SF Gate:
The U.S. Army has reversed its position and now says it will open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media despite fears the event will turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama. Fort Bragg offic (Read More)
James Fallows:
I have what I think is some interesting new info coming on this front over the weekend; stay tuned, starting Saturday afternoon. For the moment, two more installments in my argument, previously here and here, that Barack Oba (Read More)
observer.guardian.co.uk:
Think a paradise break in the Indian Ocean will cost a small fortune? Not on Zanzibar where a clutch of new boutique hotels offers cool style and seriously good valueFragile thing holiday serenity. Zanzibar has the full deck (Read More)
The Guardian:
Ineluctably, a worm is turning deep inside President Barack Obama's policy of constructive engagement. Mr Obama needs something, somewhere to go right. He has filled audiences in Berlin and Cairo with hope. He has deployed hi (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Unless they end in promises, and a treaty within months, Ed Miliband believes the Copenhagen talks will be a disaster. But can the British energy secretary, in Denmark for a frantic round of pre-summit diplomacy, win the argu (Read More)
Reuters:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said (Read More)
SF Gate:
A billboard showing President Barack Obama wearing a turban has sparked a lot of attention at the suburban Denver used car dealership that put it up. The sign, completed Friday by artist David Lee, shows a grinning, cartoonis (Read More)
CBS:
On this edition of the Weekend Roundup: Correspondent Barry Bagnato reports on the newest advice surrounding cervical-cancer screenings, which follow controversial mammogram recommendations earlier this week. Then, Correspo (Read More)
Reason Magazine - Hit & Run:
With unemployment reaching double digits and public approval ratings sinking, ObamaCare has very little going for it at the moment. So how come Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid have been able to march forward w (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
Sen. Chris Dodd (D., Conn.) today announced that Ben Bernanke’s reappointment hearing will be held on Dec. 3, the same day as President Barack Obama’s jobs summit, and said the Federal Reserve chairman’s confirmation isn’t ne (Read More)
Reuters:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Roland Burris, saying he had been less than candid about his gubernatorial appointment to the Senate seat previously held by President Barack Obama. (Read More)
Financial Times:
Barack Obama faces the next big test of its push for healthcare reform this evening when the Senate meets to decide whether to proceed to a debate on its $848bn draft legislation. (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
Max BlumenthalProgressive Book Club/Media Matters for America reviewIn August 2008, when then-senator and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said the media had held her under a "sharper microscope" because she was a woman (Read More)
RealClearPolitics:
David Paul Kuhn, RealClearPoliticsBarack Obama has fallen below 50 percent in the Gallup Poll, an expected but no less significant historical marker.The public's view of this president ranks him in the lower third of mod (Read More)
worldpolicy.org:
Representatives from the P5+1 met on Friday in response to Iran’s rejection of the uranium enrichment proposal earlier this week. In a joint statement released at the conclusion of the meeting, the P5+1 “urge[d] Iran to recon (Read More)
DownWithTyranny!:
Will they be celebrating the new Gallup numbers in the White House tonight? Will Master Rahm be inviting Larry Summers and Tim Geithner?by KenOkay, it's official now: Gallup has the president's approval rating down to 49 perc (Read More)
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines:
President Barack Obama has signaled an escalation in the ongoing nuclear dispute with Iran, warning that punitive measures could come soon after Tehran rejected a proposal to send its enriched uranium to Russia or France (Read More)