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JPMorgan, Citigroup Helped Cause Lehman's Collapse - Bloomberg

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JPMorgan, Citigroup Helped Cause Lehman's Collapse
Bloomberg
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc. helped cause the illiquidity that led to the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holding Inc., the bankrupt bank's examiner said today in a report filed in Manhattan federal court ...
Lehman Sleuth Reports on $639 Billion BankruptcyBusinessWeek
Judge says Lehman examiner can make report publicReuters
Lehman Directors Did Not Breach Duties, Examiner FindsNew York Times (blog)
PR Newswire (press release)
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Zumiez 4Q Profit Up 40% On Higher Sales, Issues Weak 1Q View - Wall Street Journal

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Zumiez 4Q Profit Up 40% On Higher Sales, Issues Weak 1Q View
Wall Street Journal
Zumiez Inc.'s (ZUMZ) fiscal fourth-quarter profit increased 40% as the teen retailer posted higher sales and improved margins. But shares fell 9.5% to $18.32 in after-hours trading because the company issued a first-quarter view that badly missed ...
Zumiez Q4 beats estimates; sees Q1 lossReuters
Zumiez Inc. Announces Fiscal 2009 Fourth Quarter and Full Year ResultsMarketWatch (press release)
Zumiez earnings down slightly for 2009HeraldNet
Puget Sound Business Journal -RTT News -Trading Markets (press release)
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Democrats in the News

Taking responsibility for earmarks - Politico

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Taking responsibility for earmarks
Politico
Democrats and Republicans are suddenly in a race to see who can make the bigger move on banning them. ...

Leaders in House block earmarks to corporations - Spartanburg Herald Journal

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Leaders in House block earmarks to corporations
Spartanburg Herald Journal
But House Republicans, in a quick round of political one-upmanship, tried to outmaneuver Democrats by calling for a ban on earmarks across the board, ...

Senate bill on finance to include agency that tracks financial risk - Spartanburg Herald Journal

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Senate bill on finance to include agency that tracks financial risk
Spartanburg Herald Journal
Also on Wednesday, five Senate Democrats, including two members of the Senate Banking Committee, Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Sherrod Brown of Ohio, ...

Jackie Speier to speak on health care reform, March 20th, in Pacifica - Montara Fog

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Jackie Speier to speak on health care reform, March 20th, in Pacifica
Montara Fog
Joining the Pacifica Democrats Club in hosting Congressmember Speier's appearance that morning will be the Coastside Democratic Club from Half Moon Bay and ...

Iowa 'on road to recovery,' Culver says - Sioux City Journal

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Iowa 'on road to recovery,' Culver says
Sioux City Journal
Democrats who control the Legislature said the extra cash may be added to an ending-balance cushion to guard against another round of across-the-board cuts ...

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How Immigration Could Kill Health Care Reform - The AtlanticWire (blog)

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How Immigration Could Kill Health Care Reform
The AtlanticWire (blog)
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus, a collection of 23 Democrats and one independent in the House, are threatening to ...

Which Candidate Gets the Union Label? - Michigan Radio

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Michigan Radio

Which Candidate Gets the Union Label?
Michigan Radio
Smith says of all the Democrats running, she would be the unions' most reliable ally. "I know their issues and I know how to make the public sector in ...

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GOP Women Update -- Guv & Statewide - The Phoenix (blog)

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GOP Women Update -- Guv & Statewide
The Phoenix (blog)
... to 11 Democratic women), and a grand total of just 7 serving as house or senate pro tempore, majority leader, or minority leader (compared to 33 Democrats).

In Congress, Health Care and Student Loan Programs Collide - New York Times

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In Congress, Health Care and Student Loan Programs Collide
New York Times
At a news conference Thursday, the education committee chairmen, Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa and Representative George Miller of California, both Democrats, ...

Debra Saunders: Can Meg Whitman govern? - OCRegister

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Debra Saunders: Can Meg Whitman govern?
OCRegister
But she believes she can help Democrats by making them "heroes" if they work with her to keep employers from leaving California. ...

