Archive for May 20th, 2010

Financial Reform Passes The Senate

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President Obama scored another big legislative victory in the Senate tonight. The Senate approved a far-reaching financial regulation bill Thursday evening, paving the way for enactment of the most extensive reworking of financial oversight in generations and a second major legislative victory of the year for President Obama and congressional Democrats. … The Senate voted […]

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Coons Picks Up DE Teachers’ Endorsement

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In what can only be seen as a slap in the face of Representative Mike Castle, the Delaware State Education Association (DSEA) has endorsed New Castle County Executive Chris Coons in the race for Joe Biden’s old seat. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0qCkT1vo8U[/youtube] The DSEA has a long history of backing Mike Castle for his Congressional runs and this […]

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Rand Paul Open Thread

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KY-Sen candidate Rand Paul has had a spectacular implosion over the last 48 hours, starting with telling Rachel Maddow he didn’t support the Civil Rights Act.

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Kickoff for Rich Griffiths in the 9th

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This evening, Rich Griffiths will kick off his campaign to unseat Dick Cathcart in the 9th RD.  Rich is a great candidate.  I have met him several times, and he is earnest, organized and focused on winning in November. Rich will make his official announcement this evening at 6:30 PM at the Corbit-Sharpe Residence in […]

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How Is This Possible?

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First, a confession… This year I got suckered into watching Celebrity Apprentice because of Rod Blagojevich.  It was like a horrible accident you couldn’t turn away from.  And the main reason I watched – besides the endless amusement Blago generated by proclaiming his innocence to anyone and everyone – was his complete incompetence with technology.  […]

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Thursday Open Thread

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The Thursday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Terrorist attacks Jacksonville congregation

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Yes, this is real. It happened 10 days ago, and the national media didn’t report it – only local media did. On May 10th, a man brought a pipe bomb and a can of gasoline to a Jacksonville congregation during prayers and detonated it. Thank God no one was injured, but it’s still a rather […]

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NYT Blumenthal Bombshell Was A Political Hit Job

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The NYT story on Connecticut AG Richard Blumenthal relied on a misleading video clip. The full video clip shows that Blumenthal correctly characterized his Vietnam-era service.

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