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John Galligan, Hasan Defense Attorney, Target Of Wolf Blitzer's Shame Campaign

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Nidal Hassan, Video, Fort Hood, Media Criticism, John Galligan, Wolf Blitzer, Fort Hood Shootings, Media News

It goes without saying that when the available facts accrue and weigh so heavily against a defendant, like the alleged Fort Hood killer Nidal Hasan, o...

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Pay 'Czar' Feinberg: I'm Not Eager To Use Imperial Edicts

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business

Read More: CEO Pay, Bloomberg Washington Summit, Feinberg Executive Compensation, CEO Compensation, Pay Czar, Ken Feinberg, Imperial Edicts, Pay Czar Feinberg, Business News

The man known as President Obama's "czar" of CEO pay, Kenneth Feinberg, said on Thursday that he finds the title "unfortunate" and believes that the c...

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The Economist The Obama Administration Should Have Listened To

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Loan Modification, Subprime Mbs, Making Home Affordable, Geanakoplos, John Geanakoplos, Home Affordable Modification, Loan Mods, Mbs, Mortgages, Hamp, Bailout Bandits, Subprime Mortgages, Bailout, New York Times, Susan Koniak, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Home Loan Mods, Business News

Eight months ago, the Obama administration launched a plan to help troubled homeowners avoid foreclosure by providing $75 billion in taxpayer funds to...

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Joe Klein, Jamie Kirchick End Up In Fight After Panel Discussion

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Joe Klein, Jamie Kirchick, Journalist Fights, Fights, Joe Klein Jamie Kirchick, Media News

Attendees of yesterday's Jewish Federations of North America's General Assembly meeting in Washington, DC were treated to an angry shouting match betw...

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A Marred Holiday For One Arab American Vet

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fort Hood, Veterans Day, Iraq, Politics News

Rajai Hakki has tried to ignore the Fort Hood massacre. The 28-year-old Iraq War vet quit college to join the U.S. Marines after the terrorist attack...

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Austin Fenner, Black Reporter, Fired By NY Post Same Day Other Reporter Files Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Guzman Firing, Employee Discrimination, New York Post Fires Employers, Austin New York Post, Austin Fenner, Sandra Guzman, New York Post Lawsuit, Ny Post Lawsuit, Fenner New York Post, Media News

The same day a former editor sued the New York Post for racial discrimination, the paper fired one of its more prominent minority reporters. Austin...

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The Craziest Examples Of Congressional Theatrics (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Slidepoll, House of Representatives, U.S. Congress, Tom Latham, George Voinovich, Alan Grayson, Peter Roskam, John Shadegg, Frank Lautenberg, U.S. Senate, Video, Michele Bachmann, Orrin Hatch, Slideshow, Chuck Grassley, Politics News

Elyse Siegel contributed to this story Just over twenty years ago, the cable industry launched the Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network -- better k...

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State Regulators: Dodd's Bank Bill Creates Another 'Too Big To Fail' Problem

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Christopher Dodd, Dual Charter, Regulatory Reform, Financial Reform, Bank Charter, Financial Regulation, Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Csbs, Tbtf, Financial Crisis, Senate Banking Committee, Chris Dodd, Too Big to Fail, Business News

State bank regulators are warning that Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd's proposal to create one monolithic federal bank regulator w...

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Tim Pawlenty Headed To New Hampshire

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Hampsire Visit, Tim Pawlenty, Republican Primary, Pawlenty New Hampshire, Pawlenty President, Politics News

One month after making a big speech in Iowa, likely 2012 presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty is slated to appear in that other critical primary state....

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Progressives Threaten To Cut Off Money For Dems Who Oppose Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Progressive Democrats, Democrats Threat, Purse Lawmakers, Moveon Fundraising, Progressive Purse Strings, Health Care Fundraising, Politics News

With the finish line for health care reform in sight, progressive groups are taking an aggressive approach to make sure that Democrats in Congress vot...

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PhRMA Statement On Prescription Medicines Spending

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Prescription Medicines Spending, Ims Study, Phrma, PhRMA Statement, White House Phrma Deal, Phrma Deal, Business News

PhRMA Statement on Prescription Medicines Spending Washington, D.C. (November 11, 2009) -- Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRM...

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Washington Times Beefs Up Security As Internal Turmoil Continues [UPDATE]

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.11.2009 | Media

Read More: John Solomon, Sun Myung Moon, Washington Times, Washington Times Shakeup, Media News

Things are getting downright weird over at the Washington Times. Armed guards are popping up all over the newsroom, as the paper prepares for the Rapture, or something.

