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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>----- Forwarded Message ----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Nick Burbules &lt;burbules@gmail.com&gt;<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> todays-news@googlegroups.com<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tue, March 29, 2011 7:54:13 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [PBD - Progressive Blog Digest] 3/29/2011 07:50:00 AM<BR></FONT><BR>

<META content=off http-equiv=x-dns-prefetch-control><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">THE OBAMA DOCTRINE</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Obama’s case for Libyan intervention</SPAN><BR><BR><A href="http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/obama-i-refused-to-let-a-massacre-in-libya-happen.php" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#810081>http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/obama-i-refused-to-let-a-massacre-in-libya-happen.php</FONT></A><BR>'I Refused' To Let A Massacre Happen<BR><BR>Full text and video: <A href="http://crooksandliars.com/karoli/president-obama-us-has-done-what-we-said-we" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>http://crooksandliars.com/karoli/president-obama-us-has-done-what-we-said-we</FONT></A><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Some reactions</SPAN><BR><BR><A href="http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2011_03/028673.php" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT

 color=#0000ff>http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2011_03/028673.php</FONT></A><BR><BR><A href="http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/03/28/obama_speech" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/03/28/obama_speech</FONT></A><BR><BR><A href="http://www.slate.com/id/2289608/" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>http://www.slate.com/id/2289608/</FONT></A><BR><BR><A href="http://www.samefacts.com/2011/03/international-affairs/libya/american-exceptionalism/" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>http://www.samefacts.com/2011/03/international-affairs/libya/american-exceptionalism/</FONT></A><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">The Obama Doctrine?</SPAN><BR><BR><A href="http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/obama-doctrine-emerges-international-support-critical-to-military-missions.php" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT

 color=#0000ff>http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/obama-doctrine-emerges-international-support-critical-to-military-missions.php</FONT></A><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Shutdown ahead?</SPAN><BR><BR><A href="http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/republicans-prepare-to-reject-final-budget-offer.php" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/republicans-prepare-to-reject-final-budget-offer.php</FONT></A><BR>Republicans Prepare To Reject Final White House Budget Offer<BR><BR><A href="http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/big-deals-budget-talks-go-exactly-as.html" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/big-deals-budget-talks-go-exactly-as.html</FONT></A><BR><BR><A href="http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2011_03/028674.php" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT

 color=#0000ff>http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2011_03/028674.php</FONT></A><BR><BR><A href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/wonkbook-budget-negotiations-breaking-down/2011/03/10/AFVXKitB_blog.html" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/wonkbook-budget-negotiations-breaking-down/2011/03/10/AFVXKitB_blog.html</FONT></A><BR><BR>Huh-uh! <A href="http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/cantor-americans-will-blame-democrats-if-government-shuts-down.php" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/cantor-americans-will-blame-democrats-if-government-shuts-down.php</FONT></A><BR>Cantor: Americans Will Blame Democrats If Government Shuts Down<BR><BR><A href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/03/28/960867/-Dems-prepared-to-meet-GOP-halfway,-but-Republicans-still-predict-shutdown" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT

 color=#0000ff>http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/03/28/960867/-Dems-prepared-to-meet-GOP-halfway,-but-Republicans-still-predict-shutdown</FONT></A><BR>Dems prepared to meet GOP halfway<BR><BR><A href="http://news.firedoglake.com/2011/03/28/democrats-will-offer-additional-20-billion-in-budget-cuts/" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>http://news.firedoglake.com/2011/03/28/democrats-will-offer-additional-20-billion-in-budget-cuts/</FONT></A><BR>Democrats Will Offer Additional $20 Billion in Budget Cuts<BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">They say this like it’s news</SPAN><BR><BR><A href="http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=D1FB0EB6-C28D-4FC5-96A0-AC3217D99B2B" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=D1FB0EB6-C28D-4FC5-96A0-AC3217D99B2B</FONT></A><BR>[Politico] It was supposed to be one of the clearest messages of the 2010 elections: Voters were finally fed up with government

