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11:47:05 PM 12 New York Airport Employees Charged in Immigration Sting
FOX News - USA

NEWBURGH, NY — Most of a dozen airport warehouse employees charged with using forged immigration documents to get jobs were given security badges after ... [more]

11:34:59 PM Glazer: Cerrato out, Allen in as Redskins boss
FOXSports.com - USA

The Redskins have announced that Allen — son of the late legendary Redskins head coach George Allen — will be hired as executive vice president and general ... [more]

11:34:38 PM White House Chief of Staff Lights National Hanukkah Menorah
Before It's News

WASHINGTON—The National Menorah was lit at nightfall Sunday during a ceremony on the Ellipse near the White House. One candle will be lit each night for a ... [more]

11:15:38 PM Government extends aid to dairies, but farmers protest allotment
Miami Herald - Miami,FL,USA

Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., temporarily blocked the legislation over concerns it would shortchange California's larger dairies. Boxer's move won her a meeting ... [more]

11:09:17 PM Pro-Life News: Virginia Infanticide, Ohio, Florida, Nevada, Australia ...
LifeNews.com - Helena,MT,USA

.... a pro-life candidate but Rubio is considered the stronger pro-life advocate of the two. They are all runing to replace retiring pro-life Sen. Mel Martinez. [more]

11:01:22 PM It Is Time Mr. President
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

Remember just a few weeks ago when political pundits were declaring the demise of the Republican Party? That Republicans were teetering on the edge of ... [more]

10:39:32 PM UPI NewsTrack Sports
United Press International

Allen, 53, is the son of former Redskins Coach George Allen. He was most recently general manager for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but he has also been with the ... [more]

10:36:36 PM 12 Charged In Immigration Sting At Ny Airport
WSAV-TV

By AP Exchange NEWBURGH, New York (AP) Most of a dozen airport warehouse employees charged with using forged immigration documents to get jobs were given ... [more]

10:26:03 PM NRSC's Brian Walsh Should Be Muzzled
American Spectator

“It's unfortunate, but if and when they'd like to stop this nonsense and work with us on defeating Barbara Boxer next year, we look forward to meeting with ... [more]

9:59:04 PM John Kerry on whether a weak climate deal is better than no deal at all
Grist Magazine - Seattle,WA,USA

John Kerry (D-Mass.) in a sit-down interview yesterday. The chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee admitted that all bets are off on a getting ... [more]

9:41:23 PM President Obama to Push for Climate Change Agreement
ABC News - United States

By KAREN TRAVERS and KIRIT RADIA With the clock ticking, President Obama will travel to Copenhagen tonight in a last-minute attempt to finalize a global ... [more]

9:28:54 PM Has Capitol Hill already lost the political will to fight for immigration
Latina Lista (blog)

Latina Lista (blog) Luis Gutierrez's immigration reform bill that he introduced in the House of Representatives this week caused a lot of buzz -- from both sides of the aisle. ... [more]

9:04:27 PM Collection is history of Bush presidency
United Press International

"The Bushes are very much involved in the library," Lowe said. "President Bush has been here looking through photographs. He has been very engaged with us." [more]

8:28:50 PM 12 Charged In Immigration Sting At Us Airport
WSAV-TV

By AP Exchange NEWBURGH, NY (AP) A dozen airport warehouse employees charged with using forged immigration documents to get jobs underwent required federal ... [more]

7:56:44 PM US Democrat rejects health bill compromise
Reuters - NY,USA

"This bill has become a political nightmare for them," Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said of Democrats. "They know Americans overwhelmingly ... [more]

7:54:16 PM Biden Makes Official Broadband Stimulus Announcement
BroadbandBreakfast.com

Senators John Kerry and Paul Kirk, and Congressmen Edward Markey, Michael Capuano and Stephen Lynch, gathered with Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and ... [more]

7:28:39 PM White House Welcomes 500 Guests For Hanukkah
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

The White House held its annual Hanukkah party on Wednesday night, on the sixth day of the Jewish holiday. After rumors that the party would be low-key this ... [more]

7:01:20 PM Obama White House Playing Politics With National Security?
FOX News - USA

The successor to Strategic Air Command, it was the place used by President Bush during the uncertain hours of 9/11. Do you remember when we didn't know ... [more]

6:54:47 PM Experts Expound
Capitol Weekly - Sacramento,CA,USA

The next question is whether he has a better chance against Jerry Brown or Barbara Boxer -- since he couldn't beat Brown, I'd rather see him run for the ... [more]

