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Jonathan Weisman / Wall Street Journal:
Protests, Rhetoric Feed Jihadists' Fire — Islamic radicals are seizing on protests against a planned Islamic community center near Manhattan's Ground Zero and anti-Muslim rhetoric elsewhere as a propaganda opportunity and are stepping up anti-U.S. chatter and threats on their websites.
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Washington Monthly, Washington Post, Jihad Watch and Winds Of Jihad
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Thomas Catan / Wall Street Journal:
Tensions Over Mosque Rise After Comments — WASHINGTON—A leader of a planned Muslim community center near Manhattan's Ground Zero compared opposition to the project to the persecution of Jews, in comments that could add to the controversy over the center's proposed site.
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Proposed Muslim Center Draws Opposing Protests
Proposed Muslim Center Draws Opposing Protests
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Think Progress, City Room, Gothamist, CNN, TalkLeft and Politics Daily
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Now That's Rich — We need to pinch pennies these days. Don't you know we have a budget deficit? For months that has been the word from Republicans and conservative Democrats, who have rejected every suggestion that we do more to avoid deep cuts in public services and help the ailing economy.
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Think Progress, The Mahablog, Clusterstock, MyDD, Prairie Weather and Wonk Room
Russell Berman / The Hill:
House Democrats to push party small-business agenda this week — House Democrats are planning a coordinated effort to highlight the party's small-business agenda this week, hoping to build momentum for stalled jobs legislation while hammering Republicans for obstructionism.
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Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog and msnbc.com
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Poll numbers in 1994, a bad year for Democrats, don't bode well for them in 2010 — Is it deja vu all over again for Democrats? — Some neutral observers and senior strategists within the party have begun to believe that the national political environment is not only similar to what they saw in 1994 …
Lou Cannon / Politics Daily:
2010 Elections: Big Potential for Republican Governor, Redistricting Wins
2010 Elections: Big Potential for Republican Governor, Redistricting Wins
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Betsy's Page
Kristi Keck / CNN:
10 things Obama must do in 10 weeks — (CNN) — President Obama is facing criticism that his message has gone off track at a crucial time for his party and administration. With the midterm elections just 10 weeks away, the president's approval ratings are at their lowest.
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Pirate's Cove and Shakesville
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
Real Estate's Gold Rush Seems Gone for Good — Housing will eventually recover from its great swoon. But many real estate experts now believe that home ownership will never again yield rewards like those enjoyed in the second half of the 20th century, when houses not only provided shelter but also a plump nest egg.
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Modeled Behavior, Balloon Juice, The Big Picture and nancynall.com
Borzou Daragahi / Los Angeles Times:
New York mosque controversy worries Muslims overseas — Some can't understand the fuss over a house of worship and how a democracy promoting religious freedom could even be having such a debate. Others are offended at the conflation of the 9/11 attacks with all Muslims.
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Patterico's Pontifications
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Rick Lazio Uses 9/11 and Islamic Center in Ads
Rick Lazio Uses 9/11 and Islamic Center in Ads
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Outside the Beltway, cab drollery and New York Magazine
Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Meek widens lead over Greene ahead of Florida Senate primary — After a summer that saw him outspent by millions, Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.) leads self-funder Jeff Greene (D) by double-digits in two new polls ahead of Tuesday's Democratic Senate primary. — Still, the final numbers …
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Quinnipiac University, CNN and Public Policy Polling
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Close Republican race in Florida
Close Republican race in Florida
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Ben Smith's Blog, The Buzz, GOP 12 and Hotline On Call
New York Times:
Iran's President Unveils New Long-Range Drone Aircraft — TEHRAN — Iran unveiled a long-range unmanned bomber on Sunday, the latest in a series of announcements about new Iranian military advances as tensions rise over Tehran's nuclear program. — Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad …
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Nasser Karimi / Associated Press:
Iran inaugurates nation's first unmanned bomber
Iran inaugurates nation's first unmanned bomber
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Danger Room, Gawker, iOwnTheWorld.com and The Hill
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Howard Dean: I can't shake the feeling that Obama's advisors are out of touch with the country — Skip ahead to 5:00 for the key bit, which has me at a loss. On the one hand, this is the second time in four days that Dean-o is wildly off-message from the White House, which of course …
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CNN, Commentary and Gateway Pundit
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Howard Dean: Obama aides need to spend ‘some time outside Washington’
Howard Dean: Obama aides need to spend ‘some time outside Washington’
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The Politico, Wake up America, The Foundry, Weekly Standard, Beltway Confidential and Washington Post
Mark Hemingway / Beltway Confidential:
Philly requiring bloggers to pay $300 for a business license — It looks like cash hungry local governments are getting awfully rapacious these days: … To say that these kinds of draconian measures are detrimental to the public discourse would be an understatement.
Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
Max Blumenthal Lies Again About Geller — Max Blumenthal, notorious Jew hater, is lying, slandering and making up racist propaganda against me again. I have no idea what this rally is. I have no idea who these people are. I have no idea who organized this rally.
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iOwnTheWorld.com, The Other McCain, American Power, Jihad Watch and Balloon Juice
Dexter Filkins / New York Times:
Pakistanis Tell of Motive in Taliban Leader's Arrest — ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — When American and Pakistani agents captured Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban's operational commander, in the chaotic port city of Karachi last January, both countries hailed the arrest as a breakthrough …
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Washington Post, The Jawa Report, Swampland, The AfPak Channel and Emptywheel