Allbritton Communications will merge its two Washington D.C. area TV station sites—WJLA.com and News8.net –and build a new, 50 person local DC site behind former Washingtonpost.com editor Jim Brady, who developed the concept. The site will be run adjacent to Politico , Allbritton’s successful, all politics vertical. In an interview with PaidContent.org , Brady said he hopes to replicate Politico’s “Web first” culture.

Nancy Pelosi starts clock on House health bill By Patrick O’Connor and Chris Frates Politico October 29, 2009 (House Speaker Nancy Pelosi) backed down from a deal granting liberals a vote to establish single-payer government-run health care. She cut the deal with New York Rep. Anthony Weiner to break a last-minute logjam on the Energy and Commerce Committee. But, in the end, party leaders were concerned the final cost would be astronomical and the vote would fail to garner votes from even half the caucus.

Went over to The Bean Walker (run by Tim Albrecht who is quoted in the article) and saw a column by Jonathan Martin at Politico who seems to be trying to stir up a controversy regarding the invitation Palin has received to come speak in Des Moines . It’s titled, “ Iowa Republicans wince at Sarah Palin’s $100K speaking fee .” A conservative Iowa group’s effort to lure Sarah Palin to its banquet next month has had an unintended effect: Rather than exciting conservatives about the prospect

Thomas Frank on the Obama Administration’s accurate analysis of Fox ‘News’: To point out that this network is different, that it is intensely politicized, that it inhabits an alternate reality defined by an imaginary conflict between noble heartland patriots and devious liberals—to be aware of these things is not the act of a scheming dictatorial personality. It is the obvious conclusion drawn by anybody with eyes and ears. Oh… and where was this op-ed, entitled, “Obama Is Right About Fox News,” published? The Wall Street Journal.

Here’s the ad: Here’s the blog posting in which Politico reporter Josh Kraushaar accuses Hoffman of “Republican dirty tricks.” That’s a bit humorous, really.  After all, how can it be a “Republican dirty trick” when the ad in question is being run by a Conservative Party candidate against the official Republican candidate in the race? Is Kraushaar suggesting that Hoffman is the real Republican and that Scozzafava is something else?  Like, I don’t know, a progressive ? The cognitive dissonance on display is astounding.

Only in San Francisco would a house with a tree that shoots fire be considered a future museum site . That is, if saw player extraordinaire and former hotelier Bob Pritikin has his way. According to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle , Pritikin, who often throws lavish fundraisers at his residence—sort of an adult’s fun house with kitschy memorabilia strewn throughout—is hoping to “pay the bills, make a nice contribution to the community and have some daytime visitors” by transforming his mansion into a museum.

Via Politico . One of the 20 finalists in health care video contest run by Barack Obama’s campaign arm features a mural of an America flag splattered with health care graffiti until it’s covered completely by black paint. According to the Organizing for American Web site, the 20 finalists in the “Health Reform Video Challenge” were chosen by a panel of “qualified” Democratic National Committee “employee judges.” Translation: America Haters Now that Obama is in office, desecrating the American flag is once again nouveau.

So now telling the truth about a candidate is a ” dirty trick “? What color is the sky in Politico’s world? (HT: The Other McCain )

James Taranto: Who says President Obama hasn’t accomplished anything since taking office? To his Nobel Peace Prize and two Grammys, we can add a sports record, Politico reports: Obama has only been in office for just over nine months, but he’s already hit the links as much as President Bush did in over two years. CBS’ Mark Knoller–an unofficial documentarian and statistician of all things White House-related–wrote on his Twitter feed [Saturday] that, “Today – Obama ties Pres.

… summed up in a single photograph. Via Politico .

Politico Chris Christie, New Jersey’s Republican nominee for governor, said Thursday that Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine should quit hinting at his weight with unflattering ads and “man up and say I’m fat.” Christie declared that he will be “a big fat winner” on Election Day in an interview on Don Imus’s New York-based radio show Thursday morning in which the former U.S. Attorney repeatedly mentioned his weight. “I’m pretty fat Don,” Christie declared. “You weigh?” Imus asked.

