghanistan. His name is Stan McCh.. http://bit.ly/159yUz
Their visit comes after the death of 16-year-old Fenger High School student Derrion Albert, who was beaten in a.. http://bit.ly/kBt3N
The Keller statue, being unveiled Wednesday morning, is the first in the National Statuary Hall Collection depi.. http://bit.ly/3E5Kqi
I think the little one knew what he was doing.
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Trudy Rubin, Phil InquirerI feel sorry for Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal. The top commander of U.S. troops in Afgh.. http://bit.ly/7rcQS
As with many jokes, it started with a small jab at the expense of New Jersey. http://bit.ly/ncnDt
Mountainous terrain and harsh weather in remote parts of Afghanistan have proven a deadly combination for the U.. http://bit.ly/K8dr6
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Amid nervousness about states' economies and a growing unemployment rate, the Obama administration is consideri.. http://bit.ly/44EJm2
The cross, located on a rocky outcrop in the Mojave Desert, has been covered in plywood for the past several ye.. http://bit.ly/fB7ai
In a meeting with leaders Tuesday, Obama gave no timetable for a decision on an Afghanistan strategy, prompting.. http://bit.ly/161Rk9

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Leading Republicans urged President Obama to make a swift decision in favor of more U.S. troops for the war in .. http://bit.ly/Y0ijY
Some influential centrist Democrats in the Senate and a small group of Republicans are warming to a compromise .. http://bit.ly/11B0zd
Senate on Tuesday passed a bill bringing total U.S. tab for the Afghan war to about $300 billion. http://bit.ly/hjciy
Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., said Congress needs to know whether some of the czars make policy but have no ob.. http://bit.ly/L55HL
Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East, was treated for early-stage prostrate .. http://bit.ly/4nXwjh
President Obama entered office hoping to displace the global war on terrorism with a new age of engagement, the.. http://bit.ly/2giV3I
Yuval Levin, Weekly Standard http://bit.ly/4q5jMX
The 55-year-old top commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan made an open appeal in London last week for increas.. http://bit.ly/DScE8
Gene Healy, Washington Examiner http://bit.ly/SrPyP
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday gave the inaugural Lantos Human Rights Prize to the Dalai Lama, honoring .. http://bit.ly/F4IZP
In a brief, exclusive interview with The Associated Press before his news conference, Castle said he's running .. http://bit.ly/2hO5Mr
A key congressional committee vote on health care reform, originally expected as early as Tuesday, is now likel.. http://bit.ly/10vNHg
The Obama administration is working on a substantial sanctions package against Iran in case current diplomatic .. http://bit.ly/L84Nb
The billionaire co-founder of Black Entertainment Television has apologized for mocking the Democratic candidat.. http://bit.ly/1gfwjj
Eugene Robinson, Washington PostHow to proceed in Afghanistan will be among the most difficult and fateful deci.. http://bit.ly/1530uh
George Will, Houston ChronicleWASHINGTON -- In the Niagara of words spoken and written about the Obamas' t.. http://bit.ly/pDwq5
Richard Cohen, New York Daily NewsBarack Obama's trip to Copenhagen to pitch Chicago for the Olympics woul.. http://bit.ly/34ER9K
Defense Secretary Robert Gates declared Monday that the United States will remain in Afghanistan for the forese.. http://bit.ly/19NhGs
Petraeus underwent two months of radiation treatment at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, and the .. http://bit.ly/1wLhLE
A "snap decision" on whether to add more U.S troops would be counterproductive, Clinton said. Whatever the pres.. http://bit.ly/oBdaC

Monday, October 5, 2009

Top earners at firms getting aid would see compensation shift from cash to stock http://bit.ly/LeM4V
Driving along a pockmarked road amid rocks and Joshua trees in a lonely southern California desert, religious c.. http://bit.ly/3q2tB
The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will not hear arguments in a case involving a Florida teenager who s.. http://bit.ly/WzKWn
U.S. government decides not to seek the death penalty against a Guantanamo detainee charged in the 1998 bombing.. http://bit.ly/p74oj
President Obama kicked off a crucial week in the health care reform debate Monday by castigating political oppo.. http://bit.ly/PKBW6
In an executive order signed Monday, Obama directs all agencies to set the first-ever targets for reducing clim.. http://bit.ly/1Pxnas
Julian Zelizer, CNN http://bit.ly/tbCc6
Elizabeth Bumiller, NYTWASHINGTON "” Gen. David H. Petraeus, the face of the Iraq troop surg.. http://bit.ly/uI5yr
The Supreme Court began its new term Monday with much of the focus on new Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who recently.. http://bit.ly/8Lhnh
Jason Presley of West Valley City, Utah, who is suing for rights to the entire Presley family estate, had penne.. http://bit.ly/1XkZ2n
Josef Joffe, Commentary Will Obama's administration end up as a remake of Jimmy Carter’.. http://bit.ly/dW6Rf
The nation's nursing homes are perilously close to laying off workers, cutting services -- possibly even closin.. http://bit.ly/KV7b4
Robert Kuttner, Huffington Post http://bit.ly/uZ5tE
Josef Joffe, Commentary http://bit.ly/1uLX5A
During the past few months, two events have revealed a side of President Obama that we knew little about. First.. http://bit.ly/RIPTb
Highlights of some high-profile cases that the Supreme Court will take up in its term that begins Monday http://bit.ly/hY1DM
Hunted by U.S. drones, beset by money problems and finding it tougher to lure young Arabs to the bleak mountain.. http://bit.ly/2bOEC5

