The most popular stories from the past week

Welcome to edition #77 of the Carnival of Politics - a recap of the best from the past week. This edition is available at our website here

Sunday, January 3, 2010

The Year Of Health And Politics
4 Votes, submitted in Left
No, this isn't yet another Top 10 list. But looking back at 2009, I do think it's worth looking at a few of the major health stories we covered here. One thing I won't list is the efforts on the health reform bills currently making their laborious way through Congress. It was one of the most important health stories of the year, but we don't have an ending for it yet.

The Liberal-Muslim Axis
5 Votes, submitted in National
Conventional wisdom tells us that the greatest trick of the devil was to make everyone believe that he doesn't exist. Likewise, the greatest trick of the Liberal-Muslim Axis is to maneuver and wield vast religious, political and economic power without alerting people who they really are. ..

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Breaking
5 Votes, submitted in Left
Wire reports say that a 27 year old axe-wielding Somali national was shot and arrested after trying to break into the home of Danish editorial cartoonist Kurt Westergaard. Westergard is the man who drew the famous/infamous Mohammad cartoons that caused...

Josh Marshall
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Friday, January 1, 2010

Interview: Mobile Messaging Marketing CEO Rich Begert of Singlepoint
4 Votes, submitted in Other
Rich Begert, CEO of Singlepoint, delivers convergence for broadcasters and advertisers

Thursday, December 31, 2009

AT&T Wants Out of the Phone Business (Kinda)
5 Votes, submitted in Other
AT&T asks the FCC for a time frame for leaving the copper landline business

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Yemen, Gitmo, and jihadi revolving doors
5 Votes, submitted in Right
My column today spotlights Yemen’s dangerous catch-and-release program for terrorists — and ours. [...] Read the rest »

Monday, December 28, 2009

The Arrest Of Ebrahim Yazdi
5 Votes, submitted in Other
It's a big deal as an Iranian reader explains: At 3 AM this morning they arrested Dr. Ebrahim Yazdi, he is one of the most seasoned politicians in all of Iran. Foreign Minster to the transitional government of the revolution,...