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11:55:16 PM Tell CBS: Don't air Focus on the Family when you reject progressive
Gather.com - Boston,MA,USA

Gather.com .... even though the network has repeatedly rejected advocacy ads in past years, including a 2004 MoveOn.org ad that went after then-President Bush's fiscal ... [more]

11:24:49 PM White House lists some proposed cuts in 2011 budget
Reuters - NY,USA

The White House gave a preview of some of those cuts in a statement published on its blog on Saturday. One of the proposals would eliminate the "Advanced ... [more]

11:24:04 PM Ben Bova: Global warming on earth; politics in space
Naples Daily News - Naples,FL,USA

Former President Ronald Reagan pushed for the space station, and the Clinton administration supported the International Space Station for political reasons: ... [more]

10:05:08 PM Gubernatorial candidate Whitman disavows Kellar
The Signal - Santa Clarita,CA,USA

Kellar's recent remarks about illegal immigration were deemed "unacceptable" in the statement e-mailed Saturday by a campaign spokeswoman. During a Jan. ... [more]

9:57:31 PM President Bush (41) Visits Obama on Snowy Saturday
FOXNews

Former President George HW Bush makes a social call to President Obama. White House Photo President George HW Bush entered the White House Saturday morning ... [more]

8:40:31 PM White House declares emergency for Oklahoma
KOAM-TV - Pittsburg,KS,USA

AP - January 30, 2010 3:05 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Oklahoma, ... [more]

8:15:26 PM Interview with Floyd Abrams: The Media and Corporate Free Speech
Wall Street Journal - USA

.... advertisements denouncing the Patriot Act but refrained, as McCain-Feingold required, from criticizing (or even mentioning) President Bush as it did so. ... [more]

7:19:35 PM The Fate of Haiti Post-Earthquake: Can Debt Cancellation Help an
PR.com (press release) - Levittown,NY,USA

PR.com On Tuesday, January 26, 2010 The ONE Campaign hosted an interactive conference call featuring former Senate Majority Leader and surgeon Dr. Bill Frist, ... [more]

7:06:36 PM Obama in the Republican lions' den: Obama 2, lions 1
Christian Science Monitor - USA

Mike Pence (R) of Ind., listen as President Barack Obama takes questions from Republican lawmakers at the GOP House Issues Conference in Baltimore, Friday. ... [more]

6:05:16 PM George HW Bush visits White House
CNN Political Ticker - USA

When asked how the meeting went as they departed the White House, former President Bush called it a "good meeting." Another son, former President George W. ... [more]

5:55:41 PM Obama v. Alito: Political dust-up during State of the Union
Christian Science Monitor - USA

moment, reminiscent of Republican Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst the last time the president addressed a joint session of Congress. But President Obama's State ... [more]

5:29:42 PM John Kerry: John Edwards Isn't The Man I Campaigned With
The Admonition (blog)

John Edwards really is a pariah; when you have John Kerry blasting your character you've really pushed the boundaries of accepted behavior. ... [more]

3:47:24 PM New Lutheran leader favors immigration
Spero News - USA

By ENI The newly announced president of the US Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Linda Hartke, has said she will work to make the United States a ... [more]

3:25:58 PM President Obama: Health Care Legislation Would Have Violated White House ...
President McCain Sends Secretary of State Lieberman and Defense ...

White House officials did not respond when asked specifically what provisions the president was referring to and how they got added to the bill. [more]

2:04:01 PM Filibuster flurry killing bills
Mountaineers

Political analysts suggest that as the use of the filibuster has soared during the past two decades by both political parties, it has fueled voter .... [more]

1:40:09 PM My Congressman on the Big Think
Wall Street Pit

.... Secretary John W. Snow told the House Financial Services Committee in an appearance with Housing Secretary Mel Martinez, who also backed the plan. ... [more]

1:17:36 PM Pentagon review to address climate change for the first time
Lobbying World

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.), a key architect of Senate climate plans, was the first to draw attention to the .... [more]

12:42:29 PM 48 Million Tune in for Obama's First State of the Union Address
World Screen News - New York,NY,USA

Viewership for Obama's State of the Union address was down 7 percent from President Bush's first official State of the Union address on January 29, 2002. ... [more]

12:39:26 PM Kratovil seeks tough immigration approach
Delaware Coast Press - Rehoboth Beach,DE,USA

Frank Kratovil is part of a bipartisan group of freshman legislators calling for Congress to clamp down on illegal immigration. ... [more]

11:52:17 AM President Obama slams obstructionist Republicans at GOP issues retreat
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA

House Republican leaders had tried to score political points by inviting Obama to their lair. Problem was, he showed up. "You've given yourselves very ... [more]

11:50:41 AM Obama, George H.W. Bush To Meet At White House
CBS News - USA

(AP) WASHINGTON (AP) - It will be a meeting of presidents Saturday morning at the White House. President Barack Obama hosts former President George HW Bush ... [more]

11:39:35 AM US senators say they're focused on foreclosures
Merced Sun-Star

Barbara Boxer, D-California, said in a statement that she knows the foreclosure crisis is taking a very heavy toll on families in California, especially in ... [more]

11:08:58 AM Kerry talks health care
Worcester Telegram - Worcester,MA,USA

Sen. John F. Kerry, center, participates in a roundtable discussion at the University of Massachusetts Medical School yesterday. (JOHN FERRARONE) By Lisa ... [more]

9:37:05 AM Five Fired US Attorneys Come Together To Remember The Bush Years (VIDEO)
TPM - New York,NY,USA

Also, please note that there was a seemingly overwhelming outcry for a President Bush et all Impeachment, yet Speaker nancy Pelosi and seemingly other ... [more]

