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March 24, 2009
TUESDAY'S MINI-REPORT.... Today's edition of quick hits: * President Obama's second prime-time conference starts tonight at 8 p.m. eastern. * According to New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, nine of the top 10 AIG employees who received controversial retention bonuses have agreed to give the money back. The Senate, meanwhile, is slow-walking the House bill on bonuses. * Good: "Dozens of mountaintop coal-mining permits are being put on hold until the projects' impacts on streams and wetlands can be reviewed, the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday." * Obama had an op-ed today arguing for "the urgent need for global economic cooperation." In an unusual twist, it appeared in more than 30 newspapers around the world. * Nice to see some of those Treasury Department vacancies getting nominees. * The president and some school kids called space today. I love stuff like this. * There's plenty of blame to go around for AIG, but very few are blaming the president. * The latest in a series of reasons to be suspicious of Zogby poll results. * Al Gore will have a new book out later this year on climate change. * The state Senate in Vermont approved legislation yesterday in support of same-sex marriage. The final vote was 26 to 4. * NPR experiences a ratings boom. * Interview of the Day: Benjamin Sarlin talks to Bo Lundgren, Sweden's minister for fiscal and financial affairs. * Remember David Vitter's airport trouble? He's in the clear. * Bill O'Reilly's ridiculous hatchet job on Amanda Terkel. * And finally, on a housekeeping note, the articles in the latest issue of the Washington Monthly are now online. Additionally, note that there's now a sign-up box on the home page allowing readers to sign up for notifications on web-only stories, sneak previews, and other notable releases. Anything to add? Consider this an open thread. —Steve Benen 5:30 PM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (26)Comments
While on the subject of housekeeping...it's time to update the blogroll and update the links on the sidebar!!! Unpack your stuff and make it your home, Steve. Posted by: danimal on March 24, 2009 at 5:53 PM | PERMALINKHow nice of the insurance industry to offer to stop holding those most in need hostage - IF... Posted by: MsJoanne on March 24, 2009 at 6:02 PM | PERMALINKDamn...sorry about the above link. Scroll to the top of the page if you want to read the story. Posted by: MsJoanne on March 24, 2009 at 6:04 PM | PERMALINKI agree with danimal. Why not add a little orange banner just to make some of us feel more at home. Oh, and a new faster comments section. Oh, and a new pony. Posted by: Scott F. on March 24, 2009 at 6:07 PM | PERMALINK"Al Gore will have a new book out later this year on climate change." Betcha he's agin' it. Posted by: Bob on March 24, 2009 at 6:39 PM | PERMALINKWe wouldn't need to destroy West Virginia with mountain top removal if we would turn off some of the lights in parking lots at night. Motion detectors could switch them back on when intruders arrive. How can there be 'clean coal' when WV looks like the moon? Making deserts is dirty work. Posted by: slanted tom on March 24, 2009 at 6:56 PM | PERMALINKOh, ouch. Because of NPR's dues structure, their ratings bump means potentially longer pledge drives at the local level. Posted by: Linkmeister on March 24, 2009 at 7:05 PM | PERMALINK"The state Senate in Vermont approved legislation yesterday in support of same-sex marriage. The final vote was 26 to 4." So I guess this makes it pretty clear that “civil unions” are no compromise at all. Here and in California, there is no compromise. Its same-sex “marriage” or nothing. Posted by: Fitz on March 24, 2009 at 7:15 PM | PERMALINK"Unusual"? The Obama Administration has some idea of how to work the top international, as well as U.S., press, and whom to target. Posted by: SocialDemocrat on March 24, 2009 at 7:30 PM | PERMALINKAfter the last 8 years, that is what is unusual SD. Expect to see more of it for at least the next 8 years though. =D Posted by: tanstaafl on March 24, 2009 at 7:51 PM | PERMALINKThe Nice Polite Republicans at NPR are probably jumping for joy to know their audience for subtler, kinder, gentler Rethug talking points has grown so