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Obama amnesia: Fishy campaign donations in '08
President Barack Obama made a number of accusations at his State of the Union speech on Wednesday. Chief among them was his attack on the Supreme Court, who sat a stone's throw away from him in the House chamber, for their decision to roll back a number of campaign finance laws last week.
Off the beaten path online: VIDEO - Stewart rips Matthews on “forgot Obama was black” moment
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: Video: Stewart rips Matthews on “forgot Obama was black” moment, Mummified woman's daughter runs for office, and More airlines make large passengers buy two seats.
Obama to Eric Holder: Move terror trial out of NYC
The New York Daily News is reporting the White House is seeking a new venue other than New York City for the upcoming Khalid Sheikh Mohammed 9/11 terror trial.
Video: Did Obama confuse U.S. Constitution with Declaration of Independence?
Breitbart.tv (via Gateway Pundit) noticed President Barack Obama mixed up the language from our country's Constitution with the Declaration of Independence.
Obama: 'We cut taxes'- What? Is he serious?
President Obama last night at his State of the Union speech touted that his administration cut taxes for Americans. This statement took a number of individuals by surprise, because Mr. Obama only provided a fraction of what he actually did.
NYC locale for KSM terror trial losing support from key Dems
CNN's Andrea Mitchell is reporting that Senator Dianne Feinstein (D - CA) now agrees with New York's Mayor Mike Bloomberg about not trying confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in New York City. The New York Daily News is also reporting that Senator Chuck Schumer (D - NY) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D - NY) are also open to alternative sites other than New York's lower Manhattan federal court.
Senator Casey evades any stand on Obama's call to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell'
While GOP members on Capitol Hill, like Rep. Mike Pence (R - IN) and Senator Jim DeMint (R - S.C.) expectedly came out against the call for repealing the military policy, Senator Bob Casey (D - PA) told the Washington Times, Congress was still talking to Military experts about it.
Subsidy of the day: Commodity Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments
The government is using taxpayer money to absorb farmers' losses--a system that, in practice, isn't as beneficial as some imagine.
Ben Nelson on Obama's SOTU 'horse-trading' remark: Who me?
President Barack Obama made his State of the Union speech on Wednesday evening and hit a number of issues, including: education, terrorism, and health care reform. Mr. Obama did point out some of the faults of the health care legislation. He particularly pointed out the issue of "horse-trading" being used during the health care debate.
2010 State of the Union Address - Live Blog
President Barack Obama comes to Capitol Hill this evening to give his first State of the Union Address.
Bloomberg now says 'no' to trying KSM in NYC
New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has done a 180 degree turn on agreeing to try 9/11 confessed mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in downtown Manhattan.
Subsidy of the day: Avian Influenza Indemnity Program
The Office of Animal and Plant Health Inspection has organized a subsidy program for poultry farmers whose products are compromised due to a number of diseases.
Dem Congressman: We're told not to call it a stimulus bill. We're calling it a jobs bill
Naked Emperor News (via Breitbart.com) has posted a new piece of audio yesterday of Congressman Brad Sherman (D - CA). Mr. Sherman hosted a telephone townhall on Monday and told participants that he was told (among others) to not call the upcoming jobs legislation another stimulus bill.
Off the beaten path online: Allen ‘not closing any doors’ to Webb rematch In 2012...
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: Allen ‘not closing any doors’ to Webb rematch In 2012, Video: Charles Krauthammer explains the hoax of the spending freeze, and Personhood Kansas launches campaign to amend Constitution.
VIDEO: AG Holder's November '09 remarks contradict NYPD's Kelly on NYC terror trials
New York City's Police Commissioner Ray Kelly recently told a group of Young GOP'ers this January that no one from the Obama administration consulted with him prior the announcement that the trial for confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed would be held in lower Manhattan. In fact, Commissioner Kelly also emphasized that the upcoming terror trials were "thrusted" upon the city. However, according to remarks Attorney General Eric Holder made to the Senate Judiciary Committee on November 18, 2009, he had consulted with both Mayor Bloomberg and Commissioner Kelly already.