6:29:58 PM Former presidential candidate and DNC chair uses prime WaPo space to
Salon - USA

Salon In his op-ed, Dean names John Kerry as the senator who has been working hardest on this question. This morning, I spoke to Kerry's staff, ... [more]

6:22:06 PM Immigration Reform is Critical Part of the Road to Recovery for America's
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

Huffington Post (blog) Gutierrez's immigration bill, introduced this week, charts a new course for our country--a course that protects workers, respects families, and reflects our ... [more]

6:19:20 PM White House hits back at Howard Dean attack on healthcare reform bill
Christian Science Monitor - USA

White House officials responded forcefully Thursday to former Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean's call to defeat healthcare reform bill. ... [more]

6:14:43 PM Best of the Decade: Local Stories
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

That one phrase and the video on YouTube brought down George Allen. PS Personal note added. I'd always thought Sen. Allen was a bit sleazy but he was always ... [more]

5:48:46 PM GAO report details another sign of Bush hangover
Tri State Defender - Memphis,TN,USA

Thanks to a recently released report, we can now count neglecting civil rights among the many injustices former President Bush and his administration ... [more]

5:34:20 PM US: Talks at make-or-break stage
Politico - Washington,DC,USA

John Kerry (D-Mass.) is the highest-ranking American yet to appear at the talks. Photo: AP COPENHAGEN — In Washington on Wednesday, White House press ... [more]

5:25:28 PM White House Confirms Obama Will Head to Copenhagen
Wall Street Journal Blogs - New York,NY,USA

By Henry J. Pulizzi The White House said President Barack Obama still plans to attend the Copenhagen climate-change summit, rebuffing speculation he would ... [more]

5:12:47 PM Anti-Immigration Group Sues Texas Colleges
Courthouse News Service - Pasadena,CA,USA

... and allowing them to pay discounted in-state tuition and receive financial aid, the Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas claims in Harris County Court. ... [more]

5:12:12 PM Bruce Allen on board; is Jon Gruden next?
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

"This is an extraordinary opportunity with one of the world's most successful sports franchises," said Allen, son of former Redskins coach George Allen. ... [more]

5:05:51 PM Pakistan Battles Militancy, Political Turmoil in 2009
Voice of America

A persistent Taliban militancy is wreaking havoc across the country while a reinvigorated political scandal threatens to bring President Asif Ali Zardari's ... [more]

4:41:48 PM As Climate Talks Teeter, US Ponies Up Cash Promise
FOXNews

John Kerry, D- Mass., told delegates here the Senate would pass its version of climate change legislation as early as spring of 2010. But Sen. ... [more]

4:31:16 PM MoveOn Raises Massive Funds to Fight Lieberman on Health Care Reform
OpEdNews - USA

Says MoveOn: "First, Joe Lieberman helped President Bush invade Iraq. Then he endorsed John McCain and attacked Barack Obama at the Republican National ... [more]

4:12:15 PM Democrats' New Push for Immigration Reform
FOX News - USA

They're calling it the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for American Security and Prosperity. MALKIN: It's about as Orwellian a name as you could get. ... [more]

4:08:05 PM Redskins hire Bruce Allen to replace Vinny Cerrato as GM
Motors ...

Allen, the son of former Redskins coach George Allen, is the former GM of the Raiders and Bucs, from whom he was fired in January. ... [more]

4:01:12 PM Bernie Sanders May Not Vote for Health Bill
CBS News - USA

As leaders in the White House and the Senate work to make the Democratic health care bill acceptable for moderates like Joe Lieberman (I-Conn. ... [more]

3:59:15 PM Letters: Spreading blame for crisis
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA

Tom Delay. The effort to once again remove all restraints from ethically challenged “money folks” in the late 1990s eventually led to our current economic ... [more]

3:55:57 PM Obama's New Pen Pal
FOX News - USA

By Sean Hannity President Obama promised on the campaign trail to engage our adversaries without preconditions. Well, America, in that spirit, the president ... [more]

3:48:34 PM Vinny Cerrato resigns, Bruce Allen to take over as Redskins' top
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

Washington Post George Allen coached the Redskins from 1971-77. Bruce Allen went to the University of Richmond, and his brother, George, is a former US Senator from ... [more]

