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This Week On The RNC Research Department’s “Stomping Grounds” Blog

OBAMA’S K ST. CONNECTION: During the campaign Obama promised to close the revolving between the White House and K Street, but apparently that door has been flung wide open by the Obama administration and 2009 is accordingly being hailed as the year of the lobbyist.

HEALTH CARE HIJACKED!: After railing against what he called the “hijacking” of the reconciliation process only a few years ago, President Obama is now planning to play pirate and capture the process himself to push through his unpopular $2.5 trillion government takeover of health care in a purely partisan manner.  

THE REVIEWS ARE IN: Find out what pols, pundits, and talking heads have been saying about Obama’s “bipartisan” health care summit.

GUESS WHO’S COMING TO THE WHITE HOUSE: HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius meets today at the White House with health insurance execs and while the media is expecting her to berate them for not getting on board with the administration’s government takeover of health care, it’s much more likely the execs will receive a warm welcome.  No wonder liberals are so unhappy with Obama’s health care proposal.

CAVING TO THE KREMLIN?: As President Obama tries to realize his vision of eliminating America’s greatest strategic deterrent, our nuclear arsenal, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is announcing Russia will upgrade its own military arsenal.

DOUBLE SPEAKER VI: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has done it again – this time she’s redefined the term bipartisanship to accommodate the harsh political climate Dems in Congress find themselves in.  Find out what she said and watch the “Double Speak(er)” video.

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