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11:44:34 PM To Use Social Media, White House Needs to Be Sociable
FOX News - USA

By Dan Gainor Twitter at the White House? Well, it's about time and a much-needed check and balance. Computer users beware, the White House press office has ... [more]

11:41:33 PM Did Rick Perry's Clear Channel Connections Sink Debra Medina?
Burnt Orange Report - Austin,TX,USA

.... whose slavish devotion to the uttlerly corrupt Tom DeLay resulted in the out-of-sequence last redistricting (remember that, when half the lege -- the ... [more]

11:35:01 PM 1 of 3 Idaho immigration employment bills killed
BusinessWeek - USA

An Idaho House committee killed one of three illegal immigration-related bills in the 2010 Legislature, a move that bodes ill for two measures pending in ... [more]

11:10:44 PM CPAC 2010 Day One: The Return Of Bush-Cheney
TPMDC - USA

"When it comes to shifting responsibility for failure, however, no one is a more frequent object of President Obama's reproach than President Bush," Romney ... [more]

9:54:39 PM Boxer makes it official, files papers to run for reelection
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

Barbara Boxer filed her reelection paperwork Thursday morning, kicking off what could be the three-term Democratic senator's most challenging reelection ... [more]

9:29:48 PM Southeast Asia Obama Meets With Dalai Lama at White House
Voice of America

White House officials released a written statement after the meeting, saying the president was pleased to hear that China and the Tibetans recently resumed ... [more]

9:12:03 PM Mitt Romney Defends The Bush Record
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

Mitt Romney (R) became the first speaker at CPAC to utter the words "President Bush" on Thursday when he offered a forceful defense of the previous ... [more]

8:49:48 PM The Silence Of The Bishops
Atlantic Online (blog)

St. Louis Archbishop Burke forbade John Kerry from taking communion while campaigning in the area in 2004. During the Democratic National Convention, .... [more]

8:27:56 PM Breaking: Dalai Lama Meets with President Obama
FOXNews

Every US president dating back to George Herbert Walker Bush has met the Dalai Lama. Almost a year ago, the Dalai Lama accused China of turning Tibet into ... [more]

7:44:50 PM With New Twitter Icons and Charges of GOP Hypocrisy, White House Says It's
President McCain Sends Secretary of State Lieberman and Defense ...

ABC News (blog) The video and the Tuesday email reflect a new assertiveness, a senior White House official tells ABC News. “Collectively, we're on better offense,” the ... [more]

7:13:38 PM Senator Boxer Lauds $30 Million Investment in Ports of Oakland, Stockton
BigNews.biz (press release) - Natick,MA,USA

BigNews.biz (press release) US Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) praised US Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's announcement that the Ports of Oakland, Stockton and West ... [more]

7:04:55 PM Senate hopeful Rubio rises from unknown to darling
The Associated Press

George LeMieux, whom Crist appointed to fill Mel Martinez' unexpired term. Before the speech, Rubio was warmly received at a reception for American .... [more]

6:46:40 PM Suspicious package sent to Sen. Kerry's office
The Associated Press

John Kerry's office in downtown Boston. Kerry spokeswoman Brigid O'Rourke says the package was delivered in the mail Thursday morning. ... [more]

6:35:41 PM President Heads to Denver to Lend Hand to Endangered Democratic Senator
FOX News - USA

The president is drawing some criticism from within his own party for making appearances to support one Democrat over another in primaries. ... [more]

5:37:39 PM Obama urged to free George Ryan from prison
AP Top News at 4:38 pm EDT

Ryan previously acknowledged penning a short note to President Bush that then-US Rep. Ray LaHood hand-delivered to a presidential aide. ... [more]

5:29:35 PM Feinstein, Reed, Udall, Boxer Sign On To Public Option Letter
Firedoglake (blog)

And Barbara Boxer signed on as well. There is an indication that HELP Committee chair Tom Harkin would also support reconciliation and the public option, ... [more]

5:04:02 PM Obama's 2010 nightmare: razor-thin Democratic win
Did White House fake link between Saddam and Al Qaeda?