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Entertainment

Green Zone (2009) - New York Times

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Reuters

Green Zone (2009)
New York Times
“We're here to do a job,” says an American soldier in Baghdad, about a month after the United States-led invasion of Iraq and a third of the way into “Green Zone,” Paul Greengrass's breakneck tour of street-level mayhem and official deceit. ...
'Green Zone' review: Where Iraq War truth liesNew York Daily News
New Matt Damon movie may bring Iraq war into mainstreamReuters
Green Zone'MiamiHerald.com
Philadelphia Inquirer -TIME -Deseret News
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Corey Haim found with Valium, Vicodin, muscle relaxant in apartment; had heart ... - New York Daily News

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Digital Spy

Corey Haim found with Valium, Vicodin, muscle relaxant in apartment; had heart ...
New York Daily News
Corey Haim had a heart condition and received prescriptions for Valium, Vicodin and a powerful muscle relaxant shortly before his death, sources told the Daily News. Which Corey Haim film do you remember most fondly? ...
Dr. Drew says Corey Haim turned down chance at 'Celebrity Rehab'Entertainment Weekly
Vicodin, Valium found in Haim's apartment at time of deathNew York Post
Dr. Drew Pinksy: Corey Haim Should Have Done My ShowPeople Magazine
Access Hollywood -TMZ.com (blog) -Backseat Cuddler
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Kristen Stewart: Smooching Dakota Fanning Was 'Cool' - People Magazine

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Starzlife (blog)

Kristen Stewart: Smooching Dakota Fanning Was 'Cool'
People Magazine
Kristen Stewart has never had a problem getting close with her costars. She's been romantically with Twilight's Robert Pattinson, is great pals with Taylor Launter and has formed a bond with Dakota Fanning, who stars in The Runaways with ...
Joan Jett And The Runaways Get Comic Book Treatment For 'Rock 'N Roll Comics'MTV.com
Kristen Stewart Still Talking About Kissing Dakota FanningActress Archives
The Runaways Arrive in Japan ClipShockya.com
Zap2it.com (blog) -New York Magazine -Entertainment Weekly
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Gay Teen Files Lawsuit Over Canceled Prom - ABC News

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ABC News

Gay Teen Files Lawsuit Over Canceled Prom
ABC News
A Mississippi high school senior has filed suit to get the school's prom reinstated after officials canceled it because the young woman, an open lesbian, asked to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo. ...
Lesbian teen back at Miss. school after prom flapThe Associated Press
Prom Cancelled Over Lesbian DateCBS42
Constance McMillan: Lesbian High School Prom Problem; ACLU SuesRight Pundits
WTVA -USA Today -ChattahBox
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Business News

National Semiconductor's Profit Jumps - Wall Street Journal

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National Semiconductor's Profit Jumps
Wall Street Journal
National Semiconductor Corp.'s fiscal third-quarter profit more than doubled as revenue got a lift from industrial demand for analog products. The maker of chips for cellphones, flat panels, computers and high-definition televisions has ...
National Semi reports a higher quarterly profitMarketWatch
National Semi beats Street, shares up slightlyReuters
National Semi Q3 profit more than doublesSan Jose Business Journal
Barron's (blog) -RTT News -Seeking Alpha (blog)
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Pandit's Citi of Dreams - Wall Street Journal

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Reuters

Pandit's Citi of Dreams
Wall Street Journal
Bullish remarks from Vikram Pandit a year ago helped spark the great bank stock rally of 2009. On Thursday, the Citigroup chief executive once again gave a positive outlook for his bank. But investors should think twice before using Mr. ...
Bank stocks extend gains, with Citi, regionals in leadMarketWatch
Citigroup Shares Spike Higher After SpeechTheStreet.com
Citigroup CEO says bank on path to profitabilityThe Associated Press
Orangeburg Times Democrat -CNNMoney.com -New York Times (blog)
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PacSun 4Q Loss Widens On Lower Sales, Tax Charge; Shares Fall - Wall Street Journal

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PacSun 4Q Loss Widens On Lower Sales, Tax Charge; Shares Fall
Wall Street Journal
Pacific Sunwear of California Inc.'s (PSUN) fiscal fourth-quarter loss widened on limp sales and a charge related to tax assets. Shares slipped 12% to $5.07 in after-hours trading as the teen retailer projected a much wider than expected ...
PacSun Q4 tops Street, weak Q1 view drags on sharesReuters
Pacific Sunwear posts wider lossMarketWatch
Pacific Sunwear Of California Q4 Loss Widens; Provides Q1 Guidance - Quick FactsRTT News
Trading Markets (press release) -Briefing.com
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Sports News

Report: QB Jake Delhomme to visit Saints on Friday and Saturday - Plain Dealer

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Washington Post

Report: QB Jake Delhomme to visit Saints on Friday and Saturday
Plain Dealer
Paul Battaglia / Associated PressJake Delhomme will visit the Saints on Friday and Saturday after leaving Cleveland. CLEVELAND -- Former Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme is still in Cleveland today but will visit ...
Agent Rick Smith: QB Jake Delhomme making visit to Cleveland BrownsESPN
Veteran free agent quarterback Jake Delhomme visits Cleveland BrownsThe Canadian Press
Delhomme coming back?New Orleans Pro Football
WWL -National Football Post -WWL First News
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Kansas 80, Texas Tech 68 - USA Today

