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Shlomo Shamir / Haaretz:
Muslim leaders to abandon plans for Ground Zero community center — Insiders say Muslim spiritual leaders behind the controversial initiative are considering giving up on the former World Trade Center location, in a gesture of appeasement. — After weeks of heated debate over plans …
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Breaking: Reid calls for mosque to be built “someplace else” — UPDATE, 3:34 p.m. Why Reid's position is indefensible: Some are pointing out that Harry Reid, by citing the First Amendment and religious freedom, is reaffirming the group's right to build the project. That's true.
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Chris Christie warns GOP on mosque — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a new national icon for the Republican Party thanks in part to his push for pension reforms, on Monday became the most prominent GOP figure to warn against “overreacting” to the threat of terror and painting “all of Islam” …
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Christie: Both sides playing politics, don't paint all Muslims as ‘radical’
Christie: Both sides playing politics, don't paint all Muslims as ‘radical’
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
G.O.P. Sees Mosque Near Ground Zero as Campaign Issue
G.O.P. Sees Mosque Near Ground Zero as Campaign Issue
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Responding to opponent's demand, Harry Reid breaks with Obama …
Responding to opponent's demand, Harry Reid breaks with Obama …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
A CNN anchor expresses the crux of “mosque” opposition
Celeste Katz / The Daily Politics:
Haaretz Reporting Mosque Developers Will Announce Move Away …
Haaretz Reporting Mosque Developers Will Announce Move Away …
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Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
Park 51/Cordoba Initiative's Antisemitic Tweets
Park 51/Cordoba Initiative's Antisemitic Tweets
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Harry Reid weighs in on N.Y. mosque: It ‘should be built someplace else’
Harry Reid weighs in on N.Y. mosque: It ‘should be built someplace else’
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Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Online:
What Obama Meant to Say About the Mosque
What Obama Meant to Say About the Mosque
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Erin Einhorn / NY Daily News:
Mosque gets all the press, but area near Ground Zero full of bars …
Mosque gets all the press, but area near Ground Zero full of bars …
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Stable Hand / The Jawa Report:
Rumor? Muslim Leaders to Abandon Plans for Ground Zero Mosque (UPDATED)
Rumor? Muslim Leaders to Abandon Plans for Ground Zero Mosque (UPDATED)
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Court Extends Stay on Allowing Gay Marriage — SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court has extended a stay on same-sex marriages in California until it decides whether a ban on such unions is constitutional. — It is just the latest turn in a protracted legal battle over Proposition 8, the voter-approved ban.
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Sandhya Somashekhar / Washington Post:
Federal appeals court puts California gay marriages on hold — California's ban on same-sex marriages will remain in place until at least December, an appeals court ruled Monday, dashing the hopes of hundreds of couples who had hoped to wed as soon as Wednesday.
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
9th Circuit Grants Stay Pending Appeal in Prop. 8 Case — The Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has granted a stay pending an expedited appeal of the District Court Order which held that California Prop. 8 violated the U.S. Constitution. The Court specifically ordered the supporters …
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Associated Press:
Federal Appeals Court Blocks Same-Sex Marriage in California as Case Continues
Federal Appeals Court Blocks Same-Sex Marriage in California as Case Continues
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Oh my: Ninth Circuit stays Walker's order, postpones gay marriage …
Oh my: Ninth Circuit stays Walker's order, postpones gay marriage …
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Maura Dolan / Los Angeles Times:
Federal panel puts same-sex marriage on hold as appeal of Prop …
Federal panel puts same-sex marriage on hold as appeal of Prop …
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Lisa Leff / Associated Press:
Court halts Calif. gay marriages pending appeal
Court halts Calif. gay marriages pending appeal
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Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
Ninth Circuit Halts California Marriages Pending Appeal
Ninth Circuit Halts California Marriages Pending Appeal
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Total destruction: GOP out to biggest generic ballot leads in history in both Gallup and Rasmussen — The most amazing thing about this? When Democrats tell people that voters hate the GOP as much as they hate them, they're not blowing smoke. That's basically true.
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
GOP Shows Strongest Positioning Yet in 2010 Vote Test — Leads Democrats by 50% to 43% in latest update on congressional voting preferences — PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup's latest update on 2010 congressional voting preferences finds 50% of registered voters saying they would vote …
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Geoff Boucher / Hero Complex:
Ray Bradbury hates big government: ‘Our country is in need of a revolution’ — Ray Bradbury is mad at President Obama, but it's not about the economy, the war or the plan to a construct a mosque near Ground Zero in New York City. — “He should be announcing that we should go back to the moon …
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Jim Tankersley / Los Angeles Times:
Obama raises a quick $1 million — and some L.A. commuter ire — During his trip west, the president also pitches his efforts to create clean-energy jobs. — President Obama leaves Air Force One upon his arrival at Los Angeles International Airport. (Jewel Samad, AFP/Getty Images / August 16, 2010)
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Ben Feller / Associated Press:
Obama pleads to voters: 'Don't give in to fear' — MILWAUKEE - Flying thousands of miles to reap millions of dollars, President Barack Obama is dashing across the country to help his party retain power, essentially offering one familiar argument: Republicans don't solve problems.
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Roger Simon / The Politico:
Obama, the one-term president — Q: Will Barack Obama be a one-term president? — A: Yes, he might last that long. — Honest to goodness, the man just does not get it. He might be forced to pull a Palin and resign before his first term is over. He could go off and write his memoirs and build his presidential library.
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Ace / minx.cc:
Holy Frickin' Reagan: Best Advertorial You'll See — Seriously, watch it. — This comes from the Republican Study Committee, which is headed, if I have the information right, by Rep. Tom Price of Georgia. — So now you can't say the GOP isn't doing anything to advance the message.
Adam Bernstein / Washington Post:
James J. Kilpatrick, 89, dies; conservative columnist formerly on ‘60 Minutes’ — James J. Kilpatrick, 89, a fiery advocate of racial segregation as a Richmond newspaper editor in the 1950s who became a sparring partner of liberals on the television show “60 Minutes” and a syndicated columnist …
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Keach Hagey / The Politico:
James Kilpatrick set stage for political TV talk
James Kilpatrick set stage for political TV talk
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Chris Blank / Associated Press:
Judge: Missouri funeral protest ban unconstitutional — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge ruled Monday that Missouri laws restricting protests near funerals are unconstitutional. — Missouri legislators passed two laws in 2006 in response to protests at servicemembers' funerals …
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Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
GOP reveals midterm blueprint — The GOP blueprint for winning control of the House is rapidly coming into focus, with the National Republican Congressional Committee readying a $22 million TV ad blitz aimed at a handful of powerful, long-serving incumbents and several dozen of the most junior members of the Democratic majority.
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Ginger Thompson / New York Times:
U.S. Said to Plan Easing Rules for Travel to Cuba — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is planning to expand opportunities for Americans to travel to Cuba, the latest step aimed at encouraging more contact between people in both countries, while leaving intact the decades-old embargo …
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FiveBooks:
Traditional and Liberal Conservatism — Let's start with John Stuart Mill, On Liberty. You'd think it's obvious but no one else has suggested it. Why On Liberty? — I don't know that it's obvious since it's a classic text of liberalism, not conservatism. — Explain that to me.
Laura Rozen / The Politico:
Israeli-Palestinian direct talks expected to be announced soon — An announcement that Israelis and Palestinians have agreed to go into direct peace talks is expected in the coming days, U.S. officials, Mideast watchers and European diplomats said Monday. — “We are close, we are optimistic,” a U.S. official said.