Friday, November 26, 2010

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Steele on thin ice at helm of Republican Party (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 08:31 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2010 file photo, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele talks with supporters during a rally in Stockton, Calif., during the RNC's national 'Fire Pelosi' bus tour. A significant bloc of RNC members wants Steele to step aside, but the rank and file have failed to settle on a clear alternative to the embattled party leader with balloting in just two months, according to Associated Press interviews with committee members. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)AP - A significant bloc of Republican National Committee members wants embattled chairman Michael Steele to step aside, but the rank and file have failed to settle on a clear alternative, according to Associated Press interviews with committee members.

Palin attacks media over coverage of North Korea gaffe (The Cutline)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 07:18 AM PST

The Cutline - There's at least one thing Sarah Palin was not thankful for this Thanksgiving: the media. In a Facebook post Thursday evening, Palin excoriated the press for seizing on a gaffe made on Glenn Beck's radio show the previous day, when she suggested that North Korea was an ally to the U.S. "It seems they couldn't [...]

Marine pushback to permitting openly gay military (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 10:39 AM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 22, 2010 file photo, Gen. James Amos, Assistant Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corp, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on military suicides. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)AP - They are the few, the proud and perhaps the military's biggest opponents of lifting the ban on openly gay troops.

Norm Coleman tells Joe Miller: It’s ‘time to move on’ (The Ticket)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 07:30 AM PST

The Ticket - Norm Coleman spent more than seven months battling to keep his Minnesota Senate seat last cycle, but he doesn't recommend Alaska's Joe Miller follows in his footsteps. The former Minnesota Senator said Miller's challenge to Sen. Lisa Murkowski is "over" and that the fellow Republican should drop all legal battles in the undecided Senate race. [...]

Sending the Hammer to the Slammer (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:06 AM PST

The Daily Beast - Tom DeLay’s money-laundering conviction is a holiday gift to liberals—and a reminder to the House’s new ruling Republicans of how power can corrupt.

Waters ethics case: No link yet to alleged confict (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 11:35 PM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2010 file photo, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif. gestures during her news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Waters' ethics trial centers on an e-mail written by her chief of staff — who's also her grandson — at the height of the 2008 financial crisis. Rather than offering a smoking gun in the case, the e-mail raised new questions about an investigatory panel's conclusions that Waters improperly tried to steer federal bailout aid to a minority-owned bank to prevent her husband's stock in the bank from becoming worthless. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - A recently discovered e-mail, which forced postponement of Rep. Maxine Waters' ethics trial, appears to bring the House ethics committee no closer to proving she tried to obtain a U.S. bailout — during the financial crisis — for a bank where her husband owns stock.

Critics say Obama lagging on endangered species (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 11:46 PM PST

FILE - A female Oregon spotted frog from the Owyhee Mountains of Southwestern Idaho, rests in the hand of a researcher in this undated file photo taken in Idaho. Environmental groups are criticizing the Obama administration for what they say is a continuing backlog of plants and animals in need of protection under the Endangered Species Act. Many of the species listed as candidates for protection have been waiting for such a designation for decades, including the Oregon spotted frog, found in three West Coast states. (AP Photo/Boise State University, Janice Engle, File)AP - Environmental groups are criticizing the Obama administration for what they say is a continuing backlog of plants and animals in need of protection under the Endangered Species Act.

Patriotic Millionaires (Daily Caller)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 10:12 PM PST

Daily Caller - While the New York Post reported Wednesday that more than 80 percent of Americans believe that keeping the Bush tax cuts is “a priority,” more than 80 millionaires are asking President Barack Obama to “please let the Bush tax cuts expire and raise our taxes.”

For Obama, glass is half full (Politico)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 02:04 AM PST

Politico - Democrats, both inside and outside the White House, are spying a few rays knifing through the gloom.

Fed up with lack of political civility (Politico)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 02:06 AM PST

Politico - Opinion: Legislators should not sacrifice their principles but should also make civility sexy.

Obama gets 12 stitches after errant elbow to mouth (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 02:27 PM PST

President Barack Obama, with an ice pack over his mouth, looks out the second floor window of the White House during the arrival of the official White House Christmas tree, Friday, Nov. 26, 2010 in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama needed 12 stitches in his upper lip after taking an errant elbow during a pickup basketball game Friday morning with family and friends visiting for the Thanksgiving holiday, the White House said.

US warns of likely harm from WikiLeaks release (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:03 PM PST

FILE- In this Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010 file picture founder of the WikiLeaks website, Julian Assange, speaks during a press conference in London. A Swedish prosecutor has asked for a court order to detain WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for questioning on suspicions of rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion.(AP Photo/Lennart Preiss/File)AP - The Obama administration said Wednesday it has alerted Congress and begun notifying foreign governments that the WikiLeaks website is preparing to release sensitive U.S. diplomatic files that could damage U.S. relations with friends and allies.

Russia opens key plant to destroy chemical weapons (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 08:20 AM PST

A Russian officer walks through a laboratory at Russia's plant for the destruction of chemical weapons in Pochep, 250 miles southwest of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Nov. 26, 2010. Russian officials on Friday inaugurated the plant which will be key to meet the country's commitment to destroy all of its chemical weapons arsenal. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)AP - Russia will miss a 2012 deadline for destroying all of its chemical weapons, officials said Friday as they inaugurated a major new plant to dispose of them.

Obama gets 12 stitches after 'elbow in the lip' (AFP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 03:02 PM PST

US President Barack Obama (R) walks to his car with Secret Service Agents after a game of basketball with firends and aides on at Fort McNair in Washington, DC.(AFP/Tim Sloan)AFP - US President Barack Obama had to get 12 stitches on his upper lip Friday after being struck in the face by an elbow during a basketball game, the White House said.

5 Lessons of Palin's New Book, 'America By Heart' (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 07:30 AM PST

The Atlantic Wire - Now that Sarah Palin's new book, America By Heart: Reflection on Family, Faith, and Flag, has hit bookstores, pundits and reporters are pouring through it to gain fresh insight into the possible 2012 Republican presidential contender. Here's what they've learned about Palin, what she thinks, and what political ambitions she holds.

Food safety bill ready for Senate showdown (Daily Caller)

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 11:11 PM PST

Daily Caller - The Senate will debate the Food Safety Modernization Act on this coming Monday, deciding whether to give the Food and Drug Administration the authority to recall food products it suspects are infected.

Two super-freshmen vow not to screw it up this time (Daily Caller)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:03 AM PST

Daily Caller - There's a good chance Charlie Bass and Steve Chabot won't get in trouble for skipping some of the orientation meetings for House freshmen last week.

Palin hits back at Obama, media after slip-up (AFP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 08:56 AM PST

US conservative standard bearer Sarah Palin, pictured on November 23, has accused critics of unfairly singling her out, after a slip of the tongue rekindled questions about her credibility.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Eric Thayer)AFP - US conservative standard bearer Sarah Palin has accused critics of unfairly singling her out, after a slip of the tongue rekindled questions about her credibility.

Sarah Palin: Serious 2012 contender or pretender? (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 04:44 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2008 file photo, then-Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks to supporters during a rally, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)AP - Sarah Palin, the telegenic Republican who exasperates and delights voters about equally, is dropping ever more hints of a presidential bid, including a visit Saturday to the key state of Iowa.
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