3:35:31 PM Kerry Comes To Copenhagen
The Nation - USA

Senator John Kerry spent less than a day at COP15 but his comments during a Wednesday speech at the conference shed light on the US negotiating position as ... [more]

3:15:11 PM White House Wades Into Terror Intel Dispute Between FBI, Homeland Security
FOX News - USA

By Mike Levine The White House has taken the unusual step of wading into a dispute between the nation's top law enforcement agencies over how much ... [more]

3:13:06 PM The NRSC's Brian Walsh Continues to Make Himself the Story
RedState

... in which Carly Fiorina bragged that John Cornyn had asked her to enter the race, “reaffirming [her] belief that Chuck DeVore can not beat Barbara Boxer. ... [more]

3:06:14 PM Partying With the President While Health Care Reform Gets Closer
FOX News - USA

The first Obama Christmas party was less crowded than last year, which of course was hosted by President and Mrs. Bush. Looking around, the decorations were ... [more]

2:53:12 PM Crist, Rubio In Dead Heat For Senate
Central Florida News 13| - Orlando,FL,USA

Mel Martinez's seat in Washington is in a dead heat. According to the Orlando Sentinel, Gov. Charlie Crist is tied with his rival, former House Speaker ... [more]

2:15:29 PM WindTamer Corporation Announces Appointment of Mark Matthews as Vice
CNN/Money - USA

CNNMoney.com (press release) Prior to joining WindTamer Corporation, Mr. Matthews was Vice President of Government and Commercial Sales for Ultralife Corporation (NASDAQ: ULBI), .... [more]

2:10:55 PM TARP worked as planned
BlueRidgeNow.com - Hendersonville,NC,USA

President Bush and his treasurer, President Obama and his treasurer, Congress and the banks were all popular punching bags of radio talk show hosts and the ... [more]

1:38:55 PM White House kitchen garden goes year-round
Mother Nature Network - Atlanta,GA,USA

White House Food Initiative Coordinator Sam Kass, USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan, USDA Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Harris ... [more]

1:10:53 PM Opponents Call on Pakistan President Zardari to Quit
Voice of America

The ruling opens the door for the reopening of all corruption and criminal cases pending against the president's close aides and political allies. ... [more]

12:56:15 PM Paula Dow! How? Chris Christie channels his inner liberal
The Gloucester County Times - Woodbury,NJ,USA

Though both are Democrats, they managed to position themselves well to the right of Christie and Dow on illegal immigration back then. ... [more]

12:55:27 PM Sen. Inhofe (R) In Lion's Den in Copenhagen
FOXNews (blog)

John Kerry, D-Mass., disagree, and predict the Senate will pass such a bill this spring. Surrounded by reporters from around the world, including many who ... [more]

12:46:26 PM The President Is No B+
Wall Street Journal - USA

By KARL ROVE Barack Obama has won a place in history with the worst ratings of any president at the end of his first year: 49% approve and 46% disapprove of ... [more]

11:45:55 AM The case for inaction on immigration
The Week Magazine - USA

On Tuesday, 80 House members unveiled a new immigration amnesty proposal. The bill, written by Illinois congressman Luis Guiterrez, would put illegals on ... [more]

11:42:35 AM NASA, Google offer more precise emissions tracking
The Associated Press

John Kerry, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. Kerry told The Associated Press that talks with Chinese officials Wednesday made progress on the ... [more]

11:32:04 AM 4 presidential candidates join Afghan war protest
Real News Network

VOICEOVER: On Thursday, December 10, President Obama was in Oslo accepting the Nobel Peace Prize. And in his acceptance speech, he reaffirmed the US .... [more]

11:27:33 AM White House, Former DNC Chief Battle Over Compromises in Senate Health Bill
CNSNews.com - Alexandria,VA,USA

By Fred Lucas, Staff Writer White House (CNSNews.com) – The White House fired back on Wednesday against former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard ... [more]

11:14:16 AM Down to the Wire: Will There Be a Health Care Reform Bill By Christmas?
FOX News - USA

Well, he does have them, and they are slamming on the brakes, as well, using every trick in the book, today Republican senator Tom Coburn forcing a nearly ... [more]

10:34:30 AM Deal-or-No-Deal Time in Copenhagen
Politics Daily - Washington,DC,USA

... President Barack Obama for spending more on the war in Afghanistan than on climate change programs for the developing world-Senator John Kerry (D-Mass. ... [more]

