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James O’Keefe on ‘Hannity’: ‘This Is A Huge Misunderstanding’

Conservative activist and alleged wiretapper James O’Keefe went on Hannity to give his first interview since getting arrested in the New Orleans office of Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La.). ... continue reading...

$3.83 Trillion – Can We Spend Our Way Out of a Recession?

Fox News: The fiscal year 2011 budget, sent to Congress Monday, includes new jobs-creation programs and additional funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but is projected to add nearly $1.3 trillion in deficit spending on top of the current year’s projected $1.6 trillion deficit. As he unveiled the budget, Obama warned the federal ... continue reading...

Debate on Public Health Insurance Plan Poised to Explode in Senate

Debate on Public Health Insurance Plan Poised to Explode in Senate The debate over whether to create a public insurance plan to compete with private plans is about to explode in the Senate Finance Committee. The stakes are high and so is the suspense. Read more of Jill Lawrence’s column at PoliticsDaily.com. ... continue reading...

It’s Blue Dogs against Pelosi

It’s Blue Dogs against Pelosi House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (AP) The House is home to many troubled relationships, with Republicans vs. Obama the most visible drama. But of late, the row taking attention these days is the one playing out between the Blue Dog Democrats and Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The anti-Nancy Dems have been shooting down most of what she has been ... continue reading...

Gadhafi Slams UN for ‘Inequalities,’ Conspiracies

Gadhafi Slams UN for ‘Inequalities,’ Conspiracies Moammar Gadhafi’s debut appearance at the United Nations was bound to be memorable, but his long and rambling diatribe Wednesday is one that few will forget. Speaking without a text and referring only to a few handwritten pages, Gadhafi launched into a blistering attack on the Security Council, and he blamed the United Nations for failing ... continue reading...

Obama Urges UN to Improve Global Relations

Obama Urges UN to Improve Global Relations President Obama made a forceful call Wednesday for a new era in global relations, urging the United Nations to move past old divisions and disputes to reassert itself as a leading force in confronting the most pressing issues of today. In his first speech as president to the U.N. General Assembly, Obama sought to distance his ... continue reading...

Sen. Pat Roberts Asks Lobbyists to Read Health Care Legislation

Sen. Pat Roberts Asks Lobbyists to Read Health Care Legislation Senate Finance Committee member Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) earnestly pleaded on Wednesday for the committee to delay a vote on its version of health care reform until after the proposed legislation has been up on the committee’s website for at least three days. “The thing I’m trying to point out,” said Roberts, “is that we would have ... continue reading...

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