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Domenico Montanaro / msnbc.com:
Carter: ‘Probably superior’ to other ex-presidents — Former President Jimmy Carter (right) standing off to the side in a photo with the living presidents (and then-President-elect Obama) in the Oval Office. — *** UPDATE 3:59 pm ET *** Former President Carter issued a written statement after his comments aired:
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Matt DeLong / Washington Post:
Jimmy Carter: My role is ‘superior’ to those of the other ex-presidents — During an interview that aired tonight on “NBC Nightly News,” former president Jimmy Carter told anchor Brian Williams that he feels his role as an an activist in troubled parts of the world is “superior” to those of other former presidents.
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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
BACK TO THE SEVENTIES — For most people, it's hard to imagine …
BACK TO THE SEVENTIES — For most people, it's hard to imagine …
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Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Watchdog: Christine O'Donnell “Clearly a Criminal” — Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW, today filed a pair of complaints concerning Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell's use of more than $20,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses.
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CREW:
CREW CALLS FOR FEDERAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO CHRISTINE O'DONNELL FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE FRAUD — Washington, D.C. -Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed complaints with the Delaware U.S. Attorney's Office and the Federal Election Commission (FEC) …
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The Huffington Post:
Wiccan Community Upset With O'Donnell, Calls Witchcraft Comments “Teaching Moment”
Wiccan Community Upset With O'Donnell, Calls Witchcraft Comments “Teaching Moment”
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David Catanese / The Politico:
DeMint PAC hits the air for O'Donnell
DeMint PAC hits the air for O'Donnell
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RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Town Hall Questioner To Obama: “I'm Exhausted Of Defending You” — “I'm one of your middle class Americans. And quite frankly, I'm exhausted. Exhausted of defending you, defending your administration, defending the mantle of change that I voted for,” a woman told President Obama at a town hall.
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Republicans will unveil their new ‘Contract’ on Thursday in Virginia — Republicans will unveil their new “Contract With America” in Virginia on Thursday as they try to present a clear alternative to the Democrat-led Congress heading into the midterm elections.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Cantor: Palin is ‘certainly’ a leader in the Republican Party
Cantor: Palin is ‘certainly’ a leader in the Republican Party
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Faiz Shakir / Think Progress:
Obama To Hedge Fund Manager Who Complains Of Being ‘Whacked’: ‘Most Folks On Main Street’ Feel Beat Up — Today, President Obama participated in a live CNBC townhall event. Recently, Obama has been feeling the “rage of the rich,” as Paul Krugman describes it today.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Disappointed Supporters Question Obama
Disappointed Supporters Question Obama
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Ariana Eunjung Cha / Political Economy:
At CNBC town hall, Obama is asked: ‘Is the American dream dead?’
At CNBC town hall, Obama is asked: ‘Is the American dream dead?’
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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Disappointed Supporters Question Obama
Disappointed Supporters Question Obama
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The Politico:
White House: New York Times report ‘100 percent wrong’ — The White House is pushing back hard against a New York Times report that the president's political team is considering a national ad campaign that would cast the GOP as taken over by tea party extremists. (See: Tea party dominates the narrative)
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New York Times:
The Mood of Voters: Men Are Fuming, Women Despairing
The Mood of Voters: Men Are Fuming, Women Despairing
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Wire:
Obama Raises Prospects of New Economic Team
Obama Raises Prospects of New Economic Team
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Belinda Luscombe / Time:
Why Sarah Palin Is Stronger Than You Think
Why Sarah Palin Is Stronger Than You Think
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Chris Isidore / CNNMoney.com:
Economists: Extend Bush tax cuts for everyone — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — With income tax rates set to go up on Dec. 31, Congress is hotly debating what to do next. But most economists agree: Keep them where they are. — One option, to let the tax cuts passed during the Bush administration expire …
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Christina Bellantoni / TPMDC:
Senate Dems Vow Tax Cut Vote Before Election — Even If It Fails, ‘We Win’
Senate Dems Vow Tax Cut Vote Before Election — Even If It Fails, ‘We Win’
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Sen. Kaufman: GOP waging ‘holy jihad’ to extend tax cuts
Sen. Kaufman: GOP waging ‘holy jihad’ to extend tax cuts
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Rasmussen Reports:
52% of Voters Say Their Views Are More Like Palin's Than Obama's — Fifty-two percent (52%) of Likely U.S. Voters say their own views are closer to Sarah Palin's than they are to President Obama's, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Koch Industries Lawyer to White House: How Did You Get Our Tax Information? — Lately, the White House and its allies have been drawing attention to the political activities of libertarian billionaires Charles and David Koch. In an August 9 speech, President Obama singled out Americans for Prosperity …
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Robin Knight / CNBC:
UK Proposes All Paychecks Go to the State First — The UK's tax collection agency is putting forth a proposal that all employers send employee paychecks to the government, after which the government would deduct what it deems as the appropriate tax and pay the employees by bank transfer.
