John Murtha dies; longtime congressman was master of pork-barrel politics - Washington Post

Telegraph.co.ukJohn Murtha dies; longtime congressman was master of pork-barrel politicsWashington Posta Vietnam War veteran who staunchly supported military spending and became a master of pork-barrel politics, died Monday at Virginia Hospital Center. ...Murtha Was PA's Longest-Serving Member Of CongressKDKAJohn Murtha Showed Us How to Be StrongHuffington Post (blog)Remembering MurthaDaily Kos (blog)The Nation. (blog) -RealClearPolitics (blog) -Newserall 1,369 news articles »

Time to end 'just say no' politics - Canton Repository

ReutersTime to end 'just say no' politicsCanton RepositoryBy Anonymous Are the Republicans and their friends the conservative Democrats really trying to convince us that 47 million uninsured Americans don't want ...US-POLITICS SummaryWashington PostWhy Politics Is Stuck in the MiddleNew York TimesRepublicans and the politics of NoFinancial TimesSpiked -Huffington Post (blog) -La Crosse Tribuneall 2,766 news articles »

Claire Novak: Of Politics and Ponies - ESPN

Claire Novak: Of Politics and PoniesESPNBut Aqueduct matters most of all because it remains at the center of a ridiculous political merry-go-round that revolves around the push to bring Video ...and more »

One winter storm after another disrupts government and politics - Salon

One winter storm after another disrupts government and politicsSalonAnd as a result, government and politics slowed down. The federal government closed early Friday, never opened on Monday and has already closed for Tuesday. ...and more »

Political risk becomes key market volatility driver - Reuters

Washington PostPolitical risk becomes key market volatility driverReutersLONDON (Reuters) - From southern Europe's debt crisis to US banking reform, politics has emerged as a driver of volatility in Western markets this year in a ...White House Press Corps Is Once Again In Need Of Your PityHuffington Post (blog)all 244 news articles »

Illinois politics again cause spinning in Lincoln's tomb. - St. Louis Post-Dispatch (blog)

Washington PostIllinois politics again cause spinning in Lincoln's tomb.St. Louis Post-Dispatch (blog)By Editorial Board It's hard to break into the top tier of Illinois political scandals, but you have to think that Scott Lee Cohen has at least a fighting ...Scott Lee Cohen: 'No Comment' On Independent RunHuffington Post (blog)Scott Cohen: Prostitute-Dating, Steroid-Shooting, Pawn-Brokering Nominee Bows OutRiverfront Times (blog)Quinn: Ill. lt. governor hopefuls should speak upNewserSt. Louis Post-Dispatch (blog) -Huffington Post (blog) -Huffington Post (blog)all 441 news articles »

UEFA Considers Politics in Euro Draw - New York Times (blog)

UEFA Considers Politics in Euro DrawNew York Times (blog)It's precisely because we don't want to mix sport and politics - it's a very good decision.” Soccer and politics are perennially encouraged to remain ...and more »

Best Political Nonfiction Books - U.S. News & World Report (blog)

Best Political Nonfiction BooksU.S. News & World Report (blog)I wrote last week about Chris Cillizza's poll of Washington political junkies, and how their rankings ...and more »

'The View' gets political -- viewers love it (and so does DC) - Los Angeles Times

'The View' gets political -- viewers love it (and so does DC)Los Angeles TimesTALKING POLITICS: Among the politicians who have appeared on "The View" is Barack Obama. (ABC) By Matea Gold Reporting from New York - It was the morning ...and more »

Burmese-American Awaits Verdict in Myanmar Case - New York Times

New York TimesBurmese-American Awaits Verdict in Myanmar CaseNew York TimesBut beyond the politics of the case is the personal journey of Mr. Nyi Nyi Aung. At the time of Myanmar's seminal pro-democracy uprising in 1988, ...and more »

Alterdestiny: infrastructure, economy, politics

The connection between the two, I think, is that we are seeing in infrastructure, social issues, educational policy, and economic forecasts the cumulative fallout of 30 years of rightward movement in US politics and society. ...

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive ...

