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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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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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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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CNN:
Opinion: Obama wrong for '10 campaign — Editor's note: Ed Rollins, a senior political contributor for CNN, is senior presidential fellow at the Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency at Hofstra University. He is a principal with the Dilenschneider Group, a global public relations firm.
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Mitch Daniels / Wall Street Journal:
Time for Emergency Economic Reform
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Philip Elliott / Associated Press:
POLITICAL INSIDER: GOP voters outnumber Dems
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Axelrod hints Emanuel may run for Chicago mayor
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Obama to unveil more stimulus, tax breaks for business
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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
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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 …
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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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Parties Tied at 46% in Generic Ballot for Congress
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Job Approval Ratings Low for Both Parties in Congress
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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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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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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
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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.
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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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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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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Chris Christie readies endorsement tour — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, one of the GOP's most sought-after stars since 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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Ken Belson / New York Times:
As Stadiums Vanish, Their Debt Lives On — It's the gift that keeps on taking. The old Giants Stadium, demolished to make way for New Meadowlands Stadium, still carries about $110 million in debt, or nearly $13 for every New Jersey resident, even though it is now a parking lot.
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Bob Connors / NBC Connecticut:
City Council Meetings to Begin with Muslim Prayers — In the wake of the battle over a mosque at Ground Zero, a move by the Hartford City Councilis sure to have its critics. — The Council announced Tuesday that it has invited local imams to perform Islamic invocations at the beginning of the Council meetings in September.
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Michael Lewis / Vanity Fair:
Beware of Greeks Bearing Bonds — As Wall Street hangs on the question “Will Greece default?,” the author heads for riot-stricken Athens, and for the mysterious Vatopaidi monastery, which brought down the last government, laying bare the country's economic insanity.
Glenn Thrush / The Politico:
Obama to get personal on economy — President Barack Obama — facing a buzz saw of bad news — plans to shift his tone on the economy, ditching dry Explainer-in-Chief policy lectures for a more emotional, more personal approach emphasizing his own family's hardships, administration officials tell POLITICO.
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CNN:
Pelosi unpopular; Boehner unknown, CNN poll says — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is arguably the least popular Democrat in Washington, according to a new CNN poll. — Washington (CNN) - A new national poll indicates that slightly more than half of all Americans have an unfavorable view …
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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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Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
Barbour says he'll decide about 2012 run after the Nov. election — Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) on Wednesday said he'd decide whether to run for president after the November election. — Barbour, a GOP insider often mentioned as a candidate to challenge President Obama in 2012 …
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Michael Howard Saul / Wall Street Journal:
Bloomberg Defends Pastor's Right to Burn Quran — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg defended on Tuesday a Florida pastor's right to burn copies of the Quran during a public demonstration on the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. — “In a strange way I'm here to defend his right to do that.
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