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It was almost like White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs turned into Wonder Woman and was using her magical silver bracelets to deflect the onslaught of questions from two reporters Thursday afternoon. Gibbs, who only resembled the superhero in fending off the assailants (he wasn't wearing a unitard or anything), managed to successfully not answer a question although it was asked of him 13 times in a row. An awe-inspiring performance? Absolutely. But what else would you expect from the man who called the Obama White House the most transparent in the history of the nation. Not that it was...

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The record budget deficits announced by the White House on Monday fail to include the federal government’s share of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s $6.3 trillion in liabilities — though the Director of the Office of Management and Budget once thought it should. Following a 2008 bailout that made the government a majority stakeholder in the mortgage companies, then-Congressional Budget Office Director Peter Orszag said, “Now that the authority is indeed being exercised, it is CBO’s view that the operations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be directly incorporated into the federal budget.” “Doing so reflects a very tight...

Don't Buy Stuff You Can't Afford http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdcmMOtApJ8

Last paragraph from judge Carter about the "dates" is interesting to parse. Carter: Concerning the dates, I'm going to delay that, because you both agreed to the dates, and therefore, in the order, if we're going forward, the dates will be set out as agreed upon. There's nothing to decide today in terms of scheduling conference. If we're not going forward, then the dates are meaningless. A few days after this hearing the judge put out an order confirming the dates.

Amazing footage. Helps to have sound on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkeU9W6dC9s

So I went to post a link on facebook about Larry Summers citing success because google searches for "economic depression" are down to normal levels. If you are familiar with posting links on facebook, they give you the option to page through images on the site to be used as a thumbnail aon your post. On this article there are three images and below is one of them... Interesting. This JPG is not visible on the page at all... Take it for what it's worth... http://avatar.politico.com/profile/0209/s_8A534690-1C23-CEB9-1463EE79A75B2BBC.jpg

I'm slightly surprised that the White House press office gave out this image, from her 1976 Princeton yearbook, in which she quotes Norman Thomas. Norman Thomas was, of course, the leading American Socialist politician of the 20th century. Perhaps they figured it would come out eventually so they wanted to be able to say, "That's old news. We thought it was so inconsequential, we mentioned it ourselves." Or perhaps they felt that substantively didn't matter; Norman Thomas was a pretty mainstream and respected figure, as socialists went. And his quote is universal. Or perhaps they didn't notice.

WHITE House aides are today putting the finishing touches to President Barack Obama's eagerly anticipated first major foreign trip. More than six weeks of planning has gone into the visit which begins with the G20 summit in London followed by other European cities. Mr Obama, who has an entourage of several hundred, has become the most protected president in US history. All 76 seats on Air Force One will be taken by his aides and support staff, including his chef. As many as 200 secret service agents will be on duty during the three days he is in London. Secret...

Why are people at Obama rallies doing a Hitler Salute? Obama's sign of Progress Obama's followers demonstrate the sign-of-progress salute “Hitler’s hands as he speaks of the unity of the National Socialist and socialist ideas.”

Before FR I had a normal life. I used to see my kids and my wife. Now, all I can do is hit "refresh" so I can see the absolute latest articles. This isn't right. What did you people do to me? I can't get away. REFRESH, REFRESH, REFRESH. FR is the most up to date conservative news aggregate site on the planet. Is there hope for me? Is there a way out? I do miss my family. This is series folks. Hugh even... my beeber is stuned bad. All my time are belong to FR.

Ok. I am pissed off and I need some help from you my fellow freepers. There is a bastard thief steeling my McCain yard signs every night. For the first week, they held up pretty well. I bought 4 signs from johnmccain.com ($7.00 a piece) because my local republican committee only had 'McCain' signs and I wanted the McCain/Palin signs as I am actually voting FOR Sarah. I did take some of their 'McCain' signs anyway because I was not sure how long it would take for the the ones I ordered to arrive in the mail and I at...

It's been at least 30 seconds since the last vanity and I was starting to go through VANITY withdrawal symptoms so I decided to take matters into my own hands... I mostly experience twitching and the shakes but now its diarrhea too. Please keep these senseless vanities coming... /s

LOS ANGELES — Heidi Montag has made no secret of the fact that she supports Republican candidate John McCain for president, but it seems she’s an even bigger fan of his running mate Sarah Palin. "She will do great in the debates — she’s a strong woman and my prayers are with her," Montag told Pop Tarts on Wednesday at Taco Bell’s "Reality Check Challenge." "She has definitely been victimized by the media; it’s very hard for a woman being vice president or president. But I think she is standing strong," Montag added.

Another sobering start to an exceedingly sobering week - but one which points to the need for a political leader who is steady in the face of crisis, mature in judgment and able to reach across the aisle to break the gridlock that has for too long gripped Washington. That man is Sen. John McCain and at this critical moment in history, this paper is pleased to endorse his candidacy for president of the United States. McCain won a lot of hearts and minds around here in 2000, and we can’t help but wonder how history might have been different...

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Hillary Clinton supporters will get their chance for catharsis at the Democratic National Convention in Denver as the New York senator’s name will be included in the nomination. A joint statement issued Thursday by Clinton and Barack Obama said Clinton will be included because they want to ensure that “the voices of all 35 million people who participated in this historic primary election are respected and heard in Denver.” “I am convinced that honoring Senator Clinton’s historic campaign in this way will help us celebrate this defining moment in our history and bring the party together in a strong united...

Colorado's tickets to see Barack Obama's acceptance speech at Invesco Field at Mile High were more than spoken for within about 24 hours, officials said, and the application process closed Thursday for all but those willing to be put on a waiting list. Obama's campaign set aside for Colorado half of the more than 60,000 seats available to the public for the final night of the Democratic National Convention. It turns out the battleground state could have filled the stadium, as the campaign ended applications after collecting more than 60,000 Thursday afternoon. "This incredible response and excitement shows that there...