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NY Gov tries to force through healthcare cuts (Reuters)
Reuters – Frustrated with the refusal of New York’s legislature to approve a budget, Governor David Paterson on Friday included most of the health care cuts he has been demanding in his latest temporary spending bill.
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Ark. Democrats vie for black voters in Senate race (AP)
AP – African-American voters couldn’t help the man who became the nation’s first black president win Arkansas in 2008. But the Democratic candidates for the Senate here, incumbent Blanche Lincoln and Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, believe black voters could decide their race, and both are waging an unusually intense campaign in the black community in [...]
Despite cap on broken well, it’s too early to celebrate (McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama warned Friday that it’s “way too early to be optimistic,” and a top BP executive also cautioned against over-reacting to BP’s latest effort to contain the oil that’s been spewing from a broken well a mile under the Gulf of Mexico.
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Primaries from Calif. to SC measure voter anger (AP)
AP – How angry are Americans? People primed for change vote in 12 states Tuesday in contests that will decide the fate of two endangered Washington incumbents — a two-term senator in Arkansas and a six-term congressman in South Carolina — while setting the stage for some of the races that could determine the balance [...]
Obama Presidency: Views from the Left, Right and Pundits (Time.com)
Time.com – A short history of the Obama Administration, from four very different perspectives
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Obama to announce plan to respond to bioterrorism (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama will use his State of the Union address to unveil a new plan for a better and quicker response to bioterrorism threats and attacks, the White House said Tuesday.
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Clinton: Nigeria failing to curb extremism (AP)
AP – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is criticizing Nigeria for corruption and poor living standards that she says encourage the sort of extremism typified by the attempted bombing of an American airliner.
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Dem leaders in uphill push for health overhaul (AP)
AP – There are no quick fixes for President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, the No. 2 House Democrat said Tuesday, as supporters agonized over whether to move the bill forward or hit the pause button until political resistance subsides.
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Palin: Obama not listening (Politico)
Politico – Palin attacks Obama for having “over-promised” as a candidate and not listening to the American people.
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