ThinkFast: August 19, 2010 » ~ By Think Progress at 9:00 am

A new Pew poll finds that nearly one in five Americans — and 31 percent of self-identified Republicans — believe that President Obama is a Muslim. The poll found that only 10 percent of Democrats hold that belief.

The last U.S. combat brigade in Iraq has left the country, “a move that helps U.S. President Barack Obama reach his goal of 50,000 troops in the country by September 1.â€

ThinkFast: August 20, 2010 » ~ By Think Progress at 9:00 am

The President's Deficit Commission is “considering proposals to raise the retirement age and take other steps to shore up the finances of Social Security.â€

ThinkFast: August 24, 2010 » ~ By Think Progress at 9:00 am

Iowa RNC member Kim Lehman said yesterday that she believes President Obama is a Muslim. “Call the president,â€

ThinkFast: August 25, 2010 » ~ By Think Progress at 9:00 am

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is “at risk of becoming the third Senate incumbent ousted in a primary this cycleâ€

[quote]And finally: Rep. Ron Paul's (R-TX) iconic 55-foot limousine from his 2008 presidential campaign is getting an upgrade from a famed car designer, who will stretch it to 105 feet, making it the world's longest car. The limo — a companion to Paul's blimp — “was painted with stars, stripes and slogans including ‘Ron Paul Revolution,'â€

ThinkFast: August 26, 2010 » ~ By Think Progress at 9:00 am

In an interview with The Atlantic, former chairman of the Republican National Committee Ken Mehlman revealed that he is gay. Mehlman, who was also George W. Bush's campaign manager in 2004, said he arrived at the conclusion recently and disclosed it now because he wants to become an advocate for gay marriage.

After a New Yorker article and ThinkProgress research exposed their role in “crafting the modern right,â€

ThinkFast: August 27, 2010 » ~ By Think Progress at 9:00 am

“We see Glenn Beck as a guy who is bringing revelations of understanding to the American people,â€

ThinkFast: August 30, 2010 » ~ By Think Progress at 9:00 am

“I can't spend all of my time with my birth certificate plastered on my forehead,â€

ThinkFast: August 31, 2010 » ~ By Think Progress at 9:00 am

In a speech from the Oval Office tonight, President Obama will formally end the seven-year combat mission in Iraq that left 4,400 U.S. troops dead and thousands more wounded. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Obama will be careful not to declare victory: “Obviously tomorrow marks a change in our mission. It marks a milestone that we have achieved in removing our combat troops,â€

ThinkFast: September 1, 2010 » ~ By Think Progress at 9:00 am

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) conceded defeat in her primary race against tea party-backed Joe Miller last night, after a count of absentee ballots made it clear she would fall short. “It's been a long week,â€

ThinkFast: September 2, 2010 » ~ By Think Progress at 9:00 am

Speaking in Baghdad yesterday about the end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that even if the Iraq war ends okay, “it will always be clouded by how it began.â€

ThinkFast: September 3, 2010 » ~ By Think Progress at 9:00 am

The new labor report released this morning finds that unemployment rose last month to 9.6 percent. Still, the economy added a better-than-expected 67,000 private sector jobs in August. “Since its most recent low in December 2009, private-sector employment has risen by 763,000.â€

ThinkFast: September 7, 2010 » ~ By Think Progress at 9:00 am

A new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds that for the “first time in more than four years, Republicans run about evenly with Democrats on the basic question of which party they trust to handle the nation's biggest problems.â€

ThinkFast: September 8, 2010 » ~ By Think Progress at 9:00 am

Speaking to a gathering of American Muslims last night, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned the planned Quran burning as a “disrespectful, disgraceful act.â€

ThinkFast: September 9, 2010 » ~ By Think Progress at 9:00 am

Pakistan's ambassador to the United States is calling on Fox News host Glenn Beck to denounce a Florida church's plan to burn the Quran. “I think it would help if Mr. Glenn Beck came out against it, and said that people of faith do not burn the books of people of other faith,â€

ThinkFast: September 10, 2010 » ~ By Think Progress at 9:00 am

[b]A federal judge ruled yesterday that “Don't Ask, Don't Tellâ€

ThinkFast: September 13, 2010 » ~ By Think Progress at 9:00 am

House Minority Leader [b]John Boehner (R-OH) “opened the door to a compromiseâ€

ThinkFast: September 14, 2010 » ~ By Think Progress at 9:00 am

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) will move a defense authorization bill next week that includes a repeal of the military's Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT) policy. The Wonk Room's Igor Volsky makes the case thateven senators who support the policy should vote for cloture.

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf said yesterday that [b]he is considering “every optionâ€

ThinkFast: September 15, 2010 » ~ By Think Progress at 9:00 am

Realizing the “GOP nightmare,â€

ThinkFast: September 16, 2010 » ~ By Think Progress at 9:00 am

President Obama [b]will appoint Elizabeth Warren to “a special advisery roleâ€

ThinkFast: September 17, 2010 » ~ By Think Progress at 9:00 am

“Stungâ€

ThinkFast: September 20, 2010 » ~ By Think Progress at 9:00 am

Tax experts say that that if the Republicans' argument that the Bush tax cuts effect half of all small business income is to be believed, that would mean [b]President Obama himself would be considered a “small business.â€