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Homeland Security
Joe Lieberman: Be On The Lookout For Homegrown Terrorists -- Even In Your Own Family
Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT)
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), who chairs the Senate's Homeland Security Committee, warned Americans on Monday to be vigilant against homegrown radicals who may improvise attacks in response to Osama Bin Laden's death.
"My own great concern in the days ahead is that a so-called 'lone wolf,' a single individual who has been radicalized, will now mobilize himself or herself to take action here at home against the American people," he said at a press conference with Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) to discuss the Bin Laden raid.
While the threat level has not been raised as there is no specific evidence of any credible threats, Lieberman said that he was concerned Bin Laden's demise could inspire an attack along the lines of the Ft. Hood massacre, in which a radicalized individual soldier killed 13 people. He urged Americans to be especially vigilant in reporting any leads to authorities in the coming days.
"This is a classic 'If you see something, say something' moment," he said. "If you see suspicious behavior, call the police immediately -- and that includes if you see suspicious behavior by someone who is a friend or family member."
PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Topics: Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security, Joe Lieberman, Osama Bin Laden, Susan Rice
Roundup
TPMDC Sunday Roundup
Walker: Public Employee Benefits 'LIke A Virus That Eats Up More And More of The Budget'
Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) appeared on Fox News Sunday, advocating his budget package -- which in addition to requiring greater contributions from public employees to their benefits packages, would also strip public employees of most collective bargaining rights. "If we're going to be in this together, (cut) our $3.6 billion budget deficit, it's going to take a whole lot more than just employee contributions when it comes to pensions and health care," Walker said. "But it's got to be a piece of the puzzle because as I saw at the local level, it's like a virus that eats up more and more of the budget if you don't get it under control."
Schumer: 'There Are Lots Of People On The Hard Right Clamoring For A Shutdown'
Appearing on State of the Union, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) accused Republicans of not wanting to avoid a government shutdown. "Here's the bottom line: we have said shutdown is off the table," Schumer said. "Speaker (John) Boehner, (Senate Minority Leader) Mitch McConnell, other Republican leaders have not taken it off the table when asked and there are lots of people on the hard right clamoring for a shutdown."
Topics: Budget, Chris Van Hollen, Chuck Schumer, Donald Rumsfeld, Government Shutdown, Hillary Clinton, Lindsey Graham, Roundup, Scott Walker, Sunday Shows, Susan Rice, Wisconsin , Wisconsin Protests, Wisconsin State Legislature
Sunday Shows
The Sunday Show Line-Ups
Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI)
Here are the line-ups for the Sunday talk shows this weekend:
• ABC, This Week: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
• CBS, Face The Nation: Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).
• CNN, State Of The Union: Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
• Fox News Sunday: Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI), Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO).
• NBC, Meet The Press: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Topics: Chris Van Hollen, Claire McCaskill, Dick Durbin, Donald Rumsfeld, Hillary Clinton, Lindsey Graham, Paul Ryan, Scott Walker, Sunday Shows, Susan Rice, Tom Coburn, Wisconsin , Wisconsin Protests, Wisconsin State Legislature
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Why Republican Demands To Debate DADT Repeal For Two Weeks Are Bogus
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Senate Republicans have been playing a neat trick to squeeze Don't Ask, Don't Tell repeal off the Senate calendar. On the one hand, as the year comes to an end, they're eating up the last days of floor time and refusing to debate any issues until the tax cut fight is resolved and the federal government is funded into next year. On the other hand, they're laying out arbitrary -- and totally new -- benchmarks for how long it should take to debate the Defense Authorization bill (the vehicle for DADT repeal) to argue that there isn't enough time to debate it this Congress.
Speaking on the Senate floor back in September, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell claimed, "The Defense authorization bill requires 4 or 5 weeks to debate."
This weekend on "Meet the Press," he revised that figure down to two weeks. "Once you get on the defense bill, it typically takes two weeks," he claimed.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Topics: Defense Authorization , Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Mitch McConnell, Republicans, Susan Collins, Susan Rice
Sunday Shows
The Sunday Show Line-Ups
White House senior advisor David Axelrod
Here are the line-ups for the Sunday talk shows this weekend:
• ABC, This Week: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (R-MD), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
• CBS, Face The Nation: Gov. Charlie Crist (I-FL), Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS), Gov. Bob Riley (R-AL).