10:23:26 AM Democrats cross fire over health care reform bill
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA

BY Michael Mcauliff WASHINGTON - The White House fired back at fuming liberal critics who want to pull the plug on a watered-down health bill Wednesday, ... [more]

10:18:16 AM FIFA president Blatter says no to TV replays
USA Today - McLean,VA,United States

The FIFA president was in the United Arab Emirates to attend the Club World Cup, which culiminates in Saturday's final between European champion Barcelona ... [more]

9:19:09 AM Obama will be in climate spotlight in Copenhagen
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

Democrats have sensed diplomatic opportunity in climate policy since President George W. Bush's first term, when they drew a connection between Bush's ... [more]

9:18:02 AM White Americans' majority to continue until 2050, report says
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

The economic downturn and stepped-up immigration enforcement are slowing the growth of minority groups. By Nicole Santa Cruz As federal lawmakers continue ... [more]

8:11:36 AM Obama's ratings sink on economy, healthcare
Reuters - NY,USA

Obama, experiencing his first holiday season in the White House, finds himself at odds with some in the left wing of his own Democratic Party and losing the ... [more]

7:49:25 AM ICE to stop detaining asylum seekers
Center for Investigative Reporting

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Homeland Security Department's investigative arm and the agency responsible for immigration detention, ... [more]

7:23:42 AM Candidates abound for Bills' personnel job
Buffalo News - Buffalo,NY,USA

Allen, son of Hall of Fame coach George Allen, formerly was personnel chief in Oakland and general manager above Jon Gruden with Tampa Bay. ... [more]

7:12:55 AM Intel Case May Signal Stepped Up Antitrust Enforcement by US
Bloomberg

Still, antitrust lawyers noted that the current commissioners -- including Leibowitz -- were nominated by former President George W. Bush and began their ... [more]

6:34:37 AM Holiday Week Work on Health Care Has Senate Saying 'Harry Christmas'
FOX News - USA

(Four years ago, it was "Merry Fristmas," when Republican Leader Bill Frist kept the Senate in sullen session through the holidays. ... [more]

6:29:28 AM Women Try to Transfer Corporate Success to Campaigns
CQPolitics.com - Washington,DC,USA

Barbara Boxer , has made being a woman part of the argument for her candidacy in a primary with state Assemblyman Chuck DeVore. ... [more]

6:15:41 AM New governor, same problems: New Jersey's political scene in 2010
Bridgeton News - Bridgeton,NJ,USA

By Josh Margolin/Statehouse Bureau The future is already here in New Jersey politics. Leading the state's dysfunctional family of lawmakers is a newly ... [more]

6:08:43 AM Alums look back at on campus protests
Daily Princetonian - USA

.... '07 helped organize a student-run filibuster at the Frist Campus Center in 2005 opposing procedural rule changes, proposed by Senator Bill Frist '74, ... [more]

5:54:46 AM Emanuel Tests Limits of His Persuasion in Health-Care Overhaul
Bloomberg

He wanted assurance from Emanuel that the White House would honor an agreement to limit the drugmakers' cost to $80 billion. The deal held. ... [more]

5:45:53 AM Behind the scenes at the Bush library, 'you get to see the history ... you
Fort Worth Star Telegram

Fort Worth Star Telegram The art objects range from an incredible mosaic of St. Peter's Square given to President Bush by Pope Benedict XVI to a stunning gold replica of the Temple ... [more]

5:14:15 AM Never Mind Planetary Doom. Can the UN Climate Conference Avoid Diplomatic
Reason Online - Los Angeles,CA,USA

Reason Online John Kerry (D-Mass.) was afforded an opportunity to address an adoring crowd at the conference this afternoon. A very busy Yvo de Boer, the UNFCCC executive ... [more]

4:57:05 AM CBO Scores Kerry-Boxer and The News Is Good
Treehugger - New York,NY,USA

John Kerry, D-Mass. and Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. would result in $21 billion surplus between of 2010-19. The nonpartisan CBO added that the bill would .... [more]

4:56:58 AM President Signs Bill That Allows Gun-Slinging AMTRAK Passengers to be
Reform

FOXNews (blog) The error is reminiscent of $289 billion farm bill President Bush vetoed in May, 2008. In that instance, both houses of Congress inadvertently sent Mr. Bush ... [more]

4:46:51 AM Obama Bullies Fat Cats While Message Meanders: Caroline Baum
Bloomberg

