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New York, 6:40 PM
Tue Feb 9
57 posts in the last 24 hours

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Everybody Hates Chuck Todd

Barack Obama held a press conference today. While the availability may have assuaged concerns about the press' unprecedented lack of access to Obama, it did nothing to allay concerns that he calls on that jerk Chuck Todd too much. More »

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By John Cook

#jokes

Robert Gibbs Will Receive a Sternly Worded Facebook Message from Sarah Palin

That Robert Gibbs is quite the card. He wrote notes on his hand, just like Sarah Palin did! And then the whole White House press corps laughed because of liberal bias. (And Obama showed up for a surprise press conference!)

02:43 PM

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By Pareene

#catsanddogslivingtogether

Support for Obama Wavering in the Democratic Stronghold of Wall Street

The New York Times' David Kirkpatrick delivers the shocking and troubling news that Wall Street bankers are so disappointed in Barack Obama that they've started giving money to Republicans. Bankers! To Republicans! More »

02/08/10

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By John Cook

#greatdebate

Snowmageddon vs. Snowpocalypse: Which Cute Nickname Will Win?

Senators and Federal employees are taking a snow day, with three-foot snowfall blanketing the Atlantic seaboard from New Jersey to Virginia. As America braces for an "encore storm," one major dilemma remains: Which cute nickname won the weather system? More »

02/08/10

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By Maureen O'Connor

#onthedocket

Barack Obama's Illegal Immigrant Auntie Goes to Court Today

Obama's "Aunti Zeituni," Zeituni Onyango, will stand before a federal judge after living illegally in America ever since her asylum request was rejected in 2004. The president says he won't intervene for Onyango, who could be deported to Kenya. [CNN]

02/04/10

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By Maureen O'Connor

#clipjob

Gawker.TV: The Five Best Videos Ever of the Day

Today at Gawker.TV, Fox anchors play with a Scott Brown doll, Conan O'Brien's NBC opinions circa 2006, Today airs a live C-section, Jon Stewart calls out Fox News, and Jim Nantz & Nick Swisher help Barney achieve a "Perfect Week." More »

02/02/10

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By Whitney Jefferson

#healthcare

Obama Still Pushing Health Care With Sports Metaphors

02/02/10

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#killerfish

Barack Obama is Pro-Sea Monster

02/01/10

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#hooray

Obama Refuses to Send Anyone Else to the Moon

President Obama is on a roll lately. He gave a sassy State of the Union and then he embarrassed House Republicans on TV and now he is agreeing with us that Space is Not Worth it. More »

02/01/10

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By Pareene

#videuhoh

Obama's Weekly Address Kicker: Combative and STFU-y to Republicans' Dirty Voting Politics

President Barack Obama's had a feisty week on video! First he kicked around Republicans so badly, Fox News cut out early. Now we've got his weekly address, where he more or less tells a few Republicans to go get fucked. More »

01/30/10

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By Foster Kamer

#politics

Video: Obama Patiently Explaining Things to House Republicans

This turned out to be pretty awesome: Barack Obama took questions from the House Republicans today, and it was so embarrassing that Fox turned it off early. In case you missed it, here's the whole video.

01/29/10

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#change

The President is taking took questions from House Republicans, which is was pretty awesome.

01/29/10

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#hooray

February's Interminable Divisive Legislative Battle: Gays in the Military

Obama is serious about repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell and he has the Pentagon's backing. Here comes the fun part: Senator Carl Levin is just not sure if he has 60 votes for repealing it! Whee!

01/28/10

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#analysis

Barack Obama's State of the Union Was Awesome

Barack Obama's first State of the Union was not a particularly soaring or pretty speech. But it was really the model every future president should look to when composing their own. More »

01/28/10

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By Pareene

#twitterfollies

The Dangers of Copying and Pasting: Fox Newser Tweets Hooker Website (Updated Pics!)

Click here to read The Dangers of Copying and Pasting: Fox Newser Tweets Hooker Website (<em>Updated Pics!</em>)

The problem with condensed Twitter URLs: You can't see where they go. White House correspondent Major Garrett tweeted a URL last night, and it went to a Vegas call girl website. Vegas, where some White House folks go next month. More »

01/28/10

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By Maureen O'Connor

#stateoftheunion

The State of the Union: All the Good Parts

Ah, the State of the Union address. 68 minutes of political theater sandwiched between hours of political punditry with a delicious side of everybody live-blogging it. There were some awkward moments and some serious ones, and some talk about gays. More »

01/27/10

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By Adrian Chen

#speeches

'That's Just How It Is'

It was like 2008 all over again tonight: The economy sucks (but not nightmarish) and Barack Obama gave a stump speech with a familiar, big close reminding us that everything that's wrong with the country is our own damn fault. More »

01/27/10

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By Gabriel Snyder

#stateoftheunion

State of the Union Drinking Game and Comment Party USA

State of the Union time! There will be special commenting, and drinking, from your favorite bloggers, as long as your favorite bloggers are me! But what should we expect, and when should we drink? More »

01/27/10

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#littering

Crazy Teabagger Letterbomb Unleashed on Upper West Side

Someone has dumped thousands of crazy anti-Obama fliers all over 68th and Broadway on the Upper West Side of New York. They are very, very crazy fliers, and there are a lot of them. More »

01/27/10

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#disappointments

Alex Balk tries to make the case: "the iPad is a lot like Barack Obama..."

01/27/10

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#oped

Free Publicity: Who Do We Help?

On messiah machine day, blogger Anil Dash wonders if all the free publicity mustered by Apple's marketing machine might just be better directed at something else. This piece was originally published on his blog. More »

01/27/10

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