much. Unfortunately, aside from their insufferable begathons, I'm afraid a larger audience will vindicate their ever more conservative editorial policies. I once listened many hours a day, but no longer. The Bush years really infected their 'journalism', and it became more and more noticeable. Like my criticisms of the NYT, my comments about NPR are frequently met with, "but that's the best there is." To which I say, how sad. Posted by: rich on March 24, 2009 at 8:15 PM | PERMALINKJust watched O do the smack-down on Ed Henry. "I like to know what I'm talking about." Priceless. Posted by: pokeybob on March 24, 2009 at 8:41 PM | PERMALINKPokeybob has it almost right. The complete statement (about the AIG bonuses and why he didn't say anything earlier than he did, "I didn't say anything because I like to know what I'm talking about before I speak." Oh SNAP!!! Posted by: Cal Gal on March 24, 2009 at 9:07 PM | PERMALINKFor me, this is unexpected regarding NPR. From the article: Morning Edition's" average daily audience, 7.6 million, is now about 60 percent larger than the audience for "Good Morning America" on ABC and about one-third larger than the audience for the "Today" show on NBC. That seems pretty impressive. And reassuring. I think NPR, (and PBS), does good work and I'm happy to see them doing well. Posted by: burro on March 24, 2009 at 9:11 PM | PERMALINKFrom CNN: "'After Ed Henry, he looked like he wanted to go home,' conservative talk radio host and CNN Contributor Bill Bennett said." Really, Bill? Did you even watch the press conference? If anything, it was Ed Henry who probably wanted to go home. "'After Ed Henry, he looked like he wanted to go home,' conservative talk radio host and CNN Contributor Bill Bennett said." Yes, that's exactly how it happened in Bizarro world. In the real world, however, Ed Henry had his nose rubbed in his journamalistic poo. Posted by: lobbygow on March 24, 2009 at 9:44 PM | PERMALINKMaybe this Bennett comment was just bad syntax on Bennett's part, because HENRY certainly looked like HE wanted to go home. POTUS B.O.: I like to know what I'm talking about before I speak. Talking Heads, 1977: When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed. ReTaliban Party 2009: Whatever Rush said, I say so, too. (With apologies to How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying -- Wall Street's favorite musical.) Posted by: Cal Gal on March 24, 2009 at 9:57 PM | PERMALINKAll the gambling and visits to dominatrixes have warped Bennett's perceptions. Posted by: DJ on March 24, 2009 at 10:36 PM | PERMALINKHow can there be 'clean coal' when WV looks like the moon? Posted by: slanted tom on March 24, 2009 I hereby invite everyone to visit a WV state park this year. It doesn't look like the moon unless you want to go digging for coal. I think morning edition and all things considered mostly sucks and does pretty crappy work compared to 10, 15 or 20 years ago. Long live the internet and podcasts. Posted by: grinning cat on March 24, 2009 at 11:10 PM | PERMALINKrich, the best there is is on the internet via ipod/mp3. There is good work by NPR but it aint on there so called morning and afternoon "news" programs. Posted by: grinning cat on March 24, 2009 at 11:14 PM | PERMALINKtrue on the Morning Ed and ATC, but "Talk of the Nation" and "On Point" tend to be pretty good. Then again, I'm biased. w/o NPR, how would I get "Wait, Wait. . ."? Posted by: zeitgeist on March 25, 2009 at 12:02 AM | PERMALINKHey, Steve, when are you going to do something about the year-old entries in the left-hand column of your page? Posted by: Crissa on March 25, 2009 at 12:04 AM | PERMALINKRemember David Vitter's airport trouble? He's in the clear. Cool! So as long as I'm "not a security threat," I won't get arrested or get a fine or anything for "going through the wrong door" at an airport, right? I'm sure that doesn't apply only to senators... Posted by: Redshift on March 25, 2009 at 12:49 AM | PERMALINKO'Reilly does more for victims than any other show other than America's Most Wanted? He means to say he exploits victims more than any other show in America. Oh, and that piece on Amanda Terkel, tells you everything you need to know about his show. Posted by: palinoscopy on March 25, 2009 at 9:42 AM | PERMALINK
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