Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/06/30/stimulus_to_nowhere_110410.html
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Thursday, June 30, 2011
Right Turn: Will Libya matter in 2012?
A reader e-mailed me over the weekend asking whether "the situation in Libya may affect the 2012 presidential campaigns." He mused: "Depending on how bad it gets in Libya, I envision a whole slew of political ads showing Obama shaking Gaddafi's hand back in 2009."
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The Plum Line: Do people care about the deficit?
Duncan Black poses a question: "Nobody cares about the deficit. Why don't people understand this?" Matthew Yglesias attempts an answer: "Politicians don't understand that the voters don't care about the deficit because the voters themselves don't understand that they don't care about the deficit....
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Bristol Palin: Michele Bachmann's just copying my mom
This just might be the dumbest, pettiest attack from a Palin yet?which is really saying something.
"I think [Michele Bachmann] dresses a lot like my mom," Bristol tells me. "But a lot, a lot of women have done that the last few years. I do think it's odd, you know, seeing people with red blazers with their hair up with glasses."Bristol added a giggle before continuing her thought about Bachmann, a Congresswoman from Minnessota. "I don't know if she's wearing glasses but you want to be hummmm, do you think that people don't notice you're dressing like my mom?"
Uh, Bristol? I know you and your mom have trademarked your names for "educational" purposes, but I don't think your mom invented that whole wearing red thing. In fact, I'm sure there are at least a few women who embraced red jackets first.
Like Secretary of State Madeleine Albright:
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And First Lady/Senator/Secretary of State/long-time wearer of red/troops-supporter Hillary Clinton:
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And the once and future Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, seated with Assistant to the President/Future Senator of Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren:
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And of course this woman, who was already "copying" the Palin look on Super Tuesday in 2008:
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Nice try, Bristol. But, true to Palin family tradition, this latest word salad is just another FAIL.
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An Amen for Albany
Walter Olson, Wall Street Journal
For those of us who support same-sex marriage and also consider ourselves to be right of center, there were special reasons to take satisfaction in last Friday's vote in Albany. New York expanded its marriage law not under court order but after deliberation by elected lawmakers with the signature of an elected governor. Of the key group of affluent New Yorkers said to have pushed the campaign for the bill, many self-identify as conservative or libertarian. A GOP-run state Senate gave the measure its approval. Ground shifts could be felt among the conservative commentariat as well. At...
For those of us who support same-sex marriage and also consider ourselves to be right of center, there were special reasons to take satisfaction in last Friday's vote in Albany. New York expanded its marriage law not under court order but after deliberation by elected lawmakers with the signature of an elected governor. Of the key group of affluent New Yorkers said to have pushed the campaign for the bill, many self-identify as conservative or libertarian. A GOP-run state Senate gave the measure its approval. Ground shifts could be felt among the conservative commentariat as well. At...
Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/06/30/an_amen_for_albany_258449.html
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Campaign to repeal Ohio's SB 5 delivers more than 1,000,000 signatures
Photo: Progress Ohio
Two weeks ago, when the repeal campaign announced that more than 700,000 signatures had been collected, Chris Bowers provided an overview:
The only public polls released on SB 5 have shown wide majorities of Ohio voter in favor of repeal. A Quinnipiac poll from mid-May showed repeal ahead 54%-36%, while a PPP poll from later in May showed repeal winning 55%-35%.This signature gathering campaign does not just force a November referendum on the bill. It actually prevents the bill from going into law until the results of the referendum are certified. As such, if the repeal wins in November, which seems likely, then SB 5 will never become law. This is shaping up to become a total defeat for Ohio Governor John Kasich and his union-busting allies.
That defeat won't come without a lot more hard work, but today the campaign to get enough signatures to force a referendum ends, and the campaign to win the referendum begins.
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Estate Tax Uncertainty Unsettles Small Businesses
The estate tax has been a part of the United States revenue system since 1916, and has soared as high as 77 percent.
Source: http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/politics/~3/GwtBMlBP_y0/
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FDA panel: Nix Avastin's use for breast cancer
Final decision lies with FDA commissioner, but unanimous vote to withdraw widely-used cancer drug is significant 
Source: http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsMain/~3/Qu-19x0nG9k/main20075492.shtml
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More than half of California children Latino, census shows
More than half the children in California are Latinos, according to new census statistics that show the nation's most populous state rapidly approaching the day when Hispanics overtake whites as the largest minority.
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Will Jerry Brown meet Tuesday deadline for Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act?
