Krugman: Why the public option matters

Most arguments against the public option are based either on deliberate misrepresentation of what that option would mean, or on remarkably thorough misunderstanding of the concept, which persists to a frustrating degree: I was really surprised to see Joe Klein worrying about the creation of a system in which doctors work directly for the government, [...]

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GOP Strategists to Cheney: Enough, Already

Some are concerned Cheney will be seen as the spokesman for the party
Enough, already. That’s the reaction of many Republicans to Dick Cheney’s surge of media appearances to defend the Bush administration, especially on national security issues. “I don’t think anybody would call him and say, ‘Shut up.’ It wouldn’t work,” says a GOP strategist [...]

Specter’s defection to Democrats roils Republicans

WASHINGTON – Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter is a Democrat again following a decades-long turn among Republicans, a defection that has the GOP warning about the perils of unchecked power only a few years after it controlled both the White House and Congress.
“The threat to the country presented … by this defection really relates to the [...]

D.C. to Wall Street: Drop Dead

Investors’ anger at Obama is misplaced. Stock indexes don’t ‘think.’ They don’t like one president and dislike the next.
Investment professionals and econo-pundits claiming to speak for Wall Street have been blaming President Obama for the recent run of losses in the stock market. To their minds, investors around the world are giving a daily thumbs [...]

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Secret Bush Memo Authorizing Warrantless Seizure Of ‘Terror Suspects’ Released

The Obama administration threw open the curtain on years of Bush-era secrets Monday, revealing anti-terror memos that claimed exceptional search-and-seizure powers and divulging that the CIA destroyed nearly 100 videotapes of interrogations and other treatment of terror suspects.
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Obama to let states set auto emission rules

Fourteen states will be able to mandate greater auto fuel efficiency than the federal government requires under a plan that President Obama will announce on Monday, a senior administration official said.
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Obama signs order reversing abortion-funds policy

Obama ends ban on funds for international groups that promote or perform abortions
President Barack Obama on Friday quietly ended the Bush administration’s ban on giving federal money to international groups that perform abortions or provide information on the option. Liberal groups welcomed the decision, while abortion rights foes criticized the president.  Known as the “Mexico [...]