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11:53:14 PM President Obama Defends Senate Health Care Bill, Says It Will Pass
ABC News - United States

By KAREN TRAVERS President Obama pushed back against critics, including the former head of the Democratic Party, who have said that the health care bill in ... [more]

11:40:33 PM devore Battles NRSC Over Meetings
National Journal (blog)

Barbara Boxer (D-CA), but DC gopers quickly coalesced behind ex-HP CEO Carly Fiorina (R). Now, devore says despite the nrsc's claim not to be playing ... [more]

10:59:28 PM UAW Leaders Nominate Bob King As President
Wall Street Journal - USA

The United Auto Workers' top leaders anointed Bob King to succeed Ron Gettelfinger as president, and asked for the rank-and-file to confirm his nomination ... [more]

10:54:45 PM White House Defends Citigroup Tax Break
CBS News - USA

Pressed about the move Wednesday, the White House danced around the question of whether the government was giving a "tax break" to the bank, which already ... [more]

10:52:05 PM US lawmakers review Pakistani aid
United Press International

John Kerry, D-Mass., Richard Lugar, R-Ind., and Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif. "We sent to Congress our first report on Kerry-Lugar-Berman legislation which ... [more]

10:51:26 PM Homeland Security Highlights New Law For Permanent Residence Elegibility
Gov Monitor

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas today ... [more]

10:41:29 PM No ho, ho spirit at 'Harry Christmas' time
100 ...

There's a degree of payback even in the pun: Four years ago, it was "Merry Fristmas," when Republican Leader Bill Frist kept the Senate in sullen session ... [more]

10:18:46 PM White House Says Howard Dean's Arguments Against Democrats' Health Care
President McCain Sends Secretary of State Lieberman and Defense ...

ABC News (blog) Senior White House officials began to more aggressively dispute criticisms of Democratic Senate health care reform legislation from former Democratic .... [more]

10:14:38 PM Health Reform Politics Proving Hazardous to Democrats
US News - USA

"First, Joe Lieberman helped President Bush invade Iraq, and the Democrats in Washington forgave him. Then, he endorsed John McCain, and they forgave him ... [more]

9:55:28 PM Minister Wants to Deny Citizenship to Muslims Wearing Veils
FOX News - USA

PARIS — France's immigration minister said Wednesday that he wants the wearing of Muslim veils that cover the face and body to be grounds for denying ... [more]

9:18:39 PM Is Obama Endorsing WWE Wrestling?
Atlantic Online

Note that President Bush, candidates Obama, McCain and Clinton, all taped messages for the WWE before. WWE may be a spectacle, and a distasteful one (just ... [more]

8:58:43 PM A Truly Bipartisan White House Chanukah Party
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

Who in the Jewish community would have the chutzpah to complain about a White House Chanukah party? Highly partisan Jewish Republicans. ... [more]

8:56:07 PM Yes We Can End this Crisis: Real Immigration Reform, ASAP
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), a key congressional champion for sensible immigration policy, introduced real immigration reform legislation in the House of ... [more]

8:12:41 PM Incremental Reform Is Still An Option!
Atlantic Online (blog)

by Conor Friedersdorf The smarter elements in Washington DC are starting to pick up on the fact that it's not tactical errors on the part of the president ... [more]

8:10:41 PM UN Deal 'Really Critical' to Senate Climate Bill's Passage -- Kerry
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

.... review -- is critical to passing global warming legislation next year on Capitol Hill, Senate Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry said today. .... [more]

8:09:49 PM White House Promotes Clean Energy Tax Credits
ABC News - United States

(AP Photo/Evan Vucci) The White House is promoting a $5 billion increase in tax breaks for clean energy manufacturing in hopes of contributing to job growth ... [more]

8:06:47 PM Convicted Agriprocessors supervisor requests revisit of sentence
Iowa Independent - Des Moines,IA,USA

By Lynda Waddington 12/16/09 12:06 PM The first Agriprocessors supervisor sentenced following a massive immigration raid at the Postville meatpacking plant ... [more]

