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Bridget Johnson / The Hill:
Obama: Critics ‘talk about me like a dog’ — President Obama strayed from his prepared remarks at a Labor Day rally Monday to accused his opponents of talking about him “like a dog.” — Obama was in Milwaukee to speak at the Milwaukee Laborfest, attended by Labor Secretary Hilda Solis …
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
‘They talk about me like a dog’ — MILWAUKEE - Two years after appearing here on Labor Day to kick off the final stretch of his historic campaign, President Obama returned Monday to speak to union members, in a starkly different political environment. — The Democrats, on the ascent at Obama's 2008 …
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CNN:
TRENDING: Obama: They talk about me like a dog — (CNN) - Those following President Obama's prepared remarks during a speech in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Monday were thrown a bit of a curveball when it came to a description of his critics: — “Some powerful interests who had been dominating …
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Frances Martel / Mediaite:
Pres. Obama On DC Opponents: “They Talk About Me Like A Dog”
Pres. Obama On DC Opponents: “They Talk About Me Like A Dog”
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Demonizer-In-Chief Upset People Demonize Him
Demonizer-In-Chief Upset People Demonize Him
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Betsy's Page and Pajamas Media
Washington Post:
Republicans making gains against Democrats ahead of midterm elections — Republicans are heading into the final weeks of the midterm campaign with the political climate highly in their favor, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Americans are increasingly frustrated by a lack …
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Gerald F. Seib / Wall Street Journal:
Get Ready for an Anti-Incumbent Wave — Poll Shows Republicans Benefit From Fears About Economy; Democrats Need to Persuade Unenthusiastic Backers to Vote — This is about the time when Democrats thought—or perhaps hoped—the political clouds that have hung over them all year would begin to lift.
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Taegan Goddard's …
The Huffington Post:
A Forecast of the 2010 House Election Outcome
A Forecast of the 2010 House Election Outcome
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Pollster.com All Content, The Other McCain and Blogcritics
Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
Rep. Childers has edge on GOP challenger in poll
Rep. Childers has edge on GOP challenger in poll
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Weekly Standard and Raw Story
Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
Poll: Clear GOP advantage ahead of midterms
Poll: Clear GOP advantage ahead of midterms
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Washington Monthly, Commentary, The Moderate Voice, Hotline On Call and Bob Cesca's Awesome Blog!
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Polls suggest GOP momentum as election season begins
Polls suggest GOP momentum as election season begins
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ABCNEWS and Political Punch
John / Power Line:
It Pays To Be Crazed — A church in Florida is planning to burn copies of the Koran on September 11. That proposal has been widely condemned, and now General Petraeus has entered the fray, warning that such a protest by the church could endanger American servicemen: … This strikes me as troubling.
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Martha Raddatz / ABCNEWS:
‘Burn a Quran Day’ Sparks Protests in Afghanistan
‘Burn a Quran Day’ Sparks Protests in Afghanistan
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CNN:
Quran-burning could endanger troops, Petraeus warns
Quran-burning could endanger troops, Petraeus warns
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BLACKFIVE, Informed Comment, The Agonist and Zandar Versus The Stupid
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Clerks Highlight Supreme Court's Polarization — WASHINGTON — Each year, 36 young lawyers obtain the most coveted credential in American law: a Supreme Court clerkship. Clerking for a justice is a glittering capstone on a résumé that almost always includes outstanding grades …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Appeals Court in Atlanta Again Rejects Racial Discrimination Claim — John Hithon, a black man, spent 13 tough years working his way into the lower ranks of management at a Tyson Foods chicken plant in Gadsden, Ala. He started out as a “live hanger,” hoisting 24 squirming birds onto moving metal hooks every minute.
Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Obama to Propose Tax Write-Off for Capital Investments — WASHINGTON - As part of his emerging program to jolt the economic recovery from its stall, President Obama will call this week for allowing businesses to deduct from their taxes through 2011 the full value of qualified capital investments …
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Ben White / The Politico:
Obama seeks biz equipment write-off
Obama seeks biz equipment write-off
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New York Times:
Obama Offers a Transit Plan to Create Jobs
Obama Offers a Transit Plan to Create Jobs
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Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
For the Jews in Israel, Money Trumps All? — I know it's commonplace to read in the latest issue of Time or Newsweek that Obama is a god, that Islamophobic Americans are collectively prejudiced against Muslims, that the response after 9/11 was overblown and unnecessary (over 30 subsequent terrorist plots …
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Israel Matzav, Right Wing News, Pajamas Media, JOSHUAPUNDIT and The Huffington Post
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Marc Lacey / New York Times:
Republican Runs Street People on Green Ticket — TEMPE, Ariz. — Benjamin Pearcy, a candidate for statewide office in Arizona, lists his campaign office as a Starbucks. The small business he refers to in his campaign statement is him strumming his guitar on the street.
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FrumForum, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Prairie Weather
Peter Orszag / New York Times:
One Nation, Two Deficits — The nation faces a nasty dual deficit problem: a painful jobs deficit in the near term and an unsustainable budget deficit over the medium and long term. This month, the Senate will be debating an issue with significant implications for both …
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TalkLeft, Weekly Standard, Robert Reich, Political Punch, Ezra Klein and Economist's View
Michael Moore / MichaelMoore.com:
Happy F**kin' Labor Day! — Dear Rahm Emanuel: — Happy F**kin' Labor Day! I read this week that — according to a new book by Steven Rattner, your administration's former “Car Czar” — during White House meetings about how to save the tens of thousands of jobs that would be lost if GM …
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Gateway Pundit and AMERICAblog News
Walter Shapiro / Politics Daily:
New York's John Hall: A Rocky Reelection Road for a Rock Legend — THIELLS, N.Y. — John Hall — once the bare-chested guitarist for the 1970s band Orleans and the only rock musician ever elected to Congress as a Democrat — was asked whether his entertainment background helped inoculate …