Archive for April 13th, 2011

Video and Transcript of President Obama’s Speech Today

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This is posted and linked for the folks (like me) who couldn’t watch or listen to the speech this afternoon. The video is about 43 minutes long. Link to the transcript at whitehouse.gov is also provided if you’d rather read it.

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Wednesday Open Thread

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The Wednesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Obama’s Speech

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President Obama’s speech is scheduled to begin at 1:35 today. I will try to live blog this in the comments – any commenter help would be greatly appreciated! Meanwhile, Greg Sargent compiles a list of educated guesses concerning today’s speech: * Obama set to draw sharp lines? Marc Ambinder reports that the President will lay […]

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Those Fickle Independent Voters

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Polls show that Congressional Republicans are not popular and that if the elections were held today, Democrats would retake the House.

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Delaware Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., April 13. 2011

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Time to call the Diminutive Despot’s bluff. Tony DeLuca’s SB 50, which would putatively open the entire Senate redistricting process to the public, passed unanimously in the Senate. It was a cheap and free vote. Unless…the House Speaker, (a) recognizing the sincerity of the Napoleonic Martinet, with which he has plenty of first-hand experience; and […]

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God Hates Civil Unions

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The Rev. Rita Mishoe Paige and The Rev. Christopher A. Bullock had an op-ed in opposition to civil unions in Delaware in the News Journal.

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