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neo-neocon:
Can Mr. Brown go to Washington? — Check this out, from tonight's debate in the Massachusetts Senatorial race: — In case you missed the money quote, Scott Brown said: … So please, people of Massachusetts, send Brown to Washington to fill your seat. — [UPDATE: Here's WHDH's pundit Andy Hiller on tonight's debate:
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit:
SCOTT BROWN: It's not the Kennedy seat, it's the people's seat.
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The Other McCain, AmSpecBlog, And So it Goes in Shreveport, The Lonely Conservative and Althouse
Boston Herald:
Herald: Scott Brown for U.S. Senate
Herald: Scott Brown for U.S. Senate
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Hot Air, Boston Globe, Associated Press, Gateway Pundit, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, The Politico, Don Surber and Mudville Gazette
Charles Dharapak / Boston Globe:
Obama has no plans to campaign for Coakley
Obama has no plans to campaign for Coakley
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AMERICAblog News, msnbc.com, The Corner on National …, Scorecard's Blog and Michelle Malkin
Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
Massachusetts Senate and the Undecided Rule
Massachusetts Senate and the Undecided Rule
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A Certain Enthusiasm, Politics Daily, The Daily Caller, The Politico, American Thinker, The Greenroom, Dan_Perrin's blog and TD Blog
Christina Wilkie / The Hill:
Scheduled weeks ago, ‘African Americans for Harry Reid’ will go on as planned — The Senate's embattled majority leader is moving ahead with an “African Americans for Harry Reid” event this week as he seeks to weather a political firestorm sparked by his racially insensitive remarks about President Barack Obama.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Sen. Reid immediately recognized danger of ‘Negro dialect’ comment — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has minimized a politically damaging racial controversy through quick action, Democrats and strategists say. — Reid quickly apologized to President Barack Obama …
Ann Gerhart / Washington Post:
Sen. Reid and son Rory each considered a burden for the other's campaign in Nevada — LAS VEGAS — As if Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) didn't have enough problems, say hello to Rory Reid, his eldest son. Looks just like him. He's running for governor of Nevada.
Joan Walsh / Salon:
A Democrat's gaffe, the GOP's shame
A Democrat's gaffe, the GOP's shame
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Washington Post, RaceWire, Race-Talk, Philly.com, The Atlantic Politics Channel, The Politico and Ta-Nehisi Coates
Jim Rutenberg / Media Decoder:
Sarah Palin to Contribute to Fox News — Former Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska has signed on as a contributor to the Fox News Channel. — The network confirmed that Ms. Palin will appear on the network's programming on a regular basis as part of a multi-year deal. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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TVNewser, Hot Air, Pam's House Blend, The Nation, Left Coast Rebel, Firedoglake, The Political Carnival, When Falls the Coliseum, The Swamp, TPM LiveWire, BuzzFlash.org, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, The Note, Daily Kos, Opinion L.A., TigerHawk, The Atlantic Politics Channel, Crooks and Liars, TVbytheNumbers, The Hill, skippy the bush kangaroo, Taylor Marsh, Political Byline, News Hounds, The Mudflats, Raw Story, Riehl World View, Liberal Values, Newsweek Blogs, The Lonely Conservative, The TrogloPundit, PoliBlog, The Page, Think Progress, Mediaite, Indecision Forever, No More Mister Nice Blog, Ben Smith's Blog, Michael Calderone's Blog, Politics Daily, NewsBusters.org, Swampland, Conservatives4Palin.com, Jay Bookman, Real Clear Politics, Big Brass Blog and Gawker
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
UNEMPLOYED HALF-TERM GOVERNOR HIRED BY FOX NEWS. …
UNEMPLOYED HALF-TERM GOVERNOR HIRED BY FOX NEWS. …
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The Political Carnival, The Reaction, TPM LiveWire, Dennis the Peasant, No More Mister Nice Blog and TVNewser
American Foundation for Equal Rights:
Text of Ted Olson's Opening Statement in Prop. 8 Trial - As Prepared — The federal trial over the unconstitutionality of Proposition 8 began today with an opening statement by attorney Theodore Olson, who with David Boies is leading the legal team assembled by the American Foundation …
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Richard Socarides / The Huffington Post: “Exactly Why We Have Courts, Why We Have the Constitution …
Kevin Hechtkopf / CBS News:
Obama's Approval Rating Dips to New Low — President Obama's job approval rating has fallen to 46 percent, according to a new CBS News poll. — That rating is Mr. Obama's lowest yet in CBS News polling, and the poll marks the first time his approval rating has fallen below the 50 percent mark.