7:57:50 PM Glenn Beck: President Obama Is Surrounded By 'Fat Cats'
FOX News - USA

I mean, I got a bunch of pictures of overweight cats first, but the fat cat is actually defined as a wealthy contributor to a political campaign fund. .... [more]

7:35:49 PM What Can Obama Bring in the Spring? The President's Climate Pledges and the
Origins - Washington,DC,USA

Science Magazine (blog) In a statement, Senator Barbara Boxer (D–CA), who chairs the Environment and Public Works Committee, said: “If a political agreement is reached in ... [more]

7:25:34 PM Bad Weather Keeps President Bush on the Ground
MyFox Houston - Houston,TX,USA

HOUSTON - A new downtown attraction promises to give viewers a bird's eye view of Houston like they have never seen before. The Administaff Holiday Balloon ... [more]

7:09:00 PM The Grinch In The House
ILW.com - New York,NY,USA

The House agenda for early 2010 points to difficulties for immigration reform advocates. According to a report in Politico, the following bills will be ... [more]

6:48:28 PM Sen. Kerry uncertain on fate of cap and trade
Reuters - NY,USA

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - US Senator John Kerry raised the possibility on Wednesday that a major energy and climate change bill he is trying to craft might not ... [more]

6:47:03 PM White House backs $5 bln clean energy tax credit
Reuters - NY,USA

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday proposed a $5 billion expansion of a clean energy tax credit as the White House ... [more]

6:37:42 PM Poll: Dissatisfaction could spell trouble for Democrats in 2010
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

The president's job-approval rating has slipped to 49%, Republican pollster Ed Goeas and Democratic pollster Celinda Lake say. And the percentage of people ... [more]

6:32:33 PM Kerry in Copenhagen: America Will Pass Climate Legislation
The Washington Independent

Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) reassured Copenhagen negotiators that the United States was taking action on climate change, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass. ... [more]

6:02:12 PM Liberals target Joe Lieberman in fight for Health Reform
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

The letter details their perception that Joe Lieberman helped President Bush invade Iraq, endorsed John mccain, and attacked Barack Obama at the Republican ... [more]

5:53:13 PM Download: Full copy of immigration reform bill
KGBT-TV Presents VALLEYCENTRAL.COM - Harlingen,TX,USA

Action 4 News has posted a PDF copy of the 644-page immigration reform bill introduced in Congress yesterday. US Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz (D-Corpus ... [more]

5:31:10 PM Hunts AC deliver in home Frostbite League race
Hunts Post - Huntingdon,England,UK

... Downing leading in the 114-strong field ahead of team-mates Luke Scott and George Allen, who achieved their highest-ever positions in this competition. ... [more]

5:21:18 PM Ben Bernanke Named Time's 'Person of the Year'
LimeLife - Menlo Park,CA,USA

As the Federal Reserve Chairman for both President Obama and President Bush, he's weathered one of the worst economies in recent history. ... [more]

5:19:37 PM Kerry talks tough on China
Energy Collective

by Sam Geall on 12/16/2009 08:22 0 comments , 13 views United States Senator John Kerry delivered a tough message to China today that may have serious ... [more]

5:13:46 PM Pakistan Battles Militants, Political Scandal in 2009
Voice of America

Meanwhile, a political scandal threatens to undermine the government of President Asif Ali Zardari. At the start of 2009, Pakistan's government pursued a ... [more]

5:02:16 PM White House Considers Punting Deficit Problem To 'Bipartisan' Commission
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

And now, the White House looks like it's joining up with the responsibility-dodgers, so they too can earn a share of that sweet, sweet political cover. ... [more]

5:01:58 PM Daschle Had Public And Private Role In Push For Digital Health Records
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

Bill Frist, former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former chiefs of Medicare and the Food and Drug Administration. GE's finance arm, GE Capital, ... [more]

4:24:34 PM Census: Whites to hold US majority 8 years longer than expected; economy ...
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

The earlier estimate did not take into account a drop in the number of people moving into the US because of the economic crisis and the immigration policies ... [more]

4:19:01 PM ISRAEL: The peace process and that White House phone number thing
Did White House fake link between Saddam and Al Qaeda?