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Washington Post

Kansas 80, Texas Tech 68
USA Today
GAME NOTES: The top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks are the top seed in the Big 12 Conference Tournament, and they are slated to do battle with the ninth-seeded Texas Tech Red Raiders this afternoon in the quarterfinal round. The winner of this game will do ...
No. 1 KU tops Texas Tech 80-68 to reach 2000 winsThe Associated Press
K-State women advance with victory over TechKansas City Star
Women's basketball: Kansas State 59, Texas Tech 51Dallas Morning News
University Daily Kansan -ESPN (blog) -UPI.com
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Reyes prescribed rest, likely out for opener - MLB.com

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New York Daily News

Reyes prescribed rest, likely out for opener
MLB.com
No medicine or any sort of medical intervention has been prescribed for Jose Reyes. (AP) By Marty Noble / MLB.com PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Now that the ordered inactivity of Jose Reyes is to last at least two weeks, the Mets shortstop and lineup ...
Reyes Prescribed Rest to Treat Elevated Thyroid LevelsNew York Times
Mets' Jose Reyes out 2-8 weeks with thyroid problemUSA Today
Reyes told to rest until thyroid normalizesThe Associated Press
New York Baseball Digest -Bloomberg -FanHouse
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Alabama rallies from 18, beats S. Carolina 68-63 - The Associated Press

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Alabama rallies from 18, beats S. Carolina 68-63
The Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mikhail Torrance's 9-foot jumper broke a tie at 62 with 57 seconds left, and Alabama rallied from an 18-point deficit in the second half to beat South Carolina 68-63 Thursday in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference ...
Alabama Rallies from 18 Down to Beat South Carolina 68 63dBTechno
Southeastern Conference Tournament RecapsWCPO
SEC Tournament Round One Recap: Alabama vs. South CarolinaGarnet And Black Attack (blog)
ESPN (blog) -al.com (blog) -TheBigSpur.com (registration)
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UH edges Memphis to surge into C-USA semifinals - Houston Chronicle

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WNCT

UH edges Memphis to surge into C-USA semifinals
Houston Chronicle
Cory Young AP Houston's Adam Brown puts in a short shot in the lane against Memphis on Thursday. TULSA, OKLA. — The dead men are still walking, still creeping up on an NCAA Tournament bid. The Houston Cougars prolonged their season ...
Houston upsets Memphis 66-65 on last-second shotWashington Post
Memphis sees bubble hopes dashed in loss to HoustonUSA Today
Recap: Memphis vs. HoustonTheNewsTribune.com
Sports Network -Tulsa World -Memphis Flyer
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'No regrets': Giles calls it a career - MLB.com

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National Post

'No regrets': Giles calls it a career
MLB.com
SURPRISE, Ariz. --- Brian Giles' right knee didn't feel right, so the veteran outfielder did what felt right. Giles, 39, announced his retirement Thursday morning, a month after having signed a Minor League ...
Brian Giles retires after 15 seasonsUSA Today
Brian Giles cites knee pain in decision to retireThe Associated Press
Brian Giles hangs up his cleatsSeattle Post Intelligencer
ESPN -FanHouse -Los Angeles Times (blog)
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Republican News

House Republican Leader Paulsen: Statement on REC estimate - IowaPolitics.com (press release)

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House Republican Leader Paulsen: Statement on REC estimate
IowaPolitics.com (press release)
"The Legislature cannot use this slight increase in revenue as an excuse to spend more taxpayer money. As we've learned over the past three years, ...

Maxfield seeking 2nd term as secretary of state - LocalNews8.com

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Maxfield seeking 2nd term as secretary of state
LocalNews8.com
The 65-year-old Republican made announcements in Lovell and Cheyenne on Wednesday. No other Republican or Democrat has announced intentions to run for the ...

Minn. lawmakers make final construction bill push - Worthington Daily Globe

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Minn. lawmakers make final construction bill push
Worthington Daily Globe
The Republican governor's remarks ended a weeks-long standoff with the Democratic-controlled Legislature. The package includes hundreds of projects, ...

Senate bill on finance to include agency that tracks financial risk - Spartanburg Herald Journal

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Senate bill on finance to include agency that tracks financial risk
Spartanburg Herald Journal
The new agency, which was also endorsed Wednesday by Senator Bob Corker, Republican of Tennessee, would have no policy responsibilities but would instead ...

