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–BP CEO Tony Hayward is testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Committee this morning. You can watch the brutal proceedings unfold here.
–If criminal charges come down the pike, BP is on the hook for a lot of money.
–Scott Brown throws cold water on cap-and-trade, which …
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–Obama’s oval office address last night was not exactly a crowd pleaser. He pulled off the optics fairly well, but the jumble of military metaphors was awkward and the substance was torn between two competing visions. Those looking for detailed marching orders on how to Plug The Leak Now were thrown off by …
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–The two words to listen for in Obama’s Oval Office address tonight are “carbon pricing.” It is still unclear whether the president will focus on proximate fallout of the spill or “Go Big” on climate.
–Possible tea leaves: Obama sent a letter yesterday to members of political arm Organizing for America …
This priceless photo that’s currently making the rounds — James Fallows calls it the best of the World Cup — is purportedly of Obama’s glee and David Beckham’s consternation just after England’s goalkeeper flubbed their match with Team USA over the weekend. Too bad it’s a blatant fake. The reflection in the table shows the original …
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–Obama departs on a whirlwind tour of the Gulf Coast today with stops in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida before delivering his first Oval Office address to the nation Tuesday night. Reportedly included in the speech: a case for comprehensive energy and climate legislation, including some …
Walter Shapiro, writing after swings through Kentucky and South Carolina, raises the caution flag for his profession.
What we are witnessing in this election cycle is the slow death of traditional statewide campaign journalism. I noticed the same pattern (and the same nearly reporter-free campaign trail) in Kentucky last month as I
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–With the scale of the crisis still coming into focus, Obama has summoned BP bigwigs for a meeting.
–Barney Frank says the so-called “Volcker Rule” that would restrict proprietary trading at big banks will definitely be included in final financial reform legislation and that Democrats are …
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–The Wall Street Journal reports Blanche Lincoln still has good leverage for her derivatives plan, but it will be tough for the spin-off measure opposed by the White House, the Fed, the FDIC, Volcker, Geithner, et al. to remain unchanged in conference.
–In his upcoming Times Sunday mag piece, Matt Bai finds …
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–Jay has a nice break down of Tuesday’s results.
–A White House official gets a bit overexcited at Lincoln’s win and sticks a finger in labor’s eye.
–Marc Ambinder writes Arkansas’s lessons lie in the nature of the contest, not the outcome.
–Bill Clinton will be a much sought after …
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–It’s Super Duper Primary Tuesday with contests in 12 states coast to coast including run-offs in Arkansas and Georgia.
– A Washington Post/ABC News poll finds only 29% of Americans plan to support their representative in November. Maybe that’s why turnout is expected to be low today …
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