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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, seen here on March 19, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet and deliver speeches in a test of whether the worst US-Israeli crisis in years has been defused.(AFP/File/Yuri Kadobnov)AP - New Israeli construction on land claimed by the Palestinians threatens peace efforts and undermines America's ability to help end the Arab-Israeli conflict, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told a leading Jewish organization Monday.



The Biggest Abuse of Power and Arrogance Washington Has Ever Seen
FOXNews
The "change we can believe in" from President Obama and the Democrats has resulted in a health care bill that is virtually unbelievable. Welcome to the divided states of America. In President Obama's first State of the Union address, ...

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Justices Will Prevail
New York Times
IN his State of the Union address, when President Obama criticized the Supreme Court, Justice Samuel Alito shook his head, scowled and mouthed a two-word dissent: “Not true.” Chief Justice John Roberts, meanwhile, smiled serenely, ...

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Is Twitter any use for retailers? http://bit.ly/9xt9Dg from @econsultancy The growing popularity of Twitter has lead thousands of businesses to launch profiles, and there is no surer way for a company to be seen as ‘not getting it’ as to not be tweeting. Link - Trackbacks

Obama set to unveil details of trade agenda
CNN
Washington (CNN) -- President Obama will announce Thursday new details of his free trade agenda that is intended to grow the economy, a White House official said. In his State of the Union address in January, Obama set a goal of doubling exports over ...
Obama taps Boeing, Xerox chiefs to lead export bodyReuters
AP Source: Obama Pushing a New Export InitiativeABC News
Obama's Trade Goal Fights His Clean-Energy Plan at Export BankBusinessWeek

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PE Executive Encouraged to Join Senate Race
New York Times (blog)
Encouraged by state and national Republican Party leaders, Dan Senor, an author, private equity executive and Defense Department adviser in the last Bush administration, is seriously considering a political challenge against Senator Kirsten E. ...
Filibuster Threat? Start TalkingWall Street Journal
Arena Digest: Will Blue Dogs heel?Politico
Republicans, Democrats homologousThe News Record
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New York Times: House Leaders Bar Earmarks to For-Profit Companies. http://nyti.ms/ak9BgA The ban, announced by House Democratic leaders, wipes out one of the most lucrative and controversial means of awarding no-bid contracts to private firms. Link - Trackbacks
A background check conducted in 2009 on an Ohio State University employee suspected of opening fire Tuesday on his co-workers turned up no criminal record, even though he apparently served five years in prison.
Simmering tension between the White House and U.S. Supreme Court spilled into public this week when Chief Justice John Roberts labeled the political atmosphere at the State of the Union address "very troubling."
Belgian newspaper goes 3D http://bit.ly/9yDmJW A Belgian daily has issued what is thought to be Europe's first 3D newspaper - complete with cardboard viewing glasses. Link - Trackbacks