ABC News Self-Image and Party Politics New York Times Kevin Coombs/Reuters Are Democrats and Republicans struggling with who they are and what they represent? David Brooks: Bob, what do you think about the state of our political parties? Is it possible for both parties to … Best of the Web Today: Republican vs. Conservative Wall Street Journal Conservative leaders endorse Hoffman Politico The GOP’s Generational Time Bomb American Conservative Magazine CNN Political Ticker Related posts: Ideology trumps party for Palin – NIMBRUNG.NET Washington Post Ideology trumps party for Palin Washington Post…

  On this day in 1929 “Black Tuesday,” Stock Market crashes, triggers Great Depression Quote of the week: “Change begins within us. We can swing to the left, we can swing back to the right but until we can get beyond the savage mentality of  ‘this or that’ there is only pain.” Scott K Smith CLIPBOARD INCLUDES : Latest Blog Updates    Updated 10/21/09 Earth Watch/Global Consciousness    Updated 10/29/09

From the Democrat health care press conference today: Here’s a report from Politico : An anti-Pelosi activist started screaming into a bullhorn, “Nazi Pelosi! Nazi Pelosi! You’ll burn in hell for this!” as she was announcing the plan, which includes a public option. Pelosi, scarcely missing a beat, responded, “Thank you, insurance companies of America.” I doubt the insurance companies had anything to do with a protester on hand calling Pelosi a Nazi.  But it is a little funny that

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Democrats are launching a new website and online video campaign aimed at Sarah Palin ’s “lies” about health care reform, encouraging the use of Facebook as a primary battleground. The seemingly low budget video (embedded below) centers around President Obama ’s claim that, “If you misrepresent what’s in our plan, we’ll call you out!” and includes screenshots of the former Alaska governor’s Facebook page featuring the infamous “death panel” claims, in addition to other Palin-centric fact-checking.

In the hearing investigating fraudulent letters forged on behalf of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) to attack the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454), ACCCE chief Steve Miller told Congress his organization has never opposed the legislation. The record shows otherwise.

You’ve got to be shittin’ me!!!!! 1900 pages?!?!? POLITICO’s Meredith Shiner reporting from Nancy Pelosi’s big health care reform announcement: An anti-Pelosi activist started screaming into a bullhorn, “Nazi Pelosi! Nazi Pelosi! You’ll burn in hell for this!” as she was announcing the plan, which includes a public option. Pelosi, scarcely missing a beat, responded, “Thank you, insurance companies of America.” The bill starts around $900 BILLION!!

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) unveiled a health-care reform bill “that includes a government insurance option and a historic expansion of Medicaid, although sticking points in the legislation involving abortion and immigration remain unresolved,” the Washington Post reports. “The bill includes a version of the ‘public option’ preferred by moderates and raises Medicaid eligibility levels to 150 percent of the federal poverty level for all adults, a steeper increase than in earlier drafts.”

CBS News’ Katie Couric: “He’s attended 28 fund-raisers this is year, raising more than $27 million. But the president is also raising money in a less public, more controversial way.” (CBS’ “Evening News,” 10/28/09) CBS News’ Sharyl Attkisson: “As Democrats prime for their fundraising machine for 2010 midterm elections, their biggest rain maker is the man in the White House.

After Reid’s Unveiling Of His Health Care Experiment Landed With A Thud In Senate, Will Pelosi Have Better Luck With Her Fellow House Dems? “House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Has Sent Out Invitations To [Today’s] 10 A.M. Unveiling Of The House Democrats’ Health Care Reform Legislation.” (Chris Frates, “House Leaders To Unveil Bill Tomorrow At 10 A.M.” Politico’s “Live Pulse” Blog, 10/28/09) AFTER REJECTION OF REID, WILL FELLOW DEMS FANCY NANCY AND HER BILL? Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) Compares

Washington Post In the World Series (as always), New Jersey is a state divided USA Today By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY By Mel Antonen, USA TODAY NEW EGYPT, NJ — For the rest of the nation, the World Series is the Turnpike Series, a battle of star-studded lineups with dominating left-handed pitchers.