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John Conyers Tells Obama: 'Start Knocking Heads'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Barack Obama, John Conyers, Politics News

Earlier this week, Michigan Representative John Conyers told reporters that he'd like President Obama to start fashioning himself after a different mo...

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Rachel Maddow Takes On Pete Hoekstra's 'Epic Grandstanding'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nidal Hasan, Pete Hoekstra, Fort Hood, Video, Rachel Maddow, Chris Hayes, Fort Hood Shootings, Politics News

On last night's edition of the Rachel Maddow Show, the host dug into the curious case of Representative Pete Hoekstra, who's been courting cameras lat...

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Pharma Deal With White House On Course To Net Industry Billions

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pharmaceutical Industry Profits, Pharma Deal, Pharam Negotiations, Deal White House 137 Billion, White House Pharma, Profits Health Care, Politics News

[UPDATED with response from PhRMA below.] The deal struck between the pharmaceutical lobby, the White House and Senate Democrats has drastically impr...

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Alexios Marakis Assaulted: Greek Orthodox Priest Attacked By Marine Reservist In Fit Of Anti-Muslim Hysteria

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fearmongering, Fort Hood, Anti-Muslim-Attack, Anti-Muslim Fearmongering, George Casey, Fort Hood Shootings, Politics News

It's not for nothing that General George Casey warned against an anti-Muslim backlash in the wake of the Fort Hood massacre. But a whole slew of chil...

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Levi Johnston Playgirl Spread: Former Managing Editor Takes On New Guard [UPDATED]

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Levi Johnston, Levi Johnston Playgirl, Playgirl, Media News

I can't help but wonder how Playgirl is supposed to ride a teenager from two election cycles ago who's fifteen minutes of fame are steadily ticking down to zero into renewed longevity.

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Clinton To Dems: GOP Will Define Debate If Health Care Fails

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Clinton Republicans Debate, Clinton Debate Health Care, Republicans Democrats Health Care, Clinton Health Care, Clinton Caucus Breifing, Bill Clinton, Politics News

Former President Bill Clinton urged Democratic senators to score a victory on health care reform in the weeks ahead, warning that a failure to pass le...

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Fort Hood Fear-Mongering, Enabled By Media, Breeds Strange Bedfellows

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood, Media Criticism, Newsbusters Fort Hood, Fort Hood Fear Mongering, Media News

Yesterday afternoon, Newsbusters plugged this story about ABC News's report via Brian Ross "that suspected Fort Hood shooter Nidal Halik Hasan tried t...

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Fox News Reporter Battles Pentagon Flack In Latest Media Dust-Up

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Pentagon, Video, Fox News, Media Feuds, War on Fox, Media News

It's been a while since we've checked in on how that whole White House "War on Fox News" was playing out in the trenches, between Fox News's news-gath...

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DeMint: GOP Should Vote Against Bill Without Public Option (AUDIO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Demint Monster, Monster Public Option, Demint Rebukes House Republicans, House Republicans, Demint Public Option, Jim Demint, Demint Health Care Abortion, Politics News

Even if a public option is removed from the Senate's health care legislation, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) is urging all Republicans to kill the bill -- l...

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Brit Hume Corrects O'Reilly On Public Option: "It Is Kind Of Popular"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Brit Hume, Video, Public Option, Health Care Reform, Fox News, Bill O'Reilly, Media News

The Public Option! Like the sliced bread and soft ice cream of yore, it's something that's been crazy popular with the public. But for months and mo...

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Reid Hoping Clinton Builds Momentum For Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Harry Reid, Reid Avalanche, Reid Clinton White House, Health Care Reform, Rahm Clinton, Reid Clinton, Reform Momentum, Politics News

Looking to build momentum before the Senate goes on recess, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid reached out to the White House last week to see if the a...

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Five Eliminated In WaPo's Important Pundit Contest

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Washington Post, Media Criticism, Washington-Post-Pundit-Contest, Media News

The Washington Post is searching for America's Next Top Cheaply-Bought Purveyor Of Online Opinion, and yesterday, the paper made its first round of cr...

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NEW YORK POST LAWSUIT: Shocking Allegations Made By Fired Employee Sandra Guzman

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media

The New York Post editor fired after speaking out against a cartoon depicting the author of the president's stimulus package as a dead chimpanzee has ...

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