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House Votes for FinReg Bill
HOUSE VOTES FOR FINREG BILL Politico reports that the House has passed the financial reform bill: The House approved sweeping Wall Street reforms Wednesday, setting the stage for a final showdown in the Senate. The vote was 237-192 , largely along party lines. In the Senate, …
Angle Backs Away from “Take Out” Reid Comment
ANGLE BACKS AWAY FROM “TAKE OUT” REID COMMENT In an interview today, Nevada GOP senate candidate Sharron Angle backed away from many of her earlier controversial comments. Politico reports: In her first major interview since winning the Nevada Senate primary, Republican nominee …
Obama Planning on 2010 Immigration Bill
OBAMA PLANNING ON 2010 IMMIGRATION BILL The Los Angeles Times reports that President Obama met with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to discuss his plans for immigration reform and the likelihood a bill could be passed in 2010. It would be a revival worthy of Lazarus, but …
Alleged Russian Spy Goes Missing
ALLEGED RUSSIAN SPY GOES MISSING The BBC reports that one of the alleged Russian spies sought by the FBI has gone missing. Christopher Metsos was held at the Mediterranean island's Larnaca airport on Tuesday by immigration officers after an Interpol alert. He is one of 11 people at …
Hurricane Slows Gulf Cleanup
HURRICANE SLOWS GULF CLEANUP The Miami Herald reports that a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico is hindering BP’s oil cleanup efforts. Much of the Gulf Coast from the Mississippi Delta to Florida's Panhandle will be vulnerable to oil washing ashore and creeping inland to marshes and bays …
Collins to Back Financial Reg Bill
COLLINS TO BACK FINANCIAL REG BILL U.S.A Today reports that GOP Sen. Susan Collins will back the new financial regulation bill in Congress: Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said today she will support a reworked version of President Obama's Wall Street regulation bill, providing Democrats …
Gay Soldiers Subpoena Obama
GAY SOLDIERS SUBPOENA OBAMA Ben Smith reports that a group of gay service members are attempting to subpoena President Obama: The gay soldiers arrested outside the White House protesting "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" will annouce today that they're demanding that President Obama testify …
Christie: GOP Should Avoid Demagoguery
CHRISTIE: GOP SHOULD AVOID DEMAGOGUERY In a wide ranging interview with Politico , New Jersey Governor Chris Christie warns the Republican party against demagoguery, and points out areas where conservatives could work with the White House, such as education: New Jersey Gov. Chris …
Petraeus Unanimously Confirmed for Afghan Service
PETRAEUS UNANIMOUSLY CONFIRMED FOR AFGHAN SERVICE General David Petraeus has been unanimously confirmed by the Senate to run the war in Afghanistan: Petraeus — heralded for his time as commander of operations in Iraq — leaves his post as the head of U.S. Central Command and is …
Bachmann: Global Economy Leads to One World Government
BACHMANN: GLOBAL ECONOMY LEADS TO ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT In a radio interview that Think Progress managed to find and transcribe, Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann makes the peculiar assertion that America should avoid joining a "Global Economy" because it might lead to a "one world …
Kos to Bring Lawsuit Against Polling Firm
KOS TO BRING LAWSUIT AGAINST POLLING FIRM Markos Moulistas, the founder of Daily Kos , is suing the polling firm he has relied on for years, accusing them of providing him with fraudulent data: The lawyer for Daily Kos is not mincing words when it comes to accusing Research 2000 …
Clinton Supports Dem Challenger
CLINTON SUPPORTS DEM CHALLENGER Bill Clinton has thrown his support behind a Democratic challenger to a Senate incumbent: Former President Bill Clinton announced in an email Tuesday his support for Colorado Democrat Andrew Romanoff in his bid to unseat incumbent Michael Bennet. …
How to Win the Fight Over Sarbanes-Oxley
Relying on long-shot legal challenges won’t undo Sarbanes-Oxley's most burdensome provisions. After five years of legal wrangling, the Supreme Court earlier this week upheld all substantive provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley law. Even though the law, an overbearing, poorly drafted, government-…The Krugman Question
Nobel laureate Paul Krugman is warning — perhaps rightly — that the U.S. has entered an economic depression. His policy prescription is misguided, but where are the conservative solutions? What if Paul Krugman is right? Or at least in the neighborhood of right? The New York Times columnist …Andrew Breitbart Offers $100,000 for JournoList Archive
ANDREW BREITBART OFFERS $100,000 FOR JOURNOLIST ARCHIVE Andrew Breitbart is offering $100, 000 for anyone who can provide the entire JournoList archive: I’ve had $100, 000 burning in my pocket for the last three months and I’d really like to spend it on a worthy cause. So how about …
GOP Senators Grill Kagan
On day two of Elena Kagan's confirmation hearings, the GOP challenged her to defend her position barring military recruiters while Dean of Harvard Law. Well, it didn't take very long for Elena Kagan to completely revoke virtually everything she said in a 1995 law review article . In that review, …Chris Christie Signs New Jersey Budget
CHRIS CHRISTIE SIGNs NEW JERSEY BUDGET Local media in New Jersey reports that the legislature has approved Chris Christie's budget and that he has signed it into law: N.J. Gov. Chris Christie signed a $29.4 billion budget into law today during a ceremony in South River fire departmen…
Rand Paul Fundraising Goes Slowly
RAND PAUL FUNDRAISING GOES SLOWLY The AP reports on Rand Paul's current fund-raising efforts, and how they are not matching his previous records: (AP) - The political outsider who largely financed his U.S. Senate primary race with Internet donations received a more lukewarm response …
Google Acquiesces to Chinese Demands
The New York Times reports that Google is ready to start agreeing to some of China's demands to allow them to keep working in the country: SAN FRANCISCO — In an effort to appease Beijing as it seeks to renew its license to operate in mainland China, Google plans to stop automatically …