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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2009
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GAIL COLLINS

 Votes 
 Weren't 
 About 
 Obama 

Prez shouldn't lose  sleep over defeated lackluster Dems

New York Times New York Times 3 hours, 0 minutes ago

 AARP Will Endorse 
 House Dems' Health Bill 

Seniors group helped Bush get drug plan through Congress

Associated Press Associated Press Nov 4, 09 8:00 PM CST

Malia to First Dad: 'I Just Like Having Knowledge'

Obama tells of elder daughter's disappointment with bad test

Politico Politico Nov 4, 09 7:35 PM CST
ANALYSIS

 Obama Can't Save Democrats 

NJ, Va. votes show that president's popularity isn't catching

Red State Red State Nov 4, 09 4:17 AM CST
ELECTION DAY

Obama Is Minimal Factor in NJ, Va., Exit Polls Show

Majorities say president has no influence on vote

CBS News CBS News Nov 3, 09 8:17 PM CST
ELECTION DAY

 GOP's McDonnell 
 Elected Va. Governor 

Democrat Deeds loses in landslide as GOP takes top jobs

Associated Press Associated Press Nov 3, 09 7:13 PM CST

Ammo Supply Can't Keep Up With Demand

Fearing tighter laws under Obama, 12B rounds fly off shelves

Washington Post Washington Post Nov 3, 09 1:35 PM CST
MOVIE REVIEW

 By the People Has 
 Access, Little Else 

Critics split on virtues of Obama doc with little dish

Washington Post Washington Post Nov 3, 09 12:12 PM CST
Arianna Huffington

 Hey, Barack: Yes, You Still Can 

Plouffe book recalls a historic campaign that got lost in transition

Huffington Post Huffington Post Nov 3, 09 10:24 AM CST
Dana Milbank

State Races Seen as Obama Referendum

By GOP, that is.
If they win. White House, not so much

Washington Post Washington Post Nov 3, 09 7:39 AM CST

 Obama Calls for 
 New Afghan Chapter

Karzai congratulated, told to clean up his government

BBC BBC Nov 3, 09 2:50 AM CST
EUGENE ROBINSON

 Obama's Had Year
We Can Believe In

Prez has already changed the world

Washington Post Washington Post Nov 3, 09 1:17 AM CST
PRESIDENTIAL WAISTLINE DEPT.

 Drudge Alarmed 
 Over Skinny Obama 

Prez not chain-smoking, but does skip some meals

Drudge Report Nov 2, 09 8:00 PM CST
HOW DO YOU EAT AN ELEPHANT?

Dems Chip Away at Agenda, One Bill at a Time

GOP keeps its eye on the prize, lets smaller bills sail through

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Nov 2, 09 7:10 AM CST
WHITE HOUSE HALLOWEEN

 Trick-or-Treat ... 
 Mr President 

Obamas open White House doors to 2000+ area schoolkids

Washington Post Washington Post Nov 1, 09 5:00 AM CST
SHE'S GOT NEXT

Women's Star Lieberman Wants to Play Obama

Hall of Famer, 51, takes exception to all-male White House games

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Oct 30, 09 6:48 PM CDT

 Senate Finally Confirms 
 Surgeon General 

Republicans relent after weeks of procedural delays

AL.com Oct 30, 09 2:59 PM CDT

 Obama Lifts HIV+ Travel Ban 

President extends bill funding care for low-income HIV/AIDS patients

CBS News CBS News Oct 30, 09 1:25 PM CDT
Charles Krauthammer

Time to Act Presidential on Afghanistan

After 'yearlong drift,' Obama can't keep passing buck to Bush

Washington Post Washington Post Oct 30, 09 11:40 AM CDT

 Credit Stimulus for 
 650K Jobs: White House 

Directly or indirectly, $150B spent has had great effect, report says

CNNMoney Oct 30, 09 11:18 AM CDT
david brooks on afghan war

Obama Needs to Decide if He's in It to Win It

Hasn't proved he's truly committed to the fight

New York Times New York Times Oct 30, 09 8:20 AM CDT
ANALYSIS

No Clear Way for US to Prosecute Gitmo Prisoners

Experts split on whether to use federal courts or military commissions

NPR NPR Oct 29, 09 11:11 PM CDT
OPINION

 In Obama's Dover Trip, 
 Echoes of Nixon 

War kept both awake; Nixon's 4am walkabout more 'heartrending'

New Yorker New Yorker Oct 29, 09 9:00 PM CDT
CAMPAIGN MEMOIR

 Bill Sank Hillary's 
 VP Chances: Plouffe 

Clinton was still in contention in June: new memoir

USA Today USA Today Oct 29, 09 12:43 PM CDT


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Off the Grid a Michael Wolff Newser Column

Skype Lives!

5
Nov 4, 09 | 8:33 AM BY Michael Wolff

I follow entrepreneurial dramas the way other people follow sports (did somebody win the World Series?). In these comedies, tragedies, or farces, people really do rise beyond human limitations or get ignominiously crushed. Sometimes there are second chances. Entrepreneurs—true entrepreneurs—pride themselves, like none-too-bright boxers, on their ability to take a punch. But there aren’t too many second chances. Not like the second chance that is unfolding... More »

Why the GOP Will Rise Again

18
Nov 3, 09 | 9:11 AM BY Michael Wolff

The strange business that is going on in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, which occupies some other universe than the one... More »

Sarah Palin and Levi Johnston: How They Took America

18
Nov 2, 09 | 8:40 AM BY Michael Wolff

Of all the outcomes of the 2008 presidential election, the strangest, beyond the rise of Sarah Palin herself, is the success of Levi Johnston.... More »

Why the Media Is Taking So Long to Die

15
Oct 30, 09 | 9:21 AM BY Michael Wolff

I participated the other night in an oddly formal, anglophilic, Oxford-style, for-and-against-the-proposition debate on the topic of (you... More »

How the Internet Got Lost and Why Google’s GPS Won’t Show Us the Way Out

11
Oct 29, 09 | 8:58 AM BY Michael Wolff

I had lunch yesterday with my old friend and former colleague, Chip Bayers, who, 15 years ago this week, after having left my fledgling... More »

Pot Will Save Us

39
Oct 28, 09 | 11:10 AM BY Michael Wolff

Wow. Pot. Just like that, on its way to being legalized. Well, just like that after 50 years or so. In order to save itself from financial... More »

Is Obama a Sleaze?

31
Oct 27, 09 | 8:58 AM BY Michael Wolff

So it turns out there’s a reason the president hasn’t wrapped up health care or Iraq, figured out Afghanistan, closed Guantanamo,... More »

Have Fox News and Roger Ailes Goofed?

17
Oct 26, 09 | 9:04 AM BY Michael Wolff

Who’s tweaking whom? I have come to believe that the nearly daily back and forth between the White House and Fox News is good... More »

So They Overshot the Airport. Big Deal.

10
Oct 23, 09 | 3:06 PM BY Lewis Grossberger

I sympathize with the pilots who overshot the Minneapolis airport by 150 miles. It’s so easy to get distracted and forget what... More »

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