Media Watch

The GOP's Attitude Problem

Wed Jan 5, 2011 11:27 AM EST

Now that the GOP is taking over Congress the rising leadership is reaching out, as one might expect, to the businesses and industries they will be expected to regulate.

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The more things change, the more they stay the same

Seeded on Wed Jan 5, 2011 8:09 AM EST (politicalirony.com)

Seeded by Killfile

This political cartoon was published in 1921 — 90 years ago: [Click through for the image]

politics, congress, republican, gop, big-business, the-shake-down

Senior Republican Asks Businesses Which Rules They Dislike

Seeded on Wed Jan 5, 2011 7:58 AM EST (The New York Times)

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Last month a senior House Republican, Representative Darrell Issa of California, nevertheless dispatched letters to 150 companies, trade groups and research organizations asking them to identify federal regulations that are restraining economic recovery and job growth.

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Boehner fires back at Dem senators with vow to push forward with repeal of Health Care Reform

Seeded on Wed Jan 5, 2011 7:55 AM EST (TheHill.com)

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Incoming House Speaker John Boehner's office (R-Ohio) pointedly vowed on Tuesday to push ahead with legislation repealing healthcare reform.

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Pakistan shocked by assassination

Seeded on Wed Jan 5, 2011 4:12 AM EST (The Washington Post)

Seeded by jazzman646

KARACHI, PAKISTAN - One of Pakistan's most openly progressive politicians was gunned down Tuesday in an act that violently highlighted extremists' tightening grip on the country even as the beleaguered government struggled to stay in power.

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WikiLeaks document dump: Iran President Ahmadinejad slapped by head of Revolutionary Guard

Seeded on Tue Jan 4, 2011 2:02 PM EST (NY Daily News)

Seeded by La'el

The WikiLeaks document dump continues to kick up surprises; a new diplomatic cable says the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard smacked President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the face for suggesting easing restrictions on the press.

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Glenn Beck dropped by New York's WOR radio station over poor ratings

Seeded on Tue Jan 4, 2011 1:37 PM EST (NY Daily News)

Seeded by Carloz

Glenn Beck may be one of the hottest talk show hosts in the country, but he apparently left New York's WOR cold.

us-news, media, glenn-beck, mike-gallagher

Why Don't The GOP And The Media Talk Much About The Texas State Financial Crisis? Because It Doesn't Fit The Narrative.

Seeded on Tue Jan 4, 2011 11:36 AM EST (Crooks and Liars)

Seeded by Carloz

...there's one state, which is fairly high up on the list of troubled states that nobody is talking about, and there's a reason for it. The state is Texas.

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