Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
11:05 AM ET, January 14, 2010

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Coakley Takes Slap Shot At Fenway Fans  —  The Massachusetts special election continues to amaze.  Democratic candidate Martha Coakley has taken a swipe at Fenway Park fans: … Well yes, politicians go out to meet the voters even if it means standing out in the cold.
RELATED:
Hillary Chabot / Boston Herald:
Scott Brown: Obama not invited to this party  —  Surging GOP Senate candidate Scott Brown yesterday warned President Obama to “stay away” from the Bay State during his roiling race against Democratic rival Martha Coakley and not to interfere with their intensifying battle in the campaign's final days.
Domenico Montanaro / msnbc.com:
FIRST THOUGHTS: ENTER THE EX-PRESIDENTS  —  Bush 43 and Clinton to team up to help relief efforts in Haiti... Marathon sessions (yesterday and today) at the White House to wrap up health care... Does the bank tax put Republicans in a box?... Newt makes a 2012 list... Vicki Kennedy cuts a TV ad for Coakley …
Gail Collins / New York Times:
The 10 Percent Rules
Discussion: Boston Globe, Commentary and The Awl
Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
Reid, Lieberman clash over letter  —  For the second time in a week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) finds himself at the center of a political imbroglio stemming from something that he said in private that was subsequently broadcast to the outside world by unnamed sources.
RELATED:
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Reid: It Was A Waste Of Time Dealing With Olympia Snowe  —  Hindsight's 20-20, but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid now thinks he and leading Democrats, at the behest of the White House, flushed months down the toilet courting Sen. Olympia Snowe's (R-ME) support for health care reform.
Karen Travers / ABCNEWS:
Accessible and Transparent?  Obama Hasn't Held Press Conference Since July  —  Media Complain, But White House Insists Obama is Accessible  —  There's a tug of war in every administration between the White House and the media that cover it.  Reporters want more access and more quality …
Discussion: Sister Toldjah
The Hill:
Obama seizes reins in daylong House-Senate healthcare meeting  —  President Barack Obama sought to muscle House and Senate Democrats to reach an accord on healthcare reform during a daylong White House meeting Wednesday.  —  With an eye toward sealing a deal on his signature domestic policy initiative …
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Palin, Beck rail against ‘system’  —  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin portrayed herself as a reluctant warrior for freedom on Tuesday during an hour-long interview with Fox News host Glenn Beck.  —  Despite having just signed a multi-year deal with Fox that will require her to spend time in New York …
Discussion: Left Coast Rebel
RELATED:
Eric Kleefeld / TPM LiveWire:
Beck Calls ‘Bullcrap’ On Palin's Non-Answer About Favorite Founding Father (VIDEO)  —  During Sarah Palin's interview with Glenn Beck today, something extraordinary happened — Beck challenged Palin on a stock, noncommittal answer to a question.  Beck asked: “Who's your favorite Founder?”
David Waters / Washington Post:
Haiti, the devil and Pat Robertson  —  Pat Robertson is at it again.  The purported Christian minister who suggested assassinating Venezuela leader Hugo Chavez and nuking the U.S. State Department, the reputed follower of Jesus who blamed the 9/11 terrorist attacks and Hurricane Katrina on pagans …
RELATED:
Michael Rowe / The Huffington Post:
The Never-Ending Horror of Pat Robertson
Discussion: MyDD
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Robertson: Haiti ‘cursed’ since Satanic pact
RELATED:
Reid Wilson / Hotline On Call:
Majority Would Vote Against Obama  —  A year into his tenure, a majority of Americans would already vote against Pres. Obama if the '12 elections were held today, according to a new survey.  —  The Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor poll shows 50% say they would probably or definitely vote for someone else.
Discussion: Hot Air and Commentary
Andrew Scott / Pocono Record:
Sex sting in Poconos nets former chief U.N. weapons inspector … A former chief United Nations weapons inspector is accused of contacting what he thought was a 15-year-old girl in an Internet chat room, engaging in a sexual conversation and showing himself masturbating on a Web camera.
Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Gingrich says he's a potential 2012 contender  —  (CNN) - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he's among a handful of Republican candidates who are thinking about running for president in 2012.  —  “I think I'm probably on a list of seven or eight possible candidates at this stage,” …
Discussion: The Hill
RELATED:
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Harold Ford's Manhattan makeover  —  The success of Harold Ford's prospective run against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand would seem to rest largely on a curious strategy - convincing New Yorkers that he didn't really believe in most of the centrist positions that made him a Tennessee political wunderkind.
RELATED:
CNBC.com:
Jobless Claims, Retail Sales Show Economy Still Weak  —  The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits rose last week as jobs remain scarce amid a sluggish economic recovery, while holiday retail sales were weaker than expected as well.
Discussion: Hot Air and HazZzMat
Manu Raju / The Politico:
Nelson tries to repair damage at home  —  Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson and his wife were leaving dinner at a new pizza joint near their home in Omaha one night last week when a patron began complaining about Nelson's decisive vote in favor of the Senate's health care bill.  —  Other customers started booing.
John / Power Line:
Mistakes a High School Newspaper Wouldn't Make  —  The New York Times—described by a reader earlier today as “the junk-bond issuing, Mexican-controlled New York Times”—continues to decline.  The paper's grasp of history is illustrated by these corrections, just a few days apart.
Discussion: HazZzMat
Scott Brown / Boston Globe:
A new day is coming: restore faith and balance  —  I DIDN'T grow up with all the advantages in life.  My mom was on welfare for a time, but I had the support of a loving family and good friends and neighbors.  I don't have all the advantages in this race either, and that's fine by me.
Discussion: Townhall.com
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 11:05 AM ET, January 14, 2010.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
EXCLUSIVE: Obama wins more cuts in spending than Bush
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Joe Biden update: He meets on transparency today.  But the meeting is closed
Discussion: Hot Air and Weasel Zippers
The Note:
Bank CEOs Sidestep Big Bonus Complaints
Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
Parts sent to Iran could be used for nuclear weapons; 3 charged in alleged plot
 Earlier Items: 
Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
2006 GOP sweep victims plot return
Timothy Noah / Slate:
Is an anti-filibuster movement taking hold?
Reason:
Five Reasons Why Libertarians Shouldn't Hate Government
Discussion: Townhall.com
Daily Mail:
Doomsday clock to be moved by world's top scientists tomorrow
Lizette Alvarez / New York Times:
Meet Mikey, 8: U.S. Has Him on Watch List
Discussion: City Room, Hit & Run and Gawker
Lizzy Davies / Guardian:
Sarkozy: full veil not welcome in France
Discussion: AMERICAblog News