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Fhardingj / CNN:
Legislator resigns after ‘dead Palin’ comment — State Rep. Timothy Horrigan made the remarks Wednesday night in a thread discussing the Alaska plane crash that killed former Sen. Ted Stevens. — “Well a dead Palin wd be even more dangerous than a live one...she is all about her myth …
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The Swamp, Macsmind, Weasel Zippers, Proof Positive, TigerHawk, Conservatives4Palin.com and The Political Carnival
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Fox News:
New Hampshire Democrat Says He's Sorry for Palin Death Wish
New Hampshire Democrat Says He's Sorry for Palin Death Wish
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neo-neocon and New York Magazine
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
N.H. legislator resigns over Palin remark
N.H. legislator resigns over Palin remark
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Don Surber, Washington Post, Politics Daily and Mediaite
Jeremy Holden / Media Matters for America:
FULL AUDIO: Dr. Laura Schlessinger's N-word rant — On August 10, Dr. Laura Schlessinger launched into a racially charged rant, during which Schlessinger — in her own words — “articulated the ‘n’ word all the way out — more than one time.” Among other things, Schlessinger also told …
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Danny Shea / The Huffington Post:
Dr. Laura's N-Word Rant: Radio Host Apologizes For Offensive Language (AUDIO)
Dr. Laura's N-Word Rant: Radio Host Apologizes For Offensive Language (AUDIO)
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Pam's House Blend and New York Magazine
Maura Dolan / Los Angeles Times:
Judge keeps California gay marriage ruling on hold — The federal judge who last week overturned the state's gay marriage ban, Proposition 8, agreed to a continued hold on his ruling while foes appeal. — Reporting from San Francisco — A federal judge Thursday refused to permanently stay …
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Alan Riquelmy / Ledger-Enquirer.com:
Justice Alito refers Orly Taitz's request to reverse sanctions to U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Alito refers Orly Taitz's request to reverse sanctions to U.S. Supreme Court
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Crooks and Liars, TPMMuckraker and Weigel
David Lat / Above the Law:
Breaking: Judge Walker Won't Stay Prop 8 Ruling Pending Appeal!
Breaking: Judge Walker Won't Stay Prop 8 Ruling Pending Appeal!
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Daily Kos, The Awl, L.A. NOW and skippy the bush kangaroo
Carlos Lozano / L.A. NOW:
Judge who overturned Prop. 8 extends temporary hold on gay marriage [Updated]
Judge who overturned Prop. 8 extends temporary hold on gay marriage [Updated]
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Poliglot, The Daily Dish, Think Progress, Crooks and Liars, Law Blog, The Page, The Washington Independent and Wonkette
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Green Light and Delay on Same-Sex Marriage
Green Light and Delay on Same-Sex Marriage
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New York Magazine and Outside the Beltway
Laura Myers / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
U.S. SENATE CAMPAIGN: Angle, Reid race still tight — More voters picking sides as senator's clout comes into play — Locked in a dead heat, both U.S. Sen. Harry Reid and Sharron Angle picked up support in the past two weeks, according to a poll for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and 8NewsNow …
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Ballot Box, RealClearPolitics and Taegan Goddard's …
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Strategic Angle — This week, the campaign for Nevada GOP …
The Strategic Angle — This week, the campaign for Nevada GOP …
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The Page and Riehl World View
Eric Hague / McSweeney's:
OUR DAUGHTER ISN'T A SELFISH BRAT; YOUR SON JUST HASN'T READ — ATLAS SHRUGGED. — I'd like to start by saying that I don't get into belligerent shouting matches at the playground very often. The Tot Lot, by its very nature, can be an extremely volatile place—a veritable powder keg …
Daily Kos:
Are We At War With All Of Islam? Right Wingers Think So — Nearly every oath of service in this nation includes the phrase “Defend and protect the Constitution of the United States of America” in some form or the other. Not having a King we needed an object of loyalty, something bigger than the individual to focus our loyalty on.