The White House phone number is no secret. Nor is it a secret that it's not actually the president who answers it. The public number is used to register ... [more]

4:11:31 PM Text of Sen. Kerry's speech at COP15
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA

COPENHAGEN -- Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee and lead author of the United States Senate's comprehensive climate change ... [more]

3:55:52 PM Boxer and Feinstein both support key drug vote
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA

Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein both supported the only really bipartisan amendment in the entire Senate health legislation, one by Sen. .... [more]

3:47:13 PM No Protests for New Wartime President?
FOX News - USA

Look, a drone still kills people, whether it's commanded to do so by a Republican or a Democrat. So, it comes down to consistency. If you're critical of war ... [more]

3:27:58 PM 22 Million Bush-era E-mails Found
The New American - USA

Apparently President Bush wanted the power to snoop into everyone else's electronic communications without having his own being subject to scrutiny. .... [more]

3:00:00 PM White House: Iran missile test undermines trust
Reuters - NY,USA

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Wednesday that Iran's test of an upgraded missile undermines its insistence of peaceful intentions and will ... [more]

2:59:07 PM Marty Rosen | Home cooks learn volumes of 'Secrets'
Louisville Courier Journal - Louisville,KY,USA

Thanks to 19th-century technologies, we can record and reproduce Bob Dylan's every breath, Tom Delay's every pirouette and Julianne Moore's every lifted ... [more]

2:43:46 PM Wireless Company Mixes Liberal Politics With Business
Obama Accuses McCain of Same Old Republican Campaign Tactics

Kieschnick said the president was "impressed" when he told him what his company had done to fight former President George W. Bush. ... [more]

2:36:58 PM Copenhagen deal would boost US action: Kerry
Raw Story - Cambridge,MA,USA

US Senator John Kerry urged the Copenhagen climate summit Wednesday to ensure transparent action by China, India and other emerging nations, ... [more]

2:18:34 PM A Pro-Life Catholic Challenges Crist in Florida Senate Race
Catholic Online - Bakersfield,CA,USA

Mel Martinez, another pro-life Catholic from the American-Cuban community. Rubio's family story is compelling in much the same way as was Martinez's. .... [more]

1:51:33 PM Holbrooke Calls for More Aide to Pakistan
The Washington Independent

John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) and Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.), insisted that it contained “no conditions on Pakistan attached” to any ... [more]

1:23:00 PM Screw up; move up in play again in Customs and Border Protection
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

The mission of Border Patrol is to control immigration and secure our borders, yet Aguilar supports amnesty and couches it with the responsibility of ... [more]

1:14:52 PM White House to announce $5 billion more tax credits for renewable energy
Motors ...

USA Today The White House will announce plans Wednesday to provide another $5 billion in tax credits for manufacturers of wind, solar, electric vehicle and other .... [more]

1:13:45 PM Blame Democrat leaders, not Bush, for recession
Delaware Coast Press - Rehoboth Beach,DE,USA

By all means, let's blame former President Bush for the financial crisis. He did nothing to stop the Democratic Marxist machine from lending money to .... [more]

12:56:56 PM Biden tells Obama that 40 million US homes will have smart meters by 2015
Motors ...

A new report by Vice President Joe Biden, which President Obama mentioned briefly in an appearance Tuesday, projects that the number of US homes with smart ... [more]

12:23:14 PM Boxer Backs 'Hyde Idea' To Bar Federal Funds For Abortion, But Voted
CNSNews.com - Alexandria,VA,USA

CNSNews.com A transcript of the exchange between CNSNews.com and Sen. Boxer is provided below: Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.): “You're from CNS, right? ... [more]

12:13:07 PM White House Pushes Policies to Help Manufacturing
ABC News - United States

.... for manufacturers and not place undue regulatory burdens on the sector, the White House said on Wednesday ahead of a meeting focused on the industry. ... [more]

12:12:04 PM Pelosi to shield vulnerable members from tough votes
Lobbying World

The Speaker recently assured her freshman lawmakers and other vulnerable members of her caucus that a vote on immigration reform is not looming despite a ... [more]

