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Stewart: You Happy Now, Trump?
(Newser) - After President Obama released his long-form birth certificate yesterday, the media went ballistic over the "bombshell." But, noted Jon Stewart last night , "Wouldn't the bombshell have been him not being from America? Isn't this more of a non-shell?" Stewart was particularly interested in Donald Trump'... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Proud Family Learns Dad Delivered President
(Newser) - The long-form birth certificate President Obama released yesterday was short on surprising information—except for the family of Dr. David Sinclair. Relatives of the late Honolulu obstetrician say they were "blown away" and "honored" to learn that Sinclair was the doc who delivered the future president in 1961,... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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The Day America Lost Its Mind
(Newser) - The British newspaper the Independent for one is shocked, shocked that President Obama finally succumbed to birther mania and released his long-form birth certificate to shut up the fringe ( a strategy already failing ). "Has there ever been a more absurdly surreal moment, even in US politics, that... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Gleeful Palin Zings Exiting Katie Couric
(Newser) - Not one to forgive and forget, Sarah Palin took the opportunity yesterday to kick Katie Couric now that she's down—and exiting as CBS News anchor. Couric famously put Palin on the spot in an interview during the presidential campaign when Palin was unable to name a single publication... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Surprise! ‘Birther Queen’ Not Convinced
(Newser) - Looks like "birther queen" Orly Taitz isn't ready to give up that title just yet. The release of President Obama's long-form birth certificate is "a step in the right direction," she tells TMZ , but she has spotted a big problem with the document: The race... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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David Cameron Tells Female Official: Calm Down, Dear
(Newser) - Brits are in a snit after an admonition by Prime Minister David Cameron to a top female official to "calm down, dear" during a public parliamentary session. Cameron made the comment to Angela Eagle, the "shadow" chief secretary to the Treasury from the opposition Labor Party, as she... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Oprah to Obama: What Took You So Long?
(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey sat down with the Obamas a few hours after the president released his long-form birth certificate and she wondered: Why did the president wait so long? "When it first came up, were you thinking, 'I hope I was born here?'" she asked. In response, Obama... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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RNC Chief Explores Idea of 2012 Paul Ryan Run
(Newser) - This Paul-Ryan-for-president business is apparently gaining traction. The head of the Republican National Committee has begun investigating the possibility, writes Jon Ward at the Huffington Post . The reason? RNC chief Reince Priebus is a longtime friend and political ally of Ryan's—they both hail from Wisconsin—and Priebus has... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Move Over Birthers, Here Come the ‘Schoolers’
(Newser) - The White House release of President Obama's birth certificate won't satisfy all the birthers, with charges of the document being a Photoshopped forgery already surfacing, notes Alex Pareene at Salon . Other diehards will accept it but develop new lines of attack, arguing that Obama is disqualified by his... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Threats Against Lawmakers Hit New High in 2010
(Newser) - As the health reform debate reached a fever pitch last year, so too did the threats against lawmakers. The FBI investigated at least 26 threats last year, according to documents obtained by the Hill, a significant upswing from the previous year, and more than any other year on record. Nearly... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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'Gang of Six:' $3 in Cuts for Every $1 Raised
(Newser) - The budget plan the bipartisan Gang of Six ultimately devises will include $3 of spending cuts for every dollar it raises in additional tax revenues, Mark Warner tells Bloomberg , promising cuts in health care, defense, agriculture, and other domestic programs, along with changes to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. The... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Gabrielle Giffords Boards Plane for Fla.
(Newser) - Gabrielle Giffords is indeed on her way to Florida to see husband Mark Kelly lift off Friday aboard the shuttle Endeavour. Video shot from a distance shows Giffords boarding a plane in Houston, slowly but on her own two feet, reports KHOU-TV . It's the first public image of Giffords... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Trump: I Get Credit for Birth Certificate Release
(Newser) - The White House releases Barack Obama's "Certificate of Live Birth" and ... cut to Donald Trump. He immediately reacted to—and took credit for—the disclosure at a press conference in New Hampshire, where he said that "today I'm very proud of myself because I've accomplished... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Obama to Birthers: ‘We Don’t Have Time for This Silliness’
(Newser) - Barack Obama followed the release of his "long-form" certificate this morning with his two cents on the matter, which he says he has followed for the last two and a half years "with amusement." He says he realized, after giving his budget speech, that "the dominant... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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White House: Here’s Obama’s ‘Certificate of Live Birth’
(Newser) - If you pooh-poohed yesterday's Obama-is-a-citizen declarations by CNN and Fox News anchor Shep Smith , fair warning: You'll likely have a tougher time brushing off this one. The White House today released Barack Obama's "Certificate of Live Birth" (the long form version of the "Certification of... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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54% of Trump’s Donations Went to Democrats
(Newser) - If Donald Trump officially decides to enter the Republican race, he'll probably have to explain why he has donated to so many Democrats. Of the more than $1.3 million in political donations he's made over the years, 54% has gone to Democrats, the Washington Post reports. Those... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Panetta Moves to Pentagon, Petraeus to Helm CIA
(Newser) - The big security shakeups are out, by way of unidentified AP sources, and as predicted , Leon Panetta is in as the new secretary of defense, succeeding Robert Gates. Gen. David Petraeus will be nominated to fill Panetta's shoes as CIA director. Five-time ambassador Ryan Crocker, who retired in 2009... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Congress Gets in One Last F*** You to 9/11 Responders
(Newser) - Apparently, it wasn't enough that it took more than nine years to pass the 9/11 health bill—Congress still needed to deliver "one final kick to the nuts of the first responders, one final Congressional 'f*** you very much,'" Jon Stewart said last night . That... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Treasury Preparing to Hit Debt Limit
(Newser) - The Obama administration is loudly warning that failure to raise the debt ceiling would be an economic catastrophe —but it’s also quietly bracing itself for that possibility, scrounging under the proverbial couch cushions for cash. Timothy Geithner has already drained a $200 billion special account at the Federal... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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