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As predicted (http://j.mp/c9Fe3v), overemphasis on Obama staff as cause of/solution to structural political problems http://j.mp/gYxThi
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| Blaming staff for structural problems – Brendan Nyhan Back in January, I predicted a rash of process-based explanations of President Obama’s declining political fortunes in 2010: During the next eleven months, it will become increasingly obvious th… |
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Barone counters redistricting hype: “When opinion changes, it turns out some of those 53% districts aren’t yours anymore” http://j.mp/i5CSra
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 Redistricting Looms Large in Congress – NYTimes.comWith Republicans poised to build on their gains from the midterm elections, Democrats are trying to save their jobs. |
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Abercrombie’s desire to debunk birthers is laudable http://j.mp/eeYq1q but there’s an article he should read… http://j.mp/aSxxEo (PDF)
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 Hawaii’s Governor Seeks to Silence ‘Birthers’ – NYTimes.comNeil Abercrombie, who knew Barack Obama’s parents, is incensed at those who assert he was born in Kenya. |
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WSJ column subhed: "Charitable gifts are a cheerful protest vote against the growing state." http://j.mp/fhgkGO Actually, no.
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 Arthur C. Brooks: Tea Partiers and the Spirit of Giving – WSJ.comIn The Wall Street Journal, American Enterprise Institute President Arthur C. Brooks writes that charitable gifts are a cheerful protest vote against the growing state. |
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RT @kwcollins: Congressional leadership scores estimated from non-reciprocity in bill co-sponsorship networks: http://bit.ly/dYjqTJ
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Media amnesia on "death panels" continues w/AP failing to debunk myth http://j.mp/fmdgLw Called it "false" in Aug ’10 http://j.mp/gyOr0M
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| AP debunking of Vitter’s “death panels” rhetoric – Brendan Nyhan If you missed it, Senator David Vitter (R-LA) made comments last week that played on the continuing misperception that health care reform has created “death panels” (see my article [PDF] in The … |
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Weak-kneed NYT calls "death panels" "unsubstantiated" http://j.mp/eF97dD But as paper wrote in ’09, the claim is false http://j.mp/dUmRaL
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 Obama to Enact End-of-Life Planning for Medicare – NYTimes.comAdvance care planning, which touched off a political storm over “death panels,” will be covered under Medicare — a “quiet victory” for supporters. |
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| False ‘Death Panel’ Rumor Has Some Familiar Roots – NYTimes.com Rumors that President Obama’s health care plans would create “death panels” began with some of the same media outlets that helped defeat President Clinton’s health care plan. |
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Obama reg. funding end-of-life planning will revive "death panels" myth http://j.mp/ezQfZl Why it won’t die: http://j.mp/aXR0HA (PDF)
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| Obama to Enact End-of-Life Planning for Medicare – NYTimes.com Advance care planning, which touched off a political storm over “death panels,” will be covered under Medicare — a “quiet victory” for supporters. |
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