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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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TVNewser, Crooks and Liars, Mediaite, The Huffington Post, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Outside the Beltway
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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New York Magazine and Joe. My. God.
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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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
O'Donnell Said She Practiced Witchcraft
O'Donnell Said She Practiced Witchcraft
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland
John / Power Line:
Christine O'Donnell's Career, RIP
Christine O'Donnell's Career, RIP
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Bookworm Room, NewsReal Blog and Pajamas Media
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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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?
What ‘Republican establishment’ is the Tea Party rattling?
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Shira Toeplitz / The Politico:
Lisa Murkowski hits up lobbyists
Lisa Murkowski hits up lobbyists
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Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
‘The gloves are off’: Murkowski pursues write-in bid against Tea Party favorite
‘The gloves are off’: Murkowski pursues write-in bid against Tea Party favorite
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Liberty Pundits Blog, The Page, Weasel Zippers, National Review, Prairie Weather, Wonkette and CNN
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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Grasping Reality … and Hullabaloo
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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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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Jennifer Rubin / Weekly Standard:
Truth, Justice, or the Obama Way — The Justice Department is forced to investigate itself. — It is about to get harder for both the Obama administration and the mainstream media to downplay the New Black Panther party scandal. — The mainstream media did their best to ignore …
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National Review
Matt Volz / Associated Press:
Montana GOP policy: Make homosexuality illegal — HELENA, Mont. — At a time when gays have been gaining victories across the country, the Republican Party in Montana still wants to make homosexuality illegal. — The party adopted an official platform in June that keeps a long-held position …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Joe. My. God.