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February 4, 2010Biden Hits the Nail on the Head

By:EJ Dionne From a colum by EJ Dionne: I asked Biden about the surprise applause line in President Obama's State of the Union speech -- "I do not accept second place for the United States of America." Will we hear more on the America-as-No.-1 theme? What followed was a torrent, in red, white and blue. "From me you're going to hear more," he replied emphatically. "I want to tell you something, because ...READ MORE

February 4, 2010National Prayer Breakfast Draws Controversy

By:The New York Times The Fellowship, it maintains a house in Washington DC as a tax exempt organization. It then rents rooms at the house to members of Congressat a reduced rate. Our elected representatives get a reduced rate on their rent while the organization is claiming tax-exempt status. the National Prayer Breakfast is sponsored by the Fellowship, a secretive organization whose mission, in part, is to choose godly white men to lead. Here's ...READ MORE

February 2, 2010Bredesen Says He Aims To Leave State In Good Fiscal Shape

By:Governor Phil Bredesen (D) TN Basic Education Plan Is Fully Funded In Proposed Budgetposted February 1, 2010Governor Phil Bredesen on Monday night delivered his eighth State of the State Address to the members of the 106th General Assembly, speaking to achievements in education, job creation and child welfare and the challenges of maintaining services in the midst of declining revenues and the national economic recession.In addressing the proposed FY 2010-2011 budget, Governor Bredesen said he ...READ MORE

February 2, 2010If it quacks like a duck, walks like a duck it is a duck

By: Harold Ford Jr is acting like he is a candidate for New York Senate. From his carefully crafted message targeted to New York voters (look do not blame him if he changes positions, blame voters as they tend to go for it and Ford knows this) to his website The Ford Report, Congressman Ford is talking like a candidate, acting like a candidate so he must be a candidate. We ...READ MORE

February 2, 2010Moon Program Scrapped

By: The Obama administration is killing Constellation, NASA's ambitious back-to-the moon program. The decision represents a thunderous demolition of the Bush-era strategy at the space agency, which had already poured $9 billion into a new rocket, the Ares 1, and a new crew capsule, Orion. Both were years from completion. And now both have been spiked by the administration's 2011 budget, released Monday. The budget includes $2.5 billion over the ...READ MORE