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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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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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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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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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CNN:
Obama to tip his hat to Bush?
Obama to tip his hat to Bush?
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Peter Wehner / Commentary:
Gibbs vs. the Historical Record
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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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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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.
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
The Health Care Bill Nobody Wants to Talk About
The Health Care Bill Nobody Wants to Talk About
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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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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.
Adam Serwer / American Prospect:
Glenn Beck Is Not Malcolm X.
Glenn Beck Is Not Malcolm X.
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James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:
Glenn Beck's Happy Warriors
Glenn Beck's Happy Warriors
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Alaska_Politics / Anchorage Daily News:
Counting of absentee ballots begins — From Sean Cockerham at the Alaska Division of Elections office in Anchorage — Joe Miller's lead over Lisa Murkowski just grew slighly with absentee and questioned ballots from the Mat-Su. — Miller now leads Mukowski by 1,460 votes.
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Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
ALASKA SENATE COUNTDOWN TODAY UPDATE: Miller Margin Now 1,294 Votes With Early Count From Wasilla-Palmer UPDATE: Miller Campaign Spokesman Expects ‘Good Day at the End of the Day’ — UPDATE 5:55 p.m. ET (1:55 p.m. local) — While we were at lunch, the margin shifted again. Now, Joe Miller leads by 1,294 votes.
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Reid Wilson / Hotline On Call:
Lisa Murkowski Faces Her Fate
Lisa Murkowski Faces Her Fate
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ABCNEWS:
Exclusive: Meghan McCain Writes that Palin Brought ‘Drama, Stress ... Panic’ to Campaign — 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 …
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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.
The Note:
Obama Health Secretary: 'We've Got a Lot of Reeducation to Do' — ABC News' Steven Portnoy reports: — As a widely-watched survey shows support for the new health care reform law slipping, the leader in the reform effort says the administration has “a lot of reeducation to do” to reverse the trend.
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Huma Khan / ABCNEWS:
Support for Health Care Overhaul Falls
Support for Health Care Overhaul Falls
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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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Tim Fernholz / American Prospect:
Suffering Crist: Previewing Meek's Radio Hit.
Suffering Crist: Previewing Meek's Radio Hit.
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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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Ynetnews:
4 Israelis killed in shooting attack
4 Israelis killed in shooting attack
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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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Free exchange:
How to fix unemployment — TWO years into the Great Recession unemployment in America remains well above 9%. This has resulted in economic and emotional pain among the long-term jobless and endless commentary on what we can do about it. Paul Krugman reckons that if we just had a bigger stimulus we could've restored full employment.
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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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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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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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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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