San Francisco Examiner
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The San Francisco Examiner is a daily newspaper in San Francisco, California, where it has been published continuously since 1865, beginning with the name The Daily Examiner. William Randolph Hearst took over The Daily Examiner in 1887 (at age 23) from his father, George Hearst, who by some accounts is said to have accepted it as payment for a gambling debt. The paper was subsequently renamed the San Francisco Examiner. Under Hearst, the paper's popularity increased greatly, with the help of such writers as Ambrose Bierce, Mark Twain, and the San Francisco-born Jack London. Sales were ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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John Carlson: Capitals' defenseman emerging
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Republican rejection of Baucus bill opens door for Democrats
Now that the fruitlessness of bi-partisanship has become a reality, Democrats can get back to the business of acting like the majority party that they are and pass what they ...Posted by Marc Rubin -
Were Carters "racist" remarks more payback than insight?
probably the most amount of animosity directed towards a president by southern conservatives was the animosity directed at Jimmy Carter himself, another white southerner. So ...Posted by Marc Rubin -
The hypocrisy of tea party conservatives
The Tea Party Express has hit Washington and while there are many sincere people involved in the Tea Party protests and they have valid points to make about government ...Posted by Marc Rubin -
How Bush-Cheney policies killed 3000 people on 911
For the last 8 years there's been a dirty little secret surrounding the 911 attacks that isn't really such a secret. It's been an open secret for years and one that neither ...Posted by Marc Rubin -
Obama "drop supports" the public option
With Axelrod now reversing a reversal and saying Obama is going to support the public option no one can really know if he is supporting it or not. Even after he says so. This ...Posted by Marc Rubin -
Senate votes on the public option: Yes - 46, Maybe -13 - No - 0
The House leadership has already made it clear they consider the public option the centerpiece of health care reform and there will be no bill coming out of the House without ...Posted by Marc Rubin -
Is Obama's presidency about to self-destruct over health care?
If the White House thinks its going to be okay to alienate liberals and moderates in the House over the public option, Obama is in for the surprise of his life, and for those ...Posted by Marc Rubin -
Ted Kennedy's posthumous message to Obama
From almost every speaker at Ted Kennedy's funeral came the words " health care". It was no accident. Health care was Kennedy most passionate cause and after Obama tried to ...Posted by Marc Rubin -
Ted Kennedy's role in Obama's nomination
Ted Kennedy;s anger at Hillary Clinton for not giving JFK sufficient credit for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 had more to do with Kennedy's endorsement of Obama than anything ...Posted by Marc Rubin



