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A good point about filibustering Supreme Court nominees

April 22nd, 2010
If republicans decide to filibuster Obama’s next Supreme Court nominee, Obama won’t have a lot of room to shame them. Because they have a point about this: "It didn't go without being noticed that only two of the elected officials in the room had never filibustered a Supreme Court nominee," says one Republican Senate aide. [...]
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Health Care Reform is ‘a big fucking deal’

March 23rd, 2010
Vice President Joe Biden, perhaps overcome with excitement during his speech congratulating President Obama on the passage of health care reform, dropped an F-bomb on live television when he turned to Obama and said, “This is a big fucking deal.”
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VP and POTUS holding hands

April 29th, 2009
Always fun: The White House Flickr stream. Here’s a picture of the President and Vice President holding hands.
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Presidents (And Near-Presidents) Have Unoriginal Names

November 7th, 2008
Barack Obama and Joe Biden were both named after their fathers. John McCain was named after his father (who was named after his own father). George Bush was (obviously) named after his father. Even Bill Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe III.
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President Bush Is Clearly Not Brain Dead

September 12th, 2008
PolitiFact tracks the truth + lies that politicians tell. For instance, John McCain has racked up 6 “Pants on Fire” grade claims. Neither Barack Obama nor Sarah Palin have been that egregious (though Obama does have a number of “False” and “Barely True” claims). I was very curious to check out what Joe Biden’s two [...]
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