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Friday, February 27, 2009

News Nuggets 95


An example from France of high-speed rail -- which was included in the recent stimulus package.

Senate 2010: A Three-Peat for the Democrats? (Larry Sabato) from the VA Center for Politics
"Two weeks ago we discussed the basic framework for 2010's 36 Senate elections. Last week we reviewed the seventeen Democratic Senate seats that are on the ballot in the mid-term year . Now let's see how the nineteen Republican-held seats for 2010 are shaping up in the initial stages"

The Un-Rove (Andrew Sullivan) from the Atlantic
"Obama won the stimulus debate long before the Republicans realized it (they were busy doing tap-dances of victory on talk radio, while he was building a new coalition without them)."

"President Obama's first budget ... underscores the breadth of his aspiration to reverse three decades of conservative governance and use his presidency to rapidly transform the country."

'Fast Break' Obama (Howard Fineman) from Newsweek
"Moving at the speed of light, the new president aims to score early victories, and keep critics on their toes."

The Corruption of the Cocoon (Glenn Greenwald) from Salon
"Many politicians, journalists and pundits simply ignore all criticisms and avoid critics -- because there is no real price to pay from doing so."

"The full details will not be known for weeks, but the 134-page snapshot of Obama's 2010 budget that was released Thursday gives a clear indication of who gets the elevator, and who gets the shaft. So herewith, five big losers and five key winners in Obama's spending blueprint. "

"Some key areas of President Obama's budget released Thursday:"

Obama Dons the Presidential Cloak (Peggy Noonan) from the Wall Street Journal
"A mysterious thing happened in that speech Tuesday night. By the end of it Barack Obama had become president."

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