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Julieparise / CBS New York:
Ground Zero Mosque On The Move? — NEW YORK (CBS 2) - There was a possible resolution in the works Tuesday night in the debate surrounding the proposed mosque and Islamic cultural center near ground zero. — CBS 2′s Marcia Kramer has learned it looks as if the developers of the mosque …
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
The Beginning of the End of the Ground Zero Mosque — A column (h/t, MEMRI) in the August 16, 2010 London daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat by Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid, director of Al-Arabiya TV and the paper's former editor, “A House of Worship or a Symbol of Destruction?” should mean the end of plans for a mosque near Ground Zero.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Religious tolerance, then and now — “To bigotry no sanction.” — “Peaceful Muslims, pls refudiate.” — Two hundred twenty years ago today, the Jews of Newport, R.I., wrote a proclamation for President George Washington on his visit to their synagogue the next day.
MEMRI:
Al-Arabiya Director: The Majority of Muslims Do Not Want or Need a Mosque Near Ground Zero — In an August 16, 2010 column in the London daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, 'Abd Al-Rahman Al-Rashed, Al-Arabiya TV director-general and the paper's former editor, criticized President Obama for supporting …
Romesh Ratnesar / Time:
‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Park51 Not a Triumph of Radical Islam
‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Park51 Not a Triumph of Radical Islam
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Associated Press:
Giannoulias, Kirk split on Ground Zero mosque
Giannoulias, Kirk split on Ground Zero mosque
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Jonathan Bernstein / A plain blog about politics:
Fine, I'll Talk About This Thing
Fine, I'll Talk About This Thing
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
NY members in swing districts coming out against mosque
NY members in swing districts coming out against mosque
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Chicago Breaking News:
Guilty on just 1 count, Blago taunts U.S. attorney — Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after the verdict in his corruption trial today. (Michael Tercha / Tribune) — After a federal jury convicted him of just one count — lying to the FBI …
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Natasha Korecki / Chicago Sun Times:
Blagojevich guilty of one count; jury hung on 23 counts
Blagojevich guilty of one count; jury hung on 23 counts
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New York Times:
Blagojevich, Guilty on 1 of 24 Counts, Faces Retrial
Blagojevich, Guilty on 1 of 24 Counts, Faces Retrial
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Rod Blagojevich jury convicts on one count, hangs on 23
Rod Blagojevich jury convicts on one count, hangs on 23
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Ace / minx.cc:
Top Ten Problems With Emily List's Ewok Ad — 10. Too much boo-hoo, not enough yub-yub — 9. Silly costumes sort of remind people that these women have to play dress up to be Mama Grizzlies, doesn't it? — 8. One time seeing furries yiffing and scritching in a fur-pile on CSI was plenty for me
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Tammy Bruce:
Ewokie's List Unleash Mama Ewoks on Palin!
Ewokie's List Unleash Mama Ewoks on Palin!
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The Note:
Sarah Palin: Proposed ‘Mosque’ Like a Weapon
Sarah Palin: Proposed ‘Mosque’ Like a Weapon
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Liberal group to launch attack on Palin
Liberal group to launch attack on Palin
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Christine Brim / Big Peace:
Ground Zero Mosque's Hidden Websites: Follow the Shariah — Do the math. The 15 floors planned for the Ground Zero Mosque just don't add up. — What's the goal? Maybe the Imam's goal is not simply to force a provocative “insensitivity” about 9-11 on the American public, with the help of America's elites.
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Peter Beinart / The Daily Beast:
America Has Disgraced Itself
America Has Disgraced Itself
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Wall Street Journal:
A Tea Party Manifesto — The movement is not seeking a junior partnership with the Republican Party. It is aiming for a hostile takeover. — On Feb. 9, 2009, Mary Rakovich, a recently laid-off automotive engineer, set out for a convention center in Fort Myers, Fla. with protest signs …
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John Whitesides / Reuters:
Republican Paul leads Senate race in Kentucky — (Reuters) - Republican Rand Paul, a favorite of the conservative Tea Party movement, has a narrow lead among likely voters in a Senate race in Kentucky, where economic worries top voters' concerns, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday said.