Jackie Speier to speak on health care reform, March 20th, in Pacifica - Montara Fog

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Jackie Speier to speak on health care reform, March 20th, in Pacifica
Montara Fog
... San Francisco and San Mateo County for 18 years, where she saw more than 300 of her bills signed into law by both Democratic and Republican governors. ...

US Sen. Johanns takes issue with ACORN ruling - NTV

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US Sen. Johanns takes issue with ACORN ruling
NTV
Johanns was the Nebraska Republican who introduced the measure last year to block funding to the group. Johanns said Thursday during a telephone conference ...

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Idaho agency budget delayed amid conflict over IEN - KPVI-TV

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Idaho agency budget delayed amid conflict over IEN
KPVI-TV
Dean Cameron, the Republican budget committee head, said Thursday House and Senate leadership instructed him to hold off setting the budget until the ...

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Senate unanimously passes property tax bill - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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Senate unanimously passes property tax bill
Atlanta Journal Constitution
In the months that Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers has been working on a state property tax overhaul, he said the main theme he has heard ...

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Is Two A Trend? - National Journal (blog)

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Is Two A Trend?
National Journal (blog)
Two days after a poll showed Charlie Crist trailing Marco Rubio in the FL SEN GOP primary by 32 pts, a new survey shows Rubio ahead by 36 pts. ...

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Latest John McCain News

Immigration Reform: A Fight Democrats Need to Pick This Year (Joe Rothstein's ... - Einnews Portugal

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Immigration Reform: A Fight Democrats Need to Pick This Year (Joe Rothstein's ...
Einnews Portugal
Even John McCain, who once proposed it, did a U-turn during the 2008 presidential primaries. It hasn't gone unnoticed by GOP strategists that Barack Obama ...

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Going Rogue - An American Life Author: Sarah Palin Publisher: Harper - Salem State Log

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Going Rogue - An American Life Author: Sarah Palin Publisher: Harper
Salem State Log
The first half of the 413 page book is about her life before she got the call from John McCain asking her to be his running mate. The other half is the year ...

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Seniors' Concerns Loom In Votes On Reform - National Journal (blog)

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Seniors' Concerns Loom In Votes On Reform
National Journal (blog)
For each Democrat, the table lists whether Barack Obama or John McCain carried their district in 2008; the share of their population that is uninsured or ...

Michael Jackson deals coming as lawyers line up to be paid - Financial News USA (press release)

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Michael Jackson deals coming as lawyers line up to be paid
Financial News USA (press release)
A will that Jackson signed in 2002 named John Branca, his lawyer then; and John McCain, a music executive, as executors, but the Jackson family challenged ...

F-35 Fighters Now Double the Cost - ABC News (blog)

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F-35 Fighters Now Double the Cost
ABC News (blog)
John McCain said, “the taxpayers are a little tired of this. I can't say that I can blame them.” Production of the plane has yet to begin in earnest as only ...

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Internal friction has White House machine running rough - Vancouver Sun

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Internal friction has White House machine running rough
Vancouver Sun
Even as Hillary Clinton and John McCain fell victim to bitter infighting and finger pointing among their staff, the Obama campaign was as, Time magazine ...

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Karl Rove Comes Out Swinging - Huffington Post (blog)

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Karl Rove Comes Out Swinging
Huffington Post (blog)
Nasty campaign tactics against John McCain in 2000? It was all coordinated by an individual who Rove had nothing to do with, and McCain should have seized ...

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National Republicans holding fundraisers in RI race - Turn to 10.com

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National Republicans holding fundraisers in RI race
Turn to 10.com
John Loughlin says Sen. John McCain recently called him to ask how he could help, and Loughlin took him up on the offer. McCain is scheduled to hold a ...

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House Republicans Approve Earmark Ban - RedState (blog)

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House Republicans Approve Earmark Ban
RedState (blog)
John McCain (R-Ariz.) specifically complimented the House's plan in a Twitter post. This helps the GOP regain some of it's lost fiscal conservative cred. ...

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SSP Daily Digest: 3/11 (Afternoon Edition) - Swing State Project

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SSP Daily Digest: 3/11 (Afternoon Edition)
Swing State Project
Branding: With his presidential run (and its ubiquitous star and blue background) fading in the rear-view mirror, John McCain has launched a completely new ...

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Democrats in the News

Whatever happened to the bike-partisan revolution? - BikePortland.org (blog)

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Whatever happened to the bike-partisan revolution?
BikePortland.org (blog)
Of those 227, all but nine are Democrats. There are only six Republicans members of Congress currently signed on as co-sponsors of all the major pending ...