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Sister Toldjah and The Mahablog
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
‘Professional left’ not ready to back an Obama primary challenger in '12 — As angry as they might be, the professional left isn't ready to back a primary challenger to President Obama just yet. — Two high-profile liberals on Thursday said they are not interested in running against the president in 2012 …
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Jeremy W. Peters / Media Decoder:
With Off-the-Record Lunch, Obama Extends a Hand
With Off-the-Record Lunch, Obama Extends a Hand
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Beltway Confidential and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
“Not An Ounce Of Contrition” — There is some bizarre notion among …
“Not An Ounce Of Contrition” — There is some bizarre notion among …
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Guardian
Economist:
Disappointed, down, despondent — And not about to rush to the polls in November, either — WHY, asks a Democrat leading a training session for fellow activists, doesn't “Yes we can” work as a slogan any more? “Because we haven't,” a jaded participant responds.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Op-Ed Columnist: Paralysis at the Federal Reserve — Ten years ago, one of America's leading economists delivered a stinging critique of the Bank of Japan, Japan's equivalent of the Federal Reserve, titled “Japanese Monetary Policy: A Case of Self-Induced Paralysis?”
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Prairie Weather, Clusterstock and Economist's View
Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
Elizabeth Warren, likely to head new consumer agency, provokes strong feelings — Somewhere along the line, Elizabeth Warren became a symbol. — She's either the plain-spoken, supremely smart crusader for middle-class families that her supporters adore, or she's the power-hungry headline seeker …
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The BLT, TBogg and Balloon Juice
Ace / minx.cc:
The “Neutral Story Line” and How The Media Uses It To Justify Its Perpetual Game of “Guess That Party!” — Several months ago I wrote one of my better-received pieces. If you've read that you can skim and get to the new stuff; if not, I think (IMHO) it's worth reading. Excerpts below:
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Pajamas Media and Nice Deb
KPIX-TV:
CBS 5 Poll: Fiorina Widens Lead Over Boxer — Dead Heats In Governor, Lt. Governor Races; Marijuana Prop. 16 Passing — SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) ― California Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina has increased her lead over Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer …
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theblogprof, Scared Monkeys, The Political Carnival, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, Politics Daily, Freedom's Lighthouse, Don Surber and GayPatriot
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Sacrilege at Ground Zero — A place is made sacred by a widespread belief that it was visited by the miraculous or the transcendent (Lourdes, the Temple Mount), by the presence there once of great nobility and sacrifice (Gettysburg), or by the blood of martyrs and the indescribable suffering of the innocent (Auschwitz).
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Betsy's Page, Weekly Standard and Gateway Pundit
Wall Street Journal:
The Anti-Obama Democrats — Democrats in deep-red states who voted against health reform and higher spending may yet survive the midterm. — It's 81 days to the election. Expect many of them to be filled with the explanations Democrats are now serving up as to why Nov. 2 is likely to be a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day.
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Betsy's Page
The Politico:
Can Ken Buck buck the system? — Ken Buck is congratulated by a supporter after winning the Republican Senate nomination. AP — DENVER — Among political candidates, there has always been a familiar type: the white-hot ambitious prosecutor with an Ivy League degree …
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The Page
Gina Kolata / New York Times:
Rare Sharing of Data Leads to Progress on Alzheimer's — In 2003, a group of scientists and executives from the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, the drug and medical-imaging industries, universities and nonprofit groups joined in a project that experts say had no precedent …
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Beat the Press
David S. Cloud / Los Angeles Times:
Defense chief Gates orders review of Marines' role — Acknowledging concerns among current and former Marines that the Corps has evolved into another ground combat force, the Defense secretary aims to define the service's future path. — Reporting from San Francisco …
Ian M. / Think Progress:
GOP candidate calls for internment camps for ‘people that snuck into the country.’ — Speaking at a rally sponsored by Glenn Beck's 9/12 Project, GOP state house candidate in Florida, Marg Baker, endorsed building concentration camps for undocumented immigrants: … Watch it:
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Salon, MiamiHerald.com, TBogg and The Political Carnival
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Gary Fields / Wall Street Journal:
Democratic Seats Vulnerable on Jobs — ALBION, Mich.—Michelle Rena Jones cheered when candidates Barack Obama and Joe Biden visited south-central Michigan in 2008. She supported Mr. Obama that November along with a slate of Democrats, including Mark Schauer in the 7th congressional district.
Fast Company:
Inside the World's MOST EXCLUSIVE (and Most Accessible) CLUB with SPECIAL GUESTS including — The other day, I got an email from a new friend. The subject line read “Are you a TED talk person?” — It linked to an 18-minute video of MIT behavioral economist Dan Ariely talking about the bugs in our moral codes.
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National Review