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Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Online:
Bush Campaign Chief and Former RNC Chair Ken Mehlman: I'm Gay — Ken Mehlman, President Bush's campaign manager in 2004 and a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, has told family and associates that he is gay. — Mehlman arrived at this conclusion about his identity fairly recently, he said in an interview.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Alleged anti-Muslim attacker works at pro-Park51 group — The apparent anti-Muslim assault on a New York city cabbie by a man shouting “Assalamu Alaikum. Consider this a checkpoint” produced an immediate round of recriminations over its connection to opposition to a New York Islamic Center and an apparent rising tide of Islamophobia.
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A city cab driver is in the hospital after being stabbed by a passenger who allegedly asked if he was Muslim, police tell NY1. — Investigators with the New York City Police Department say it all began Monday night when a 21-year-old man hailed a cab at 24th Street and Second Avenue in Manhattan.
City Room:
Student Arraigned in Anti-Muslim Stabbing of Cabdriver — The man charged with the anti-Muslim slashing and stabbing of a cabdriver was arraigned Wednesday afternoon in Manhattan Criminal Court on charges of second-degree attempted murder as a hate crime, first-degree assault as a hate crime …
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Foster Kamer / Runnin' Scared:
Was the Muslim Cab Driver Slashing the First “Ground Zero Mosque” Hate Crime? (Updated) — A cab driver picked up a 21-year-old fare yesterday in Murray Hill on 24th and Second around 6 p.m. The fare — “visibly drunk” — gets in the cab, and reportedly asks the driver: “Are you a Muslim?”
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Enright made ‘nonsensical’ statements to cops; no warning signs at work — The alleged anti-Muslim cabbie stabber made “nonsensical” statements to police after his arrest, a law enforcement source told me just now, adding to the puzzle over what drove Michael Enright to the apparent hate crime.
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Shushannah Walshe / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Palin Foe Mulls Third-Party Run — There's a new wrinkle in Alaska's hotly contested GOP Senate primary. With Senator Lisa Murkowski trailing Palin-endorsed insurgent Joe Miller, a source inside Murkowski's campaign tells The Daily Beast the senator may abandon the GOP for a third party run.
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Anchorage Daily News:
Miller on verge of toppling Murkowski — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is battling for her political life this morning against Republican primary challenger Joe Miller, the tea party-backed candidate who has a slim lead as ballots continue to be counted. — Miller, a Fairbanks attorney …
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Emi Kolawole / Washington Post:
DNC spokesman can't name Alaska Dem running for Senate
DNC spokesman can't name Alaska Dem running for Senate
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ABCNEWS, Michelle Malkin, Ballot Box, The Fix, National Review and Gawker
Jonathan Bernstein / A plain blog about politics:
Palinization — First, give the Sage of Wasilla credit.
Palinization — First, give the Sage of Wasilla credit.
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Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller:
‘Embarrassing defeat for Sarah Palin will happen at any moment (fingers crossed)’
‘Embarrassing defeat for Sarah Palin will happen at any moment (fingers crossed)’
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John Dickerson / Slate:
All the candidates Sarah Palin backed had a great night.
All the candidates Sarah Palin backed had a great night.
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
How Lisa Murkowski (might have) lost
How Lisa Murkowski (might have) lost
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Elena Isella / FoxNews.com:
If Joe Miller Wins in Alaska, it will be a colossal upset, Huckabee says
If Joe Miller Wins in Alaska, it will be a colossal upset, Huckabee says
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Paul Krugman:
Fire Alan Simpson — I always thought that the deficit commission was a bad idea; it has only looked worse over time, as the buzz is that Democrats are caving in to Republicans, leaning ever further toward an all-cuts, no taxes solution, including a sharp rise in the retirement age.
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The Huffington Post:
Alan Simpson: Social Security Is ‘A Milk Cow With 310 Million Tits’ — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — Alan Simpson believes that Social Security is “like a milk cow with 310 million tits,” according to an email he sent to the executive director of National Older Women's League Tuesday morning.
