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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.
Daryl Lang / History Eraser Button:
“Hallowed Ground” — A few photos of stuff the same distance from the World Trade Center as the “Ground Zero Mosque”: — What's my point? A month ago, I wrote about my support for a group of Muslim New Yorkers—whom I consider my neighbors—and their right to put a religious building …
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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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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Big Government, Big Peace and Creeping Sharia
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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David Weigel / Weigel:
How the Religious Right Made the Ground Zero Mosque Possible
How the Religious Right Made the Ground Zero Mosque Possible
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The Washington Note and Real Clear Politics
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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Commentary
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Reid breaks with Obama, opposes Ground Zero mosque
Reid breaks with Obama, opposes Ground Zero mosque
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Dan Amira / New York Magazine:
Harry Reid Agrees With Sarah Palin on Ground Zero Mosque
Harry Reid Agrees With Sarah Palin on Ground Zero Mosque
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Washington Wire, Salon, The Fix and Conservatives4Palin.com
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
California Gay Marriage on Hold as Case Is Appealed — 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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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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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Oh my: Ninth Circuit stays Walker's order, postpones gay marriage in California until December; Update: Prop 8 opponents won't appeal — Via Legal Insurrection, here's the order in its entirety. … Emphasis mine. I'm amazed they were willing to wave away Walker's order that marriages …
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The Greenroom and Advocate
Associated Press:
Federal Appeals Court Blocks Same-Sex Marriage in California as Case Continues — A federal appeals court put same-sex weddings in California on hold indefinitely Monday while it considers the constitutionality of the state's gay marriage ban. — The decision, issued by a three-judge panel …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Daily Dish, Prop 8 Trial Tracker and HotAirPundit
Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
Ninth Circuit Halts California Marriages Pending Appeal
Ninth Circuit Halts California Marriages Pending Appeal
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Prop 8 Trial Tracker, Calitics and L.A. NOW
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Christie: Both sides playing politics, don't paint all Muslims as ‘radical’ — This is from Gov. Chris Christie at a press conference earlier today, weighing in with his first words on the ground zero-area mosque — and basically saying a pox on the houses of both political parties.
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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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Zaid Jilani / Think Progress:
Laura Ingraham To Co-Founder Of Ground Zero Mosque In December 2009 …
Laura Ingraham To Co-Founder Of Ground Zero Mosque In December 2009 …
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New York Post:
Terror group's leader: ‘Have to build it’
Terror group's leader: ‘Have to build it’
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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.
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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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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Obama chides McConnell: ‘Obstruct more? Is that even possible?’
Obama chides McConnell: ‘Obstruct more? Is that even possible?’
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Political Punch, MyDD, Daily Kos and The Politico
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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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Obama Sees New Lows in Job Approval — Weekly average of 44% and three-day average of 42% are lowest yet — PRINCETON, NJ — President Obama's job approval rating dipped to 44% for the week of Aug. 9-15, the lowest weekly average of his administration by one percentage point.
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Steven Shepard / Hotline On Call:
Half Disapprove of Obama For First Time
Half Disapprove of Obama For First Time
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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.
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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Pundit & Pundette, BackyardConservative, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, Scared Monkeys and COMMON CENTS
Keach Hagey / The Politico:
James Kilpatrick set stage for political TV talk — James Kilpatrick, the conservative columnist who died Sunday at the age of 89, left a wide mark on the world of letters, but his greatest impact on the political media may well have been in television. — Kilpatrick, known to all as Kilpo …
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Richard Goldstein / New York Times:
James J. Kilpatrick, Conservative Voice in Print and on TV, Dies at 89
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
A Man Who Deserves To Be Viable in 2012 — Imagine a successful two-term Republican governor with a credible small government record, a demonstrated commitment to civil liberties, skepticism about foreign wars, a longstanding determination to right America's fiscal ship …
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The Atlantic Online and Hit & Run
Nathan Hurst / Detroit News:
Levin hit in face with pie in Big Rapids — Washington — Sen. Carl Levin was hit in the face with a pie this morning at a question-and-answer session on what should've been friendly ground in Big Rapids. — The Democrat from Detroit was speaking to members of the Mecosta County Democratic Party …
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Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
It Begins... Dem Congresswoman Brings In Street Thug at Town Hall Meeting to Threaten Constituents (Video) — SUMMER SLAM 2010... Rep. Melissa Bean (D-IL) brought Bruno the Bone-Crusher with her to a town hall meeting this weekend to threaten constituents.
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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The Politico:
DeLay ‘knew this day would come’ — After almost six years of investigation, the Justice Department has decided not to bring corruption charges against former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay over his involvement with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and other ethics issues, DeLay and his attorneys said Monday.
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Alyssa Danigelis / msnbc.com:
‘Human-electric’ hybrid car goes 30 mph uphill — If four people are cranking, street-legal car can run on human power alone — Fred Flintstone could only dream of such a car. The HumanCar Imagine PS, a four-seater vehicle that uses hand cranks, can take on hills at 30 miles per hour …
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The Right Scoop:
Glenn Beck told there can be no prayer at his event at the Kennedy Center — This is unbelievable. Beck says that even though they rented the Kennedy Center for use on 8/27, they were told that they could not pray in the facility. That is beyond shocking.
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ESPN:
Mich. school practices 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. — DEARBORN, Mich. — A Michigan high school football team is holding preseason practices in the middle of the night to help its Muslim players practice both faith and football. — The predominantly Muslim squad from Dearborn says the nocturnal regimen …
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