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Scott Shane / New York Times:
Conservatives Draw Blood From Acorn, Favored Foe — WASHINGTON — For months during last year's presidential race, conservatives sought to tar the Obama campaign with accusations of voter fraud and other transgressions by the national community organizing group Acorn, which had done some work for the campaign.
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James O'Keefe / Big Government:
ACORN Prostitution Scandal: California Here We Come! — **This is a Part I of the ACORN San Bernardino exposé. Updates to follow... [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.]
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Andrew Edwards / sbsun.com:
ACORN organizer rips video — SAN BERNARDINO - The head organizer for California ACORN says a new video that appears to show a staffer at the organization's San Bernardino office is fake journalism. — The video, which was posted shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday on a Web site called Big Government.com …
Michelle Malkin:
What's missing from the New York Times coverage of ACORN — The Fishwrap of Record has finally seen fit to tell its readers about the latest ACORN scandals. True to form, the New York Times commits grievous sins of omission that whitewash the paper's own role in deliberately covering …
John Fund / Wall Street Journal:
Acorn Runs Off the Rails — 'We're just community organizers, just like the president used to be.' — On Monday, the U.S. Senate voted 83-7 to strip Acorn, the premier community organizing group on the left, of more than $1.6 million in federal housing money meant to assist low-income people obtain loans and prepare tax forms.
Cristina Corbin / Fox News:ACORN Co-Founder Defends Group's Integrity, Blasts ‘Unfair’ Critics
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The Hill:
Snowe falls away, leaving Senate Dems without GOP health support — Senate Democrats are going to have to move forward on healthcare without a single Republican supporter after Sen. Olympia Snowe said Tuesday she could not back the Finance Committee's bill.
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New York Times:
Senate Health Bill Draws Fire on Both Sides — WASHINGTON — The top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee said Tuesday that he could not support sweeping health care legislation drafted in more than three months of bipartisan negotiations by the chairman of the panel …
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Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
Young Adults May Pay Big Share of Health-Care Reform's Cost — As health-care legislation advances through Congress, the young adults who were so vital to President Obama's election are emerging as a significant beneficiary of his top domestic priority, but they are also likely to play a major role in funding any reform.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:Baucus Compromise Bill Draws Enthusiastic Support of Senator Max Baucus (D-MT)
TMZ.com:
Obama Calls Kanye a ‘Jackass’ — The Audio — TMZ has obtained the audiotape of President Barack Obama calling Kanye West a “jackass” for hijacking Taylor Swift's acceptance speech during the VMAs. — The audio was recorded just before Obama went on camera to do an interview with CNBC.
Pulling It Together …:
Simple Arithmetic — This week we put out our annual benchmark survey of employer health coverage and costs. Two numbers jumped off the pages. — The first number was the average cost of a family health insurance policy in 2009: $13,375. To put that number in context, if you are an employer …
Andrea Shea King / The Radio Patriot:
“THE WHOLE THING IS COMING UNDONE. BRACE YOURSELVES” — Glenn Beck just wrapped up what had to be the most compelling radio I've heard... and lately, most of his shows have been pretty compelling. — Whew, where to start? Well, how about this: you should make it a point to do two things today …
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Ben Johnson / FrontPage Magazine:Valerie Jarrett: The Next Van Jones
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The Politico:
Conservatives score string of scoops — The right-wing media's single-minded focus on a handful of targets over the past months and its success in pushing those stories into the mainstream have underscored the sharp divide between traditional news organizations and the bloggers …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
House Rebukes Wilson for Shouting ‘You Lie’ — WASHINGTON — Representative Joe Wilson was formally rebuked by the House on Tuesday for his outburst during President Obama's health care address. The vote came after a Congressional clash over civility that showcased the deep partisan divisions in the House.
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Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:Resolution of disapproval passed
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John Nolte / Big Hollywood:
If Jay Leno Wants Better Reviews He Can Start By Removing the Lapel Flag — Critics love David Letterman. They love him because he's mean and liberal and does everything they demand: further the leftist agenda through the brutal use of humiliation to target any public figure (or their child) who might derail Leftist causes.
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RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Carter Claims There Is “Racist” Tone Against Obama — In an interview with NBC's Brian Williams, former President Jimmy Carter said he has been extremely bothered by the heightened climate of racial and other hate speech since the election of President Barack Obama.
Mickey Kaus / Kausfiles:
@kausfiles: Sex, Racism, and Jimmy Carter — Roger Simon says John Edwards could rehabilitate himself by becomng the “poster boy for tort reform,” He forgot about the sex tape. ... 6:47 P.M. — Jimmy Carter cites racism as anti-Obama factor. Instant reaction: Kiss of Death. Gift to the GOPs.
Terry Jones / Investor's Business Daily:
45% Of Doctors Would Consider Quitting If Congress Passes Health Care Overhaul — Two of every three practicing physicians oppose the medical overhaul plan under consideration in Washington, and hundreds of thousands would think about shutting down their practices or retiring early if it were adopted, a new IBD/TIPP Poll has found.
beliefnet:
Rush Limbaugh hits racial bottom, digs — Gang, some of you are going to crack on me hard for this, but I just took down the post from earlier today about the white kid being beat up on the bus by the black bullies. I used that incident to talk about black male violence …
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Megan Whittemore / Fox News:
Democrats Push to Repeal Federal Marriage Law — The Respect for Marriage Act, unveiled by Reps. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Jared Polis, D-Colo, has the support of more than 90 lawmakers. — FOXNews.com — A group of House Democrats introduced legislation Tuesday …
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David Streitfeld / New York Times:
Fight Looming on Tax Break to Buy Houses — DALLAS — When Congress passed an $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers last winter, it was intended as a dose of shock therapy during a crisis. Now the question is becoming whether the housing market can function without it.
Brad / Sadly, No!:
Dan Riehl: Licking his chops (or is it soiling his pants?) for a race war — It's only going to get funnier and more terrifying, my friends. Let's roll the tape: … Oh, this is delightful! Riehl demonstrates how tough and rugged he and his 9/12 compadres are by bragging …
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Willem Buiter's Maverecon:
Expect little and you may yet be disappointed — Until yesterday's defeat of Roger Federer in the final of the US Open at Flushing Meadows, the most disappointing development this year was the performance of president Barack Obama and his administration - and my expectations were modest to begin with.
Erica Werner / Associated Press:
Rangel: Health bill harder after Obama speech — WASHINGTON — A key House committee chairman says proposals President Barack Obama set out in his health care speech are causing problems for Democrats trying to finalize health legislation in the House. — Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel …
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Paul R. Pillar / Washington Post:
Terrorists' Real Haven Isn't on the Ground, It's Online — Rationales for maintaining the counterinsurgency in Afghanistan are varied and complex, but they all center on one key tenet: that Afghanistan must not be allowed to again become a haven for terrorist groups, especially al-Qaeda.
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Bygones not bye-bye for Bill Clinton in California Democratic gov race — In case you think ex-President Clinton forgets political slights, even after nearly two decades, think again. Here's a fascinating California political item, slightly edited for non-Californians, from our blog buddies over at L.A. Now:
Jake Sherman / Wall Street Journal:
Acorn Faces More Funding Pressure — WASHINGTON — Federal and local authorities are considering pulling back on funding Acorn, a leading community organizing group, after videos showed employees at a number of Acorn offices allegedly advising a filmmaker how to evade taxes in operating a brothel.
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