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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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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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msnbc.com, Taegan Goddard's …, The Fix and Beltway Confidential
Philip Elliott / Associated Press:
POLITICAL INSIDER: GOP voters outnumber Dems
POLITICAL INSIDER: GOP voters outnumber Dems
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Gateway Pundit
Melissa Clouthier / Liberty Pundits Blog:
Republicans: 2010 Was The Year To Fight, Not Flee
Republicans: 2010 Was The Year To Fight, Not Flee
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Riehl World View and The Other McCain
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Obama to unveil more stimulus, tax breaks for business
Obama to unveil more stimulus, tax breaks for business
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The Washington Independent, The Plum Line, Politerati, Wall Street Journal, The Hill, The Confluence and The New Republic
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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Chicago Breaking News, Weasel Zippers and CNN
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
SO MUCH FOR THE GREAT GALLUP FREAK-OUT.... Last week, Gallup's generic-ballot tracking poll showed Republicans leading Democrats by 10, 51% to 41%. It was billed as the GOP's biggest Gallup lead in the history of humanity, and the results generated massive media attention, including a stand-alone Washington Post piece on page A2.
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The Moderate Voice and Weekly Standard
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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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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Job Approval Ratings Low for Both Parties in Congress
Job Approval Ratings Low for Both Parties in Congress
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Questions and Observations, Top of the Ticket, National Review and Commentary
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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Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:
Concern Is Voiced Over Religious Intolerance
Concern Is Voiced Over Religious Intolerance
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Firedoglake, JustOneMinute, msnbc.com and Runnin' Scared
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 …
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.
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Creative Minority Report, National Review, Neptunus Lex and LewRockwell.com Blog
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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Weekly Standard, Beltway Confidential, Neptunus Lex and Liberty Pundits Blog
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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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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Politics Daily, Outside the Beltway and PalinTV
Wall Street Journal:
The Tea Party and the GOP — The Delaware Senate primary is a test of political pragmatism. — The tea party movement has largely been a boon for the country, reviving the case for limited government and a properly understood Constitution. Now that the general election campaign is near …
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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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Sister Toldjah, Riehl World View and RedState
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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Sean Cockerham / Anchorage Daily News:
Libertarians cool to Murkowski candidacy
Libertarians cool to Murkowski candidacy
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Hot Air, The Other McCain and Riehl World View
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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Taegan Goddard's …, Iowa Independent, GOP 12 and The Page
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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Wall Street Journal and The New Republic
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, NewsBusters.org and The Daily Caller
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.
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New York Times, Sweetness & Light and Right Wing News
Lawrence H. White / Wall Street Journal:
The German Miracle: Another Look — Germany has cut government spending and its economy is growing smartly. It's not the first time that market-friendly policies have led the nation out of crisis. — Earlier this summer George Soros and some leading Keynesian economists criticized …
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Cafe Hayek and EconLog
Laura Rozen / The Politico:
HRC @ CFR — Excerpts from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's speech this morning at the Council on Foreign Relations: … More on the speech, titled “Seizing the new American moment: why the U.S. can, must and will lead in the 21st century,” here.
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Taylor Marsh
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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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Rangel Hits the Streets, Finding Love and Aversion — A 20-something office worker whipped out his iPhone and asked to be photographed with him. “Charlie Rangel!” he said, star-struck. — An older man jabbed his finger at the Harlem lawmaker and tore into him. “You're a crook!” he thundered.
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The Hill
Jia Lynn Yang / Washington Post:
To consumer advocates, Obama's antitrust enforcement looks like more of the same — When President Obama took office, he promised to undo eight years of what he called the weakest antitrust enforcement in half a century. Consumer advocates held their breath for a dramatic shift that would hark …
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The New Republic
Akiva Eldar / Haaretz:
West Bank building freeze to continue in practice, if not officially — Source close to Palestinian Authority president says from PA's perspective, what matters is not Israel's declarations but the moratorium's implementation on the ground. — The agreement beginning to take shape …
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Israel Matzav, Commentary and TPMCafe