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AP NewsBreak: Nuke agency says Iran can make bomb — VIENNA (AP) - Experts at the world's top atomic watchdog are in agreement that Tehran has the ability to make a nuclear bomb and is on the way to developing a missile system able to carry an atomic warhead, according to a secret report seen by The Associated Press.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Polish PM wouldn't take U.S. calls — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed today that he declined last night to take a call from the U.S. informing him of the decision to scrap planned missile-defense bases in his country. — Two U.S.-based sources close to the Polish government …
Peter Spiegel / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Shelves Nuclear-Missile Shield — Czech Interim Prime Minister Gets Midnight Call — WASHINGTON — The White House will shelve Bush administration plans to build a missile-defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic, a move likely to cheer Moscow and roil the security debate in Europe.
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The Corner on National Review Online:
Obama on Missile Defense: Alarming and Dangerous — By: NRO Staff — It is with good reason that the American people are focused on the economy and domestic issues — we continue to lose jobs, amass record-breaking deficits, and the president is promoting a plan to add a trillion dollar health burden.
New York Times:White House to Scrap Bush's Approach to Missile Shield
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Baucus bill booed at Obama health rally — President Obama's mention of Sen. Max Baucus's healthcare proposal drew boos Thursday at a healthcare rally at the University of Maryland. — By contrast, the left-leaning crowd cheered Obama when he endorseed a public health insurance option …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:Grassley: Bipartisan health bill would have been possible within weeks
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RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Pelosi Chokes Up Warning Against Political “Violence” — Speaker Nancy Pelosi: “I have concerns about some of the language that is being used because I saw ... I saw this myself in the late '70s in San Francisco,” Pelosi said, choking up and with tears forming in her eyes.
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The Note:
Nancy Pelosi Chokes Up Amid Fears of Political Violence — ABC News' Rick Klein reports: — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said today that she's worried that angry words directed at President Obama could incite political violence — and cited incidents of violence in her hometown of San Francisco in the 1970s in expressing her concern.
Jared Allen / The Hill:
Pelosi concerned about potential for political violence like S.F. in the 1970s — A usually steely House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday began to tear up when, in responding to a question about the tone of the national debate, she recalled the politically charged violence that tore through …
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David Von Drehle / Time:
Mad Man: Is Glenn Beck Bad for America? — On Sept. 12, a large crowd gathered in Washington to protest ... what? The goals of Congress and the Obama Administration, mainly — the cost, the scale, the perceived leftist intent. The crowd's agenda was wide-ranging, so it's hard to be more specific.
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Michael Calderone / The Politico:
Beck vs. Limbaugh — GOP media strategist Mark McKinnon thinks there are two people in the world who fear Glenn Beck — even if “neither will admit it.” — The first is Barack Obama. — The second is Rush Limbaugh. — Beck is on a huge roll. Over the last month …
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Pointofview / Media Matters for America:How Time magazine enables Glenn Beck's lies
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Publius / Big Government:
HOUSE VOTES TO DEFUND ACORN-FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL — FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 718 (Democrats in roman; Republicans in italic; Independents underlined) — H R 3221 RECORDED VOTE 17-Sep-2009 2:06 PM — QUESTION: On Motion to Recommit with Instructions
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Michelle Malkin:Another pipeline closed off: House cuts ACORN funding, 345-75
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David Freddoso / Washington Examiner:House votes to cut off funding, but 75 stand by ACORN
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Washington Wire:
Tea Party Protesters Protest D.C. Metro Service — Brody Mullins reports on money and politics. — Protesters who attended Saturday's Tea Party rally in Washington found a new reason to be upset: Apparently they are unhappy with the level of service provided by the subway system.
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75 Percent of Oklahoma High School Students Can't Name the First President of the U.S. — OKLAHOMA CITY — Only one in four Oklahoma public high school students can name the first President of the United States, according to a survey released today. — The survey was commissioned …
Raw Story:
Limbaugh: We need segregated buses — In a remark extraordinary even by the standards of conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh, the right-wing radio heavyweight declared on his program Wednesday that the United States needed to return to racially segregated buses.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Expand the House? — WASHINGTON — In America, democracy follows the simple principle of one person, one vote, right? — Unless, that is, you live in Montana, where your vote carries a little more than half as much weight in the House of Representatives as that of someone living in Rhode Island.
Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2010: Texas Republican Primary — Hutchison Catches Perry to Make Texas GOP Gov Race a Toss-Up — The volatile 2010 Republican Primary race for governor in Texas has become a toss-up, with Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison currently inching ahead of incumbent Rick Perry by two points - 40% to 38%.
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Bob Driehaus / New York Times:
Ohio Plans to Try Again as Execution Goes Wrong — CINCINNATI — The State of Ohio plans to try again next week to execute a convicted rapist-murderer, after a team of technicians spent two hours on Tuesday in an unsuccessful effort to inject him with lethal drugs.
Ashley Fantz / CNN:
Obama as witch doctor: Racism or satire? — (CNN) — Posters portraying President Obama as a witch doctor may be racist, organizers of Tea Party protests say, but they reflect anger about where he is leading the country. — The posters, showing Obama wearing a feather headdress …
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Timothy Egan:
Working Class Zero — The first nine years of the new century have yet to find a defining label, something as catchy as Tom Wolfe's “Me Decade” of the 1970s or the “Silent Generation” of 1950s men in gray flannel suits. Bookmarked by the horror of 9/11 and the history of a black president, the aughts certainly don't lack for drama.
Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
John Boehner struggles to keep up with base — “I would point out that the greatest anxiety about the president's policies tends to come from independents,” he said. — Long before the tea parties or Wilson's outburst, Boehner and Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) had struggled to moderate …
James O'Keefe / Big Government:
ACORN Video: Prostitution Scandal in San Diego, CA — With 70 miles of stunning beaches and picture-perfect weather all year round, having fun during the summer in San Diego doesn't require a lot of money. — The city combines old-fashioned Mexican charm with a modern edge.
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