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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis:
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: FOURTH QUARTER 2009 (ADVANCE ESTIMATE) — Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States — increased at an annual rate of 5.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009, (that is …
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Catherine Rampell / New York Times:
U.S. Economy Grew at Fastest Pace in 6 Years Last Quarter — The United States economy grew at its fastest pace in over six years at the end of 2009, but a sluggish job market is still souring economists on the sustainability of the recovery. — Gross domestic product expanded at an annual rate …
NY Daily News:
White House orders Justice Department to look for other places to hold 9/11 terror trial — White House officials have told the Justice Department to consider other venues for the 9/11 terror trial that was to be held in lower Manhattan, the Daily News has learned.
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New York Times:
Administration Considers Moving Site of 9/11 Trial — WASHINGTON — Facing mounting pressure from New York politicians concerned about costs and security, the Obama administration on Thursday began considering moving the trial of the chief organizer of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks out of Manhattan, administration officials said.
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Adam Serwer / American Prospect:Moving The 9/11 Trial.
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Aljazeera:
Bin Laden deplores climate change — Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaeda leader, has condemned the US and other industrial economies, holding them responsible for the phenomenon of climate change. — In an audio tape obtained by Al Jazeera, bin Laden criticised George Bush, the former US president …
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Salah Nasrawi / Associated Press:
Bin Laden blasts US for climate change — Buzz up! — CAIRO - Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden has called for the world to boycott American goods and the U.S. dollar, blaming the United States and other industrialized countries for global warming, according to a new audiotape released Friday.
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Washington Post:
After Obama speech, Democrats confused about path ahead — A day after President Obama called on them to renew efforts to pass his ambitious agenda, congressional Democrats remained in disarray Thursday about how to move forward, with at least some pointing at the White House as the cause …
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New York Times:His Health Bill Stalled, Obama Juggles an Altered Agenda
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WISH-TV:
Congressman Buyer won't seek reelection — 24-Hour News 8 has learned Indiana Congressman Steve Buyer (R-4th District) will announce he will not seek reelection during a news conference Friday. — Buyer is perhaps best known for his 1998 role as a prosecutor in President Clinton's impeachment hearings.
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James O'Keefe / Big Government:
Statement from James O'Keefe — The government has now confirmed what has always been clear: No one tried to wiretap or bug Senator Landrieu's office. Nor did we try to cut or shut down her phone lines. Reports to this effect over the past 48 hours are inaccurate and false.
John Tlumacki / Boston Globe:
Scott Brown interview transcript — Massachusetts' new senator talks about his campaign, the issues — and signing a supporter's head — Senator-elect Scott Brown sat down with Boston Globe reporters Matt Viser and Eric Moskowitz in his State House office for a half-hour interview.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Brown on Romney: 'He's changed' — One Washington habit Scott Brown doesn't seem to be adopting is message control. — Some highlights from his wide-ranging interview,with the Globe, in which he seems to stake quite a bit on his and others' personal qualities, include a description …
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Fox News:
Palin to Obama: Stop the Fingerpointing — This is a rush transcript from “On the Record,” January 28, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. — GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Tonight, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin right here, right now! She joins us from Wasilla, Alaska.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
March of the Peacocks — Last week, the Center for American Progress, a think tank with close ties to the Obama administration, published an acerbic essay about the difference between true deficit hawks and showy “deficit peacocks.” You can identify deficit peacocks, readers were told …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Has Obama become bored with being president? — This is about the time Barack Obama becomes bored with his job. — He's in his second year as president, and he's discovered that even with all the powers of office, he can't do everything he wants to do, like remake America. Doing stuff is hard.
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Wall Street Journal:
Congress and Terror Trials — Use the constitutional power to set court jurisdiction. — The controversy over the FBI's Miranda warning and botched interrogation of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab isn't dying down, and now Congress is getting into the act, in this instance possibly for the better.
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:The handling of the Christmas Day bombing suspect: the scandal grows
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Senate Republicans seem to have one answer for Democrats: No — In his State of the Union address Wednesday night, President Obama asked lawmakers to “work through our differences, to overcome the numbing weight of our politics.” — On Thursday, Republicans sent their answer.
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Karina Grazina / Reuters:
Pork better for sex than Viagra? — Buzz up! — BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's president recommended pork as an alternative to Viagra Wednesday, saying she spent a satisfying weekend with her husband after eating barbecued pork. — “I've just been told something I didn't know …
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Glenn Thrush / Glenn Thrush's Blog:
Dumbest. Bill. Ever. — A pair of entrepreneurial Tennessee Republicans figured they would get the national yokels to bite on their “Ben Nelson Act to Ensure Political Integrity” — an attempt to fan the partisan flames on Nelson's deal to exempt Nebraska from state Medicaid spending hikes.
The Politico:
OBAMA TO SKIP ALFALFA DINNER — President Obama will not attend the Alfalfa Club dinner on Saturday night, two White House aides tell POLITICO. — Administration officials have not said why the president is not attending. — Last year, Obama did make an appearance at the dinner.
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Bloomberg:
Paulson Says Russia Urged China to Dump Fannie, Freddie Bonds — Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) — Russia urged China to dump its Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bonds in 2008 in a bid to force a bailout of the largest U.S. mortgage-finance companies, former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said.
Manu Raju / The Politico:
Democrats cry injustice — Senate Democrats are furious with Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Samuel Alito — and Alito's silent State of the Union rebuke of the president is the least of their concerns. — Democrats say Alito crossed the line when he mouthed the words …
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Pelosi stopped one CIA operation. So why not waterboarding? — In mid-2004, then-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi learned something from a CIA briefing that made her blood boil. Pelosi reportedly “came unglued” at the revelation and had “strong words” with national security adviser Condoleezza Rice …
New York Times:
Citing 9/11, Blair Defends Legacy at Iraq Inquiry — LONDON — Almost seven years after he ordered British troops to join the American-led invasion of Iraq, former Prime Minister Tony Blair testified Friday before an official inquiry into the conflict, offering a spirited defense of his legacy …
Faiz Shakir / Think Progress:
Axelrod Struggles To Explain Why Obama's Spending Freeze Doesn't Include Defense Funding — Yesterday, ThinkProgress joined a handful of journalists for a wide-ranging discussion with David Axelrod, Senior Adviser to President Obama. In his State of the Union address on Wednesday night …
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