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Frank Rich / New York Times:
She Broke the G.O.P. and Now She Owns It — SARAH PALIN and Al Sharpton don't ordinarily have much in common, but they achieved a rare harmonic convergence at Michael Jackson's memorial service. When Sharpton told the singer's children it was their daddy's adversaries, not their daddy …
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
McCain: Palin not a quitter — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) defended his former running mate Sarah Palin on Sunday, saying she wasn't a quitter and that her decision to resign as governor was consistent with his own leadership qualities. — McCain said Palin did not tell him she was resigning …
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
John McCain says he was surprised Palin left, she didn't quit and didn't promise voters to stay on when she was elected — You can view this video right here by getting the latest version of Flash Player! — DOWNLOADS: (304) — PLAYS: (1270) — John McCain was on Meet the Press again …
Ralph Z. Hallow / Washington Times:EXCLUSIVE: Palin plans to stay in politics
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Kbh / KeithHennessey.com:
Responding to the President's op-ed — I would like to respond to the President's Washington Post op-ed, “Rebuilding Something Better.” All quotes in this post are from the President. … The President and his team use this language to lower the bar against which they are measured.
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Barack Obama / Washington Post:
Rebuilding Something Better — Nearly six months ago, my administration took office amid the most severe economic downturn since the Great Depression. At the time, we were losing, on average, 700,000 jobs a month. And many feared that our financial system was on the verge of collapse.
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Isabel Vincent / New York Post:
FOLKS: O, FOR SHAME! — 'GIRL'S NO SEX SYMBOL!' — The Secret Service might want to put a new threat on its watch list: the mad-as-hell mama of the 17-year-old Brazilian beauty ogled by President Obama and French leader Nicolas Sarkozy at the G8 summit last week.
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The Holder trial balloon: Abu Ghraib redux — (updated below - Update II - Update III) — Yesterday, I treated this new Newsweek report that Eric Holder is “leaning toward appointing a prosecutor to investigate the Bush administration's brutal interrogation practices” as something to celebrate.
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WCBS-TV:
Teen Girl Falls In Open Manhole While Texting — Alexa Longueira Suffers Deep Cuts, Bruises After Landing In Raw Sewage, Blames DEP For Leaving Hole Unattended — NEW YORK (CBS) ― It was an accident waiting to happen — an open sewer and a 15-year-old girl who was texting while she walked.
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New York Times:
Goldman Sachs Likely to Post Huge Profits, Analysts Say — Most of Wall Street, and America, is still waiting for an economic recovery. Then there is Goldman Sachs. — Up and down Wall Street, analysts and traders are buzzing that Goldman, which only recently paid back its government bailout money …
Matt Corley / Think Progress:
GOP Responds To Cheney's Concealment Of CIA Program With Strawmen And Shrugged Shoulders — Earlier this week, seven House Democrats on the Intelligence Committee released a letter revealing that CIA Director Leon Panetta had “recently testified to Congress that the agency concealed information …
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
The Future of Conservative Ideas — Drake Bennett profiles four up-and-coming right-of-center thinkers: Luigi Zingales, Bradford Wilcox, Reihan Salam, and Megan McArdle. I've never heard of Wilcox, but his ideas (family is good!) don't sound very interesting.
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Will ObamaCare threaten medical innovation? — Glenn Reynolds argues that the wait lines for treatments in a single-payer system are not the biggest concern. In a Washington Examiner column, Glenn relates personal stories of how his family members have benefited from innovation in medical treatments …
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Jules Crittenden
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Glenn Harlan Reynolds / Washington Examiner:Glenn Reynolds on the hidden cost of national health care
David Alexander / Reuters:
Lawmakers reject tax to pay for health reform — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Sunday criticized a plan to raise taxes on the wealthy to pay for a $1 trillion healthcare overhaul and warned Congress was unlikely to meet President Barack Obama's goal of passing the measure by August.
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