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11:50:32 PM Obama's Highest Priority: Regaining Confidence
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

President Bush lost the confidence of his fellow party men and women after Katrina. It infected and undermined their confidence in his judgment on unrelated ... [more]

11:19:05 PM US Immigration to offer Temporary Protective Status to Haitians in US
WDBO Radio - Orlando,Florida,USA

By Zack Stein @ January 20, 2010 4:13 PM Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) An announcement from US Immigration here in Orlando Wednesday: Temporary ... [more]

11:09:04 PM White House to increase focus on financial reform
Reuters - NY,USA

WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The White House accepted partial blame on Wednesday for a Democratic loss in the Massachusetts election and pledged to focus ... [more]

11:05:08 PM Calif. GOP energized to take Boxer Senate seat
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA

Barbara Boxer, who is seeking a fourth term this year. Democrats have a different point of view and say Boxer is a proven campaigner who will be ready for a ... [more]

11:04:47 PM Browse Special Issues
Colorado Springs Independent - Colorado Springs,CO,USA

Former US Senator Dr. Bill Frist from Tennessee also visited Double Harvest, and he is helping to get Double Harvest needed exposure. ... [more]

10:33:47 PM Crews Reach Area Of Hotel Where Students Last Seen
Boston Channel.com - Boston,MA,USA

John Kerry and the State Department. There was some encouraging news Wednesday. Brittany's father, Len Gengel, had an hour-long update from officials ... [more]

10:28:58 PM Officials say accident resulted in Lansing man's death at gun range
Lansing State Journal

12, said club president, George Allen. Authorities believe it was an accident, although an official ruling has not yet been made. “We don't know why, ... [more]

10:04:46 PM Caught in his own Webb
Washington Examiner

The former Secretary of the Navy under Ronald Reagan, Webb jumped ship to run as a Democrat in 2006, defeating George Allen in Virginia by a margin of less ... [more]

9:55:36 PM Meet Scott Brown, Massachusetts' Republican Senator-Elect
ABC News - United States

By RICK KLEIN Six years before he became the new darling of the national Republican Party, Scott Brown was running in a special election for the Senate ... [more]

9:37:27 PM Schwarzenegger confuses Boxer with Feinstein
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA

Barbara Boxer repeatedly referring to his productive and amicable discussions with "Sen. Feinstein." "That's what we're here for, to put the spotlight on ... [more]

9:27:56 PM White House gate-crashers take 5th Amendment
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

Tareq and Michaele Salahi, who got through White House security to attend a state dinner, today invoked their Constitutional rights against ... [more]

9:04:40 PM Education changes should boost state chances for 'Race' funds
Blount Today - Blount,USA

.... efforts of lawmakers, governor, and numerous education stakeholders, including an education reform panel headed by former US Senator Bill Frist. .... [more]

8:54:22 PM A Most Reflective President Obama
President McCain Sends Secretary of State Lieberman and Defense ...

He'll take whatever he can get -- preferably with Republican support -- as long as he can get it fast. Most remarkable was the President's several minute ... [more]

8:50:39 PM UK - MFA - Miliband to address US Senators on Afghanistan
ISRIA - France

.... Foreign Relations Committee on 21 January about the London Conference and the Afghanistan campaign by committee chairman, Democrat Senator John Kerry. ... [more]

8:25:24 PM Governor Schwarzenegger meets with Senator Boxer
89.3 KPCC - CA,USA

Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer said disagreements in the meeting were between Democratic and Republican state lawmakers who are also lobbying for more ... [more]

8:16:33 PM Immigration to Europe Drops, in Global Economic Downturn
Voice of America

The numbers of illegal immigrants arriving in France has also dropped, with Immigration Minister Eric Besson attributing the slowdown to the economic crisis ... [more]

7:38:35 PM Exclusive: President Obama: We Lost Touch with American People Last Year
ABC News - United States

By KAREN TRAVERS President Obama said today that he feels he lost a direct connection to the American people in his first year in office because he focused ... [more]

7:38:22 PM ONE YEAR GONE: George W. Bush…Idiot.
Big Hollywood - Venice Beach,CA,USA

by Leigh Scott One year ago today President Bush left the White House. It's been said before, but I think on this anniversary it bears repeating. ... [more]

7:24:49 PM Pakistan remains al-Qaeda's nerve centre: John Kerry
Zee News - Noida,India

