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• If public is ready for change again in Nov., Dems will feel brunt of that anger. Right now the public believes the status quo is preferable to change.

  —Cracker Squire

  
  Howard Dean has angered the Democratic leadership.
  From The Washington Post:
  
  Amid the spectacle that has become the health-care debate, Democrats have taken comfort in the belief that they will be rewarded politically if in the end they pass something -- almost anything. That [...]

  Posted: December 20, 2009, 8:37am EST
  

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• Be constructive & rather follow Bill Cosby's lead & just urge them not to commit crimes -- Black leaders urge census to change how it counts inmates

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  From The Washington Post:
  
  A coalition of African American leaders concerned about minorities being undercounted in the 2010 Census called Wednesday for inmates at federal and state prisons to be tallied in their home communities instead of the towns where they are incarcerated. [...]

  Posted: December 17, 2009, 6:48am EST
  

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• Public remains skeptical of ObamaCare

  —JasonPye.com

  Even though it looks like Democrats are about to shove ObamaCare down the throats of Americans, the public remains skeptical of proposed health care "reforms":

  As the Senate struggles to meet a self-imposed year-end deadline to complete work on health-care legislation, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll [...]

  Posted: December 16, 2009, 11:33am EST
  

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• How governors could guide a Grand New Party

  —Cracker Squire

  From The Washington Post:
  
  The congressional wing of the Republican Party remains front and center as its members battle President Obama and the Democrats over health care, financial regulatory reform, climate change and just about every other domestic issue. But it is increasingly clear that the future of [...]

  Posted: December 13, 2009, 1:08pm EST
  

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• WaPo: Senate compromise "bigger step toward a single-payer" than public option

  —JasonPye.com

  The editorial board over at the Washington Post is concerned about the latest ObamaCare compromise (emphasis mine):

  The only thing more unsettling than watching legislative sausage being made is watching it being made on the fly. The 11th-hour "compromise" on health-care reform and the public option supposedly includes [...]

  Posted: December 11, 2009, 11:37am EST
  

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• For conservatives, a political surge -- 'It's time to take control,' say 'tea party' groups

  —Cracker Squire

  From The Washington Post:
  
  The energized "tea party" movement, which upended this year's political debate with noisy anti-government protests, is preparing to shake up the 2010 elections by channeling money and supporters to conservative candidates set to challenge both Democrats and Republicans.
  
  [T]ea party activists and [...]

  Posted: December 10, 2009, 7:29am EST
  

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• "In our country, where Christian civilization has left such a deep trace, where republican values are an integral part of our national identity . . ."

  —Cracker Squire

  From The Washington Post:
  
  Faced with swelling unease over the place of Muslim immigrants in France, President Nicolas Sarkozy called Tuesday for tolerance among native French people but warned that arriving Muslims must embrace Europe's historical values and avoid "ostentation or provocation" in the practice of their religion. [...]

  Posted: December 09, 2009, 7:10am EST
  

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• Debt is the essential fuel for a superpower that every day spends billions of dollars more than it receives in tax revenue.

  —Cracker Squire

  From The Washington Post:
  
  Debt is the essential fuel for a superpower that every day spends billions of dollars more than it receives in tax revenue.
  
  The United States owes investors nearly $8 trillion. That number could more than double in a decade. The projected growth [...]

  Posted: December 08, 2009, 6:57am EST
  

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• For the president, a lesson in limits

  —Cracker Squire

  From The Washington Post:
  
  Seven days cannot encapsulate the whole of a presidency, but the past week was a vivid illustration of the arc of President Obama's first year in office.
  
  The main events of the week for the White House -- a speech on the [...]

  Posted: December 06, 2009, 9:43am EST
  

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• Lobbyists pushed off advisory panels

  —Cracker Squire

  From The Washington Post:
  
  Hundreds, if not thousands, of lobbyists are likely to be ejected from federal advisory panels as part of a little-noticed initiative by the Obama administration to curb K Street's influence in Washington, according to White House officials and lobbying experts.
  
  The new [...]

  Posted: December 05, 2009, 1:14pm EST
  

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• I am a lawyer; please explain the logic: The FHA goes upmarket -- Washington's latest benefit for the not-so-poor

  —Cracker Squire

  From The Washington Post:
  
  Created during the depths of the Great Depression, the Federal Housing Administration has a long history of supporting homeownership in the United States. In recent decades, its mission has been to enable lower-income Americans to tap otherwise inaccessible mortgage credit. Purchasers who meet [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 8:24pm EST
  

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• Switzerland votes to prohibit the building of mosque minarets -- The latest sign of a backlash against Muslim immigrants in Western Europe

  —Cracker Squire

  
  A poster of the conservative initiative
  From The Washington Post:
  
  Voters in Switzerland decided Sunday to ban the building of minarets, in a referendum that showed an unexpected level of resentment against Muslim immigrants in a country long known for discretion and tolerance.
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 8:16pm EST
  

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• In health-care reform, no deficit cure -- Debate rages over bill's impact on costs -- and how much that matters

  —Cracker Squire

  From The Washington Post:
  
  As the long battle over health care is rejoined in the Senate this week, experts remain deeply divided over whether the legislation would rein in soaring health-care costs or simply add millions of people to a system that is already driving the nation toward [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 7:52pm EST
  

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• Al-Qaeda in Iraq regaining strength

  —Cracker Squire

  From The Washington Post:
  
  The Sunni insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq has rebounded in strength in recent months and appears to be launching a concerted effort to cripple the Iraqi government as U.S. troops withdraw, Iraqi and American officials say. [...]

  Posted: November 22, 2009, 9:58am EST
  

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