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Ben Armbruster / Think Progress:
One Day Before Its Gulf Oil Rig Exploded, Mariner Energy Said Obama ‘Is Trying To Break Us’ With Moratorium — The U.S. Coast Guard said this morning that a natural gas and oil drilling platform exploded 80 miles off the coast of Louisiana. A Coast Guard spokesperson said the platform …
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Associated Press:
Gulf oil platform explodes, burning off La. coast — GRAND ISLE, La. - An offshore petroleum platform exploded and was burning Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico about 80 miles off the Louisiana coast, west of the site where BP's undersea well spilled after a rig explosion.
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Mallory Simon / This Just In:
Coast Guard: Platform on fire in Gulf; 13 workers rescued — [Updated at 2:14 p.m.] For continuing coverage of the incident involving a production platform on fire in the Gulf read the full story here. — [Updated at 2:08 p.m.] U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Elizabeth Bordelon tells CNN …
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iReport: Did you see the explosion? Share images — [Updated at 12:31 p.m.] All thirteen people aboard a production platform that exploded in the Gulf are accounted for and safely on a commercial vessel according to initial information, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a statement.
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WDSU-TV:
Oil Rig Explodes In Gulf Of Mexico — 13 Workers Accounted For; At Least 1 Injured — NEW ORLEANS — At least one person was injured after a rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, about 80 miles south of Vermilion Bay, the U.S. Coast Guard said. — It happened around 9 a.m. …
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New York Times:
Oil Sheen Seen Near Damaged Platform in Gulf of Mexico
Oil Sheen Seen Near Damaged Platform in Gulf of Mexico
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Leslie Eaton / Wall Street Journal:
Oil Platform Fire Still Burning in Gulf
Oil Platform Fire Still Burning in Gulf
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WWL-TV:
Coast Guard: Mile-long sheen spreading from burning platform
Coast Guard: Mile-long sheen spreading from burning platform
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David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
BREAKING: Another rig catches fire in the Gulf
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Dept. of stage fright — Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's opening statement in last night's debate reflects either an amazing lack of preparation, or sheer panic. — (The video caption isn't mine.)
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Brewer takes heat for not addressing beheading claim — A frustrated Brewer wouldn't answer reporter's questions about her beheading statement. — (CNN) - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer sparred with her Democratic opponent in an at-times contentious debate Wednesday night, but it was what the Arizona Republican …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
BREWER'S PAINFULLY LONG PAUSES.... I've seen politicians freeze on the air when confronted with a tough question for which they're unprepared, but going blank during a debate's opening statement? This is a new one. — Ben Smith reported, “Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's opening statement …
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David Catanese / The Politico:
Brewer trips in debate with Goddard
Brewer trips in debate with Goddard
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New York Post:
Dodge Charger owner upset vehicle crushed by suicidal fall — Tweet — Her car was crushed — and so is she. — A New Jersey woman is devastated that her precious sports car — just repaired and fully gassed up — was wrecked by a suicidal man's 40-story attempted death leap on the Upper West Side.
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Jennifer Gould Keil / New York Post:
Sketchy tax break for GZ imam ‘prayer pad’
Sketchy tax break for GZ imam ‘prayer pad’
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Economist Christina Romer serves up dismal news at her farewell luncheon — Lunch at the National Press Club on Wednesday caused some serious indigestion. — It wasn't the food; it was the entertainment. Christina Romer, chairman of President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers …
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Who Is Christine O'Donnell? — In the wake of Joe Miller's upset over Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's GOP Senate primary, there's been a lot of buzz for Delaware GOP Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell, who is challenging moderate GOP congressman Mike Castle in the September 14 primary.
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Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Sixty Days to Go — The Crystal Ball's Labor Day Predictions — Larry J. Sabato, Director, U.Va. Center for Politics — For decades I've advised students to let the facts speak for themselves, while avoiding the indulgence of shouting at the facts. In other words, we should take in …
David Lightman / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Democrats unlikely to repeal tax cuts for the rich — WASHINGTON — Democrats in Congress are poised to play a leading role this month in thwarting their party's effort to raise income tax rates on the wealthy. — Tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003 expire at the end of this year.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Pence says Republican majority would move first to extend Bush tax cuts
Pence says Republican majority would move first to extend Bush tax cuts
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Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
Warren fuels speculation by dropping class — When fall classes began Wednesday at Harvard Law School, Elizabeth Warren was scheduled to be teaching contract law to first-year students. But something happened on the way to the chalkboard. — “I'm writing to let you know that Professor Jerry Frug …
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Rich Thomaselli / AdAge:
FTC Subpoenas 48 Food Companies Regarding Marketing to Kids — Follow-up to 2008 Report Unlikely to Lead to More Regulation — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — The Federal Trade Commission is once again handing out subpoenas to companies that market food to children and teens.
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Katherine Mangu-Ward / Hit & Run:
FTC Suspects Chuck E. Cheese of Marketing to Children
FTC Suspects Chuck E. Cheese of Marketing to Children
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The Note:
Sen. McConnell: ‘We Can Do Business’ with Obama if He Moves to Center — ABC News' Rick Klein reports: — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell had his first one-on-one meeting with President Obama a few weeks ago, shortly before Congress broke for its summer recess.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
McConnell says he's locked up the votes to remain GOP leader
McConnell says he's locked up the votes to remain GOP leader
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Deval Patrick on Beck rally: “It's a free country. I wish it weren't.” — And you thought that a libtalker declaring a public space too sacred for God would be the dumbest quote from the Left on the Restoring Honor rally hosted by Glenn Beck. Michael Graham from Boston's WTKK posts a clip …
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Edward Mason / Boston Herald:
Tim Cahill lashes out at Deval Patrick over remarks on Glenn Beck
Tim Cahill lashes out at Deval Patrick over remarks on Glenn Beck
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Michael Scherer / Time:
How Barack Obama Became Mr. Unpopular — The Barack Obama that most Hoosiers remember voting for can still be found on YouTube. He stands before a cheering Elkhart high school gymnasium in August 2008, tireless, aspirational, promising a new America of jobs and hope.
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
It's Important To Be Right — I previously expressed hope that Markos Moulitsas' American Taliban: How War, Sex, Sin, and Power Bind Jihadists and the Radical Right would be better than the publicity material suggested. Jamelle Bouie read it for The American Prospect and reports back that it isn't.
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Vanity Fair:
Rupert Murdoch's War On The New York Times — “I read the Journal a little less now. I find that I can skim it in a way I couldn't before. If the Journal is gaining market share I'd guess it is more at the expense of USA Today than the Times,” New York Times executive editor Bill Keller tells Vanity Fair writer Sarah Ellison.
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The Right Scoop:
Sarah Palin has tough words for the MSM — In the first half this interview with Sean Hannity, Sarah Palin says that Republicans must ensure that the public understands that cutting taxes and getting the government out of the way is the best way to fix our economy and that they must communicate …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The profound mystery of the “enthusiasm gap” — I'm somewhat pressed for time today, but wanted to note the following items, all of which are significant in their own right and, taken together, make an important point: — (1) Huffington Post's Sam Stein notes the increasing number …
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