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Palin Backed Candidate Loses in Idaho
David Weigel reports that Vaughn Ward, a Palin supported candidate, lost his Republican primary. Ward had become famous for making numerous gaffes on his campaign: We won't have Vaughn Ward to kick around anymore. The candidate who cribbed vast sections of Barack Obama's 2004 DNC speech , …
Rand Paul Shakes Up Campaign Staff
Talking Points Memo reports that Rand Paul's campaign staff is being shaken up in order to deal with the damage from his recent comments about the Civil Rights Act: Kentucky senatorial candidate Rand Paul said Tuesday he's planning a campaign staff shake-up a week after a round of interviews …
Special Government Deal for Obama-Connected Community Bank
The blog Verum Serum notes that a community bank in Chicago with Obama connections is getting preferential treatment: There is now a demand by congressional republicans for a probe into the mysterious survival of Shorebank. The letter they sent to the President yesterday asks “why did …
Who Are the Real Traitors to Palestine?
Khaled Abu Toameh writes about Palestinians who have been branded "traitors" by their leadership for exposing corruption: The former PLO "ambassador" to Australia, Ali Kazak, believes that an Arab journalist who writes about financial corruption and theft in the Palestinian Authority is a …
O'Reilly Defends Goldline
Talking Points Memo reports that Bill O'Reilly has defended the gold seller Goldline from accusations by Congressman Anthony Weiner that the company is largely a scam: Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) went head-to-head with Bill O'Reilly last night over the Democrat's attack on Goldline and …
Club for Growth Attacks Sue Lowden
The Club for Growth has gone on the offensive against one of the GOP candidates in the Nevada Senate primary: The conservative Club for Growth’s first TV ad for Sharron Angle attacks her top U.S. Senate opponent in the GOP primary, Sue Lowden, for raising taxes and supporting Harry Reid …
Obama's Stimulus Fail
The question about the stimulus was never: Can $800 billion of government money buy anything? The question always was - was this stimulus intelligently designed? Talking Points Memo is passing out congratulatory cigars on the Obama stimulus: It sure sounds like it's working... The CBO …Chris Christie Defends Tax Cuts
At a recently held town hall meeting, Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey defended his tax cuts, and even went on the offensive with members of the teacher's union: Governor Christie on Tuesday told a borough teacher to find another job if she did not feel she was compensated enough as he …
Limbaugh on O’Reilly
In Zev Chafets' biography of Rush Limbaugh, Rush mocks Bill O'Reilly as "Ted Baxter", the foolish blowhard anchorman from the old Mary Tyler Moore Show . I wish Chafets had asked what Rush thought of Glenn Beck. Another reveal from the Chafets review : When we met in March [2008], Bill …Americans More Reliant on Government Payouts
A report in USA Today reveals a scary trend: private sector wages have plunged as a share of national income, while government transfers are up. Drudge trumpeted this USA Today story , and indeed it is very scary: private sector wages have plunged as a share of national income, government …Obama Has "Testy" Meeting with GOP Senators
The Hill reports on President Obama's Tuesday meeting with Senate Republicans: A GOP senator ripped into President Barack Obama at a meeting on Capitol Hill Tuesday, telling him he had “audacity” coming in and using Republican lawmakers as "props." Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), the Democrats’ …
EU to Consider Continental Bank Tax
All European nations should introduce a similar upfront levy on banks, the EU internal market commissioner is expected to announce later. Michel Barnier will suggest proceeds should go into a fund to insure against future financial failures. UK Chancellor George Osborne backs such a levy …
Italy Approves Budget Austerity Measures
The Italian government has approved austerity measures worth 24 billion euros (£20bn; $29bn) for the years 2011-2012. The announcement makes Italy the latest eurozone country to announce cuts in an effort to reduce the gap between spending and earnings. The UK and Danish governments also …
Watch: Chris Christie on his "Style" and Tone"
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recently gave a strong and well argued defense of his political style and tone:Autism and the Madness of Crowds
Tish Durkin writes for The Week about people who believe that vaccines cause autism: As the mother of a child with autism, I have a message for Dr. Andrew Wakefield, the tireless prophet of the theory that vaccines cause autism: please go away. ... What really fascinates me here is …
Blogger Uncovers Will Folks' Fantasy Nikki Haley Interview
The blogger "Verum Serum" has uncovered an unusual video made by the blogger who claims to have had an affair with Nikki Haley: My gut is with Ace on this one…I think Folks is a despicable, lying, attention whore. For one, if he is telling the truth then you would expect the information …Sen Graham: Pass a Small Energy Bill
Senator Lindsey Graham, previously an author on energy legislation, believes that the Senate can only pass a smaller and less ambitious form of the bill: The chief Senate Republican negotiator on energy legislation urged President Obama and Democrats to abandon comprehensive reform for the …
Lake: Bin Ladin Biographer Under Fire
Eli Lake reports that a Pakistani journalist who has had access to Osama Bin Ladin in the past, is now coming under fire for being seen as too involved with his subject matter: Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir, regarded as Osama bin Laden's official biographer, is facing a backlash after a …
Iran Sanctions Bill Delayed Till June
Laura Rozen reports that the Congress will be holding off on an Iran Sanctions Bill due to developments at the UN: Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and Rep. Howard Berman (D-Ca.), the co-chairs of the Iran sanctions conference committee, have agreed to slow down Congressional Iran sanctions …