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Tanya Somanader / Think Progress:
Rand Paul's Answer To Kentucky's Drug Epidemic: Help ‘Rich People’
Rand Paul's Answer To Kentucky's Drug Epidemic: Help ‘Rich People’
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Elliott Abrams / The Atlantic Online:
Obama Bombing Iran? Don't Be Surprised — This post is part of our forum on Jeffrey Goldberg's September cover story detailing the prospects and implications of an Israeli strike against Iran. Follow the debate here. — Jeffrey Goldberg's main subject is an Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear program …
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Patrick Gavin / The Politico:
BARBRA STREISAND SKIPS DEMOCRATIC FUNDRAISER — Barbra Streisand and Jeffrey Katzenberg were no-shows at a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraiser the two were to co-host Monday night at the Los Angeles home of television producer John Wells.
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Wired:
The Web Is Dead. Long Live the Internet — Sources: Cisco estimates based on CAIDA publications, Andrew Odlyzko — Two decades after its birth, the World Wide Web is in decline, as simpler, sleeker services — think apps — are less about the searching and more about the getting.
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CNN:
RGA condemns Republican's latest ad — Florida GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott is out with a new ad Tuesday that has been condemned by the Republican Governors Association. — (CNN) - Florida's Republican gubernatorial primary keeps getting hotter.
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Washington Post:
Justice Dept. threatens to sue Ariz. sheriff Arpaio in civil rights inquiry — A federal investigation of a controversial Arizona sheriff known for tough immigration enforcement has intensified in recent days, escalating the conflict between the Obama administration and officials in the border state.
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Toomey moves ahead in PA-Sen race — With Joe Sestak's victory in the Democratic primary and the poll bump that came with it now three months in the rear view mirror, Pat Toomey has taken a 45-36 lead in the Pennsylvania Senate race. That's a big change from the tie PPP saw in a June survey …
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Colby Itkowitz / Pennsylvania Ave.:
Toomey camp: NYC mosque is “provocative in the extreme”
Toomey camp: NYC mosque is “provocative in the extreme”
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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
9th Circuit finds a right to lie — In a major First Amendment decision Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit struck down a federal law making it a crime to falsely claim a military honor or decoration. — In a 2-1 ruling, the appeals court panel found that the poetically named Stolen Valor Act is unconstitutional.
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Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
L.A. fuming over Obama traffic, demands investigation [Updated] — The massive traffic jam that resulted from President Obama's motorcade and speech Monday night in Hancock Park is prompting calls for an investigation from some residents, who say they were caught in traffic for hours.
Reuters:
Justice Dept. cuts losses with DeLay — DeLay complained over the slow pace of the DOJ investigation into his dealings with Abramoff, a once close political ally whose downfall in 2004 helped destroy DeLay's political career. DeLay resigned in June 2006 following two years of negative stories …
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Fhardingj / CNN:
Gingrich went too far, says Buchanan — Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich, left, is being criticized by conservative stalwart Pat Buchanan. — (CNN) - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's latest comments regarding the controversial Islamic center near the site …
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Zaid Jilani / Think Progress:
GOP WI Sen. candidate Ron Johnson claims ‘sunspot activity’ is the cause of extreme weather trends. — Yesterday, Wisconsin businessman and U.S. Senate candidate for the Republican Party Ron Johnson gave a wide-ranging interview to the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel.
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Matt Negrin / The Politico:
White House searches for a villain — As far as politics go, President Barack Obama and John Boehner have virtually nothing in common. And that makes him a perfect Republican for the White House to vilify. — The president and the House Republican minority leader don't agree …
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Ezra Klein:
Dean Baker: 'We've lost about $6 trillion in housing wealth, and I expect we will lose more.' — When I looked over the invitees to the Treasury Department's forum on housing policy today, I noticed one of the names that wasn't there: The Center for Economic and Policy Research's director, Dean Baker.