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Palin Defends Her Use of 'Blood Libel'
(Newser) - Sarah Palin was angry and defiant in her first interview since the Tucson shootings, vowing to Fox's Sean Hannity: "I’m not going to sit down; I’m not going to shut up." Palin—who described suspected gunman Jared Lee Loughner as "left-leaning"—defended her use... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Dick Cheney Weighs Heart Transplant
(Newser) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney needs a new heart and may soon join a transplant list, he revealed in his first interview since major surgery. He's suffering from "end-stage" heart disease and will make a decision soon whether or not to go ahead with a transplant. In the meantime,... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Giffords Could Lose Seat to Arizona Loophole
(Newser) - Gabrielle Giffords may yet pull off a miraculous recovery , but a peculiarity of Arizona law might cost her the House seat she holds anyway, the Washington Post reports. An Arizona statute mandates that a public office be declared vacant if the officeholder ceases to "discharge the duties of office... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Oldsters Unveil 'Battle Hymn of Sarah Palin'
(Newser) - Take a pair of fed-up oldsters, add a classic battle anthem and some improvised lyrics, and you have either the next Tea Party classic or YouTube's latest trainwreck: "The Battle Hymn of Sarah Palin." Set to, you guessed it, "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," the... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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GOP's Health Reform 'Analysis' Is Assault on Logic
(Newser) - In their effort to repeal health care reform, the GOP has produced “some numbers and charts to wave at the press”—but they’re not part of any “rational discussion,” writes Paul Krugman in the New York Times . Their figures are, in fact, part of the... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Sargent Shriver in Critical Condition
(AP) - Former Peace Corps director and vice-presidential nominee R. Sargent Shriver was in critical condition this morning after being admitted yesterday to a Maryland hospital, a family spokeswoman said. No other details about the 95-year-old's ailment were released, but Shriver announced in 2003 that he had Alzheimer's disease.He served as... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Would We Have Labeled King's Rhetoric 'Inflammatory'?
(Newser) - As America rails against inflammatory rhetoric in the wake of the Tucson shootings, it’s worth asking: Would Martin Luther King Jr. have been silenced in this political environment? “Even King's most memorable speech—the ‘I Have a Dream’ address at the March on Washington—was nothing if... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Darrell Issa's Criminal Past Back in the Spotlight
(Newser) - Darrell Issa is eager to investigate the Obama administration, but he's got plenty of skeletons in his own closet. In a lengthy profile, the New Yorker dredges up a series of scandalous allegations from the House Oversight Chairman's criminal past. Among them: Issa has been accused of burning down a... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Palin, Media Need to Get a Divorce
(Newser) - It’s time for the media to end its Palin infatuation—and for Sarah Palin to end her media obsession. The need for a divorce was never more clear than last week, when controversy bubbled up over Palin’s "crosshairs" map and her subsequent "blood libel" speech, writes... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Top 25 Black Leaders: Obama Second Only to MLK
(Newser) - On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, it’s fitting to announce that the civil rights leader himself was voted the most influential black American leader. TheGrio asked 25 academics, artists, and activists to rank a list of 170 black leaders, and the website calculated the top 25: Martin Luther King,... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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GOP Senators Take Secret Afghanistan Trip
(Newser) - Mitch McConnell and a handful of other Senate Republicans took a secret trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan this weekend, announcing the trip only today—just before their return flight. The group, which included Lindsey Graham, Richard Burr, and freshmen Marco Rubio, Ron Johnson, Pat Toomey, and Kelly Ayotte, met with... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Hubby Says Giffords Gave Him Massage in ICU
(Newser) - Gabrielle Giffords’ husband knew his wife was getting better when she gave him a massage. It sounds almost too incredible to believe, but he recounts: "She's in the ICU. You know, gone through this traumatic injury. And she spent 10 minutes giving me a neck massage. It's so typical... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Senators to Buck Tradition at State of the Union
(Newser) - Aiming for a more civil tone, a pair of senators from opposite parties will buck tradition and sit together at the State of the Union. Oklahoma Republican Tom Coburn and New York Democrat Chuck Schumer’s decision follows a push for civility in politics after the Tucson shootings. Schumer said... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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