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Tea Party Federation kicks out Williams over blog post — (CNN) — Tea Party activist Mark Williams says he's done discussing the controversy stirred up by his attack on the NAACP, accusing a fellow movement leader of turning the debate into “a World Wrestling style personality conflict.”
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VP: Tea Party ‘Not a Racist Organization’ — “Do you think elements of the Tea Party are racist?” This Week anchor Jake Tapper asked Vice President Joe Biden in an EXCLUSIVE interview. Biden equivocated at first, but then settled on a pretty firm no. — “Well, the truth is that at least elements …
Mark Williams / MarkTalk.com News & Commentary:
Tea Party Federation outburst sets us all back — Important note: I have not run this past any other tea partier on Earth, it is my own commentary. — Apparently I have offended the tea party “leadership.” — Mind you, there is no tea party leadership; every tea partier is a tea party leader.
David S Morgan / CBS News:
Tea Party Leader: NAACP Is Playing the Race Card
Tea Party Leader: NAACP Is Playing the Race Card
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Palin triggers NY mosque Twitter fray — Sarah Palin, who waded into a New York political fight by endorsing Ann Marie Buerkle in NY-25, is drifting into a decidedly higher-charged battle: The fray over a planned mosque near Ground Zero. — “Peace-seeking Muslims, pls understand …
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Ben Geman / The Hill:
Palin calls planned mosque near Ground Zero a ‘provocation’ — Sarah Palin took to Twitter Sunday to bash plans for an Islamic cultural center and mosque two blocks from the site of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City. — Palin tweeted: “Peaceful New Yorkers …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Pundit Delusion — The latest hot political topic is the “Obama paradox” — the supposedly mysterious disconnect between the president's achievements and his numbers. The line goes like this: The administration has had multiple big victories in Congress, most notably on health reform …
CNN:
Allen: Seepage detected away from well — (CNN) — The federal government's oil spill response director says testing has revealed that there is a “detected seep a distance from the well” and has ordered BP to quickly notify the government if other leaks are found.
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Patrik Jonsson / Christian Science Monitor:
Joe the Plumber (not that one) says he helped stop Gulf oil spill leak
Joe the Plumber (not that one) says he helped stop Gulf oil spill leak
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
BP, federal officials confer on closed gulf oil well cap
Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:
Obama Gains Evangelical Allies on Immigration — At a time when the prospects for immigration overhaul seem most dim, supporters have unleashed a secret weapon: a group of influential evangelical Christian leaders. — Normally on the opposite side of political issues backed by the Obama White House …
John / Power Line:
Union Goons In Action — This footage was shot at a pro-Democratic Party union rally in California. If those shirts were brown instead of pink, the video would have a disturbingly retro feel: — It's funny how the political class is always wringing its hands about the potential for violence …
The Huffington Post:
Mike Pence Explains Why America Can Afford Tax Cuts For The Rich But Not Jobless Aid — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — The unsavory task of explaining why America apparently can't afford to help the unemployed but can afford tax cuts for the rich fell to Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) on Sunday.
Dana Priest / Washington Post:
A short video from PBS's FRONTLINE on The Post's two-year investigation. An hour-long documentary film will run in October. Watch the trailer » — Investigative reporter Dana Priest has been The Washington Post's intelligence, Pentagon and health-care reporter.
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Kay Lazar / Boston Globe:
Firms cancel health coverage — With cost rising, small companies turning to state — The relentlessly rising cost of health insurance is prompting some small Massachusetts companies to drop coverage for their workers and encourage them to sign up for state-subsidized care instead …
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Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Pakistani Taxes Widen Divide Between Rich and Poor — ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Much of Pakistan's capital city looks like a rich Los Angeles suburb. Shiny sport utility vehicles purr down gated driveways. Elegant multistory homes are tended by servants. Laundry is never hung out to dry.