Barney Frank to retire
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Occupy Oakland and Atlanta Open Thread
Police in Oakland are clashing (literally) with thuggish “Occupiers” who once again took to the streets after they were forced to leave today, their camp dismantled. Watch live video here of events. Trust me when I say “Occupiers” across the country are standing in “solidarity” with these morons. They WANT something bad to happen so they can scream to the top of their lungs how eeevil and brutal the police are.
BREAKING: Sarah Palin announces she’s not running for President (UPDATED)
It’s being reported on Twitter by multiple journalists that Sarah Palin has sent a statement to the Mark Levin show stating she will not run for President. Follow ABC News’ Rick Klein’s Twitter feed for statement excerpts.
The Chris Christie press conference open thread (UPDATED)
I’m buried under right now and won’t be around to discuss it, but wanted to start an open thread for comments from people on the press conference coming up at 1 pm from New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, where he is expected to announce whether or not he’ll run for President. He’s said no numerous times, as documented by Politico here, but speculation has increased over the last couple of weeks and it appears he’s holding this conference to confirm/deny the rumors once and for all.
Oh my. FBI raids bankrupt Obama-favorite Solyndra
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