National Journal’s Dan Friedman: Coburn actually said “I am member of the gang.”

…because that’s how it’s done in the 24-hour news cycle. From CNN.com: In the same town-hall, Coburn reiterated his opposition to the health care legislation but warned town-hall attendees to be wary of information they receive about the bill on Fox News. “What we have to have is make sure …

Democrats.Senate.Gov: Unexpected Guest, "Dr. No," Blocks Veterans Bill Democratic Senators Daniel Akaka, Jon Tester and Mark Begich held a press conference today calling on Republican Senator Tom Coburn to release his hold on a veterans’ health bill. Senator Coburn showed up to the press conference attacking him and sat in …

Here’s the weirdest headline/intro we’ve seen in a while. Nancy Pelosi vs. Rush Limbaugh — By: Chuck Norris Despite the fact that a recent poll found that Americans now believe (by a 3-1 ratio) gas prices are a bigger problem than global warming, The Washington Post noted that House Speaker …

American Public Media recently launched Budget Hero – an interactive game that lets people explore the major issues of the election by changing the federal budget to match their stands on issues and their values- sort of like WarCraft for policy wonks. This latest game, that’ll have like-minded fiscal conservatives …

Pershing: Pots, Kettles and Earmarks Bres: Hoyer blasts Republicans on earmark moratorium Pershing: Bush Hits on Stimulus, Earmark Reform As an aside, press releases “reacting” to the speech from left and right have been rolling in for a couple of hours, but Capitol Briefing can’t share them with you because …