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Obama's Iraq War Speech: Why?
By David Corn - Politics DailyWhy is Barack Obama giving a speech on Iraq? To mark the end of U.S. combat missions in the nation George W. Bush invaded over seven years ago, the president on Tuesday night will deliver a high-profile address from the Oval Office. Speeches from the Oval Office are usually reserved for the most pressing and profound matters of a presidency. And this partial end of the Iraq war -- the United States will still have 50,000 troops stationed there -- is a significant event. It demonstrates that Obama has kept a serious campaign promise: to end this war. But with the economy foundering -- many of ...
Dick Cheney Remains Hospitalized a Month After Heart Surgery
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyNearly a month after having a heart pump implanted to help circulate his blood, Dick Cheney remains in a northern Virginia hospital. Liz Cheney, the former vice president's daughter, told Fox News her 69-year-old father is out of intensive care and hopes to be released this week. "He's looking at fly fishing and hunting dates for later on this year, so we're very hopeful," she said. Before the surgery, Cheney said in a statement that he began experiencing "increasing congestive heart failure." "After a series of recent tests and discussions with my doctors, I decided to take advantage ...
Prepping for 2012, Newt Gingrich Dusts Off His Old Playbook
By David Corn - Politics DailyThe other day an associate of Newt Gingrich surprised me: He told me there's a 97 percent chance that Gingrich will run for president in 2012. Really? I replied, with a laugh. Yes, he said seriously. He noted that he had recently spoken to the former Republican House speaker and had picked up a he's-going-for-it vibe and that, more telling, he had seen that Gingrich was surrounding himself with veteran political operatives who would only likely flock to Gingrich for a presidential bid. Then on Thursday, Gingrich delivered a speech at the American Enterprise Institute -- one with a highfalutin' ...
Sarah Palin: Running Against History -- and the VP Curse?
By Robert Schmuhl - Politics DailySarah Palin's fan dance -- will she or won't she run for president in 2012? -- teases money from supporters and seduces the celebrity-centric media. Yet, before too long, the former governor and her devoted followers will face a sobering reality. Should she seek the Republican nomination, she not only will confront several White House-minded candidates in her own party but also the unalterable facts of American political history. To be tactful about the subject: Voters haven't been particularly kind to losing vice-presidential nominees of either party for nearly a century. Interestingly, ...
Another Thing 'Winnebago Man' Doesn't Like: Babies
By Billy Baker - AOL News(July 18) -- In 1988, a man named Jack Rebney spent two weeks in Iowa filming a sales video for Winnebago. It was hot, the shoot was kind of a mess and Rebney was annoyed. Extremely annoyed. Like, livid. His profanity-laced outtakes were cut into a four-minute video clip that started circulating hand to hand in those old VHS days, rising to cult status. When YouTube took off, so did Rebney, who became known to millions as "The Angriest Man in the World." His quotes were uttered on the big screen by Ben Affleck, on "30 Rock" by Alec Baldwin and even by SpongeBob SquarePants. There's a ...
Cheney Has Heart Pump Implanted in Latest Bid to Stem Attacks
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyFormer Vice President Dick Cheney, who has suffered five heart attacks, has had a pump implanted to help circulate his blood in the latest attempt to stabilize his condition. Cheney, 69, underwent surgery last week for the heart pump, a mechanism that helps the heart do its job and which is seen as an alternative to an artificial heart procedure, the Washington Post reported Thursday. Cheney said in a statement he began experiencing "increasing congestive heart failure" a few weeks ago. "After a series of recent tests and discussions with my doctors, I decided to take advantage of one of ...
Cheney Backs Marco Rubio Over Charlie Crist in Florida GOP Senate Primary
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyFormer Vice President Dick Cheney dealt another blow to beleaguered Gov. Charle Crist of Florida on Thursday, endorsing Crist's opponent Marco Rubio in the state's Republican primary for U.S. Senate. Cheney said America "requires leaders" like Rubio at a time when the country is "facing threats from abroad and attempts from within to restructure the very foundation of our freedoms," The Hill newspaper reported. He even took a shot at Crist, a moderate, who fell out of favor with conservatives and lags behind former Florida House Speaker Rubio in public opinion surveys. Crist is said to be ...
Dick Cheney Endorses Trey Grayson Over Rand Paul in Kentucky GOP Primary
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyFormer Vice President Dick Cheney has made his first endorsement of the 2010 elections, backing Trey Grayson over Tea Party favorite Rand Paul in Kentucky's Republican Senate primary. Grayson, Kentucky's secretary of state, has been supported by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and is seen as the establishment candidate. Paul, a physician and son of Texas GOP congressman Ron Paul, is backed by grassroots conservative activists and has been endorsed by Sarah Palin. In a statement on Grayson's campaign Web site, Cheney called the secretary of state "the real conservative in this ...
Bush Glad Cheney's 'Out There' Taking on Democrats, But Says He'll Avoid Politics
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyFormer President George W. Bush is glad his old second-in-command Dick Cheney is "out there" fighting the good fight against the Obama administration's national security polices, but Bush prefers to stay on the sidelines. Bush spoke Friday at the inaugural Bush-Cheney reunion breakfast at a Washington hotel. Cheney, recovering from a heart attack, was unable to attend, and the meeting was closed to the media. But Politico's Mike Allen, relying on accounts provided by attendees, said the former president was both funny and humble. "Don't swagger. Sometimes I got carried away rallying the ...
Dick Cheney Released From Hospital After 'Mild' Heart Attack
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyFormer Vice President Dick Cheney, recovering from a "mild heart attack," was released from a Washington hospital Wednesday and is expected to soon get back to his regular schedule, an aide said. Cheney, 69, was admitted to George Washington University Hospital in Washington on Monday after experiencing chest pains. The spokesman, Peter Long, told CNN that Cheney "will resume his normal activity" shortly. Earlier Long said Cheney was "feeling good" after undergoing a stress test and a heart catheterization. Former President George W. Bush spoke with Cheney by telephone Tuesday afternoon, The ...
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