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Sarah Palin book part of conservative boom

These are boom times for conservative authors.

Meyer: Illnesses, Vols keep Gators conservative

Florida coach Urban Meyer wanted to open things up against Tennessee. If he had it to do again, he probably would.

Conservatives take on liberals in blogosphere

Call this city blogger central. Two grassroots groups — one left leaning, the other right leaning — are holding their annual conferences here and teaching members how to wield clout online.

Breakaway Catholic group to ordain 13 in Minnesota

An ultraconservative group plans to ordain 13 Roman Catholic priests in Minnesota — even though their elevations likely won't be recognized by the Vatican.

Look out, Limbaugh: Boy, 14, is eyeing your job

The freshest new voice of the Republican Party comes at you with the fervor of an evangelical preacher and the fast delivery of a tobacco auctioneer. His message is clear, his convictions rock-solid, his self-assurance in Rush Limbaugh territory.

Bishop sees problems in restoring ties to Vatican

Monsignor Bernard Fellay, one of four traditionalist Roman Catholic bishops rehabilitated by Pope Benedict XVI, says he expects it will difficult to set aside differences over doctrinal issues.

Obama breaks bread with conservative writers

President-elect Barack Obama has broken bread with some of his critics in the news media.

Conservative judges fault Scalia opinion on guns

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is no stranger to criticism. He gives as good as he gets.

Obama among targets of robo calls in Illinois

A conservative advocacy group plans an onslaught of automated telephone calls targeting Barack Obama and a handful of other senators demanding they oppose a bipartisan climate change bill.

McCain: More Conservative Than His Image

The independent label sticks to John McCain because he antagonizes fellow Republicans and likes to work with Democrats.

Suit Against Conservative Group Tossed

The term "freedom's watch" is not distinctive enough to warrant a lawsuit over trademark infringement, a federal judge has ruled in a case that pitted a one-time hero of conservatives against former aides and financial backers of President Bush.

Conservative Leader Weyrich Backs Romney

A conservative leader who once expressed concern about Mitt Romney's credentials announced Monday he was backing the Republican presidential contender.

House GOP to Focus on Abortion, Guns

House Republicans intend to hold votes this summer and fall touching on abortion, guns, religion and other priority issues for social conservatives, part of an attempt to improve the party's prospects in the midterm elections.

Scalia Dismisses 'Living Constitution'

People who believe the Constitution would break if it didn't change with society are "idiots," U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says.

Bush: U.S. Must Get Free of Mideast Oil

A politically weakened President Bush declared Tuesday night that America must break its long dependence on Mideast oil and rebuked critics of his stay-the-course strategy for the unpopular war in Iraq.

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The Tea Partiers are Turning on Each Other
Source: Politico

After emerging out of nowhere over the summer as a seemingly potent and growing political force, the tea party movement has become so rife with internal feuding over philosophy, strategy and money that some supporters fear it will disintegrate before realizing its full potential.

Mission accomplished dude: Glenn Beck 'perfectly fine' being remembered as 'a complete nutjob' (With Video)
Source: Crooks and Liars

Quote: Then all the things I talked about are nonsense and I'll go down in the history books as a complete nutjob that was totally wrong. And I'm perfectly fine -- perfectly fine being remembered by that in history. I hope to be wrong.

Geithner Says He Won't Quit, Takes Swings at GOP Rep. Brady
Source: Wall Street Journal

At a Joint Economic Committee hearing in Congress, in which House and Senate members sit on a panel, Brady opened up his questioning by telling Geithner that Republicans, Democrats, and the American people had lost confidence in him and asked him to resign.

New Right-Wing Craze Prays That Obama's 'Days Be Few'
Source: AlterNet.org

The newest far-right craze is an anti-Obama slogan that is making its way onto t-shirts, bumper stickers, mugs, and even teddy bears: "Pray for Obama: Psalm 109:8," which reads, "Let his days be few; and let another take his office." The meme is also taking off on Twitter …

The House That Dick Built

This is the house that Dick built. This is the policy That rules in the house that Dick built. This is the think tank, That shaped the policy That rules in the house that Dick built.

BBC News : Iran doctor 'committed suicide'
Source: BBC News

Iran's police chief says a doctor who died at a detention centre shut in July after the deaths of several opposition supporters committed suicide.

