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Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
Far from Ground Zero, other plans for mosques run into vehement opposition — MURFREESBORO, TENN. — For more than 30 years, the Muslim community in this Nashville suburb has worshipped quietly in a variety of makeshift spaces — a one-bedroom apartment, an office behind a Lube Express …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The “mosque” debate is not a “distraction” — (updated below) — Opponents of the Park51 Islamic community center held a rally yesterday in Lower Manhattan, and a 4-minute video, posted below, reveals the true sentiments behind this campaign. It has little to do with The Hallowed Ground …
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Jonathan Weisman / Wall Street Journal:
Protests, Rhetoric Feed Jihadists' Fire
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Borzou Daragahi / Los Angeles Times:
New York mosque controversy worries Muslims overseas
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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.
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
The billionaire brothers who are waging a war against Obama. — David H. Koch in 1996. He and his brother Charles are lifelong libertarians and have quietly given more than a hundred million dollars to right-wing causes. — KEYWORDS … On May 17th, a black-tie audience …
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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 …
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Lou Cannon / Politics Daily:
2010 Elections: Big Potential for Republican Governor, Redistricting Wins
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Rasmussen Reports:
Many More Now Following Mosque Controversy - And Don't Like It — A lot more voters are paying attention to the plans to build a mosque near the Ground Zero site of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City, and they don't like the idea. — A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds …
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Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
ATLAS EXCLUSIVE! GROUND ZERO MOSQUE IMAM FEISAL'S EXTREMISM EXPOSED: IN HIS OWN WORDS: “the United States has more blood on its hands than al Qaida,” Elimination of Israel, the N-Word, “Fahrenheit 911” — The media frenzy to destroy good, decent Americans who oppose a 15-story mega-mosque on Ground Zero is rabid.
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Jonathan Strong / The Daily Caller:
True stories of bloggers who secretly feed on partisan cash — Katie Couric once described bloggers as journalists who gnaw at new information “like piranhas in a pool.” But increasingly, many bloggers are also secretly feeding on cash from political campaigns, in a form of partisan payola …
Orange Squeezer / Nick Egoroff Orlando …:
Was Mike Huckabee Ready To Sell His Endorsement to Rick Scott for $250,000? — I have spoken with a reliable source telling me that a little over a week ago, Mike Huckabee approached the Rick Scott campaign and made overtures that his endorsement could be had for $250,000 dollars.
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Quinnipiac University:
Meek, McCollum Lead One Day Before Florida Primaries, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; But Many Likely Primary Voters Remain Undecided — U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek holds a 39 - 29 percent lead over Jeff Greene in the Florida race for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate …
The Politico:
Dems urge Obama to take a stand — White House press secretary Robert Gibbs's recent complaint about the ingratitude of the “professional left” is a small symptom of a larger problem for President Barack Obama: He has left wide swaths of the Democratic Party uncertain of his core beliefs.
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Biden says U.S.-Iraq relationship won't end with troop withdrawal — Vice President Joe Biden on Monday pledged a “long-term relationship” with Iraq even after all U.S. forces leave the country next year. — Speaking to a veterans group a week before the end of formal combat operations in Iraq …
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Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
Details About President Obama's Iraq Address Next Week
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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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Andrew Ian Dodge / paintmainered.ning.com:
So you are coming to the 8/28 Glenn Beck March on Washington? — by Bruce Majors — Herein a visitors' guide. I will be updating it daily. Please post any issues you want addressed or researched. — I am told (but did not check) that hotels are very full.
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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.
Washington Monthly:
College Dropout Factories — It was money—or the lack of it—that determined where Nestor Curiel chose to go to college. The third of six children in an immigrant Mexican family, Nestor grew up in Blue Island, a gritty working-class suburb near Chicago's South Side.
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Daniel Bates / Daily Mail:
Taliban-hired snipers believed to have killed British soldiers killed by air strikes — Four foreign snipers hired by the Taliban, thought to be responsible for the deaths of ten British soldiers, have been hunted down and killed. — The mercenaries were found by British special forces …
myfoxny.com:
Uninsured Slow To Sign Up For Coverage — HACKENSACK, N.J. - Just two people in New Jersey will begin receiving coverage Monday under new plans created by federal health care reforms. — NJ Protect plans are available to those who have been without insurance for at least six months …
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Ben Evans / Associated Press:
SPIN METER: Republicans hot, cold on Constitution — WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Paul Broun of Georgia won his seat in Congress campaigning as a strict defender of the Constitution. He carries a copy in his pocket and is particularly fond of invoking the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
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Dara Kam / Post on Politics:
Last-minute Palin robo-calls for Bondi in GOP attorney general primary — The day before Tuesday's primary election, political newcomer Pam Bondi brought out the big guns: a robo-call recorded by conservative darling Sarah Palin. — The “Mama Grizzly” calls Bondi “a real prosecutor …
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