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Ramirez on Washington’s fault lines
The epicenter of excuses. The earthquake near the nation’s capital this week prompted speculation about fault lines in the Washington DC area. This has actually been a hot topic for the White House,...
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Most don’t want Uncle Sam hiring millions more
Nanny state hiring nannies? Amid swirling speculation over whether Barack Obama will “go big” in his plans to address stagnant unemployment numbers, some liberal supporters of the president have been...
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Mike Bloomberg: Watch out for riots if high unemployment persists
“That’s what happened in Cairo. That’s what happened in Madrid.” Just the sort of idea you want the mayor of the country’s biggest city casually suggesting during a radio interview with thousands of...
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Obama admin attacking China for subsidies in solar tech as reason why our...
Plus, a Solyndra quid pro quo discovered? With their entire economic approach under fire after the collapse of Solyndra — and no small amount of speculation as to the motives behind the Obama...
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Newsmax: Christie’s thinking of getting in; Update: Christie advisor denies
“Within two weeks.” I lost patience with the Christie speculation weeks ago but I’m going to make an exception for this for three very good reasons. One: It’s late Friday afternoon and I need some...
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Romney unfazed by Christie speculation
“I can’t control what other folks are going to do.” On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” this morning, Mitt Romney reiterated his intention to stay the course no matter what speculation swirls. “At this stage,...
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Celebrated non-candidate calls press conference to … not run?
Okay … He’s in? After days of silence over whether he’ll make a run for the White House, Gov. Chris Christie has called a press conference today in Trenton. For the past week, speculation has been...
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Video: Rise of the Obamavilles
Tent cities! Since the Occupy Wall Streeters first appeared in prominent spaces of New York City, speculation has been rampant about how long they’ll stay outside. NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been...
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Cain: “I was falsely accused” of sexual harassment at trade group
Setting the record straight? Herman Cain acted swiftly to put an end to speculation over the story about sexual-harassment claims during his tenure at the National Restaurant Association. After a few...
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Perry: I was just having a good time in New Hampshire
Plus, Bachmann attacking Cain? Rick Perry offered a response to criticism and speculation of a recent appearance in New Hampshire that he had been “silly” or possibly under the influence of alcohol or...
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Santorum’s tax and spend history?
criticism, consternation and speculation Few question Rick Santorum’s bona fides when it comes to social conservative issues, but he’s also been touting his fiscal discipline during recent debates...
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Giffords to resign from office this week
“I’m getting better. Every day, my spirit is high.” Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will resign from Congress later this week, ending speculation as to her intentions for the 2012 elections. Today, she...
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Rubio: No, I’m really not interested in being anyone’s running mate
“That’s not going to happen.” Is Marco Rubio just being coy, or does he want to tamp down speculation because he’s tired of answering the question? It didn’t hurt either Newt Gingrich or Mitt Romney...
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Schneiderman’s Last-Minute Cancellation Spells Trouble for Foreclosure Fraud Settlement As I mentioned in last night’s roundup, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman abruptly cancelled a...
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Did the Supreme Court’s initial ObamaCare vote leak to Obama?
Hmmmm. Unless he’s trying to goose a slow news day with speculation, I have no idea why Drudge is pushing the “leak” angle. There’s nothing about it in the Reuters story he links to and, as far as I...
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CNN analyst on Obama’s oil-speculation crackdown: What is he talking about?
“If I were those political people, I would say almost ‘pants on fire.’” We’re done for the time being with the old shiny object so here’s a new shiny object to play with: O calling on Congress to beef...
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Hmmm: Gingrich cancels all campaign appearances in North Carolina next week;...
Endgame? He’s never wavered from his position that he’ll stay in the race until Romney clinches a majority of delegates, but the unspoken caveat to that is “provided I can afford it.” Can he still?...
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Rubio: Let’s just respect the running-mate process now
From “no way” to “no comment”? Wouldn’t it be ironic if a Republican politician called for everyone to chill out for a while and let Mitt Romney engage in his process for picking a running mate — and...
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Obama to finally back gay marriage today?
Charades. An interview with ABC has been hastily arranged and The One’s senior advisors are suddenly dropping hints to reporters that his “evolution” might at last be complete. In particular, this...
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So, is the VP race down to Portman and Pawlenty? Update: Fewer women...
Speculation. WaPo follows up on this morning’s bombshell about the non-vetting of Rubio by confirming that (a) indeed, he’s not being vetted at the moment and (b) the two safest picks in the field...
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