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11:34:03 PM Paula Abdul -- Stern 'Hates' American Idol, But ...
TMZ.com - Glendale,CA,USA

.... Howard Stern situation this morning .... but moments after taking a stand, the former "American Idol" judge seemed to flip-flop worse than John Kerry. ... [more]

10:27:42 PM Read all 'Polling' posts in Political Hotsheet
CBS News - USA

Mostly consider themselves Republicans – not independents - and most view the Republican Party favorably (62 percent). • Are overwhelmingly negative about ... [more]

10:20:59 PM George 'Macaca' Allen to stump for Tiahrt
Pitch Weekly

By David Martin in Martin, Politics ​George Allen, the former Virginia governor and senator, will headline a fundraiser to benefit the campaign of US Senate ... [more]

10:13:54 PM White House Hoping For GOP Takeover?
Investor's Business Daily (blog)

(said) some Democratic House members actually believe that the White House “wouldn't mind having a foil, and that foil is a Republican (House) majority ... [more]

9:35:32 PM Howard Dean: Democrats 'need a spinal transplant'
Raw Story - Cambridge,MA,USA

Bill Frist and Mitch McConnell threatened to abolish the filibuster just years ago in 2005 when they controlled the majority in Congress. ... [more]

9:01:09 PM Immigration Reform: Litmus Test in 2010 Elections
New California Media - San Francisco,CA,USA

But, he added, “immigration reform is a litmus test” for candidates who are seeking election in the 2010-midterms -- and for the Obama presidency. ... [more]

9:00:12 PM White House Says Reid Move to Scrap Bipartisan Jobs Bill Doesn't Violate ...
President McCain Sends Secretary of State Lieberman and Defense ...

The White House on Friday said that the move by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to scrap a bipartisan jobs bill -- much to the chagrin of the ... [more]

8:43:30 PM New Home for Former Vice President?
FOX News - USA

But here's some good news for the former vice president. If he visits DC, he will have a free place to say — Republican Senator James Inhofe and his family ... [more]

8:35:16 PM Lawrence O'Donnell Rages On Bush Speechwriter Marc Thiessen: 'Your ...
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

When President Bush did a speech in December 2006 to reveal this program, I was taken into a secure room in the National Security Council. ... [more]

7:04:18 PM Poll: Should Robert Gibbs be fired?
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

Or John Kerry for claiming that he voted for the war before he voted against it. That is the equivalent of what Obama done with Robert Gibbs...except Sarah ... [more]

6:56:11 PM Koch Foods Fined $536000 Over Immigration Raid
ABC News - United States

AP Federal authorities say poultry processor Koch (kuk) Foods Inc. has paid more than $536000 in fines stemming from a 2007 immigration raid in southwest ... [more]

6:17:46 PM Former Bush Staffers: We Would Have Handled Abdulmutallab Differently.
The American Prospect - Boston,MA,USA

As such, he could have been subject to President Bush's military order. In late December 2001, however, there were no military commissions in operation, ... [more]

5:56:33 PM Health Buzz: President Clinton's Stent Procedure and Other Health News
US News - USA

By January W. Payne Former President Bill Clinton, 63, was released from New York Presbyterian Hospital's Columbia University campus today, after having two ... [more]

5:45:00 PM Webb Wants Banker Tax As Amendment To Jobs Bill
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

Webb's proposal, which is joined by California Democrat Barbara Boxer, would exempt the first $400000 of bonuses -- the amount of the president's salary, ... [more]

5:24:58 PM Washington DC Subway Train Derails Near White House
NPR - Washington,D.C.,USA

By Frank James A Washington Metro Red Line subway train has derailed in the nation's capital at the Farragut North station not far from the White House. ... [more]

4:43:15 PM Chevron Dares With Venezuela, Where Politics, Business Mix
Wall Street Journal - USA

"Chevron has no comments on the political dialogue between the two countries," the company said in an emailed statement Thursday, referring to Chavez' ... [more]

4:21:33 PM WIRE WATCH: Biden at Olympics; McCain in Illinois; Palin in Florida
Wall Street Journal Blogs - New York,NY,USA

Barbara Boxer on Saturday in Los Angeles. Like Gore, Boxer is a strong advocate for legislation to combat global climate change. ... [more]

4:07:11 PM Blizzards Help Wage War On Climate Bills
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA

Senator John Kerry, who is a leading force behind the legislation, dismissed suggestions that snow could bury the bill. "The inside-the-Beltway conventional ... [more]

3:51:06 PM White House Friday Schedule
FOXNews

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs will brief reporters at 12:30pm. Row 2, Seat 4 will carry the briefing live. Watch it LIVE now! ... [more]

3:28:32 PM Pseudo-conservative Propagandists Are Trying to Ruin America
Sentido.tv - Red Bank,NJ,USA

The Karl Rove / Tom DeLay axis was known for expressing with outrageous hubris that they sought to establish a “permanent Republican majority” in both ... [more]

2:47:50 PM Bush And Cheney Reuniting At Alumni Breakfast
TPM LiveWire

It is fitting that the first joint appearance by President Bush and Vice President Cheney since leaving office will be with the people who supported their ... [more]

2:22:56 PM Good Luck Reforming Immigration Courts
The American Prospect - Boston,MA,USA

At its annual meeting, the American Bar Association (ABA) called for an overhaul of the immigration court system. Currently, immigration courts operate ... [more]

12:48:27 PM Is President Obama About to Break Promises on Middle Class Tax Hikes?
FOX News - USA

Dana, it does seem the president is softening on the concept of whether or not to raise taxes. Politically deadly? DANA PERINO, FORMER BUSH WHITE HOUSE ... [more]

