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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’ — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin appeared on the O'Reilly Factor last night to defend Delaware GOP Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell from intra-party skeptics like former Bush advisor Karl Rove, who said Republicans aren't …
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New York Times:
Rebel Republican Marching On, With Baggage — DOVER, Del. — In the bright light of Wednesday morning, Christine O'Donnell, whose Republican primary victory upended the calculus for future control of the United State Senate, became quickly known to Americans as the woman who once made dire warnings …
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David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
Palin's advice to O'Donnell: ‘Speak through Fox News’. Hm. Sounds familiar.
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J. Taylor Rushing / The Hill:
Reid: Coons, ‘my pet,’ will win
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
The Sore Loser Party
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Jeri Thompson / AmSpecBlog:
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
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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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Terry / CNSNews:
White House Science Czar Says He Would Use ‘Free Market’ to ‘De-Develop the United States’ — In a video interview this week, White House Office of Science and Technology Director John P. Holdren told CNSNews.com that he would use the “free market economy” to implement the “massive campaign” …
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The Politico:
Carla Bruni, Michelle Obama deny ‘hell’ comment — In a new book released on Thursday in France, two French journalists claim that 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 the book cited 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 …
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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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Simmi Aujla / The Politico:
Boehner: GOP won't shut down gov't
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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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Quinnipiac University:
Kasich Has Double-Digit Lead In Ohio Gov Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Independent Voters Back Republican 2-1 — Republican challenger John Kasich has a 54 - 37 percent lead over Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland in the race to be Ohio's next chief state executive …
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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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Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Poll: Most Want New Blood in Congress
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Mark Thompson / Reuters:
Poll: Angle Edges Ahead of Reid in Nevada
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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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Ezra Klein, Ben Smith's Blog and AmSpecBlog
Shushannah Walshe / The Daily Beast:
Palin's Wins Stoke White House Run — trending topics - COLLEGE RANKINGS - GET AMERICA BACK TO WORK - NY FASHION WEEK - MIDTERMS - U.S. OPEN - TEA PARTY — Two more candidates backed by the former Alaska governor triumphed Tuesday, boosting her momentum and adding to her loyal army.
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Sarah Kliff / The Politico:
Democrats spend on anti-health-reform advertisements — Democratic candidates are spending three times more advertising against the health reform law than they are in support of it. — Since the beginning of Congress's August recess, Democratic candidates have poured $930,000 into ads deriding …
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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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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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Politics Daily and Law Blog
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Oh, Dear Lord — Did we know about this? Obama the Musical:
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