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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh thrilled an overflow crowd of conservatives in Washington, DC, tonight by urging them to "take this country back. All we need is to nominate the right candidate." Following speeches by Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee, and Ann Coulter at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Limbaugh surprised attendees... More »

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Rush Limbaugh • Bill Maher • economic stimulus package • CPAC • conservatives • Bill Maher Grid

 Jindal Fudged 
 Katrina Story 

Says he helped battle 'bureaucrats' but wasn't actually there

Feb 27, 09 8:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Bobby Jindal's reps are scrambling to explain the heroic Katrina tale he slipped into his big speech on Tuesday night. The Louisiana governor said he was in New Orleans "during Katrina" and backed a sheriff's push to send out rescue boats despite "bureaucrats" who fretted over... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • Louisiana • Bobby Jindal • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - Supporters of medical marijuana are celebrating a remark by Attorney General Eric Holder that went largely unnoticed this week, MSNBC reports. Asked about federal drug raids on state-approved dispensaries that led to 775 arrests, Holder said such busts are a thing of the past. What President Obama "said during... More »

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California • medical marijuana • DEA • raids • marijuana legalization • Bill Maher • Bill Maher Grid

Google's Twitter Attracts 27K Followers—in 2 Days

First tweet spells 'I'm feeling lucky' in binary

Feb 27, 09 3:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Google’s Twitter feed has attracted a staggering number of readers in the two days since it launched, proving that the micro-blogging service is already a fixture of internet culture, cNet reports. Google’s feed already has 27,176 followers—not as popular as Barack Obama, whose Twitter has 333,... More »

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Google • Internet • blogging • search • Twitter • readership • Bill Maher Grid

  Dems Balk at 
 Obama Tax on Rich 

Increased burden on high-tax states to fund health reform, claims admin

Feb 27, 09 9:40 AM CST
(Newser) - President Obama is about to get into his first tax battle and, surprisingly, it might be with Democrats. Politico reports that Obama’s proposal to limit the federal tax deduction of state and local taxes for the wealthy is running into opposition from officials from high-tax, largely Democratic states. Obama’... More »

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Charles Schumer • taxes • health care reform • Obama administration • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - Author and Nazi hunter Elie Wiesel, who lost $15.2 million in foundation money and a good chunk of his own fortune to Bernie Madoff, railed today against the “psychopath” financier, the New York Post reports. “He should be put in a solitary cell with a screen,... More »

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fraud • charity • Ponzi scheme • endowment • Bernard Madoff • Elie Wiesel • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - Alaskans of all stripes are incensed by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s disparaging comments Tuesday about the necessity of volcano monitoring, the Anchorage Daily News reports. It’s “a matter of life and death in Alaska,” Sen. Mark Begich wrote the Republican. Even Gov. Sarah Palin’s office... More »

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Alaska • Bobby Jindal • volcano • US Geological Survey • federal spending • economic stimulus package • Sarah Palin • Mark Begich • rebuttal • monitoring • Bill Maher Grid

OPINION

 Afghanistan Demands 
 Broader Strategy: Kissinger 

Diffuse country calls for localized military approach

Feb 26, 09 12:45 PM CST
(Newser) - The US can no longer afford to follow “traditional anti-insurgency tactics” in such a large, ethnically diverse, and “forbidding territory” as Afghanistan, Henry Kissinger writes in the Washington Post. Instead of focusing on a stronger centralized government, he urges a “coherent” strategy that supports “local and... More »

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Afghanistan • military strategy • David Petraeus • US military • Henry Kissinger • Afghanistan war • Obama administration • Bill Maher Grid

opinion

 Book of Tweets Is No Big Feat 

Gawker writer calls out colleague for effortless idea

Feb 26, 09 9:35 AM CST
(Newser) - It takes very little work to put together a book nowadays, Gawker's Ryan Tate observes. He slams former colleague Nick Douglas for collecting a five-figure fee to "write" Twitter Wit, a book of his favorite tweets. Douglas retorts: "Reading a thousand jokes is like watching five hours of... More »

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social networking • Internet • humor • Gawker • Twitter • book deal • Bill Maher Grid

Limbaugh: 'What Must I Do to
Own Women?'

Rush convenes 'female summit' to find out why babes don't like him

Feb 26, 09 9:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Women don’t like Rush Limbaugh, and he wants to know why. A new poll shows that the radio host has a 49% disapproval rating among women—with only 37% favorable—so he held a “female summit” on his show yesterday, inviting women callers of all political stripes to... More »

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feminism • talk radio • women • Rush Limbaugh • Bill Maher Grid

US Gun Dealers Arm Mexican Drug Wars

Softer American laws lead to cross-border flood of weapons

Feb 26, 09 8:26 AM CST
(Newser) - More than 6,000 Mexicans died in drug wars last year, and violence has surged recently as gangs battle the police and each other. But because of Mexico's strict gun laws, cartels have to get their weaponry from elsewhere: the United States. Ninety percent of guns recovered in Mexico originated... More »

