1. George W. Bush Visits Fort Hood, Wounded Soldiers  permalink

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Former President George W. Bush -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez Wounded Police Sgt. Kimberly Munley takes out gunman   —  The hero cop who ended the bloody rampage at Fort Hood had been directing traffic moments before she confronted the gunman and pumped four bullets into him despite being shot herself.

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Former President George W. Bush -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez Fort Hood shooting on Guy Fawkes Day   —  MAJOR UPDATE: news outlets are reporting that the shooter is not dead as previously reported, but alive and in custody. This means we may indeed get some answers... and justice.

2. Saturday Roundup  permalink

Saturday Roundup
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Update: I’ve got audio of a new robocall that Republicans are pumping into dozens of districts of House Dems who are said to be undecided on the health care bill. The call bashes the bill as “dangerous” twice, and refers to it as “Nancy Pelosi’s” measure three times.

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HCR House Debate: Hissy Fits on an Historic Day PELOSI: Buy a $15,000 Policy or Go to Jail   —  Today, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp (R-MI) released a letter from the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) confirming that the failure to comply with the individual mandate to buy health insurance contained in the Pelosi health care bill (H.R. 3962, as amended) could land people in jail.  The JCT ...

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HCR House Debate: Hissy Fits on an Historic Day SHOWDOWN SATURDAY: Dems plan historic health vote around dinnertime but sweat scramble for votes -- Newsweek cover: Saigon evacuation   —  HEALTH CARE DEBATE HAS BEGUN ON THE HOUSE FLOOR -- President Obama addresses House Dem caucus at 11:25 a.m. -- AP's Eric Werner: "Rep. Jason Altmire, D-Pa., said he heard from Obama, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Their message: 'This is a ...

3. Liveblogging: The new Imperial Congress votes on Pelosicare; Update: Female Democrats turn House resolution process ...  permalink

Liveblogging: The new Imperial Congress votes on Pelosicare; Update: Female Democrats turn House resolution process ...
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Liveblogging: The new Imperial Congress votes on Pelosicare; Update: Female Democrats turn House resolution process into circus; GOP responds; Obama rallies weakened Dems

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Health care “reform” goes to vote in the House Obama's Frightening Insensitivity Following Shooting   —  President Obama didn't wait long after Tuesday's devastating elections to give critics another reason to question his leadership, but this time the subject matter was more grim than a pair of governorships.

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Health care “reform” goes to vote in the House Anti-abortion Dems win round   —  Washington (CNN) -- Anti-abortion Democrats will be allowed to offer an amendment during the House health care debate Saturday that would ban most abortion coverage from the public option and other insurance providers in the new so-called "exchange" the legislation would create, three Democratic sources told CNN.

4. Price for Health Care, Women Under Bus  permalink

Booman Tribune / Booman Tribune

So, it turns out that the price of passing health care reform in the House is selling women down the river. There will be a vote on the Stupak Amendment after all. And, no doubt, that amendment will pass. Private insurers will have to drop abortion coverage from plans that have it (which is most of them) in order to participate in the exchanges. ...

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Price for Health Care, Women Under Bus GOP health care ‘reform’ plan anemic, toxic   —  H ow perfectly Republican: a health care “reform” plan that reduces costs by reducing care, keeps hated pre-existing condition gotcha traps firmly in place, and tells people who need medical insurance to go start a savings account. The Congressional Budget Office looked into the Republicans’ handiwork and found it shifts costs ...

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Price for Health Care, Women Under Bus McMahon will vote against health care reform bill   —  Sorry weeepeople, not everyone thinks like you (thank god)... forcing people to buy insurance is not the way to go... and as for obama, he is nothing but a cold fish.... people are have and are continuing to see right through him..... as for you being a military man you should be applaud the way he acted when he heard about the shooting at fort ...

5. Nidal Hasan: Ft. Hood Shooter Participated in Homeland Security Disaster Preparation  permalink

Nidal Hasan: Ft. Hood Shooter Participated in Homeland Security Disaster Preparation
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The gunman who killed 12 people today at Ft. Hood appears, based on current media reports, to be Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan who was listed as a participant in a Homeland Security Policy Institute's presidential transition task force last year.

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David Horowitz asks: "Is everybody out of their mind?"   —  And it’s not as though the army didn’t know that he was a Muslim fanatic and supporter of the Islamic jihad against the West. He was under investigation for six months because of his anti-American, jihadist rantings. He did not want to be deployed. He wanted to be discharged. But despite his identification with America’s enemies, the army ...

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NY Post: Take a look at Ft Hood shooter's old mosque   —  Stephen Schwartz follows up on our post from Thursday about the extremist Salafi mosque in the DC area attended by Ft Hood shooter Malik Nidal Hasan, the Muslim Community Center in Silver Springs, in today's NY Post: The Silver Spring...

6. Live TV/Radio  permalink

Live TV/Radio
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C-SPAN offers gavel to gavel coverage of the U.S. House of Representatives. C-SPAN also offers a variety of public affairs programming including congressional hearings, press briefings from the White House, State Department and Pentagon, campaign and election coverage, and international programming.

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7. Bishops endorse the bill  permalink

Bishops endorse the bill
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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops delivered a critical endorsement to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday by signing off on late-night agreement to grant a vote on an amendment barring insurance companies that participate in the exchange from covering abortions.

