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The Daily Grind: 'Heading for Jimmy Territory?'

7:30 AM, Aug 15, 2011 • By MARK HEMINGWAY

Los Angeles Times: "Gallup: Obama job rating sinks below 40% for first time"

CNN: "Poll: Dem support for Obama's re-election fades"

Steve Hayward: "Heading for Jimmy Territory?"

New York Times: "White House Debates Fight on Economy"

Defense News: "Bowing to Chinese pressure, the U.S. will deny Taiwan's request for 66 new F-16C/D fighter aircraft"

Toby Harnden: "10 things to take away from Ames. What Michele Bachmann's win means"

Ben Smith: "Perry running to restore military 'respect' for presidency"

WarIsACrime.org: "California Democratic Party May Dump Its Progressive Caucus for Proposing a Primary Challenge to Obama"

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'Professional Left' Still Loyal to Obama

5:14 PM, Jun 20, 2011 • By MICHAEL WARREN

A straw poll of liberal activists at the annual Netroots Nation conference found that 80 percent of still "approve" or "strongly approve" of President Barack Obama. Roll Call reports:

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Book of the Week: Tim Carney on The Triumph of Conservatism

Big Business Progressives, from TR to Obama

12:03 PM, May 28, 2011 • By TIM CARNEY

The Triumph of Conservatism

By Gabriel Kolko

Since he began running for President, Barack Obama has made a full time job of pretending to battle against the special interests. Somehow, even after letting the drug industry write the health-care bill, supporting the Wall Street bailouts, ramping up corporate welfare of all stripes, and sending the government-lobbyist revolving door spinning, Obama gets away with it.

He must have studied Teddy Roosevelt.

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