–updated– As you can likely already tell, I’m out of the loop for a while today, working, but not able to blog much. I’ll check back in when I can. Now, back to Baucus. Busted: … As his committee has taken center stage in the battle over health-care reform, Chairman Baucus (D-Mont.) has emerged as [...]
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The JFK ‘X’ at Dealey Plaza
This is a Twitter liveblog report from Dallas. 9:58:36 AM: After a lifetime of research and one woman show on JFK, finally standing where he was murdered. 10:01:43 AM: Down Houston St., past jail, left on Elm @ the Book Depository; 2 ‘Xs’ on Elm pavement mark the shots. 10:04:15 AM: The Grassy Knoll is [...]
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Iranians Speak Out on 10th Anniversary of Student Repression
–bumped– (Originally dated 7.9.09, 2:15 p.m.) On July 9, 1999, known as the 18th of Tir in the Iranian calendar, 200 students protested the closing of a reformist newspaper, Salaam, which supported moderate President Mohammed Khatami. Hard-line activists entered dormitories in Tehran University, broke windows, set fires and attacked the students. by Cox and Forkum [...]
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Sen. Ensign: Mommy, Daddy, Will You Pay Off My Mistress?
Man, John Ensign brings new meaning to the words, Who’s your daddy? A statement by his lawyer, Paul Coggins, on behalf of the Mr. Ensign, a Republican from Nevada, said that in April 2008 the senator’s parents each gave $12,000 apiece to Cindy Hampton, her husband, Doug, and two of their children in the form [...]
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Obama – Congressional – CIA War Breaks Out
In a June 26 letter to Mr. Panetta discussing his testimony, Democrats said that the agency had “misled members” of Congress for eight years about the classified matters, which the letter did not disclose. “This is similar to other deceptions of which we are aware from other recent periods,” said the letter, made public late [...]
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Palin’s Mavericky Popularity
The challenges for Republicans remain among swing voters, which is no surprise. Sarah Palin doesn’t help that, but she’s no worse than anyone else on the right, while her popularity with her GOP peeps is strong. When it comes to a potential presidential run, the USA TODAY Poll displays Palin’s strength in the Republican base [...]
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Coverage of A Cultural Icon
“I just want to say, ever since the day I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. I just want to say I love him so much.” – Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, at the end of her father’s memorial It’s tough when the boss says you have to cover a [...]
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Did Toppling Saddam Inspire Iran’s ‘Green Wave’?
Christopher Hitchens asks this most astounding question in his latest column. I could see tapping what happened in China yesterday, at least tangentially to Iran, but Iran’s “green wave” to Iraq? Hitchens is too smart for this, but he tries to rewrite history anyway, as another pro invasion neocon attempts to find cover, tying it [...]
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Robert S. McNamara Changed
“He’s like a jackhammer,” President Johnson said. “No human being can take what he takes. He drives too hard. He is too perfect.” – Ex-Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara Dies at 93 Coming from Johnson, the king of political jackhammers, that’s quite a statement. Though as history has proven over time, Robert S. McNamara was [...]
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Sarah Palin’s Second Chance
“There is absolutely no truth to those rumors that we’re investigating her or getting ready to indict her,” Special Agent Eric Gonzalez said in a phone interview Saturday. “It’s just not true.” He added that there was “no wiggle room” in his comments for any kind of inquiry. – Sarah Palin not under FBI investigation, [...]
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Washington Post Marketing Ploy Implodes
I’ve been watching this unravel since it was announced, waiting for the cancellation of this horrific idea, because otherwise I was going to quit my subscription and never rely on the WP again. Howard Kurtz has Washington Post Publisher Katharine Weymouth’s comments on the matter, but also some of the gory details. The fliers, circulated [...]
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Is Madoff Worse than a Child Molester?
Talk about sentence overkill. I’m sure it makes some people feel good, but it hasn’t solved the problem or revealed the mysteries. I also still want to know who helped him and where is the money, but also where was the SEC? Madoff’s lawyers referred to the verdict as “mob vengeance.” A federal judge sentenced [...]
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The Boyfriend Cuckold
Gov. Sanford just might have been outed by the other man. Hell hath no fury like a man cheated upon. It’s not the classic definition of cuckold, but it fits. Providing this report in the New York Times doesn’t end up competing story with another storyline from somewhere else. It comes with a warning: women [...]
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Obama’s Michael Jackson Friday Detainee Dump
–updated– Calculating that the world is riveted on all things Michael Jackson, which is true, Pres. Obama evidently is hoping this leak will slide underneath the media mat this late on a Friday. The Washington Post and ProPublica report: The Obama administration, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close Guantanamo, has [...]
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Clarence Thomas Vindicates Anita Hill
The ghost of Anita Hill’s testimony hovers over Thomas’s appalling judgment in the strip search case that should put all doubt about his mental acuity to rest. He also left no doubt why compassion and diversity is important on the court, especially when it comes to cases dealing with women, particularly young women. Andrew Cohen: [...]
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