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Blame Woodrow Wilson, who broke a century-old presidential tradition of delivering the State of the Union message only in writing. Blame Harry S. Truman, the first chief executive to make the address on television, or Lyndon B. Johnson, the first to do so in prime time.Politico

Pete Seeger’s career carried him from singing at labor rallies to the Top 10 to college auditoriums to folk festivals, and from a conviction for contempt of Congress (after defying the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s) to performing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at an inaugural concert for Barack Obama.New York Times

Jerry Pippin hosts this special presentation of Pete Seeger's life.

Morning Quarterback is a person who passes judgement on and criticizes something after the event (the Oxford Dictionary).

 

We take a look at the Sunday talk shows and more

The past week's political events that help shape the American  politics.

Acontecimientos políticos de la semana pasada que ayudan a conformar el cuerpo político estadounidense.

 

46%  say representative in their own congressional district deserves re-election. Gallup

The political magazine with a full cup of Coffee and a few polling numbers in between the refills.

La revista política con una taza llena de café y algunos números de las encuestas entre las recargas.

Today marks the sixth year anniversary of Bostonred on the Internet from the historic 2008 campaign to Obamacare and points beyond.

 

Edward Snowden,is holding a live chat on the freesnowden.is website Thursday at 3 p.m. ET.Questions can be submitted on twitter using the #AskSnowden hashtag. Snowden's responses will appear at http://www.freesnowden.is/asksnowden.

The Facebook forecast model, in North Carolina, incumbent Sen. Kay Hagan, a Democrat, leads State House Speaker Thom Tillis, the leading Republican contender, by 52.7 to 47.3. In the open Michigan Senate race, Democratic Rep. Gary Peters leads the announced Republican candidate, former Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land, 55.6 to 44.4. And, assuming he survives a primary challenge, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell holds a 53.9 to 46.1 lead over Alison Lundergan Grimes, the Democratic secretary of state. In Alaska, Democratic Sen. Mark Begich is in a dead heat whether he faces Joe Miller, the 2010 Republican Senate nominee, or Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell.Politico Matthew MacWilliams and Edward Erikson

"The New jersey Governor Chris Christie the GOP golden boy is falling like a rock and not the Prudential Rock"Jerry Pippin Political Analyst,

Most Americans following "Bridgegate" do not believe New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was unaware his aides caused a traffic jam for political payback, a new USA TODAY/Pew Research Center poll shows.His unfavorable rating has jumped, from 17% of respondents a year ago to 34%.

On Tom Coburn's Retirement:

"When it comes to the transcendent debate over the size and cost of government, Tom Coburn is simply without peer. No one has done more to awaken Americans to the threat posed by a government that chronically spends more than it takes in, and no one has worked harder at finding a solution."Mitch McConnell

Doctor Tom Coburn has represented the ‘Gold Standard' for smart and tough fiscal conservatism since he began serving in the United States Congress in 1995. He is a true hero of the American Taxpayer and one of the most influential voices in American politics today.  Governor Mary Fallin

Morning Quarterback is a person who passes judgement on and criticizes something after the event (the Oxford Dictionary).

 

We take a look at the Sunday talk shows and more

The past week's political events that help shape the American  politics.

Acontecimientos políticos de la semana pasada que ayudan a conformar el cuerpo político estadounidense.