11:48:37 AM Danish PM Rasmussen to become president of UN climate talks
Reuters - NY,USA

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen will replace Danish minister Connie Hedegaard as president of the UN climate talks for a ... [more]

11:13:12 AM US Court Denies Rana Bail Over 'Flight Risk'
RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA

She observed that besides his expertise in immigration matters, the terror suspect had traveled extensively outside the US, had extensive international ... [more]

11:08:14 AM 22 Million emails missing From Bush White House recovered
siliconindia.com - Fremont,CA,USA

By siliconindia news bureau Washington: The White House computer technicians have found 22 million missing White House emails during the administration of ... [more]

10:12:31 AM PLO to keep Abbas president, back stance on talks
Reuters - NY,USA

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) will on Wednesday indefinitely extend the tenure of Mahmoud Abbas as president ... [more]

9:46:57 AM Immigration reform vigil takes place in Glenwood Springs this Friday
Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Glenwood Springs,CO,USA

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Glenwood Springs will be one of five mountain communities holding vigils this Friday in support of a new immigration reform ... [more]

9:20:40 AM Copenhagen Connection: Kerry on the scene
Politico - Washington,DC,USA

John Kerry (D-Mass.) - the only senator to publicly announce his intention to drop by Copenhagen, arrives to deliver a speech, in which he's expected to ... [more]

8:36:01 AM Christie names Democrat as attorney general | Philadelphia Inquirer |
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA

Philadelphia Inquirer Kevin O'Toole, the lone Republican senator from Dow's home county. Assemblywoman Sheila Oliver, an Essex County Democrat who will become Assembly Speaker ... [more]

8:24:29 AM S. John 'Jack' Davis, 81; schools chief for Fairfax, Va., state of Virginia
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

George Allen (R). "The first steps of this movement in the direction of standards and accountability were taken under the leadership of Dr. Davis," said ... [more]

8:19:52 AM China, India Will Hurt Obama in Copenhagen
Human Events - Washington,DC,USA

Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, proceeded to mark up Kerry-Boxer in clear defiance of committee ... [more]

7:32:12 AM Higher tax rates ahead, so make the most of 2010
MarketWatch - USA

The George W. Bush-era tax cuts expire at the end of 2010 and the current outlook is that high-income Americans will take the brunt of the pain as .... [more]

7:32:09 AM Immigration overhaul would allow legalization of undocumented immigrants
Whittier Daily News - Whittier,CA,USA

Antonio Gomez and members of the pro-immigrant rights group Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Los Angeles (CHIRLA), demand comprehensive immigration ... [more]

6:53:30 AM Gov.-elect mcdonnell stays focused on message
The Free Lance-Star

He was referring to the infamous incident during the 2006 US Senate campaign when George Allen referred to a young man of Asian descent as a "macaca. ... [more]

6:38:47 AM Shock Poll: Rubio Tied With Crist in Senate Race
The Jacksonville Observer - Jacksonville,FL,USA

Both Crist and Rubio are vying to be the Republican nominee in next year's race to fill the seat vacated by retiring GOP Senator Mel Martinez. ... [more]

5:44:46 AM John Kerry Fears People Who Hang Tea Bags from Their Rearview Mirrors
Don ...

But the most shameless act of the day was Senator John Kerry (D-MA) sending out yet another obnoxious Democratic Party approved email, this one on behalf of ... [more]

5:42:04 AM Liberal Democrats back dropping 'public option' for healthcare
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, the Democrat-turned-independent who only days before had thwarted Senate leaders in a last-ditch effort to include a modified ... [more]

4:52:20 AM White House Readying $5 Billion in Green Tax Credits
Wall Street Journal - USA

By ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON WASHINGTON -- The White House will announce plans Wednesday to provide another $5 billion in tax credits for manufacturers of wind, ... [more]

4:51:28 AM Hicks to Hold Exclusive Rangers Sale Talks With Greenberg Group
Bloomberg

Former President Bush was managing general partner of the Rangers from 1989 until he became Governor of Texas in 1994. Bush headed a group that bought the ... [more]