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From NBC’s Mark Murray Yesterday, we noted that the Iowa Family Policy Center has invited Sarah Palin to address the group on Nov. 21, which just happens to be the same day when Vice President Biden attends the Iowa Democratic Party ’s Jefferson-Jackson dinner in the Hawkeye State. Palin has yet to decide whether she’ll attend the event in Iowa, but this story might complicate things a bit: Politico’s Martin writes that the Iowa Family Policy Center is raising $100,000 to pay for Palin’s speaking fee — which has raised eyebrows from other Iowa groups.

County officials say they don’t expect too much opposition to Disney’s Studios at the Ranch project given that Santa Clarita already plays host to a number of other television shows. The Times also reports that construction won’t start for two years (pending approval) and will probably open in 2013 LA TIMES Meanwhile, even the Governor had warm words about Disney’s proposal. KHTS also reports that Disney has contacted local homeowners association groups about the project.

Steele tells GOP leaders that party has invested $13.2M helping Republicans running for governor.

From a Politico email alert: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a health reform bill Thursday that would cost $894 billion over 10 years and includes a public option. It meets President Obama’s goal of not adding to the federal deficit, cutting the deficit by about $30 billion in the first 10 years. Now it gets interesting. If the article’s not up yet, it should be shortly, here .

Yesterday, we learned that Sarah Palin would make her first trip to Iowa since last year’s presidential campaign — sparking even more speculation that she may run for president in 2012. However, Politico reports that she wants a $100,000 speaking fee which “would represent a striking departure from customary practice in the first-in-the-nation state, these Republicans say, noting that a generation of White House hopefuls has paid their own way to boost their party and presidential

Breaking News from Politico : “House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a health reform bill Thursday that would cost $894 billion over 10 years and includes a public option. It meets President Obama’s goal of not adding to the federal deficit, cutting the deficit by about $30 billion in the first 10 years.”

Politico: A contestant whose video didn’t make the final-20 cut complains that a video “defacing the flag” won’t do much to help President Barack Obama or the Democrats sell health care reform. “They should never pick that,” said the contestant, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “It makes the Democrats look really, really bad.”

Nancy Pelosi and the House Democratic Caucus will unveil their version of ObamaCare this morning, and the New York Times reports some significant changes made in the last few days.  First, the “public option,” which had changed to the quasi-Orwellian name of “competitive option,” now goes the full 1984 to the “consumer option.”  Gone, though, is the reliance on Medicare rates for the government-funded coverage plan, as moderate Democrats from rural districts insisted that hospitals would go out

It’s his answer for everything : The Politico reports that the White House sent senior adviser David Axelrod and political director Patrick Gaspard to New Jersey in August, to express the White House’s concerns about the race. One Corzine aide said there was a message being sent that Corzine should consider dropping out of the race — which Corzine never would have done — but that allegation was denied by White House officials. So any incumbent who is behind in the polls needs to step aside.

When I read this item at Politico over coffee this morning, I had to double check and see if I hadn’t inadvertently followed a link to The Onion . A new bill is being introduced which would make it far more difficult for people to hide their assets in foreign banks to avoid paying taxes on the money. Good idea! But it’s being introduced, in part, by Charlie Rangel.

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The creators of Politico plan to do for local news in Washington and its suburbs what they already have done for national politics, announcing on Wednesday that they will build a large, Web-based local news organization from scratch, at a time when traditional news organizations are struggling and shrinking.Allbritton Communications said its new operation would start with a newsroom of about 50 people — far larger than those of other local news start-ups around the country, though still smaller than the local news staffs of major metropolitan newspapers, The New York Times’s Richard Pérez-Peña reported.