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Mexico • United States • Mexican drug war • smuggler • border • assault rifles • gun laws • Bill Maher Grid


 Kenneth: I'm More 
 Lumberjacky Than Jindal 

30 Rock's Kenneth responds to comparisons

Feb 26, 09 7:01 AM CST
(Newser) - With the Internet buzzing over how much Gov. Bobby Jindal sounded like Kenneth the Page from 30 Rock in his Obama response Tuesday night, Jimmy Fallon gave Kenneth—aka Jack McBrayer—a chance to respond. On the Jimmy Fallon Late Night blog, McBrayer appears before a background strikingly similar to... More »

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television • Louisiana • late night talk show • Bobby Jindal • governor • Jimmy Fallon • Jack McBrayer • Bill Maher Grid

Newt: Jindal
Will Be a Major Player for Years

'He'll be the same age as John McCain—34 years from now'

Feb 25, 09 8:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Guess who's the subject of a 60 Minutes profile this weekend? None other than Bobby Jindal, who's not having the best of days. But the Louisiana governor can take solace from Newt Gingrich, who tells Morley Safer during the show that Jindal "will automatically be a major contender for... More »

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Newt Gingrich • Republican • Louisiana • Bobby Jindal • 60 Minutes • speech • governor • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - Bobby Jindal has been almost universally panned on both the left and right for his speech last night—with one notable exception. Longtime backer Rush Limbaugh defended Jindal today and warned his detractors to back off, reports ThinkProgress. "I love Bobby Jindal, and that did not change last night,... More »

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Rush Limbaugh • conservative • Louisiana • Bobby Jindal • governor • Republicans • Bill Maher Grid

OPINION

 While DC  Burns, 
 Congress Twitters 

Congress micro-blogging obsession is unbecoming: Milbank

Feb 25, 09 1:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Washington has a problem, writes Dana Milbank in the Washington Post. No, not just pork, or the influence of lobbyists—Twitter. President Obama gave a speech last night that was solemn but hopeful, bold yet pragmatic. And how did our lawmakers respond? “They whipped out their BlackBerrys and... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • House of Representatives • BlackBerry • blog • State of the Union Address • Twitter • Bill Maher Grid

Chinese Soften on Same-Sex Marriage 

Pressure to marry
can trump opposition
to homosexuality

Feb 25, 09 10:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Gay men and lesbians took to the streets of Beijing in tuxedos and wedding gowns last week to voice their support for same-sex marriage, the Guardian reports. Acceptance is growing in China, which only a decade ago criminalized gay sex and listed homosexuality as a mental illness. But the Chinese... More »

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China • gay rights • gay marriage • Beijing • homosexuality • gays • gay parent • Bill Maher Grid

ANALYSIS

 Jindal's GOP Response Flops 

Critics slam guv's 'amateurish' delivery of Republican rebuttal

Feb 25, 09 3:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Pundits are split on the substance of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's Republican rebuttal to President Obama's speech, but most agree that his flat delivery revealed a politician not ready for prime time:
  • His speech was as patronizing "as if he were talking to kindergartners," writes Andrew Sullivan
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Barack Obama • GOP • Republican Party • Bobby Jindal • response • speech • Obama administration • Bill Maher Grid

UK Cops Nab Pot Farmer Who Posted Crop
on YouTube

Using his real name likely hastened bust

Feb 24, 09 12:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Police taught aspiring drug lords everywhere a valuable lesson yesterday: If you’re going to grow pot, don’t put a video of yourself doing it on YouTube—and definitely don’t sign that video with your real name. But one 25-year-old Somerset man did just that, and was treated... More »

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YouTube • War on Drugs • England • marijuana • cannabis • Bill Maher Grid

Calif. Legislator Wants to Tax, Legalize Pot

Knows 'jokes coming,' but says his broke state could net $1B

Feb 24, 09 10:36 AM CST
(Newser) - A California lawmaker thinks he has a solution for the state’s fiscal woes: Tax marijuana. Assemblyman Tom Ammiano has introduced a bill that would legalize, regulate, and tax pot, treating the drug like alcohol or tobacco, the Los Angeles Times reports. “I know the jokes are going to... More »

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California • marijuana • marijuana legalization • Bill Maher • state budgets • Tom Ammiano • Bill Maher Grid

 Tracking 
 Washington's 
 Twitterati 

Rove, McCaskill, others make microblogging look useful

Feb 23, 09 11:48 AM CST
(Newser) - To the unconverted, Twitter seems about as useful as a Snuggie, writes Patrick Gavin in Politico, but some DC movers and shakers are making the microblogging site work for them. Here’s his top 10:
  1. Karl Rove: More than 11,000 have signed up for quick glimpses into
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Barack Obama • social networking • Internet • Newt Gingrich • Karl Rove • Web 2.0 • Claire McCaskill • Twitter • Bill Maher Grid

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