But these nascent efforts to curb the use of filibuster face resistance from Senate elders with long memories, who know that political winds can take today's large majority and create tomorrow's minority. ...

Tim Tebow's Brilliant Fake Leads to Pro-Life Score -- Politics Daily

Who'd have guessed that Focus on the Family would have so much in common with ManCrunch? The latter is the gay dating service that had.

Re: Politics of Process… - Swampland - TIME.com

Michael, per this post, I'd again like to make this argument: The filibuster is not the problem. The filibuster is the solution. If only they made Senators like they used to.

Scandalized Democratic Nominee for Illinois Lt. Governor Quits ...

CHICAGO -- Scott Lee Cohen, the scandalized pawnbroker who won the Democratic nomination in Illinois for lieutenant governor, bowed out of the race Su.

Dirty Sexy Politics -- Political Wire

(Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country, ...

Is Obama's Search for 'Common Ground' Real? -- Politics Daily

In the stagecraft of statecraft, Barack Obama keeps searching for his leading role. Throughout much of his first year as president, he continued to.

EU Referendum: Daily Politics

Daily Politics. Posted by Richard Tuesday, February 09, 2010 climate change. Andrew Neil eviscerating Rob Watson ... and most definitely quoting from this blog. Listen to his questioning on Africagate. ...

David Cameron's politics of steel – Telegraph Blogs

David Cameron needed to turn the tables on Labour after a week of difficult headlines that suggested he has somehow lost his way. Those urging him to do what he does best - show steel in adversity - will be delighted by his speech on ...

RealClearPolitics - Politics Nation - Reactions To Murtha's Death

Michelle and I were deeply saddened today to hear about the passing of Congressman John Murtha. Jack was a devoted husband, a loving father and a steadfast advocate for the people of Pennsylvania for nearly 40 years. ...

Rove says he's "still wired" for politics (Indian River Press Journal)

VERO BEACH — Although he last served as senior White House advisor to former President George W. Bush in 2007, Republican party strategist Karl Rove said he’s “still wired” for politics.Rove was in Vero Beach on Monday as part of the Riverside Theatre’s Distinguished Lecturer series, giving his opinion on the Obama presidency, partisanship in Washington and the 2010 mid-term elections.“People ...

Political Science offers new graduate certificate in sustainability politics and policy (The New Hampshire)

By: Thomas Gounley The new semester brings with it a new offering for graduate students from the Department of Political Science. The department is offering a new certificate program in sustainability politics and policy....

Rebuilding trust in politics (Conservative Party)

Following on from the latest revelations about MP's expenses, David Cameron has given a speech announcing a number of new proposals to rebuild trust in politics.

Big boys do cry: the politics of emotion (Channel 4)

Alastair Campbell had a wobble at the weekend, now Gordon Brown has "welled up" during a TV interview. So why are we surprised when the tough guys of politics show their emotions?

There's Politics Even in Snow Removal, It Seems (DCist)

Mayor Adrian Fenty's cleared street in Crestwood It's an awkward truism of urban politics that a snowstorm can be the undoing of an elected official. Take too long to get the snowed cleared off the roads -- like Marion Barry in 1987 when the city struggled for a week after a snowstorm, which he missed because he was in California at the Super Bowl -- and you're an out-of-touch executive leading ...

'Reject politics of hate' (Malaysian Mirror)

SERDANG - The Raja Muda of Perak, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah, wants youths to reject the politics of hate and accept only civilised democratic practices, Bernama reported. Such practices, he said, should be based on respect and regard for one another whereby, one should be able to disagree without wishing ill-will on those they disagree with. "We should be able to voice a different opinion without ...

AU Forum and Report on The Climate Change Generation: Youth, Media, and Politics in an Unsustainable World [Framing ... (ScienceBlogs)

Tuesday night at 7pm, American University's School of Communication will be hosting a panel discussion focused on " The Climate Change Generation: Youth, Media, and Politics in an Unsustainable World ." [Follow the link for location on campus and directions.] Joining me on the panel will be the Washington Post's national environmental reporter Juliet Eilperin and Mother Jones energy and ...

