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And strangely, for a car no one wants to have:

Those who contend that Republicans can always find a way to screw up a sure thing certainly got evidence of it this week. As the Wall Street Journal put it:

Politifact.com, the so-called truth detector run by the St. Petersburg Times, is catching a lot of grief from certain liberal quarters for its selection of the No. 1 political falsehood of the year: That Republicans, in supporting Rep.

Seems like this book would be a good read:

Listen up, Tea Partiers and Occupiers. This kind of crony capitalism crap should honk off all of you:

Big Business usually loves it when the GOP goes to war over federal rules.

But not when it comes to light bulbs.

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Sadly, I was not invited:

An all-star list of progressive and liberal media folks came to the White House today to chat with President Obama over coffee in the Roosevelt Room.

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This would certainly make the race interesting:

Republican diners haven't yet picked their entree, but they've narrowed it down to the steak or the fish. Still, just as interesting as their main course will be their side selection: Will they go for a drab salad, or something more exciting? Maybe a spicy Rice dish?

Yes, that Rice: Condi. She's rested and ready - and buff.

Of course, some of us don't think this is quite the tragedy the AP assumes it to be:

State governments across the country have cut more than 80,000 jobs since the beginning of the recession, reflecting steep drops in tax revenue and providing a drag on the economies in many parts of the country, the Associated Press has found.

The Associated Press has come out with its top 10 news stories of 2011, based as usual on a poll of U.S. editors and news directors. Do you agree with No. 1?

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