 spending. . . .<BR><BR>Now, a new wave of polling has challenged that consensus, raising serious questions about whether voters really are yearning for a grown-up conversation about the cost of government — or would simply rather keep punting the problem down the road, just like in the past.<BR><BR>Almost every governor who’s tried to deliver a take-your-medicine message has paid a price. And widespread polling data suggests a chasm between what Americans say they want and the price they’re prepared to pay to get there. . . .<BR><BR>More: <A href="http://www.eschatonblog.com/2011/03/journalism.html" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>http://www.eschatonblog.com/2011/03/journalism.html</FONT></A><BR>States broke? Maybe they cut taxes too much<BR><BR><A href="http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2011_03/028669.php" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT

color=#0000ff>http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2011_03/028669.php</A> <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">The rules don’t matter in Wisconsin <A href="http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/walker-administration-announces-implementation-of-anti-union-law-despite-judges-order-against-publicat.php" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/walker-administration-announces-implementation-of-anti-union-law-despite-judges-order-against-publicat.php</A> The administration of Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) has begun implementing its controversial new law curtailing public employee unions, following a move on Friday declaring it be in effect, and despite a judge's ruling that enjoined said implementation. . . . <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">A long-running story: the GOP war against “vote fraud” always seems to exclude pro-Democratic voters. Hmmm . .

 . .</SPAN><BR><BR><A href="http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/tea_party-backed_anti-voter_fraud_effort_touts_non-partisanship_at_first_national_conference.php" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/tea_party-backed_anti-voter_fraud_effort_touts_non-partisanship_at_first_national_conference.php</FONT></A><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">The GOP’s “Hispanic problem”</SPAN><BR><BR><A href="http://firedoglake.com/2011/03/28/sorry-jeb-the-gops-hispanic-problem-isnt-just-about-messaging/" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>http://firedoglake.com/2011/03/28/sorry-jeb-the-gops-hispanic-problem-isnt-just-about-messaging/</FONT></A><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Getting to know you . . .</SPAN><BR><BR><A href="http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/poll-prominent-gop-prez-hopefuls-have-grown-more-unpopular.php" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT

 color=#0000ff>http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/poll-prominent-gop-prez-hopefuls-have-grown-more-unpopular.php</FONT></A><BR>Poll: Prominent GOP Prez Hopefuls Have Grown More Unpopular<BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">“Bachmannia”</SPAN><BR><BR><A href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/michele_bachmann_2012_no_way/2011/03/28/AFwv12pB_blog.html" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/michele_bachmann_2012_no_way/2011/03/28/AFwv12pB_blog.html</FONT></A><BR><BR><A href="http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/same-old-same-old-synthesizing.html" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/same-old-same-old-synthesizing.html</FONT></A><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Clown</SPAN><BR><BR><A href="http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/donald-trump-i-am-really-concerned-obama-was-not-born-in-this-country.php"

 rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/donald-trump-i-am-really-concerned-obama-was-not-born-in-this-country.php</FONT></A><BR>Trump Goes Full Birther: 'I Am Really Concerned' Obama Not Born In USA<BR><BR>More: <A href="http://firedoglake.com/2011/03/29/oh-he-fits-right-in/" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>http://firedoglake.com/2011/03/29/oh-he-fits-right-in/</FONT></A><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Bonus item: Ha!</SPAN><BR><BR><A href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/03/28/961020/-Radio-exec:-Our-stations-dropped-Beck-because-he-stopped-being-entertaining" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/03/28/961020/-Radio-exec:-Our-stations-dropped-Beck-because-he-stopped-being-entertaining</FONT></A><BR>Radio exec: Our stations dropped Beck because he stopped being entertaining<BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">[NB: Plus, he was

 scaring the little kids]</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">***If you enjoy PBD and support what we are doing, you can help by forwarding a copy of this issue to your friends (using the envelope link below) or by sending them a copy of its URL (http://pbd.blogspot.com).</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">I don't get anything personally out of this project, except the satisfaction of doing it (I don't run ads, etc). The credit really all goes to the people whose material I copy and redistribute. But if I do have a "mission," it is to get this information into the hands of as many people as I can.***</SPAN> <BR><BR>--<BR>Posted By Nick Burbules to <A href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2011_03_01_archive.html#1415639891449210756" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>PBD - Progressive Blog Digest</FONT></A> at 3/29/2011 07:50:00 AM </DIV>

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