"Al-Qaeda's affiliates demand our attention, but the movement's nerve centre remains in Pakistan," Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the powerful Senate ... [more]

6:37:24 PM Former Bush advisor: US does not yet have an Iran policy
WashingtonTV - Washington,DC,USA

“Trying to get sanctions in the [UN] Security Council is a tool, an important tool,” said Abrams, who also served President Bush as the Deputy National ... [more]

6:20:05 PM Thank You, RINOs
Race 4 2012 (blog)

... Ann Coulter was hailing the prospect of abolishing the filibuster as the common-sense “constitutional option” — and Bill Frist nearly exercised it in ... [more]

5:42:52 PM Michelle Obama springs anniversary surprise on White House tourists
Motors ...

Folks who took the regular White House tour this morning got an extraordinary visit with one of the building's residents: First lady Michelle Obama. ... [more]

5:33:24 PM Top US Republican sees little cap and trade support
Reuters - NY,USA

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, said on Wednesday that there was barely any support in that chamber for passing ... [more]

5:08:29 PM Massachusetts election rocks prospects for world climate treaty
Telegraph.co.uk

... as it happens, by the other senator from the hitherto famously liberal state, John Kerry – to pass the Senate, and that, in turn, would bedevil attempts ... [more]

4:49:18 PM On Law and the War on Terror: Different Prez, Same Legal Policies?
Wall Street Journal Blogs - New York,NY,USA

Of course, concedes Crawford, President Bush likely wouldn't have decided to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a New York federal court, as Obama and Eric ... [more]

4:10:15 PM Scott Brown's win in Massachusetts is lousy 'gift' for President Obama on
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA

New York Daily News WASHINGTON - Happy Anniversary, Mr. President. Your second year could be worse than your first. You've just lost your filibuster-proof majority, ... [more]

3:38:08 PM ONE YEAR GONE: President George W. Bush Answered the Calling of Our Time
Big Hollywood - Venice Beach,CA,USA

While our shocked nation mourned and scrambled for clarity in its aftermath, President Bush stood tall. He represented to our nation and the world that ... [more]

3:18:06 PM GOP infighting good for Democrats, White House advisor says
Miami Herald - Miami,FL,USA

But that's no reason for Florida Democrats to worry, a senior White House advisor asserted Tuesday. ``You have to wonder if whether that's a party that's ... [more]

3:06:58 PM Hope for Change
PoliGazette - USA

A public angry with government by strong arm tactics practiced by Republicans like Tom Delay and Jim Lott discovered the new boss, in Nancy Pelosi, ... [more]

2:39:00 PM George W. Bush Revisited
Big Government (blog)

That deal, if a deal there was, guaranteed Senator McCain's enthusiastic support for President Bush's re-election bid. If this is what happened, however, ... [more]

2:38:55 PM All is not lost for Dems
Reuters - NY,USA

Immigration reform is probably a goner. But Republicans - no longer free to stand by while Democrats muster their own 60 votes - may help out on war funding ... [more]

2:23:06 PM There will be more Scott Browns
Telegraph.co.uk

Barbara Boxer hearing from a Brigadier General? Silly General! He addresses Barbara as “Ma'am”, and she CORRECTS him, telling him she's “worked SO hard to ... [more]

2:13:11 PM White House Worth 5.1 Percent Less Than When Obama Took Office: Zillow
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

We first gave the White House a Zestimate in January 2009 as the Obama family was preparing to take residence. At that time, we estimated it was worth $308 ... [more]

2:05:48 PM TSA Nominee Withdraws Amid 'Political Agenda'
ABC News - United States

Obama tapped Southers to lead the TSA in September but his confirmation has been blocked by Republican Sen. Jim DeMint, who says he's worried Southers would ... [more]

1:40:28 PM Will Democrats Feel Voters' Pain?
National Journal

Most of them had supported George W. Bush in 2004 and half had voted for GOP Sen. George Allen in 2006. But all voted for Obama in 2008. ... [more]

1:29:30 PM Lamm: Get tough on immigration
Denver Daily News - Denver,Colorado,USA

“When we ramp up enforcement, we don't curb immigration; we just make it more dangerous,” she said. Lamm yesterday addressed approximately 40 people at the ... [more]

1:19:48 PM Dee Dee Ritchie's Page 3 Mingle
Pensacola News Journal - Pensacol,FL,USA

