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10:30 AM ET, August 26, 2010

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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.
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Michael Luo / New York Times:
Former G.O.P. Leader Says He Is Gay  —  Ken Mehlman, President George W. Bush's campaign manager in 2004 and a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, has revealed to family and friends over the last few months that he is gay, he said in an interview Wednesday.
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Former RNC chairman Ken Mehlman: I'm gay
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Tuesday's tutorial: a GOP too far right  —  Republicans are in the midst of an insurrection.  Democrats are not.  This vast gulf between the situations of the two parties — not some grand revolt against “the establishment” or “incumbents” — explains the year's primary results …
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Sean Cockerham / Anchorage Daily News:
Miller's lead slims; Murkowski awaits absentees  —  Joe Miller's lead over U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski slightly narrowed to 1,668 votes with all the election precincts counted Wednesday.  A stunned Murkowski said she is not giving up hope until absentee ballots are counted starting next week.
Shushannah Walshe / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Palin Foe Mulls Third-Party Run
CNN:   An unknown Democrat in the last frontier
Shira Toeplitz / The Politico:
Murkowski won't ditch GOP yet
The Politico:
Democrats privately fear House prospects worsening  —  Top Democrats are growing markedly more pessimistic about holding the House, privately conceding that the summertime economic and political recovery they were banking on will not likely materialize by Election Day.
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Hotline On Call:
Why Democrats Will Keep The House
Discussion: Townhall.com and AmSpecBlog
New York Post:
‘Bigot’ slashes Muslim cabby  —  A crazed film student who recently embedded with Marines in Afghanistan is accused of a drunken, hate-fueled attack on a Muslim cabby in Midtown — further heightening tensions in a city already gripped by the Ground Zero mosque controversy.
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N. R. Kleinfield / New York Times:
Rider Asks if Cabby Is Muslim, Then Stabs Him
Discussion: JustOneMinute and Jihad Watch
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Alleged anti-Muslim attacker works at pro-Park51 group
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Glenn Beck rally will be a measure of the tea party's strength  —  When Fox News and talk radio host Glenn Beck comes to Washington this weekend to headline a rally intended to “restore honor” to America, he will test the strength - and potentially expose the weaknesses …
Paul Bedard / US News:
Tea Party Group Hit With Death Threats  —  One of Washington's principal supporters of the Tea Party movement, former GOP Majority Leader Dick Armey's FreedomWorks, has been receiving death threats and profanity-laced phone calls as it gets involved in the fall elections.
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Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Shaping Tea Party Passion Into Campaign Force  —  WASHINGTON — On a Saturday in August when most of the political class has escaped this city's swelter, 50 Tea Party leaders have flown in from across the country to jam into a conference room in an office building on Pennsylvania Avenue …
Stephen Prothero / CNN:
TRENDING: New York's Bloomberg: We are all Muslims  —  Editor's Note: Stephen Prothero, a Boston University religion scholar and author of “God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions that Run the World,” is a regular CNN Belief Blog contributor.  —  By Stephen Prothero, Special to CNN
Discussion: Firedoglake and Gateway Pundit
The Politico:
Party-less Charlie Crist faces harsh reality  —  WEST MIAMI, Fla. — First, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist was supposed to be the Republican nominee for Senate.  Then he seemed on track to be the de facto Democratic candidate.  Now, following Rep. Kendrick Meek's victory in Tuesday's Democratic primary …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
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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New York Post:
MSNBC's Ed Schultz goes bonkers  —  MSNBC talk show screamer Ed Schultz had a meltdown in the network's 30 Rock newsroom, shouting at staff, “I'm going to torch this [bleep]ing place.”  —  The hot-tempered anchor of “The Ed Show” lost it during a phone call in the packed studio and slammed down the phone before exploding.
Duke Helfand / Los Angeles Times:
Anthem Blue Cross is allowed to move ahead with rate hikes  —  State regulators find that the firm's proposal meets the requirement that 70% of premiums go for medical care.  As a result, they can't stop the increases, which average 14%.  Blue Shield also is cleared to raise its rates.
Discussion: NPR Topics and AMERICAblog News
Todd Starnes:
Is “Happy Birthday” Song Insensitive?  —  A ban on singing “Happy Birthday” lasted all of four days at Chesterfield Elementary School in Missouri after angry parents bombarded the school with complaints.  —  “Singing is not permitted due to the sensitivity of all student beliefs,” …
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and theblogprof
New York Times:
Key Karzai Aide in Corruption Inquiry Is Linked to C.I.A.  —  KABUL, Afghanistan — The aide to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan at the center of a politically sensitive corruption investigation is being paid by the Central Intelligence Agency, according to Afghan and American officials.
Frederic J. Frommer / Associated Press:
FACT CHECK: Stimulus assessments overly optimistic  —  WASHINGTON - The Obama administration claimed this week that $100 billion invested in innovative technologies under the economic stimulus law is “transforming the American economy” by putting the nation on track for technological breakthroughs …
Discussion: Hot Air, Time and Riehl World View
CNN:
10 week to-do list: Your ideas for Obama, Republicans  —  (CNN) — Strategists on both sides of the political aisle weighed in this week on what President Obama and Republicans must do before the November midterms to give their parties a boost.  —  The 10-week to-do lists resulted in thousands …
Discussion: This Just In and Right Wing News
Tom Murse / LancasterOnline.com:
Corbett, Toomey leading, poll says  —  F&M poll director says the only question is how badly Democrats will lose in November election  —  Intelligencer Journal Lancaster New Era  —  Republicans Pat Toomey and Tom Corbett are running far ahead of their Democratic opponents in congressional …
Kathleen Lucadamo / NY Daily News:
Forget the Obama slam: Rep. Charles Rangel is now President's BFF  —  Rep. Charles Rangel calls himself one of President Obama's ‘best friends.’  —  Two days after ripping President Obama, Rep. Charles Rangel took a more respectful tone on Wednesday night, calling himself one of Obama's “best friends.”
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
LA GOPer: November A Choice Between An Atheist Society And A Christian Nation  —  Appearing before the Republican Women of Bossier with Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) cast the November elections as a choice between godlessness and Christianity.  He also called bipartisanship impossible.
Sebastian / Snowflakes in Hell:
EPA Considering Banning Lead Ammunition  —  NSSF is springing into action, as the public comment period opens on EPA considering a regulation that will ban all traditional lead ammunition.  This would basically end the shooting sports as we know it.  Remember this is a no-win situation for us …
 
 
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CNBC:
Durable Goods Orders Rose Far Less Than Expected
New York Times:
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Douglas H. Shulman / Z STREET:
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CBS New York:
Letterman Knocks Obama For Latest Vacation
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Caroline May / The Daily Caller:
African-American leaders and intellectuals express dissatisfaction …
Discussion: NO QUARTER
Townhall.com:
For the Left, Opponents Cannot Have Decent Motives: The Ground Zero Example
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David Martin / CBS News:
C.I.A. Drones May Target Yemen Terrorists
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Kasie Hunt / The Politico:
Quayle surprises even himself
Discussion: CNN
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Another ‘Moderate’ GZ Mosque Supporter Can't Bring Himself …
Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
Vacationing President to Press: “We're Buying Shrimp, Guys.  Come On.”
Discussion: Hot Air and Political Byline
Los Angeles Times:
Why California should just say no to Prop. 19
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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