Hardball

Interest groups play health hardball (The Politico) (politico.com) - March 19, 2010
Unions and political organizations ratchet up the pressure as the clock ticks towards the final vote.

El Molino set to open rebuilding hardball campaign (Sonoma West Times & News) (sonomawest.com) - March 17, 2010
The varsity baseball Lions will be in a full-blown rebuilding mode as they kick off the spring hardball campaign this week.

Hardball Classic begins today at Cherokee (The Rogersville Review) (therogersvillereview.com) - March 17, 2010
Cherokee’s Caleb Buell gets back to bag just ahead of pickoff throw Monday night at Sevier County. The Hardball Classic gets underway at Cherokee today.

Late-innings hardball in health care push (The Oshkosh Northwestern) (thenorthwestern.com) - March 17, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - With time and tempers short, everyones playing hardball in the drive to pass - or stop - President Barack Obamas massive health care legislation by the weekend.

Moderate Democrats feel heat in late-inning health-care hardball (The Charleston Gazette) (wvgazette.com) - March 17, 2010
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- With time and tempers short, everyones playing hardball in the drive to pass -- or stop -- President Barack Obamas massive health care leg…

Late-innings hardball in health care push (AP via Yahoo! News) (news.yahoo.com) - March 16, 2010
With time and tempers short, everyone's playing hardball in the drive to pass — or stop — President Barack Obama's massive health care legislation by the weekend.

All sides playing hardball on health care bill (AP via Yahoo! News) (news.yahoo.com) - March 16, 2010
With time and tempers short, everyone's playing hardball in the drive to pass — or stop — President Barack Obama's massive health care legislation by the weekend. Business groups are spending $1 milli…

Late-innings hardball in health care push (WABC-TV New York) (abclocal.go.com) - March 16, 2010
Everyone's playing hardball in the drive to pass - or stop - President Barack Obama's massive health care legislation by the weekend.

Law Librarian Blog: Amazon Plays Hardball With Small- and Medium ... (lawprofessors.typepad.com) - March 19, 2010
Amazon Plays Hardball With Small- and Medium-Sized Publishers Over eBook Pricing Model. In Amazon Threatens Publishers as Apple Looms, Motoko Rich and Brad Stone report on how Amazon.com is trying to…

Red Raider Hardball :: Red Raiders Travel to College Station ... (doubletnation.com) - March 19, 2010
Daily news, notes and links on the Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball series with Texas A&M Aggies.

Interest groups play health care hardball - David Catanese ... (politico.com) - March 19, 2010
Unions and political organizations ratchet up the pressure as the clock ticks towards the final vote.

Baseball team plays hardball for Veazey | The Red and Black (redandblack.com) - March 18, 2010
Three hits, including a home run in his final at-bat. That's the performance Diamond Dog's freshman shortstop Chance Veazey delivered in his final.

American Power: When the Whip Comes Down: GOP Plays Hardball on ... (americanpowerblog.blogspot.com) - March 18, 2010
Republicans are playing hardball after several "sweetheart" deals emerged in the Senate-passed health care bill, including the so-called "Cornhusker kickback" -- which would spare Nebraska certain Med…

Spring Break Links (hardballtimes.com) - March 18, 2010
I'm off for Spring Break, as are many college students. To celebrate, here are some sweet baseball links: -Milton Bradley.

Republicans play hardball « Don Surber (blogs.dailymail.com) - March 18, 2010
Republicans play hardball. Chicago politics, meet Oklahoma. Republican Senator Doctor Tom Coburn: “If you voted no and you vote yes, and you lose your election, and you think any nomination to a feder…

Hardball - Transterrestrial Musings (transterrestrial.com) - March 18, 2010
Hardball. “Sell your vote, and we will publish it.” Sounds good to me. That's just called political accountability. I also like the threat that any nominations for sold votes will be held by the Senat…

@AssholeNupe7 more like the team on HardBall! G-Baby and nem! "I love it when u call me Big Poppa!" lol - March 19, 2010

RT @DH1976: #TeaParty Cruelty-HELP ID PERSON WHO ACCOSTS DISABLED MAN OVER #HCR http://bit.ly/bFb5N3 plz help ID creep #p2 #tcot #tlot #AFP #hardball - March 19, 2010

#Amazon_Kindle #Publishers on 1 Fav Source+3 others like Daring Fireball-Amazon Playing Hardball With Book Publish... http://bit.ly/bhHdxp - March 19, 2010

@cockbongo his famous 2004 performance on 'hardball'(?) is one of my all time favorite tv moments. - March 19, 2010
@cockbongo his famous 2004 performance on 'hardball'(?) is one of my all time favorite tv moments.

