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Petraeus Beats Obama in Poll; Joe Miller Optimistic, Rick Perry Fed Up
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Newser Daily Digest - Obama Likely to Cut Indonesia Trip Short
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Obama Likely to Cut Indonesia Trip Short
(Newser) - Barack Obama will likely be forced to shorten what was already supposed to be a brief trip to his one-time home of Indonesia, thanks to the eruption of Mount Merapi. The trip was originally supposed to be a 24-hour affair, running from midday today to midday tomorrow, but now Obama’... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Conservative Plot Eyed in Bristol's Dancing Survival
(Newser) - Bristol Palin's consistent victories on Dancing With the Stars despite some less-than-stellar performances causes Benjy Sarlin at the Daily Beast to wonder: "Is a right-wing conspiracy afoot, designed to keep Sarah's daughter on prime time?" Bristol has consistently beaten celebrities with higher marks than her, Sarlin notes, suspecting that... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Cuomo Raked in Millions From Special Interests
(Newser) - When Andrew Cuomo vowed to "take on" special interests in his race to be New York governor, what he didn't say is that he was taking them on as campaign partners. Records show Cuomo accepted millions from health care providers, real estate firms, lawyers, bankers, contractors, lobbyists and PepsiCo... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Palin to Bernanke: Cease and Desist!
(Newser) - Chinese and German finance chiefs enraged by Fed chief Ben Bernanke's plans to inject $600 billion into the economy by buying Treasury bonds have found a somewhat unlikely ally: Sarah Palin. The Alaskan slammed the "quantitative easing" policy in a speech to a trade group yesterday, using terminology foreign... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Limbaugh Tops Newsweek's 'Power List'
(Newser) - Who's your daddy? Apparently, for many Americans, it's Rush Limbaugh. The Mouth tops Newsweek's "Power List" of the most influential political personalities in America, which is based on earnings as an indication of clout. Limbaugh pulled in an estimated $58 million last year, more than $22 million ahead of... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Olbermann Apologizes to Viewers
(Newser) - Keith Olbermann has apologized to his viewers for the "unnecessary drama" of his being suspension from MSNBC for making campaign contributions. The Countdown host, in an open letter, said his fans and their "ground-rattling support" are responsible for his scheduled return to the air Tuesday night, the New ... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Bush Opens Up About Regrets in Lauer Interview
(Newser) - George W. Bush opened up about his legacy and some of his regrets in his first one-on-one TV interview since leaving the White House. Bush, speaking to NBC 's Matt Lauer, defended his decision to invade Iraq but admitted that declaring combat operations over in front of a "Mission... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Hoyer, Clyburn Jockey to Be Pelosi's Right Hand
(Newser) - The sound and fury of the midterm elections may be over, but the end of electoral voting brings about a round of behind-the-scenes jockeying for power. Reps. James Clyburn and Steny Hoyer are both plausible candidates for leading the Democratic minority in the house, but given that Nancy Pelosi will... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Supreme Court Turns Down First ObamaCare Challenge
(AP) - The Supreme Court has turned down the first preliminary challenge to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The decision to reject an appeal from a former Republican state lawmaker in California was no surprise because a federal appeals court has yet to consider the case. The high court almost never... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Prop 19 Backers Banking on 2012
(Newser) - Proposition 19 may have lost at the polls , but relax, dude: Its backers are more convinced than ever that a similar measure will pass in 2012. A post-election poll shows that Californians actually do favor legalization 49% to 41%, so now it’s just a matter of getting the young... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Let's Not Forget the Cost of War
(Newser) - A Washington Post journalist suggested that a “showdown” with Iran could help the US economy; now a key GOP senator wants to “go beyond sanctions” and “neuter that regime.” Seeing a blinded, one-legged veteran makes Roger Cohen wonder: Have we forgotten the cost of war? It’... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Obama Needs a B-Team
(Newser) - President Obama’s top advisers have had their chance, and Tuesday proves they blew it, writes American Prospect editor Robert Kuttner. The trouble is that “an in-group of experts often becomes an echo chamber, reinforcing their own prejudices and excluding people with different views,” he notes in the... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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GOP Tells Dems to'Change Course' —They Shouldn't
(Newser) - Following the midterm elections , the Republicans have made it clear what they think Democrats should do: “Change course,” as John Boehner said on election night and Mitch McConnell said two days later. And maybe they’re right, writes William Saletan in Slate : “When voters strip you of... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Who's on Top in the GOP 2012 Race?
(Newser) - It’s been almost an entire week since the 2010 election, which means it’s time to start speculating about 2012! Here’s the buzz on all the GOP’s presidential hopefuls, courtesy of The Week : Mike Huckabee: The governor-turned-Fox host’s “aw shucks” style has made him the... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Ralph Nader Takes on Airport Scanners
(Newser) - Ralph Nader has teamed up with the Electronic Privacy Information Center in a campaign against the full-body scanners being installed in airports around the country. EPIC has filed a lawsuit urging a DC court of appeals to suspend the scanner program, arguing that the machines are easily hackable, store nude... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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John Boehner, GOP Will Fail
(Newser) - Republicans crowing from the rooftops about the mandate they got on Election Day can cork it and come back down to Earth to face the music, writes Markos Moulitsas Zuniga in the Christian Science Monitor —because John Boehner and Co. are doomed. Tuesday wasn't an embrace of a GOP... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Obama Enters G20 Currency Fray
(Newser) - Days ahead of a G20 summit, President Obama has weighed in on an international debate over currency, as the US seeks to cull huge German and Chinese trade surpluses, the Wall Street Journal reports. At a New Delhi press conference, Obama seemed supportive of the Fed’s decision to buy... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Election's Real Winners: Country Clubs, Caterers, Etc.
(Newser) - Republicans may be crowing about their victory last Tuesday, but the election's real winners weren't so much partisan as all-business: As the Washington Post reports, the bank-busting 2010 campaign pumped an estimated $4 billion into the whimpering US economy it revolved around (for a little context, Cash for Clunkers came... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Bush: Mom Showed Me Her Miscarried Fetus
(Newser) - When George W. Bush’s mother suffered a miscarriage, she showed her teenage son the fetus in a jar—an event that pushed him toward his pro-life stance, he tells Matt Lauer in an interview set to air tonight. “There's no question that affected me, a philosophy that we... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Obama: Tone Has 'Slipped'
(Newser) - President Obama acknowledged mistakes since entering office, including “slipping” on maintaining a better tone in Washington, in a 60 Minutes interview last night, Politico reports. “Part of my promise to the American people when I was elected was to maintain the kind of tone that says we can... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Boehner Fist Bump Hits New Yorker Cover
(Newser) - The New Yorker has reprised the "terrorist fist bump" cover that irked Obama in 2008 —this time with House Speaker-in-waiting John Boehner standing in for Michelle. The cover, by artist Barry Blitt, features the president offering his hand to Boehner and being offered a fist in return, the... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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