4:49:59 AM Russoniello has to go
San Francisco Bay Guardian - San Francisco,CA,USA

Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein have split up the duties. Boxer is screening candidates for the Northern District, and Feinstein is handling the Central ... [more]

4:33:18 AM Saudis urgently erect new border fence to block 'massive' immigration of
World Tribune - USA

World Tribune ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia, amid heavy fighting with Shi'ite rebels, has begun erecting another security fence along its border with Yemen. ... [more]

4:32:24 AM New Orleans' Bush a matchup nightmare for Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA

Reggie Bush isn't a defense's first concern when the New Orleans Saints run the football. Leading rusher Pierre Thomas is. And Bush isn't the first concern ... [more]

3:56:15 AM White House Breakfast Crashers, Tourists Harvey and Paula Darden
Right Pundits - Lafayette,CA,USA

By MCCAIN The White House has proven that lightening can indeed strike twice when it comes to Barack Obama's incompetence. Meet Harvey and Paula Darden, ... [more]

3:24:28 AM Immigration overhaul bill unveiled in House
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

By Antonio Olivo and Teresa Watanabe Reporting from Los Angeles and Chicago - Raising the curtain on a new round of debate over immigration reform, ... [more]

3:22:36 AM Boxer, Lieberman, Sanchez Co-Sponser Senate, House Genocide Bills
Asbarez News - Glendale,CA,USA

WASHINGTON–Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT) and Representative Linda Sanchez (D-CA) became, this week, the most recent additions to ... [more]

3:21:16 AM A Complete Rejection of the US' Binary Political Thinking
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

When a Republican says x, the Democrat will respond with the polar opposite. It's that simple. And that's the problem. In the hyper-partisan environment of ... [more]

3:17:44 AM Flow of aid to Mexico delayed
USA Today - McLean,VA,United States

It was with this in mind that President Bush sealed the Merida Initiative. The initiative funds aircraft and surveillance equipment to track and break up ... [more]

2:40:20 AM Death Panel? Is it almost time to consider euthanasia? …for the health
Don ...

Firedoglake (blog) Reminds me of that time when Tom DeLay declared that he was "the federal government" when he was confronted for smoking a cigar in a federal building, ... [more]

2:23:07 AM White House Welcomes Fight Over Sending Terrorists to Thomson »
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA

By Kenneth R. Bazinet White House spokesman Robert Gibbs was more than ready to mix it up today with House GOP leader John Boehner over moving about 100 ... [more]

2:07:43 AM Mexico's Calderon presents political reform proposal
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

Political parties, the movers of Mexican politics, could view proposed changes as threats to their considerable clout. "It is an admirable act of good ... [more]

2:03:32 AM Teamsters Praise Bill to Close Loophole for Tax Cheats
PR Newswire (press release) - USA

John Kerry, D-Mass. The bill would close a loophole that allows employers to avoid paying Social Security and Medicare taxes, withholding income taxes and ... [more]

1:28:48 AM Rep. Jared Polis proposes visa changes in federal immigration bill
Fox 31 KDVR.com - Denver,CO,USA

Jared Polis says he wants to make it easier for foreign investors to set up shop in the US as part of a proposal to change the country's immigration system. ... [more]

1:17:01 AM Hope for Gitmo Detainees?
Tonic

Guantánamo Bay, or Gitmo as it's known, has been the subject of a great deal of criticism since President Bush declared war on Afghanistan shortly after the ... [more]

12:31:36 AM Senate Democrats Grumble in Meeting With President
CBS News - USA

President Obama spent most of his time trying to inspire Senate Democrats at today's White House meeting. Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, ... [more]

12:24:58 AM Lawmakers push overhaul to immigration laws
Pasadena Star-News - Pasadena,CA,USA

Schiff said he supports immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship, but he has not signed on to the bill presented today. [more]

12:23:54 AM No plans for Russia nuclear deal this week: White House
Reuters - NY,USA

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday there were no plans for President Barack Obama to sign a new nuclear arms reduction pact with Russia ... [more]



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