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Adam Serwer / American Prospect:
The Day The Controversy Over The New Black Panther Case Fell Apart. — So, a number of things have happened in the past few hours that should really discredit the entire conservative conspiracy theory behind the New Black Panther Party case. — Earlier today, I reported that J. Christian Adams …
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Joan Walsh / Salon:
Wash Post gives New Black Panther story new life — Just when the peddlers of the phony “corruption” claim are discredited, the paper restores their credibility — The always smart Adam Serwer, writing for the American Prospect, called Friday “The Day The Controversy Over The New Black Panther Case Fell Apart.”
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Changing Stance, Administration Now Defends Insurance Mandate as a Tax — WASHINGTON — When Congress required most Americans to obtain health insurance or pay a penalty, Democrats denied that they were creating a new tax. But in court, the Obama administration and its allies now defend …
Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
Republican lawmakers gird for rowdy tea party — So who wants to join Rand Paul's “tea-party” caucus? — “I don't know about that,” Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) replied with a nervous laugh. “I'm not sure I should be participating in this story.” — Republican lawmakers see plenty …
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Mortimer B. Zuckerman / US News:
Obama's Anti-Business Policies Are Our Economic Katrina — His gratuitous and overstated demonization of business is exactly the wrong approach — The growing divide and tension between the Obama administration and the business world is a cause for national concern.
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Zuckerman: Obamanomics “our economic Katrina” — How far out of favor has Barack Obama fallen with the business community? Self-professed Obama supporter and occasional speechwriter Mort Zuckerman wrote a lengthy indictment of Obama's economic policies in US News & World Report yesterday afternoon …
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Telegraph:
Margaret Thatcher's family are ‘appalled’ at Meryl Streep film — Film about Margaret Thatcher's life, which is expected to star Meryl Streep, shows the former prime minister as a dementia-sufferer looking back at her life with sadness. — Tim Walker. — Although the prospect …
Bbtv / Breitbart.tv:
Caught on Camera: Union Goon Hits, Shoves and Harasses GOP Supporter at Rally — You can see him using his left hand to knock a camera out of one of the volunteers hands at 8 seconds and again at 12 seconds. He returns later and shoves or hits the cameraman several more times.
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Joe Biden fined $219K for 2008 presidential campaign violations — The Federal Election Commission has penalized Vice President Joe Biden's 2008 presidential campaign $219,000 for accepting over-the-limit contributions and a discounted flight on a jet owned by a New York hedge fund.
Reed Abelson / New York Times:
Insurers Push Plans Limiting Patient Choice of Doctors — As the Obama administration begins to enact the new national health care law, the country's biggest insurers are promoting affordable plans with reduced premiums that require participants to use a narrower selection of doctors or hospitals.
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Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
Muslims Riot, Mayhem in France, Fire On Police UPDATE: After Islamic Cleric's Fiery Speech — Mayhem in Grenoble (Photo: AFP) (hat tip woolie) — The imprimatur of an Islamic cleric: … UPDATE: The police were fired on by automatic gunfire, a fact that strangely was only reported on by al jazeera.
Washington Post:
Republicans divided on the importance of an agenda for midterm elections — Sometime after Labor Day, House Minority Leader John A. Boehner plans to unveil a blueprint of what Republicans will do if they take back control of the chamber. He promises it will be a full plate of policy proposals …