Dean Touts "Perfect" Obama Health Plan

March 10, 2009

Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean warned that Republicans who stand against the president’s health care plan or try to label it “socialized medicine” will suffer at the polls in 2010, and admitted “enough is enough” when it comes to the Rush Limbaugh hullabaloo.

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Five Gitmo Detainees Say They Plotted Sept 11th

March 10, 2009

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The five detainees at the U.S. Guantanamo Bay prison camp charged with plotting the September 11 attacks have filed a document expressing pride at their accomplishment and accepting responsibility for the deaths of nearly 3,000 people, The New York Times reported on Monday.

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Fighting for Survival: Ten Newspapers That Will Fold or Go Digital Next

March 10, 2009

How bad is it to be in old media these days? “8 of the nation’s 50 largest daily newspapers could cease publication in the next 18 months” bad: the Chicago Sun-Times, NY and Philly Daily News, Cleveland Plain Dealer, MN Star Trib, Miami Herald, Boston Globe and more all have major layoffs pending.

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Tapper: Chas Freeman Controversy Explodes on Capitol Hill

March 10, 2009

Once again, ABC’s Jake Tapper stands alone: he continues to track the Chas Freeman story, and the protest and controversy against his conflicts that has spread across partisan lines. The latest: the ex-ambassador supported creating a national ID system in response to 9/11. How many civil libertarians are still going to support him?

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Obama to Avoid Signing Statement Tactic Except When He Doesn't

March 10, 2009

POTUS calls into question the legality of ex-POTUS W’s signing statements used to challenge laws, ordering feds to consult with AG Holder before relying on them. But then he admits he plans to use such statements himself should the situation demand it, or if he feels it’s appropriate. Your mileage may vary.

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Eye of a Needle: How Biblical are US Christian Worldviews?

March 10, 2009

A comprehensive study of Protestant Christians’ Biblical worldviews finds consistent percentages over a 13-year span: all low. Be sure to read for the level of detail in questioning – this is what a real survey of belief looks like, as opposed to just another self-labeling exercise.

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Sudan Expells NGOs, Desperate for Aid

March 10, 2009

Sudan boots 13 foreign and 3 local NGOs, accusing them of assisting the Hague in issuing an arrest warrant for Sudan’s President al-Bashir. But no one else offers the support the NGOs do, despite what Sudan’s Ambassador says, and before you know it, 4.7 million people are facing an aid crisis.

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Wasting Away in Hooverville

March 10, 2009

TNR’s Jonathan Chait excoriates conservatives for parroting Amity Shlaes’ “The Forgotten Man,” a book which supposedly refutes the idea that FDR’s New Deal solutions ended the Great Depression but, according to Chait, does nothing of the kind. It’s the thirties all over again.

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Goldstein: Context and Rush Limbaugh

March 10, 2009

Jeff Goldstein argues that context matters, even when it comes to famous radio hosts, and if the media was honest it would matter more. Of course, what should be and what is are not always the same thing, and none of it seems to matter to Rush Limbaugh’s critics on the right or the left.

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Tamny: Recessions are Self-Correcting

March 9, 2009

Banking giant JPMorgan Chase announced Feb. 23 that it would be cutting its quarterly dividend by 87% to a nickel per share. At face level, this sounds bad, but the savings will speed the process by which it repays TARP funds in order to avoid problematic government oversight; plus, the extra capital cushion puts the […]

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