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Faiz Shakir / Think Progress:
Christine O'Donnell In Oct. 1999: ‘I Dabbled Into Witchcraft’ — Before she stole the hearts of tea party activists, Delaware GOP Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell was best known for her regular and bizarre punditry on 22 different episodes of Politically Incorrect.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
O'Donnell cancels “Face the Nation” appearance — Delaware GOP Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell has backed out of an appearance tomorrow on CBS's “Face the Nation” with no explanation to the network. — “They just emailed us and said she needed to cancel,” said Mary Hager, “Face the Nation's,” senior producer.
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Faiz Shakir / Think Progress:
Following Revelation Of ‘Witchcraft’ Comment, O'Donnell Cancels Sunday Show Appearances — As ThinkProgress reported, last night on his HBO show, Bill Maher aired a clip from an Oct. 29, 1999 show of Politically Incorrect, in which Republican senate candidate Christine O'Donnell revealed that she “dabbled into witchcraft.”
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John / Power Line:
Christine O'Donnell's Career, RIP — Christine O'Donnell's campaign went off the rails today when Bill Maher announced that he has previously-unseen clips of O'Donnell from the late 1990s when she appeared several times on his show. In one clip, she says that she once “dabbled into witchcraft.”
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Matt DeLong / Washington Post:
Christine O'Donnell in 1999: ‘I dabbled into witchcraft’ — The story of Christine O'Donnell's past got a little stranger Friday. Bill Maher — on whose former show, “Politically Incorrect,” O'Donnell appeared repeatedly in the late 1990s — showed a previously unaired clip from Oct. 29 …
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Nafeesa Syeed / Associated Press:
Senate hopeful O'Donnell cancels national TV spots — WASHINGTON - Tea party favorite Christine O'Donnell, whose Republican primary upset in Delaware's Senate race shocked the GOP, canceled appearances Sunday on two national news shows. — O'Donnell had been set to appear on “Face the Nation” on CBS and “Fox News Sunday.”
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Patterico's Pontifications:
Christine O'Donnell in 1999: I Dabbled in Witchcraft — Oh, come on. She was young: — You think any of this might show up in a campaign commercial? … I also like the bit about how she wouldn't lie to the Nazis at the front door to save Anne Frank.
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Kasie Hunt / The Politico:
Newt Gingrich: Force Kathleen Sebelius out — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Saturday said Republicans should try to oust Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius because she was acting “in the spirit of the Soviet tyranny” and represents “left-wing thought police.”
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Michael O'Hare / The Reality-Based Community:
The whining of the rich — Through Glenn Reynolds, whither I wandered because of Mark's post about something else entirely, I came upon this truly amazing pasticcio of mendacity, ignorance, and small-minded cupidity. It's worth a close look because the author is a law professor …
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Matt Lewis / Politics Daily:
RedState's Erick Erickson Promises Retribution on Lobbyists Who Back Lisa Murkowski … More than 200 conservative bloggers who convened in Austin, Texas for the second annual ‘Red State Gathering’ on Saturday came close to eavesdropping on a conference with lobbyists that was supposed to be held by Senator Lisa Merkowski (R-AK).
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Shira Toeplitz / The Politico:
Lisa Murkowski hits up lobbyists
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans Renew Call for Third Party — Fifty-eight percent of Americans, and 62% of Tea Party supporters, favor third party — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans' desires for a third political party are as high as they have been in seven years. Fifty-eight percent of Americans believe …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
What ‘Republican establishment’ is the Tea Party rattling?
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Des Moines Register:
Reaction to Sarah Palin speech by Iowa Republican activists — Should former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin decide to make a presidential bid, Iowa Republicans voting in the leadoff caucuses would have the opportunity to give her candidacy a major boost or a setback. Here are reactions from key activists after her speech Friday night.
Washington Post:
Was politics behind the government's decision to preserve the UAW's pensions? — IT IS ONE of the enduring puzzles surrounding the bailout of General Motors: Why did retired salaried personnel of a former GM division, Delphi, receive a fraction of their promised pension benefits …
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Pundits Blog:
Blogger face-off: The biggest liabilities for both parties headed toward midterms — The Hill invites two established bloggers from either side of the political spectrum to sound off on a designated topic in original commentary each Saturday. This week, bloggers were asked what the greatest liability …
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