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(Cheer up Rusty)

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President Barack Obama talks with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the Oval Office, Nov. 16, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

@VP

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Nick Anderson

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Cagle

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‘The Other Side of That Victory Hug’

Slate (Thank you FoxfireTX)

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Sorry everyone, got a bit busy today so I’m waaaaaaaaay behind the news. What did I miss?!

Rise and Shine

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Today:

10:15: President Obama hosts the bipartisan, bicameral leadership of Congress at the White House; VP Biden also attends.

2:0: President Obama and VP Biden meet with leaders of civic organizations and other groups, including the Human Rights Campaign, the NAACP, AARP and National Council of La Raza

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Michael Tomasky: What is going on with John McCain? Maybe he just despises Barack Obama so completely that he almost can’t help himself. That’s one option. Another is that he has decided for whatever reason to finish his Senate career as a full-out tea partier. A third is that he’s just a nasty man, which is pretty widely known to be true in Washington.

Hard to say. But this jihad of his against Susan Rice really is about the nastiest thing we’ve ever seen him do. Rice had nothing to do with security at the Benghazi consulate. Nothing….

…. in 2005, McCain and Graham fiercely defended Condi Rice from Democratic attacks of “lying,” arguing she had been misled by intelligence. “I can only conclude we’re doing this for no other reason than because of lingering bitterness at the outcome of the elections,” McCain complained when Condi Rice’s nomination came to a vote.

Amazing. The man needs an intervention. Isn’t there anyone who loves him who can tell him what he’s doing to what remains of his reputation?

Full post here

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Mike Thompson

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This is a great article – read it here. Thank you Meta!

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See here

….. ah, here it is – thank you Donna!

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Moooooooorning everyone!