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When Is A Story Not A Story?

From Google News today:

EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Palin Rides With Robin Roberts

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Sarah Palin told "Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts in an exclusive interview that h

AFL-CIO's Trumka: Yes, Virginia, There Is A Tax Deal

For all the conjecture about whether the tax deal struck between the president and Republicans was a hollow victory or represented passage of something real and vital to the working class, organized labor has an answer: Of course it did, but "at a terrible price." And the larger battles of the new 112th Congress are still to be fought. Without further ado or comment, here now a mass email from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka to my Inbox on Dec. 16th, retaining original emphasis:

 

This Ain't Your Father's Triangulation

Not surprisingly, the Left is howling mad at President Obama's perceived capitulation to Republicans in agreeing to GOP demands for a two-year extension of the Bush-era tax cuts and a new cut in the estate tax. As much as those two compromises have infuriated many House Democrats and liberal bloggers, the fact that Obama maneuvered past Congress to directly negotiate with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is taken as liberal treason. Obama's genuine frustration with his liberal base seemed to add insult to injury.

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