MN Sen: With 5k Votes Back on Table, Coleman's Got a Shot

February 4, 2009

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The judges in Minnesota’s Senate election trial threw Republican Norm Coleman a lifeline on Tuesday, opening the door to adding nearly 5,000 rejected absentee ballots to a race that Democrat Al Franken leads by just 225 votes.

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Obama's "Mission Accomplished" Moment

February 4, 2009

Our young Commander in Chief has to come to grips with the fact that his presidency cannot be all things to all people. This isn’t the campaign season any more — those words you say really matter now. If he’s going to get back to being “No Drama Obama,” it’s going to be because he starts ignoring the Maddows of the world and gets down to the business of making the best choices for America.

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What Era of Ethics?

February 4, 2009

What a difference an election makes. On the campaign trail, candidate Barack Obama vowed to fix Washington’s “broken politics”, which had become “gummed up by money and influence”. In the age of Obama, he promised, government would no longer be “a tool to enrich friends and high-priced lobbyists”.

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Ambinder: Czar Mitt?

February 4, 2009

President Obama could do worse. Romney has a bad reputation among Congressional Democrats, so I can’t imagine they’d cotton to this. In fact, it’s highly unlikely. But what Romney, in a bipartisan fashion, was able to do in Massachusetts — even with caveats — is pretty much the same as what Obama wants to do […]

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Sex Offender Crackdown: MySpace Deletes 90k Accounts

February 4, 2009

MySpace announced on Tuesday that it has deleted 90,000 accounts owned by registered sex offenders. It’s good news for families, for MySpace, and for the state attorney general of Connecticut, who demanded last month that the News Corp.-owned social network turn over a roster of names.

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Comeback: Khatami Plans to Challenge Ahmadinejad

February 4, 2009

TEHRAN, Feb. 3 — Former president Mohammad Khatami, who for two terms led failed attempts to give Iranians more legal freedoms and end Iran’s international isolation, has decided to run in upcoming elections, aides, political allies and family members said Tuesday.

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As Expected, Obama Caps Bailed Out Exec Pay at $500k

February 4, 2009

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is expected to impose a cap of $500,000 for top executives at companies that receive large amounts of bailout money, according to people familiar with the plan.

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Clinton Skips MidEast, Heads to Asia First

February 4, 2009

As news has emerged that Hillary Clinton’s first foreign trip will likely be to Asia, professional Asia watchers are pondering the significance of the secretary of state’s reported maiden voyage.

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IRS Survey: 89% Say Never Okay to Cheat on Taxes

February 4, 2009

While some people joke about cheating on taxes, the IRS says nearly nine in 10 Americans think it is “not at all” acceptable to do so.

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Stephen King Says 'Twilight' is for Emo Sissies

February 4, 2009

Aging king of horror blasts those darn kids with their funky music. “Stephenie Meyer can’t write worth a darn. She’s not very good.”

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