9:13:54 AM Ultimate jobs program: Immigration timeout
WND.com - Grants Pass,OR,USA

Instead of putting future generations further into debt, we could immediately free up millions of jobs by tackling immigration reform – true immigration ... [more]

8:57:46 AM Argentina's Central Bank President Redrado Resigns
BusinessWeek - USA

29 (Bloomberg) -- Argentina's central bank President Martin Redrado resigned, saying the government has tried to destroy the bank's independence and that he ... [more]

8:08:50 AM Asian Carp Summit at White House
Central Illinois Proud - Bloomington,IL,USA

WASHINGTON, DC - Governor Pat Quinn says he will attend the Asian Carp Summit at the White House on February 8th. Obama administration officials called the ... [more]

7:43:20 AM Why coach George Allen is legendary
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

When George Allen became head coach, Washington had suffered almost 20 years of futility. The great Vince Lombardi managed to coach the Redskins to 7-5-2 in ... [more]

6:57:32 AM Timeline: Scandal According to Andrew Young
ABC News - United States

July 6, 2004: John Kerry picks Edwards as his Vice Presidential candidate. Nov. 3, 2004: Kerry-Edwards lose 2004 campaign and Edwards learns his wife .... [more]

6:51:02 AM HINGHAM COMMENTARY: Bravo Hingham! The people have spoken!
Old Colony Memorial and Plymouth Bulletin - Plymouth,MA,USA

(OK, Tom DeLay is the exception that makes the rule – and Bill Frist supports the health care bill.) Or that the deficit is a creature of both Democrat and ... [more]

6:37:04 AM Another Republican joining race vs. Grayson
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA

Mel Martinez said he plans to back O'Donoghue, who said he'll also have the endorsement of former Lt. Gov. Toni Jennings. Martinez is a former county mayor, ... [more]

6:30:41 AM In final debate, GOP candidates clash over jobs, immigration, transportation
Fort Worth Star Telegram

.... their differences over a wide range of issues from immigration to jobs and transportation as they jockeyed for advantage going into the March 2 primary. ... [more]

6:15:46 AM Obama and GOP face off at House Republican retreat
Kansas City Star - MO,USA

He called such claims “boilerplate” meant to score political points. Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence of Indiana defended Price. ... [more]

6:15:29 AM You can't keep up with (or keep down) the Kardashians
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

Last week, reality TV royal Khloe Kardashian shook hands with President Obama at the White House. The "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star had been ... [more]

5:41:20 AM Obama Administration Capitulates on KSM Trial Venue
Human Events - Washington,DC,USA

Included among the 120000 petition signers are Newt Gingrich, Steve Forbes, former UN Ambassador John Bolton and former Governors George Allen, ... [more]

4:43:39 AM Mañana for Immigration Reform
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

A long-promised, bi-partisan US Senate bill aimed at comprehensive immigration reform will be delayed until at least March, according to a lobbyist involved ... [more]

4:15:23 AM Fiorina talks to businesspeople
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA

Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., who Fiorina hopes to challenge in November, is "a particularly failed US senator" who is out of touch with the needs of California ... [more]

3:10:29 AM Young: If campaign largesse is free speech, then bribery is coffee talk
Austin American-Statesman - Austin,TX,USA

That's the line Tom DeLay will try on a judge now that five members of the US Supreme Court have ruled that previously illegal corporate campaign ... [more]

3:05:56 AM White House Releases October Visitor Records
FOXNews

The White House released Friday the visitor logs from October 2009. Individuals listed in the 75000 entries include those working in banking industry as ... [more]

2:47:43 AM Obama's 2011 budget will include phantom cap-and-trade revenue
Washington Examiner

John Kerry's office that the president plans to assume revenue from the controversial climate policy approach. Kerry aides said they had assurances the ... [more]

2:30:58 AM (Mis)reading the tea leaves
RenewAmerica - Washington,DC,USA

Thereafter, President Bush made it clear that he interpreted his second-term victory an indication that he had accumulated tremendous political capital ... [more]

2:29:34 AM Report shows Fiorina's loan gives her financial edge in GOP race to
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

Los Angeles Times Barbara Boxer, who is seeking a fourth term. One of Fiorina's GOP primary challengers, Chuck DeVore, had $226364 cash on hand. The other, former congressman ... [more]

2:28:34 AM Argentina's Central Bank President Resigns
ABC News - United States

Martin Redrado claimed credit for bringing Argentina monetary stability for the first time in 30 years, but said President Cristina Fernandez had ... [more]

2:23:27 AM Check out the locals busted in ICE's Project Big Freeze
Westword

By Michael Roberts in Colorado Crimes ​Earlier this week, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, popularly known as ICE, announced the results of Project ... [more]

1:19:56 AM Richard Viguerie is Keynote Speaker for Tea Party Group; Cautions
PR Newswire (press release) - USA

PR Newswire (press release) The people who are responsible for handing power to the liberals in 2006 and 2008 are George W. Bush, Karl Rove, Tom DeLay, Dennis Hastert, Bill Frist, ... [more]

1:14:18 AM Kurt Warner and the Hall of Fame
Sports Central - Vienna,VA,USA

Jurgensen quarterbacked teams led by Nick Skorich, Bill McPeake, Otto Graham, Lombardi, Bill Austin, and George Allen. On the surface, that's an edge for ... [more]

12:53:29 AM THE PEOPLE SPEAK: GOP segregation criticism undeserved
Muskogee Daily Phoenix - Muskogee,OK,USA

.... woman to the office of secretary of Housing, African American Samuel Pierce served under Reagan, Hispanic Mel Martinez served under the second Bush. ... [more]



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