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New York Times:
Obama Aides Weigh Bid to Tie the G.O.P. to the Tea Party — WASHINGTON — President Obama's political advisers, looking for ways to help Democrats and alter the course of the midterm elections in the final weeks, are considering a range of ideas, including national advertisements …
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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 — It is not exactly the year of the angry man, but it may be something close to that. A recent New York Times/CBS News poll found a striking difference in the way men and women say they are going to vote come November.
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New York Times:
Tea Party Victory Opens Rift Between Moderate and Conservative Republicans — WASHINGTON — The few remaining Republican centrists in the Senate were eagerly awaiting the arrival of Michael N. Castle of Delaware, a longtime and reliable moderate voice who could provide some counterbalance …
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msnbc.com, Swampland, Speakeasy and Questions and Observations
Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Gain Ground Among Independents
Republicans Gain Ground Among Independents
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Hit & Run, Commentary and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
The Note:
The Note: The Tea Party Paradox — Whose Movement Is It Anyway?
The Note: The Tea Party Paradox — Whose Movement Is It Anyway?
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CNN, George's Bottom Line, FiveThirtyEight and Hullabaloo
Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
Bring It!... Obama Plans More Attacks on Tea Party Like the One …
Bring It!... Obama Plans More Attacks on Tea Party Like the One …
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GayPatriot, HazZzMat, The Other McCain, AmSpecBlog and Pajamas Media
Eric Cantor / Wall Street Journal:
Tax Fight: GOP Won't Back Down — As we enter the final stretch before the November midterm elections, all eyes have gravitated to the fight over the looming federal tax increases. President Obama and Speaker Nancy Pelosi want to keep the current rates on income, capital gains and dividends …
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Wall Street Journal:
GOP Plan: Deprive Programs of Cash — Preparing for a Potential Congressional Majority, Republican Leaders Say Repeal of Health-Care Law Tops Their Priorities — Eyeing a potential Congressional win in November, House Republicans are planning to chip away at the White House's legislative agenda …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, The Politico, Economist's View, skippy the bush kangaroo and Don Surber
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Republicans will unveil new ‘Contract’ on Thursday in Virginia
Republicans will unveil new ‘Contract’ on Thursday in Virginia
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Faiz Shakir / Think Progress:
Steve King Demands ‘Blood Oath’ From Boehner To Shut Down The Government
Steve King Demands ‘Blood Oath’ From Boehner To Shut Down The Government
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Washington Monthly and Democratic Strategist
Fhardingj / CNN:
House GOP to unveil agenda Thursday
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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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Angry Rich — Anger is sweeping America. True, this white-hot rage is a minority phenomenon, not something that characterizes most of our fellow citizens. But the angry minority is angry indeed, consisting of people who feel that things to which they are entitled are being taken away.
Motoko Rich / New York Times:
For the Unemployed Over 50, Fears of Never Working Again — VASHON ISLAND, Wash. — Patricia Reid is not in her 70s, an age when many Americans continue to work. She is not even in her 60s. She is just 57. — But four years after losing her job she cannot, in her darkest moments …
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Washington Post:
More House Democrats stressing independence from Pelosi, Obama — MCGREGOR, TEXAS - Little more than two years after she touted him for the vice presidential nomination, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi cannot count on the support of Rep. Chet Edwards. — Edwards, a conservative Democrat trying win …
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Ballot Box, Gallup, TRAIL BLAZERS, Top of the Ticket, Scared Monkeys, Wake up America and Prairie Weather
Belinda Luscombe / Time:
Why Sarah Palin Is Stronger Than You Think — Sarah Palin speaks at Iowa's annual Ronald Reagan dinner on Sept. 17, 2010 — TO: Coastal Elites, the Media and Establishment Politicians of Both Parties — Don't underestimate Sarah Palin. Yes, she is hyper-polarizing …
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Craig Robinson / The Iowa Republican:
Sarah Palin: Doing Things Her Own Way
Sarah Palin: Doing Things Her Own Way
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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.
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GOP 12 and Don Surber
Fhardingj / CNN:
O'Donnell brushes off Rove criticisms — Delaware GOP Senate nominee O'Donnell tweeted late Sunday night that if she had the powers of a witch, Karl Rove would back her candidacy. — Washington (CNN) - Christine O'Donnell appears to be trying to use humor to defuse a decades-old admission that she once …
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Ballot Box, ChattahBox News Blog, The Reaction, msnbc.com and Chicago Boyz
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Palin to O'Donnell: National media is ‘seeking ur destruction’
Palin to O'Donnell: National media is ‘seeking ur destruction’
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George Bennett / Post on Politics:
Updated: Dem mailer includes West's Social Security number; challenger claims ‘unprecedented new low’ — CORRECTION: An earlier version of this blog post incorrectly reported that the anti-West mailer was sent by Democratic U.S. Rep. Ron Klein's campaign. The mailer was sent by the Florida Democratic Party.
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Fouad Ajami / Wall Street Journal:
Islam's Encounters With America — A survey by Elaph, the most respected electronic daily in the Arab world, saw 58% object to the building of the WTC mosque. — From his recent travels to the Persian Gulf—sponsored and paid for by the State Department—Imam Faisal Abdul Rauf returned with a none-too-subtle threat.
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protein wisdom, Weasel Zippers, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Daily Caller
Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Graham: W.H. talks just went ‘dead’ — For much of the early part of the year, Sen. Lindsey Graham and the White House were locked in heated negotiations over legislation that could close the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, move some of the war-on-terror prisoners …
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Emptywheel and FrumForum
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.
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Bookworm Room, LewRockwell.com Blog and Fausta's Blog
Andrew Frye / Bloomberg:
Munger Says ‘Thank God’ U.S. Opted for Bailouts Over Handouts — Charles Munger, the billionaire vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., defended the U.S. financial-company rescues of 2008 and told students that people in economic distress should “suck it in and cope.”
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The Future of Capitalism and Corrente
Patrick McGeehan / New York Times:
Hudson Tunnel Review Raises Fear for Project — Few elected officials have ever inherited a public works project that promised as many benefits as the proposed Hudson River commuter train tunnel is supposed to deliver to the constituents of Gov. Chris Christie.
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Suburban Guerrilla
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Sen. Kaufman: GOP waging ‘holy jihad’ to extend tax cuts — Republicans are fighting to extend tax cuts for high earners with the intensity of a “holy jihad,” a Democratic senator charged Monday. — Sen. Ted Kaufman (D-Del.) said he didn't see any room for compromise with Republicans …
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John Hollenhorst / KSL-TV:
Poll: Lee sporting significant lead over Granato in Senate race — SALT LAKE CITY — The political tide that seems to be favoring Republicans across the nation appears to be sweeping Utah's U.S. Senate race toward a landslide. — The latest Dan Jones & Associates poll for KSL …
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Taegan Goddard's … and SENATUS