KS Gov. Sebelius Likeliest Pick for HHS Secretary

February 8, 2009

WASHINGTON — Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius was very near the top of President Barack Obama’s list of candidates to head the Health and Human Services Department, a senior administration official said Saturday.

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Phillips: Obama Already Tired of Being President?

February 8, 2009

President Obama has had, by general consent, a torrid First Fortnight. To put it another way, it has taken precisely two weeks for the illusion that brought him to power to be exposed for the nonsense that it so obviously was.

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Hi, I'm Shepard Fairey, and I'm Pretty Fly for a White Guy

February 8, 2009

A street artist famous for his red, white and blue “Hope” posters of President Obama was arrested in Boston, where he was wanted on warrants for tagging property with graffiti.

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From Now On, Every Election Will Have Obama Imitators

February 8, 2009

Even in Israel. Shah Party’s motto: “Yes We Can.” Kadima Party candidate Tzipi Livni: “You have a chance to make history.” On the one hand, it tells you that everyone wants to be him. On the other hand, it shows how the bland optimism of his slogans can be assigned to any political situation.

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The Meaning of A-Rod

February 8, 2009

Brilliant KC sportswriter Joe Posnanski shares his thoughts on A-Rod in the wake of the Sports Illustrated report that he tested positive for steroids in the sealed survey tests in 2003. “A-Rod was talented enough to make you believe.”

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IMF: Great Depression II: The Movie Unlikely to Be Entertaining

February 8, 2009

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund, says a massive stimulus of the economy is needed to avoid “a repeat of the Great Depression,” chides politicians in Europe and America for taking so long to decide on it.

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President Delays, Reconsiders Afghanistan Surge Strategy

February 8, 2009

During the election, Obama promised an extra 7-10k troops for Afghanistan – but now that the DOD has told him he must send closer to 30k to make a difference in the Afghan conflict, he balks and reconsiders. Pentagon was reportedly all set to announce the deployment of 17k, but the brakes are on now.

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Biden's Message to Europe Oddly Similar to Bush's

February 7, 2009

Vice-President Biden’s speech today at the Munich Security Conference was meant to spell out the kind of partnership that Obama wants between the United and Europe. The tone was very different from the Bush administration, with a lot of stress on the new beginning and how America wants to listen and the like, but the […]

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SI: A-Rod Tested Positive for Steroids in 2003

February 7, 2009

In 2003, when he won the American League home run title and the AL Most Valuable Player award as a shortstop for the Texas Rangers, Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two anabolic steroids, four sources have independently told Sports Illustrated.

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Tentative Deal Reached on Stimulus in Senate

February 7, 2009

At the edge of a 60 vote majority, Senate negotiations may always come down to these three: Susan Collins, Arlen Specter, and Ben Nelson agree on the StimPack after extracting a few changes, and thereby dictate its passage and an inevitably difficult negotiation between the chambers after.

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