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9:05 PM ET, November 15, 2009

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Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Really?  Still Making Things Up?  —  The book tour starts this week, and I look forward to it!  I'm most looking forward to meeting many of you, shaking your hands, and telling you,"Thanks for loving America."  I'll give you a scoop here and tell you what's on the book's Dedication Page …
Liz Nunez / WPTV:
Al Gore greeted by protesters in Boca Raton  —  BOCA RATON, FL — Hundreds of people sat inside the Mizner Amphitheater, paying close attention to the presentation, but outside, it was a different story.  —  A large group of protesters gathered just steps away from where former Vice President Al Gore was speaking.
Discussion: MyDD, Don Surber and Macsmind
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Sofia Santana / Sun-Sentinel:
Gore heckled at climate speech  —  Al Gore (Frazer Harrison, Getty Images / November 12, 2009)  —  BOCA RATON - Former Vice President Al Gore's global-warming speech Saturday night at Mizner Park drew about a thousand attendees, as well as more than 200 loud protesters.
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:   Hundreds of Protesters Greet Al Gore at Florida Junk Science Speech (Video)
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin: A Summary Before The Next Round  —  On the eve of Palin's latest version of reality, the Dish offers a recap of all the demonstrable lies she has told in the public record.  We reprint the list as a public service and invite readers to run the new “book” …
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Christopher Hitchens / Newsweek:
Palin's Base Appeal … From the magazine issue dated Nov 23, 2009  —  Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Ernest Gruening: war veteran, former editor of The Nation magazine, and Franklin Roosevelt's nominee for governorship of the then-territory of Alaska in 1939.
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias and Commentary
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Report: Bill would reduce senior care  —  Medicare cuts approved by House may affect access to providers  —  A plan to slash more than $500 billion from future Medicare spending — one of the biggest sources of funding for President Obama's proposed overhaul of the nation's health-care system …
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FITSNews:
Two New Polls Show Graham Tanking  —  U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham's public support is collapsing in South Carolina - driven by a wholesale revolt among the GOP electorate and a steady erosion of his support amongst independents.  —  Already consistently loathed by a solid third of GOP voters …
Discussion: Commentary and The Sundries Shack
Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
Liz Cheney: Whoever Leads GOP in 2012 Will Have to Undo the Damage From Obama's Disastrous Policies (Video)  —  Liz Cheney spoke out on Obama's disastrous policies this morning on FOX News Sunday.  —  Cheney said that no matter who led the party in 2012, they would have to undo …
Discussion: Moe Lane and Jules Crittenden
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
BRODER ON SPEED OVER ACCURACY.... I checked the byline a couple of times this morning, to make sure the column that was ostensibly written by David Broder wasn't, in fact, written by Charles Krauthammer.  Regrettably, the so-called Dean of the D.C. Media Establishment actually wrote this.
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Robertson's remarks put McDonnell in a bind  —  Muslims seek repudiation Gov.-elect received donations from religious broadcaster  —  Fresh off his landslide victory in the race for Virginia governor, Robert F. McDonnell is already being forced to confront how he plans to handle his friendship …
Doyle McManus / Los Angeles Times:
Obama must rethink rethinking Afghanistan  —  His strategy deliberations are starting to look like dangerous indecision.  —  Barack Obama is in danger of giving deliberation a bad name.  —  The decision about whether to send thousands more troops to Afghanistan was never going to be easy …
Discussion: Harry's Place, GayPatriot and Telegraph
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Axelrod rebuts Romney attack  —  White House senior adviser David Axelrod pushed back hard at criticism from former (and future) Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney about White House deliberations on Afghanistan.  —  In an interview taped Saturday from Singapore with CNN's John King for …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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Winnie Hu / New York Times:
Selling Lessons Online Raises Cash and Questions
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Yossi Sarid / Haaretz:
Abbas must unilaterally declare Palestinian state
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Big Government:
Obama Ally Code Pink Justifies Fort Hood Terrorist Attack …
CNN:
Obama urges Myanmar to free Suu Kyi
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Nicholas Ballasy / CNSNews:
Congress Mandating That People Buy Health Insurance Like States …
Discussion: The Hill
Ken Kaye / Los Angeles Times:
TSA is secretly watching you
Aaron Blake / The Hill:
Few Dems in big races jump headlong into backing House healthcare bill
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Dean Baker / Beat the Press:
The Fed Is Responsible for 10.2 Percent Unemployment in the Same …
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CNN:
Romney accuses Obama of not protecting troops
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Thomas Beaumont / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Low rating for Culver reveals vulnerability
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Nicola Smith / Times of London:
Irishman wants to kill for Islam
Jim VandeHei / The Politico:
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Richard H. Thaler / New York Times:
Paying a Price for the Thrill of the Hunt
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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