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Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
Thank you, Glenn Beck. By helping force the resignation of Van Jones, you have done a great service to your country. But in the exact opposite way than what you intended. — Your vile and vicious smear campaign has helped reverse one of the worst examples of miscasting since John Wayne took …
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Van Jones Did Not Fill Out WH Questionnaire — Van Jones, the Obama green jobs czar who resigned shortly after midnight Sunday, did not fill out the exhaustive questionnaire White House officials required of every Cabinet-level secretary and deputy-secretary position.
Peter Wallsten / Los Angeles Times:
Obama is fast losing white voters' support — His approval ratings with the crucial bloc have plunged since April. Strategists say the healthcare debate is largely to blame, but that's not the only reason. — Reporting from Washington - After a summer of healthcare battles …
Wall Street Journal:
Obama and the Left — The lesson of the rise and fall of Van Jones. — Printer — Friendly — The abrupt resignation of White House aide Van Jones, deep in the news hiatus of Labor Day weekend, will probably be forgotten in a few days. But it's a story that still deserves elaboration …
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Andrew Breitbart / Washington Times:
Couric should look in mirror — ANALYSIS/OPINION: — Now that White House “Green Jobs Czar” Van Jones has resigned, what's next? — Inevitably, the American mainstream media - ABC, NBC, CBS, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Time, Newsweek, et al - must be held to account …
Andy McCarthy / The Corner on National Review Online:The Death of the Soviet Union Was Not the Death of Communism — By: Andy McCarthy
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:No Loony Lefty Left Behind
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Joe Garofoli / San Francisco Chronicle:Progressives decry resignation of Van Jones
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WhiteHouse.gov Blog:
Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama — Back to School Event — The President: Hello everyone - how's everybody doing today? I'm here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we've got students tuning in from all across America, kindergarten through twelfth grade.
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Obama school speech released; Update: Obama's priority in speech; Update: Reagan got political in his speech — Fox News has the big story of the day — the release of the Barack Obama speech to the nation's schoochildren students tomorrow. As expected, it focuses on achievement and perseverance …
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Many presidents spoke in schools — Despite the crossfire from conservatives, the remarks President Barack Obama plans to deliver to America's pupils on Tuesday turn out to be in the mainstream of back-to-school remarks the previous four presidents delivered in classrooms.
New York Times:
As Obama Speech Nears, Details on a Compromise — WASHINGTON — As President Obama and top advisers drafted his eagerly awaited health care speech to Congress, new details emerged Monday about fees and coverage limits under a proposal being floated by the chairman of a crucial Senate committee.
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Just A Grunt / JammieWearingFool:
Who Is Ron Bloom? — A lot of attention is being brought to bear on all of these so-called czars that Obama is now making an integral part of his administration. It is a tactic that has proven to be effective since these appointments avoid scrutiny from congress, like they really scrutinize anybody …
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Fox News:
Defying Critics, Obama Names Another Czar After Resignation of Environmental Adviser — President Obama's announcement of his selection of Ron Bloom as “manufacturing czar” follows the weekend resignation of Van Jones, the White House “green jobs czar” who had come under fire in recent weeks for past inflammatory statements.
Ourcountryjoe / Tea Party Express:
Sheriff Reports 10,000 at New Lenox/Joliet, IL Rally — Breaking news from New Lenox/Joliet, IL... the sheriff's office is reporting to us that the crowd estimate for the rally here is 10,000+ and they are shutting down a portion of Interstate 80 for traffic control do to the massive influx of people.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Where's This Going? — Am I the only one who thinks that if the Dems pass a bill with mandates and subsidies for poor and moderate income people to purchase it but no public option or competition with the insurers, that it will be pretty much a catastrophe for the Democrats in political terms?
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
On Jews and liberals — The September issue of Commentary has a symposium in which six writers discuss Norman Podhoretz's latest book, Why Are Jews Liberals? A few excerpts: … The order of the symposiasts has been re-arranged to allow Medved to have the last word for a reason: He's nailed it.
Wall Street Journal:
Baucus Submits Compromise Health Plan — WASHINGTON — After months of deliberations, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus has distributed a plan to overhaul the health system that would cost less than $900 billion over a decade and expand insurance coverage to tens of millions of Americans.
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Boston Globe:
Joseph Kennedy will not run for Senate — Joseph P. Kennedy II announced today that he will not seek the Senate seat held by his uncle, a move likely to end the Kennedy family's half century of political dominance in Massachusetts and entice several other candidates to jump into the race.
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