GOP Health Care Repeal Fails in Senate
(AP) - A Republican drive to repeal the year-old health care law ended in party-line defeat in the Senate today by a vote of 47-51. Republicans conceded in advance their attempt at total repeal would fall short, but they accomplished an objective of forcing Democrats to take a position on an issue... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, February 3, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
Berlusconi Will Be Hit With 'Panty Protest'
(Newser) - Angry Italian women intend to hurl their panties at Silvio Berlusconi this weekend, to protest his alleged sexual escapades. The protest, scheduled for Sunday outside of Berlusconi’s mansion in Milan, is one of the first in a series of demonstrations planned this month, the Telegraph reports. Hundreds of women... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, February 3, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
Democracy's Bad Now? Beck Illustrates Right's Split
(Newser) - The demonstrations in Egypt have Glenn Beck on a tear, even by Glenn Beck standards. He's warning that "radical Islam" could take control and, what with one thing leading to another, eventually "destroy the Western way of life," writes Michelle Goldberg in the Daily Beast . But wait,... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, February 3, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
Shame on You, Simon & Schuster
(Newser) - Now that we know McCain adviser Mark Salter is the author of O: A Presidential Novel, Simon & Schuster has some 'splaining to do, writes Tim Rutten in the Los Angeles Times . Marketing campaigns don't have to win prizes for honesty, "but they are supposed to stop somewhere just... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, February 3, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
Koch Brothers Leap Into PR War
(Newser) - Thrust into the spotlight after years of operating in the political shadows, Charles and David Koch are fighting back, Politico reports. They’ve hired a crack PR team that has worked with GOP heavy hitters like Sarah Palin and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and encouraged attendees of their uber-secret fundraising meeting to... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, February 3, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
TSA Tests 'Less-Naked' Body Scanner
(Newser) - Michele Bachmann may not have to worry about "naked pictures" of herself winding up on the Internet anymore—or, at least not clearly defined ones. The TSA yesterday began testing a more modest full-body scanner at three airports. The system uses the same machines, but new software, which ditches... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, February 3, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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