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Michael Memoli / The Swamp:
Oval Office gets a makeover — While President Obama was on vacation, his West Wing office got a bit of a face lift, complete with a new rug, fresh wallpaper and paint, and new furniture — all done at no taxpayer expense, the White House says. — Details of the renovation were released to the pool reporter this morning.
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The Politico, CNN, Runnin' Scared, Althouse, Rumproast, Todd Starnes and D.C. Now
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Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Humility and Honesty About Iraq Can Inspire Trust — Later today, President Obama will speak to the American people about Iraq. No doubt he will laud the “end of major combat operations” by the date he randomly selected some 18 months ago. His press secretary Robert Gibbs also gave us …
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / The Caucus:
A New Look for the Oval Office — The Oval Office has gotten a makeover. — When President Obama addresses the nation on Iraq on Tuesday night, he will do so from newly redecorated digs. The look, which includes new and reupholstered furniture and new paint and wallpaper …
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Wonkette, New York Magazine, Left Coast Rebel, Freedom's Lighthouse and Weasel Zippers
Michael Memoli / The Swamp:
GOP prebuttals: McCain, McConnell and Boehner
GOP prebuttals: McCain, McConnell and Boehner
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CNN, The Note and The Politico
CNN:
Obama to tip his hat to Bush?
Obama to tip his hat to Bush?
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The Note, Ben Smith's Blog, Washington Post and Mediaite
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Online:
15 Minutes: What the President Will Say Tonight
15 Minutes: What the President Will Say Tonight
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Wonk Room, Reuters, democracyarsenal.org, The Daily Dish, ATTACKERMAN and Mother Jones
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Democrats' New Normal — I don't usually like to comment on individual polls. Most of the time, when a poll produces an “unusual” result, it simply reflects random noise and the best advice is to wait for the next edition of the poll to come along, when more often than not it will revert to its previous position.
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Washington Monthly, The Fix, The Politico, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Gallup, The Huffington Post, Mother Jones, Firedoglake, Weekly Standard, AmSpecBlog, TigerHawk, Outside the Beltway, Scared Monkeys, Hot Air, The Moderate Voice, The New Republic, Political Byline, The Plum Line, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, Ballot Box and Prairie Weather
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Jay Cost / HorseRaceBlog:
Health Care Reform Has Endangered the Democratic Majority — This Politico piece by Jim VandeHei, Alex Isenstadt, and Mike Allen got a lot of play last week: … There is no mention of health care reform in this piece. The economy is referenced several times. So is the President's inability to control the narrative.
John Whitesides / Reuters:
Republican leads Senate race in Pennsylvania — (Reuters) - Republican Pat Toomey has opened a 10-point lead over Democrat Joe Sestak among likely voters in a Senate race in Pennsylvania dominated by economic worries, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday.
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Front Row Washington, Hot Air, Taegan Goddard's …, Red Dog Report, The Page and NRSC
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
ALASKA SENATE COUNTDOWN TODAY UPDATE: Miller Leads by 1,325 Votes After Initial Absentee Count in Anchorage UPDATE: Miller Campaign Spokesman Expects ‘Good Day at the End of the Day’ — Posted on | August 31, 2010 | 7 Comments — ANCHORAGE, Alaska — UPDATE 4:25 p.m. ET …
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The Fix, Red Dog Report, The Mudflats, The Camp Of The Saints, msnbc.com and Riehl World View
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Reid Wilson / Hotline On Call:
Lisa Murkowski Faces Her Fate
Lisa Murkowski Faces Her Fate
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The Atlantic Online, Conservatives4Palin.com, Liberty Pundits Blog and Hot Air
Alaska_Politics / Anchorage Daily News:
Counting of absentee ballots begins
Counting of absentee ballots begins
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Swing State Project, Hot Air and Jumping in Pools
ABCNEWS:
Meghan McCain Breaks Silence on Palin — Sen. John McCain's Daughter: Sarah Palin's Rise Was ‘Too Fast,’ ‘Too Easy’ — For the first time since the end of her father's 2008 presidential bid, Meghan McCain, Sen. John McCain's daughter, spoke out about Sarah Palin, writing in a new book that Palin brought …
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Political Byline, Outside the Beltway, Commentary, The Jawa Report and Riehl World View
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Michelle Boorstein / Washington Post:
Glenn Beck may be unlikely leader for conservative Christians — A few weeks before organizing a massive rally on the Mall that had the feel of a religious revival, Glenn Beck sought the blessing of some of the country's most prominent conservative Christian leaders.
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Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Glenn Beck “Restoring Honor” Rally Crowd Estimate Explained — As part of our coverage of Glenn Beck's “Restoring Honor” rally Saturday, CBS News commissioned the company AirPhotosLive.com to offer an independent estimate of how many people showed up for the event.