Back on June 16, more than 1,000 farm workers and supporters delivered the Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act to Brown. He had 12 days to sign the bill, which would update the Agricultural Labor Relations Act by making it easier for farm workers to join unions. Those 12 days end tomorrow and Brown has yet to sign the bill. By not signing it, he would join Schwarzenegger.
Brown's past support for farm workers' rights was not only a feature of his previous terms as governor but was a part of his record his 2010 gubernatorial campaign repeatedly stressed. Yet he appears to be poised to turn his back on farm workers at the first real opportunity to help them.
Update: Thanks to commenter shenderson for pointing out that California does not have a pocket veto; if Brown does not sign but does not veto, the bill will become law. My apologies.
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The Fact Checker: Is Rep. King's claim about radical Muslim imams true?
"The only real testimony we have on it was actually from Sheikh Kabbani, who was a Muslim leader during the Clinton Administration, he testified, this is back in 1999 and 2000, before the State Department that he thought over 80 percent of the mosques in this country are controlled by radical Ima...
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Obama The Passive
David Frum’s proposed critique of Barack Obama: The job has overwhelmed the man. He?s not an alien, he?s not a radical. He?s just not the person the country needs. He?s not tough enough, he?s not imaginative enough, and he?s not determined enough. In the throes of the worst economic crisis since the 1930s, the president [...]
Source: http://thinkprogress.org/yglesias/2011/06/28/256682/obama-the-passive/
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CHART: Lower Taxes On The Rich Don?t Lead To Job Growth
Congressional Republicans — during both last year’s debate over the pending expiration of the Bush tax cuts and the current negotiations regarding raising the nation’s debt ceiling — refused to consider tax increases on even the very richest Americans. In fact, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) blew up debt ceiling negotiations last week due [...]
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Palin, in Iowa, ?Still Thinking About? Running
Making a rare visit to early-voting Iowa, Sarah Palin stoked a new round of speculation about whether she would enter the 2012 presidential race.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=4db817666727cb611a8fa37fe5474560
20,000 Leagues Under the State
Suzanne Mettler, Washington Monthly
Growing up during the Depression, Sam Marchesi had to drop out of school after eighth grade—soon after his father died—to work and help support his mother and his seven younger siblings. When World War II began, he enlisted in the Army and served in the Pacific. Upon his return, he took advantage of the educational and training benefits of the G.I. Bill, joining the 52 percent of fifteen million returning veterans who did so. He acquired vocational training in architectural drawing and on-the-job training as an apprentice carpenter, skills that enabled him to...
Growing up during the Depression, Sam Marchesi had to drop out of school after eighth grade—soon after his father died—to work and help support his mother and his seven younger siblings. When World War II began, he enlisted in the Army and served in the Pacific. Upon his return, he took advantage of the educational and training benefits of the G.I. Bill, joining the 52 percent of fifteen million returning veterans who did so. He acquired vocational training in architectural drawing and on-the-job training as an apprentice carpenter, skills that enabled him to...
Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/06/28/20000_leagues_under_the_state_258339.html
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Blagojevich convicted on corruption charges
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was convicted of 17 of the 20 charges against him, including trying to peddle the U.S. Senate that President Obama vacated after his election. 
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/bXDohnFs6nA/index.html
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Debt Divide Remains as President Steps In
President Obama met with Congressional leaders in the hope of helping them reach a deal on a debt limit.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=8c8605cd04b042d17a1c24b07e619cca
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Justices Reject Ban on Violent Video Games for Children
The Supreme Court agreed with a federal court?s decision to throw out California?s ban on the sale or rental of violent video games to minors, saying the law violated minors? rights.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=222441286dfa9c1f2a3d74305aa5c35e
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Gay Marriage: Will Other States Follow NY?
New York's passage of its marriage equality act didn't just bring gay marriage to the empire state, it also brought new hope that the fight for same-sex marriage may be gaining traction at a national level.
Source: http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=64190d82aa8d56db8df53da727fb6453
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Monday, June 27, 2011
The Fix: Gallup poll -- Obama's approval rating levels off
Six months ago, President Obama was being discussed as a one-term president as his party careened to a historic midterm election defeat.
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Ex- Ill. Gov. Blagojevich asks to cancel retrial
CHICAGO -- Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich asked a judge Wednesday to cancel his upcoming retrial on political corruption charges and promptly sentence him on the sole conviction from the first trial, saying money woes prevent him from mounting an ample defense.
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Michelle Obama Wants Four More Years
First lady Michelle Obama today said her global advoacy on behalf of women and young people gives her a personal stake in her husband's re-election, and that she eagerly awaits the coming campaign.
Source: http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=2ec15f087894ecc432a0d695d0da36b5
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