.... included a feature last week on the heated Charlie Crist/Marco Rubio race for the Republican nomination for the US Senate seat vacated by Mel Martinez. ... [more]

1:01:59 PM Sen.-Elect Brown's Win Adds More Question Marks to Senate Climate Debate
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

John Kerry (D-Mass.) in an e-mailed statement to E&E. "There's overwhelming public support and this can be a bipartisan issue," Kerry added. ... [more]

12:26:37 PM White House Launches New iPhone App (PHOTOS)
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

"Today, we're excited to announce the new White House App available for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. The White House App delivers dynamic content from ... [more]

12:17:33 PM Immigration law complex, and good advice out of reach for many
Wisconsin State Journal

“If any citizen had to live within the immigration code, we would revolt en masse,” Goldsborough, of Madison, exclaims in frustration. ... [more]

12:16:22 PM ANA President Warns JAL Aid May Undermine Fair Competition
CNN/Money - USA

TO) restructuring, the president of All Nippon Airways Co. (9202.TO) warned Wednesday that the state-supported revamp scheme could undermine competition in ... [more]

11:41:40 AM Daschle tells UF crowd health reform won't be revisited anytime soon
Gainesville Sun - Gainesville,FL,USA

He was originally slated to speak with fellow former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a Republican from Tennessee. But Frist, a surgeon, canceled to go to ... [more]

11:14:36 AM CA GOP Senate candidate Campbell energized by Mass victory
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA

Barbara Boxer is on tap next. Former South Bay Rep. Tom Campbell made the first move, issuing a jab at Boxer -- along a claim that he will now take her on ... [more]

11:01:26 AM Egypt: US Congress Writes to President About Coptic Killings
AllAfrica.com - Africa

Following is the text of a letter from Democratic and Republican members of the US House and Senate to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. ... [more]

10:43:26 AM Rove: Democrats Will Blame Coakley for Losing Kennedy's Seat
FOX News - USA

She was sworn in so that she could vote on the question of an override of a President Bush veto, trying to override the veto. But the -- but the interesting ... [more]

10:37:02 AM White House admits poor job of selling the health bill | Philadelphia
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA

Philadelphia Inquirer "If that's a failing, I think that it's certainly a failing that I and others here at the White House take responsibility for, up to and including the ... [more]

9:45:45 AM Haiti's president, Rene Preval, speaks a week after quake
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

President Rene Preval, right, arrives at the judicial police headquarters in Port-au-Prince. At a news conference a week after the quake, he looked shaken ... [more]

9:35:57 AM Editorial: For Obama's first year, a grade of incomplete
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

Voters who blamed President Bush for high joblessness in 2008 are blaming Obama for it now. No president can expect high ratings when unemployment stands at ... [more]

8:20:36 AM Republican Rise
Wall Street Journal - USA

Three-quarters said they liked Mr. Obama, who put his political capital on the line by campaigning for fellow Democrat Martha Coakley in Massachusetts. ... [more]

8:12:58 AM Obama Foreign Policy One Year Later; "No Major Victories, Defeats"
FOXNews

"He's using a lot more force in Afghanistan than President Bush did," Hamilton said, even as he cautioned he's not particularly bullish on Obama's prospects ... [more]

8:02:24 AM White House Blasts Remarks By Robertson And Limbaugh Regarding Haiti
Personal Liberty Digest - Hueytown,Alabama,USA

Last Thursday, while discussing the situation in Haiti, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs reacted to public comments made by evangelical broadcaster Pat ... [more]

7:24:07 AM Florida Officials: No Mass Haitian Immigration Seen
The Jacksonville Observer - Jacksonville,FL,USA

... to form a perimeter in international waters. Additional support would come from US Customs officers, and federal immigration and Border Patrol personnel. [more]

6:48:47 AM Reporters feel jilted by President Obama
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

It's been clear for months -- and especially now as Democrats try to fashion a bill, even as a Massachusetts senate race erasestheir filibuster-proof ... [more]

6:36:02 AM Sen. Boxer circles the wagons
Oil & Gas Journal - Houston,TX,USA

US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) nevertheless sent a letter on Jan. ... [more]

6:20:06 AM White House, Lawmakers Reach Deal on Debt Commission, Aides Say
BusinessWeek - USA

