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A year later, Obama’s popularity is nearly identical to Election Day.
Canadians still “distrust” the United States.
HBO will air a documentary tonight on the Obama campaign.
After reports that Lieberman promised Reid not to block cloture on More…
NY-23: 95 Percent of Hoffman Cash From Out of District
It’s no secret that national fundraising has buoyed the campaign of Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate in the NY-23 special election. But the full extent is remarkable. We crunched the FEC contribution numbers this afternoon to discover that 95 percent of Hoffman’s donations came from individuals and PACs More…
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As the first anniversary of Obama’s election nears, White House staffers and campaigners relive the moment.
America’s top health insurers spent more than $8 million on lobbying during the last quarter.
Michael Bloomberg will personally tweet on tomorrow’s election.
As the More…
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Climate chief Sir Nicholas Stern tells us to go vegetarian; conservative bloggers cry radical wacko.
The SuperFreakonomics authors shrug off criticism on the Diane Rehm Show.
Is your unemployment insurance in danger? This map from ProPublica shows which states are at More…
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The White House reaffirms its support for a public option, and the result may be an opt-out system.
Stabenow and Dodd are pushing for expedited benefits in the health reform bill.
The DC same-sex marriage bill approaches its climax.
And yesterday More…
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Nate Silver pegs the GOP’s chances of taking back the House in 2010 at 20 to 25 percent.
Senate staffers have translated the Baucus bill from English into legalese.
Support for a public option is strong and growing.
Conservatives won’t back down in New York’s special More…
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Obama unveils a new Darfur strategy, but human rights groups aren’t satisfied.
The man who sent an Obama death threat had already been warned by the Feds.
Dodd challenger Rob Simmons changes his mind on cap-and-trade.
The Washington Post: CBO’s price tags More…
Bachmann: Obama Has Failed to Distance Himself From ACORN (Video)
In an interview with ABC News on Sept. 20, President Obama said that the ACORN scandal “is not the biggest issue facing the country” but that the case “deserves to be investigated.” At the Heritage Foundation today, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) reproached him for his More…
Bachmann: The Conservative Brand Is Still Strong (Video)
At today’s Heritage Foundation briefing, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) told the audience of conservative bloggers that “‘Republican’ still isn’t a positive brand name for people but ‘conservative’ is.” She said that a new conservative movement “under that banner coalition of respecting the constitution [...] is a winning formula going More…
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Sandra Day O’Connor is “disappointed” that her successors are dismantling her work.
A libertarian tycoon takes credit for launching one of the key organizations of the Tea Party movement.
Don Imus returns to TV and feels at home with Fox.
Al Qaeda appears to be struggling.
Jim Jones More…
