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By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyWhere are the "Wisconsin 14"? "Daily Show" correspondent John Oliver tried to track down the missing Democratic state senators who are frustrating Gov. Scott Walker's bid to curtail the collective bargaining rights of public employee unions. Monday on the Comedy Central program, the trail led faux reporter Oliver to the "notorious, lawless region" of Illinois, where he was forced to go through a series of checkpoints -- fast food drive-throughs on a tacky commercial strip -- in the "Rockford Province" before finding former Illinois governor (and "notorious former warlord") Rod ...
Study: Millennial Leaders Are Isolationist; Like Obama, Not Palin
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- They favor isolationism but revere wartime leaders who used America's power abroad. They worry about China almost as much as Iran as a likely future foe. And they think Barack Obama is the ideal 21st century leader and Sarah Palin is not. Those are just a few of the fascinating gleanings from a new Brookings Institution survey of millennial movers and shakers of the future called "D.C.'s New Guard: What Does the Next Generation of American Leaders Think?" AP / Getty Images A Brookings Institution survey of 1,000 young leaders found that nearly half considered ...
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House Republicans Revive Abortion as Hot-Button Issue
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- The annual March for Life disbanded on Capitol Hill last month, but the controversy over abortion lingers on as Republicans in Congress put the perennial hot-button issue at the top of their agenda this week. Several bills to cut funding for abortion services are the subject of hearings and news conferences by GOP lawmakers and their socially conservative allies: The House Judiciary Committee today held a hearing on the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act sponsored by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J. The bill would make permanent the annually renewed Hyde Amendment that bans ...
Sarah Palin Won't Be Ignored (but Dana Milbank, Others Ought to Be)
By Sandra Fish - Politics DailySo, columnist Dana Milbank at the Washington Post has vowed not to write a word about Sarah Palin during the month of February. "I feel powerless to control my obsession, even though it cheapens and demeans me," he wrote recently. We here at Woman Up won't be joining Milbank. We, too, occasionally tire of writing about the former Alaska governor, one of the growing legion of Republicans toying with the idea of a 2012 presidential bid. We're not always thrilled with her. But Palin is brilliant at attracting media attention while also avoiding the media. She proved herself a heavy political ...
On Holocaust Memorial Day, Hitler and Nazi Metaphors as Prevalent as Ever
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsToday is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this date in 1945 Soviet troops liberated survivors at the Auschwitz concentration camp, and in 2005 the United Nations designated Jan. 27 as a day to commemorate victims of the Nazi era. To mark the anniversary, the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., plans to hold a candle-lighting ceremony in its Hall of Remembrance. Holocaust memorial events were scheduled for the U.N. building in New York but have been postponed because of the snowstorm. Although many people take this somber occasion to honor the memory of lost ancestors ...
Tucson Shooting: A Call for 'National Political Civility Month'
By Jeffrey Weiss - Politics DailyMaybe the biggest frustration for most people after an inexplicable event like the Arizona massacre is finding something to do other than condemn and mourn. I have an idea. I've always considered Black History Month to be unfortunate, in a way. Given how inextricably the history of blacks is entwined with the history of America and the world, what's the point of a separate month? As if we needed, say, an "Agricultural History Month." Is it possible to understand American history without understanding the history of American farming? And yet, I get it. There's a reason to focus attention on ...
The Facebook-Goldman Sachs Deal and 5 Other Jon Stewart Targets [VIDEO]
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsOn "The Daily Show" Thursday night, Jon Stewart turned his witty wrath on Goldman Sachs and Facebook for their recent business deal, in which Goldman Sachs and a Russian company invested $500 million in the social-networking behemoth. Stewart's problem with the deal: Facebook and Goldman Sachs seem to be trying to avoid disclosing financial details to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The financial trickery has Stewart fuming: "Mark Zuckerberg doesn't want to be transparent. The guy whose success was founded on mining our personal data. The guy who shares my photos with the whole world ...
Tucker Carlson's Bowtie Becomes Twitter Punchline After Michael Vick Comments
By David Knowles - AOL NewsIs it a fashion statement or an impediment to clear thinking? Two days after Fox News host Tucker Carlson said that Michael Vick should have been "executed" for his role in a dogfighting scandal that sent the NFL quarterback to prison for 18 months, a backlash of criticism has focused on Carlson's trademark neckwear. Leading the charge against Carlson and his bowtie was none other than normally jovial "Today" weatherman Al Roker, who hit Twitter with the following message for his 62,000-plus followers: .bbpBox20539342107709440 ...
2010 News Quotes Quiz: Who Said It?
By not in system - AOL News2010 was such a bumpy ride that this quote epitomizes the year: "Heads down! Stay down!" That's what a flight attendant shouted over and over as an airliner made an emergency landing at New York's JFK Airport in September. Of course, the moment was recorded on cell phone video and watched by millions. Here are 10 more quotes that capture some of the spirit of 2010. Do you know who said each one? Click here to get the answers. 1. "There's no one who wants this thing over more than I do. You know, I'd like my life back." Getty Images | AP 2. "I will take you out, buddy!" AP | ...
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