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Slain Judge John Roll Tried to Shield Other Tucson Victim, Video Indicates

Filed under: Arizona ShootingRoll pushed Ron Barber to the ground. 'It's very clear to me the judge was thinking of his fellow human more than himself,' said Richard Kastigator of the Pima County Sheriff's Department. Permalink | Email t...

Our Year of Zombie Politics

Like the living dead portrayed in so much of our pop culture, we seemed to slouch toward sad and contentious conclusions in our political discourse this year. But that need not be the theme for 2011, for life lived with promise is intrinsic to our bett...

Washington Post religion blog column: Obama to blame for Muslim smear

Salon's Alex Pareene has the story, and explains it succinctly and well:

Here is a very interesting and provocative column in the Washington Post about how it is Barack Obama's fault that so many people think he's a Muslim, because Obama has been "circumspect about his religion" and he refuses to...

Tea Party Groups Loosely Connected, Relish Outsider Role, Analysis Finds

Filed under: Tea PartyA Washington Post review concludes the Tea Party is a "disparate band of vaguely connected gatherings that do surprisingly little to engage in the political process." Permalink | Email this | Linking ...

Robert Gibbs Slams Forbes Magazine For Dinesh D’Souza Article on Obama

Filed under: Barack Obama, Obama AdministrationRobert Gibbs isn't done venting over the Forbes cover story that accuses President Barack Obama of adopting "the cause of anti-colonialism" from his Kenyan father. Permalink | Email this&nbs...

‘Top Secret America’: Washington Post Unmasks Unwieldy Security Behemoth

Filed under: Budget, National Security, DeficitThe Post unveils two-year investigation of the U.S. intelligence community, which has expanded since 9/11 beyond government capacity to control and effectively use it. Permalink | Email this...

Ten Conservative Bloggers the Times and Post Should Get to Know

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The Mark Kirk and Richard Blumenthal Cases: What the NYT and the Post Told Readers

Filed under: Senate, Democrats, Republicans, Scandal, Media, 2010 Elections, MilitaryWith falsified military records ruling the headlines, the New York Times and Washington Post take opposing stances on revealing their sources. Permalink |&nb...

The Mark Kirk and Richard Blumenthal Cases: What NYT and Post Told Readers

Filed under: Senate, Democrats, Republicans, Scandal, Media, 2010 Elections, MilitaryWith falsified military records ruling the headlines, the New York Times and Washington Post take opposing stances on revealing their sources. Permalink |&nb...

Budget deficit shrink

You know that staggeringly huge budget deficit bequeathed to the Obama administration by George W. Bush's and the rotten Bush recession? Don't look now, but that deficit is getting smaller. WaPo:

The federal deficit is running significantly lower than it did last year, with the budget gap for the first half of...

Fake bipartisanship in Milbank’s fantasy world

Heavens! Did you hear the one about Harry Reid scuttling bipartisanship? The Washington Post's Dana Milbank is besides himself!

The Senate then moved to validate Washington's concern by taking up the jobs bill. The measure had been rolling toward swift and easy passage -- a tally of 80 votes had been anticipated...

Meet Fred Hiatt’s Newest Columnist

Via Crooks and Liars:

From C-SPAN's Washington Journal, torture monger Marc Thiessen claims that waterboarding is not torture and that it worked because Abu Zubaydah, who was waterboarded 83 times in one month, thanked his interrogator after the fact and...

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