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CNN:
Defiant Wilson raises more than $200,000 after outburst — (CNN) — Less than a day after Rep. Joe Wilson formally apologized to President Obama over his “you lie” outburst, a campaign aide confirms to CNN the South Carolina Republican has raised “more than $200,000″ in the wake of the now-infamous moment.
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Wilson in Trouble — In a matter of seconds Wednesday night Joe Wilson went from being pretty safe for reelection to one of the most vulnerable Republican incumbents in the country. — Wilson trails Democratic challenger Rob Miller 44-43 in a PPP survey conducted Thursday night and Friday morning.
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Mike Soraghan / The Hill:
Pelosi agrees to plan to scold Rep. Wilson for ‘You lie’ outburst — Speaker Nancy Pelosi has agreed the House should vote next week on scolding Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) for his outburst during President Barack Obama's speech unless he apologies on the floor of the House.
Richard Wolffe / Blogs and Stories:
White House Done With Wilson — Blogs and Stories — The White House hits the road for health care reform, and speaks out—proclaiming the town-hall meetings didn't matter, branding the Wilson flap as “a pimple on the ass of progress.” — With his big health-care speech behind him …
David M. Herszenhorn / Prescriptions: Illegal Immigrants Could Not Buy Insurance on New ‘Exchange,’ White House Says
Paul Kane / Capitol Briefing:
S.C.'s Wilson Rakes In $750,000 in Less Than 48 Hours; Opponent Tops $1 Million
S.C.'s Wilson Rakes In $750,000 in Less Than 48 Hours; Opponent Tops $1 Million
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Washington Sketch: Republicans Are Mad, if Not Joe Wilson-Shouting-Mad
Washington Sketch: Republicans Are Mad, if Not Joe Wilson-Shouting-Mad
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog News:
Baucus & Conrad cave again, toughen health care bill's anti …
Baucus & Conrad cave again, toughen health care bill's anti …
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Fox News:
Census Bureau Severs Ties With ACORN — The Census Director has sent a letter to the National Headquarters of ACORN notifying the group that it will no longer have a role in conducting the 2010 census. ACORN had previously been tapped to help with low level data gathering. — FOXNews.com
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Fox News:
Second Video Shows ACORN Officials Helping ‘Pimp,’ ‘Prostitute’ in Washington Office — One day after two ACORN officials in Baltimore were fired for offering to help a man and woman posing as a pimp and prostitute to engage in child prostitution and a series of tax crimes …
WBAL Radio:
State's Attorney Considers Prosecuting ACORN Video Posters — The activist group ACORN has fired two employees of its Baltimore office who were seen on hidden-camera video giving advice to a man posing as a pimp and a woman posing as a prostitute. — Fox News broadcast excerpts Thursday from the video.
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Michelle Malkin:
ACORN Watch: Census Bureau cuts ties; Update: Census letter added — It's a start! — FNC's Major Garrett reports on Twitter that the U.S. Census Bureau has cut all ties to ACORN, which had been named a Census data collection partner for the 2010 Census.
Elizabeth Shaw / MLive.com:
Anti-abortion activist shot in front of Owosso High School … OWOSSO, Michigan — State police at the Corunna post have confirmed a well-known anti-abortion activist was shot multiple times and killed this morning in front of Owosso High School. — The victim's identity has not yet …
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Detroit Free Press:
Man arraigned in Owosso slayings — OWOSSO, Mich. — Prosecutors say the man charged in deaths of an anti-abortion activist and a businessman told them he wanted to kill third person. — Harlan Drake, 33, of Owosso, was arraigned this afternoon on two counts of first-degree murder …
Detroit Free Press:
Man in custody for 2 fatal Owosso shootings
Man in custody for 2 fatal Owosso shootings
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Emma Graves Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Anti-Abortion Protester Slain in Michigan; Suspect in Custody
Anti-Abortion Protester Slain in Michigan; Suspect in Custody
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
House Dems Bracing For Huge Turnout At Glenn Beck/Tea Party Gathering — Looks like there's serious concern among Dems about the big 9/12 rally that's being heavily promoted by Glenn Beck, Fox, and the tea partiers for tomorrow. — A top House Dem leadership aide has emailed a memo …
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Mary Katharine Ham / Weekly Standard:
House Dem Leadership Now Managing Expectations for 9/12 Tea Party Protests — Tomorrow, the 9/12 protest will take place in Washington, D.C. An offshoot of the Tax Day Tea Party movement, and hyped by Glenn Beck and conservative activist groups, the turn out promises to be healthy.
