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J. Taylor Rushing / The Hill:
Reid: Coons, ‘my pet,’ will win — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Wednesday predicted to The Hill that Democratic Senate candidate Chris Coons will safely win the Nov. 2 general election against GOP nominee Christine O'Donnell. — Reid talked up the New Castle County executive following …
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Manu Raju / The Politico:
Rebel Jim DeMint sparks GOP Senate civil war — South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint accidentally walked into a room full of lobbyists Wednesday morning and declared that “Republicans are not prepared to take over the Senate,” according to people in the room. — Some Republicans agree — and say he may be part of the reason why.
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Michelle Malkin:
Creepy Harry Reid hands O'Donnell her first general election ad …
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Jeri Thompson / AmSpecBlog:
Don't Tell Me She Can't Win, Sir
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Matt Welch / Hit & Run:
So What Did Christine O'Donnell Run On?
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Can We Calm Down About Delaware's Tea Party Already?
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Ewen MacAskill / Guardian:
Does she still believe masturbation is a sin?
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Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
Exclusive: President Obama to This Week Name Elizabeth Warren to Special Advisory Role to White House/Treasury Dept to Form New Consumer Agency — President Obama will announce this week that Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard Law School professor who first proposed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau …
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Sewell Chan / New York Times:
Warren to Unofficially Lead Consumer Agency — WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren, who conceived of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, will oversee its establishment as an assistant to President Obama, an official briefed on the decision said Wednesday evening.
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Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
Obama will put Warren in special advisory role for consumer agency …
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Daily Mail:
Catty Carla Bruni lifts lid on Michelle Obama's ‘hellish’ job — Michelle Obama thinks being America's First Lady is ‘hell’, Carla Bruni reveals today in a wildly indiscreet new book. — Miss Bruni reveals that Mrs Obama replied when asked about her position as the U.S. president's wife: 'Don't ask!
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The Politico:
Carla Bruni book: Michelle Obama in ‘hell’ — Michelle Obama told French first lady Carla Bruni that her life as the first lady of the United States is “hell,” according to an account in a new book. — The White House declined to comment on the account, first noted by London's Daily Mail.
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The Politico:
Battleground Poll: Voters see November GOP takeover of the House and Senate — Voters, by a 9-point margin, believe Republicans will pick up both the House and the Senate, even though they are evenly divided over whom they intend to back in six weeks, according to a new POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Poll.
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New York Times:
Poll Suggests Opportunities for Both Parties — Republicans are heading into the general election phase of the midterm campaign backed by two powerful currents: the highest proportion of voters in two decades say it is time for their own member of Congress to be replaced …
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Mark D. Fefer / Seattle Weekly:
On the Advice of the FBI, Cartoonist Molly Norris Disappears From View — Her work won't be in Seattle Weekly anymore, or anywhere else. — You may have noticed that Molly Norris' comic is not in the paper this week. That's because there is no more Molly. — The gifted artist is alive and well, thankfully.
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Capitol Confidential / Big Government:
Shock Audio: Facing ‘Obligations’ From Leadership, Democrat Congresswoman Leaves Voicemail for Lobbyist Cash — A couple weeks ago, House Member Eleanor Holmes Norton made a fundraising call to a lobbyist. The lobbyist wasn't available, so Holmes Norton left a voicemail.
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Steve Bousquet / St. Petersburg Times:
Charlie Crist listed 9th on ballot for U.S. Senate — TALLAHASSEE — In three successful statewide elections, Charlie Crist's name was at the top of the ballot. But as a nonpartisan candidate for the Senate, he shows up ninth in a field of 10 candidates, sandwiched between Rick Tyler and Lewis Jerome Armstrong.
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Tea Party Republican has big lead in Florida
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Rush Limbaugh Apoplectic Over Rove's O'Donnell Diss (VIDEO) — Add Rush Limbaugh to the list of prominent conservatives tearing into Karl Rove's hide today. As Rove continued his tour slamming freshly minted Delaware Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell over the considerable number …
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DellDolly / Media Matters for America:
“I think you're an ass”: Conservative media finally discover their colleagues are frauds — In the run-up to Delaware's Republican Senate primary, conservative media figures noticed that their colleagues are “lazy and unfair” “idiot[s]” and “mouthpieces for the Republican establishment” …
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Ed Barnes / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Venezuela Cancels Round-Trip ‘Terror Flight’ to Syria and Iran — Image taken from a video of the inside of the cabin of Flight IR744 in May 2007. — A Venezuelan airline's “mystery” flight that shuttled among the capitals of three of the world's most terror-friendly nations …
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Patrick Gavin / The Politico:
CHRISTINE O'DONNELL ASSESSES ‘MIDDLE EARTH’ — Much has already been made of some of Christine O'Donnell's notable quotables in the past, especially in the wake of her huge upset over Rep. Mike Castle in Tuesday's GOP Senate primary in Delaware. — But did you know this?
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
I hate to be shrill and all, but the tea bagging GOP nominee for NY governor is a pig. (No offense to pigs.) — All In “Good Fun” — The Tea Party candidate for Governor of New York sent these lovely images (via WNYMedia) around to friends: — When one of his correspondents was offended that Youtube …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Teachers union helped unseat Fenty — The American Federation of Teachers spent heavily to unseat Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and to put the breaks on his aggressive efforts to shake up the city's schools system. — The national union spent roughly $1 million in contributions …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Ayotte holds small lead — Kelly Ayotte will begin the general election in New Hampshire with a small lead over Paul Hodes, 47-43. Although she remains the favorite in the race it's clear that the divisive primary has her in a much weaker position than 5 months ago and that this contest …
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John Distaso / UnionLeader.com:
Ayotte defeats Lamontagne in U.S. Senate primary
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