nber.org:
Business Cycle Dating Committee, National Bureau of Economic Research — The Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research met yesterday by conference call. At its meeting, the committee determined that a trough in business activity occurred in the U.S. economy in June 2009.
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Emily Kaiser / Reuters:
Recession ended in June 2009: NBER
Recession ended in June 2009: NBER
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Generic Ballot Virtually Tied: Democrats 46%, Republicans 45% — Republicans losing strength in September compared with August — PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup's generic ballot for Congress for the week of Sept. 13-19 shows a 46% Democratic and 45% Republican split in registered voters' preferences for the midterm congressional elections.
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Ballot Box:
Race ratings: Murkowski write-in shifts landscape in Alaska — Between the surprise primary win for Tea Party-backed Joe Miller and the decision of Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) to launch a write-in bid, there's a new level of uncertainty in Alaska's Senate race.
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J. Taylor Rushing / The Hill:
GOP worries Murkowski write-in bid could cost party a Senate seat
GOP worries Murkowski write-in bid could cost party a Senate seat
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Andrew Marcus / Big Government:
Andrew Breitbart Forces President Obama's Protesters to Fold Up Shop — On Saturday, September 18th, Glenn Beck and Andrew Breitbart headlined an event entitled “Right Nation 2010,” held just outside of Chicago, Illinois. — As you will see in our video report from the scene …
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Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
IT'S TRUE- Proof That the DNC and Team Obama Are Targeting Tea Parties …
IT'S TRUE- Proof That the DNC and Team Obama Are Targeting Tea Parties …
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TMZ.com:
‘Dancing’ Studio on Red Sarah Palin Alert — There will be high security tonight when Sarah Palin shows up to watch daughter Bristol perform on “Dancing with the Stars” ... TMZ has learned. — Our spies say security guards at CBS Television City in L.A. — the place where “Dancing” is broadcast — is on “heightened alert.”
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The Investigative Project on Terrorism:
Rauf's Group Claims Credit for ‘Training’ NY Times Reporter — A reporter who helped write the first and positive New York Times story on the Ground Zero Mosque was trained by the group run by mosque leader Feisal Abdul Rauf, according to that group's website.
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Fouad Ajami / Wall Street Journal:
Islam's Encounters With America
Islam's Encounters With America
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Katie Zezima / New York Times:
Lady Gaga Goes Political in Maine — PORTLAND, Me. — There were no strobe lights, no outlandish costumes and only a mediocre sound system. But Lady Gaga was here and the crowd jumped up and down, snapping photos as a whirl of platinum-blond hair emerged from an SUV and walked up a concrete ramp to a tiny stage.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Dem worries on Stewart rally — Jon Stewart's planned “Rally for Sanity” sounded a bit like a joke when he announced — without his permit application approved — that he'd hold it on October 30 in Washington, D.C. — But it's suddenly looking quite real: Nearly 100,000 people have written …
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Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online:
On the Cheapness of Life — Andrew and Jack Shafer's reminiscence over the legacy of Martin Peretz, and quasi-defense of his bigotry, motivated me to do some of my own reflecting. To the present business, there is no actual defense of the statement “Muslim life is cheap, particularly to Muslims.”
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