Monday, May 23, 2011

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The Fast Fix: President Pawlenty? (The Fast Fix)

Posted: 23 May 2011 08:37 AM PDT

The Fast Fix - Tim Pawlenty, the former governor of Minnesota,  is seen as someone with a real chance at becoming the Republican presidential nominee in 2012. But will his strengths outweigh his weaknesses? Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty made it official today: He's running for president in 2012. Pawlenty is seen as someone with a real chance at [...]

Biden talks seen last hope for debt ceiling deal (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2011 04:20 AM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden talks to reporters as he departs after meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers to work on a legislative framework for comprehensive deficit reduction at the Blair House in Washington May 10, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - A deal to lift the U.S. debt limit may hinge on negotiations led by Vice President Joe Biden, which still have a long way to go to close the gap between deeply divided Democrats and Republicans.

Obama in jubilant Ireland: `I've come home' (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2011 03:32 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama drinks Guinness beer as he meets with local residents at Ollie Hayes pub in Moneygall, Ireland, the ancestral homeland of his great-great-great grandfather, Monday, May 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - He downed a pint of Guinness with a distant cousin and checked out centuries-old parish records tracing his family to Ireland. From the tiny village of Moneygall to a huge, cheering crowd in Dublin, President Barack Obama opened his four-nation trip through Europe on Monday with an unlikely homecoming far removed from the grinding politics of Washington and the world.

Republicans suggest deal possible on healthcare (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2011 01:40 PM PDT

Paul Ryan (R-WI), Chairman of the U.S. House Budget Committee, attends a dinner of bipartisan committee chairmen and ranking members hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House in Washington May 2, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - Top congressional Republicans said on Sunday they would be open to a compromise on healthcare costs, one of the biggest stumbling blocks in a deal to get the United States' debt under control.

GOP frosh take care of districts in defense bill (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2011 08:20 AM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2010, file photo, Rep.-elect Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., talks with the media on Capitol Hill in Washington during Congressional freshmen orientation. Hard-charging Republicans who rallied voters last year with cries of stop the spending, ban the earmarks are quietly offering a more familiar Washington refrain now they’re in Congress - not in my back yard. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - Hard-charging Republicans who rallied voters last year with cries of "Stop the spending, ban the earmarks" are quietly offering a more familiar Washington refrain now that they're in Congress — not in my backyard.

Meet the New Optimists: African Americans (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 23 May 2011 12:08 AM PDT

The Daily Beast - Despite the problems facing the U.S. these days, one group is surprisingly upbeat: African Americans. In this week’s Newsweek, Ellis Cose finds a new generation that believes racism is in decline.

AP-GfK Poll: Medicare doesn't have to be cut (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2011 10:55 AM PDT

Nicholas Read poses for a photo at the University at Buffalo South Campus where he once taught as a graduate assistant in Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday, May 19, 2011. They're not buying it. Most Americans say they don't believe Medicare has to be cut to balance the federal budget, and ditto for Social Security, a new poll shows. 'I’m pretty confident Medicare will be there, because there would be a rebellion among voters,' said Read. 'Republicans only got a hint of that this year. They got burned. They touched the hot stove.' (AP Photo/David Duprey)AP - They're not buying it. Most Americans say they don't believe Medicare has to be cut to balance the federal budget, and ditto for Social Security, a new poll shows.

AP Exclusive: Former Palin aide pens tell-all (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2011 09:37 AM PDT

A photo provided by Simon and Schustershows the cover of 'Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin,' by Frank Bailey, A former member of Sarah Palin's inner circle has written the scathing tell-all, saying Palin was ready to quit as governor months before she actually resigned and was eager to leave office when more lucrative opportunities came around. (AP Photo/Simon and Schuster)AP - A former member of Sarah Palin's inner circle has written a scathing tell-all, saying Palin was ready to quit as governor months before she actually resigned and was eager to leave office when more lucrative opportunities came around.

Sessions threatens Senate recess (Politico)

Posted: 23 May 2011 02:04 PM PDT

Politico - He says he’ll keep the Senate in session unless there’s a vote on a Democratic budget.