Newer approach to old regulations? - Shelbyville Times-Gazette (blog)

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Newer approach to old regulations?
Shelbyville Times-Gazette (blog)
Democrats are usually behind efforts to change such things as the NRA was intended to affect. And I do think wage and hour laws for industries serve as ...

Defense begins closings in Pa. corruption trial - Beaver County Times

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Defense begins closings in Pa. corruption trial
Beaver County Times
... and conflict of interest in what prosecutors say was a scheme to use taxpayer funds and state workers to help Democrats win political campaigns. ...

Virginia legislature approves bill blocking health-insurance mandate - Winston-Salem Journal

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Virginia legislature approves bill blocking health-insurance mandate
Winston-Salem Journal
The measure had been virtually assured passage since five Democrats crossed party lines last month in the state Senate, which their party controls, ...

* New claims for jobless aid fall slightly - Forex Pros

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* New claims for jobless aid fall slightly
Forex Pros
The economy has lost 8.4 million jobs since the start of the downturn in December 2007, a major challenge for Democrats, who are at risk of losing their ...

US financial services regulatory reform - still no bill in the Senate - Lexology (registration)

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US financial services regulatory reform - still no bill in the Senate
Lexology (registration)
His negotiations on controversial provisions of the bill continue and it is uncertain whether an agreement will be reached between key Democrats and ...

Bill Young's GOP one-ups the earmark war - Tampabay.com (blog)

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Bill Young's GOP one-ups the earmark war
Tampabay.com (blog)
The House Republican Conference today voted to ban all earmark requests this year, going a step beyond what Democrats did yesterday in renouncing earmarks ...

Entertainment

Conan O'Brien to go on tour - Hollywood Reporter

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Globe and Mail

Conan O'Brien live tour announced
Hollywood Reporter
After weeks of speculation, former "Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien announced Thursday that he will headline a two-month, 30-city tour that will kick off April 12. The tour is titled "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on ...
O'Brien shakes off "Tonight Show," hits the roadReuters
Conan O'Brien, the tour: former 'Tonight' host to hit the road for 30 live datesNew York Daily News
Conan O'Brien Announces Music/Comedy Tour!Pitchfork Media
Detroit Free Press -eCreditDaily.com -Modesto Bee
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Jessica Simpson Jokes: John Mayer 'Gave Away My Game' - MTV.com

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Us Magazine

Jessica Simpson Jokes: John Mayer 'Gave Away My Game'
MTV.com
on Wednesday night and chatted a bit about her ex-beaus Tony Romo and John Mayer. And even when Letterman's questions got a bit personal, Simpson laughed off the interrogation and even dished a bit about her relationships with the two ...
Jessica Simpson on 'Late Show': I still look at ex Tony Romo's 'cute butt' in ...New York Daily News
Jessica Simpson Still Watches Tony Romo's 'Cute Butt'People Magazine
Weight buzz doesn't prompt Simpson to dietUPI.com
FanHouse -Boston Globe -Us Magazine
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Jamie Jungers Crowned Tiger Woods' 'Miss Mistress' - ABC News

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New York Daily News

Jamie Jungers Crowned Tiger Woods' 'Miss Mistress'
ABC News
Jamie Jungers won $75000 and the title of "Miss Mistress" in Howard Stern's Tiger Woods' Mistress Beauty Pageant. Jungers confessed to Stern that she was in bed with Woods the moment he learned of his father's death. She also said the billionaire ...
Jamie Jungers: Tiger Woods never tipped waitstaff when we were togetherNew York Daily News
Tiger Woods is cheapThe Blemish
Tiger's Mistress Wins Philly Jeweler's RingNBC Philadelphia
Herald Sun -TaleTela -The Sun
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Betty White Confirmed To Host 'Saturday Night Live' - MTV.com

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Monsters and Critics.com

Betty White to Host 'Saturday Night Live'
ABC News
AP FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2009 file photo, actress Betty White poses for a portrait in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file) The Internet has gotten its way: Betty White will host "Saturday Night Live." NBC said Thursday that the 88-year-old ...
Betty White set to host "Saturday Night Live"Reuters
Betty White to host 'SNL' in MayHollywood Reporter
Live, from New York, it's ... Betty White hosting 'SNL'USA Today
MTV.com -msnbc.com -Montreal Gazette
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Santa Monica sushi restaurant charged with illegally selling whale meat - Los Angeles Times

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New York Times (blog)