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8. Barney Frank present during pot bust  permalink

Barney Frank present during pot bust
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BOSTON (FOX25, myfoxboston) - FOX25 has learned that Congressman Barney Frank was present during a marijuana arrest at James Ready's home in Ogunquit, Maine.  Ready is well-known for his relationship with Congressman Frank.

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9. Answer Me This  permalink

Booman Tribune / Booman Tribune

It's pretty sad that even with a public option not tied to Medicare reimbursement rates (i.e., not robust), the House leadership is struggling like hell to prevent 40 Democrats from defecting and voting with John Boehner. You can lay the blame for that in a number of places, including the White House, including Rahm Emanuel's pattern of ...

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NY-13 Representative Michael McMahon to Vote No   —  Congressman Michael McMahon , the first term Representative from the NY-13 Congressional District that covers Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn, will vote against the historic Democratic healthcare legislation that the House leadership intends to bring to floor as early as this weekend. From Staten Island Live : Rep. Michael McMahon will vote ...

10. Moronicus Appalaciacus  permalink

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That dipshit has a Canukistani accent and belongs to Spec. Moronicus Craniofaecus Canukistanii. His actions are why Canukistanis must never be allowed to play with anything which might conceivably go boom. Banning or registering matches in Canukistan is the only right thing to do.

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11. Weekend Breakfast  permalink

Weekend Breakfast
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5 live's Gavin Lee talks to members of Killeen's Muslim community who know Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the man who opened fire at Fort Hood military base on Thursday, killing 13 people.

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BBC: Ft Hood mosque member defends shootings: "they were troops who were going to Afghanistan and Iraq to kill Muslims. I honestly have no pity for them." Fears for Muslims in US Army   —  Major Nidal Malik Hasan is a career soldier with some 20 years experience, who had trained as a psychiatrist and treated troops returning from combat. He is also reported to be a devout Muslim, who attended daily prayers at a mosque and was seen on the morning of the shooting wearing traditional Arabic dress as he shopped for groceries.

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Why was Hasan still in the Army?   —  About three hours ago, the AP finally joined the Washington Post and some other national news organizations in reporting the “troubling portrait” of Nidal Malik Hasan, the man believed responsible for 13 deaths and dozens of wounded at the world’s largest army base.  In hearing these details, many people wonder why the Army had ...

12. The Bipartisan Movement Against Pelosicare -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez  permalink

The Bipartisan Movement Against Pelosicare -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez
() / The Corner on National Review Online

Bob Costa over in " Doctor! Doctor! " has the current whip count -- of who on the Dem side of the aisle is opposing Pelosi. One of them is Congressman Nye of Virgnia. An excited constituent sends the congressman's statement which sounds sensible:� "Congressman Glenn Nye (VA-02) announced today that he will vote no on the House health care reform ...

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And Conrad Black -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez   —  too.

13. The enduring love for emergency rooms  permalink

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THE ENDURING LOVE FOR EMERGENCY ROOMS.... This is easily my favorite conservative health care argument of them all. While speaking out against Democratic proposals to increase access to quality, affordable health care, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) claimed, "all Americans have...

14. Pelosi: We Got This Thing  permalink

Pelosi: We Got This Thing
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo

Pelosi emerges from caucus meeting confident that House bill will pass tonight.

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Liberal Democrats Working to Get Abortion in HealthCare Bill   —  Abortion Tax Dollars in HealthCare Breaking News: Call Now on Stupak/Pitts! Liberals working hard on a Saturday (always a bad sign) to get abortion in the healthcare monster-bill. We're driving home from Charmaine's office last night when she gets a call from a Hill Decision-Maker, "They are putting it in. Pelosi's got Stupak in her office now." ...

15. Here at the Hiring Conference....  permalink

Here at the Hiring Conference....
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So we've made it half way through the AALS hiring conference.  Any stories anyone wants to share?  Best interviews?  Worst interviews? (no names necessary)

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16. Buy $15,000 Insurance Policy or Go To Jail  permalink

Buy $15,000 Insurance Policy or Go To Jail
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Prosecution is authorized under the Code for a variety of offenses. Depending on the level of the noncompliance, the following penalties could apply to an individual:

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17. PTSD  permalink

PTSD
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I’m more than a little angry right now. Yes, I’m irate that some shitbag Major (“shitbag” is often used as a technical term in the Army) opened fire on a group of his fellow Soldiers killing 12 and wounding 30. But that’s not even what is under my skin right now. What is bothering me is the general reaction of our ...

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18. Saturday hate mail-apalooza  permalink

Daily Kos / Daily Kos

No, there's no mail from the Tancredo showdown. Kind of hard to defend their guy when he cut and run from a pussy liberal communist Nazi blogger. The rest is below the fold.

19. Macca on Beatles  permalink

Macca on Beatles
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Realising they sounded average at best, Macca wasn't surprised in 1962 when record label Decca refused to sign the band - who went on to become the biggest of all time.

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20. Newmark's Wild Kingdom  permalink

Newmark's Wild Kingdom
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Birds observed right outside my home office in the Cole Valley Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. Thirty species so far, not counting the Bald Eagle.

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