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Very useful Jon Chait review of offensive Limbaugh comments about Obama since Jan. 2009: http://j.mp/fY5nVw
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| The Persecution Of Rush Limbaugh | The New Republic The New Republic covers politics, culture, and the arts with a focus on the White House, foreign policy, Congress, Capitol Hill, Wikileaks, the lame duck session, literature, and more. |
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The sad psychology of lotteries from @jonahlehrer: http://j.mp/evKLEm
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| The Psychology Of Lotteries | Wired Science | Wired.com Why do people play the lottery? On the one hand, the answer is obvious enough: We’re happy to spend $3 for approximately 15 seconds of irrational hope, for the |
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RT @sethmnookin Social networks, not seating assignments or sick family, largest factor in ’09 PA school flu outbreak. http://nyti.ms/ieSaI4
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 New Study Sheds Light on Spread of Swine Flu – NYTimes.comA new study of a 2009 epidemic of H1N1, or swine flu, at a Pennsylvania school found that the disease most likely spread through a child’s network of friends — not in class. |
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Floyd Norris offers the optimistic take on jobs situation with a comparison to 1983: http://j.mp/ella9H
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 From 1983, Hints of Strong Job Growth in 2011 – NYTimes.comWith the latest unemployment figures to be released Friday, there are signs that the economy is doing better than some statistics would indicate. |
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With the third party dream dying, Broder moves on to another implausible scenario – favorite sons! @jbplainblog debunks: http://j.mp/i6GJSv
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| A plain blog about politics: Favorite Sons? Uh, No | ||
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Noonan says voters were "convinced" by Reagan’s anti-government stands: http://j.mp/e5UP06 My post on why this is wrong: http://j.mp/hw5INT
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| Ronald Reagan at 100″ “in the foothills of the Santa Susana Mountain Range” – Google Search | ||
| Overstating Reagan’s effect on public opinion – Brendan Nyhan Time’s cover story on Ronald Reagan’s influence on President Obama opens with this anecdote (emphasis added): In May 2010, Barack Obama invited a small group of presidential historians to the Wh… |
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Filibuster expert Greg Koger analyzes the very limited success of the Democratic procedural reform effort in the Senate http://j.mp/elb4aT
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| The Monkey Cage: Senate reform? Still possible. | ||
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New Kaiser survey on factual beliefs & myths on HCR – 40% death panels, 41% $ for undocumented: http://j.mp/e2QrdI (PDF; via @thegarance)
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Ironic! RT @sethmnookin NYT piece on why humans doubt science includes graphic by autism researcher doubted by scientists http://j.mp/gl3PRL
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| NYT piece on “doubting” science features graphic by controversial autism researcher | ||
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RT @GlennKesslerWP Fact Checker: 3 Pinocchios to Harry Reid for saying health law already yielded $4B from fraudsters http://wapo.st/dY7Uhm
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| Fact Checker – Harry Reid’s imaginary $4 billion credit to the health-care law Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid claims the new health care law has yielded $4 billion from health-care fraudsters. But he’s wrong. |
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RT @jbouie: as far as elections go, presidential conventions sites don’t have much of an effect: http://t.co/4lf (via @jbplainblog)
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Glenn Beck brings the crazy RT @mcmoynihan This is the dumbest thing ever broadcast on (non-cable access) TV http://youtu.be/PH7GPPpsw6g
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See also @conor64 on the Fox News con: "hard to think of anyone who disrespects & takes advantage of conservatives more" http://j.mp/h1Pne7
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| “This Is Important Stuff” – The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan Homepage of the Atlantic Magazine Online Service |
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Awesome @tanehisi post on how evolving definitions of race are likely to remain exclusionary http://j.mp/dUDjWI (via @jbouie)
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 Miscegenation Ball – Ta-Nehisi Coates – National – The AtlanticIt’s backwards to think our open sexual selves might erase the last vestiges of the white supremacy |
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Great @jbplainblog debunking of Huntsman ’12->’16 hype http://j.mp/dNbfqS Reality: Best bet is to be VP nom. or come in 2nd. Neither likely.
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| A plain blog about politics: Huntsman | ||
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Huntsman is just the first of many dark horse candidates and implausible late entrants the media will hype to make GOP race more interesting
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Interestingly, Huntsman futures on Intrade are up to 6.3%, which puts him #6 in the field http://j.mp/gywetA (1-5: MR, JT, SP, MH, TP, MD)
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The closest historical analogue to Huntsman? @bpump offers John G. Winant, FDR’s ambassador to Britain during WWII: http://bit.ly/hv8vhq
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| Huntsman != Winant — Barry Pump’s Blog | ||
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One more Huntsman parallel — Henry Cabot Lodge, ambassador to S. Vietnam under JFK/LBJ and covert ’64 GOP candidate http://j.mp/gm8Jqg
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| Huntsman’s Historical Example Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire — News, polls and buzz |
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Michael Kinsley wins the morning! RT @jackshafer Politico cancels 2012 prez campaign coverage, moves directly to 2016. http://bit.ly/i6IY4X
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| Raising the bar on the media rat race – POLITICO.com Print View POLITICO covers political news with a focus on national politics, Congress, Capitol Hill, the 2008 presidential race, lobbying, advocacy, and more. POLITICO’s in-depth coverage includes video f… |
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