1. Obama backs down from Vegas dig 8 hours ago   permalink

Obama backs down from Vegas dig
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid chided President Barack Obama Tuesday for making Las Vegas a “poster child” for excessive spending. “I just spoke to the White House and told them that while the president is correct that people saving for college need to be fiscally responsible, the president needs to lay off Las Vegas and stop ...

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Obama takes another dig at Las Vegas   —  President Barack Obama took another dig at Las Vegas at his New Hampshire town hall Tuesday after similar remarks got him into hot water last year. Obama said that people should not "blow a bunch of cash in Vegas" during a tough recession. Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman called for Obama to apologize after he made comparable comments last February.

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WASHINGTON POST: Sarah Palin will rally for Tea Party activists in Harry Reid’s home town. Hey, … City still waiting for reimbursement from Obama's 2008 visit   —  Barack Obama greets spectators as he makes his entrance during the campaign event held at the Old State Capitol Plaza on Aug. 23, 2008l. Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register
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2. Column: Why I'm speaking at Tea Party convention 7 hours ago   permalink

Column: Why I'm speaking at Tea Party convention
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In Washington today, politicians too often just stand their ground. Liberal strategist Bob Beckel and conservative columnist Cal Thomas provide a better model.

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Maria Shriver Silent on Rahm Because of Palin?   —  Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is in the news today calling for the firing of White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel because he is said to have described a strategy by various left-wing...

3. Indiana Republicans Find Their Coats 3 hours ago   permalink

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It's a cold winter, but Indiana Republicans managed to recruit a top-tier candidate to take on Sen. Evan Bayh: Dan Coats, the former Republican senator from Indiana and ambassador to Germany, now a Washington policy adivser and a lobbyist. Bayh succeeded Coats in 1998. The news of Coats's political comeback was first reported by the Howey ...

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DAN COATS TO challenge Evan Bayh…. Coats explores Senate run against Bayh   —  WASHINGTON – Former Fort Wayne resident Dan Coats, a member of Congress for 18 years and most recently a Washington lobbyist, is forming an exploratory committee to run for the Republican Senate nomination and a chance to challenge Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind.

4. WONDERING WHY REUTERS WITHDREW ITS “BACKDOOR TAXES” STORY. 12 minutes ago   permalink

WONDERING WHY REUTERS WITHDREW ITS “BACKDOOR TAXES” STORY.
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"Glenn also has a rather dry sense of humour, which I'm guessing not enough people pick up on." -- Andrea See

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WONDERING WHY REUTERS WITHDREW ITS “BACKDOOR TAXES” STORY. Advisory: Backdoor taxes to hit middle class   —  Copyright © 2010 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.

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JIM GERAGHTY: An Incorrigible Way Of Counting Unemployment.   —  "Glenn also has a rather dry sense of humour, which I'm guessing not enough people pick up on." -- Andrea See

5. The 2010 Comprehensive Daily Kos/Research 2000 Poll of Self-Identified Republicans 5 hours ago   permalink

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As I've mentioned before, I'm putting the finishing touches on my new book, American Taliban, which catalogues the ways in which modern-day conservatives share the same agenda as radical Jihadists in the Islamic world. But I found myself making certain claims about Republicans that I didn't know if they could be backed up. So I thought, "why don' ...

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Kos' Supposed 'Non-Partisan' Pollster a Barking Moonbat Poll: Republicans Think Obama Is A Socialist, And Palin More Qualified To Be President   —  A new Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll, conducted among 2,000 self-identified Republican respondents nationwide, gives an interesting peek into the psyche of the minority party's base.

6. Obama's Strike Three: The Iranian Bomb 2 hours ago   permalink

American Thinker

Three strikes and you're out. Obama has blown two so far, and he's got one chance left when it comes to national security. What will happen if in the next twelve months or so the suicide-preaching fanatics of Tehran explode a nuclear bomb, as they obviously are dead-set on doing? What will happen if Israel tries a preemptive strike? What if the ...

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Obama's Strike Three: The Iranian Bomb Beck Demolishes Huffington: She's 'Media Matters After a Few Drinks'   —  Glenn Beck on Tuesday addressed recent attacks by liberal publisher Arianna Huffington and in so doing thoroughly demolished the proprietor of the Huffington Post on national television. Beck did such a good job that even the left-leaning website Mediaite took his side. As NewsBusters reported Sunday, Huffington went on ABC's "This Week"

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Obama's Strike Three: The Iranian Bomb Ego, Obama's Achilles' Heel   —  The Obama regime had all the power: the White House, a majority in the House and the Senate, and de facto ownership of the media. Yet his agenda is in ruins.

7. Leaked climate change emails scientist 'hid' data flaws 20 hours ago   permalink

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Professor Phil Jones, who was director of the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) and a professor of environmental sciences at the University of East Anglia in Norwich. Photograph: University of East Anglia

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Global Warming: End of Part I? -- By: Iain Murray Climategate scientist 'hid flaws in data', say sceptics   —  The "climategate" controversy intensified last night when the senior British scientist at its centre, Professor Phil Jones, faced fresh accusations that he attempted to withhold data that could cast doubt on evidence for rising world temperatures.

