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en-us2009-11-06T17:30:03-05:00Friday's Mini-Report
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FRIDAY'S MINI-REPORT.... Today's edition of quick hits: * More details emerge in the Fort Hood massacre. * Sgt. Kimberly Munley, who took down Nidal Malik Hasan, is being hailed as a hero. * The gunman in Orlando was apprehended this...Steve Benen2009-11-06T17:30:03-05:00Don't follow Texas' lead
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DON'T FOLLOW TEXAS' LEAD.... The Washington Post ran an op-ed today on health care policy co-written by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) and Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas). That, in and of itself, is a little odd -- when...Steve Benen2009-11-06T16:45:23-05:00Gerson's sense of the 'center'
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GERSON'S SENSE OF THE 'CENTER'.... Michael Gerson, reflecting on this week's elections, believes "it was a center-right victory in a center-right country." He was referring, of course, to Republican gubernatorial victories in New Jersey and Virginia. Gerson largely overlooked the...Steve Benen2009-11-06T15:45:17-05:00Affirmative action for southern white males
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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR SOUTHERN WHITE MALES.... Curt Levey of the far-right Committee for Justice doesn't approve of President Obama's judicial nominees. Sure, there are the usual conservative reasons -- the president, for some reason, refuses to nominate right-wing jurists for...Steve Benen2009-11-06T14:55:05-05:00Bringing out the worst in small, sad minds
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BRINGING OUT THE WORST IN SMALL, SAD MINDS.... On "Fox & Friends" this morning, the hosts speculated about the need for "special screenings" of Muslim officers in the U.S. military. It follows a certain child-like reasoning -- Maj. Nidal Malik...Steve Benen2009-11-06T14:10:35-05:00Another example of the need for filibuster reform
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ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE NEED FOR FILIBUSTER REFORM.... Matt Yglesias flags this item, which is a reminder as to why conservative Democrats so often stand in the way of effective policymaking. Democrat Ben Nelson, a Senator from Nebraska, said the...Steve Benen2009-11-06T13:25:12-05:00Big vote tomorrow night -- maybe
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BIG VOTE TOMORROW NIGHT -- MAYBE.... The stage is set for a historic vote tomorrow night in the U.S. House on health care reform. This morning, however, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) conceded that it's not definitely going to...Steve Benen2009-11-06T12:35:17-05:00Friday's campaign round-up
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FRIDAY'S CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP....Today's installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn't generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers. * MoveOn.org and Democracy for America announced yesterday that they've secured $3.5 million in commitments to...Steve Benen2009-11-06T12:00:27-05:00No, Hasan did not advise the transition
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NO, HASAN DID NOT ADVISE THE TRANSITION.... I guess this was bound to happen, but it doesn't make it any less annoying. WorldNetDaily falsely claimed that alleged Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan "advised Obama transition" in the headline of an...Steve Benen2009-11-06T11:30:59-05:00Thank goodness for government-run health care on Capitol Hill
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THANK GOODNESS FOR GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH CARE ON CAPITOL HILL.... About 20 minutes into yesterday's right-wing rally on the Hill in opposition to health care reform, one of the protestors suffered a heart attack. Fortunately, as Dana Milbank reported, medical professionals...Steve Benen2009-11-06T10:10:47-05:00What it takes to extend unemployment benefits
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WHAT IT TAKES TO EXTEND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.... The good news is, President Obama will sign a measure today to extend unemployment benefits for at least 14 weeks for people out of work. It's money well spent -- it helps struggling...Steve Benen2009-11-06T09:40:16-05:00Best. Parody. Ever.
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BEST. PARODY. EVER.... There's not a whole lot to be cheery about this morning, so perhaps a little laughter is in order. Jon Stewart did a parody of Glenn Beck on last night's "The Daily Show" that may be one...Steve Benen2009-11-06T09:10:08-05:00October slows slight job improvement, but rate hits 10.2%
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OCTOBER SLOWS SLIGHT JOB IMPROVEMENT, BUT RATE HITS 10.2%.... The monthly job losses were better in October than September, but that didn't stop the overall unemployment rate from increasing to double digits for the first time since 1983. The United...Steve Benen2009-11-06T08:50:12-05:00The massacre at Fort Hood
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THE MASSACRE AT FORT HOOD.... In the immediate aftermath of the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, there were a variety of reports that proved to be inaccurate. Here's what we know, as of this morning. An Army psychiatrist facing deployment...Steve Benen2009-11-06T08:00:59-05:00Thursday's Mini-Report
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THURSDAY'S MINI-REPORT.... Today's edition of quick hits: * A stunning tragedy: "Eleven people plus an attacker were killed and 31 were wounded after a gunman opened fire at Fort Hood in Texas on Thursday, a Fort Hood spokesman said. The...Steve Benen2009-11-05T17:30:23-05:00