#TeaParty Cruelty-HELP ID PERSON WHO ACCOSTS DISABLED MAN OVER #HCR http://bit.ly/bFb5N3 plz help ID creep #p2 #tcot #tlot #AFP #hardball - March 19, 2010

Anyone in State College 28+ and interested in playing baseball? We're looking for a few more people to fill out our roster. Yes -- hardball. - March 19, 2010
Anyone in State College 28+ and interested in playing baseball? We're looking for a few more people to fill out our roster. Yes -- hardball.

Sorry, gotta say it: "Indiana's Cons Hardball" is proof 1 doesn't need either political savvy or ethics to be a blogger. Pure trash. #fail - March 19, 2010
Sorry, gotta say it: "Indiana's Cons Hardball" is proof 1 doesn't need either political savvy or ethics to be a blogger. Pure trash. #fail

Amazon Playing Hardball With Book Publishers Over Kindle Pricing http://tinyurl.com/yztz342 - March 19, 2010

Griechenland und Deutschland Wiedergabe Hardball - March 18, 2010
In eine neue Wendung in der laufenden Schulden griechischen Tragödie, in Deutschland Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel hat sich verstärkt mit dem Krieg der Worte, sagte der Euro-Zone müssen die Mitglieder…

Congressman Pence Calls Tea Partiers "Despicable" - March 17, 2010
http://MOXNews.com/ March 17, 2010 MSNBC HARDBALL

'March madness' health care drive - March 17, 2010
With time and tempers short, everyone's playing hardball in the drive to pass, or stop, President Barack Obama's massive health care legislation by the weekend. AP's Mark Smith reports.

All sides playing hardball on health care bill - March 16, 2010
WASHINGTON – With time and tempers short, everyone’s playing hardball in the drive to pass — or stop — President Barack Obama’s massive health care legislation by the weekend. Business groups are spen…

Democrats: Store closed for health care reform deals - March 15, 2010
Pelosi plays hardball with rank and file in run-up to historic health care vote.

Amazon Plays Hardball on Sales Tax Issues - March 15, 2010
Post addresses Amazon's responses to state tax laws and associates. Further developments in this area look likely as more states examine slaes tax practices.

Inet Companies play hardball with states. No small biz 4 u! - March 14, 2010
In severing those ties, Amazon blamed a new state law requiring it to collect up to an estimated $4.6 million in online sales taxes a year. The states asks online retailers to collect tax, companies r…

SEIU Warns Dems: If You Don't Back Reform, We Won't Back You - March 13, 2010
Hardball time. In what seems intended as a shot across the bow of House Dems wavering on health reform, top officials with the labor powerhouse SEIU have bluntly told a Democratic member that they wil…

YouTube - Charles Swift, lawyer for Hamdan at Guantanamo, on Hardball (youtube.com) - February 04, 2010
Lieutenant Commander Charles Swift of the Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) speaks to Chris Matthews on Hardball after winning a U.S. Supreme Court case on behalf of Guantanamo detainee Salim Ahmed…

List of sports clichés - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (en.wikipedia.org) - February 03, 2010

Open Left:: Constitutional Beanball (openleft.com) - January 29, 2010
on Citizens United Supreme Court decision re: corporations and political donations.

SSRN-Constitutional Hardball by Mark Tushnet (papers.ssrn.com) - January 29, 2010
This Essay develops the idea that there is a practice called constitutional hardball. The practice has three characteristics: it involves arguments and behavior by political actors (including judges,…

Hardball: Race relations and America (msnbc.msn.com) - January 19, 2010
Christ Mathew host discussion on Race from Texas Southern University.

A Very Short List (washingtonmonthly.com) - January 07, 2010

Todd Harris, GOP Strategist, DECIMATED By Chris Matthews (VIDEO) (huffingtonpost.com) - January 07, 2010

Michelle Obama & Hillary Clinton:Gallup Poll winners (Video) (examiner.com) - January 06, 2010
maybe its just easier to trust a woman

Robin: Amazon Playing Hardball With Book Publishers Over Kindle Pricing http://tinyurl.com/yztz342 (twitter.com) - March 19, 2010
Robin Amazon Playing Hardball With Book Publishers Over Kindle Pricing http://mhpbooks.com/mobyliv... 1 hour ago from Twitter - Comment - Like

