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Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
Democrats add fiscal austerity as a campaign issue — The candidate was outraged - just outraged - at the country's sorry fiscal state. — “We have managed to acquire $13 trillion of debt on our balance sheet,” he fumed to a roomful of voters. “In my view, we have nothing to show for it.”
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New York Times:
Blackwater Won Contracts Through a Web of Companies — WASHINGTON — Blackwater Worldwide created a web of more than 30 shell companies or subsidiaries in part to obtain millions of dollars in American government contracts after the security company came under intense criticism for reckless conduct in Iraq …
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Aharding / CNN:
Tea Party candidate sparks backlash in Delaware — The Tea Party Express launched new ads supporting Delaware Republican primary Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell. — Washington (CNN) - Fresh on the heels of Joe Miller's surprising win over Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the Alaska Republican Senate primary …
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AmSpecBlog and The Other McCain
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Oh my: Chris Christie endorses Mike Castle — In which Team Castle tosses tea partiers a curveball: If the right's new rock star thinks he's conservative enough, shouldn't they think so too? I'm ... not so sure they should, partly because Christie's own “true conservative” …
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Gabriel Malor / minx.cc:
Video: Gov. Christie Endorses Mike Castle
Video: Gov. Christie Endorses Mike Castle
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Ezra Klein:
Repeal the 17th amendment? — During our discussion of the filibuster today — which you can stream over at C-SPAN's Web site — Heritage's Brian Darling talked a bit about the Senate's important role as a voice for the states. Responding to a questioner, he went so far as to say he'd consider repeal …
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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
On Economy, Democrats Face a Lack of Unity and Time — WASHINGTON — Democrats are entering the fall sprint to the midterm elections lacking a unifying message to address the lackluster economy, scrambling to come up with further job-creating remedies and out of time to show substantial results before voters go to the polls.
The Huffington Post:
Jan Brewer: No More Debates For Me — What's Your Reaction: … Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is apparently done with participating in gubernatorial debates, because she is terrible at them. Per Jillian Rayfield at TPM: … My follow-up question would have probably been …
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Henry Payne / Detroit News:
The irony of Jesse Jackson's stripped SUV — Add Jesse Jackson's ride to prominent vehicles being stripped in Detroit. — Following the embarrassing news that Mayor Dave Bing's GMC Yukon was hijacked by criminals this week, Detroit's Channel 7 reports that the Reverend's Caddy Escalade SUV …
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Phil Izzo / Real Time Economics:
Broader U-6 Jobless Rate up to 16.7%: Why the Jump? — The U.S. jobless rate rose to 9.6% in August, but the government's broader measure of unemployment rose even more to 16.7%, the highest rate since April. — The comprehensive gauge of labor underutilization, known as the …
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Christopher S. Rugaber / Associated Press:
Despite hiring, US unemployment rate seems frozen
Despite hiring, US unemployment rate seems frozen
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Neil Irwin / Washington Post:
Unemployment rate rises, in sign of weak growth
Unemployment rate rises, in sign of weak growth
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The Plum Line and The Nation
William Yardley / New York Times:
Alaska Winner, Lover of Privacy, Loses His Own — FAIRBANKS, Alaska — The man with the best chance of becoming the next senator from Alaska lives at the end of a long gravel road here at the edge of the continent. Tribulation Trail is the name of his street. Signs warn against trespassing.
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Ben White / The Politico:
Dems have few options on economy — With another tepid jobs report in the books Friday, Democrats desperate for quick policy action to boost the economy face an excruciating dilemma, experts say. — The few things that might pass Congress — such as a payroll tax holiday or extended research …
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Jerusalem Post:
US envoy Oren warns: Hizbullah has 15,000 rockets on border — Ambassador says Islamist group amassing arsenal in southern Lebanon with long enough range to hit Eilat; missiles now hidden beneath hospitals, homes and schools to avoid Israeli Air Force strikes. — Talkbacks (16) — Iranian Threat
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Reuters:
Taxpayers likely to face initial loss on GM IPO: sources — (Reuters) - The U.S. government is likely to take a loss on General Motors Co in the first offering of the automaker's stock, six people familiar with preparations for the landmark IPO said. — Subsequent offerings …
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David Catanese / The Politico:
Colo. GOP tries to push Maes out — Top Colorado Republicans are attempting to convince gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes to drop his bid for governor by the end of Friday, a well-placed Republican in the state tells POLITICO. — In a meeting Friday morning, party chairman Dick Wadhams …
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John Cook / Yahoo! News:
Pentagon declined to investigate hundreds of purchases of child pornography — A 2006 Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigation into the purchase of child pornography online turned up more than 250 civilian and military employees of the Defense Department—including …
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Jeff Stein / SpyTalk:
Israeli spies wooing U.S. Muslims, sources say — The CIA took an internal poll not long ago about friendly foreign intelligence agencies. — The question, mostly directed to employees of the clandestine service branch, was: Which are the best allies among friendly spy services …
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Samuel Goldsmith / NY Daily News:
Former President Bill Clinton: Democrats need more time to undo GOP's damage to country — Democrats need more time to get out of the economic hole dug by Republicans during the Bush years, ex-President Bill Clinton said yesterday at a campaign rally for Staten Island Rep. Mike McMahon.
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David B. Caruso / Associated Press:
Backer of NYC mosque gave to Hamas-linked charity — NEW YORK - One of the investors in a proposed Islamic center near ground zero is a Long Island medical clinic owner whose expressions of sympathy for Palestinians included a donation to a charity later shut down for links to Hamas.
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Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:
Libtalker, Guest Ponder Glenn Beck Torture Methods — E-BECK-TROCUTION? — Lefties Devise New Torture Fantasies For FOX Talker — To those working inside the left-wing media's smear factory, the toughest job these days must surely be cooking up fresh new ways to destroy one's political opponents.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Ryan: ‘Plenty of room’ to cut $700B from budget to extend high-end tax cuts — There's “plenty of the room” in the federal budget to cut $700 billion in spending to pay for extending high-end tax cuts, a top Republican said Friday. — Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), the ranking member …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / Think Progress:
Ryan Knocks GOP Tax Cut Fantasy: 'I'm Not One Of These People …
Ryan Knocks GOP Tax Cut Fantasy: 'I'm Not One Of These People …
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