By James Rowley Jan. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Congressional Democrats and the Obama administration reached a tentative agreement to set up a commission to study ... [more]

6:00:21 AM 'Change' Message Worked Against Obama's Party
CQPolitics.com - Washington,DC,USA

John Kerry that year was the Democratic Party's challenger to President Bush, and the Senate vacancy that would have occurred had he won would have been ... [more]

5:02:39 AM How Brown's Win Affects Democrats' Agenda
Wall Street Journal - USA

Immigration: Prospects for an immigration overhaul might not be damaged by the Massachusetts election outcome, given talks between Democrats and Republicans ... [more]

4:51:03 AM Victory complicates passage of White House-backed health reform
MarketWatch - USA

Obama campaigned for Coakley in Massachusetts on Sunday, underscoring the White House's intense interest in the race for the seat long held by Kennedy. ... [more]

4:50:45 AM Kerry: Let's Not 'Form A Circular Firing Squad'
TPM LiveWire

John Kerry (D-MA) issued the following statement tonight regarding the special election in Massachusetts. Here's the full text: In Massachusetts, .... [more]

4:35:08 AM Thank you, President Bush
Power Line

That anger, in turn, is the understandable result of President Bush's policies. Thus, George W. Bush is responsible for the election of Scott Brown. ... [more]

3:44:00 AM GOP pulls off stunner in Massachusetts
Total Buzz

Barbara Boxer this fall sent emails to supporters today urging them to help the Brown campaign. Irvine Assemblyman Chuck DeVore organized phone banks for ... [more]

3:38:27 AM Locals are assisting with relief
Cleveland Daily Banner - Cleveland,TN,USA

Also, former senate majority leader Bill Frist landed in Haiti today to work with Samaritan's Purse, an international relief group, according to USA Today. ... [more]

3:18:13 AM GOP deploys blame game for terror hearings
Politico - Washington,DC,USA

In a major victory for the White House, the Senate early Friday voted 77-23 to authorize President Bush to attack Iraq if Saddam Hussein refuses to give up ... [more]

3:11:31 AM Immigration is Dems' key
Lobbying World

That won't stop Latino groups from demanding that Congress and the president tackle one of those promises — comprehensive immigration reform. ... [more]

2:58:29 AM Marcia Boxer
Daily Mail - Charleston

.... Republican to likely Democrat) and Harry Reid looking like toast, the next logical target of the Republican Party is Democratic Ma'am Barbara Boxer. ... [more]

2:48:17 AM Mistakes Created Toxic Political Climate
Wall Street Journal - USA

The state had a Republican governor for 16 straight years, until Democrat Deval Patrick was elected in 2006. It has more Democrats than Republicans, .... [more]

2:35:11 AM White House, Congress Reach Deal on Debt Commission
Wall Street Journal - USA

By JONATHAN WEISMAN WASHINGTON – White House and congressional leaders reached a tentative deal to establish a bipartisan commission to tackle the soaring ... [more]

1:54:52 AM The author of a new book talks about the brain's hidden impulses ...
Salon - USA

I think we should treat George Allen and Michael Richards compassionately, in the sense that we should understand where it came from, but we shouldn't let ... [more]

1:19:36 AM State of the immigration crisis rally
San Francisco Bay Guardian - San Francisco,CA,USA

Feinstein and Boxer to make immigration reform a priority because of local crises in the immigrant communities. “The time for reform is now," Eric Quezada, ... [more]

1:18:11 AM Galvin: I Won't Slow Process If Brown Wins
Boston Channel.com - Boston,MA,USA

John Kerry indicated the Oath of Office would not be rushed. "I don't think that is possible even under normal circumstances. ... [more]

1:12:55 AM Democrats Aim to Pass Health Bill
Wall Street Journal - USA

The White House is expected to press the idea of having the House ratify the Senate version. Ms. Pelosi said, however, that she had received no such message ... [more]

12:52:57 AM Scenario: Republican win in Massachusetts may favor Wall St.
Reuters - NY,USA

Stocks would rise as the victory gives the Republicans 41 seats in the Senate, enough to filibuster President Obama's reform bills, including healthcare. ... [more]

12:28:14 AM Coakley Camp Question Integrity of Election
FOXNews (blog)

Furthermore, Senator John Kerry accused Brown supporters of intimidation and bullying-- a tactic taken directly from his own 2004 playbook. ... [more]



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