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2009 December

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Entries from September 2010

The Decade With No Name - Firedoglake (blog)

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments


Times Online
The Decade With No Name
Firedoglake (blog)
set aside a national election, ignored the legitimate and popular choice of voters, spiked the electoral process, and stole a Presidential election.
Top 10 Obama White House surprisesPolitico


Waiting for Obama in 2010Daily Star - Lebanon
MJ Rosenberg: Did Obama Blow It On Terror Attack?TPMCafé (blog)

all 1,781 news articles »

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Tags: Election 2008

Obama summons intel chiefs for Washington talks - Reuters

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments


Reuters
Obama summons intel chiefs for Washington talks
Reuters
KANEOHE, Hawaii (Reuters) - President Barack Obama Thursday summoned US intelligence chiefs to a meeting next week to discuss how to prevent a repeat of the
Obama Taking Stock Of Homeland Security SituationAHN


Obama calls meeting of security chiefs on plane bombingXinhua
President Obama Receives Update On Reviews Of Security MeasuresRTT News
Politico -UPI.com -TMCnet
all 5,517 news articles »

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Tags: Barack Obama

Palin led strange year in Alaska politics - Anchorage Daily News

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments

Palin led strange year in Alaska politics
Anchorage Daily News
She launched a national book signing tour around the time of the November release, hitting some of the political battleground states from the 2008 election

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Tags: Election 2008

2009 In Review: MMA Goes Further Into The Mainstream - Bleacher Report

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments


Bleacher Report
2009 In Review: MMA Goes Further Into The Mainstream
Bleacher Report
John McCain were referring to the sport as "human cockfighting". In the words of Fatboy Slim, "you've come a long way way baby". MMA didn't make it's first

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Tags: John McCain · mccain

DNC moves to tie superdelegates to state’s preferences - Daily Kos (blog)

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments


Washington Post
DNC moves to tie superdelegates to state's preferences
Daily Kos (blog)
was a virtual lock to win a majority of pledged delegates but theoretically could have lost if the supers ended up voting for Hillary Clinton en masse.
Democrats move to eliminate superdelgate influence at conventionsGather.com


Democratic Panel Wants Superdelegates Stripped of 'Super' PowersFOXNews
Democrats Seek Revamp of Primary SystemCBS News (blog)
Washington Post (blog) -Politico -The Hill (blog)
all 83 news articles »

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Tags: Hillary Clinton

Napolitano on the hot seat, again - Politico

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments


Reuters
Napolitano on the hot seat, again
Politico
John McCain. McCain didn't go as far as Kyl, but it was a marked departure from January, when both Republicans appeared at Napolitano's confirmation hearing
The Homeland Security secretary does damage control on her assertion that "the Salon


Napolitano working to fix security 'holes'Arizona Daily Sun
Crotch-Bomber Fails to Blow Up Plane, in Yet Another Disaster for ObamaVillage Voice (blog)
TPMDC (blog) -True/Slant
all 1,123 news articles »

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Tags: John McCain · mccain

Obama summons intelligence chiefs to White House meeting - Reuters

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments


CBC.ca
Obama summons intelligence chiefs to White House meeting
Reuters
KANEOHE, Hawaii (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has summoned the heads of US intelligence agencies for a meeting on Tuesday to discuss ways of preventing
Obama briefed on prelim reports on airline attackNewsday (subscription)


New Year's resolution for Barack Obama: Stop blaming the Bush administrationExaminer.com
Obama Receives Initial Assessments on Air IncidentBusinessWeek
Xinhua -RTT News -UPI.com
all 5,454 news articles »

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Tags: Barack Obama

A Year of Mixed Results for Obama - U.S. News & World Report

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments


CNN
A Year of Mixed Results for Obama
U.S. News & World Report
McInturff also says, "Today, compared to a year ago, President Obama looks a lot less like a significant transitional figure in a new American politics and
BARACK OBAMA, a year of Silence and Failure!The Palestine Telegraph


No subject is sacred: politics rages after jet attackAFP
Democrats Say GOP Playing Politics on Bombing AttemptCBS News (blog)
New York Daily News -Seattle Times -Boston Globe
all 319 news articles »

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Tags: Election 2008

Democratic Dropouts - Public Policy Polling (blog)

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments


Public Policy Polling (blog)
Democratic Dropouts
Public Policy Polling (blog)
Four out of the five were running in districts that went for John McCain last year and I can't say I blame them. I would not be surprised if Democrats don't
Tougher Races Prompt New Arkansas RatingsCQPolitics.com



all 4 news articles »

