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Today, when CNN’s Ed Henry asked Press Secretary Robert Gibbs for his reaction to Cheney’s criticisms, Gibbs said that CNN invited Cheney because “Rush Limbaugh was busy,” and called Cheney “the next most &hellip;</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <abbr class="updated" title="2009-03-16T13:05:39-07:00"> 1 day ago</abbr> by <a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/people/technorati/fshakir">fshakir</a> in <a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/blogs/thinkprogress.org">Think Progress</a> &middot; <a class="links" href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/blogs/thinkprogress.org?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 5,087</a> </div> <div class="discussion"> <h4>Attention [6]:</h4> <ul> <li class="first-child"> <a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/posts/IFd30phXIfAYXedbL_AVmWfkPKpeU6_HDI9LZJY_L1s%3D?sub=0bSlLgfJOi3Y1LrlikEe6J_zP7aWysmZpeSVz%2B1lrBA%3D">Comments from Left Field</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/posts/IFd30phXIfAYXedbL_AVmWfkPKpeU6_HDI9LZJY_L1s%3D?sub=Va3DpjRYAKhGcKwkpkXaWbgU4aUcj6Xmt6bbFgVS4gE%3D">PERRspectives</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/posts/IFd30phXIfAYXedbL_AVmWfkPKpeU6_HDI9LZJY_L1s%3D?sub=bQqUh4DS2lS9kIYUorHqzInPgLEb8uVJXzfsiJW%2B3T4%3D">Boing Boing</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="news"> <h2> <a class="title" href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/politics/?source=news&amp;sort=buzz&amp;page=1">Rising news stories by attention</a> <a class="more" href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/politics/?source=news&amp;page=1"> View All &raquo; 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The Department of the Treasury is looking at ways to simply reduce the amount of money it's lending to AIG; they'd start with the latest $30 billion line of credit and subtract the value of the bonuses paid. And that's the question: to how much, precisely, do the bonuses add up? Published values range from $165 million to $1.2 billion. &hellip;</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <abbr class="updated" title="2009-03-16T13:46:44-07:00"> 1 day ago</abbr> in <a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/blogs/politics.theatlantic.com">The Atlantic Politics Channel</a> &middot; <a class="links" href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/blogs/politics.theatlantic.com?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 425</a> </div> <div class="discussion"> <h4>Attention [1]:</h4> <ul> <li class="first-child"> <a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/posts/P%2BgiHitLk3X_rs1Z6Y5yzbTRQmkHtSYSl9aR7xDvcwQ%3D?sub=wMWkygHc60k9JvMf5G3j29VcPjBYJPL_OfwgGU3Z_5w%3D">Hot Air » Top Picks</a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/posts/%2BXa38Z1fQc1tOUafQEcMKvzaFz%2BcIhNVqwgCywRxjmY%3D"> Photoshop contest: Obama Fingers; Updated with new entries </a></h3> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Okay, this one is just crying out for a makeover. Calling all Photoshoppers!When I think Obama Fingers, I don’t think chicken nuggets.I think octopus tentacles…I think pig’s feet…I think Dyson’s vaccum…Your turn to shake and bake…***Update: Serving up the first batch of entries…From reader Bill D… &hellip;</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <abbr class="updated" title="2009-03-16T14:07:49-07:00"> 1 day ago</abbr> by <a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/people/technorati/michellemalkin">michellemalkin</a> in <a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/blogs/michellemalkin.com">Michelle Malkin</a> &middot; <a class="links" href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/blogs/michellemalkin.com?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 4,666</a> </div> <div class="discussion"> <h4>Attention [3]:</h4> <ul> <li class="first-child"> <a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/posts/%2BXa38Z1fQc1tOUafQEcMKvzaFz%2BcIhNVqwgCywRxjmY%3D?sub=_EQA5mxMVdpjc3WWEFRMfPi1osnDLI86zMwLshNO34M%3D">Wizbang</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/posts/%2BXa38Z1fQc1tOUafQEcMKvzaFz%2BcIhNVqwgCywRxjmY%3D?sub=JHeScTS8na03HnVklVelsqJNCbwhIpEPmoZdHRipsY0%3D">America is an Obamanation!</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/posts/%2BXa38Z1fQc1tOUafQEcMKvzaFz%2BcIhNVqwgCywRxjmY%3D?sub=f3hEPTpR0zvFU0uZBhhkE5wre37TSK01WCiWT9Hr5ao%3D">Riehl World View</a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/posts/D5wXMG7ZUd175XZ71KFnkcfdMFbPMXLMi1zqdliBbAU%3D"> 120 Nations Meet in Attempt to Avert Global Water Crisis </a></h3> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Photo via the Scurry Group Half of the world's population will be living in areas of &quot;acute water shortage&quot; by 2030. That's the grim finding of a report issued by the UN last week, and it's one of the main reasons that 120 countries have convened in Istanbul for a World Water Forum in order to address the burgeoning crisis. &hellip;</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <abbr class="updated" title="2009-03-16T12:19:05-07:00"> 1 day ago</abbr> by <a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/people/technorati/dmazone">dmazone</a> in <a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/blogs/www.treehugger.com">TreeHugger</a> &middot; <a class="links" href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/blogs/www.treehugger.com?