Daily Archives: July 8th, 2010 «

 

SF Chron

Posted by: ST on July 8, 2010 at 7:42 pm » Comments Off

Breaking: Mehserle convicted of involuntary manslaughter

 

WV AG says that special election for Senate seat can happen this year

Posted by: ST on July 8, 2010 at 5:41 pm » 4 Comments

The Chi-Trib’s Swamp blog has the details: [WV AG] Darrel McGraw’s opinion, released this afternoon, clears the way for Manchin to appoint a temporary replacement. But his recommendation that a special primary election be held first, rather than allowing the state political parties to appoint nominees, could have significant consequences for Democrats who want to [...]

 

Miami Herald

Posted by: ST on July 8, 2010 at 5:19 pm » Comments Off

Crist orders special legislative session on offshore oil drilling

 

AP

Posted by: ST on July 8, 2010 at 5:15 pm » Comments Off

U.S. Judge Rules Federal Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional

 

WSJ

Posted by: ST on July 8, 2010 at 11:23 am » Comments Off

BP Sets New Spill Target

 

NYT

Posted by: ST on July 8, 2010 at 11:22 am » Comments Off

We agree with Obama’s DOJ on their lawsuit against AZ

 

Hyperbole personified: Andrew Sullivan fires warning shot at The Atlantic

Posted by: ST on July 8, 2010 at 11:17 am » 5 Comments

Sheesh – talk about oversimplification and exaggeration: Froomkin was fired for opposing torture a little too passionately; Weigel was forced out because his private emails revealed he was not acceptable to the partisan right; Frum is cut off from conservative blogads funding; Moulitsas is barred from MSNBC for criticizing Joe Scarborough; and Octavia Nasr is [...]

 

How many more states will Obama admin sue over “tough” immigration laws?

Posted by: ST on July 8, 2010 at 8:28 am » 12 Comments

First, it was Arizona (thanks for the advance notice on that one, Hillary). Will Rhode Island be next? How about Utah? Oklahoma? South Carolina? And California? And North Carolina? ST reader Anthony quipped last night on Twitter: Eventually, they’ll have to sue all 57 states! Sounds about right.

 

Daily Beast

Posted by: ST on July 8, 2010 at 7:48 am » Comments Off

The Elite Turn Against Obama

 

Politico

Posted by: ST on July 8, 2010 at 7:47 am » Comments Off

Blago trial could singe W.H.