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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Obama Against a Compromise on Extension of 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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John D. McKinnon / Washington Wire:
Bush Tax Cuts: White House Rejects New Orszag Proposal
Bush Tax Cuts: White House Rejects New Orszag Proposal
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National Review and Washington Post
Chicago Breaking News:
Daley won't run for re-election: ‘I have done my best’ — (Antonio Dickey / Mayor's Press Office) | Mayor Richard Daley says he will not run for re-election in 2011, saying it's “time for me, it's time for Chicago to move on.” — “The truth is I have been thinking about this for the past several months …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley to retire, speculation swirls …
Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley to retire, speculation swirls …
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WBBM-TV, The Atlantic Online, Wonkette and Beltway Confidential
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Progressive group: Rahm a ‘cancer on the Democratic Party’
Progressive group: Rahm a ‘cancer on the Democratic Party’
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Weasel Zippers and CNN
Fran Spielman / Chicago Sun Times:
Mayor Daley is not seeking another term
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Parties Tied at 46% in Generic Ballot for Congress — Latest weekly update shows more competitive contest — PRINCETON, NJ — Republicans and Democrats are tied at 46% among registered voters in Gallup's weekly tracking of congressional voting preferences, marking a shift after five consecutive weeks …
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Becky Bohrer / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Murkowski says she's not a quitter — JUNEAU, Alaska — A week after conceding the GOP primary, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she's not a quitter and is “still in this game.” — Murkowski told The Associated Press on Tuesday that she's been inundated with calls and e-mails from supporters …
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Zandar Versus The Stupid, Ballot Box, Weekly Standard and Riehl World View
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Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
EXCLUSIVE: Lisa Murkowski Meets Personally With Alaska LP Officials UPDATE: Bitney, Halcro Behind Push — Alaska Republican sources confirm the report by Eric Dondero that Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski had lunch in Anchorage today with Libertarian Party senatorial candidate Dave Haase and state LP chairman Scott Kohlhaas.
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KN@PPSTER, Real Clear Politics and The Eye
Shira Toeplitz / The Politico:
Libertarians: Murkowski still asking
Libertarians: Murkowski still asking
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The Other McCain, CNN, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, The Atlantic Online and minx.cc
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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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Atlas Shrugs, msnbc.com, CNN and American Power
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Fidel to Ahmadinejad: ‘Stop Slandering the Jews’ — (This is Part I of a report on my recent visit to Havana. I hope to post Part II tomorrow. And I also hope to be publishing a more comprehensive article about this subject in a forthcoming print edition of The Atlantic.)
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Harry's Place, Israel Matzav, KN@PPSTER, RealClearWorld, Political Byline, No More Mister Nice Blog, Gawker and Pajamas Media
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James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
Castro: I Was Wrong During Cuban Missile Crisis
Castro: I Was Wrong During Cuban Missile Crisis
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Ben Smith's Blog
Ace / Ace of Spades HQ:
OMG: Spitzer and Parker Are Like a Modern Day Gable and Lombard! — You know what CNN has been missing in its lineup? Cutesiness. — We really need cutesiness in political coverage, of the kind that champion lightweight/professional ditz Kathleen Parker provides.
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Hot Air, The Daily Caller and NewsBusters.org
Holly Bailey / Yahoo! News:
Obama channels Hendrix on critics: ‘They talk about me like a dog’ — Has President Obama been listening to a lot of Jimi Hendrix lately? With just under two months to go before Election Day, Obama kicked off the fall campaign season Monday with an aggressive speech targeting Republicans.
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Hot Air, THEROOT.COM, Weasel Zippers, Power Line, Michelle Malkin, Politics Daily and Little Green Footballs
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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The Hill
J. Christian Adams / Pajamas Media:
Doing the DOJ's Job for Them: Demanding Valid Voter Rolls Before November — I have sent notice letters to 16 states informing them that they are in violation of the National Voting Rights Act. Private lawsuits may follow if they do not comply. — As the saying goes: if you want a job done right, you have to do it yourself.
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Power Line and Michelle Malkin
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Nicole S. Marrone / Pajamas Media:
Small Sample of Philly Voter Rolls Reveals Hundreds of Ineligible Names
Small Sample of Philly Voter Rolls Reveals Hundreds of Ineligible Names
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protein wisdom and Election Law Center
Jed Lewison / Daily Kos:
KY-Sen: Rand Paul staffer caught posing as progressive at Daily Kos — As you probably know, there's a moneybomb underway to raise money for Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway's campaign challenging Rand Paul for U.S. Senate. — Well, it turns out that at least one member …
The Huffington Post:
Obama Left Largely Helpless As Judicial Vacancies Reach Crisis — What's Your Reaction: … The Obama administration is aware of the growing alarm over its inability to fill long-standing judicial vacancies. White House officials frequently voice displeasure with the pace …
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The Moderate Voice
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 …
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Betsy's Page and Mother Jones
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Chris Christie readies endorsement tour — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, one of the GOP's most-sought after stars following his 2009 victory, is hitting the road to unveil a string of endorsements in the coming weeks, POLITICO has learned. — In what constitutes his first major political trip …
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GOP 12
Felicia Sonmez / The Fix:
Harry Reid: “I had nothing to do with” bad economy — Your Browser DoesNot Support IFrames. — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, facing a tough re-election bid in one of the states hardest hit by the recession, said today that the economic downturn was not his fault.
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Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
Desert Firestorm: The Nevada Senate Race Heats Up
Desert Firestorm: The Nevada Senate Race Heats Up
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JOSHUAPUNDIT, National Review, CNN, The Note, NRSC, Hullabaloo, Politics Daily, The Plum Line and TPMDC
Sanjay Talwani / Helena Independent Record:
Montana House candidate leaving tea party association over leader's removal — Kristi Allen-Gailushas, secretary of the Big Sky Tea Party Association and Republican nominee for a Helena-area legislative seat, is quitting the group following its removal of president Tim Ravndal for anti-gay comments made on his Facebook page.
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Montana Cowgirl Blog and Left in the West
BBC:
‘Muslim’ gargoyle adorns French cathedral — It has been traditional for stonemasons to be featured on gargoyles — A Muslim stonemason in France has been immortalised by having his face carved on a gargoyle on the side of the medieval cathedral in Lyon.
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Weasel Zippers and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
Timothy Noah / Slate:
The United States of Inequality — In 1915, a statistician at the University of Wisconsin named Willford I. King published The Wealth and Income of the People of the United States, the most comprehensive study of its kind to date. The United States was displacing Great Britain …
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Feministe, Balkinization, AMERICAblog News, Hullabaloo, Zandar Versus The Stupid and Guardian
Karl Smith / Modeled Behavior:
Rome is Burning — There is a critical point that I fear the commentariat is just not getting. In my darker moments I fear that some of my fellow economists aren't getting it either but we aren't going to go there. — Look at these two graphs because they tell you the fundamental problem in America today:
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The Moderate Voice, Donklephant, Balloon Juice and Eschaton
James Hibberd / The Hollywood Reporter:
TLC's polygamy show, ‘Sister Wives’ trailer (video) — Or “The Real Big Love” ... What do you think? Good, but nothing to write a manifesto and take hostages over, right?
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