Kansas politics chronicled in book (The Topeka Capital-Journal)

Where clashes over abortion and spending now dominate politics in the Sunflower State, heated battles over prohibition once reigned. A new book examines the state's contentious political history from its start as a free state at the launch of the Civil War to current political battles waged by a dominant but often divided Republican Party. read more

Villanueva favors participation of gays in politics (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Presidential candidate Brother Eddie Villanueva favors the participation of the gay community in politics, saying that everybody should receive equal treatment regardless of gender or sex.

Americans uninformed about politics, poll shows (The Daily Free Press)

By: Julia Waterhous A January Pew Research Center poll showed that less than 60 percent of Americans could correctly answer questions about American politics....

Latest Topic at www.LetDCKnow.com : Shelby lifts hold on nominees ... http://letdcknow.com/politics/shelby-lifts-hold-on-nominees-politico/

Latest Topic at www.LetDCKnow.com : Shelby lifts hold on nominees ... http://letdcknow.com/politics/shelby-lifts-hold-on-nominees-politico/

RT @CivicForumPAC: Great @chuckdevore video slamming Barbara Boxer. Keep 'em coming. http://ow.ly/155f7 #TCOT #TLOT #GOP #OBAMA #NRSC #POLITICS #TEAPARTY

RT @CivicForumPAC: Great @chuckdevore video slamming Barbara Boxer. Keep 'em coming. http://ow.ly/155f7 #TCOT #TLOT #GOP #OBAMA #NRSC #POLITICS #TEAPARTY

What are the charges? Corruption while serving on tender board? war crimes disclosure? harboring army deserters? politics while in service?

What are the charges? Corruption while serving on tender board? war crimes disclosure? harboring army deserters? politics while in service?

Shortage Of #Snowblowers http://goo.gl/fb/qwqe #funnyphotos #washingtondc #pics #politics #photos #funnypics #funny

Shortage Of #Snowblowers http://goo.gl/fb/qwqe #funnyphotos #washingtondc #pics #politics #photos #funnypics #funny

J&K: militants attack Sopore Police Station ,He no Politics in Cricket and Terrorism ,India have to welcome all pakis as they are the best.

J&K: militants attack Sopore Police Station ,He no Politics in Cricket and Terrorism ,India have to welcome all pakis as they are the best.

Everything I have learned about U.S Politics, I've learned from Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Yet to be convinced that's a bad thing.

Everything I have learned about U.S Politics, I've learned from Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Yet to be convinced that's a bad thing.

Thanks The New York Times and Paul Krugman! "The truth is that given the state of American politics, the way the... http://bit.ly/aeduSF

Thanks The New York Times and Paul Krugman! "The truth is that given the state of American politics, the way the... http://bit.ly/aeduSF

#YellowPages Sam Smyth: Fledgling George flees the playground of fantasy politics - Irish Independent http://bit.ly/9SZFiE

#YellowPages Sam Smyth: Fledgling George flees the playground of fantasy politics - Irish Independent http://bit.ly/9SZFiE

RT @DailyMeNews Congressman: Murtha's intestine damaged in surgery http://bit.ly/9CBPPT #US #politics #news darkpolitricks.com

RT @DailyMeNews Congressman: Murtha's intestine damaged in surgery http://bit.ly/9CBPPT #US #politics #news darkpolitricks.com

RT @brittanybijoux Whitening my teeth and reading politics-heavy Game Change... And I wonder why I can't find a.. darkpolitricks.com

RT @brittanybijoux Whitening my teeth and reading politics-heavy Game Change... And I wonder why I can't find a.. darkpolitricks.com

Doctors: Haitian may have survived 4 weeks in rubble

A man pulled alive from the rubble of a building in Haiti's capital may have been trapped since the January 12 quake that leveled much of the city, doctors said.

Murtha dies after surgery complications

Rep. John Murtha died as a result of recent gallbladder surgery complications that arose from doctors accidentally nicking Murtha's intestines, a source told CNN.