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VotersOfNY / CBS News:
Poll: Obama Health Care Marks Hit New Low
Poll: Obama Health Care Marks Hit New Low
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The Politico, Washington Post, Associated Press, Pollster.com All Content and Weasel Zippers
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Game over: The Clintons stand alone — A new book is out with a highly critical but unsourced portrait of Hillary Clinton. This familiar occurrence — it's happened too many times to count over the years — has usually been greeted with an equally familiar response: A fast and furious counterattack from the Clinton inner circle.
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Richard Goldstein / New York Times:
Miep Gies, Protector of Anne Frank, Dies at 100 — Miep Gies, the last survivor among Anne Frank's protectors and the woman who preserved the diary that endures as a testament to the human spirit in the face of unfathomable evil, died Monday night, the Anne Frank Museum in Amsterdam said. She was 100.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Future Of Fox — Well, this is the celebrity Alaskan when she was a sports announcer, something her college degree qualified her for perfectly: — Sarah Palin, Hottie Sports Reporter | Viral/Other | SPIKE.com
Michael Grabell / ProPublica:
White House Changes Stimulus Jobs Count — When the White House unveiled its nearly $800 billion stimulus package last year, it promised not only to create and save 3.5 million jobs but also to open the books and prove it. But counting jobs turned out to be a lot harder than lining up a work crew and tapping hardhats.
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Neil Irwin / Washington Post:
Federal Reserve earned $45 billion in 2009 — Wall Street firms aren't the only banks that had a banner year. The Federal Reserve made record profits in 2009, as its unconventional efforts to prop up the economy created a windfall for the government. — The Fed will return about $45 billion …
Jo Piazza / CNN:
Fans have ‘Avatar’ blues — (CNN) — James Cameron's completely immersive spectacle “Avatar” may have been a little too real for some fans who say they have experienced depression and suicidal thoughts after seeing the film because they long to enjoy the beauty of the alien world Pandora.
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Erick Erickson / Erick's blog:
I'm Afraid Sarah Palin Might Be Ruining Herself Unintentionally — “Charging people $500.00 plus the costs of travel and lodging to go to a “National Tea Party Convention” run by a for profit group no one has ever heard of sounds as credible as an email from Nigeria promising me a million bucks”
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RedState, The Daily Beast, TBogg, Riehl World View, The Washington Independent, Talking Points Memo and TPMMuckraker
CNN:
New questions on full-body scanners — Washington (CNN) — A privacy group says the Transportation Security Administration is misleading the public with claims that full-body scanners at airports cannot store or send their graphic images. — The TSA specified in 2008 documents …
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Threat Level, Boing Boing, The Confluence, Bob Cesca's Awesome Blog! and LewRockwell.com Blog
Sharyl Attkisson / CBS News:
Copenhagen Summit Turned Junket? — Exclusive: At Least 20 Members of Congress Made the Trip to Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen Last Month — (CBS) Few would argue with the U.S. having a presence at the Copenhagen Climate Summit. But wait until you hear what we found …
Alec MacGillis / Washington Post:
Obama meets with union leaders to discuss health-care reform — President Obama sought on Monday evening to assuage organized labor's misgivings about the health-care overhaul, even as several key union leaders warned that the bill's final outlines could severely dampen their enthusiasm …