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Obama's approval slips below 50%, but...
America Blog less than a day agoA good point from Adam Nagourney at the NYT:
Ronald Reagan’s average job approval rating in the months before his first mid-term Congressional election, in 1982, was 42 percent — and Republicans that November lost 26 seats.
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Bernanke's nomination hearing set for early December
America Blog 2 days agoAlthough he shouldn't go through, he probably will. We will hear plenty of big talk but then very little action.
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David Mixner Is Sick Of "Gay Apartheid"
Joe My God Nov 04 09Calling it "gay apartheid," activist David Mixner is mighty pissed at the Democratic National Committee and the Obama administration for sitting on their hands during the Maine and Washington state battles.
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Flashback to 1997!
Celebrity Smack Oct 19 09
In 1997, Bill Clinton had been elected for his second term as President, 39 Heaven’s Gate cultists commited mass suicide, Gianni Versace was murdered on his doorstep, the comet Hale-Bopp made its closest approach to Earth, and Google was born.
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Joe Solmonese clarifies the 2017 message delivered in HRC e-blast
Pams House blend Oct 10 09HRC's Joe Solmonese has released a response to criticism of the e-missive sent out the other day to HRC membership that I published on the Blend.
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Is HRC telling people to sit hands folded for Obama re: progress until 2017?
Pams House blend Oct 09 09
In one of those "what does he really mean" moments, Joe Solmonese sent out an HRC e-blast to supporters that suggests he's willing to cut the President slack until he leaves office in 2017, after an assumed second term in office.
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This Sounds Like A Familiar Song...
Queer Conservative Oct 01 09
Sorry Tim, but you've got to do more than collect all the same old, same old advisors and positions if you want my attention or vote in 2012.
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"I started volunteering for the Obama campaign as soon as there were means to do so in our area."
America Blog Sep 28 09Kit, from Louisville, CO, is a regular reader of the blog. Do you agree with Kit? Disagree? Is she spot on, or not appreciating enough of the good things the Obama administration is doing?
John, Half of me says this’ll end up in your junk / trash bin, but the other says you seem to care how and what regular folk think and feel about Obama’s work thus far.
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Merkel wins a second term in Germany
America Blog Sep 27 09AP:
German voters handed conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel a second term and a chance to create new centre-right government Sunday, while her centre-left rivals suffered a historic defeat in the national election.
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Germany heading to the polls today
America Blog Sep 27 09Angela Merkel is very likely to win as the left in Germany is in disarray. Maybe she can quit the tough talk following the elections and start focusing more on substance, if that's possible.
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Obama gambles on making nice, not vetoes
Wicked Gay Blog Sep 10 09Barack Obama faces the same obstacles that plagued former President Bill Clinton during a health care standoff 15 years ago.
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Dodd to provide 'thorough and comprehensive' hearing for Bernanke
America Blog Aug 25 09Oh, I'll bet he's shaking in his boots much the way Wall Street was when Congress went after them. To restate the obvious, there will be no "hope and change" by Obama or anyone else in Washington.
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Obama will appoint Bernanke to second term as chair of Fed
America Blog Aug 24 09This news just broke:
President Obama plans to nominate Ben S. Bernanke to a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve, administration officials said Monday night.
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Change is tough, but being an idiot is easy
America Blog Aug 24 09Another apologist explains why you shouldn't judge Obama "so early" in his administration.
If Obama serves two terms, we are a mere 8% of the way into his tenure.
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Nov 15, 2009: November at American Conservatory Theater - Geary Theater
Upcoming Lesbian Events Aug 22 09David Mamet's fiendishly funny, over-the-top new comedy 'November,' fresh from its smash-hit success on Broadway, offers no mercy in its satirical stab at American politics.
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Oct 27, 2009: November at American Conservatory Theater - Geary Theater
Upcoming Lesbian Events Aug 22 09David Mamet's fiendishly funny, over-the-top new comedy 'November,' fresh from its smash-hit success on Broadway, offers no mercy in its satirical stab at American politics.
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Oct 23, 2009: November at American Conservatory Theater - Geary Theater
Upcoming Lesbian Events Aug 22 09David Mamet's fiendishly funny, over-the-top new comedy 'November,' fresh from its smash-hit success on Broadway, offers no mercy in its satirical stab at American politics.
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Oct 25, 2009: November at American Conservatory Theater - Geary Theater
Upcoming Lesbian Events Aug 22 09David Mamet's fiendishly funny, over-the-top new comedy 'November,' fresh from its smash-hit success on Broadway, offers no mercy in its satirical stab at American politics.
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Oct 24, 2009: November at American Conservatory Theater - Geary Theater
Upcoming Lesbian Events Aug 22 09David Mamet's fiendishly funny, over-the-top new comedy 'November,' fresh from its smash-hit success on Broadway, offers no mercy in its satirical stab at American politics.
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Oct 29, 2009: November at American Conservatory Theater - Geary Theater
Upcoming Lesbian Events Aug 22 09David Mamet's fiendishly funny, over-the-top new comedy 'November,' fresh from its smash-hit success on Broadway, offers no mercy in its satirical stab at American politics.
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