Today in Congress
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In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader:
*FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2009
House Meets At... 10:00 a.m.: Legislative Bu...
Anti-incumbent sentiment, Iowa edition
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It's spreading:
Des Moines will have two new council members in January, both of whom have
said balancing the budget is a top priorit
When No One is Happy
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First Read: "The hardest thing to do this morning is to find someone who is
100% pleased with both President Obama's speech last night and his new
Afghanis...
Afghanistan, the Speech, and Its Shaky Foundation
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I've re-read Obama's Afghanistan speech, and I think it was perhaps designed
to displease everyone - hawks, doves, Democrats, Republicans. Afghanistan
and ...
ThinkFast: December 2, 2009
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In announcing his 18-month escalation strategy for Afghanistan, President
Obama underscored his view that “Islamist extremism in the region remains an
endu...
Jobs
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Actualy report comes out Friday, but the private estimate comes out today.
-169k!
Less scary than some recent numbers, but need +140k or so per month just ...
Where The Troops Are Going
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Last night’s speech actually gave very little information about what the
extra troops—or indeed the troops who have already been dispatched—are
actually go...
The Morning Plum
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Some quickie reactions to Obama’s Afghanistan speech and the political
fallout… * Peter Baker: Escalation combined with exit plan a “jarring”
contradiction...
Mike's Blog Roundup
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Fafblog!: Victory Science
Scott Horton: Two retirees
Threat Level: Sprint Nextel provided law enforcement agencies with customer
location data more th...
NY marriage vote coming soon
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Andy Towle has the latest. We almost had a vote yesterday, but now it looks
like it might happen today. Joe Sudbay has good friends in NY who are quite
con...
Obama Has Spoken; Now, Let's Have a Debate
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President Obama delivered a carefully-constructed and nuanced call Tuesday
night for the extension of the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan. Obama came to
t...
The Speech Isn't the Story
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I feel underqualified to talk about this one because I don't claim any
expertise in the area of foreign policy and have rather ambivalent feelings
toward A...