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LiveBlog for Thursday, July 2, 2009
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Hey everyone! While Steph and the Mooks are on vacation this week, Hal Sparks will be filling in! And, here’s a fresh new LiveBlog sandbox for you to play in. Enjoy!
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LiveBlog for Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Hey everyone! While Steph and the Mooks are on vacation this week, Hal Sparks will be filling in! And, here’s a fresh new LiveBlog sandbox for you to play in. Enjoy!
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LiveBlog for Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Hey everyone! While Steph and the Mooks are on vacation this week, Hal Sparks will be filling in! And, here’s a fresh new LiveBlog sandbox for you to play in. Enjoy!
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LiveBlog for Monday, June 29, 2009
Monday, June 29th, 2009
Hey everyone! While Steph and the Mooks are on vacation this week, Hal Sparks will be filling in! And, here’s a fresh new LiveBlog sandbox for you to play in. Enjoy!
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LiveBlog for Friday, June 26, 2009
Friday, June 26th, 2009
Hey everyone! Hal Sparks will be filling in for Steph today, but the mooks are still here! Also, John 
Fugelsang will be joining us in studio in Hour 3.
Of course, the big topic of the morning will be Michael Jackson’s death, but we will also touch on Farrah Fawcett’s death, and weave a little Iran and Mark Sanford in there. Enjoy!
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Tags: Farrah Fawcett, Hal Sparks, Iran, John Fugelsang, Mark Sanford, Michael Jackson
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LiveBlog for Thursday, June 25, 2009
Thursday, June 25th, 2009
• Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform.
• Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform.
• Penn Jillette calls in at 8:05am Pacific to talk about the new season of “Penn & Teller: Bullsh**” on Showtime
• Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) calls in at 8:30am Pacific to talk about movement on the energy reform bill.
• South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R), just back from a secret trip to Argentina unknown to his staff or his wife, admitted yesterday he has carried on an extramarital affair with a woman in Buenos Aires. In a press conference yesterday, Sanford apologized to his wife and 4 sons, his staff and supporters, and said he would resign immediately as the head of the Republican Governors’ Association.
• A ceremony today to remember the victims of Iran’s post-election protests has been postponed - a day after security forces crushed a planned demonstration with a show of force. The event has been postponed for a week, but no specific rescheduled date was given.
• President Obama took his case for major health care reform to the airwaves last night in a nationally televised health care forum while congressional negotiators tackled numerous proposals relating to coverage and cost control.
Tags: Barack Obama, Earl Blumenauer, Health Care Reform, Iran, John Sarbanes, Mark Sanford, Penn Jillette, Ron Kind
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LiveBlog for Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
• Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to get rid of the domestic spying program, and about health care reform.
• Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform.
• Comedian Hal Sparks joins us in studio at 8:05am Pacific to hang out and talk about the news of the day.
• President Obama sharpened his language on Iran yesterday, saying at a news conference, “The United States and the international community have been appalled and outraged by the threats, beatings, and imprisonments of the last few days,” adding that he strongly condemns “these unjust actions.”
• President Obama yesterday squared off with the insurance lobby over industry charges that a government health plan he back would dismantle the employer coverage Americans have relied on for 50 years and overtake the system.
• South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford’s aides say he was stunned by all the fuss over his five-day absence and would cut short a secretive hike along the Appalachian Trail. He is expected back in his office today.
• Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) apologized to his GOP colleagues for his affair with a staff member, which has already caused him to step down from his party leadership post and could threaten his Senate career.
Tags: Barack Obama, Chris Van Hollen, Hal Sparks, Health Care Reform, Iran, John Ensign, Loretta Sanchez, Mark Sanford
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LiveBlog for Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
• Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform.
• Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) calls in at 8:05am Pacific to talk about the National Defense Authorization Act, Iran, health care reform, and military readiness.
• Lt. Dan Choi calls in at 8:30am Pacific to talk about his efforts to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and his work with Knights Out.
• Iran’s Guardian Council has ruled out the possibility of nullifying the results of the country’s disputed presidential election, saying irregularities were reported before the balloting - not during or after. The announcement was another in a series of inconsistent stances by the council on how to handle the unrest stemming from the disputed June 12th race.
• President Obama signed legislation yesterday, giving the FDA new power to regulate tobacco. The law gives the FDA power to ban candy-flavored and fruit-flavored cigarettes and prohibits tobacco companies from using terms such as “low tar,” “light” or “mild” and required larger warning labels on packages.
• President Obama yesterday praised a decision by the nation’s pharmaceutical industry to agree to a deal cutting drug costs for elderly Americans, calling it an example of the kind of compromise required for successful national health care reform.
• The death toll climbed to nine in a rush-hour collision between two Metro trains north of Washington, D.C. yesterday. Dozens of others were treated at the scene.
Tags: Barack Obama, Dan Choi, DC Metro, FDA, Health Care Reform, Iran Election, Jan Schakowsky, Joe Sestak, Knights Out, Tobacco
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LiveBlog for Monday, June 22, 2009
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
• Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) calls in at 6:05am Pacific to talk about health care reform.
• David Shuster, MSNBC’s dayside anchor and regular substitute for “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about Iran and health care reform.
• Jennifer Palmieri, Senior Vice President for Communications at the Center for American Progress, calls in at 8:05am Pacific to talk about health care and Iran.
• Lead Franken attorney Marc Elias calls in at 8:30am Pacific to talk about the latest in the Franken / Coleman senate recount.
• Iran’s election authority has rejected claims of voting irregularities by a defeated presidential candidate, while acknowledging that the number of ballots cast in dozens of cities exceeded the number of eligible voters there, state-run TV reported today. Earlier yesterday, thousands of riot police and militia lined Tehran’s streets as the public rift among Iranian leaders appeared to be widening.
• Several senior Dem advisers to the White House are urging President Obama to further step up his personal involvement in the health care debate, as administration allies privately warn the president’s push for a major reform bill is hitting major roadblocks at a critical juncture on Capitol Hill.
• President Obama is set to sign into law an anti-smoking bill today that will give the Food and Drug Administration unprecedented authority to regulate tobacco.
Tags: Al Franken, Barack Obama, David Shuster, Eric Massa, Health Care Reform, Iran, Jennifer Palmieri, Mark Elias, Norm Coleman, Tobacco
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LiveBlog for Friday, June 19, 2009
Friday, June 19th, 2009
• Comedian Carlos Alazraqui joins us in studio at 6:05am Pacific to talk about the news of the day and promote his “Liberal Jesus” t-shirts.
• CNN’s John King, host of “State of the Union,” calls in at 7:05am Pacific to talk about health care and the latest on Iran.
• Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about the progress that Congress is making on health care reform.
• Comedian John Fugelsang joins us in studio at 8:05am Pacific to hang out and promote his one-man off-Broadway show coming this July.
• Iran’s supreme leader today rejected opposition claims that last week’s presidential elections were rigged, describing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s win as “definitive” and calling for an end to days of protest.
• The Senate yesterday passed a $106 billion spending bill that includes about $80 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, sending the bill to the White House for President Obama’s signature. The money will fund the wars through October.
• Key Senate Democrats are paring back subsidies designed to make insurance more affordable as they reach for bipartisan support on health care legislation. An outline circulated yesterday by Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) also leaves open the possibility that there would be no direct government competition against private insurers.
Tags: Barack Obama, Carlos Alazraqui, Donna Edwards, John Fugelsang, John King, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Max Baucus
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