Brendan Nyhan

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Brendan Nyhan
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Obama using more Christian language to counter Muslim myth; story is appropriately skeptical about likelihood of success http://j.mp/fo2SKI
Obama-church-jewel-samad-afp-getty-10210-1293996558_thumbnailObama Tries to Reassert His Christian Bona Fides, With Words and Deeds
Obama has often cited such Bible verses as Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. But not many Americans automatically connect those scriptures to Christianity, so he has to spell it out.
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Very nice post from @smotus on how political scientists view politicians and how we approach our work http://j.mp/gLbvc2
Enik Rising: On Bernstein’s “Joyous Cynicism”
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House incumbent advantage declining RT @ProfStevenSmith: 2010 incumbency advantage measured: http://bostonreview.net/BR36.1/ansolabehere.php
Boston Review — Stephen Ansolabehere: Unsafe Seats
Since 1975, an award-winning forum for political, cultural and literary ideas.
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Attack ads on GOP cuts write themselves–public may want cuts in abstract but actual programs are popular (remember ’95?) http://j.mp/dW09Nm
Jp-fiscal-1-thumbstandard-v2House Republicans Outline Budget Cuts – NYTimes.com
The incoming Republican majority is moving to make good on its promise to cut $100 billion in domestic spending this year.
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Outgoing Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC): Obama’s not a socialist, born in US, and not a Muslim; also, there were no death panels http://j.mp/eOEL2L
Outgoing GOP congressman: ‘Credible conservatives’ not about Obama ‘hatred’ – The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room
Outgoing Rep. Bob Inglis (R-S.
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Krauthammer ominously describes Sect. 1233 as "mandating government payments for end-of-life counseling" http://j.mp/gD5y3B
Twp-50x50Charles Krauthammer – Government by regulation. Shhh.
How to impose a liberal agenda on a center-right nation.