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 5,718</a> </div> <div class="discussion"> <h4>Attention [1]:</h4> <ul> <li class="first-child"> <a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/posts/D5wXMG7ZUd175XZ71KFnkcfdMFbPMXLMi1zqdliBbAU%3D?sub=26_JFUw97JGL4ZOi_CysLiKmeJNIWtOMI%2BlRKGAOmm4%3D">The Green Life</a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li> <a class="image-link" href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/posts/sJT3s3dQl1I7zNaIRKyT_2fcBfgx6eGeBkBs0DoTAF4%3D"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090317214342im_/http://static.technorati.com/asset/img/0/5/a/f/05af2eb66987397912d7c77c610936a4.jpg" width="80" height="75" title="McCain Refuses To Condemn Ingraham’s Attacks On His Daughter" alt="Image of McCain Refuses To Condemn Ingraham’s Attacks On His Daughter"/> </a> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/posts/sJT3s3dQl1I7zNaIRKyT_2fcBfgx6eGeBkBs0DoTAF4%3D"> McCain Refuses To Condemn Ingraham’s Attacks On His Daughter </a></h3> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Last week, ThinkProgress reported that hate radio host Laura Ingraham responded to Meghan McCain’s criticism of right-wingers like Ann Coulter by calling her “ plus-sized .” Meghan shot back, telling Ingraham, “ stop talking about my body .” Yesterday, Meghan ripped Ingraham on The View, saying, “ Kiss my fat ass !” Today, in his “Twitterview” with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos , Sen. &hellip;</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <abbr class="updated" title="2009-03-17T10:57:03-07:00"> 3 hours ago</abbr> by <a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/people/technorati/fshakir">fshakir</a> in <a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/blogs/thinkprogress.org">Think Progress</a> &middot; <a class="links" href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/blogs/thinkprogress.org?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 5,087</a> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="second column"> <div class="news"> <ul> <li> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/articles/jYbiEwN5XkpGVE31L_Qv38v8dSMIp2oeiPGPuW_lW20%3D">Pope: Condoms &quot;Increase Problem&quot; Of AIDS</a></h3> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Pope Benedict XVI says the distribution of condoms is not the answer in the fight against AIDS in Africa. &quot;You can't resolve it with the distribution of condoms,&quot; the pope told reporters aboard the Alitalia plane headed to Yaounde, Cameroon.&hellip;</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <abbr class="updated" title="2009-03-17T07:25:21-07:00"> 7 hours ago</abbr> in <a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/publications/cbsnews.com">http://cbsnews.com</a> </div> <div class="discussion"> <h4>Attention [1]:</h4> <ul> <li class="first-child"><a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/articles/jYbiEwN5XkpGVE31L_Qv38v8dSMIp2oeiPGPuW_lW20%3D?sub=ZoxuYuvjHvEUvXiVPwvBOcX7pafC%2BTlAHOFpxZulEWE%3D">Pam's House Blend - Front Page</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/articles/eT5HsLVvInmuvjRk%2B9St9wU7Rt80cv3RRBRtp8YL1sI%3D">Congress looking at huge taxes on AIG bonuses</a></h3> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Congressional Democrats vowed Tuesday to all but strip AIG executives of their $165 million in bonuses as expressions of outrage swelled in Congress over eye-catching extra income for employees of a firm that has received billions in taxpayer bailout&hellip;</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <abbr class="updated" title="2009-03-17T08:49:43-07:00"> 5 hours ago</abbr> in <a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/publications/feeds.sfgate.com">feeds.sfgate</a> </div> </li> <li id="ymanager-container"> <!-- BEGIN STANDARD TAG - 234 x 60 - Technorati.com: ROS - DO NOT MODIFY --> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090317214342js_/http://ad.yieldmanager.com/st?ad_type=ad&amp;ad_size=234x60§ion=481845"></script> <!-- END TAG --> </li> <li> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/articles/ST0qqG2g3FRm3Qg4mC0HiLX8pcneeB1LZkDQ_1eZBKI%3D">Pope: condoms are no answer to Aids</a></h3> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Pontiff's remarks on first visit to continent outrage health agencies trying to halt spread of HIV and AidsThe Pope today reignited the controversy over the Catholic church's stance on condom use as he made his first trip to Africa.The pontiff said&hellip;</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <abbr class="updated" title="2009-03-17T08:35:07-07:00"> 6 hours ago</abbr> in <a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/publications/guardian.co.uk">guardian.co</a> </div> </li> <li> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/web/20090317214342/http://www.technorati.com/articles/MDJ6HekuoKPet6bXm6kwIFV3pHaJhO8hfkpwTzN7kEg%3D">MEGHAN MCCAIN: PLUS IS A PLUS</a></h3> <div class="entry-content"> <p>MEGHAN McCain has her father's infamous temper. 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