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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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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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Wonkette, Weasel Zippers and Gateway Pundit
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Obama Town Hall: Defending His Record on Economy, Jobs
Obama Town Hall: Defending His Record on Economy, Jobs
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Gothamist, Gateway Pundit and Liberty Pundits Blog
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Wire:
Obama Raises Prospects of New Economic Team
Obama Raises Prospects of New Economic Team
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Angry Bear
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Disappointed Supporters Question Obama
Disappointed Supporters Question Obama
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Sister Toldjah
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Disappointed Supporters Question Obama
Disappointed Supporters Question Obama
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TPMDC, Washington Monthly and New York Times
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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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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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, less than two months before election day. — The GOP, which polls show has a strong chance of winning back the House this fall …
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The Politico, The Next Right, The Hill, Ben Smith's Blog, Left Coast Rebel, Politics Daily, Pajamas Media and FrumForum
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
STEVE KING EYES SHUTDOWN, DEMANDS ‘BLOOD OATH’ FROM BOEHNER. …
STEVE KING EYES SHUTDOWN, DEMANDS ‘BLOOD OATH’ FROM BOEHNER. …
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Think Progress, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Democratic Strategist and Ezra Klein
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.
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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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Indecision Forever and Prairie Weather
New York Times:
Obama Aides Weigh Bid to Tie the G.O.P. to the Tea Party
Obama Aides Weigh Bid to Tie the G.O.P. to the Tea Party
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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.
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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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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Liberty Pundits Blog, Weasel Zippers, Gateway Pundit and JammieWearingFool
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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Ezra Klein, The Plum Line, Democratic Strategist, Washington Monthly, Daily Kos and Towleroad News #gay
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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Politics Daily, Dialogue Delaware, Daily Kos and Prairie Weather
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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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The Note, The Plum Line, ABCNEWS, Guardian, The Hill and Little Green Footballs
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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Catherine Rampell / Economix:
The Recession Has (Officially) Ended
The Recession Has (Officially) Ended
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Wall Street Journal, Gawker, Ruby Slippers, Washington Monthly, Hot Air, Corrente and FrumForum
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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The Hill, Washington Wire, Daily Kos, DownWithTyranny!, TPMDC and The Political Carnival
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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Liberty Pundits Blog, 24Ahead and The Future of Capitalism
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.
Scott Keyes / Think Progress:
Tea Party Leader Dick Armey: Social Security Is A Corrupt ‘Ponzi Scheme’ — This past weekend, conservative activists and Tea Party groups gathered in Chicago for the Right Nation 2010 convention. Among those who attended was former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, the chairman of one of the original Tea Party groups, FreedomWorks.
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The Politico and TPMDC
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George Bennett / Post on Politics:
Updated: Dem mailer includes West's Social Security number …
Updated: Dem mailer includes West's Social Security number …
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Cubachi, Palm Beach Post, Liberty Pundits Blog, Weekly Standard, National Review, RedState and Left Coast Rebel
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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New York Magazine, The Political Carnival, Wonkette and Dependable Renegade
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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The Politico
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Dem poll has Melancon back 10 …
Dem poll has Melancon back 10 …
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Conservatives4Palin.com and NRSC
Ryan J. Donmoyer / Bloomberg:
Obama Among ‘Small Businesses’ Bearing Share of Tax on Wealthy — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says President Barack Obama wants to subject half of all small-business income to a tax increase, a move that he says would strike a blow at the U.S. job-creation engine.
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
GOP: Bechtel, PricewaterhouseCoopers And Other 'Small Businesses …
GOP: Bechtel, PricewaterhouseCoopers And Other 'Small Businesses …
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Washington Monthly and Talking Points Memo
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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TalkLeft, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Grasping Reality …, Balloon Juice and The Daily Beast
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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