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New York Times:
Paterson Says He Will Run, Rejecting Call From Obama — Gov. David A. Paterson defiantly vowed to run for election next year despite the White House's urging that he withdraw from the New York governor's race. — Appearing tired and agitated at a parade in Harlem on Sunday …
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Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
Obama, in Media Blitz, Snubs ‘Whining’ Fox — President to Hit All Sunday News Talk Shows, Except Network That Skipped His Speech — As President Barack Obama goes on an unprecedented presidential blitz of media appearances, the White House is in a war of words with the network that did not get an interview: Fox.
Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
Steele ‘curious’ that W.H. asks black governor to not seek reelection — Michael Steele said it was “curious” on why the White House would ask New York Gov. David Paterson (D) not to run for reelection in 2010. — “I found that to be stunning, that the White House would send word …
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Moe Lane
Ian Johnston / Telegraph:
Sand artist Kseniya Simonova winner of Ukraine's Got Talent becomes internet hit — Sand artist, Kseniya Simonova, who moved audiences to tears as she won Ukraine's Got Talent, has become an online sensation with more than two million hits. — Miss Simonova, 24, drew a series of pictures …
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
An amazing political video, nothing to do with Obama, McCain, Clinton or even Biden — Every once in a while in our around-the-clock online wanderings, The Ticket comes upon something special. A serendipitous surprise. And we decide to share it. — This is one of those times.
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RedState
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Obama open to newspaper bailout bill — The president said he is “happy to look at” bills before Congress that would give struggling news organizations tax breaks if they were to restructure as nonprofit businesses. — “I haven't seen detailed proposals yet, but I'll be happy to look at them …
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Amanda Terkel / Think Progress:
Backed Into A Corner, Boehner Admits That Obama Is Not A Socialist — RNC Chairman Michael Steele recently sent out a fundraising letter saying that President Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress are attempting a “socialist power grab.” Today on NBC's Meet the Press …
Chris Frates / Politico Live's Blog:
Issa to ACORN: Will you come before Congress? — Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) challenged ACORN chief executive Bertha Lewis on Sunday to come before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to explain how her group used its federal funding, which Congress voted to cut off last week.
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Big Government
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
STILL NOT JOURNALISM.... Fox News spent months promoting last weekend's right-wing protests in Washington, encouraging viewers to go register their outrage. And during the event itself, the Republican news network went a step further, encouraging the crowd to get louder once the cameras were on.
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George Stephanopoulos / George's Bottom Line:
Obama on ACORN: 'Not Something I've Followed Closely' Won't Commit to Cut Federal Funds — It was one of the most popular topics among the questions you submitted to me for my interview with President Obama - the controversy involving ACORN. — While the President said that ACORN …
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George Stephanopoulos / George's Bottom Line:
Obama: Mandate is Not a Tax — President Obama signaled in our interview that he was prepared to address some of the concerns raised by key Senator Jay Rockefeller, who called the Baucus bill a “big middle class tax increase” this week. — That means he'll support more subsidies for middle class families.
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Patterico's Pontifications:
Breitbart Promises New Bombshell from “Left Field” — Andrew Breitbart, a driving force behind the recent revelations of ACORN's utter lawlessness, is promising a “blockbuster” from “left field” next week. Speculation is rampant: what will it be? — Keep reading and it may just become obvious.
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Patrick Ishmael / The Greenroom:
Breitbart: Prepare for a “blockbuster” …
Breitbart: Prepare for a “blockbuster” …
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JustOneMinute, Kausfiles, Macsmind, The Hill, American Power, Don Surber, Classical Values and No Sheeples Here
Associated Press:
Romney taunts Democrats with memories of Carter — WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney reflects conservatives' growing confidence when he taunts Democrats, saying “I'll bet you never dreamed you'd look back at Jimmy Carter as the good old days.”
Mickey Kaus / Kausfiles:
What Did Dave Matthews Know And When Did He Know It? — Good Neil Lewis NYT story on John Edwards today—not much news that a local TV station, the National Enquirer and even kausfiles didn't have more than a month ago, except this fabulous nugget (from Ex-Fall Guy Andrew Young's book proposal):
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Josh Gerstein / Politico Live's Blog:
Obama rebuffs call to nix interrogation probe — In his first public comments on Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to launch an inquiry into Bush-era interrogations of terror suspects, President Barack Obama said he doesn't want to see any “witch hunts” but won't interfere with the Justice Department's efforts to enforce the law.
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Crooks and Liars
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Charles Lipson / Chicago Tribune:
Independent prosecutor for ACORN
Independent prosecutor for ACORN
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