A new ad in the NY-23 congressional race was put out as a conservative group, made to appear as a pro-Scozzofava ad, detailing her liberal positions on the stimulus, gay marriage, and card check.  The ad labels her the “choice for progressives” in hopes of dissuading Republicans from voting for her: Politico calls it an underhanded dirty trick.  Ace thinks it’s effective if not a little disingenuous.  I don’t see what the big deal is.  The ad is factual and truthful in every respect.  It

Politico: The White House fired back Wednesday night at an AP story questioning administration claims on job creation spurred by the Recovery Act. In a story titled “Stimulus jobs overstated by thousands,” AP highlighted discrepancies between reported job creation and actual hiring, pointing in one instance to a company that reported adding 4,231 jobs through stimulus spending that actually only hired 1,000 people.

SINDH TODAY Fab Read: Mrs. O, The Face of Fashion Democracy FabSugar.com (blog) Mrs. O: The Face of Fashion Democracy ($18) follows the first lady’s wardrobe choices, from her wedding dress to her White House getups. … Michelle Obama’s style inspires fashion book Hindustan Times Michelle Obama’s style inspires new fashion book Examiner.com Book explores Michelle’s icon status Politico Orlando Sentinel Related posts: Michelle Obama’s style inspires fashion book – NIMBRUNG.NET SINDH TODAY Michelle Obama’s style inspires fashion book Hindustan…

(No Ratings Yet) Loading … Pakistan bomb toll hits 105 during Clinton visit – AFPMerkel Sees Tough Fiscal Choices; Germans Split on Economic Outlook – Wall Street JournalSri Lanka to probe US charges of possible war crimes – ReutersHonduras Crisis Back to Square One as Talks Fail – New York TimesUS, Seoul Say Links Are Strong – Wall Street JournalRefusing runoff would be ‘insulting democracy’ says Karzai – CNN International Washington Post Clinton charm offensive runs into suspicions in Pakistan

Washington, October 29 (ANI): Sarah Palin has slammed CBS News for allowing a stage to Levi Johnston, the father of her grandchild, to speak lies that defame her. Johnston had alleged on “The Early Show,” that the former Alaska governor used to call Trig, her son with Down syndrome, “retarded baby.” He had further asserted that if he “really wanted to hurt [Palin], I could, very easily.” However, Palin has now come to the defense and released a statement saying that everything said on the show was untrue.

SINDH TODAY Fab Read: Mrs. O, The Face of Fashion Democracy FabSugar.com (blog) Mrs. O: The Face of Fashion Democracy ($18) follows the first lady’s wardrobe choices, from her wedding dress to her White House getups. … Michelle Obama’s style inspires fashion book Hindustan Times Michelle Obama’s style inspires new fashion book Examiner.com Book explores Michelle’s icon status Politico Orlando Sentinel  - ABC News  - NewsBlaze all 17 news

Fox News Channel and the Obama administration are talking. The network confirmed a Politico report that Fox news executive Michael Clemente met at the White House on Wednesday with Robert Gibbs, President Barack Obama’s press secretary. Read more

Book explores Michelle’s icon statusPoliticoOr the purple sheath dress and gumball pearls she wore when her husband clinched the nomination in June 2008? Or maybe it was the teal sheath and metallic …’Mrs.O: the Face of Fashion Democracy,’ a paean to Michelle Obama’s styleOrlando Sentinelall 17 news articles » This entry was posted on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 at 4:18 am and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

From the Wall Street Journal : The Obama administration launched a clean-energy blitz Tuesday, with President Barack Obama sweeping into this Central Florida hamlet to unveil .4 billion in stimulus grants for advanced electricity-grid projects and Vice President Joe Biden traveling to his home state of Delaware to open an electric-automobile plant. The administration Tuesday released a list of about 100 companies and communities in 45 states and territories that will receive federal subsidies to modernize the electric grid.

using advertising to disprove economic theory – dailybiz.wordpress.com 10/29/2009 One of the cornerstone thesis of economics has been the theory that human beings are, by nature, rational people. This theory has been under attack by many modern economists, who in addition to looking at the wild risk taking (albeit government demanded and subsidized – ladies and gentlemen, let’s put a hand together for Chris Dodd, Barney Frank and the current Congressional leadership!) and the gullibility of those who fell for the easy and consistent returns of con men like Bernie Madoff have new studies that show people to be less than rational in their economic decisions.

