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Why Democrats Will Keep The House — House Republicans are measuring the drapes in preparation for big gains in the lower chamber, convinced that Minority Leader John Boehner is going to become the next Speaker of the House. On a macro level, that wouldn't be a bad guess …
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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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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Dark outlook for Midwestern Dems …
Dark outlook for Midwestern Dems …
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South Union Street:
Eggs and Issues: Bright's Comments about Pelosi Draw Laughter — U.S. Congressman Bobby Bright, the first-term Democrat and former mayor of Montgomery, was heard having a little fun at U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's expense during his recent participation in the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce's Eggs and Issues.
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Reporter: Blue Dog Dem joked that Pelosi might “get sick and die”
Reporter: Blue Dog Dem joked that Pelosi might “get sick and die”
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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.
N. R. Kleinfield / New York Times:
Rider Asks if Cabby Is Muslim, Then Stabs Him — It was the first fare of the cabdriver's shift. A young man hailed him at the corner of Second Avenue and East 24th Street, wanting to go to 42nd and Second. It was 6 p.m. on Tuesday; the traffic was dense.
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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.
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The Ken Mehlman Interview
The Ken Mehlman Interview
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Peter Wehner / Commentary:
On Ken Mehlman — The announcement that former Republican …
On Ken Mehlman — The announcement that former Republican …
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Michael Grunwald / Time:
How the Stimulus Is Changing America — New juice Obama, right, tours a huge solar array in Nevada. Catching rays is easy; storing and shipping solar energy is harder. — John Locher / Getty Images — The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 — President Obama's $787 billion stimulus …
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Frederic J. Frommer / Associated Press:
FACT CHECK: Stimulus assessments overly optimistic
FACT CHECK: Stimulus assessments overly optimistic
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Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Honey, I Shrunk My Approval Ratings
Honey, I Shrunk My Approval Ratings
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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.
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Republican lawyer heads to Alaska for Lisa Murkowski
Republican lawyer heads to Alaska for Lisa Murkowski
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Ben Dimiero / Media Matters for America:
WATCH: Glenn Beck's egomania reaching comical proportions — At long last, Glenn Beck's “Restoring Honor” self-aggrandizement festival is almost upon us. In Beck's words, the rally will mark a “turning point” in American history, where “miracles” will happen.
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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 …
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
President Obama, It's Time to Can the Catfood Commission … Pete Peterson, the hedge fund billionaire who made his money by not paying his fair share of taxes, has pursued a decades-long quest to destroy Social Security and has pledged $1 billion to achieve that goal.
Damien Cave / New York Times:
Far From Ground Zero, Obscure Pastor Is Ignored No Longer — GAINESVILLE, Fla. — If building an Islamic center near ground zero amounts to the epitome of Muslim insensitivity, as critics of the project have claimed, what should the world make of Terry Jones, the evangelical pastor here who plans …
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Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
Union leader will blast Sarah Palin, calling her rhetoric ‘poisonous’ — In a speech Thursday, a prominent labor official will blast former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) for recent anti-union rhetoric. — AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, in a speech from Anchorage, Alaska …
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Trumka: Palin will ‘go down in history like McCarthy’
Trumka: Palin will ‘go down in history like McCarthy’
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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 …
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NRSC and Taegan Goddard's …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Barbour cashing in on GOP leadership — It's quite unusual for sitting elected officials to give paid speeches, and even a party official, Michael Steele, raised eyebrows for cashing in on his position. — But Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour is on the speaking circuit, and touting his status …
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama in the Swing States — Barack Obama expanded the map in 2008 but for the most part you're still going to find Ohio, Florida, and Pennsylvania as the most important states at the Presidential level because of their size and competitiveness and Obama's numbers in those places right now are brutal.
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GOP 12 and Riehl World View
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
New Reid ad: Sharron Angle is a dangerous maniac — Okay, that headline is an exaggeration, but not much of one. Harry Reid's latest ad strings together a host of Angle-isms to paint her as, well, a dangerous psychopath: — What's interesting is that even though Angle did say all these things …
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Ted Mann / The Day newspaper:
Dead wrestler's father blasts McMahon, WWE — ‘Lance Cade’ saga underscores issue of wrestling empire — Harley McNaught was planning to stay silent and grieve. Then he saw what Linda McMahon said about his dead son. — McMahon, the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment …
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Jason Pinter / The Huffington Post:
Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Weiner Speak Out On Franzen Feud: HuffPost Exclusive — What's Your Reaction: — With the publication of Jonathan Franzen's fourth novel, Freedom, which was extensively covered in the New York Times while Franzen himself appeared on the cover of TIME magazine …
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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.
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Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Exclusive: Bristol Palin Is Coming to Dancing With the Stars — It's the Dancing With the Stars casting that no one saw coming! — We can report to you exclusively that Sarah Palin's 19-year-old daughter Bristol Palin has been cast on the 11th season of DWTS, set to premiere Sept. 20, according to sources.