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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Myth and Madness — Christine O'Donnell is in a fantasy world. Literally. — The pretty Palin Mini-Me identifies with the women of Middle Earth, comparing herself to the female characters in the “Lord of the Rings” novels by J. R. R. Tolkien. — “Look at the significance that he gives to Eowyn …
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Michelle Malkin:
Bill Maher's witch hunt — and the missing context for O'Donnell's remarks — Narcissism. Blackmail. Distortion. All wrapped in his trademark smirk of pallor. Yes, it's tired old liberal “comedian” Bill Maher trying to get Senate GOP primary candidate Christine O'Donnell to come …
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Pam's House Blend, Ruby Slippers, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Liberal Values, TPMDC and JustOneMinute
Roxana Tiron / The Hill:
Rove: Murkowski's write-in campaign is ‘sad and sorry’ — Republican strategist Karl Rove said on “Fox News Sunday” that Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is going to lose her Senate bid and that her decision to wage a write-in candidacy is “sad and sorry.” — “Absolutely no she can't win,” Rove said.
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Raw Story and Left Coast Rebel
Jeff G. / protein wisdom:
Wow. — No, really, wow. — Christine O'Donnell's candidacy …
Wow. — No, really, wow. — Christine O'Donnell's candidacy …
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The Mahablog, The Other McCain, Classical Values, Riehl World View, Bookworm Room and Doug Ross
Patterico's Pontifications:
Christine O'Donnell in 1999: I Dabbled in Witchcraft
Christine O'Donnell in 1999: I Dabbled in Witchcraft
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Washington Post, The Impolitic, Riehl World View, The Reality-Based Community and Doug Ross
Faiz Shakir / Think Progress:
Following Revelation Of ‘Witchcraft’ …
Following Revelation Of ‘Witchcraft’ …
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The Huffington Post, Wonkette, News Hounds, CBS News, The Reaction, New York Magazine, No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Monthly and TPMDC
Nafeesa Syeed / Associated Press:
Senate hopeful O'Donnell cancels national TV spots
Senate hopeful O'Donnell cancels national TV spots
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Riehl World View, NewsBusters.org, Ballot Box and The Hill
Raven Brooks:
About that Tea Party convention... canceled — Back in June we learned that the much hyped Tea Party Unity convention was being canceled and rescheduled to October 14-16 in Las Vegas. This barely registered a blip with the media at the time and I called them out on it and set the record straight on what this was really about.
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Washington Monthly, Crooks and Liars and DownWithTyranny!
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Bridget Johnson / Ballot Box:
DeMint rips Murkowski as ‘big-tent hypocrite’ — Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) ripped into Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) as a “big-tent hypocrite” in a fundraising e-mail for Tea Party favorite and GOP nominee Joe Miller on Saturday. — Murkowski announced Friday that, after the primary defeat …
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The Politico, The Hill, CNN and Hotline On Call
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Bloomberg Pushes Moderates in National Races — PROVIDENCE, R.I. — In an election year when anger and mistrust have upended races across the country, toppling moderates and elevating white-hot partisans, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is trying to pull politics back to the middle …
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The Hill, Politics Daily, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, The Eye and FrumForum
Jay Heflin / Ballot Box:
Hayworth to be Tea Party spokesman
Daily Mail:
Britain goes halal... but no-one tells the public: How famous institutions serve ritually slaughtered meat with no warning — A Mail on Sunday investigation - which will alarm anyone concerned about animal cruelty - has revealed that schools, hospitals, pubs and famous sporting venues …
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Daled Amos, Vox Popoli, Weasel Zippers and Fausta's Blog
Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Gingrich Calls For Federal Ban On Shariah Law In US — The second morning of speeches at the Values Voter Summit here in DC was dominated by a man who is swiftly becoming the nation's spokesperson for Islamophobia — former House speaker Newt Gingrich. Fresh off the release of his Islam-focused film …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Washington Monthly, No More Mister Nice Blog, Think Progress and Raw Story
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Michael A. Memoli / Los Angeles Times:
Pence edges out Huckabee, Romney in conservatives' straw poll for president — Indiana Rep. Mike Pence is the top choice in a field of more well-known GOP figures, including Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin, with 24% of the vote at this weekend's Values Voter Summit.
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Outside the Beltway, Daily Kos, LewRockwell.com Blog and Joe. My. God.
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Members of U.S. platoon in Afghanistan accused of killing civilians for sport — AT JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASH. The U.S. soldiers hatched a plan as simple as it was savage: to randomly target and kill an Afghan civilian, and to get away with it. — For weeks, according to Army charging documents …
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The Reality-Based Community, Prairie Weather, Corrente, msnbc.com and FrumForum
Brad DeLong / Grasping Reality with Both Hands:
In Which Mr. Deling Responds to Someone Who Might Be Professor Todd Henderson — I had published a link and a long excerpt from Michael O'Hare's rant after reading University of Chicago Law Professor Todd Henderson. — And now somebody purporting to be University of Chicago Professor Todd Henderson writes:
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The Atlantic Online, Paul Krugman, Truth on the Market and Obsidian Wings
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Michael O'Hare / The Reality-Based Community:
The whining of the rich — Through Glenn Reynolds …
The whining of the rich — Through Glenn Reynolds …
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Economist's View and Hullabaloo
New York Post:
Rep. Meeks helped ‘jihad’ flier — Tweet — US Rep. Gregory Meeks scolded immigration officials for questioning a Muslim scholar whose nonprofits have been linked to financing terrorism. — The Queens Democrat contacted federal agencies — finally appealing to then-Homeland Security …
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Weasel Zippers and JammieWearingFool
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.
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