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February 2009
- Right America Divides Critics
  
  News-Herald (Ohio) | Feb 16, 09 1:11 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Right America, Feeling Wronged , a documentary airing tonight on HBO, follows filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi as she chats with die-hard McCain/Palin supporters on the campaign trail, some of whom fear Barack Obama is the anti-Christ. Critics are mixed on the result: While David S. Glasier calls it “one of the most profoundly disturbing programs I've seen” in the News-Herald , Verne Gay, writing in Newsday , says the film is “just a parade.” More »
- Republicans Shell Out to Fight Franken
  
  Politico | Feb 15, 09 9:46 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - After President Obama slipped a bill through Congress with just three Republicans’ support, the GOP is digging in to prevent a 59th Democrat from taking Minnesota's contested Senate seat. Al Franken currently leads the interminable race by 225 votes, but Republicans are pouring cash into Norm Coleman’s legal bid to prevent Franken from being seated, Politico reports. Coleman should keep fighting for “however long it takes,” said one GOP senator. More »
- Franken Hits DC; Coleman Does, Too
  
  Washington Post | Feb 11, 09 12:16 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - With the outcome of Minnesota’s US Senate election still tied up in court, Al Franken is in DC preparing for what appears to be his new job. "It's a symbolic step to show Minnesota voters that Franken is doing what he needs to do to be ready to serve," writes Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post . And opponent Norm Coleman's there, too—awkward! More »
- Obama Poster Artist Arrested
  
  Boston Globe | Feb 7, 09 10:29 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Shepard Fairey, the hot graphic designer and street artist behind the Obama "Hope" poster, was arrested yesterday on two outstanding warrants as he arrived at the opening for his new exhibition at a Boston museum, the Boston Globe reports. He's accused of tagging two Boston locations with graffiti, the police said, and was picked up before he could DJ at the evening opening at the Institute of Contemporary Art. Said one graphic designer of the bust: "I think it shows he has integrity." More »
- It's the Small Change We Should Believe In
  
  American Prospect | Feb 4, 09 2:16 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The 2008 election marked the death knell of post-Watergate public financing, Mark Schmitt writes for the American Prospect , but the raft of small donations that killed the system heralds a hopeful future. The public financing system was designed—and failed—to limit the influence of special interests: “Since the ability to organize was distributed unequally, regulating organizing was essential to equality.” But the emergence of the Internet allowed small donors to organize with a powerful voice. More »
- Obama and McCain Back at It, Over Stimulus
  
  Washington Times | Feb 4, 09 12:07 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - How to spend hundreds of billions of dollars has a way of opening up old rivalries, the Washington Times reports, with John McCain—who recently pledged to cooperate with President Obama—spearheading the Senate effort to rewrite the stimulus package. “I cannot and do not support the package on the table from the Democrats and the Obama Administration,” McCain wrote to his email list yesterday. More »
- Duke: RNC's Steele a 'Black Racist'
  
  Bayou Buzz | Feb 2, 09 2:32 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Former Louisiana lawmaker David Duke is slamming the Republican National Committee for choosing Michael Steele as its chairman, Bayou Buzz reports. Duke called Steele a “radical Black racist” and a “servile dog of Israel,” and suggested that the Republican base would not suffer Steele’s leadership. Duke served time for tax fraud and was once a member of the Ku Klux Klan. More »
January 2009
- Obama Sneaks Power Back Into the Mix
  
  Politico | Jan 30, 09 1:01 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama’s national security team seems to consist entirely of people known for speaking their minds, observes Ben Smith of Politico, and none moreso than new NSC staff member Samantha Power, best known for calling Hillary Clinton “a monster.” She was booted for the incident, but that was just a “political convenience,” says Smith. “She wasn’t some political operative who had played a dirty trick, but an academic who tripped up.” More »
- Ohio Vote Fraud Probe Uncovers Single Case
  
  Cincinnati Enquirer | Jan 29, 09 2:30 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - An investigation into allegations of widespread voter fraud in Ohio's Hamilton County last fall found just one case, reports the Cincinnati Enquirer . A county prosecutor—and local chairman of John McCain's campaign—had demanded 600 votes be examined. The only fraudulent vote was cast by a Connecticut man who turned himself in and was fined $1,000. "Told ya so,” crowed the chairman of the county's Democratic Party, who accused the prosecutor of "playing politics." More »
- Court Clears Way for GOP Lawsuit in Minn. Recount
  
  Minneapolis Star Tribune | Jan 23, 09 2:14 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A panel of Minnesota judges has rejected Al Franken's request to dismiss Norm Coleman's lawsuit challenging the recount in the state's Senate race, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune . A trial that may last for weeks is set to start Monday to weigh Coleman's claims of widespread irregularities in the recount that gave his opponent a squeaker-thin 225-vote lead. More »
- Matthews Takes Record for Hot Air at Chilly Inauguration
  
