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Chris Collins: The Other Health Care Debate

Huffington Post - Politics - 37 min 54 sec ago
Domestic health reform is what we read about in the headlines, but important hearings in the House and the Senate this week speak to a... Chris Collins http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-collins/
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Pelosi's Office Informed Of Eric Massa's Conduct Months Ago

Huffington Post - Politics - 38 min 6 sec ago
Sometime in October, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's office got a call from then-Congressman Eric Massa's (D-N.Y.) top aide detailing the Representative's questionable conduct.... Nick Wing http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/reporting/nicholas-wing/
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Chloe Angyal: Sex and power, from North Carolina to Congo

Huffington Post - Politics - 41 min 33 sec ago
Last weekend in Hickory, North Carolina, a man was arrested and charged with raping a woman. According to Charlotte's Channel 9 News, the forty-one-year-old man... Chloe Angyal http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chloe-angyal/
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GOP Leaders Want Dan Senor To Run For New York Senate Seat

Huffington Post - Politics - 53 min 28 sec ago
Republican leaders are prodding former Bush adviser Dan Senor to challenge Democrat Kristin Gillibrand for her New York Senate seat, the New York Times reported... Nick Wing http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/reporting/nicholas-wing/
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Live Updates From the Big East Tournament, Day 3

New York Times - Front Page - 58 min 15 sec ago
Live updates from Day 3 of the Big East men's basketball tournament.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=231350957480b4b28438c690b1791dedp=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=231350957480b4b28438c690b1791dedp=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2218/
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House GOP adopts yearlong earmark ban

CNN Politics - 59 min 16 sec ago
House Republicans agreed Thursday to adopt a ban on congressional earmarks in spending bills for next year, upping the ante with Democrats in the political battle over fiscal responsibility and pork barrel spending.div class="feedflare" a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_allpolitics?a=jokQLnmtsbM:o810jr2fnZM:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_allpolitics?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_allpolitics?a=jokQLnmtsbM:o810jr2fnZM:7Q72WNTAKBA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_allpolitics?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_allpolitics?a=jokQLnmtsbM:o810jr2fnZM:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_allpolitics?i=jokQLnmtsbM:o810jr2fnZM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_allpolitics?a=jokQLnmtsbM:o810jr2fnZM:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_allpolitics?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_allpolitics?a=jokQLnmtsbM:o810jr2fnZM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_allpolitics?i=jokQLnmtsbM:o810jr2fnZM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~4/jokQLnmtsbM" height="1" width="1"/
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Aftershock Measuring 6.9 Shakes Chile During Inauguration

New York Times - Front Page - 59 min 52 sec ago
An earthquake hit central Chile on Thursday as the inaugural ceremonies for the new president were under way.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=4598a1188042c3dd4a2d1b8dad45264ap=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=4598a1188042c3dd4a2d1b8dad45264ap=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2218/
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Lanny Davis: Time for Obama to Restore the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

Huffington Post - Politics - 1 hour 50 sec ago
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, created in 2004, proved that there is nothing inconsistent between a strong anti-terrorism position and protection of civil liberties. Lanny Davis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lanny-davis/
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Rep. George Miller: Include Student Loan Reform in Reconciliation

Huffington Post - Politics - 1 hour 10 min ago
(These are the prepared remarks of Education and Committee Chairman George Miller from today's press conference on the urgent need to include student loan reform... Rep. George Miller http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-george-miller/
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Doug Kendall: Citizens United Changed Everything

Huffington Post - Politics - 1 hour 15 min ago
In the month-and a-half since the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United, there is no sign that the firestorm in Washington and around the country is going to die any time soon. Doug Kendall http://www.huffingtonpost.com/doug-kendall/
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Bob Franken: System Corrections

Huffington Post - Politics - 1 hour 24 min ago
Sometimes we can find laughs in obscure places. An example would be the "Corrections" section of a newspaper, particularly one of those high and mighty... Bob Franken http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-franken/
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Holder Failed to Disclose Brief on Detainee Policy

New York Times - Front Page - 1 hour 26 min ago
A Justice Department spokesman said the omission by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. during his confirmation hearings was inadvertent.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=5ccbf3c991479fa7b3c17c2a10dc763cp=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=5ccbf3c991479fa7b3c17c2a10dc763cp=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2218/
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Aqueduct Casino Deal is Dead

New York Times - Front Page - 1 hour 27 min ago
Gov. David A. Paterson's office said Aqueduct Entertainment Group would not be awarded a contract to build and run a casino at the Aqueduct racetrack.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b88a93ca80eff2a963c60f33d3f4a1cep=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=b88a93ca80eff2a963c60f33d3f4a1cep=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2218/
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Bunning Galvanized Dems Around Filibuster Reform: Tom Udall

Huffington Post - Politics - 1 hour 30 min ago
One of the leading filibuster reform proponents in the Senate said on Thursday that Republicans have no one to blame but themselves for a growing... Sam Stein http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/reporting/sam-stein/
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Republicans Introducing Bill To Restart Eric Massa Ethics Investigation

Huffington Post - Politics - 1 hour 31 min ago
House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) plans to introduce a resolution on Thursday directing the House Ethics Committee to re-open an ethics investigation of ex-Congressman... Michael Falcone http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/reporting/michael-falcone/
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Margaret Carlson: Never Trust a Naked Massa in a Tickle Fight

Huffington Post - Politics - 1 hour 41 min ago
The Republicans' embrace of Massa is a prime example of Obama Derangement Syndrome, which expresses itself in hating anything that the president likes, even if you once loved it, like a bipartisan commission on the deficit. Margaret Carlson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/margaret-carlson/
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Scott Lilly: Republican Earmarks: Fool Me Twice?

Huffington Post - Politics - 1 hour 42 min ago
Congressional Republicans seem to hope that no one will remember what they said about earmarks before they won control of Congress and what they did about them after they were in charge. Scott Lilly http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-lilly/
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Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy seeks a 'fuller life' outside politics

Patrick Kennedy wants to talk. He leads the way through the corridors of the Cannon House Office Building, polished and empty at 10 at night, and unlocks Suite 407, the office of the senior member of the Rhode Island congressional delegation. He is 42 and has been in Congress for 16 years, but this...

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Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg Join Obama For White House Movie Night

Huffington Post - Politics - 1 hour 50 min ago
Thursday night is movie night at the White House. The Obamas are getting a first look at HBO's new series, "The Pacific," a ten-part miniseries... Nick Wing http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/reporting/nicholas-wing/
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