Ex-Minn. guv pans Pawlenty bid (Politico)

Posted: 23 May 2011 01:48 PM PDT

Politico - As Tim Pawlenty announced for president Monday, Minnesota’s last Republican governor, Arne Carlson, douses him with cold water.

Analysis: Romney is the guy to catch in GOP field (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2011 03:24 PM PDT

In this May 21, 2012, photo, possible 2012 presidential hopeful, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks to a group of small business owners on the economy during a visit to Meetze plumbing in Irmo, S.C. In the Republican field, Romney is clearly the man to beat. Long before the GOP's first primaries, with Mitch Daniels out, others, including Tim Pawlenty and Jon Huntsman, still have hopes. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)AP - Mitt Romney is emerging as the man to catch in the narrowing Republican presidential field, grabbing a clear head start in fundraising, organization and experience despite vulnerabilities that still might undo him.

High court to Calif: Cut prison inmates by 30,000 (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2011 03:17 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 20, 2009 file photo, several hundred inmates crowd the gymnasium at San Quentin prison in San Quentin, Calif. The Supreme Court on Monday, May 23, 2011, endorsed a court order requiring California to cut its prison population by tens of thousands of inmates to improve health care for those who remain behind bars. The court said in a 5-4 decision that the reduction is 'required by the Constitution' to correct longstanding violations of inmates' rights. The order mandates a prison population of no more than 110,000 inmates, still far above the system's designed capacity. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)AP - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that California must drastically reduce its prison population to relieve severe overcrowding that has exposed inmates to increased violence, disease and death.

French official: helicopters being sent to Libya (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2011 12:46 PM PDT

AP - France and Britain will deploy attack helicopters in Libya as soon as possible, the French defense minister said Monday — a move that would allow their pilots more precision but also expose them to greater risk.

Obama, not Biden, must seal final debt deal: Cantor (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2011 03:19 PM PDT

Steny Hoyer (D-MD) talks to the media as he arrives at President Barack Obama's meeting with members of the House Democratic Caucus to discuss the health care package in the Capitol Visitors Center Auditorium on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 20, 2010. REUTERS/Yuri GripasReuters - President Barack Obama, not Vice President Joe Biden, will have to cement a final deal that would raise the United States' borrowing authority, a leading Republican said Monday.

Beyond Mediscare (The Weekly Standard)

Posted: 23 May 2011 01:50 PM PDT

The Weekly Standard - Do House Republicans want to kill the elderly? If you listen to the left these days, you'd certainly think so.

Report: Biden considering 2016 run for president (Daily Caller)

Posted: 23 May 2011 01:56 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Vice President Joe Biden is already floating the idea with Democratic donors of running for president in 2016, according to one report.

Fox responds to New York Magazine’s hit piece, says Ailes thinks Palin is ’smart’ (Daily Caller)

Posted: 23 May 2011 01:48 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Fox News Channel responded to a New York Magazine hit piece which quoted an anonymous source, described as a “a Republican close to [network chairman Roger] Ailes,” saying Ailes thinks former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is “an idiot."

LAST TICKET: Pawlenty’s 2012 announcement lands on the obit page; Biden 2016? (The Ticket)

Posted: 23 May 2011 02:09 PM PDT

The Ticket - Here are the stories we took note of today but didn't give the full blog treatment: • Tim Pawlenty's hometown newspaper ran his campaign announcement on its obit page. (City Pages) • Did Sarah Palin buy a house in Arizona? (Curbed) • Roger Ailes urged Chris Christie to run for president. (The Cutline) • But [...]

Palin aide releases tell-all book (The Ticket)

Posted: 23 May 2011 12:24 PM PDT

The Ticket - A former aide to Sarah Palin will release a book Tuesday laden with heavy criticism of the former Alaska governor--going so far as to say he wouldn't have forgiven himself if Palin had become vice president. "In 2009, I had this sense that if she made it to the White House and I'd stayed silent, [...]
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