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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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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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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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CNN:
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 — NEW ORLEANS — An oil sheen one mile long was spotted on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico hours after an offshore oil platform exploded there on Thursday morning, the United States Coast Guard said.
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David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
BREAKING: Another rig catches fire in the Gulf
BREAKING: Another rig catches fire in the Gulf
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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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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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CNN:
TRENDING: 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 …
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David Catanese / The Politico:
Brewer trips in debate with Goddard
Brewer trips in debate with Goddard
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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 …
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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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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The Note:
Sen. McConnell: ‘I Already Have the Votes to be Re-Elected as Republican Leader’ — ABC News' Rick Klein reports: — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell today brushed aside suggestions that he might be challenged for his leadership post next year, declaring on ABC/Washington Post's …
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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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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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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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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Tim Pawlenty defends 2012 travel — After catching flack over a poll showing that a majority of his state wouldn't support him for president, Minnesota GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty is defending his frequent out of state travel. — Asked about a Minnesota Public Radio/Humphrey Institute poll …
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Categories / WGMD.COM:
Dan Gaffney Audio: Christine O'Donnell for Senate Interview — With just days left before her primary election day challenge against Mike Castle (R) here is the complete interview with Christine O'Donnell (R) from today's Dan Gaffney Show. — 2 Responses — O'Donnell Can't Take the Spotlight : Delaware Liberal says:
Evan Perez / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Sues Arizona Sheriff Over Policing Probe — The Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit Thursday against Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona's Maricopa County, accusing him and his agency of stonewalling a probe into policing practices that some call discriminatory against Hispanics.
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Karl E. Case / New York Times:
A Dream House After All — IF you read the coverage of the latest figures on the sales of existing homes from the National Association of Realtors, you may well have come to the conclusion that the American dream is dead. It is indeed worrisome that sales in July were down 25 percent from a year ago.
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