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7 hrs ago | Daily Kos

Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up

T'was that Saturday after Thanksgiving and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a Daily Kos editor.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives

Wed Dec 02, 2009

Examiner.com

Fort Hood killer faces more charges

Congressman Hoekstra is staying on top of the Fort Hood terror attack investigation.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Life, Veteran Affairs

Tue Dec 01, 2009

Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Polpourri: Peter Hoekstra's Capitol steps stunt gets attention

Clean it up: U.S. Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R-Holland, picks up a copy of the House health care bill, H.B. 3962, on the steps to the Capitol in Washington.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Grand Rapids Metro, Kent County, MI, Grand Rapids, MI, Jennifer Granholm, US Governors

Sun Nov 29, 2009

US News & World Report

New York Terrorism Trial Will Show U.S. at Its Best

My first reaction when I heard that Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four of his cohorts would be tried in federal court in my hometown of New York was: Of course we're using our justice system.

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Related Topix: New York, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Opinion

Sat Nov 28, 2009

Free Republic

Obama is about to get outflanked by the GOP on Afghanistan

Unless, of course, Obama can be convinced not to send more troops. Obama's decision about whether to send more troops in Afghanistan is expected on December 1st, and he may well be going with an increase of around 30,000 towards a war we don't have a way to win.

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Related Topix: US News, George Bush, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Republican, US House of Representatives, Dana Rohrabacher

Fri Nov 27, 2009

The Boston Globe

The nationa s new terror

TWO EVENTS in the last month have raised the terror alert to red: the killing of 13 soldiers and police at Ford Hood, apparently by a Muslim psychiatrist, and the decision to try high-level 9/11 suspects in a civilian criminal court in New York City.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Terrorism, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, Opinion

Thu Nov 26, 2009

Albany Times Union

Spin Meter: Legislation inflation grips Gop

In this Nov. 7, 2009, file photo Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R-Mich., picks up a copy of the House health care bill HB-3962 after he wheeled it up the steps to the House more... FILE - In this Saturday, Nov.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Shadegg, Joe Barton, US Senate, Mitch McConnell, Steve King, Iowa

Wed Nov 25, 2009

PhillyBurbs.com

Spin Meter: 'War and Peace' in 209 pages?

In this Nov. 5, 2009, file photo Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, holds a copy of the health care bill, trussed in sturdy rope, in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington during a Republican news conference.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Steve King, Iowa, John Shadegg, US Senate, Mitch McConnell

Tue Nov 24, 2009

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Spin Meter: Legislation inflation grips Gop

Republicans love to get their hands on the Democrats' health care legislation. They show it to the cameras at every opportunity, even piling one version on top of another to make a big pile look even bigger.

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Related Topix: US News, Health Insurance, Health, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Shadegg, Joe Barton, Roy Blunt

Palestine Chronicle

What's Faith Got to Do With it?

Articles 21:43 11/19/2009 When his worst nightmare finally came true, he snapped - just like many before him.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Republican, US House of Representatives

Mon Nov 23, 2009

MLive.com

Peter Luke: Michigan jobs burn while Lansing fiddles

Construction company head John Rakolta has a message for those candidates seeking election next year: Unless you can specifically detail how half of the 850,000 jobs lost so far this decade can be replaced in four years, don't even bother.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Michigan, Construction

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Waco Tribune-Herald

EDITORIAL: Lawmakers should delay congressional hearings on Fort Hood till investigation done

If President Barack Obama is urging lawmakers to hold off on congressional hearings into the Nov.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Republican, US House of Representatives, Howard McKeon, Opinion

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Men's News Daily

Eric Holder Testimony: GOP Lawmakers Blast the Obama-Holder Terrorism Plan

Republican Ranking Members yesterday demanded answers to questions posed over the past 10 months about the Administration's ill-advised decision to close Guantanamo Bay, according to a congressional report submitted to the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs of Police .

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Lamar Smith, Peter King, Howard McKeon, Frank Wolf

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Kiplinger Online

Republicans Set for Big Gains In Governor Races

An abundance of open-seat races bodes well for the GOP. Republicans stand to gain significant ground in governor races next year , adding to their recent pickups in Virginia and New Jersey, and setting them up nicely for 2012 and beyond.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Jim Gerlach, Republican, Zach Wamp, US House of Representatives, Representative Mary Fallin

Time

Fort Hood: Hasan's Warning Signs Were Ignored, Say Classmates

Nidal Malik Hasan struck some of his classmates as a "ticking time bomb" whose strange personality telegraphed trouble long before he allegedly killed 13 people at Fort Hood.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, John Cornyn

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Frontpage Mag

Why Obama Nixed the Ft. Hood Probe a " by Dick Morris

Posted by Dick Morris on Nov 17th, 2009 and filed under FrontPage . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 . You can leave a response or trackback to this entry As he flew to Asia on Saturday, President Obama told the media in Alaska that he opposes a congressional investigation into the Fort Hood massacre, saying that we ...

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Related Topix: Fort Hood, TX, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics

Cybercast News Service

House Republicans Blast Civilian Terror Trials As Obama's - Most Dangerous' Decision

Five senior House Republicans are slamming the Obama administration for its decision to try five 9-11 conspirators in civilian court.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Lamar Smith, Howard McKeon, Peter King, Frank Wolf

Christian Science Monitor

Fort Hood Senate hearings risk politicizing Hasan investigation

The Senate Homeland Security Committee hearings into whether the Army missed warning signs about Maj.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, US Politics, Joseph Lieberman, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives

Air Force Times

FBI data on Fort Hood suspect scrutinized

The FBI's effort after 9/11 to improve terrorism investigations will face sharp scrutiny this week as Congress begins probing whether authorities missed or ignored warning signs about the Army major charged with murdering 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas.

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Related Topix: US News, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives

Wed Nov 18, 2009

National Public Radio

The New Republic: Guantanamo Inmates To Illinois?

Could Illinois be the future home of 100 terrorist prisoners? Could Illinois be the future home of 100 terrorist prisoners? The news this weekend that the administration is considering moving up to 100 Guantanamo prisoners to a little-used facility in northwest Illinois makes you wonder about the political calculation involved in the decision.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Senator Roland Burris, Democrat, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, Terrorism, Camp Delta, Republican, US House of Representatives

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