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Local news blogging: Historic Midwestern snow storms
Powerful snow storms bludgeoned Wisconsin and Iowa Tuesday and Wednesday, with both states receiving record snow fall totals around 16 to 18 inches. Videos of the Wisconsin storm here.
Census partners with amnesty advocates
At least 21 partners for the Census Bureau's 2010 campaign are pro-amnesty or have supported congressional measures advocating amnesty programs.
Off the beaten path online: The real fat cat party...
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: Revealing the real fat cat party, Salt Lake City shows interest in 2012 GOP convention, and Obama plans to spend our way out of the downturn.
CNN's Gupta: Climate change makes pollen dangerous to your health
Watch out, folks! Climate change is making the plant life grow at a more serious rate than ever before, thanks to the uptick in pollen the pollen count.
Kevin Jennings's longtime foe, 'Mass Resistance'
Safe Schools Czar Kevin Jennings is in the news again over an event known as "fist-gate" that made news almost a decade ago when Brian Camenker's Massachusetts group, Mass Resistance, recorded audio from Mr. Jennings' former group the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network (GLSEN) conference in 2000. At the conference, students as young as 12 years old were given graphic instruction on homosexual sex acts by state employees.
VIDEO -Michael Mann on CNN: Scientists, mathematicians often use the word 'trick'
Climate scientist Michael Mann, best known for creating the questionable "hockey stick" graph to show the effects of so-called anthropogenic global warming after the industrial revolution spoke to CNN about the University of East Anglia climate-gate emails.
Local news blogging: NJ Senate committee clears gay marriage bill
The New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee narrowly passed a same-sex marriage bill Monday night. The full Senate will vote on the measure Thursday and then, if it passes, it will reach final vote at the Assembly. Supporters say they do not yet have the 21 total votes needed to pass the Senate, according to the New York Times.
Off the beaten path online: Navy SEAL says he did not mistreat Iraqi detainee...
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: Navy SEAL says he did not mistreat the Iraqi detainee, the cancer death rate continues to fall, and Is the Holder DoJ imploding?
Local news blogging: Baucus stirs ethics q's by nominating beau
Sen. Max Baucus admitted Saturday that he recommended a senior staffer for the U.S. attorney job in Montana while he was involved romantically with her.
Off the beaten path online: Obama to dictate climate change regulation without Congress...
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: Obama may dictate climate change regulation without Congress, Britain's Brown call's climate change skeptics "flat earthers, and If the public option stands, senators say they'll block a vote on health care bill.
Obama tries to unite hill Dems, makes no mention of public option
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) asked President Barack Obama to meet with Senate Democrats and two Independents in a closed door meeting today to discuss passing the pending Senate health care bill. Democrats only need to unite all sixty votes from their caucus in order to break any filibuster that could endanger the passage of the bill.
Video: Killing jobs at the White House jobs summit
The White House hosted a jobs summit on Thursday. A large portion of the jobs summit involved pushing what has become known as “green jobs.” Apparently, the Obama administration’s strategy is to kill jobs in an entire industry like coal, so he can prop up his friends in the green energy industry.
Local news blogging: Georgia speaker resigns House amid controversy
The speaker of the Georgia House, Glenn Richardson, resigned from his seat Thursday amid allegations four days ago from an ex-wife that he had an affair with a lobbyist.
Off the beaten path online: Poll - Castle beats AG Biden for Senate...:
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: VP Biden's Son, Beau, is behind in a head to head poll against Mike Castle for Delaware's U.S. Senate Seat, a former British soldier faces death by firing squad in Congo, and Senator DeMint threatens to block Bernanke's renomination.
Local news blogging: NY Senate definitively rejects gay marriage
The New York Senate voted 38-24 against legalizing gay marriage Wednesday. The 30 Republicans that unanimously voted 'no' on the measure were joined by eight Democrats. Democrats hold the Senate majority by one seat.
