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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin: A Round-Up — Some readers have asked me to put all the various odd lies of Sarah Palin that the Dish has compiled in one helpful place. So that's what we've done. A couple of months ago, I asked an intern to re-fact-check all of them to make sure new details hadn't emerged that might debunk some.
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Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
David Brooks is a predictable swine — When he begins with a long paean to the Founding Fathers — in this case, George Washington — you can bet money that the Republican Iago is about to plunge his dagger deep into someone's back: … Right. A logical grouping:
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Roger Simon / The Politico:
The sins of Sarah Palin — Sarah Palin is a sinner. She has violated several commandments and thoroughly deserves the savage beating that she is now getting from political mandarins and media elites. — If it were not for one simple fact, I would say she was through in politics.
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Rasmussen Reports:
40% of GOP Voters Say Resignation Hurts Palin's Chances in 2012 — Forty percent (40%) of Republican voters nationwide say Sarah Palin's decision to resign as governor of Alaska hurts her chances of winning the party's presidential nomination in 2012. — A new Rasmussen Reports national …
David Kahane / National Review:
I Still Hate You, Sarah Palin — One of the most terrifying moments of my political life came last summer at the Republican convention in St. Paul. No, I don't mean seeing John McCain careering around the Xcel Energy Center like Eyegore in Young Frankenstein, his face frozen …
John Fund / Wall Street Journal:
Why Palin Quit — Death by a Thousand FOIAs
Why Palin Quit — Death by a Thousand FOIAs
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Kate Snow / ABCNEWS:
Sarah Palin: Why She Resigned
Sarah Palin: Why She Resigned
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David Brooks / New York Times:
In Search of Dignity — When George Washington was a young man …
In Search of Dignity — When George Washington was a young man …
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Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Palin Uses Surge In Interest To Build Political List
Palin Uses Surge In Interest To Build Political List
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Jay Newton-Small / Time:
TIME's Interview with Exiting Alaska Governor Sarah Palin
TIME's Interview with Exiting Alaska Governor Sarah Palin
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Roll Call:
Reid to Baucus: Stop Chasing GOP Votes on Health Care — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Tuesday ordered Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) to drop a proposal to tax health benefits and stop chasing Republican votes on a massive health care reform bill.
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The Huffington Post:
Sanders Takes On Emanuel, Warns Of Dem Opposition To Baucus Proposal — Two major progressive voices in the health care debate took White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel to task on Tuesday for suggesting that a public option with triggers could be a potential compromise on reform.
The Huffington Post:
President Tries To Put Out Fire From Emanuel's Health Care Remarks
President Tries To Put Out Fire From Emanuel's Health Care Remarks
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Michael Lewis / Vanity Fair:
The Man Who Crashed the World — Almost a year after A.I.G.'s collapse, despite a tidal wave of outrage, there still has been no clear explanation of what toppled the insurance giant. The author decides to ask the people involved—the silent, shell-shocked traders of the A.I.G. Financial Products unit …
W. Gardner Selby / Postcards:
UPDATED: Alberto Gonzales, former U.S. attorney general, expected to teach at Texas Tech University — Alberto Gonzales, who resigned as the Bush administration's embattled attorney general nearly two years ago, has lined up a fall-semester teaching spot at Texas Tech University, the university confirmed today.
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
GOP Ad Paints Franken As Angry Maniac — Using Footage Of Him Talking About Paul Wellstone — The National Republican Senatorial Committee has just released a new Web ad featuring footage of Senator Al Franken that makes him look like an out-of-control, Red Bull-guzzling cross between Jim Carrey and the Hulk.
Ben Webster / Times of London:
Al Gore likens fight against climate change to battle with Nazis — Al Gore today compared the battle against climate change with the struggle against the Nazis. — The former US Vice President said the world lacked the political will to act and invoked the spirit of Winston Churchill …
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Joshua Rhett Miller / Fox News:
Relatives of Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Decry Lack of Coverage …
Relatives of Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Decry Lack of Coverage …
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The Politico:
Rove deposed in U.S. attorney probe — Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove was deposed Tuesday by attorneys for the House Judiciary Committee, according to Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), the panel's chairman. — Rove's deposition began at 10 a.m. and ended around 6:30 p.m, with several breaks, Conyers said.
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Fox News:
Former Gitmo Inmate Leading Fight Against U.S. in Helmand — As U.S. forces are pushing ahead with the massive Operation Khanjar in the southern Afghanistan province of Helmand, Mullah Zakir is leading the Taliban fight against them. — FOXNews.com — A former Guantanamo Bay inmate …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill's Twitter Room:
McCain counters Obama on Honduras — Speaking about the recent coup in Honduras, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said President Manuel Zelaya clearly “was in violation of his country's constitution.” McCain made his comments on Twitter this afternoon: … McCain's statement runs in direct conflict …
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Rachel Donadio / New York Times:
Pope Urges Forming New World Economic Order to Work for the ‘Common Good’ — VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday called for a radical rethinking of the global economy, criticizing a growing divide between rich and poor and urging the establishment of a “true world political authority” …
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Spencer Ackerman / The Washington Independent:
Johnson Opens the Door to Post-Acquittal Detentions — Defense Department General Counsel Jeh Johnson moved the Obama administration into new territory from a civil liberties perspective. Asked by Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) the politically difficult but entirely fair question …
Sabrina Shankman / Wall Street Journal:
Los Angeles Targets Cannabis Clubs — LOS ANGELES — Daniel Halbert moved here from Phoenix this year to invest his life savings in what he hoped was a golden opportunity: the medical-marijuana business. — But on Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council told him to shut down his dispensary …
Federal Eye:
GAO: Major Security Flaws at Federal Buildings — The police agency in charge of protecting thousands of federal buildings nationwide has failed to keep bomb-making materials out of several high-security facilities in the past year, according to Congressional testimony provided by Senate aides.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Dan Froomkin hired by The Huffington Post — (updated below) — In yet another sign of how online media outlets are strengthening as their older establishment predecessors are struggling to survive, The Huffington Post has hired Dan Froomkin to be its Washington Bureau Chief and regular columnist/blogger.
Wall Street Journal:
Of NICE and Men — Speaking to the American Medical Association last month, President Obama waxed enthusiastic about countries that “spend less” than the U.S. on health care. He's right that many countries do, but what he doesn't want to explain is how they ration care to do it.
Wall Street Journal:
Does Obama Want to Own the Airlines? — Welcome to government for the benefit of government officials and their hangers-on. — Printer — Friendly — Only luck and falling oil prices saved Washington from having to face mass bankruptcy of the airline industry last year. Now the specter is rising again.
CNN:
Obama girls take Russia by storm — MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) — An unexpected visitor wandered into the bedroom of President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama in the wee hours of Tuesday morning — but the Secret Service wasn't worried about a security breach.