• CNN, State Of The Union: Gov. Bob Riley (R-AL).
• Fox News Sunday: Senate nominee Carly Fiorina (R-CA), Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice; and Barbara Bush, daughter of former President George W. Bush.
• NBC, Meet The Press: White House Senior Adviser David Axelrod.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Topics: 2010 elections, BP, Bob Riley, CA-SEN, Carly Fiorina, Charlie Crist, David Axelrod, FL-SEN, Gulf Coast Oil Spill, Haley Barbour, Oil Spill, Senate '10, Sunday Shows, Susan Rice
Roundup
TPMDC Morning Roundup
Geithner: Unemployment Will 'Stay Unacceptably High For A Very Long Time'
In an appearance on the Today show, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said that unemployment is "still terribly high and is going to stay unacceptably high for a very long time," as a result of the damage caused by the recession. "Just because this was the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression," Geithner said, "a huge amount of damage was done to businesses and families across the country ... and it's going to take us a long time to heal that damage."
Obama's Day Roundup
President Obama will receive his daily briefing at 9:30 a.m. ET. He will depart from Andrews Air Force Base at 1:20 p.m. ET, arriving in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, at 2:35 p.m. ET. He will then arrive in Portland, Maine, at 3:05 p.m. ET. He will deliver remarks on health insurance reform at 3:25 p.m. ET. He will depart from Portsmouth at 4:55 p.m. ET, arriving at 5:40 p.m. ET in Boston, Massachusetts. He will deliver remarks at a DNC fundraising reception at 6:05 p.m. ET, and at a DNC fundraiser at 8:05 p.m. ET. He will depart from Boston at 8:45 p.m. ET, arriving back at Andrews Air Force Base at 10:05 p.m. ET.
Topics: Barack Obama, Iran, Roundup, Steve Hildebrand, Susan Rice, Timothy Geithner, Unemployment, Unemployment benefits
James Jones
TPMDC Sunday Roundup
James Jones Hits Back At McCain: I Don't Play Politics With National Security
Appearing on State of the Union, National Security Adviser James Jones fired back at Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), who said on the Senate floor that Jones doesn't "want to alienate the left base of the Democrat [sic] Party." Jones responded: "I've known him for many, many years. And he knows that I don't play politics with national - I don't play politics. And I certainly don't play it with national security. And neither does anyone else I know. The lives of our young men and women are on the line. The strategy does not belong to any political party and I can assure you that the President of the United States is not playing to any political base. And I take exception to that remark."
Greenspan: Economic Growth To Be 3%, Unemployment To Go Over 10%
Appearing on This Week, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan predicted that the third-quarter economic growth figure will hit 3% -- but that this won't be enough to prevent an increase in the unemployment rate. "But remember, the end of the job loss is not the same thing as if the unemployment rate is going to start down," said Greenspan. "My own suspicion is that we're going to penetrate the 10 percent barrier and stay there for a while before we start down."
Topics: Afghanistan, Alan Greenspan, Anthony Zinni, Barbara Boxer, Chuck Schumer, Health Care, Iran, James Jones, John Ensign, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Susan Rice
Chuck Schumer
The Sunday Show Line-Ups
Here are the line-ups for the Sunday talk shows this weekend:
• ABC, This Week: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX).
• CBS, Face The Nation: National Security Adviser Gen. James Jones, Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), Gen. Anthony Zinni, Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO).
• CNN, State Of The Union: National Security Adviser Gen. James Jones, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-AZ).
• Fox News Sunday: Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA).
• NBC, Meet The Press: Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Topics: Barbara Boxer, Bob Casey, Carl Levin, Chuck Schumer, Evan Bayh, Ike Skelton, James Jones, John Cornyn, Jon Kyl, Lindsey Graham, Saxby Chambliss, Susan Rice
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