12:46:00 PM Republican Breaks Ranks on Finance Bill
Wall Street Journal - USA

The banking panel could hold a vote on a financial-overhaul bill by early March. ... in Tennessee in 1994 (he lost in the Republican primary to Bill Frist). ... [more]

12:29:03 PM We Need a Doctor In the House -- And the Senate
FOX News - USA

The behavior of two prominent physician/politicians, Senators Bill Frist and Tom Coburn demonstrate the credibility of the physician statesman. ... [more]

11:37:07 AM Snow hastens hearing of TVA board nominees
The Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA

Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and support from committee member Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. "I don't anticipate any bumps in the road," Boxer said. .... [more]

11:09:21 AM Immigration Reform: Biblical No-Brainer, Political Non-Starter?
Politics Daily - Washington,DC,USA

"We feel that through very targeted local work we will be able to go about this" -- campaigning for immigration reform -- "in a much more determined way. ... [more]

11:06:01 AM White House report: Auto, parts industries lost $107B over 4 years
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA

The White House on Thursday released a 400-page report on the US economy, reporting that the auto sector fared far worse than any other manufacturing .... [more]

9:12:09 AM South African president promises a 'year of action'
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

In Cape Town, former South African President Nelson Mandela attends President Jacob ZumaÂ's state of the nation address in Parliament. ... [more]

8:38:54 AM Los Angeles Immigration Lawyer Let s people know how he can aid them
Fast Pitch! (press release) - USA

Can a person let you learn as a Los Angeles Immigration Legal professional the way you help those people in need of assistance? Answer: Surely. ... [more]

8:31:33 AM Kerry 'shocked' and 'disappointed' with Edwards
The Hill

John Kerry (D-Mass.) says he is "shocked" and "disappointed" with the sex scandal that has brought down his 2004 Democratic presidential running mate's ... [more]

8:02:50 AM Drug industry lobbyist Billy Tauzin to resign
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

Tauzin has been under fire for cutting a private deal with the White House to push the healthcare overhaul forward. By Tom Hamburger Reporting from .... [more]

7:43:05 AM President Clinton in hospital for treatment
Christian Science Monitor - USA

President Clinton's family rushed to his side after he underwent a heart procedure Thursday in New York. In this Dec. 2, 2008 file photo, ... [more]

7:11:56 AM Obama administration takes credit for Bush success in Iraq
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA

.... Press Secretary Joe Gibbs are more than willing to take credit for the successes in Iraq without crediting the President Bush's foundational groundwork, ... [more]

5:22:00 AM Twitter quitters
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia

Florida Senator Mel Martinez hasn't made a peep since last July. Several top comedians appear no longer amused by Twitter. Stephen Colbert bid adieu to ... [more]

4:51:17 AM How we learned to love Photoshop
Guardian - UK

Examples of its use, or misuse, are legion: a faked image of John Kerry and Jane Fonda apparently sharing a platform at an anti-Vietnam war rally which .... [more]

4:49:27 AM PhRMA President Tauzin to Resign
Wall Street Journal - USA

Under Mr. Tauzin, PhRMA, which had given mostly to Republicans, increased its political contributions to Democrats, creating a nearly equal split between ... [more]

4:42:34 AM SENATE RACE HEATS UP: FIORINA, SPEAKING IN SAN DIEGO, PLEDGES TO FOCUS
East County Magazine - La Mesa,CA,USA

East County Magazine ... diagnosed last February and underwent chemotherapy as well as radiation treatments, declared confidently, “Barbara Boxer does not scare me one bit. ... [more]

4:14:47 AM GOP Blinks: 27 Obama Nominees Confirmed After White House Threat
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

The Senate confirmed a huge bloc of administration nominees on Thursday, following a tense exchange between President Barack Obama and Senate Minority ... [more]

3:48:18 AM Democrats divided over trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Politico - Washington,DC,USA

Senator Bill Frist, the Republican leader, told reporters on Monday that he did not expect the Senate to take up any legislation on the issue until at least ... [more]

3:42:29 AM Toyota president to attend US hearings - Asahi
Reuters - NY,USA

T) President Akio Toyoda will attend US congressional hearings to explain a series of safety issues, the Asahi newspaper reported on Friday. ... [more]

3:23:55 AM Informants can greatly aid US authorities but still face deportation
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

After some public outcry, immigration officials suspended deportation proceedings against Gamboa, but he remains in the country illegally, unable to obtain ... [more]

2:42:37 AM IDP: Gibbons must wrestle with Hastert's friends: Bush, Delay, and Foley
IowaPolitics.com (press Release) - Iowa,USA

With Jim Gibbons, Iowans will get the same old Bush-style politics of Denny Hastert and Tom Delay,” said Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Michael Kiernan. ... [more]

2:17:50 AM White House Defends Brennan After GOP Criticism of Politicizing
Obama Accuses McCain of Same Old Republican Campaign Tactics

FOXNews The White House came to the defense of Brennan in the face of new criticism over a recent editorial in which he accused Republicans of aiding Al Qaeda for ... [more]

2:03:47 AM Bill Clinton has two stents placed in heart artery
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA

Former Senate Republican leader Bill Frist of Tennessee, a heart surgeon, said on his Twitter page that Clinton was "doing well." "Thousands of these done ... [more]

1:02:37 AM Former President Clinton Undergoes Heart Procedure After Chest Pains
Obama Accuses McCain of Same Old Republican Campaign Tactics

"President Bush spoke to Chelsea Clinton this afternoon and was glad to hear that her father is doing well and that his spirits are high," David Sherzer, ... [more]



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