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Michelle Malkin:
Little girl at Obama town hall has not-so-random political connections — As we always like to point out: There are no coincidences in Obama world. — Via the Boston Globe: Surprise! … Tons of readers point to this AR15.com post tracking Hall's political footprint, including this Facebook page and photo:
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The illustrated guide to Obamacare human props
The illustrated guide to Obamacare human props
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Lisa Demer / Anchorage Daily News:
Murkowski: Don't tell lies about the health-care reform bill — HOT TOPIC: Some things in the legislation are already bad enough, she says at civic center. — ldemer@adn.com — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Tuesday told an Anchorage crowd that critics of health care reform …
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
The Pressure — Looking at the health care debate …
The Pressure — Looking at the health care debate …
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John Mackey / Wall Street Journal:
The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare — Eight things we can do to improve health care without adding to the deficit. — Printer — Friendly — “The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out — of other people's money. —Margaret Thatcher
Camille Paglia / Salon:
Obama's healthcare horror — Buyer's remorse? Not me. At the North American summit in Guadalajara this week, President Obama resumed the role he is best at — representing the U.S. with dignity and authority abroad. This is why I, for one, voted for Obama and continue to support him.
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theblogprof:
BUSTED!: “Obama As Hitler” Poster Was A Democrat/Union Plant At John Dingell Townhall! UPDATED with video interview! — ***scroll to bottom for an important update (after reading the post of course!) Watering the plants, as Glenn Reynolds would say. Nancy Pelosi, the dimmest bulb …
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The Politico:
The Democrats' senior problem — Democrats have a senior citizen problem. — Frustrated older Americans are packing the town halls on health care. They are incredibly passionate about their Medicare benefits. Polls show senior citizens largely disapprove of health care reform ideas so far.
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USA Today:
Obama battles health care ‘chatter’
Obama battles health care ‘chatter’
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Mike Soraghan / The Hill:
Rep. Green to require photo ID at town halls — A Texas congressman, worried about disruptions at his town halls, wants to weed out people who want to attend but don't live in his district. — Rep. Gene Green (D-Texas) has announced on his website that he will require attendees …
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Favorable view of Palin dipping — WASHINGTON (CNN) - Americans appear to be souring on Sarah Palin, according to a new national poll. — Thirty-nine percent of people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Wednesday have a favorable opinion …
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
For immediate release — Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June suggests that economic activity is leveling out. Conditions in financial markets have improved further in recent weeks. Household spending has continued to show signs of stabilizing …
Cindy Horswell / Houston Chronicle:
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee denies trying to dodge foes — Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee assured a sometimes raucous crowd at a town hall forum Tuesday that she is listening to their concerns about health care reform legislation. — At the same time, the Houston Democrat denied she had attempted …
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Jeff Bater / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Posts $180.68 Billion July Deficit — WASHINGTON — The federal government spent more than it pocketed a 10th straight month during July, nearing a record last set in 1992 for a string of deficits. — Burdened by Wall Street bailout costs and shriveled corporate profits …
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
2 U.S. Architects of Harsh Tactics in 9/11's Wake — WASHINGTON — Jim Mitchell and Bruce Jessen were military retirees and psychologists, on the lookout for business opportunities. They found an excellent customer in the Central Intelligence Agency, where in 2002 they became the architects …
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Eric Boehlert / Media Matters for America:
Michelle Malkin's attacking little kids again — Wasn't Malkin's infamous, and creepy, 2007 Baltimore drive-by* bad enough? I guess not, because now Malkin's zeroing in on a young Massachusetts school girl. Why? Because she got to ask president Obama a question at a town hall forum. Bad idea!
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Jim Shella / WISH-TV:
GOP demanding apology from Baron Hill — INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Indiana Congressman Baron Hill is on the hot seat in the health care reform debate. — Hill is a leader of the so-called Blue Dog Democrats, Moderates and Conservatives who recently won a health care compromise.
United Nations:
Remarks to the Global Environment Forum — Honourable Ahn Sang-Soo, Mayor of Incheon Metropolitan City, — Honourable Mr. Ko Kun, Co-Chairman of the global Enviroment Forum, — Honourable Mr. Lee Man-yi, Minister of Environment, — Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear Friends,
Wall Street Journal:
A President as Micromanager — WASHINGTON — In briefing President Barack Obama one day this spring, White House economist Jared Bernstein delved into such arcana as the yields on different forms of credit relative to the risk. Later, Paul Volcker pulled Mr. Bernstein aside.
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Portsmouth Herald:
Police: Man arrested before Obama event had loaded gun … By Staff reports — news@seacoastonline.com — PORTSMOUTH — Police said a man arrested at the scene of President Barack Obama's visit to the city Tuesday was found to be in possession of an unlicensed loaded gun.
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Wall Street Journal:
The Truth About Health Insurance — Only nine states have the costly rules that Obama wants to impose nationwide. — Printer — Friendly — The White House is priming the defibrillator paddles to revive ObamaCare, and its new strategy is to talk about “health-insurance reform,” rather than “health-care reform.”
Zachary Roth / TPMMuckraker:
Leaked Email: CNBC Went To Tea Partiers Looking for Angry Protests — CNBC approached Tea Party activists, looking for angry protest events that would make good television, according to a leaked email from a Tea Party discussion group. And one Tea Bagger responded by flagging an upcoming event that …
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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Deeds Shakes Up Campaign — Larry Sabato, proprietor of the excellent Crystal Ball, offers this report on the Virginia gubernatorial race: — One good way to separate happy, successful campaigns from troubled ones is to watch for staff upheavals. Often, these occur in the summer when polls go south for one candidate.
IBDeditorials.com:
How End-Users Suffer Under Socialism — Economic Systems: If you ever wonder why we so resist socialism, consider the latest news out of that collectivist island paradise known as Cuba. — Central planners announced this week that they were fresh out of money to buy toilet paper — yes …
Charles Lane / PostPartisan:
Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson — On Wednesday, President Obama will drape the Presidential Medal of Freedom around the neck of former Irish president Mary Robinson. The White House says Robinson deserves it because she was the first female president of Ireland and is a “prominent crusader for women's rights.”
Bill Sammon / Fox News:
Analysis: Press Largely Ignored Incendiary Rhetoric at Bush Protest — News outlets that are focusing on the incendiary rhetoric of conservatives outside President Obama's town hall meeting Tuesday ignored the incendiary rhetoric — and even violence — of liberals outside an appearance by former President George W. Bush in 2002.