That was the essence of President Barack Obama's message to the “fat-cat bankers” who were summoned to the White House Monday and told to open the lending ... [more]

4:38:41 AM Immigration reform must include relief for seasonal employers
Hotel News Now

Washington, DC– The H-2B Workforce Coalition believes that it is important for Congress to address comprehensive immigration reform, including much needed ... [more]

4:18:00 AM Sorry, Senator Kerry
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

But I have a different mission today, and that is to apologize to John Kerry. I frequently made fun of Kerry for being a terrible presidential candidate. ... [more]

3:54:22 AM Health bill held up by single Democrat and GOP tactics
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

The head count of Democratic senators who have committed to vote with Reid to end the Republican filibuster has mounted slowly but steadily. ... [more]

3:49:08 AM Iowans for Tax Relief: Curb illegal immigration; curb state spending
IowaPolitics.com (press Release) - Iowa,USA

Illegal immigration is a very controversial topic in our state; it is also an issue which has a financial cost to Iowa taxpayers. A 2007 Issue Review by the ... [more]

3:34:41 AM Intel lawsuit signals shift in federal antitrust policy
Christian Science Monitor - USA

.... commission pursued the previous eight years under President Bush, says Bill Wycoff, an antitrust attorney in Pittsburgh with Thorp Reed & Armstrong. ... [more]

3:06:50 AM Newsmakers: Tom DeLay is Texas Monthly's Bum Steer; Willie bringing picnic
Austin American-Statesman - Austin,TX,USA

Austin American-Statesman Former US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who came back into the spotlight this year with his turn on "Dancing With the Stars," is Texas Monthly's 2010 Bum ... [more]

3:03:58 AM The Daily Beast:
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

Immigration and Muslims: one is not speaking of a race of people...although Goode thought he was. 2)There is a reason for the commandment: You shall not ... [more]

2:36:20 AM Framingham airborne robotics project wins $2.4m federal grant
MetroWest Daily News - Framingham,MA,USA

John Kerry and Paul Kirk's offices announced the funding for CyPhy Works today. “Robots have the potential to revolutionize many industries” said Helen ... [more]

2:35:19 AM Focus | Democratic divide
Augusta Free Press

George Allen in 2006, Warner landsliding former Gov. Jim Gilmore in a 2008 Senate race, and Virginia going blue in the '08 presidential race for Barack ... [more]

2:20:18 AM Words of wisdom from Schale's new blog: Crist has no base
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando,FL,USA

In the last twenty-five or so years of FL Sen/Gov races, only Connie Mack, Bob Martinez and Mel Martinez have won on their first statewide try. ... [more]

2:09:53 AM Employment will recover: White House
Reuters - NY,USA

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told the briefing that the economy needed to create about 100000 jobs a month just to stabilize the level of unemployment ... [more]

1:42:24 AM Boxer climate plan won't increase deficit -- CBO
Lobbying World

The cap-and-trade bill is sponsored by EPW Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.). It would require US emissions curbs ... [more]

1:08:32 AM Kerry: Copenhagen Could Change the Global Warming Debate
US News - USA

John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, is in Copenhagen with US negotiators for the final days of the international climate talks. ... [more]

12:50:08 AM Sarah Palin wears 'McCain for President' visor on vacation, but blacks out
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA

New York Daily News The former GOP vice presidential contender was snapped in Hawaii this week wearing an old McCain for President visor - only she had blacked out the letters ... [more]

12:40:30 AM Brooks & Dunn receive lifetime achievement award, announce final ...
NewsOK.com - Oklahoma City,OK,USA

Bill Frist, philanthropist Susan Simons and musician Michael Bolton, according to CMT. The TJ Martell Foundation supports innovative research for leukemia, ... [more]

12:32:15 AM Obama Silent on Gutierrez's Landmark Immigration Legislation
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) has just introduced a landmark immigration reform bill, which ought to be the basis of any legislation in the current Congress: ... [more]

12:25:20 AM White House Errs on Guantanamo Facts
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

By Dafna Linzer, propublica Yesterday, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs made two claims about the administration's handling of detainees at Guantanamo Bay ... [more]

12:13:57 AM Copenhagen Notes: Kerry says 'amateur hour' is over
Green Right Now - Los Angeles,CA,USA

John Kerry's turn at the podium. As primary author of the climate bill pending in the Senate — the climate bill that Obama says ties his hands because it ... [more]



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