Santa Monica sushi restaurant charged with illegally selling whale meat
Los Angeles Times
The eatery admits the wrongdoing, its attorney says. Federal agents and animal activists cooperated in a video sting orchestrated by a producer of the Oscar-winning documentary 'The Cove.' Criminal charges have been filed against the Hump, ...
Sushi chef, restaurant charged with serving endangered whaleReuters
Oscar Winning Producers Help Expose Illegal Sale of Whale MeatABC News
Sushi Spot Is Charged With Serving Whale MeatNew York Times
AOL News -San Francisco Chronicle (blog) -MyStateline.com
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Business News

Dodd to Offer Financial Regulation Bill Without GOP - New York Times

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AFP

Finance Bill to Be Offered Without GOP
New York Times
Senator Christopher J. Dodd, the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. By SEWELL CHAN WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, hoping to break a months-long logjam on the biggest overhaul of financial ...
Dodd quits ditheringMarketWatch
Dodd pushing ahead on plan to overhaul financial regulatory systemWashington Post
Dodd on Financial Reform Bill: 'We Need to Move Along'CNBC
Forbes -Reuters -Wall Street Journal
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Unemployment claims show long-term problem - CNNMoney.com

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Washington Times

Unemployment claims show long-term problem
CNNMoney.com
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The number of Americans filing continuing claims for unemployment insurance spiked last week, the Labor Department said Thursday, as sluggish hiring continues to drag ...
Jobless claims fall, trade gap narrowsReuters
Jobless Claims in US Declined Last Week to 462000BusinessWeek
First-time jobless claims drop slightly last weekThe Associated Press
MarketWatch -Zacks.com -UPI.com
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Most US Stocks Fall on Chinese Inflation; Banks, Tech Rally - Bloomberg

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Washington Post

Stocks manage gains
CNNMoney.com
By Alexandra Twin, senior writerMarch 11, 2010: 4:22 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks gained Thursday, erasing earlier losses to lift the Nasdaq and S&P 500 to 18-month highs, as investors eyed the day's jobs and trade news and the direction of ...
US Stocks Gain, Driving S&P 500 to Highest Level Since 2008BusinessWeek
Stocks trade flat on concern about China inflationThe Associated Press
US Stocks Fall As US Jobs Data, Worries Over China WeighWall Street Journal
TheStreet.com -Reuters -MarketWatch
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Avatar Helps IMAX Break Records - Forbes

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Avatar Helps IMAX Break Records
Forbes
The bear case for entertainment technology and large format film presenter IMAX hasn't held much water with the stock rallying in 2010, and took another hit Thursday after the company reported record fourth-quarter sales helped by the box office ...
Imax Corp. Posts 4Q Profit On 98% Revenue Jump >IMAXWall Street Journal
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U.S. Plans New Car-Safety Rules - Wall Street Journal

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Toyota Recalls Show Agency Did Its Job, NHTSA's Strickland Says
BusinessWeek
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has done its job policing auto safety well, and Toyota Motor Corp.'s record recalls show that, the agency's administrator said. ...
US Mulls New Rules On Car Brakes,Black Boxes-NHTSAWall Street Journal
US weighs post-Toyota 'black box' requirementReuters
Police: Federal agency looking into NY Prius crashHouston Chronicle
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Exxon's Tillerson Bets Gas, Not Oil, Is Key to Growth - BusinessWeek

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Exxon's Tillerson Bets Gas, Not Oil, Is Key to Growth
BusinessWeek
(Adds outlook for gas versus coal in fifth paragraph, expected production increase in seventh paragraph.) By Joe Carroll March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Exxon Mobil Corp., which pumps more oil than every member of OPEC except Saudi Arabia, Iran and Iraq, ...
Exxon Mobil to lift 2010 project spendingMarketWatch
Exxon Mobil CEO: XTO Transaction To Close In 2QWall Street Journal
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Pork Problems Can't Spoil Smithfield's Profit - Forbes

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Reuters UK (blog)

Pork Problems Can't Spoil Smithfield's Profit
Forbes
Meat producer posts first profit in more than a year, thanks to strength in packaged meats. Pork is a problem for meat processors, as two industry leaders have struggled to respond to a deadly combination of weak demand and excess supply. ...
Smithfield returns to profit, tops Street viewReuters
Smithfield, Tyson Pork-Plant Bans Ended by Russia, USDA SaysBusinessWeek
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Republican News

Rep. Holden Says He'd Vote No On Senate Health Care Bill - TPMDC (blog)

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TPMDC (blog)

Rep. Holden Says He'd Vote No On Senate Health Care Bill
TPMDC (blog)
"I will not vote for the Senate bill," Holden told the Republican Herald. "It makes significant cuts to Medicare and Medicaid ... and the restrictions on ...

Countering right to the point - Creston News Advertiser

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Countering right to the point
Creston News Advertiser
Tinos jump on the bandwagon and never violate the 11th amendment, which is never to criticize a fellow Republican, and hope they can benefit from the real ...