Experts: Recall may not fix pedal issue

In his hectic, noisy laboratory at the University of Maryland, Michael Pecht is wary when it comes to assessing whether Toyota's suggested repair of sticky gas pedals will have any real impact.

Jenny Sanford calls memoir 'cathartic'

South Carolina's first lady, Jenny Sanford, said Monday that writing her much-anticipated memoir of her husband's affair was a "cathartic" and "cleansing" experience.

Doctor charged in Jackson's death

Dr. Conrad Murray, personal physician to Michael Jackson, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the pop star's death last summer.

Ripples of Dubai killing spread

A man was murdered in his Dubai hotel room by a hit squad that operated with European passports, police say. Sounds like the plot of a novel, but this is reality and the hunt is on for the killers of top Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.

Elizabeth Smart kidnapper pleads guilty

A woman convicted in the 2002 kidnapping of Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart pleaded guilty in the attempted kidnapping of Smart's cousin a month later, court officials said Monday.

3 shot during New Orleans celebration

Three people were shot amid celebrations surrounding the New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl win, police said Monday.

Up to 20 more inches of snow for D.C.

A second round of snow is heading toward Washington, D.C., and surrounding cities, where residents are still digging out after a record-setting blizzard.

1,000 get mumps in N.Y. and N.J.

More than 1,000 people in New Jersey and New York, many of them adolescent Orthodox Jews, have been sickened with mumps since August, health authorities said Monday.

New Orleans: An Inspiration for America?

David Gergen | BIO AC360° Contributor CNN Senior Political Analyst The country took a well-deserved time out last night from bleak news about jobs, deficits, health care, Iran and the like. Even if you were pulling for Peyton Manning and the Colts, you had to agree that the epic upset victory by the New Orleans Saints was the best feel-good moment for the country in over a year.

Live Blog from the Anchor Desk 02/08/10

Tonight on 360°, a man is found alive in the rubble of a Port-au-Prince market four weeks after the earthquake. Anderson and Dr. Sanjay Gupta are in Haiti with the details. Plus, more snow in the forecast for the Washington area. A lot more snow.

Evening Buzz: Survived Four Weeks in the Rubble?

Maureen Miller AC360° Writer Anderson is back in Haiti tonight. He has a remarkable and unexpected story to report. A man was pulled out of the rubble today, nearly a month after the quake hit.

Why I'm back in Haiti

Anderson Cooper | BIO AC360° Anchor I was asked to write a blog about why I wanted to come back to Haiti. I'm not really sure how to answer that question. No one I've seen today in Port-au-Prince has asked me that. If anything, people here ask why I left, and why so many other reporters have left as well. I don't really know what to tell them.

Video: Palin’s cheat-sheet?

Don Lemon | BIO CNN Anchor Did Sarah Palin have notes written on her hand during a talk at the Tea Party convention? CNN's Don Lemon takes a look.

Where does the Tea Party go from here?

John Avalon CNN Contributor As the National Tea Party Convention concluded this weekend, it's clear that the Tea Partiers are propelled by two competing claims -- a principled commitment to fiscal conservatism and a serious case of Obama Derangement Syndrome.

Follow Anderson's tweets from Haiti

Anderson Cooper | BIO AC360° Anchor @andersoncooper: From ac: I've decided to go back to haiti. I'm going to catch a flight in a few hours to the dominican republic, then cross over. @andersoncooper: From ac: just got into port au prince

The Best and Worst Super Bowl Commercials 2010

James Poniewozik Time Every year, viewers look forward to watching the commercials during the Super Bowl just as much - if not more - than the big game. Companies shelled out $2.6 million for a 30-second slot, with some ads impressing TV critic James Poniewozik more than others. See how he grades the ads of Super Bowl XLIV.

What is involuntary manslaughter?

Beth Karas and Ann O'Neill CNN To prove involuntary manslaughter, prosecutors will have to convince jurors that Michael Jackson's doctor took risks he shouldn't have -- and that other doctors wouldn't have, legal experts say.

Congressman, combat veteran Murtha dead at 77

Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a longtime fixture on the House subcommittee that oversees Pentagon spending, died after complications from gallbladder surgery, according to his office. He was 77.