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ANALYSIS

 GOP Still 
 Hasn't Seen 
 the Bottom 

Republicans wonder when their woes will bottom

Mar 5, 09 10:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Just when the Grand Old Party thought it couldn't get worse, it has: Conservative infighting from a caustic radio host, stumbles from its emerging non-white leaders—Michael Steele and Bobby Jindal both—and polls that suggest just 25% of Americans support them. Meanwhile, Dems enjoy great popularity and steady donations.... More »

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Republican • Rush Limbaugh • GOP • political party • conservative • Bobby Jindal • leadership • President Obama • Michael Steele • Bill Maher Grid

 Clinton Seeks 
 World Meeting 
 on Afghanistan 

High-level conference would develop 'common way forward'

Mar 5, 09 9:25 AM CST
(AP) - Hillary Clinton has proposed a high-level international conference on Afghanistan sponsored by the United Nations and attended by a wide range of countries including Pakistan and NATO allies. The secretary of State presented the proposal at a NATO meeting in Brussels, where she said the session could be held March... More »

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Russia • War on Terror • Hillary Clinton • United Nations • NATO • Pakistan • India • Afghanistan war • Ban Ki-Moon • Obama administration • President Obama • Bill Maher Grid

OPINION

Boehner: Rush Is a Democrat Diversion

Obama wants to change the subject from spending

Mar 5, 09 8:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s desperate attempt to throw the spotlight on Rush Limbaugh “is the oldest trick in Washington’s book,” writes House Minority Leader John Boehner in the Washington Post. Obama and congressional Democrats have already spent more than the combined costs of Hurricane Katrina and... More »

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Barack Obama • Rush Limbaugh • House of Representatives • John Boehner • Bill Maher Grid

 White House 
 Health Forum 
 Convenes Today 

Forum will give the floor to ranging viewpoints

Mar 5, 09 8:17 AM CST
(AP) - President Barack Obama has invited to the White House more than 120 people with wide-ranging views on how to fix the US health-care system, one that still leaves millions uninsured despite being the world's costliest. The group of doctors, patients, business owners, and insurers is to gather for a forum... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • health care costs • White House • forum • overhaul • Obama administration • Bill Maher Grid

Steele: Ticking Off Limbaugh Part of My Job

Embattled RNC chairman vows to carry on reforming GOP despite criticism

Mar 5, 09 1:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele says he isn't going to let the Rush Limbaugh hooha or any other criticism stop him from remaking the GOP, the Washington Post reports. Steele, criticized by some for his loose-cannon approach, says drawing fire from both moderates and conservatives is all part of... More »

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Republican • RNC • Rush Limbaugh • Republican Party • Michael Steele • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - This apparently isn't going away anytime soon. Rush Limbaugh today challenged Barack Obama to a debate on his radio show, Politico reports. “If these guys are so impressed with themselves, and if they are so sure of their correctness, why doesn't President Obama come on my show?" he asked.... More »

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radio • talk radio • Rush Limbaugh • conservative • debate • Bill Maher • right-wing media • President Obama • Bill Maher Grid

 360K US Troops 
 Suffer Brain Injuries 

As many as 20% of war vets have had concussions or worse

Mar 4, 09 5:53 PM CST
(AP) - The number of US troops who have suffered wartime brain injuries may be as high as 360,000, say Defense Department doctors. They estimate that between 10% and 20% of the roughly 1.8 million Americans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan had such injuries—the vast majority of... More »

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soldier • concussions • Bill Maher • Iraq veterans • Afghanistan veterans • traumatic brain injury • Iraq war • Afghanistan war • Bill Maher Grid

 Draft Your 
 Limbaugh 
 Apology Here 

Democratic site
mocks GOP regrets to right-wing radio guru

Mar 4, 09 5:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Democrats have launched a website to mock the stream of Republicans rushing to apologize to Rush Limbaugh, the New York Daily News reports. Imsorryrush.com, launched on the official DNC site, helps users formulate a mock note of regret for publicly criticizing the radio host. They can sign it on... More »

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technology • Democrats • Republican • Rush Limbaugh • conservative base • Michael Steele • conservative media • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - Protesters around California are gearing up for tomorrow's state Supreme Court session on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the voter referendum that banned gay marriage, the Los Angeles Times reports. The decision isn’t due for 3 months, but the opinion is already written, and the court's stand may... More »

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California • gay marriage • San Francisco • constitutional amendment • marriage • California Supreme Court • gays • Proposition 8 • Bill Maher Grid

 Loose-Cannon 
 Steele Worries 
 GOP Leaders 


The new RNC chair's discipline in question; he says he's just telling hard truths

Mar 4, 09 9:19 AM CST
(Newser) - GOP leaders are beginning to worry that their new chairman may need a manager himself. A succession of gaffes, flaky comments, and strange decisions by Michael Steele has some experiencing buyer's remorse. Top of the list: Steele fought with, then apologized to, Rush Limbaugh, threatened long-time incumbents, suggested an “... More »

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Republican • RNC • Rush Limbaugh • Michael Steele • Bill Maher Grid

