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Saxby Chambliss Wins Georgia Senate Runoff
The Democrats dream of a supermajority is dead, at least until 2010. Also, Saxby Chambliss has the worlds biggest left hand. From CNN: Chambliss, a freshman Republican senator, was projected to win more than 50 percent of the vote in Tuesdays rematch against Democrat Jim Martin. The election is play ...
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Government To Provide Free WiFi For Everybody?
Thats the plan proposed by FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and if costs would come down as a result, all the better. It makes sense to at least offer a basic connection to the information superhighway. Because the new economy will never be fully realized without everybody having access. Me, Ill stick wi ...
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Michael Totten Worries About Iraq
Why? Because its still a mess BAGHDAD For the past two weeks Ive been embedded with the United States Army in Baghdad, and I find myself unable to figure out what to make of this place. Baghdad, despite the remarkable success of the surge, is as mind-bogglingly run-down and dysfunctional as ever, ...
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Large Majority Of Americans Favor Obama Stimulus Plan
In fact, 58% to 33%. Understandably, Democrats favor this far more than Independents and Republicans, but Indys are pretty solidly behind it at this point. This could all change if Americans dont feel the stimulus package is appropriate, but, at least for now, theres definitely a mandate to pass ...
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Newsoms YouTube-athon: A one-man show, hold your applause
I once sat through one of composer Philip Glass single note, hours-long concerts. I tried to grasp the conceptual value of it while I also tried not to eat my own hand out of boredom. Gavin Newsom is the Philip Glass of politicians. And thats the good news. At least hes experimenting. Already onl ...
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Low Turnout Reported In Georgia
It seems fairly clear that turnout for todays Senate runoff in Georgia will be nowhere near the levels reached on November 4th: ATLANTA Georgia voters encountered short lines but heavy campaigning Tuesday on the morning of the states runoff election for the Senate between the incumbent Republican ...
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Bill Will Not Seek Hills Seat
Not that this was ever really a realistic scenario, given that hed have to give up his jet setting lifestyle to do a thankless jobbut this was speculation we just couldnt pass up. From CNN: Responding to such speculation, Clinton spokesman Matt McKenna tells CNN that its completely false. President ...
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Obama: The First Billion Dollar Candidate?
Looks like he added over $100M to his fundraising total in October alone, and between raising money for the DNC, his transition and the inauguration, Politico speculates that Obama is set to become Politico runs the numberswhat say you? The vast majority of the donations were generated during the u ...
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David Gregory Confirmed For Meet The Press Slot
I wrote about this yesterday hoping it wasnt true, and today we have know, I knowI sound like a big, whiny political baby, but Gregory just doesnt have the gravitas nor the depth that Russert had. And while I understand that MTP was helmed by more newsy guys like Gregory before Russert came on, Russ ...
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Mumbai, Kashmir and the limits of American influence
CIA map of the disputed Kashmir territories, 2003 There has been a great deal of talk recently about the need for a broader regional strategy to defeat the Taliban, al Qaeda and other Islamist radicals in Afganistan and the tribal areas of Pakistan. President-elect Obama, Secretary Gates, General Pe ...
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Ford Submits New Bailout Plan, Will Make Concessions
Looks like Ford Motor Co. is now willing to make some concessions should they receive a government bailout. CEO Alan Mulally said hell work for $1 per year if the automaker has to take any government loan money. The plans Ford submitted to Congress on Tuesday also say the company will cancel all ma ...
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A Story About Spreading The Wealth
When I hear stories like this, I wonder why it doesnt happen more often. And furthermore, why do companies look at employees like theyre commodities instead of human beings who deserve to share the wealth for their hard work this is a great story and one we can all be thankful for. From MSNBC: CHIC ...
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Black Friday Yields $10.6 Billion
Thats a 3% rise from last year, but according to the following reportthats apparently not enough to make retailers happy. AP has more So what is enough for retailers? Im just thinking they should be happy that sales didnt drop from last year to this one. That is unless they priced stuff significan ...
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Texas Coast Still Waiting on FEMA
Over two months since Hurricane Ike hit the Texas coast, there is still substantial damage and many state authorities are accusing FEMA of dragging its feet. Texas Governor Rick Perry has even announced hes giving up on waiting for FEMA and will pay for the cleanup out of state coffers. He plans to ...
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Jeb Bush Talks About GOPs Future
He says that they cant be the old white guy party, he acknowledges that people are sick of partisanship and he even has some praise for Obamas first moves as President elect. From NewsMax Regardless of whether or not you agree with him, we definitely got the lesser Bush son as president. This guy ...
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South Africa Finally Admits HIV/AIDS Link
Welcome to reality South Africa. From CNN: South Africa has an estimated 5.5 million people living with the HIV virus the highest total of any country in the world and more than one-sixth of the global total. About 1,000 South Africans die each day of the disease and complications like tuberculosis ...
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The Real Risks Of Deflation
At first, lower prices dont sound like a bad thing. But if stores need to drop prices in order to sell stuff, that means lower wages for workers which means less money going back into the economy, which means less being bought, which means prices start to drop more and you can see that the spiral ke ...
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Bush Extends Medical Conscience Rules To Birth Control & Artificial Insemination?
The nation has been clamoring for a solution on this and Bush finally decided to address it in this hour of need when healthcare workers are being inhumanely forced to give their patients information about birth control and artificial insemination. The horror! But it doesnt just stop thereas the LA ...
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Bill Clinton For Senate?
With Hillary Clinton headed to Foggy Bottom in January, speculation about her successor is heating up: The task of choosing a successor falls to David Paterson, New Yorks Democratic governor. Whomever he picks would serve for two years, before a special election in November 2010 to decide who fills ...
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The GOPs God Problem, Part Two
Conservative columnist Rod Dreher, has an interesting column in todays USA Today, where he defends the role of religious conservatives in the Republican Party. Whats interesting about the piece is how yet again, a religious conservative paints themselves as the victim and bashes anyone that complain ...
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