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Update:In response to the shooting today at the U.S. Holocaust Museum by a suspected white supremacist, Sam Stein at the Huffington Post writes:A heavily criticized Department of Homeland Security Report on right-wing extremism that was released in April warned precisely of the type of violent anti-Semitic activity tha read more »
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Cross-posted at the WiddershinsFor many feminists it was a challenge in 2008 to stand our ground among “liberal” acquaintances venting their hatred of Hillary Clinton in the primary and later on in the general election ripping Sarah Palin to shreds – and not solely on the basis of policy disagreements. As others read more »
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People, let me repeat once again: we allowed the media to bring us the Obama presidency. Drunk with euphoria its members swooned under the great motivational speaker’s spell. Again and again, the One, borrowing the cadences of aging civil rights leaders and evangelical preachers, instantaneously transformed campaign read more »
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Lake Josephine in St. Paul, Minn.Note to Readers: The names of family members have been changed to protect the innocent.Milder days with clearing skies have overtaken the free air conditioning we received earlier this week. Spinning on its axis, the earth tilts ever more toward the sun and in a week or so, we’ll pass read more »
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In today’s post, Peter Keating at Daily Intel, NY Magazine, answers with tons of high praise the question: How is Hillary Clinton doing as secretary of state? But in order to get to the good stuff you first have to swallow the obligatory offensive comment in the opening paragraphs; I mean, no good ol’ boy media re read more »
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Here’s some good news from the AFP: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton early Friday underwent "successful surgery" to repair her broken right elbow and she is expected to make a full recovery, a top aide said. Clinton, who is right handed, returned to her home in Washington after the two-hour surgery at a Washingt read more »
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In response to the assertion of McClatchy’s Michael Doyle today that Barack Obama is morphing into George W. Bush, reader bpattontx wrote: “It's nice to see a Democrat validating the policies of the Bush administration. Maybe the rabid left will now find another theme to howl about?” We assume by "rabid left" b read more »
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Biography forBarack ObamaDate of Birth4 August 1961, Honolulu, Hawaii, USABirth NameBarack Hussein Obama Jr.NicknameBarryBamaRockThe OneHeight6' 1½" (1.87 m)Mini BiographyBarack Obama was born to a white American mother, Ann Dunham, and a black Kenyan father, Barack Obama, Sr., who were both young college students at read more »
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Barack Obama got a basketball, his first name and ambition from his father. Little else.The son gave back more than he received: a lifetime of ruminations about the man who abandoned the family, a memoir named "Dreams from My Father," and endless reflections on his own successes and shortcomings as a parent of Sasha, 8 read more »
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You don't have to trade your vintage Joe DiMaggio to get this baseball card.Barack ObamaThe Obama White House, known for embracing the newest digital trends, is inviting Internet users to download and print out the baseball card for the first family's dog, Bo Obama. The card says you can call him the "first dog of the read more »
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President Obama is warning critics of his vast financial overhaul plan that he has no patience for debate from hard-line defenders of a system that has exploited bewildered consumers. Pushing for a law this year, Obama said: "While I'm not spoiling for a fight, I'm ready for one."Barack ObamaObama used his weekly radio read more »
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President Barack Obama is warning critics of his vast financial overhaul plan that he has no patience for debate from hard-line defenders of a system that has exploited bewildered consumers. Pushing for a law this year, Obama said: "While I'm not spoiling for a fight, I'm ready for one."Barack ObamaObama used his weekl read more »
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Here are the top 12 political stories in Virginia this morning, courtesy of Tom Whipple's amazing "Whipple Clips" service.1. GINGRICH'S GROUP SENDS LETTER TO DEEDS, MCDONNELL2. WITH DEMOCRATIC VOTERS CHOOSING DEEDS, A FEW ANSWERS3. HOW BUSINESS-FRIENDLY IS DEEDS?4. DEEDS CAMP PICKS UP DEMS CHIEF5. DEEDS STAFFS UP6. DEM read more »
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Posted by The Green MilesThe Democratic Party of Virginia is asking for you to vote on the party's new car magnet. All are variations on the same slogan: "A lot done, more to do."My vote? None of the above. "A lot done, more to do" sounds like something my dad would say about the state of my weekend chores on Sunday ev read more »
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Believe it or not, I still have people I can talk to within the (former) Brian Moran campaign. Increasingly, the consensus I'm hearing boils down to a few main points (note: this is pretty much in their words, not mine).1. The Moran team's failure to develop a message for the campaign in 2008 created an opening for McA read more »
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Daily Kos/Research 2000 is out with a new Virginia poll which indicates pretty much a dead heat (a 1-point lead for Bob McDonnell over Creigh Deeds) in the governor's race. These results compare to the previous DKos/R2K poll, which had Bob McDonnell up by 12 points (46%-34%). That translates into a 11-point net gain fo read more »
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I agree with Barry Butler's "Off K Street" blog on this one, that Liberty University has sunk to a "new low" with a "character assassination campaign against [the] LU college Democrats' advisor." As Barry Butler writes, "Liberty University is RADIOACTIVE and anyone that stands shoulder to shoulder with them or takes th read more »
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This sucks.Health reform is, I think it fair to say, in danger right now. The news out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee was bad. The Congressional Budget Office had scored a partial bill and the result was a total fiasco. But the news out of the Finance Committee is much, much worse.Put si read more »
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Posted by The Green MilesWill they fire E.J. Dionne next?That's my reaction to the decision of the Washington Post to lay off online columnist Dan Froomkin. During the darkest years of the Bush-Cheney administration, Froomkin's White House Watch was one of the few beacons of light willing to question the blind charge i read more »
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