Ashley Carson / National Commission …:
Sen. Simpson apologizes to OWL for his remarks
Sen. Simpson apologizes to OWL for his remarks
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Jackie Calmes / The Caucus:
Simpson Apologizes to Critic
Simpson Apologizes to Critic
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Daily Kos, TPMDC, The Huffington Post, HotAirPundit and Firedoglake
Kasie Hunt / The Politico:
Quayle overcomes embarrassing episode — After a cascade of accusations and ever-shifting denials that he wrote for a raunchy website under the name of a fictional porn star, it seemed even Ben Quayle thought he was going to lose a 10-way Republican primary in Arizona.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
New Forecast Shows Democrats Losing 6 to 7 Senate Seats — The Democratic majority is in increasing jeopardy in the Senate, according to the latest FiveThirtyEight forecasting model. The Democrats now have an approximately 20 percent chance of losing 10 or more seats in the Senate …
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
More House Dems fleeing (and bashing) Obama and Pelosi — Little by little, we're starting to see more House Dems running ads distancing them from President Obama and Nancy Pelosi — and even directly taking them on. Some of the spots bash the Obama/Dem agenda in ways that echo GOP talking points.
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Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
Some House Dems Run TV Ads Heralding Opposition to President Obama …
Some House Dems Run TV Ads Heralding Opposition to President Obama …
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Media Decoder:
National Journal Hires Major Garrett From Fox News — Major Garrett, the chief White House correspondent for Fox News, is quitting his job at the cable news channel after eight years. He is joining National Journal as a Congressional correspondent. — Mr. Garrett's surprise departure comes …
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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Breaking: Major Garrett Leaving Fox News (UPDATED)
Breaking: Major Garrett Leaving Fox News (UPDATED)
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Peter Wallsten / Washington Wire:
A Bit of Faint Praise for Florida's Rick Scott from Jeb Bush — In his victory Tuesday night, Florida GOP gubernatorial nominee Rick Scott delivered an unusual political defeat to the state's popular former Republican governor, Jeb Bush. Bush had campaigned for Scott's establishment opponent, state Attorney General Bill McCollum.
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Scott upset ripples beyond Florida
Scott upset ripples beyond Florida
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Matt Friedman / New Jersey Online:
Gov. Christie blames Washington bureaucracy for state's failed ‘Race to the Top’ application — TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie this morning acknowledged the state made a clerical error that blew its chance at winning $400 million in federal money for schools, but he blamed Obama administration bureaucrats …
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Wikileaks:
CIA Red Cell Memorandum on United States “exporting terrorism”, 2 Feb 2010 — This CIA “Red Cell” report from February 2, 2010, looks at what will happen if it is internationally understood that the United States is an exporter of terrorism; 'Contrary to common belief, the American export …
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Nat Hentoff / Jewish World Review:
Am I also a bigot? Pols clueless on Ground Zero mosque — If one of her sleuths knocks on my door, this opponent will readily state that I need no outside funding as a reporter who is deeply investigating the motivation of Imam Rauf's choice of this site of mass murder for the mosque.
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Reuters:
(Updates with details from statement) — Mass., Aug 25 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama held a conference call with his top economic advisers on Wednesday to discuss recent data reports, global markets and economic growth, the White House said. — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner …
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Harry Reid rips Sharron Angle over “domestic enemies” — Yesterday I reported here that Sharron Angle agreed with a talk show host's claim that we have “domestic enemies” within the “walls of the Senate and the Congress.” — Now Harry Reid is personally calling on Angle to name names.
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Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
Elin Nordegren Speaks: ‘I Feel Stronger Than I Ever Have’ — Her divorce is final and she's ready to talk. Elin Nordegren breaks her nine-month silence in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE magazine. — “I have been through the stages of disbelief and shock, to anger and ultimately grief …
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