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Having trouble viewing this email? Monday, January 10, 2011 Inside RCP Polls Videos Issues Comments Links World Markets Sports January 10, 2011 You can always find the latest political news at RealClearPolitics.com. Top 5 Stories on RealClearPolitics A Meet-and-Greet Turned Nightmare - Rucker & Fisher, Washington Post TUCSON - The invitation from Gabrielle Giffords arrived via Twitter on a bright Saturday morning in the southern Arizona desert: "My 1st Congr... Americans Are United in Horror - Ross Douthat, New York Times When John F. Kennedy visited Dallas in November of 1963, Texas was awash in right-wing anger - over perceived cold-war betrayals, over desegregation, ... Let's Not Make This Something It Isn't - Steve Kornacki, Salon I'll admit that my first thought on Saturday upon hearing that Gabrielle Giffords had been shot was that it was probably the work of a politicall... The Arizona Tragedy and the Politics of Blood Libel - Glenn Reynolds, WSJ Shortly after November's electoral defeat for the Democrats, pollster Mark Penn appeared on Chris Matthews's TV show and remarked that what ... Right Wing is Responsible for a Climate of Hate - Paul Krugman, NY Times When you heard the terrible news from Arizona, were you completely surprised? Or were you, at some level, expecting something like this atrocity to ha... More Opinion and Analysis Deal-maker Daley: Obama's Emissary to Boehner? - Michael Barone "He possesses a deep understanding of how jobs are created and how to grow our economy." That's what Barack Obama said as he announced... Dems Will Turn Around Health Care Debate - E.J. Dionne WASHINGTON -- Rule One of politics: When you have the advantage, don't allow your opponents to turn the tables. House Republicans violated this... The Schools and "Competitiveness" - Robert Samuelson WASHINGTON -- Almost everyone who worries about America's "competitiveness" in the world bemoans the sorry state of U.S. K-12 educatio... MORE ON REAL CLEAR December Unemployment Reveals Darker Picture - RealClearMarkets The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported the big news on Friday. The nation's unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, dropped from 9.8 perce... Realism No Excuse for Kissinger's Remark - RealClearWorld Well before the firestorm created by WikiLeaks' release last month of tens of thousands of State Department cables, the American public has periodical... Wild-Card Weekend Is Wild, All Right - RealClearSports OK, everyone who figured the Seahawks would outscore the combined efforts of the Eagles and the Packers, raise your hands. Did you also know that LaD... LATEST VIDEO Reporter To Politico's Simon: Stop Trying To Tie Palin To Giffor ds AZ Sheriff Blames "Vitriol" From Palin On Rep. Giffords Shooting Megyn Kelly Lambastes Sheriff For Adding "Political Spin" To Shoot ing RCP POLL AVERAGES Job Approval Approve Disapprove Spread President Obama 46.3 48.0 -1.7 Congress 19.6 74.0 -54.4 Unsubscribe from this newsletter.