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Tags: John McCain · mccain

Obama gets preliminary report on botched attack - Detroit Free Press

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments


Globe and Mail
Obama gets preliminary report on botched attack
Detroit Free Press
President Barack Obama received today preliminary findings from security reviews of the attempted airliner attack on Christmas Day.
Obama calls meeting of intelligence chiefsReuters


Obama to Get Initial Assessments on Airline Incident TonightBloomberg
Top 10 Obama White House surprisesPolitico
RTT News -Reuters South Africa -UPI.com
all 1,141 news articles »

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Tags: Barack Obama

Cheney Stoops to New Lows in Criticizing Obama over Christmas Bombing Attempt - Progressive.org

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments


USA Today
Cheney Stoops to New Lows in Criticizing Obama over Christmas Bombing Attempt
Progressive.org
Ever since Barack Obama took office, Dick Cheney has been predicting another terrorist attack on our soil.
Obama and Bush partisans now argue about terrorist attackUSA Today


Republicans attack Barack Obama's response to attempted flight bombingThe Guardian
Cranky Cheney at it againLos Angeles Times
Sydney Morning Herald -RTT News -WashingtonTV
all 431 news articles »

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Tags: Barack Obama

Top political stories of 2009: Recount, red ink - Politics in Minnesota

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments

Top political stories of 2009: Recount, red ink
Politics in Minnesota
T-Paw waded into presidential waters (and found them a bit chilly) Tim Pawlenty got stiffed in the vice-presidential sweepstakes of 2008.

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Tags: Election 2008

Biggest political winners and losers of 2009 - 10 Connects

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments

Biggest political winners and losers of 2009
10 Connects
Without much money, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee won the opening Iowa caucuses in 2008's GOP presidential contest. For 2012, he led the field in a

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Tags: Election 2008

I’ve changed my mind about the Clintons - The Guardian

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments

I've changed my mind about the Clintons
The Guardian
I remember the moment when the last vestiges of the admiration I had once felt for Bill and Hillary Clinton vanished. By May 2008, Barack Obama had opened

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Tags: Hillary Clinton

Decade’s Top 10 political stories - msnbc.com

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments

Decade's Top 10 political stories
msnbc.com
Oh, and John McCain WASN'T Born in America !! He Probably WASN'T ELIGIBLE to be President !! Happy New Year Pam, Anna Molly, Pat, Democrat Soldier,

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Tags: John McCain · mccain

Q+A-Healthcare, economy, security on Obama’s 2010 agenda - Reuters

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments


MiamiHerald.com
Q+A-Healthcare, economy, security on Obama's 2010 agenda
Reuters
Dec 31 (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama faces a long list of challenges as he returns from his Hawaiian holiday and begins the new year.
Obama's health-care push began in Green BayGreen Bay Press Gazette


President Obama lost an opportunityChillicothe Gazette
An 'extraordinary' year in politicsThe Hill
The Swamp (blog) -NECN -Harrisonburg Daily News Record
all 1,389 news articles »

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Tags: Barack Obama

Top 10 Obama White House surprises - Politico

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments


CNN
Top 10 Obama White House surprises
Politico
of the Democratic presidential primary against Hillary Clinton — offering the job as secretary of state just weeks after being elected president.
It's the End of 2009. Where Are Our Troops?Cato @ Liberty


The real missed opportunity in Obama's first yearFinancial Times
Making sense of President Obamamsnbc.com
Irish Times -Canada Free Press -Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
all 386 news articles »

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Tags: Hillary Clinton

Mistaken Assumptions - American Enterprise Institute

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments


Globe and Mail
Mistaken Assumptions
American Enterprise Institute
him to national attention and in his 2008 presidential campaign. The President has repeatedly hailed his own election as a landmark moment in tolerance,
Waiting for Obama in 2010Daily Star - Lebanon


MJ Rosenberg: Did Obama Blow It On Terror Attack?TPMCafé (blog)

all 371 news articles »

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Tags: Election 2008

The End of the 00s: The Experience of Dishonorable Debates, by Seth Colter Walls - The Awl

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments


The Awl
The End of the 00s: The Experience of Dishonorable Debates, by Seth Colter Walls
The Awl
"American politics are so predictable," is all you say, contrasting it to the country where you're now living—where you and your colleagues are constantly
Man of the decade: George W. BushThe North Star National



all 3 news articles »

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Tags: Election 2008

Shoutouts of the year - Foreign Policy

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments


Foreign Policy
Shoutouts of the year
Foreign Policy
John McCain, for showing Dick Cheney how he should have behaved after President Obama took office. To David Finkel, for a great book about the Iraq war.

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Tags: John McCain · mccain