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UPDATED: Senators Reportedly Reach Tentative Deal to Drop Public Option
Breaking news from The Associated Press:
Democratic senators say they have a tentative deal to drop a government-run insurance option from healthcare legislation.
No further details were immediately available.
McCain Double-Flip-Flops on FactCheck.org
One day after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) hammered him for “flip-flopping” on Medicare cuts, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) fired back this morning on the Senate floor (starting at 0:16 in this clip). McCain cited a FactCheck.org analysis from the More…
David Weigel and Ben Smith on Bloggingheads.tv
TWI’s David Weigel sat down with Politico’s Ben Smith yesterday for a wide-ranging Bloggingheads.tv diavlog that covered President Obama and Afghanistan, the declining toxicity of George W. Bush, the liberal media and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), and, of course, birthers. Video of the full conversation after the jump.
Bachmann to Join Palin at National Tea Party Convention
The Minnesota Independent reports that Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is scheduled to join previously announced headliner Sarah Palin at the National Tea Party Convention to be held Feb. 4-6 at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tenn.
From The Minnesota Independent:
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Report: Obama to Send 34,000 More Troops to Afghanistan
McClatchy reports that, after weeks of deliberation, President Obama has settled on the number of additional troops he plans to send to Afghanistan.
President Barack Obama met Monday evening with his national security team to finalize a plan to dispatch some 34,000 additional U.S. troops over the
Police: Kentucky Census Worker Committed Suicide
Breaking news from The Associated Press:
A Kentucky census worker found naked, bound with duct tape and hanging from a tree with “fed” scrawled on his chest killed himself but staged his death to make it look like a homicide, authorities said Tuesday.
Weigel Discusses Tea Party Movie on MSNBC
TWI’s David Weigel appeared on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” last night to talk about the forthcoming movie, “Tea Party: The Documentary Film” with guest-host Larry O’Donnell. Video after the jump.
‘Governor Joe’ Arpaio?
Here are some stark — if not entirely surprising — numbers from the latest Rasmussen Reports poll of the 2010 Arizona gubernatorial race. Out of four potential Republican contenders, anti-illegal immigration crusader and Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is the only one who leads the likely Democratic More…
Ben Nelson: I’ll Vote to Send Health Bill to Senate Floor
TPMDC’s Brian Beutler reports that Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) has announced he plans to vote to send the Senate health care bill to the Senate floor. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has scheduled the vote for Saturday night.
“This weekend, I will vote for the motion
Spencer Ackerman and Rachel Maddow Discuss the Realities of an Afghanistan Troop Escalation
TWI national security reporter Spencer Ackerman appeared on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” last night to talk about his “game-changing” story on the limited number of troops available for an Afghanistan escalation. Video after the jump.