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Mediaite, The Daily Dish, The Political Carnival, Riehl World View, TPMDC, The Blotter, Glenn Beck, The Atlantic Online and Crooks and Liars
James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:
Glenn Beck's Happy Warriors
Glenn Beck's Happy Warriors
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protein wisdom, Commentary and Hot Air
kff.org:
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — August 2010 — The August Health Tracking Poll finds that support for health reform fell over the course of August, dipping from a 50 percent favorability rating in July to 43 percent, while 45 percent of the public reported unfavorable views.
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Hit & Run, NPR Topics, Healthwatch, TPMDC, The Reid Report, Pollster.com All Content and The New Republic
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Jerusalem Post:
Four killed as terrorists open fire near Kiryat Arba — Victims, shot while driving, include 2 men, 2 women, one reportedly pregnant; attack comes before Netanyahu and Abbas set to meet in Washington for peace talks. — Talkbacks (1) — Iranian Threat — Jewish World — Local Israel
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Haaretz, Commentary and Ben Smith's Blog
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Ynetnews:
4 Israelis killed in shooting attack
4 Israelis killed in shooting attack
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Israel Matzav, The Jawa Report, Commentary and Atlas Shrugs
Steve / stevenschale.com:
Sorry Charlie — Charlie Crist will not be Florida's next United States Senator. — In a year where most predictions are downright silly, I am very confident in that one. When Kendrick Meek won last Tuesday, with his victory went Charlie Crist's chances. Democrats who want to beat Marco Rubio should jump on the Meek train.
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Weekly Standard, The Reid Report, Ben Smith's Blog and msnbc.com
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Tim Fernholz / American Prospect:
Suffering Crist: Previewing Meek's Radio Hit.
Suffering Crist: Previewing Meek's Radio Hit.
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The Plum Line and The Reid Report
Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:
Why Wall St. Is Deserting Obama — Daniel S. Loeb, the hedge fund manager, was one of Barack Obama's biggest backers in the 2008 presidential campaign. — A registered Democrat, Mr. Loeb has given and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Democrats.
Mark Halperin / The Page:
HALPERIN'S TAKE: Pawlenty's Efforts to “Limit” ObamaCare in Minnesota — This is a classic Pawlenty move that combines.... ...governing principle with clever 2012 positioning. Leaving aside now the substantive merits of the Minnesota governor's executive order, barring some huge development …
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Ben Smith's Blog, Hot Dish Politics and Hit & Run
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Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect:
The Impending Democratic Bloodbath. — If this new Gallup poll is any indication, liberals will soon be able to complain about Speaker John Boehner, and possibly Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: — According to Gallup, this Republican lead is greater than any previous midterm advantage …
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Daily Kos, Hullabaloo, The Hill, Left Coast Rebel, Matthew Yglesias and Corrente
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg shows how feminism is done. Again. … - Applebaum: Five Ways the Iraq War Weakened America - Does the Imam Behind the “Ground Zero Mosque” Have Any Regrets? - Who Was Really the First To Call Journalism “the First Rough Draft of History”?
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
The Mother of All Grizzlies … - Applebaum: Five Ways …
The Mother of All Grizzlies … - Applebaum: Five Ways …
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NewsBusters.org
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Previewing Ohio — We'll start rolling out our Ohio poll results tomorrow but there's one finding on the poll that pretty much sums it up: by a 50-42 margin voters there say they'd rather have George W. Bush in the White House right now than Barack Obama. — Independents hold that view …
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Hot Air, RedState, Gawker and Beltway Confidential
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
What Palin Did Friday Night — Where was Sarah Palin last Friday night, before coming to Washington to speak at the Glenn Beck gathering Saturday? — She was a guest speaker at a Jewish “Shabbaton”—a Sabbath gathering for prayer, meals, songs, study and conversation—in Hershey …
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New York Sun, Ben Smith's Blog, Eunomia, Commentary, New York Magazine, Israel Matzav, Sister Toldjah and Conservatives4Palin.com
Frank Lombardi / The Daily Politics:
Obama And Bloomberg: A Losing Duo — Mayor Bloomberg confessed today that he and President Obama made up a losing ticket when they teamed up for a round of golf against another duo of duffers last Friday on Martha's Vineyard. The mayor insisted no politics was discussed, especially who might run against Obama in 2012.
The Huffington Post:
Poll: Majority Of GOP Believes Obama Sympathizes With Islamic Fundamentalism, Wants Worldwide Islamic Law — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — A majority of Republicans believe that President Barack Obama “sympathizes with the goals of Islamic fundamentalists who want to impose Islamic law around the world …
Bloomberg:
U.S. Auto Sales May Hit 28-Year Low as Discounts Flop — U.S. auto sales in August probably were the slowest for the month in 28 years as model-year closeout deals failed to entice consumers concerned the economy is worsening and they may lose their jobs. — Industrywide deliveries …
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