Dodd to Unveil Financial Reform Without GOP Support - NewsHour

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NewsHour

Dodd to Unveil Financial Reform Without GOP Support
NewsHour
... chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, announced Thursday morning that he will unveil financial reform legislation Monday without Republican support. ...

Former aide to US Rep. Shays pleads guilty - San Francisco Chronicle

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Former aide to US Rep. Shays pleads guilty
San Francisco Chronicle
Sohn worked for nearly six years as campaign manager for Shays, a moderate Republican who served 10 terms in Congress representing southwestern Connecticut. ...

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Whatever happened to the bike-partisan revolution? - BikePortland.org (blog)

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Whatever happened to the bike-partisan revolution?
BikePortland.org (blog)
Here's how it shakes out: The two Complete Streets bills (HR 1443, and S. 584) have 66 co-sponsors between them and not one of them is a Republican. ...

Bill Young's GOP one-ups the earmark war - Tampabay.com (blog)

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Bill Young's GOP one-ups the earmark war
Tampabay.com (blog)
The House Republican Conference today voted to ban all earmark requests this year, going a step beyond what Democrats did yesterday in renouncing earmarks ...

Former aide to US Rep. Shays pleads guilty - Salon

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Former aide to US Rep. Shays pleads guilty
Salon
Sohn worked for nearly six years as campaign manager for Shays, a moderate Republican who served 10 terms in Congress representing southwestern Connecticut. ...

Mitchell gives up run for state Senate - Boston Globe

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Mitchell gives up run for state Senate
Boston Globe
The primary winner will go up against state Representative Richard Ross, a Wrentham Republican, in the May 11 special election.

Committee OKs cutting testing for 1st, 2nd grade - WTVM

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Committee OKs cutting testing for 1st, 2nd grade
WTVM
David Casas, a Republican from Lilburn, cuts testing not required under the federal No Child Left Behind law and saves $1.5 million in test administration ...

Democrats in the News

Steve Hildebrand: 'Real shot' Democrats will get 'slaughtered' - Washington Post (blog)

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Steve Hildebrand: 'Real shot' Democrats will get 'slaughtered'
Washington Post (blog)
One of President Obama's top campaign advisers told CNN that Democrats should be worried about this year's midterm elections. "I think that there is a real ...

Probably Wyoming Democrats Will Not Run for Secretary of State - Ballot Access

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Probably Wyoming Democrats Will Not Run for Secretary of State
Ballot Access
According to this story, no Democrat has declared so far for Secretary of State of Wyoming. The Democrats didn't run anyone for this office in either 2006 ...

Legislative Logjam Breaking? - WRTV Indianapolis

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Legislative Logjam Breaking?
WRTV Indianapolis
There may also be a compromise on the Democrats' desire to restrict employers' ability to reclassify employees as private contractors to avoid paying ...

Sports News

New York Post: Tiger returning in two weeks - USA Today

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The Guardian

Tiger Coming Back in 2 Weeks? Rumors Swirl
CBS News
(CBS/ AP) Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer, who was reportedly hired by Tiger Woods as a PR consultant, told CBS News that he can neither confirm nor deny a report that the golfing great will return to the PGA tour later this month. ...
Tiger Woods to return to golf in two weeks, hires Ari Fleischer for helpAtlanta Journal Constitution
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Tiger Woods might return at Bay Hill, reports sayAugusta Chronicle
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Wooing of Tomlinson begins at steakhouse - Minneapolis Star Tribune

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CBC.ca

Wooing of Tomlinson begins at steakhouse
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The star running back said he has no qualms about taking on a reduced role at this stage of his career. By JUDD ZULGAD, Star Tribune Thanks, Mike. The first couple of months in the 1st CivDiv takes a little getting used to, ...
ESPN: LaDainian Tomlinson will visit the Jets if Vikings don't sign himUSA Today
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If no deal gets done in Minnesota, LT will head to NYCProFootballTalk
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Syracuse-Georgetown Game Highlights Big East Matchups - New York Times

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New York Daily News

Syracuse's loss to Georgetown won't hurt Orange in NCAAs
SI.com
NEW YORK -- As a Syracuse player, Gerry McNamara won a national championship and two Big East tournament titles. As he points out, they didn't happen in the same year. Now a graduate assistant with the Orange, McNamara will undoubtedly provide a ...
Georgetown upends top-seeded Syracuse in Big East tournamentWashington Post
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Georgetown 91, Syracuse 84USA Today
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Pack of Iditarod icons bears down on leaders - Anchorage Daily News