Thousands Turn Out for Palin's Book Tour in Michigan
Source: FOXNews.com

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- College students ditched class, employees skipped work and some huddled in the cold overnight just to make sure they get an orange wristband Wednesday that would let them meet Sarah Palin.

Canadian officials discussed torture in 2006 - thestar.com
Source: Toronto Star

OTTAWA – Top Canadian officials discussed in 2006 whether the then-governor of Kandahar was involved in the torture of prisoners and dismissed the concern, The Canadian Press has learned.

Top Obama Bundler Who Stormed Stage During Sarah Palin's RNC Speech Admits Meeting With Taliban
Source: FIRST THINGS: On the Square

Top Obama Bundler Who Stormed Stage During Sarah Palin's RNC Speech Admits Meeting With Taliban

How To Debate A Conservative
Source: airamerica.com

The political climate in America has become more contentious than ever.

GOP: The 'Party-of-No' Deflects, Denies, and Delays-- Even On Bills They Support
Source: The Washington Post

Republicans are using the filibuster to stall action even on bills that most of them support. Remember: The rule is to keep Democrats from ever reaching the exit.

Inhofe: 2009 is Year of the Skeptic
Source: senate.gov

Inhofe's speech to the Environment and Public Works Committtee. One thing I'll say about Inhofe: he does not quit.

Limbaugh calls Durbin "Senator Turban"
Source: Media Matters for America

"...a lot of people did complain, Senator Turban..."

Hébert: New citizenship guide: Good, bad and ugly - thestar.com
Source: Toronto Star

MONTREAL Reading the 1995 edition of the federal Citizenship guide, an immigrant to Canada might have been forgiven for thinking he or she was signing up to join the Boy Scouts or the Girl Guides.

Canada ignored torture warnings: Diplomat - thestar.com
Source: Toronto Star

OTTAWA – A former senior Canadian diplomat in Afghanistan has levelled bombshell allegations suggesting the military knowingly handed detainees to Afghan authorities who allowed them to be tortured.

Christian Conservatives Praying for God to Kill Obama
Source: Gawker

There's a hilarious new meme in the wingnut sectors of the internet: someone's coined a bumper sticker slogan encouraging people to pray for Barack Obama. But here's the funny part: it's really a secret Christian code for "Kill the President!'

Fox News Applies Its Patented Crowd-Inflating Technique to Sarah Palin
Source: Gawker

Fox News does not learn: The network is claiming that the crowd at a Sarah Palin event today is "huge," and showing footage from what is almost certainly a McCain-Palin rally as evidence.

Sampling Sarah: "Going Rogue" excerpts speak volumes
Source: adn.com: Alaska

On high school basketball: "Everything I ever needed to know, I learned on the basketball court. And to this day, my right ankle is a knobby and misshapen thing, a daily reminder of pushing through pain." On rumors that she and Todd were divorcing:

Sarah Palin urges Israel settlement expansion, wants to reverse US policy of last 40 years
Source: Christian Science Monitor

Her latest bombshell: to effectively call for an end to 40 years of official government policy on Israel in an interview with ABC's Barbara Walters....

Palin: America Isn't Ready For Third Party
Source: TIME

As she gets ready to launch a multi-state book tour, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin phoned in to Rush Limbaugh's show today and offered her thoughts on a number of political issues today. Among them, whether in the wake of New York 23 a third party could be viable. Her response:

Breaking: In Interview with Fox, President Obama Pushes for US-South Korean Trade Pact by Next Year
Source: FOXNews.com

Just before arriving in South Korea Wednesday, President Obama told Senior White House Correspondent Major Garrett that he's anxious to get a US trade deal with the country through Congress next year.

A Palin-Beck Ticket? Sarah Doesn't Rule it Out
Source: NewsMax

It's no secret that former GOP vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin and Fox News host Glenn Beck share great respect and admiration -- so their fans can be forgiven for wondering: Is a "dream ticket" of Palin-Beck ticket is completely out of the question? Perhaps not.

Lou Dobbs and his many issues
Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune

Many Latinos probably feel like salsa dancing in the streets now that CNN has finally cleared the air by purging itself of Lou Dobbs.

What a Roomful of Republican Biotech-Paid Whores Looks Like
Source: Firedoglake

As the NYT reported earlier today, Genentech/Roche wrote a Republican script and a Democratic script for its parrots to enter into the Congressional Record.

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