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I’m tempted to call this book the progressive manual for 2006. It’s that good.
I’ve been blogging about the Abramoff Lobbying Scandal a lot lately. One of the resources I’ve recommended several times to help understand the scandal is a recently published book by Al Franken called “The Truth (With Jokes).” Besides being a pretty funny […]
Looks like Dems are going to postpone the Alito vote. I’m guessing it’s for more time so they can figure out what the hell they’re going to do (i.e. put together a strategy), since the Republicans seem pretty closely in solidtarity on Alito. We’ll see what happens.
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For more on the confirmation hearings of the Supreme […]
I’ve been privately following this story for several days as it developed, and more than once, I’ve come close to writing an entry on it. I guess I might as well stop stalling. For the past several days, print media industry journal website Editor & Publisher (one of my regular reads) has been covering the […]
All right, here it is. Yesterday, in a Site Update, I promised I’d have an Alito Roundup, and explained why I didn’t have one yesterday. Thursday was Alito’s last day of confirmation hearings. Alito has not been Okay’d or rejected yet though. Without further, letttttttt’s go:
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- The American print media is calling it already over, […]
I’ve never had much of a doubt that the war in the Iraq was wrong, on a number of levels. I’m not going to rehash my arguments here, but they’re plentiful. What I’ve always wondered is the real reason Bush and his war cabinet were so convinced that war in Iraq was an appropriate action […]
From time to time, I’ll be throwing out little bits of little-noticed news, some of which is political, some of which isn’t. None of this should be interpreted as “breaking” exactly, just stuff that you might have missed in the past week or so. Pick and choose what interests you.
P.S.- Several of this is just […]
Yeah, it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these. In fact, it’s been so long that I’ve actually never done one of these. It’s also been a while since Barron’s called for impeachment hearings. And since The Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel first wrote that the I-Word was gaining ground. Mainstream American public […]
Alito Hearings- here we go tonight.
- Tonight’s generic article about Alito’s stances on the issues goes to… “Alito on the Issues” by AP.
- MyDD has links up to several videos, including one in which Republican Senator John Cornyn accidentally slips up and calls Alito “Scalito”– which is a nickname that the left have given him […]
For poll numbers this week, the Pew Research Center brings us news on Alito, and the Abramoff and NSA-Wiretap scandals. There’s nothing drastically different than what was earlier known via AP-Ipsos polls earlier this week (Wiretap Results, Abramoff Results) on the same issues, however it’s a confirmation of what we already knew– and there’s a […]
The Daily Source is a (non daily) feature in which a Daily Background source (website, blog, whatever) is explained and linked to. This is Part 2 of the series.
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In its own words:
I don’t get anything personally out of this project, except the satisfaction of doing it (I don’t run ads, etc). The credit really all […]
Background: Alito Confirmation Hearings Day 2 Megaroundup
In case you’re lost as to this “Alito thing,” check out the AP’s Alito on the Issues.———-
Last night I started off with a look at the polls, as they related to Alito. I wrote:
Anyone who has been following public opinion related to Alito knows that he’s in good standing. […]
Firedoglake is liveblogging the Alito hearings today. For the play-by-play, check out Part 1 and Part 2.
I’ll have an Alito Megapost for you later tonight. Meanwhile, you can catch yesterday’s Alito Megapost, or check back in our Alito Archives for more.
Background: Presidential power, abortion overshadow hearing for Bush Supreme Court pick @ AFP, Alito Roundup @ TDB, Samuel Alito Supreme Court nomination @ Wikipedia, AP has the tentative schedule for the nomination hearings
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All right. Day one of Judge Alito’s Supreme Court nomination hearings, and it’s time for the first giant Alito Roundup!
First, let’s see what […]
Now and then I’ll be running a feature called The Daily Source. It won’t actually be daily though. The idea is to feature little known sources- be they blogs, websites or whatever- that don’t get enough attention around the blogosphere. Consider this The Daily Source, Part 1.
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In its own words:
Cryptome welcomes documents for publication that […]
While his confirmation hearings aren’t set to begin until the 9th of this month (Monday), the papers and the blogs are buzzing with Alito related stuff. Here’s a general roundup of print news and the blogs.
The General Story
-AP has an article out entitled “What to Expect From Alito Hearings,” which would be a good read […]
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| Bradblog | CNN Ticker |
| Crooks & Liars | Tech President |
| Marc Ambinder | Ben Smith |
| The Blotter | On Deadline |
| ThinkProgress | The Fix |
| Political Wire | War and Piece |
| TPM | TPMMuckraker |
| MyDD | The Hotline |
| Political Insider | Future Majority |
| Raw Story | Wash Post |
| New York Times | Huff Post |
| McClatchy | This Just In |
| Truthout | Drudge Report |
| Newsweek | 2008 Wire |
The Daily Background
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