  Slate | Jan 22, 09 3:25 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - It's a good thing Chris Matthews didn't run for the Senate after all, Jack Shafer writes for Slate, after listening to the MSNBC star let his mouth run wild Inauguration Day. "Drawing from a larder filled with old anecdotes, unreliable metaphors, wacky intuition, and superficial observations, the always-animated Matthews steers whatever's handy into the hot wok that is his brain," Shafer writes, parsing offending comments about everything from Muhammad Ali to Ted Kennedy's hat. More »
- Franken, Coleman Meet With Senate Leaders
  
  Minneapolis Star Tribune | Jan 22, 09 1:34 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - As Al Franken’s lawyers asked a Minnesota court to dismiss Norm Coleman’s challenge to election results there, both Senate hopefuls traveled to Washington today meet with party leaders, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. “The race in Minnesota is over with,” Harry Reid said after conferring with Democrat Franken about committee assignments. “Reports of my defeat are greatly exaggerated,” said Coleman after meeting with GOP senators. More »
- Former Rivals Cozy Up on Inaugural Eve
  
  Reuters | Jan 20, 09 6:40 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama and John McCain buried the hatchet last night at a dinner honoring the Arizona senator, whom Obama called an "American hero." The president-elect praised McCain's bipartisan record and added, "John is not known to bite his tongue and if I'm screwing up, he's going to let me know." McCain vowed to cooperate with Obama "in the hard work ahead," and the two embraced. More »
- Paterson 'Certain' to Pick Kennedy: Also-Rans
  
  New York Post | Jan 19, 09 4:29 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Her rivals for Hillary Clinton’s senate seat believe Caroline Kennedy is “certain” to succeed her, sources close to several contenders tell the New York Post . Gov. David Paterson thinks dissing Kennedy at this point would “greatly embarrass” and “entirely humiliate” her and her family—and potentially displease President-elect Obama, a clan ally. More »
- Obama Turning to McCain for Advice
  
  New York Times | Jan 19, 09 6:30 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Not only is John McCain in town for Barack Obama's inauguration, he's the guest of honor at an event celebrating it, reports the New York Times . In fact, the president-elect has been discreetly consulting his former rival—the one Obama said America can't trust on the Iraq war—on Iraq, foreign policy, and national security appointees (many of whom please the Maverick). More »
- Thank Portrait for Obama's Success: Hope Artist
  
  Smithsonian | Jan 18, 09 12:19 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The iconic Hope image of Barack Obama helped get the Illinois senator elected president, says the graphic designer who created the image. “It has exceeded my expectations almost from the get-go,” Shepard Fairey told Smithsonian magazine, adding that Obama’s “unique” look was an inspiration for him and the public. “That it’s not just another 65-year-old white guy helps.” More »
- At Obama Swearing-In, Watchers Will Swear at Cold
  
  USA Today | Jan 16, 09 5:01 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The presidential inauguration is shaping up to be a trying event, what with huge crowds, restrictive security measures, and now, a chilly forecast, USA Today reports. Contingency plans range from the prudent—heated tents for the unwell—to the desperate. Organizers are trying to have "as many tour buses as possible come as close to the Mall as possible,” an official said. More »
- Palin Off List for Bipartisan McCain Fete
  
  Mother Jones | Jan 16, 09 12:33 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Obama inaugural committee is throwing a dinner honoring John McCain as an advocate of bipartisanship, but there's a gap in the guest list. Notably absent is running mate Sarah Palin, Daniel Schulman blogs for Mother Jones . “I don’t know if she was invited,” says a Palin spokesman. The inaugural committee passed up multiple opportunities to comment. More »
- Nate Silver: Win the Cities, Win America
  
  Esquire | Jan 15, 09 8:54 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama's strength in cities won him the election, meaning he "might be America's first urban" president, statistics whiz Nate Silver writes in Esquire . Obama's "pragmatic, superior, hip, stubborn, multicultural" ways make him unmistakably urban, Silver writes, and America's changing demographics mean that urban voters matter now more than ever. More »
- Burris Sworn in as Senator
  
  The Hill | Jan 15, 09 1:35 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Roland Burris was sworn in and seated in the Senate today as the junior senator from Illinois. Democrats had been loath to accept an appointee of Rod Blagojevich's, but the continued hubbub around the former Illinois AG was seen as a distraction. And Burris’ heroic attempts to get his credentials in order made his confirmation more palatable, the Hill reports. More »