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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
To Our Readers — This is only the second time in its nearly ten-year history that the Dish has gone silent. The reason now is the same as the reason then. When dealing with a delusional fantasist like Sarah Palin, it takes time to absorb and make sense of the various competing narratives that she tells about her life.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
DNC circulates Palin memo; ‘God Bless’ — The Democratic National Committee has been, for days emailing reporters gleefully about Sarah Palin's media blitz, feeding the flames of what officials there see as a distraction for and a threat to the Republican Party.
Mary Matalin / CNN:
Sarah Palin's publishing and political worlds in collision — Editor's note: Mary Matalin joined CNN as a Republican strategist and political contributor in April 2009 and now appears on a variety of network programs. Matalin has worked for Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush.
Wall Street Journal:
The Persecution of Sarah Palin — Her memoir is full of vindictiveness and score-settling. — Printer — Friendly — Maybe in their business lives, conservatives are the stern, unforgiving masters of capitalist lore. But when it comes to politics, oh, do they love a whiner!
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Rogue American Woman — Of course, the subtitle of Sarah Palin's book is “An American Life.” — Because she is the lovely avatar of real Americans — ordinary, hard-working, God-fearing, common-sense, good, ordinary, real Americans. — If you are not living an American life, you are …
David A. Patten / NewsMax.com:
Palin-Beck Ticket? Sarah Doesn't Rule it Out — It's no secret that former GOP vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin and Fox News host Glenn Beck share great respect and admiration — so their fans can be forgiven for wondering: Is a “dream ticket” of Palin-Beck ticket is completely out of the question?
Julie Millican / Media Matters for America:
Newsweek should worry more about how to solve its problem with sexism
Newsweek should worry more about how to solve its problem with sexism
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Hundreds Wait All Night In 30F Weather In MI To Meet Sarah Palin At Book Signing
Hundreds Wait All Night In 30F Weather In MI To Meet Sarah Palin At Book Signing
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Rod Dreher / NPR:
A Conservative Read On Palin's ‘Going Rogue’
A Conservative Read On Palin's ‘Going Rogue’
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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Obama on terror trials: KSM will die — Americans who are troubled by the decision to send alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to New York for trial will feel better about it when he's put to death, President Barack Obama said Tuesday. — During a round of network television …
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CNN:
Obama: 'We've restored America's standing' — Beijing, China (CNN) — A little more than a year after his election, President Obama said his administration has laid the groundwork for success on global and domestic matters. — “I think that we've restored America's standing in the world …
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
As Many As 75 Detainees Could Remain In Limbo — The Washington Post appears to have broken a significant news story without really knowing it. Here's Perry Bacon, writing about Congressional efforts to move Guantanamo prisoners: … 75 more... " too dangerous to release but cannot …
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Anne E. Kornblut / Washington Post:
Obama admits Guantanamo won't close by Jan. deadline
Obama admits Guantanamo won't close by Jan. deadline
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Andy McCarthy / The Corner on National Review Online:
Holder's Testimony — By: Andy McCarthy — They are in recess after opening statements and initial rounds of questions. Here are some of the Attorney General's whoppers so far: — 1. The “tragic shooting” at Ft. Hood. What happened at Ft. Hood was a jihadist massacre — a terrorist act, not a tragedy.
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Markos Moulitsas / The Hill:
Conservative cowards — American liberals are tough on terrorists and secure in their knowledge that the Sept. 11 conspirators are guilty of mass murder. American conservatives are timid cowards who fear that the U.S. government can't actually prove that the Sept. 11 killers committed their heinous crimes.
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Quinnipiac University:
Obama Approval Dips Below 50% For First Time, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Support For U.S. Troops In Afghanistan Drops Below 50% — President Barack Obama's job approval rating is 48 - 42 percent, the first time he has slipped below the 50 percent threshold nationally …
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Jeffrey S. Flier / Wall Street Journal:
Health ‘Reform’ Gets a Failing Grade — The changes proposed by Congress will require more draconian measures down the road. Just look at Massachusetts. — Printer — Friendly — As the dean of Harvard Medical School I am frequently asked to comment on the health-reform debate.
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BBC:
Somali woman stoned for adultery — A 20-year-old woman accused of committing adultery in Somalia has been stoned to death by Islamists in front of a crowd of about 200 people. — A judge working for the militant group al-Shabab said she had had an affair with an unmarried 29-year-old man.
Graham Bowley / New York Times:
$500 Million and Apology From Goldman — How much good will can an apology — and half a billion dollars — buy? A lot, Goldman Sachs is hoping. — After first staunchly defending its outsize profits and pay, and then bristling at calls for restraint in these tough economic times …
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
3 Democrats Could Block Health Bill in Senate — WASHINGTON — Senator Ben Nelson, Democrat of Nebraska, says he is not sure he is ready to help a Democratic health care proposal clear even the most preliminary hurdle: gaining the 60 votes his party's leaders need to open debate on the measure later this week.
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Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
Dems alarmed as independents bolt — Mounting evidence that independent voters have soured on the Democrats is prompting a debate among party officials about what rhetorical and substantive changes are needed to halt the damage. — Following serious setbacks with independents …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Washington Sketch: Republican senators do an about-face on judicial filibusters — In their quest to thwart President Obama, Republicans do not fear the hobgoblin of consistency. — For much of this decade, Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, now the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee …
CBS News:
Obama: I'd Fire Afghan Decision Leakers — Also Tells Chip Reid Afghan Decision Still Weeks Off; Speaks About Sarah Palin, and Toll Office Taking on Him … Reid reports the president said it's still several weeks before he makes a decision on how many more troops to send to Afghanistan.
Leon Neyfakh / New York Observer:
Go Jodi Go! Times' Kantor Scores Seven Figures From Little, Brown For Obama Book — New York Times Washington correspondent Jodi Kantor has secured a stunning seven-figure book deal this week with Little, Brown to write a volume on the Obamas. — The deal was the result of a heated citywide auction …
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
What They Really Believe — If you follow the debate around the energy/climate bills working through Congress you will notice that the drill-baby-drill opponents of this legislation are now making two claims. One is that the globe has been cooling lately, not warming …
CNN:
CNN Poll: Does the GOP want ideologically pure candidates? — Washington (CNN) - A new national poll suggests that the Democrats may be the party of pragmatism and Republicans may be the party of ideological purity. — The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey's release on Tuesday comes …
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Edward Mason / Boston Herald:
Union blocks teacher bonuses — Grinchlike union bosses are blocking at least 200 of Boston's best teachers from pocketing bonuses for their classroom heroics in a puzzling move that gets a failing grade from education experts. — The Boston Teachers Union staunchly opposes a performance bonus plan …
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Washington Times editor files EEOC complaint — Disclosing his dismissal, Miniter says paper forced him to attend religious event — The former editorial page editor of the Washington Times has filed a discrimination complaint against the paper, saying he was “coerced” …
Paige Albiniak / Broadcasting & Cable:
Palin Scores for ‘Oprah’ — Interview with former Alaska governor and VP candidate notches highest ratings for CTD show in two years — Oprah Winfrey's interview with former Alaska governor vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin scored The Oprah Winfrey Show its best ratings in two years.