PODCAST: Senator Swaps Teams, Joins Dems
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Torey Van Oot
Columnist
LISTEN Beltway Mashup talks with Republican campaign strategist and blogger Joshua Sharp about what longtime Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter's secession from the Grand 'Ole Party means for the right.

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Feeding All Faces Of Hunger In Los Angeles
Comments (0) | @editor, @local, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Torey Van Oot
Senior Editor

LISTEN: For a group of USC students trying to feed the homeless, it can be hard to work outside the system.

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V-BLOG: A Presidential Pup
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Torey Van Oot
Columnist
Portuguese Water Dog vs. Labradoodle? Breeder vs. Shelter? Change vs. Experience? Torey Van Oot and guests sound off on the Obamas' new dog in Beltway Mashup's first Webisode.

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Chuck Norris: Change We Can Believe In
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Torey Van Oot
Columnist
There's just one guy capable of saving the economy, fixing the failing education and health care systems, winning two wars and restoring America's image abroad. And it's not Obama.

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Finally, A Good Day For Geithner
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Torey Van Oot
Columnist
The embattled Treasury secretary enjoys a not-so-toxic response (for once) to his plan to have the government help relieve banks of their 'toxic' assets.

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Sunday Sound Bites
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Torey Van Oot
Columnist
Economic forecasts and outrage over AIG's big bonuses dominated the Sunday talk show circuit.

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The Wheels On The Omnibus Go Round And Round
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Torey Van Oot
Columnist
Obama gives teachers a shiny new apple, scientists a reason to celebrate and proponents of earmark reform some ammo this week in Washington.

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Honing The Health Care 'How' At Obama's Place
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Torey Van Oot
Columnist
Voices from all sides of the debate are joining President Obama at the White House today to talk about possible solutions to the health care crisis -- will too many cooks spoil the broth?

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A Congressional "Chat"
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Torey Van Oot
Columnist
Obama is slated to give an address tonight on the state of the union's finances -- just don't call it a "State of the Union." Beltway Mashup dissects what to expect, what's at stake and how to guarantee the speech is a good time.

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Burris' Sinking Ship, Sebelius' Star Power And The Never-Ending Stimulus Saga
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Torey Van Oot
Columnist
Embattled Sen. Roland Burris faces more pressure to resign in the wake of revelations that he might have tried to pay to play, a Kansan gets consideration for the HHS top spot, opposing sides spar over how to spend the stimulus cash and a conservative political group wants you to know that Jesus would have voted "no" on the pork.

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Rep. Linda Sánchez Talks Tough On Stimulus Bill
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Torey Van Oot
Staff Reporter
The O.C. Democrat takes Congress to task for playing a popularity contest with taxpayer dollars.

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Smoke, Mirrors And The Stimulus
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Torey Van Oot
Columnist

Turns out Roland Burris had more contact with Blago than we all had thought. Now, since no one ever says one thing and does another in Washington (wink, wink), lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are outraged.



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Milennial Politics:The Times They Are A Changin'
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Torey Van Oot
Staff Reporter
Writers Morley Winograd and Michael D. Hais find what's right, and left, with kids today.

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Stimustalling
Comments (2) | Beltway Mashup, Los Angeles and Region
Torey Van Oot
Columnist
Obama suffered yet another set-back in filling his cabinet today. And this time it wasn't because of some pesky back taxes.


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Obama Meets The Press In Primetime
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Torey Van Oot
Columnist
President Obama talked stimulus plan, Pakistan and A-Rod in his debut prime-time press conference. Beltway Mashup dissects who watched, who asked, who won...and why Prez is taking flak for calling on a blogger. (Yes, he called on Helen too.)

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Of Stimuli, Snafus, And Scofflaws
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Torey Van Oot
Columnist
Myth met reality in Washington this week. While some of his cabinet appointees got audited out the door, President Obama pushed hard for his recovery plan. Meanwhile, a depressed GOP tries for something really different.

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