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Reuters

Pack of Iditarod icons bears down on leaders
Anchorage Daily News
Hugh Neff gets a kiss form Geronimo at the Takotna, Alaska, checkpoint on Wednesday March 10, 2010 during the 2010 Iditarod Sled Dog Race. Geronimo was born of Annie, Neff's main leader. A number of Annies offspring are on his team, ...
Baker leads Iditarod at halfway pointThe Associated Press
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Guerin: NHL should outlaw hits like Cooke's - USA Today

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MiamiHerald.com

Jim Kelley>INSIDE THE NHL
SI.com
I don't say that lightly. I harbor the hope that the rule proposed this week by the 30 general managers can put the brakes on out of control head-hunting. I commend the GMs for doing something, but like Toyota's recalls and concurrent failure to ...
Claude Julien won't look to Penguins rematchBoston Herald
Guerin: NHL should outlaw hits to headThe Associated Press
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Tim Tebow scores below average on NFL's Wonderlic test - Palm Beach Post

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Jockism (satire) (blog)

Tim Tebow scores below average on NFL's Wonderlic test
Palm Beach Post
AP Tim Tebow's Wonderlic score -- 22 -- is the same as the Dolphins' Chad Henne and Vikings QB Brett Favre. By Ben Volin GAINESVILLE — Tim Tebow proved at the NFL Combine two weekends ago that he is a physical freak for a quarterback, tying a Combine ...
Report: Tebow below average on testESPN
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Foggy Outlook in Twin Cities for Nathan, Mauer - USA Today

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HardBallTalk (blog)

Foggy Outlook in Twin Cities for Nathan, Mauer
USA Today
The Twin Cities awakened to 37 degrees and fog this morning, much like the news that greeted baseball fans when they logged in or picked up the newspaper. Will Joe Nathan try to play in 2010 without Tommy John surgery? Should he? ...
Mauer trade possible?Yahoo! Sports
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Latest John McCain News

Hatch, McCain reach agreement on dietary supplements - Salt Lake Tribune

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Hatch, McCain reach agreement on dietary supplements
Salt Lake Tribune
John McCain, R-Ariz, stepped away from a tougher bill because of the concerns expressed by Sen. Orrin Hatch, who is a major supporter of the dietary ...

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House GOP approves conference-wide earmark ban - The Hill (blog)

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House GOP approves conference-wide earmark ban
The Hill (blog)
John McCain (R-Ariz.) specifically complimented the House's plan in a Twitter post. House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey's (D-Wis. ...

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Anti-immigrant groups have begun their attacks focused on derailing ... - Jornal.us News Agency

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Jornal.us News Agency

Anti-immigrant groups have begun their attacks focused on derailing ...
Jornal.us News Agency
Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., and John McCain, R-Ariz., during the Presidency George W. Bush administration Bush, in fact, supported immigration reform, ...

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The Great Earmark Ban Wars - The AtlanticWire (blog)

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The Great Earmark Ban Wars
The AtlanticWire (blog)
This should seem familiar: In the 2008 presidential race, Republican candidate John McCain made banning earmarks a central plank of his campaign. ...

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The History and Future of GM Potatoes - PotatoPro

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The History and Future of GM Potatoes
PotatoPro
In 2000 McCain declared to stop processing GM potatoes and other french fry manufacturers followed. Also, US Potato Dehy manufacturers ran into trouble with ...

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President Obama is coming to Strongsville on Monday to push health-care reform - Plain Dealer

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President Obama is coming to Strongsville on Monday to push health-care reform
Plain Dealer
Strongsville hosted two visits by 2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain, including a large rally on Oct. 8 of that year at the recreation ...

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No Transparency For Corporate Election Ad Spending In The US - Gov Monitor

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No Transparency For Corporate Election Ad Spending In The US
Gov Monitor
... said Trevor Potter, a former FEC chairman and head lawyer for John McCain's presidential campaigns, who is now general counsel at Campaign Legal Center. ...

Did Palin confuse Cedar Rapids with Cedarburg? - Minnesota Independent

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Minnesota Independent

Did Palin confuse Cedar Rapids with Cedarburg?
Minnesota Independent
Sarah Palin and John McCain in Cedarburg Wisconsin in 2008. Photo: News Graphic As Lynda Waddington reports at the Iowa Independent, Cedarburg was Palin's ...

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The Trouble With 'Reconciliation' - Wall Street Journal

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The Trouble With 'Reconciliation'
Wall Street Journal
But that will be cold comfort to the 83 Democrats in districts carried by George W. Bush or John McCain—including the more than 40 Democrats in districts ...

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