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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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Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Karl Rove Walks Back His Diss And Gives In To O'Donnell Fever (VIDEO) — Well, that didn't take long. After being pounded for a full day by some of the conservative movement's biggest names, a bruised and battered Karl Rove took to the Fox News airwaves this morning to get on board the Christine O'Donnell train.
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Alex Seitz-Wald / Think Progress:
Palin Advises Christine O'Donnell To ‘Speak Through Fox News’
Palin Advises Christine O'Donnell To ‘Speak Through Fox News’
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New York Times:
Rebel Republican Marching On, With Baggage
Rebel Republican Marching On, With Baggage
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Jeri Thompson / AmSpecBlog:
Don't Tell Me She Can't Win, Sir
Don't Tell Me She Can't Win, Sir
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Manu Raju / The Politico:
Rebel Jim DeMint sparks GOP Senate civil war
Rebel Jim DeMint sparks GOP Senate civil war
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Rush Limbaugh Apoplectic Over Rove's O'Donnell Diss (VIDEO)
Rush Limbaugh Apoplectic Over Rove's O'Donnell Diss (VIDEO)
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Creepy Harry Reid hands O'Donnell her first general election ad …
Creepy Harry Reid hands O'Donnell her first general election ad …
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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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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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Yves Smith / naked capitalism:
Elizabeth Warren on Way to Being Sidelined as Head of Consumer …
Elizabeth Warren on Way to Being Sidelined as Head of Consumer …
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Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
Exclusive: President Obama to This Week Name Elizabeth Warren …
Exclusive: President Obama to This Week Name Elizabeth Warren …
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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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U.S. Census Bureau News:
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009 — The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that real median household income in the United States in 2009 was $49,777, not statistically different from the 2008 median. — The nation's official poverty rate in 2009 was 14.3 percent …
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Kevin Sack / New York Times:
Limbaugh Taken In: The Judge Was Not Loaded for Bear — PENSACOLA, Fla. — Anyone listening to Rush Limbaugh's radio show Tuesday could be forgiven for thinking that Judge Roger Vinson has the federal government dead in his sights. — Mr. Limbaugh spent some time profiling Judge Vinson …
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Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
Parsing the Polls on Health Reform — The last few polls on health care reform have been discouraging. Public support for the Affordable Care Act does not seem to be rising. If anything, it seems to be falling, as a quick glance at Pollster.com will confirm.
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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.
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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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
U.S. Debates Response to Targeted Killing Lawsuit — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, fresh off a victory in persuading federal judges to dismiss a torture case for fear of revealing state secrets, is divided over using similar tactics to try to block a lawsuit over government efforts …
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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 …
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Oh, Dear Lord — Did we know about this? Obama the Musical:
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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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CNN:
Palin lends Paul a hand in Kentucky — Sarah Palin will head to Kentucky Thursday to fundraise for Senate candidate Rand Paul. — (CNN) - Sarah Palin is back on the campaign trail Thursday, this time raising money for Kentucky Republican Senate nominee Rand Paul.
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Cassandra McKee / Congress Blog:
The big double dip: Not one but two tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans — Economists and newspapers are reporting that the recession may be heading for a double dip. Well, it might interest you to know that while most working families are in the economic struggle of their lives …
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Lucy Madison / CBS News:
Stephen Breyer Questions Right to Burn Quran — During an appearance on ABC's Good Morning America this morning, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer addressed the recent controversy over a Florida pastor's plan to hold a Quran-burning rally on the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks …
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Sjones / CNSNews:
Justice Breyer Suggests That Burning a Quran Could be Like Shouting …
Justice Breyer Suggests That Burning a Quran Could be Like Shouting …
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