“Allbritton Communications said its new operation would start with a newsroom of about 50 people — far larger than those of other local news start-ups around the country, though still smaller than the local news staffs of major metropolitan newspapers. … Robert L. Allbritton, who heads the family-owned company, and [Jim] Brady said they had concluded that the venture had to be done on a large scale or not done at all — essentially the same premise that accompanied the founding of Politico.”

Politico – President Obama made a late-night trip not on his official schedule Wednesday to Dover Air Force Base. Go to Source

Politico – The White House’s Recovery Implementation Office is firing back with both barrels at an AP story. Go to Source

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Politico – Gibbs met with Michael Clemente, Fox News’ senior vice president, at the W.H. Wednesday, sources say. Go here to see the original: (Politico)”> (Politico)”>Gibbs meets Fox exec (Politico)

Politico – Gibbs met with Michael Clemente, Fox News’ senior vice president, at the W.H. Wednesday, sources say. Go to Source

Boston Globe Obama and the Old Hat People Wall Street Journal The betting is that with raw political muscle and procedural magic, the Congressional Democrats will pass something, call it reform and hand Barack Obama a … Public trusts Obama over GOP on health The Swamp (blog) Obama legacy defense gets early start Politico Fewer Americans Say the Economy is Obama’s Top Priority Politics Daily (blog) Victorville Daily Press  - The South Florida

If You Are in Driving Distance of DC Tomorrow Dear Fellow Tea Party Patriot, According to Politico, tomorrow, Thursday, October 29 at 10:00 am, the Democrats in the House plan to unveil the House Health Care Legislation .  If you are within driving distance of DC and are able to attend with signs in opposition to government takeover of health care, we encourage you to do so.  Remember on the action list sent earlier today , tomorrow’s action items are to call your own Congressman plus the Blue Dogs in the House .  Be sure to do this so it coincides with the bill unveiling tomorrow.

CBS News Hagel named to advisory post Omaha World-Herald WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will be receiving national security advice directly from former Sen. … Obama names Hagel, Boren as intel board leaders The Associated Press Obama names Senate veterans to intelligence board AFP Boren named to Intelligence Advisory Board Norman Transcript The Hill  - Politico all 121 news articles » Full Story: “BARACK OBAMA” – Google News

The disgusting slime fest continues between A.D. #72 Assembly seat Republican candidates Chris Norby, Orange County Supervisor, and Linda Ackerman, wife of former Assemblyman/Senator Dick Ackerman. The special election to replace disgraced Republican Assemblyman Mike Duvall is set for November 17th. The sole Democratic candiate, middle school history teacher John MacMurray, has stayed above and out of the gutter-level fray. In today’s mail, A.D.

It’s one thing for Republicans with presidential ambitions to get involved in NY-23’s special election. It’s also not that puzzling that Fred Thompson and Michelle Bachmann endorsed Hoffman: both do have a national audience. But what does it say about the contest’s unbelievably high stakes that a former Republican state legislator running for the House in Oklahoma took the time to endorse Hoffman’s candidacy, hundreds of miles away? We thought the Perry-Hutchison and Crist-Rubio primary would be the medium through which Republicans would let all of their internal dissensions out in the open.

CARACAS, Venezuela—President Hugo Chavez said he met privately with actor Sean Penn on Wednesday, and that the Oscar-winning celebrity may film a movie in Venezuela. Penn may shoot a film based on a novel by Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier, which is set largely in the jungle along Venezuela’s southern Orinoco river, Chavez said. He appeared to be referring to Carpentier’s 1953 novel, “The Lost Steps,” about an American anthropologist and composer’s journey into the jungle region.

Politico – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to unveil a long-awaited health reform bill in the House on Thursday that includes a less liberal version of the public health insurance option – a disappointment to progressives who just last week hoped their version of the plan would be in the legislation.