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Sarah Palin is dumb. — By her own words, Sarah Palin is dumb. Here's the excerpt of pages 255-257 of “Going Rogue: An American Life”: … Why didn't you have a say? There's that “really” hedging: You didn't really have a say. You're pleading passivity and impotence but you want us …
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FACT CHECK: Palin's Book Goes Rogue on Some Facts — WASHINGTON (AP) — Sarah Palin's new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't become any truer over time. Ignoring substantial parts of her record if not the facts, she depicts herself as a frugal traveler …
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HER TURN! — Chapter Four; Section 8, pages 255-257 — By the third week in September, a “Free Sarah” campaign was under way and the press at large was growing increasingly critical of the McCain camp's decision to keep me, my family and friends back home, and my governor's staff all bottled up.
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Can Sarah Palin Make a Comeback? — Her poll numbers among independents are strong enough to give her a chance. — Printer — Friendly — I don't typically watch Oprah. But I won't miss Monday's interview with Sarah Palin. The appearance is supposed to be about Ms. Palin's new memoir …


McCain campaign fires back at Palin — Top aides to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign hit back at Sarah Palin Friday, after news reports revealed that the former vice presidential nominee's soon-to-be-released book criticizes the campaign's press strategy.
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Great Moments In Journalism: Sarah Palin Marginalization Starts Early At MSNBC


Key 9/11 Suspect to Be Tried in New York — WASHINGTON — Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-described mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, and four other men accused in the plot will be prosecuted in federal court in New York City, a federal law enforcement official said early on Friday.
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Holder's Hidden Agenda, cont'd . . . — By: Andy McCarthy — This summer, I theorized that Attorney General Eric Holder — and his boss — had a hidden agenda in ordering a re-investigation of the CIA for six-year-old alleged interrogation excesses that had already been scrutinized …
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Bombshell: Obama bringing KSM to NYC for trial; former Bush AG Mukasey responds: “High risk of attack” — It's Friday. The president is flying off to Asia. Congress is not in session. Perfect time to drop a bombshell on the American people: — The Obama administration …


So Now Khalid Sheikh Mohammad Is A 9/11 “Suspect”
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William Jefferson sentenced to 13 years in prison … Former Rep. William Jefferson was sentenced today to 13 years in prison for his conviction on 11 counts of public corruption in a case in which he famously hid $90,000 in his freezer. — U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III delivered …
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Hutchison won't resign Senate seat — Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) is expected to announce today that she will not resign her Senate seat - as had been expected — while she campaigns for governor, according to two sources familiar with the situation. — Get alerted every time your favorite reporter posts a story
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Video: MSNBC uses faked photos to goof on Palin, of course — Skip ahead to 1:00 and then 2:00 if you can't stomach the whole clip. The images of her in the black miniskirt and the American-flag bikini started floating around the 'Net mere days after she joined the ticket last year …
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White House to Begin Push on Immigration Overhaul in 2010 — The Obama administration will insist on measures to give legal status to an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants as it pushes early next year for legislation to overhaul the immigration system, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Friday.
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Rep. Steve King: Bauer was hired to ‘erase tracks’ between Obama, ACORN — Newly appointed White House counsel Bob Bauer is “perfectly positioned to be tasked with erasing the tracks between Obama and ACORN,” one Republican lawmaker charged Friday. — The lawyer's hiring …
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More in U.S. Say Health Coverage Is Not Gov't. Responsibility — Marks significant shift from the attitudes of the past decade — PRINCETON, NJ — More Americans now say it is not the federal government's responsibility to make sure all Americans have healthcare coverage (50%) than say it is (47%).
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Danville TEA Party to burn Rep. Perriello in effigy — BLAIRS - In a move sure to spark controversy, the Danville TEA Party will close their “Fired Up for Freedom” rally by burning Rep. Tom Perriello and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in effigy in response to the passage of landmark healthcare legislation …
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EXCLUSIVE: Iran advocacy group said to skirt lobby rules — Shortly before Barack Obama took office, leaders of a prominent Iranian-American group in Washington began to fret. — If the new president were to tap former Middle East envoy Dennis Ross to oversee the nation's Iran policy …
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Some worrying signs out of the Senate — Health reform ain't easy. — Expectations were that the Senate would get the CBO score for its health-care bill today. It didn't. Or, to be more precise, it didn't get the CBO score it wanted. The proposal Reid's office sent to the CBO …

More Fiscal Woes Ahead for States — Michigan and California are likely to face a fresh round of budget woes when federal stimulus funds used as a fiscal crutch dry up, finance directors for the states said Friday. — Short-term budget gaps have battered states as revenues plummeted during the recession.

Chinese greet ‘Oba Mao’ with flaming statue, fakes — BEIJING (AP) - The Chinese have learned English from his speeches and celebrated the way he rolls up his sleeves. Now President Barack Obama is finally coming, and he's being greeted with “Oba Mao” T-shirts and a statue of him that bursts into flames.


Does unemployment affect midterm elections? — I've seen no small amount of hand-wringing from Democrats worried about the impact of the current double-digit unemployment on next year's midterm elections. By most estimates, even if there is robust economic growth for the next year …


G. Gordon Liddy Says 'I'm Convinced' That ‘Barack Obama Is A Muslim,’ Gary Bauer Doesn't Disagree — On his radio show today, G. Gordon Liddy hosted former Republican presidential candidate Gary Bauer to discuss his Human Events column on the Fort Hood massacre, in which Bauer …


Can the Clinton Coalition Survive Obama? — John Judis and Ruy Teixeira's well-regarded 2002 work The Emerging Democratic Majority begins with a vignette set in Virginia. They tell the story of a telecom executive named Mark Warner, who runs a moderate campaign that appeals …


After spending binge, W.H. says it will focus on deficits — President Barack Obama plans to announce in next year's State of the Union address that he wants to focus extensively on cutting the federal deficit in 2010 - and will downplay other new domestic spending beyond jobs programs, according to top aides involved in the planning.