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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
W.H. urged to address ‘racist’ charge — Some Democrats and political analysts are urging the White House to shift course and concede that Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor made an error when she suggested in 2001 that Hispanic women would make better judges than white men.
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New York Times:
Sotomayor's Sharp Tongue Raises Issue of Temperament — WASHINGTON — Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's Supreme Court nominee, has a blunt and even testy side, and it was on display in December at an argument before the full federal appeals court in New York.
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Positive Initial Reaction to Sotomayor Nomination — Americans believe intellect, experience most important in Obama's choice — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans' first reactions to the news of President Obama's nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court are decidedly …
Rasmussen Reports:
87% Expect Sotomayor Will Be Confirmed, 45% Say She Should Be — Eighty-seven percent (87%) of voters nationwide believe Judge Sonia Sotomayor will be confirmed as the next U.S. Supreme Court justice. That figure includes 59% who believe her confirmation is Very Likely.
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Only Republicans Can Drive Latinos to the Democrats — The Democratic Strategist notes Bill Pascoe's CQ Politics article “Did Obama Just Use the Sotomayor Nomination To Lock in Florida?” The piece notes that not only is Florida's Hispanic population large and growing …
Ali Frick / Think Progress:
Tancredo: Sotomayor Is A Member Of The ‘Latino KKK Without The Hoods Or The Nooses’ — Seizing the opportunity to vilify a female, Hispanic Supreme Court nominee, noted bigot Tom Tancredo has emerged from obscurity to denounce Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Earlier this week, Tancredo declared her to be a …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:First GOP senator pledges vote against Sotomayor
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:Washington Sketch: What Did Sotomayor Mean by That?
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Joe Kovacs / WorldNetDaily:Sonia Sotomayor ‘La Raza member’
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
THERE IS NO CAR-DEALER CONSPIRACY.... A whole lot of right-wing blogs are worked up today over a report about the political affiliations of Chrysler dealers who've been shut down. … Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.), who has a dealership that will close, called this “an outrage.”
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Ryan Powers / Think Progress:
Fox News Embraces Right-Wing Theory That Obama Is Forcing GOP-Owned Car Dealerships To Close — Citing a handful of right-wing bloggers yesterday afternoon, the Washington Examiner reported ominously, “Evidence appears to be mounting that the Obama administration has systematically targeted Chrysler dealers …
Mark Tapscott / Washington Examiner:
Furor grows over partisan car dealer closings — Evidence appears to be mounting that the Obama administration has systematically targeted for closing Chrysler dealers who contributed to Repubicans. What started earlier this week as mainly a rumbling on the Right side of the Blogosphere …
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Michelle Malkin:
Dealergate and the MSM — I talked about Dealergate on Fox and Friends this morning. Will try and get the video clip up later today. I made sure to credit bloggers Doug Ross and Joey Smith, who took the lead in probing the relationship between political considerations and Chrysler dealerships targeted …
Christina Hoag / NBC Los Angeles:
Kicking & Screaming: Journo Dragged From Near AF1 — A reporter for a small newspaper was forcibly removed from a press area near Air Force One shortly before President Barack Obama arrived at Los Angeles International Airport to depart California early Thursday.
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Sestak: Not Even Obama Can Talk Me Out Of Challenging Specter — In another sign of his determination to challenge Arlen Specter in the 2010 Democratic primary, Joe Sestak just told me in an interview that not even a personal plea from President Obama himself could dissuade him from making the race.
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Quinnipiac University:
Specter Tops Toomey By 9 Pts. In Pennsylvania Senate Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; New Democratic Senator Has Big Primary Lead — Former U.S. Rep. Pat Toomey, the likely Republican challenger in the 2010 Pennsylvania Senate race, has gained some ground and now trails newly-converted Democratic …
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Erick Erickson / Erick's blog:
The Peter Principle — We hang together or hang separately. … All of us, every single person regardless of political persuasion who reads this, have a tendency to deny our friends and fellow travelers at times. All of us. — Peter, under pressure and fear, denied Christ not just once, but three times.
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Reuters:
Pentagon denies report Iraq prison photos show rape — The Pentagon on Thursday denied a British newspaper report that photographs of Iraqi prisoner abuse, whose release U.S. President Barack Obama wants to block, include images of apparent rape and sexual abuse.
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The Huffington Post:
Nelson Now Open To Public Health Care, Baucus Will Fight For It — The push to include a public health care option as part of a system-wide overhaul benefited from two major boosts Wednesday. Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), the chairman of the Finance Committee and lead health care negotiator …
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The New Majority:
OBAMA: BUYER'S REMORSE — Admittedly, I was one of the moderate conservatives who was wooed by Obama during his PR campaign to become the country's next president. Sadly, even though I was still unsure of my vote until the week before the election, I know better now.
Eye on 2010:
This Democrat Is Itching To Run Against Sarah Palin for Governor — The Alaska Democrat who almost toppled Rep. Don Young last year is gearing up for another statewide race — against Gov. Sarah Palin, if she chooses to run for re-election. — “My sights are now on the governor's race,” …
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Sean Cockerham / Anchorage Daily News:Costs of dismissed Palin ethics complaints pile up
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Marc Caputo / St. Petersburg Times:
Gov. Crist signs $66.5 billion budget, breaks tax pledge — TALLAHASSEE — Breaking a pledge against raising taxes, Gov. Charlie Crist signed Florida's $66.5 billion budget into law Wednesday and barely used his veto pen. — Crist vetoed only two items: a small pay cut for some state workers …
Carlos Watson / The Stimulist:
The 10 Most Powerful Political Daughters — For more from Carlos, check out “How the Prop 8 Ruling Will Help Gay Marriage” and “Torture Won't Be Solved on Cable News.” — Father's Day — is still a few weeks off, but in the loving world of politics—some daughters have already given generous gifts to Dad.
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Matthew Parris / Times of London:
Please uncover your face. It's our custom — Why are women's faces concealed in East London but not in Damascus? — Funny to return from Lebanon, Syria and Turkey - where women go unveiled - and return to Britain, the land of the full hijab. I see more women with their faces covered in Tower Hamlets than I did in Damascus.
Josh Meyer / Los Angeles Times:
FBI planning a bigger role in terrorism fight — Bureau agents will gather evidence to ensure that criminal prosecutions of alleged terrorists are an option. The move is a reversal of the Bush administration's emphasis on covert CIA actions. — Reporting from Washington …
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Sarah Kershaw / New York Times:
For Teenagers, Hello Means ‘How About a Hug?’ — There is so much hugging at Pascack Hills High School in Montvale, N.J., that students have broken down the hugs by type: — There is the basic friend hug, probably the most popular, and the bear hug, of course.
Anita Kumar / Virginia Politics:
Nader Accuses McAuliffe of Suppressing Votes — Consumer activist Ralph Nader accused Terry McAuliffe Thursday of orchestrating an effort to remove him from the presidential ballot in 2004 when McAuliffe was chairman of the Democratic National Committee. — Nader said that McAuliffe offered …
Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
A Conversation With Lawrence O'Donnell — Lawrence O'Donnell appears on my program at least yearly, and usually a memorable few exchanges result. Yesterday's conversation was no exception. I began with the transcript of Larry's exchange with Liz Cheney in hand, the one in which he had asserted about …
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