Sunday, October 4, 2009

To: Interested parties From: John King, CNN chief national correspondent Re: Monday Memo http://bit.ly/NllqR
Michael Kimmelman, New York Times http://bit.ly/30Ivft
Michael Goodwin, New York Post http://bit.ly/PilQj
There is no immediate danger of Afghanistan falling to the Taliban, one of President Obama's top advisers said .. http://bit.ly/3SAE25
Wow what if the Demographic Bomb is true? http://ping.fm/Qthym
James Traub, NYT http://bit.ly/25UtxQ
Asked on CNN's "State of the Union" if Ensign can serve effectively or should step down, Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.,.. http://bit.ly/5NZEt
Few, if any, of the major disputes about the scope and costs of the historic undertaking are settled as congres.. http://bit.ly/14dpMB
The U.S. economy will grow more than expected in the third quarter, but unemployment also will continue to incr.. http://bit.ly/2NdHAm
The Obama administration is offering clear and concise guidance about one of the biggest national security thre.. http://bit.ly/88EfW
Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune http://bit.ly/1XPf2a
David Ignatius, Washington Post http://bit.ly/LkQoJ
President considering a range of ideas for changing course in Afghanistan, from pulling back to staying put to .. http://bit.ly/18Gxqs

Saturday, October 3, 2009

President Obama stayed in all day before taking a motorcade with Michelle Obama to the Blue Duck Tavern to mark.. http://bit.ly/104i0J
Elliott Abrams, Weekly Standard http://bit.ly/ezTbl
Senate Majority Leader Reid is trailing two GOP candidates in next year's Senate race and the Democratic-sponso.. http://bit.ly/ZsZf7
The ex-student at the center of a controversy involving "safe schools czar" Kevin Jennings is defending the U.S.. http://bit.ly/vnk47
The legislation advancing in Congress would require all Americans to get insurance -- through an employer, a go.. http://bit.ly/1NzGLz
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Abbas Milani, The New Republic http://bit.ly/kz7Za
International Atomic Energy Agency's top official flies to Iran to firm up agreements Tehran struck with global.. http://bit.ly/PPnGw

Friday, October 2, 2009

President Obama dangled a tantalizing hint before economists and congressional Democrats beleaguered by non-sto.. http://bit.ly/Be1Tc
The husband of former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has quit his oil field job on the North Slope. http://bit.ly/TQ5ND
Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune http://bit.ly/104HRo
For the first time, the FBI director has stated on the record that the Al Qaeda-linked group al-Shabaab is no l.. http://bit.ly/9sud5
Tim Reid, London Times http://bit.ly/B68bR
Anne Kornblut, Washington Post http://bit.ly/12khh7
Even as Republicans pummel President Obama's health care proposals, some GOP leaders worry their party is being.. http://bit.ly/4uqUq4
Doug Kass, TheStreet.com http://bit.ly/18BYEY
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell refused to answer several questions about a new report that provides f.. http://bit.ly/qb7ui
James Pethokoukis, Reuters http://bit.ly/1IDbKS
The International Olympic Committee on Friday eliminated Chicago and Tokyo as contenders to host the 2016 Games. http://bit.ly/jktla
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We lost the Olympics. Guess the world tour is over. Time to work on the corruption and the real issues with our Country! http://ping.fm/tuf6s
The Commerce Department says demand for manufactured goods dropped 0.8 percent, much worse than the 0.7 percent.. http://bit.ly/17g9bX
If laid-off workers who have settled for part-time work or have given up looking for new jobs are included, the.. http://bit.ly/8GeXf
David Brooks, New York Times http://bit.ly/GAeCE
James Pethokoukis, Reuters http://bit.ly/N5Gsj
The Senate Finance Committee completed debate on proposed health care legislation early Friday. http://bit.ly/lgVoa
The invitation comes as Obama reviews his Afghan strategy.  http://bit.ly/38vYa
President Obama urged the International Olympic Committee on Friday to pick his hometown of Chicago as the host.. http://bit.ly/Z0KYd
Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., Senate Finance Committee chairman, announces that work has been completed on all sect.. http://bit.ly/10GZYn
The Department of Homeland Security will hire up to 1,000 cybersecurity experts over the next three years to he.. http://bit.ly/mX7dX

Thursday, October 1, 2009

In the largest shift in sentiment since pollsters began asking about the topic in 1995, support for abortion ri.. http://bit.ly/1QznD
Army Gen. Ray Odierno's comments came one day after he announced at a congressional hearing that he will send h.. http://bit.ly/1N419n
With hundreds of thousands having already lost their benefits or about to lose them in the coming weeks, Senate.. http://bit.ly/4vFnix
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