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San Antonio Rep. Joe Straus all but assured his election as the next speaker of the House on Monday.
CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post
Sanjay Gupta hosts 'House Call' on the cable news network and also is a correspondent for CBS.
Politico: History won't be kind to Bush
The shape of events to come can cause the rethinking of a president’s relevance in the sweep of American history.
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- Politico.com: What happened to Richardson's beard?
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- The Guardian.com: Art exhibition makes Barack Obama an icon of hope
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Recommended reading/listening
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Memo to the President: Renew Diplomacy in the Middle East - The Washington Post:
Senate Rejects Burris in Spectacle at Capitol - Mother Jones:
Fiscal Therapy - New York Daily News:
Caroline Kennedy 'unfazed' about continuing push for Hillary Clinton's vacant Senate seat - friend - The Economist:
A new broom for the CIA - National Public Radio:
6 Candidates Compete For GOP Party Chairman
Recommended blogs
- Political Ticker:
Cheney swears in Biden - The Cable:
Transition purgatory - Wonkette:
Depression-Era Blingee Discovered - Interesting Times:
Ars journalistica redux - Washington Babylon:
Department of Bad Ideas - Politico.com:
Sebelius is out
- CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post
- Perry travels to Iraq
- S.A. pastor to get national honor
- Latinos push Obama on vacant post
- Count S.A.'s Corte among losers of speaker's race
- Board certifies Senate win by comedian Franken
- Obama picks Leon Panetta to head CIA
- Speaker contest a one-man race
- Craddick concedes bid for speaker
- Policy debate likely to smell of politics
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Good and bad news: 2 reasons you should read the newspaper
Science classes are for science only
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Wreck closes I-10 near Foster Road
TV converter boxes coupons have run out — for now
Spurs hold off Heat
Wolff says Bexar not immune to recession
Israel bombs U.N. school containing refugees
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