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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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Robert Gibbs Clarifies “Professional Left” Criticism, Calls Initial Comments Inartful — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — In a statement to the Huffington Post, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs acknowledged that his recent broadside against the “professional left” was inartful …
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Rep. Ellison: ‘Gibbs Crossed The Line’ — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — Progressive Democrats fired back at Robert Gibbs on Tuesday, following the White House press secretary's sharp critique of what he called a “professional left” that is perpetually unsatisfied by President Obama.
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Robert Gibbs concedes attack on left was “inartful” — Robert Gibbs, under fire for his attack on the “professional left,” sends over a statement walking it back, conceding it was “inartful,” and clarifying that the views he expressed frustration about are not widely held:
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Robert Gibbs attacks the fringe losers of the left — (updated below - Update II - Update III) — You may think that the reason you're dissatisfied with the Obama administration is because of substantive objections to their policies: that they've done so little about crisis-level unemployment …
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As Liberals Lose Hope, the White House is Losing Its Cool — Lord knows I've had my share of disagreements with the “professional left”, as Press Secretary Robert Gibbs derisively referred to them in a rant to The Hill this morning. And I tend to endorse Jonathan Cohn's view that Obama …
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Obama and the left — I understand why the White House …
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Obama and Liberals — I feel like I write the 'most liberals still …
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Tribalism is the Last Refuge of Political Scoundrels, Including Robert Gibbs
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Gibbs: People who are upset with Obama don't live in real America …
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Robert Gibbs and Drug Testing
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Stevens killed in crash near Dillingham — Also on KTUU.COM — ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Dave Dittman, a former aide and longtime family friend of former Sen. Ted Stevens says Stevens was killed in a plane crash near Dillingham Monday night. Nine people were on board, including former NASA Chief Sean O'Keefe.
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Former Senator Ted Stevens Is Killed in a Plane Crash — Former United States Senator Ted Stevens was killed in a plane crash in southwestern Alaska on Monday night. Five of the nine people on board the small plane headed to a remote fishing lodge were killed in the crash, Gov. Sean Parnell of Alaska said.
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Ex-Senator Stevens dies in Alaska plane crash — Alaska (Reuters) - Former Senator Ted Stevens, who for several years played a leading role in controlling the nation's purse strings, died with four other people in a small plane crash in his home state of Alaska, officials said on Tuesday.
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Plane crashes north of Dillingham; 8 on board
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Ted Stevens, one of the most powerful congressmen of his generation, dies at 86
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Former Sen. Ted Stevens Dies in Alaska Plane Crash
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Plane, possibly with ex-Alaska senator, , crashes
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Girl quits her job on dry erase board, emails entire office (33 Photos) — We received the following photos last night from a person who works with this girl. Her name is Jenny (not confirmed) - we're working our contact for Jenny's last name. Yesterday morning, Jenny quit her job with a …
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For immediate release — Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June indicates that the pace of recovery in output and employment has slowed in recent months. Household spending is increasing gradually, but remains constrained by high unemployment …
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Saying Recovery Has Slowed, Fed to Buy U.S. Debt
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Gay Bar at Ground Zero — This is kind of a jerk move. But it's a brilliant jerk move. I am hoping that at least one person will attempt to explain why we should support the mosque near Ground Zero, but not the gay bar next to the mosque near Ground Zero. I would find that very entertaining.
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2012ers on the mosque — As I noted yesterday, the Republican …
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Name That Bar! — Fox News' Mr Gutfeld proposes building …
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CORDOBA HOUSE ‘COMPROMISE’ HAS SOME SERIOUS FLAWS.... New York Gov. David Paterson (D), hoping to resolve the political dispute over the proposed Muslim community center in lower Manhattan, is floating a possible compromise. — Paterson agreed that there is “no reason” why the Cordoba House …
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Gov. Paterson offers state help to relocate mosque
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Daft idea: Offer state land to get Cordoba House to go away
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Paterson Would Offer New Site for Mosque Away From Ground Zero
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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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‘No way’ Newt can win, ex-wife says
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Federal workers earning double their private counterparts — At a time when workers' pay and benefits have stagnated, federal employees' average compensation has grown to more than double what private sector workers earn, a USA TODAY analysis finds. — Federal workers have been awarded …
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I Was an Eyewitness to Flight Attendant Steven Slater's Rant on Jet Blue #1052 — And I gotta say, the guy made my day. — The funny thing is, I was seated on this flight yesterday - JetBlue #1052, Pittsburgh to JFK - next to a lady who was scared to fly.
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Rand denies ‘Aqua Buddha’ stunt — Speaking to Fox News's Neil Cavuto just now, Rand Paul flatly denied the GQ report that he'd abducted a teammate and tried to force her to smoke marijuana and worship strange gods in a Baylor University prank. — “I will categorically deny …


Charlie Rangel's Epic Rant: “If I Was You I May Want Me To Go Away Too” — The term “political theater” gets thrown around a lot, but that was exactly what happened on the House floor today. In a moment so unexpected the cable news networks seemed caught off guard (until they all went wall-to-wall) …
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Students at Lincoln Memorial Told to Stop Singing National Anthem — A group of students were taking a monument tour of the nation's capital when they made a spur-of-the-moment decision to sing the national anthem at the Lincoln Memorial, but were told to stop by U.S. Park Police.
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Notice to Law Students: Get ready for the coming M&A boom — While I was teaching in London this past month, I told my students — most of whom had just finished their first year of law school — that their job prospects would brighten substantially over the next two years, led by a boom in mergers and acquisitions.
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