CatCubed: Amazon Playing Hardball With Book Publishers Over Kindle Pricing (mhpbooks.com) - March 19, 2010
CatCubed Amazon Playing Hardball With Book Publishers Over Kindle Pricing - http://mhpbooks.com/mobyliv... 1 hour ago from Google Reader - Comment - Like Still not quite sure who to root for in this…

Alita Holly: RT @kellbo0: @Noetical Didn't Chris Mathews just kick some serious ass tonight. Made me proud. #hardball (twitter.com) - March 19, 2010
Alita Holly RT @kellbo0: @Noetical Didn't Chris Mathews just kick some serious ass tonight. Made me proud. #hardball 2 hours ago from Twitter - Comment - Like

Alita Holly: RT @kellbo0: @Noetical loved when he kept saying "make your pitch" Chris Mathews to Americans For Prosperity on #hardball http://bit.ly/8Xsfi0 #p2 #HCR (twitter.com) - March 19, 2010
Alita Holly RT @kellbo0: @Noetical loved when he kept saying "make your pitch" Chris Mathews to Americans For Prosperity on #hardball http://noetical.me/137... #p2 #HCR 2 hours ago from Twitter - Com…

David Kerns: @PernilleRosen Why is Boogie playing hardball? Fair questions in another format perhaps...but you and Johan tackled it perfectly. (twitter.com) - March 19, 2010
David Kerns @PernilleRosen Why is Boogie playing hardball? Fair questions in another format perhaps...but you and Johan tackled it perfectly. 3 hours ago from Twitter - Comment - Like

John Federico: Amazon Playing Hardball With Book Publishers Over Kindle Pricing (mhpbooks.com) - March 19, 2010
John Federico Amazon Playing Hardball With Book Publishers Over Kindle Pricing - http://mhpbooks.com/mobyliv... 4 hours ago from Google Reader - Comment - Like

Ken Kennedy: Great overview of the Amazon ebook story by @kindleworld: "Amazon plays hardball to keep lower pricing option" http://bit.ly/aOL7X4 (twitter.com) - March 19, 2010
Ken Kennedy Great overview of the Amazon ebook story by @kindleworld: "Amazon plays hardball to keep lower pricing option" http://kindleworld.blogspot.com/2010... 5 hours ago from Twitter - Comment -…

Improve Your English: Amazon plays hardball with book publishers: According to a story in today's New York Times, Amazon's negotiating with major book .. (twitter.com) - March 19, 2010
Improve Your English Amazon plays hardball with book publishers: According to a story in today's New York Times, Amazon's negotiating with major book .. 6 hours ago from Twitter - Comment - Like

Durbin's hardball game - March 07, 2010
Are calling for a bare-knuckle strategy against the GOP. Photo by AP Democrats are hungry for a hardball ? I am the mob. TeamPOLITICO : Mar. 8, 2010 - 4:51 AM EST Democrats are hungry for a hardball s…

Bunning's fiscal hardball jams GOP - March 01, 2010
Some Republicans are back away from Bunning's tough stance on spending. Photo by AP Fresh off last week’s high-profile White... House summit, Republicans were eager to continue the health care debate…

Baltimore #14 on Hardball Times top prospect list - February 21, 2010
As far as Hardball Times is concerned... about even with Yanks as far as Hardball Times is concerned... This is how they felt the top ten looked at Hardball Times. I disagree with them on a few. There…

Installation plays hardball - December 30, 2009
I just installed Fedora for the first time on my Windows/Linux dual boot system. The Fedora installer gave me the option ... of installing over the present linux installation on the disk, an old Mandr…

Hardball Times: O's get great value in Gonzalez - December 18, 2009
I don't like this move at all, though the hardball times is a very good website. Quote: : I don't see how Interesting breakdown http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/bl...mike-gonzalez/ Was that English?…

is priceline playing hardball - August 11, 2009
Been trying to book three rooms on pl for the last 4 nights and getting nowhere..there is 14 of us going in january,already... got 4rooms booked a while back,movenpick for £50,per twin room a night..b…

Hardball? - May 21, 2008
Hey, My boyfriend is getting high...and he just said "Love you...I am going to a hardball game now ." What the heck is a hardball game? Is it something to do with getting high because when I asked him…

McCain on Hardball now - September 20, 2004
McCain on hardball now McCain essentially said that Kerry was fundamentally wrong on Iraq. It's over. Nothing new. Move on. babababa FUNDAMENTALLY... somebody tell miss mccain that John Kerry is just…