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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Obama Is Against a Compromise on Bush Tax Cuts — WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday will make clear that he opposes any compromise that would extend the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy beyond this year, officials said, adding a populist twist to an election-season economic package …
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
“Middle Class” Tax Cuts — I know I saw this on some of the other wonky progressive blogs last week (or maybe the week before) but it didn't really hit home until I saw it again. The point is that when we talk about a distinction between the “Bush tax cuts for the rich” and the …
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Guardian
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Online:
Obama Writes His Thesis Statement — This week, we finally get to see President Obama's thesis statement. — For weeks, we've seen the rest of the paragraph begin to be filled in: the structure of a contrast between Republicans and Democrats, the hard-to-say-no-to infrastructure spending proposal …
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Grasping Reality …
Ryan J. Donmoyer / Bloomberg:
Obama Business Deduction Invites Gaming, Experts Say
Obama Business Deduction Invites Gaming, Experts Say
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The Politico:
Obama may look inside for Rahm job — Amid mounting signs that Rahm Emanuel will leave the White House to run for mayor in Chicago, Democratic insiders say President Barack Obama is likely to choose a new chief of staff who's already in his orbit but has experience with previous administrations.
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Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
White House visitor logs offer clues into sources for Bob Woodward's new book — One of Washington's favorite parlor games — guessing Bob Woodward's sources — will start up when the famous reporter's first book about the Obama administration is released later this month.
Philip Elliott / Associated Press:
POLITICAL INSIDER: GOP voters outnumber Dems
POLITICAL INSIDER: GOP voters outnumber Dems
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Ezra Klein:
Mitch Daniels has a plan — I'm impressed by Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels's op-ed laying out his proposal for “a time-limited, emergency growth program.” It's a real plan, with concrete policy ideas that might actually make a difference. It's mercifully free from vague hand-waving about business uncertainty and government spending.
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Mitch Daniels / Wall Street Journal:
Time for Emergency Economic Reform — How about a payroll tax holiday, funded by a federal spending, hiring and pay freeze? — Ronald Reagan enjoyed telling of the elderly Blitz victim rescued from her demolished London flat in World War II. A fireman found a bottle of brandy under …
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Becoming a Governing Party
Becoming a Governing Party
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Janet Adamy / Wall Street Journal:
Health Insurers Plan Hikes — Rate Increases Are Blamed on Health-Care Overhaul; White House Questions Logic — Health insurers say they plan to raise premiums for some Americans as a direct result of the health overhaul in coming weeks, complicating Democrats' efforts to trumpet …
Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller:
Andy Griffith throws away 50 years of good faith in 30 seconds — Recently, HHS recruited none other than Andy Griffith to shill for Obamacare: — That's right, folks, just forget everything you know and trust ol' Sheriff Andy. Would Opie's pa lie to ya? 'Course he wouldn't.
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Benjamin Niolet / The Charlotte Observer:
It's lucky that Sheriff Andy isn't facing voters — How bad is it for Democrats in North Carolina? Even Sheriff Andy Taylor is taking a beating in the polls. — Andy Griffith - star of the Andy Griffith Show, a Manteo resident and noted endorser of Democratic causes and candidates …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Even Griffith's numbers down — You know how bad things …
Even Griffith's numbers down — You know how bad things …
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Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Glenn Beck Visits Alaska on 9/11 — Glenn's coming to the Last Frontier! I hope my fellow Alaskans (and anyone visiting from Outside) will join me this Saturday, September 11, 2010, at Anchorage's Dena'ina Center at 8:00 p.m. Glenn Beck will be there - you won't want to miss it.
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Lee Fang / Think Progress:
Right Wing Leaders Plan To Use September 11th Anniversary To Make Money
Right Wing Leaders Plan To Use September 11th Anniversary To Make Money
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Palin and Beck to mark 9/11 in Alaska
Palin and Beck to mark 9/11 in Alaska
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Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:
Light bulb factory closes; End of era for U.S. means more jobs overseas — WINCHESTER, VA. - The last major GE factory making ordinary incandescent light bulbs in the United States is closing this month, marking a small, sad exit for a product and company that can trace their roots to Thomas Alva Edison's innovations in the 1870s.
CBS New York:
Long Island Man Arrested For Defending Home With AK-47 — Says Many Gang Members Were Coming After His Family — UNIONDALE, N.Y. (CBS 2) — He was arrested for protecting his property and family. — But it's how the Long Island man did it that police say crossed the line.
Feisal Abdul Rauf / New York Times:
Building on Faith — AS my flight approached America last weekend, my mind circled back to the furor that has broken out over plans to build Cordoba House, a community center in Lower Manhattan.I have been away from home for two months, speaking abroad about cooperation among people from different religions.
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Boehner: Roll back spending to 2008 levels, extend all tax cuts — With everyone focused on Barack Obama's hard pivot to the economy — which has taken him nine months to accomplish — John Boehner appeared on ABC's Good Morning America and stole a march on the President.
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The Hill:
Dem base told: Fear Tea Party — Democrats desperate to convince their base to show up at the polls in November have begun talking less about issues and more about the possibility of a “Tea Party Congress” next year. — The passage of landmark bills such as healthcare and financial regulatory reform …
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Can Dems use Tea Party against GOP on 17th amendment?
Can Dems use Tea Party against GOP on 17th amendment?
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Scott Keyes / Think Progress:
GOP House Candidate On Civil Rights: ‘We Need To Get Our Federal Government Out Of The Way’ — Fireworks occurred during a town hall in Canton, OH, last night when Rep. John Boccieri (D-OH) unexpectedly showed up at his Republican opponent's public event. Challenger Jim Renacci …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Bears and the State of Housing — Of all the uncertainties in our halting economic recovery, the housing market may be the most confusing of all. — At times, real estate seems to be in the early stages of a severe double dip. Home sales plunged in July, and some analysts …
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Tyler Cowen / Marginal Revolution:
Should we let housing prices fall?
Should we let housing prices fall?
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Spiegel Online:
Terry Jones Accused of ‘Spiritual Abuse’ at Cologne Church — US fundamentalist pastor Terry Jones, who wants to burn copies of the Koran on Sept. 11, ran a church in the western German city of Cologne until last year when members of the congregation expelled him.
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Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Meghan McCain “panicked, scared” after Palin picked — Tonight, Meghan McCain talked to Jay Leno about the moment she learned that Sarah Palin had been chosen to be John McCain's running mate. … Leno then asks McCain what she meant when she called Palin a “time bomb” in her book.
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Barbour: RNC woes costly — Mississippi Gov. and Republican Governors Association Chairman Haley Barbour said Wednesday that the RNC's financial difficulties had forced him to direct millions of dollars for voter turnout programs that are typically funded by the national party.
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Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
Barbour says he'll decide about 2012 run after the Nov. election
Barbour says he'll decide about 2012 run after the Nov. election
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Michael Cieply / New York Times:
Politics on Film, but This Time Leaning Right — LOS ANGELES — After Michael Moore screened his anti-Bush documentary “Fahrenheit 9/11” for Hollywood's assembled royalty at the headquarters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences six years ago, the crowd broke out in a noisy ovation that it did not want to stop.
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