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Roxana Mayer: I'm Not a Doctor But I Play One at Town Hall Meetings — [This post follows up on a previous post in which I questioned the credentials of a woman at a Texas town hall meeting who claimed to be a doctor, but turned out to be anything but. She is a graduate student in social work — oh, and an Obama delegate.
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Lone Star Times, The Jawa Report, Moe Lane, JammieWearingFool, Say Anything, Houston Chronicle, American Power, Gateway Pundit and Fox News
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Fox News:
White House Says Girl With Campaign Ties Chosen at ‘Random’ to Speak at Obama Town Hall — The White House acknowledged Wednesday that many audience members were friendly, but said the president chose questions at random and didn't know his questioners. — FOXNews.com
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Hot Air, Scared Monkeys, Blue Crab Boulevard, Boston Globe, The Swamp, Weasel Zippers, Gateway Pundit and Pajamas Media
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
‘LOST CONTROL OF THE MESSAGE’.... There was an interesting exchange yesterday in the White House briefing room. A reporter asked Press Secretary Robert Gibbs about the administration's message strategy when it comes to health care reform. … Gibbs responded by noting that there's …
Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Health care views take sympathetic tilt — WASHINGTON — The raucous protests at congressional town-hall-style meetings have succeeded in fueling opposition to proposed health care bills among some Americans, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds — particularly among the independents who tend to be at the center of political debates.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Oh my: New Gallup poll shows town hall protests winning over independents? — Either indies have suddenly developed a taste for Nazi mobs of political terrorists or the Democrats' message war on ObamaCare opponents is a rather epic fail. — Given the left's monopoly on wisdom and virtue, I must reluctantly conclude it's the former.
Barton Gellman / Washington Post:
Cheney Uncloaks His Frustration With Bush — ‘Statute of Limitations Has Expired’ on Many Secrets, Former Vice President Says — In his first few months after leaving office, former vice president Richard B. Cheney threw himself into public combat against the “far left” agenda of the new commander in chief.
Carol E. Lee / The Politico:
Says he flubbed stats — Before presenting tennis legend Billie Jean King with the Medal of Freedom Wednesday, President Obama ticked off some ... ... of her accomplishments: 12 Grand Slam titles, 101 doubles titles, 67 singles titles. — “Pretty good, Billie Jean,” he quipped.
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Obama Injects Himself Into Health Talks, Despite Risks — WASHINGTON — In pursuing his proposed overhaul of the health care system, President Obama has consistently presented himself as aloof from the legislative fray, merely offering broad principles. Prominent among them is the creation of a strong …
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The Note, Ezra Klein, Political Punch, The Confluence, The Page and Bob Cesca's Awesome Blog!
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Andrea Fuller / The Caucus:
Dialing Up a Debate on Health Care — Aware of the potential that they will face raucous protesters at town-hall style meetings, some Democratic members of Congress have a solution to avoid the chaos: the “tele-town hall.” — The conference-call style of town halls is nothing new, nor has its use been restricted to Democrats.
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David Stout / New York Times:
For Lawmakers, Health-Plan Anger Keeps Coming
For Lawmakers, Health-Plan Anger Keeps Coming
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Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2010: Pennsylvania Senate Election — Pennsylvania 2010 Senate Match-ups: Specter, Sestak Top Toomey — Uncomfortable town hall meetings are just the tip of the iceberg for Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter. He now trails Republican Pat Toomey by double digits in his bid …
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Right Pundits, MyDD, Real Clear Politics, Hot Air, Swing State Project and Scared Monkeys
Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
Yale Press Bans Images of Muhammad in New Book — It's not all that surprising that Yale University Press would be wary of reprinting notoriously controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a forthcoming book. After all, when the 12 caricatures were first published by a Danish newspaper …
Jon Hilsenrath / Wall Street Journal:
Cap-and-Trade's Unlikely Critics: Its Creators — Economists Behind Original Concept Question the System's Large-Scale Usefulness, and Recommend Emissions Taxes Instead — In the 1960s, a University of Wisconsin graduate student named Thomas Crocker came up with a novel solution …
BBC:
France and Germany exit recession — The French and German economies both grew by 0.3% between April and June, bringing to an end year-long recessions in Europe's largest economies. — Stronger exports and consumer spending, as well as government stimulus packages, contributed to the growth.
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Biased BBC
Peter Hamby / CNN:
Sanford: It's ‘hard’ living alone in governor's mansion — (CNN) - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford opened up about the state of his family on Wednesday — the first time he has done so since his wife, Jenny, moved out of the governor's mansion last week. — Asked during a radio interview …
Raleigh News & Observer:
Survey finds Obama birthplace still an issue in N. Carolina — Barely half of N.C. voters believe President Obama was born in the United States, according to a poll released Tuesday. — Public Policy Polling surveyed 749 North Carolina voters Aug. 4-10, and found that 54 percent believe that Obama was born in the United States.
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Dianne Feinstein's Office Gripes To White House About OFA-Inspired Constituent Visits — A rare bit of friction between Dems and Obama's political operation, Organizing for America: — Aides to Senator Dianne Feinstein have complained to the White House about a deluge of visits to her offices …
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
At What Cost, Cutting Off A Leg? — An amusing press release from the governing body for American surgeons:
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.
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Michelle Malkin, Say Anything, Instapundit, Sister Toldjah, Betsy's Page, Macsmind, Dean's World, Little Green Footballs, Hot Air, Pajamas Media and Weasel Zippers
ABCNEWS:
Hillary Clinton Compares 2000 Florida Recount to Nigeria's Rigged Elections — Missing Ballot Boxes, Inflated Voter Counts, Shootings, Among Election Fraud in Nigeria — NAIROBI - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton compared Nigeria's corruption and electoral problems with the 2000 Florida …
Henry Payne / Detroit News:
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Energy Leader (National Review, 08.10.09) — Detroit, Mich. - Michigan just experienced its coldest July on record; global temperatures haven't risen in more than a decade; Great Lakes water levels have resumed their 30-year cyclical rise (contrary to a decade …
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Jeffrey Gettleman / New York Times:
Clinton's Flash of Pique in Congo — ABUJA, Nigeria — It was hot. She was tired. And it had been a long day in Africa. — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was onstage in Kinshasa, Congo's shabby capital, in an auditorium packed with Congolese students.
National Enquirer:
JOHN EDWARDS SECRET DNA TEST PROVES HE'S THE DADDY! — BOMBSHELL WORLD EXCLUSIVE! John Edwards has secretly undergone a DNA test - and it proves he's the father of his mistress' love child, The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively. — Multiple sources confirm the bombshell development …
Jim Snyder / The Hill:
Climate bill could cost 2 million jobs — Add another climate bill cost estimate to the growing pile. — The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF) released a study Wednesday that found under a high-cost scenario the House global warming bill …