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Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
THAT WAS NO TEACHER... Unhinged Leftist Who Confronted Palin Is a Singer in a Drag Queen Band (Photo) — The poor little unhinged leftists had their panties in a bunch today after Sarah Palin confronted a far left loon for her rude and aggressive sign in Homer, Alaska.
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There you go again, LSM — While filming the Alaska documentary in Homer, I had a brief discussion with a local lady who, in typical Alaska style, decided to give me her two cents worth about my political leanings, American politics in general, and much else besides.
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Sarah Palin gets in dustup with teacher — Sarah Palin was involved in a short argument over the weekend with an Alaska teacher over her decision to leave her post as governor of Alaska. AP — Sarah Palin was involved in a brief argument over the weekend with an Alaska teacher …
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
White House unloads anger over criticism by ‘professional left’ — The White House is simmering with anger at criticism from liberals who say President Obama is more concerned with deal-making than ideological purity. — During an interview with The Hill in his West Wing office …
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New York Times:
Fed-Up Flight Attendant Makes Sliding Exit — It has been a long time since flight attendant was a glamorous job title. The hours are long. Passengers with feelings of entitlement bump up against new no-frills policies. Babies scream. Security precautions grate but must be enforced.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Greg Gutfeld: I'm raising money to build a Muslim gay bar next to the Ground Zero mosque — Andy Levy assures me that he's quite serious. Media narrative on the GZ mosque: Shining beacon of liberal values bursting through the overcast skies of American intolerance.
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Melissa Clouthier / Liberty Pundits Blog:
Ground Queero: Greg Gutfeld's New Cordoba Mosque Gay Bar: A Mecca Of Tolerance
Ground Queero: Greg Gutfeld's New Cordoba Mosque Gay Bar: A Mecca Of Tolerance
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Greg Gutfeld / Big Hollywood:
Investment Opportunity: My Ground Zero Islamic Gay Bar
Investment Opportunity: My Ground Zero Islamic Gay Bar
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Robert VerBruggen / National Review:
Ground Zero Mosque Imam: ‘They Feel the Need to Conflagrate’
Ground Zero Mosque Imam: ‘They Feel the Need to Conflagrate’
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Anchorage Daily News:
Plane with 8 on board crashes off Dillingham — 5 good Samaritans reportedly on scene as weather hampers rescue — Severe weather has hampered the rescue operation for eight people believed to be on board a GCI-owned aircraft that crashed near Dillingham on Monday night with possible fatalities …
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
GOP Maintains Lead on Generic Ballot for Congress — Second week in a row favorable to Republicans — PRINCETON, NJ — Republicans have a 49% to 43% lead over Democrats among registered voters in Gallup's generic ballot for Congress for the week of Aug. 2-8, the second straight week …
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Crossroads poll: Dem Senate in peril — A new poll conducted for the group co-founded by Ed Gillespie suggests the 2010 landscape might be just volatile enough to give Republicans a shot at taking back the Senate. AP — It's a hope so audacious that few Republicans will even acknowledge it out loud …
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Monica Davey / New York Times:
Large Number of Governors' Races Grips Both Parties
Large Number of Governors' Races Grips Both Parties
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Sewell Chan / New York Times:
Fed Will Meet With Concerns on Deflation Rising — WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve will meet on Tuesday faced with a pivotal decision about whether to abandon its presumption that the economy is gradually picking up steam and begin to consider new steps to keep the recovery from sputtering out.
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Neil Irwin / Political Economy:
FOMC Preview: What to look for
FOMC Preview: What to look for
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
Levi Johnston for mayor. . . really — Reality show follows Palin player's bid for office — Levi Johnston is setting his sights on the dysfunctional family business. — Johnston will run for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska — yes, the same job that propelled Sarah Palin to governor of that state …
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Becky Bohrer / Associated Press:
Manager: Levi Johnston to run for city office in Alaska
Manager: Levi Johnston to run for city office in Alaska
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John H. Richardson / Esquire:
Newt Gingrich: The Indispensable Republican — In the twelve years since he resigned in defeat and disgrace, he has been carefully plotting his return to power. As 2012 approaches, he has raised as much money as all of his potential rivals combined and sits atop the polls for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Wall Street Journal:
Are Americans Bigots? — Attacking the motives of those who disagree with elite opinion has become all too common. — When in 1983 Ronald Reagan characterized the Soviet Union as an “evil empire,” the reaction from his betters was swift. Writing in the New York Times, Anthony Lewis called it …
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Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Pentagon to cut thousands of jobs, defense secretary says — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Monday that the Pentagon will cut thousands of jobs, including a substantial chunk of its private contractors and a major military command based in Norfolk, as part of an ongoing effort …
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Thom Shanker / New York Times:
Pentagon Plans Steps to Reduce Budget and Jobs
Pentagon Plans Steps to Reduce Budget and Jobs
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Megan Carpentier / TPMMuckraker:
Conservapedia: E=mc2 Is A Liberal Conspiracy — To many conservatives, almost everything is a secret liberal plot: from fluoride in the water to medicare reimbursements for end-of-life planning with your doctor to efforts to teach evolution in schools. But Conservapedia founder …
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John Fund / Wall Street Journal:
Hillary for Vice President? — The movement is gaining traction. — As President Obama sinks in the polls, Democrats and liberal pundits inevitably are searching for a scapegoat. The most likely victim appears to be gaffe-prone Vice President Joe Biden, who has become the focus …
The Huffington Post:
GOP To Introduce Lame-Duck Prohibition Resolution, Citing Browner's Remarks On Energy Bill — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — House Republicans are going forward with plans to introduce a resolution on Tuesday to prohibit the House of Representatives from assembling during the two-month period following the November elections.
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Barbour mail hits Iowa — Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour insists he won't think about a possible 2012 presidential bid until after this year's election, but he's already taking steps to build support in Iowa. AP — Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour insists he won't think about a possible …
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Jeanne Whalen / Wall Street Journal:
Rights Groups Join Criticism of WikiLeaks — A group of human-rights organizations is pressing WikiLeaks to do a better job of redacting names from thousands of war documents it is publishing, joining the list of critics that claim the Web site's actions could jeopardize the safety of Afghans who aided the U.S. military.
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Craig Aaron / The Huffington Post:
Google-Verizon Pact: It Gets Worse — So Google and Verizon went public today with their “policy framework” — better known as the pact to end the Internet as we know it. — News of this deal broke this week, sparking a public outcry that's seen hundreds of thousands of Internet users calling …
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Bob Herbert / New York Times:
The Horror Show — The employment situation in the United States is much worse than even the dismal numbers from last week's jobless report would indicate. The nation is facing a full-blown employment crisis and policy makers are not responding with anything like the sense of urgency that is needed.
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Phil Izzo / Real Time Economics:
U.S. Incomes Tumbled in 2009 — Personal income took a hit in most of the U.S. last year with the only gains coming from government support, according to new data from the Commerce Department. — Even though prices declined last year — down .2% from a year earlier as measured …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
WJLA-TV's Doug McKelway suspended after clash with station manager, sources say — Veteran TV newsman Doug McKelway may have said too much — not to viewers but to his boss. As a result, the WJLA-TV journalist has been ordered off the air and suspended indefinitely, according to sources at the station.
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