Monthly Archives: February 2011

Little-known candidate Herman Cain wins tea party support (The Ticket)

Georgia businessman Herman Cain remains largely unknown to most Americans, but he captured a majority of support at this weekend’s Tea Party Patriots summit. Attendees at the Phoenix, Ariz. meeting chose the conservative radio host  as their top pick for … Continue reading

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Sarah Palin’s Secret Twitter Account Follows Drudge, Newt, Sarah Palin (The Atlantic Wire)

WASHINGTON, DC – It is possible that the three people Palin is taking advice from are Newt Gingrich, Matt Drudge, and herself? Just maybe. Let’s back up for a second: For a while there, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin seemed … Continue reading

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Obama flies workout trainer out to D.C. often, increases carbon footprint (Daily Caller)

Washington may be the nation’s capital — and one of America’s fittest cities — but its trainers apparently don’t cut it for President Barack Obama, who frequently flies his personal fitness instructor from Chicago to D.C., reports the New York … Continue reading

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Christine O’Donnell declines ‘Dancing with the Stars’ invite, plans to work on book, PAC (Daily Caller)

Delaware’s Tea Party darling and former U.S. Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell has declined an invitation to join the next cast of “Dancing with the Stars.” In an official statement on her ChristinePAC website, O’Donnell said she would have joined the … Continue reading

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GOP TACTIC: INTRAMURAL CLASS WARFARE (Richard Reeves)

BOSTON — Mitch Daniels, the new governor of Indiana, is probably the smartest of the new crop of Republican governors determined to bring public employee unions to heel. This is the way he puts it: “Public jobs grew while private … Continue reading

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Why Democrats Should Fear a Government Shutdown (The Daily Beast)

NEW YORK – Beltway wisdom suggests a budget stoppage would be a boon to the Democrats and a disaster for the GOP, but David A. Graham says not so fast—Boehner is no Gingrich, and Obama’s no Clinton. Although Democrats and … Continue reading

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Poll: Public backs union workers (Politico)

With tensions over organized labor boiling over in Wisconsin and simmering in several other states, a poll released Monday shows a majority of Americans siding with unions, even while overall support for unions is only lukewarm. Six in 10 adults … Continue reading

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Thomas speech draws new criticism (Politico)

Liberals renewed their criticism of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Monday in response to a speech Thomas gave over the weekend in which he said he and his tea party activist wife Virginia “believe in the same things” and dismissed … Continue reading

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AIDS gel shown to protect anal tissue from HIV (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An experimental gel containing a prescription HIV drug has been shown for the first time to protect rectal tissue against the virus that causes AIDS, according to new research. The gel, containing Gilead Sciences Inc’s AIDS … Continue reading

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Half of men may have HPV infections: study (Reuters)

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Half of men in the general population may be infected with human papillomavirus or HPV, the human wart virus that causes cervical and other cancers, strengthening the case for vaccinating boys against HPV, U.S. researchers said on … Continue reading

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