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Taebok / CBS News:
Poll: Obama's Speech Buoyed Public Support — President Obama attempt to explain his plans for health care reform to the American public Wednesday night appear to have been successful — to some extent. — A CBS News poll shows that Americans now give him the best marks of his presidency …
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Daily Kos, The Atlantic Politics Channel, About.com US Liberal Politics, TPMCafe, TPMDC, Left in the West, Don Surber, MyDD, Below The Beltway, Salon, The Page and The Hill
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Rasmussen Reports:
Voters Turn Negative On All Political Labels Except Reagan — “Progressive” is becoming more of a dirty word, but all political labels - except “being like Ronald Reagan” - are falling into disfavor with many U.S. voters, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Noahs / The Docket:
Judge angered by special treatment for Andrew Sullivan — Political commentator, author and writer for The Atlantic magazine Andrew M. Sullivan won't have to face charges stemming from a recent pot bust at the Cape Cod National Seashore — but a federal judge isn't happy about it.
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Recent Updates for Coast Guard Headquarters News …:
Coast Guard statement on media report of gunfire on the Potomac — WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard reported on Friday that reports in the media were based on overheard radio calls made over a training frequency and that no shots were fired during the exercise.
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Michael Calderone / Michael Calderone's Blog:
CNN takes heat for Coast Guard report
CNN takes heat for Coast Guard report
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Think Progress:
Gingrich ‘Inadvertently’ Names Porn Company ‘Entrepreneur of The Year’ For Stimulating The Economy — This week, Allison Vivas of Pink Visual received a fax from Newt Gingrich's American Solutions for Winning the Future (ASWF) group, informing her that she's been chosen for a 2009 Entrepreneur …
George Stephanopoulos / George's Bottom Line:
Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation of DC TEA Party Planners — On the eve of what organizers call a ‘Big Ol’ TEA Party', the Washington, D.C., offices of FreedomWorks were evacuated by DC Metro police on Friday afternoon after the conservative organization reported to authorities at 3:42 pm ET that it had received a bomb threat.
Forbes:
Obama's Health Care Plan: Put Up And Shut Up — The president's speech was the policy equivalent of the middle finger. — For several months now, the American people—as if exhorted by the ghost of William F. Buckley (no particular hero of mine)—have been standing athwart the Democratic agenda …
James O'Keefe / Big Government:
On Why I Don't Return Phone Calls from an Intrepid CNN Producer — So far CNN has only reported on the breaking story on blatant ACORN CORRUPTION from angles that attempt to extricate the government funded “community organizing” enterprise from the extreme crime we caught on videotape.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Democrats stifle Republican health care plans — Rep. Tom Price, the Georgia Republican who heads the House GOP Study Committee, came to President Obama's speech Wednesday night itching to make a point. Price, who also happens to be an orthopedic surgeon, has often heard the president accuse Republicans …
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Exclusive: Andy Card won't run for Kennedy's Senate seat — Former Bush Chief of Staff Andy Card has decided not to run for the Senate in Massachusetts, POLITICO has learned. — Card is throwing his support behind Scott Brown, the Massachusetts state senator who just two days ago indicated …
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
How one becomes “crazy” in Washington culture — (updated below) — Politico has an article on how certain mainstream Republican leaders are worried that “crackpots” are dominating their party's image (h/t reader jv): … While the Republican Party is absolutely dominated by people who are exactly that …
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
T-Paw Admits There Are No Death Panels — But Says You Should Be Afraid, Anyway! — I'm surprised this isn't getting more attention: Tim Pawlenty gave an extraordinary interview on Morning Joe today in which he repeatedly refused to say the “death panel” tale is false, and even said those who fear …