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Survey Reveals Broad Support for President — President Obama is benefiting from remarkably high levels of optimism and confidence among Americans about his leadership, providing him with substantial political clout as he confronts the nation's economic challenges and opposition from nearly …
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Poll: Most Americans Back Obama on Stimulus, Mortgage Plans — Bipartisan Support Drops Significantly as More Republicans Disapprove of How President Is Handling Job — As President Obama prepares to address a joint session of Congress tomorrow night, he receives strong grades …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
A RUDE AWAKENING.... Congressional Republicans seem to be feeling pretty good about themselves. They're voting in lock step, dominating the cable chatter, and releasing Aerosmith-backed videos bragging about their opposition to the economic recovery package. The GOP had discovered its mojo and was finally where it wanted to be.
Andie Coller / The Politico:
Obama's challenge: A nation of Santellis — When CNBC's Rick Santelli argued last week that President Barack Obama's mortgage bailout plan would force hard-working Americans to pay for their neighbors' mistakes, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs dismissed him as a know-nothing derivatives trader out of touch with Main Street.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
DANGEROUS BREW — That's what happens when you mix poll numbers from Rasmussen and whackadoodle editorializing from The Politico. If you go to the front page right now you'll see this splash headline for an article which argues that Obama has his work cut out for him tomorrow night because most Americans …
Lee Fang / Think Progress:
Santelli Claims The White House Is Threatening Him: ‘My Kids Are Nervous To Go To School’ — CNBC's Rick Santelli appeared on at least two radio programs today to promote his “rant” against President Obama's housing program. On G. Gordon Liddy's radio program, Santelli called attention …
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Hamilton Nolan / Gawker:
The Painfully Ridiculous End to the NYU Revolution — The final, farcical moments of the failed Revolutionary NYU Food Court Occupation were caught on film by one of the protesters. And then shown to the world, despite being—by any standard—incredibly embarrassing. — “You may not come in here.
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Jeremy Lott / The Politico:
Obama shouldn't do it his way — From his painful, rambling answer at an April 2004 news conference to his final televised White House address in January, in which he vaguely admitted to some errors, George W. Bush cemented his reputation as the Frank Sinatra of presidents. Regrets? He's had a few.
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Theresa Cook / Political Punch:At Fiscal Responsibility Summit, McCain Suggests Cost-Saving …
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
U.S. to Give $900 Million in Gaza Aid, Officials Say — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration intends to provide some $900 million to help rebuild Gaza after the Israeli incursion that ended last month, administration officials said Monday. — In an early sign of how the administration plans …
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Sue Pleming / Reuters:U.S. plans “substantial” pledge at Gaza meeting
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Felix Salmon / Wired News:
Recipe for Disaster: The Formula That Killed Wall Street — A year ago, it was hardly unthinkable that a math wizard like David X. Li might someday earn a Nobel Prize. After all, financial economists—even Wall Street quants—have received the Nobel in economics before …
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Boing Boing
John Burnett / NPR:
A Defining Moment For Jindal — And GOP's Future? — Listen Now — · President Obama will take center stage Tuesday evening when he delivers his first address before a joint session of Congress. After the speech and the cheers and the handshakes on the way out the door, Republicans will get their turn.
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Samira Simone / CNN:GOP rising star Jindal's speech a ‘coming-out party’
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Claudine Beaumont / Telegraph:
Google's Gmail service crashes across world — Google's web-based email service, Gmail, has crashed this morning, leaving millions of users from Britain to Australia unable to send and receive messages. — The email service went offline at around 10.25am GMT, and the outage appears …
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A.W.R. Hawkins / Human Events:
Eleven States Declare Sovereignty Over Obama's Action — State governors — looking down the gun barrel of long-term spending forced on them by the Obama “stimulus” plan — are saying they will refuse to take the money. This is a Constitutional confrontation between the federal government and the states unlike any in our time.
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Fox News:
Rogue Financier Stanford Linked to Fund Run by Bidens — A fund of hedge funds run by two members of Vice President Joe Biden's family was marketed exclusively by companies controlled by Texas financier R. Allen Stanford, who is facing Securities and Exchange Commission accusations of engaging in an $8 billion fraud.
Rupert Murdoch / New York Post:
STATEMENT FROM RUPERT MURDOCH — As the Chairman of the New York Post, I am ultimately responsible for what is printed in its pages. The buck stops with me. — Last week, we made a mistake. We ran a cartoon that offended many people. Today I want to personally apologize to any reader who felt offended, and even insulted.
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The Politico:
Palin: Media sought to seek, destroy Politico - 40 minutes ago — Election News — Obama pledges $15B for Medicaid, answers critics — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama promised quick help for strapped Medicaid programs Monday as he brought in advisers and adversaries …
Mickey Kaus / Kausfiles:
kf Resorts to Homespun Metaphors — Go Geoghegan, Beat SEIU: The liberal magazine writer's favorite Congressional candidate—former liberal magazine writer (turned labor lawyer) Tom Geoghegan—is still in the hunt in the wild, multi-candidate, low-turnout race to succeed Rahm Emanuel in Chicago's Fifth District.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
On Return to Court, Ginsburg Is Quick to Question — WASHINGTON — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer less than three weeks ago, was back on the Supreme Court bench on Monday, asking crisp and vigorous questions in the two arguments heard by the court.
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Joshua Rhett Miller / Fox News:
Arrest Made in Home Foreclosure Civil Disobedience Program — Police in Baltimore today made what is believed to be the first arrest in a civil disobedience program aimed at supporting homeowners who refuse to vacate their foreclosed homes. — An activist with ACORN …
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The Other McCain
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Negotiator Picked for Post at State Dept. — WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday appointed Dennis B. Ross, a seasoned Middle East negotiator under Republican and Democratic presidents, as her special adviser for the gulf and Southwest Asia, a portfolio that will include Iran.
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