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Hentoff: UN’s Gag Rule Eliminates Opposition to Islam

Politics
February 3, 2009 – 4:32 am

The First Amendment is all well and good as an idea, but the United Nations is about more important things, like banning “defamers” from running cartoons.

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China Premier Wen Says There’s Light at End of Tunnel

News
February 3, 2009 – 4:28 am

In the short-term, all China cares about is keeping everyone employed — or more accurately, keeping them from rioting. They’ll spend whatever’s needed to do that, counting on global demand to return in time. Wen’s promise translated: keep the place from boiling over by whatever means necessary.

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Plouffe!

Politics
February 3, 2009 – 4:23 am

Interesting longform glossy profiles of Team Obama have been spare thus far, but here’s one of campaign manager David Plouffe, he of the oft-debated pronunciation.

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Europe Anxious Obama Hasn’t Called

Politics
February 3, 2009 – 4:20 am

Europe comes to terms with the fact that Obama’s Just Not That Into Them. Up next: Does Europe answer the phone when Obama calls asking for some place to put Guantanamo detainees, or are they still hacked that he took someone else to the prom?

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Niall Ferguson Calls for Great Restructuring

Market
February 3, 2009 – 4:16 am

Niall Ferguson advocates gutting capitalism to save it, and for some reason thinks that the situation can be returned to private control after a decent length of time.

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Petraeus, Gates Lobbied Obama to Back Down from Withdrawal

Politics
February 3, 2009 – 4:11 am

Within day of inauguration, CENTCOM commander and DefSec worked to pull POTUS back from campaign pledge to withdraw all combat troops from Iraq within 16 months - initial signs indicate it’s still on the table.

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North Korea Preps Long Range Missile Test

News
February 3, 2009 – 4:08 am

A fortnight before Kim Jong-Il’s birthday, NK’s latest long range missile is reportedly capable of striking the United States. Reportedly.

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Martinez and Crist Talking Early Switch for Florida Senate

Politics
February 3, 2009 – 4:06 am

A Martinez-Crist switch could lock the seat in Republican hands for years, with little likely change in GOP dominance of the State-level government.

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Judd Gregg Tapped for Commerce

Politics
February 3, 2009 – 4:00 am

Continuing POTUS’s moderate trend in Cabinet appointees, Judd Gregg will be nominated as the new ComSec Tuesday after two weeks of public courting and assurances that his Senate seat won’t flip. Significant loss for Senate Republicans, but it remains to be seen if Gregg will be an effective Cabinet member staffed by Democrats.

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Americans Approve of Obama, But Hate Abortion Decision

Politics
February 3, 2009 – 3:38 am

First major Gallup poll following seven actions by POTUS. 5 out of 7 are supported by large majorities, but Gitmo closing divides evenly, and Mexico City policy reversal to use taxpayer funds to pay for overseas abortions is extremely unpopular, with 58% disapproval and gaining only 35% support.

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