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Change of Climate -- By: Mark Steyn   —  You have to assume that America's dying monodailies are now actively auditioning for state ownership. How else to explain the silence of the massed ranks of salaried "environmental correspondents" on the daily revelations emerging from the fast disintegrating "scientific consensus" on "climate change"? You get livelier coverage from the Chinese ...

8. Illinois Update: Andrzejewski Get-Out-the Vote Effort ‘On Fire’; MORE: Exit Polls 7 hours ago   permalink

Theothermccain.com

7:40 p.m. ET – Partial exit-poll reports indicate Andrzejewski “coming on strong,” says my source, with Dillard “dropping fast.” The campaign was still pushing GOTV at 6:30 p.m. CT, focusing on the Metro East suburbs of St. Louis downstate. “We can get another thousand votes out of there in the next half-hour.&#

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9. Emanuel apologized for 'retarded' remark 8 hours ago   permalink

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A White House official emails that Rahm Emanuel has acknowledged calling liberal Democrats "retarded" and apologized for the remark. "Rahm called Tim Shriver Wednesday to apologize and the apology was accepted," the official said.

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RAHM EMANUEL COMPARES DEMOCRATS TO RETARDED PEOPLE, then apologizes to retarded people…. Rahm Apologizes for Privately Calling Liberal Activists "Retarded"   —  White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel apologized to the head of the Special Olympics today after the Wall Street Journal reported the fiery Chicagoan privately called a group of liberal activists "f---ing retarded."

10. Arianna Huffington AKA "Media Matters after a few drinks" 2 hours ago   permalink

AMERICAN DIGEST

Professor Beck schools Arianna ("Zsa Zsa") Huffington to a fare-thee-well: Next step, find someone who will flame Huffington hairless.

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Arianna Huffington AKA "Media Matters after a few drinks" Glenn Beck: Arianna Huffington Is “Media Matters After A Couple Of Drinks”   —  Glenn Beck may want to consider some sort of future career as a professor…he’s very good with the pointer stick. Beck set aside a segment of tonight’s show to specifically address the remarks Arianna Huffington made to Roger Ailes on this Sunday’s This Week. (Actually he began with a fun lesson ratings: “how can you ...

11. Pelican 1 hour ago   permalink

Pelican
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Compare Electricity Prices in your area. Texas Electricity is deregulated; you have the right to choose Texas Electric Rates from among many Texas Electric Companies.

12. Congress 1 hour ago   permalink

Congress
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13. Thanks to Obama, I Now Worry Less about Israel 2 hours ago   permalink

American Thinker

As the saying goes, "Worry is like a rocking chair -- it gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere."

14. Star Of David In Gaza Field Causes "Stir" 2 hours ago   permalink

Star Of David In Gaza Field Causes "Stir"
Stable Hand / The Jawa Report

Is there nothing the evil Juice will stoop to?Satellite photograph shows 60-meter Jewish symbol carved into Palestinian land. Click image to enlarge Too funny.....heh...

15. Weekly Open Thread 2 hours ago   permalink

Weekly Open Thread
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16. Cobb Explores King Solomon's Mines 4 hours ago   permalink

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Cobb takes a look at this Hollywood warhorse and goes someplace unique: In the genre of "wow check out these weird African animals and tribes" flicks, I'm not very savvy. And for the sake of stating the obvious, you can clearly see why the African nations involved did their best to get whole villages decked out and put all in frame for the sake ...

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Cobb Explores King Solomon's Mines King Solomon's Mines   —  I've never seen The African Queen but now I know who this Alan Quartermain dude is supposed to be, and I can see how much better we had it with Indiana Jones. But this review is about a black thing. A small one, though.

17. DSCC Jumps Behind Giannoulias 4 hours ago   permalink

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Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Robert Menendez released the following statement tonight after Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias won the Democratic nomination for the Senate:

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Giannoulias declares win in Sen. race   —  State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias beat back a strong challenge from former City Inspector General David Hoffman for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate from Illinois � the former seat of President Obama.

18. � Kirk wins GOP race 4 hours ago   permalink

� Kirk wins GOP race
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U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk easily coasted to victory in today�s Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat once held by Barack Obama. With 75 percent of precincts reporting, Kirk had 57 percent of the vote, easily trouncing the field of five other little-knowns candidates.

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Mark Kirk Wins Senate Primary   —  The Chicago Sun-Times reports a victory for Congressman Mark Kirk in the Republican Primary in the Senate race to replace Roland Burris as junior Senator from Illinois. With 75 percent of ...

19. In Senate Panel, Concern Over Deficit 3 hours ago   permalink

In Senate Panel, Concern Over Deficit
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WASHINGTON — President Obama’s budget came in for sharp criticism on Tuesday from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers who said the White House was not doing enough to reduce the deficit in the medium and long term.

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20. Bozell Column: A New Abortion Scandal 3 hours ago   permalink

Bozell Column: A New Abortion Scandal
Brent Bozell / NewsBusters.org blogs

In his book "The Courage to Be Catholic," author George Weigel surprised readers by insisting that the very secular and liberal Boston Globe and the New York Times had done the Lord’s work in rooting out the story of child sexual abuse by priests in the Catholic Church. Weigel is correct, and never mind that the newsies at the Globe ...