Recently he bumped into former Virginia Republican George Allen, who was coasting to reelection in 2006 before being caught on camera issuing a racial ... [more]

4:49:21 PM First thoughts: All about the indies
Abortion politics: Biden never refused communion

So is W. blaming Tom DeLay for the partisan tone in Washington? The GOP did more gerrymandering in 2001 in places like Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania, ... [more]

2:42:57 PM The Migratory Habits of the Educated Indian
Wall Street Journal - USA

The new competition in developed-world immigration is likely to be for young Indians who are highly-skilled and can easily assimilate into the societies ... [more]

2:13:52 PM At White House, There Is No Ideal Dalai Lama Time
Wall Street Journal Blogs - New York,NY,USA

A 2005 official White House picture showed the two men sitting on either side of a fireplace in animated discussion, President Bush wearing a white Tibetan ... [more]

1:24:06 PM President Obama Hits the Campaign Trail to Save Senate Majority
ABC News - United States

Ted Kennedy's seat from the Democrats last month and broke the Democrats' supermajority in the Senate, Republican officials crowed that it was a repudiation ... [more]

1:16:45 PM Farmers, activists push for immigration reform
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester,NY,USA

That is why the Wolcott farmer stood shoulder to shoulder Wednesday with immigration activists, Wayne County elected officials and clergy members pushing ... [more]

1:05:59 PM White House says stimulus saved or created more than a million jobs
WBIR-TV - Knoxville,TN,USA

A year after he signed it into law, Mr. Obama is still trying to sell his stimulus plan. "It's one of the main reasons the economy has gone from shrinking ... [more]

11:16:21 AM Public disgusted by Mayor Mike Bloomberg, President Barack Obama and rest
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA

New York Daily News are learning what former President Bush learned the hard way: It's not easy being an incumbents Do you believe President Obama deserves a second term? .... [more]

10:49:29 AM Dalai Lama, US President to Meet at White House Thursday
Voice of America

US President Barack Obama will host the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, Thursday at the White House, despite intense protests from China. ... [more]

10:17:09 AM Husband has a lil' secret - 2nd wife & 2 kids who live in Jordan
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA

Q: My husband lied to me and to the immigration service. Before we married, he already had a wife and two children in Jordan. What should we do about it? ... [more]

9:56:05 AM Sodomy II: 'Don't try to influence outcome'
The Malaysia Star - Malaysia

In noting the statement by US Senator John Kerry in asking the Malaysian Government to ensure that Anwar received a fair trial, Anifah said it was best that ... [more]

9:37:16 AM Anti-Politician Rage Imperils Boxer
ÄÚ¸®¾ÆÅ¸ÀÓÁî - South Korea

By Dan Walters Barbara Boxer's 18-year career as a US senator from California has resembled a ``Perils of Pauline" movie serial, for those old enough to ... [more]

9:00:18 AM TomTom Names Peter van der Fluit Senior Vice President of Licensing
MarketWatch - USA

MarketWatch (press release) In his last eight years with the company, he was a Vice President in global enterprise marketing and software sales, doubling revenues for the software ... [more]

8:40:06 AM Democrat Caddell rips White House for obeisance to organized labor
Before It's News

Longtime Democratic strategist Pat Caddell on Wednesday blasted the Obama White House for creating “a world in which there is no dissent,†following his ... [more]

8:36:16 AM Bombast bursting in air
Bridgeton News - Bridgeton,NJ,USA

Dan Quayle, who served with the elder President Bush, chairs a private equity firm, while Walter Mondale, President Carter's veep, served as the ambassador ... [more]

7:57:05 AM Church Leaders Pushing For Immigration Reform
Central Florida News 13| - Orlando,FL,USA

ORLANDO -- Church leaders in Central Florida met Wednesday to talk about a comprehensive immigration reform. The group is urging Congress to work together ... [more]

7:14:07 AM Dalai Lama's visit to White House gives activists hope
USA Today - McLean,VA,United States

By Vincent Yu, AP By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY BEIJING — Activists say they are hopeful that a visit to the White House Thursday by Tibet's spiritual leader ... [more]

7:11:55 AM Dems challenging GOP lieutenant governor mostly agree
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA

Earle, who was the chief prosecutor in Travis County for 32 years, is known among Democrats for forcing Republican US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to ... [more]

6:57:46 AM Is Lincoln Diaz-Balart Gearing Up For a Presidential Run ...in Cuba?
Miami New Times

If he was considering retiring, why didn't he go out with a bang and pursue Charlie Crist's offer to serve out the remainder of Mel Martinez's senate term? ... [more]

6:36:08 AM Influence of the Tea Party Movement
MyFox Phoenix - Phoenix,AZ,USA

The displeasure stems back to President Bush's bank bailout. Michelle Ugenti was out in Scottsdale Wednesday night collecting signatures to get her name on ... [more]

6:20:40 AM President Bush on Fla. Race: Who's Rubio?
FOX News - USA

former President George W. Bush said jokingly when asked about the US Senate race at a recent speaking event this week in Naples, Fla. The Republican ... [more]

6:10:39 AM Republican Senate candidate to appear in Palm Desert
My Desert - Palm Springs,CA,USA

Fiorina is seeking to challenge incumbent Barbara Boxer, a Democrat, in the November election. Polls show the former HP head trailing GOP Senate candidate ... [more]

6:08:49 AM Should the Senate Go Nuclear?
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, Republican from Tennessee, during the 108th Congress, annoyed that President George W. Bush's nominations were being ... [more]

4:08:32 AM Arizona Armageddon: JD Hayworth's Challenge To John (“McAmnesty”) McCain
VDARE.com - Warrenton,Virginia,USA

The year he was voted out of office he wrote Whatever It Takes: Illegal Immigration, Border Security, and the War on Terror, in which the congressman took ... [more]

4:02:24 AM One Year Out, White House Still Selling Stimulus
CBS News - USA

"We acted because failure to do so would have led to catastrophe," said Mr. Obama to a White House audience of Recovery Act supporters. ... [more]

3:59:54 AM CafePress: Bush “Miss Me Yet?” Merchandise Hot
Right Pundits - Lafayette,CA,USA

Since the billboard featuring President Bush with the question, “Miss Me Yet?” took to the skies along a Minnesota highway last week, Bush merchandise is ... [more]

3:25:33 AM One year later, political battle rages over stimulus' effectiveness
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

In what has become a predictable pattern, Democratic and Republican leaders in Washington marked the Wednesday anniversary by sniping at each other's claims ... [more]

2:08:09 AM NJ advocates for immigration reform march from Jersey City to Elizabeth
Bridgeton News - Bridgeton,NJ,USA

By Jeff Diamant/The Star-Ledger Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerProtesters of US immigration policies, including Lorna Henkel of Secaucus, rally near Ellis ... [more]

1:17:09 AM 'Joe Casey will never be forgotten'
ChronicleHerald.ca - Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada

George Allen is a longtime friend who often shared the platform with Casey during speaking engagements. “Joe was a great humorist, you know,” said the ... [more]

12:27:19 AM U.S. Diplomat, Syrian President Meet in Damascus
Wall Street Journal - USA

Mr. Burns, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, said he had held "candid" talks with Mr. Assad on improving bilateral relations and recent .... [more]

12:20:38 AM Road and Transit Groups Join Boxer to Push for Senate Jobs Bill
Streetsblog Capitol Hill - Washington,DC,USA

by Elana Schor on February 17, 2010 Representatives from Washington's road and transit lobbies joined Senate environment committee chairman Barbara Boxer ... [more]

12:19:13 AM Obama Takes Deficits To New Frontier
Investor's Business Daily - USA

So, in the realm of deficit spending, President Bush seems to have left his successor quite a lot of room for improvement. How has President Obama done? ... [more]

12:09:14 AM White House hails capture of Taliban leader
Reuters - NY,USA

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House called the capture of a top Taliban military commander "a big success" on Wednesday and said commanders reported a ... [more]

12:04:06 AM Davis: Best GOP recruits ever
Politico - Washington,DC,USA

George Allen, who was curious about his interest in the state's 2012 Senate race against Sen. Jim Webb. “He kept saying, 'I hear you're running for the ... [more]



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