OPINION

'Minority Leader Limbaugh' Will Sink GOP

Obama's campaign manager takes a swipe at Republicans

Mar 4, 09 8:52 AM CST
(Newser) - The 2008 election sent many signals, but chief among them was that America is sick of partisan pettiness, writes President Obama’s former campaign manager David Plouffe in the Washington Post today, He faults the GOP for somehow missing that memo, joining Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel in declaring... More »

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Barack Obama • Rush Limbaugh • Republican Party • David Plouffe • political strategy • Eric Cantor • Michael Steele • Bill Maher Grid

OPINION


 Saggy-Pants 
 Debates Just 
 Hot Air 

'Legislative tailors' have their way across America

Mar 4, 09 1:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Legal battles against sagging pants are being waged across the US at an absurd rate, writes Greg Beato in Reason. Detractors argue that exposing large “swathes of underwear” should be banned, particularly because the  style emulates prison attire and to wear them is “to embrace criminality.” “... More »

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fashion • crime • baggy pants • style • jeans • Bill Maher Grid

 Penn Fights for 
 'Harvey Milk Day' 

Holiday would honor activist's birthday

Mar 3, 09 1:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Sean Penn today joined the push to recognize Harvey Milk's birthday in California, Variety reports. State senator Mark Leno is re-introducing a bill seeking a statewide “day of significance” on May 22, the birthday of the gay activist Penn won an Oscar for portraying. Schools would be encouraged to... More »

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gay rights • holiday • Sean Penn • Harvey Milk • Milk • Mark Leno • Bill Maher Grid

 Steele to Rush: I Take It All Back 

RNC chair begs radio host's forgiveness for criticism

Mar 3, 09 7:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Republicans just can’t stay mad at Rush Limbaugh. A few weeks ago, Rep. Phil Gingrey begged forgiveness after criticizing the radio host. Yesterday, Politico reports, RNC chair Michael Steele came crawling back to Limbaugh, saying he didn’t meant it when he dismissed Limbaugh as an "entertainer" and... More »

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RNC • Tim Kaine • Rush Limbaugh • apology • Michael Steele • Bill Maher Grid


 Pol's 'Toke 
 Tax' Not Just 
 Blowing Smoke 

Time to tax big business clearly here to stay, says California lawmaker

Mar 3, 09 3:58 AM CST
(Newser) - What is San Francisco State Assemblyman Tom Ammiano smoking? He's not backing off his proposed legislation to legalize state pot—and charging a $1-a-joint tax to beef up California's depleted coffers. It's not such a stoner idea, insists the politician, who also works as a stand-up comedian (no, this is... More »

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California • medical marijuana • marijuana • sales tax • Tom Ammiano • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - When Austria's most popular Nazi-sympathizer died in a car crash last year, he left behind a grieving lover—his boyfriend, Kevin Gray writes in Details. After politician Jörg Haider's death, his PR whiz gave a tearful interview that shocked Austria. "About Jörg and me, there was more—... More »

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Austria • Neo-Nazi • Joerg Haider • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - A Nebraska man faces a misdemeanor charge—which could become a felony—for stuffing his cat into a homemade bong and smoking marijuana through the contraption, the AP reports. The man, who was also charged with possession, said the cat was hyper and he was trying to “mellow” her... More »

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bongs • Nebraska • animal cruelty • marijuana • cat • drug paraphernalia • domestic disturbance • Bill Maher Grid

OPINION

 Limbaugh: Sun King of the GOP 

Unrivaled Rush is becoming the embodiment of the right: Schaller

Mar 2, 09 9:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh whipped last weekend's CPAC meeting into a frenzy, railing against Barack Obama and the socialists of the "Democrat Party" while Fox News and CNN rolled tape. For Thomas Schaller of Salon, the message was clear: Limbaugh, and not any elected official, is the leader of the... More »

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Rush Limbaugh • conservative • Republican Party • CPAC • Sarah Palin • Bill Maher Grid

New Bill Looks to Topple 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Could prove a political headache for Obama

Mar 2, 09 9:15 AM CST
(Newser) - The controversy that derailed Bill Clinton’s first 100 days is heading for Barack Obama, Politico reports, with a California congresswoman to introduce legislation today to overturn the ban on gays serving openly in the military. Obama has made no secret of his desire to overturn the unpopular “don’... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • House of Representatives • gays in the military • House Democrats • gays • Obama administration • President Obama • Ellen Tauscher • Bill Maher Grid

OPINION

 This Guy Wasn't the Real Jindal 

Politician's handlers fail to showcase his talents

Mar 1, 09 11:55 AM CST
(Newser) - He may have looked like Bobby Jindal, but the man delivering the Republican response to President Obama's congressional address on Tuesday was no Bobby Jindal. Rather, the "brilliant statesman" was "equal parts Mister Rogers, Bobby Brady, and Kenneth the Page," writes Kathleen Parker in the Washington Post.... More »

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Barack Obama • Louisiana • Bobby Jindal • Kathleen Parker • Kenneth the Page • Bill Maher Grid

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