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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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TrahmalG / Daily Kos:
Christine O' Donnell was her own campaign treasurer . . . Oops! — Oh this is just too funny, hilarious even. Under FEC laws if you run a campaign you must have a campaign treasurer to manage campaign spending. This just keeps getting better and better, Sarah Palin and the GOP really have their hands tied with this one.
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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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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
Jimmy Carter: My role is ‘superior’ to those of the other ex-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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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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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Wire:
Obama Raises Prospects of New Economic Team
Obama Raises Prospects of New Economic Team
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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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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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J. Taylor Rushing / The Hill:
GOP worries Murkowski write-in bid could cost party a Senate seat — Republican leaders are angry with Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) for jeopardizing their chances of winning the Senate. — Murkowski's decision to mount a write-in campaign risks splitting the Republican vote between …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Assessing the G.O.P. and the Tea Party
Assessing the G.O.P. and the Tea Party
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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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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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Chris Isidore / CNNMoney.com:
Economists: Extend Bush tax cuts for everyone
Economists: Extend Bush tax cuts for everyone
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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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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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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Reid calls Gillibrand the ‘hottest’ member at fundraiser — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had an unusual form of praise for New York's junior senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, this morning at the fundraiser Mayor Bloomberg hosted for him at his townhouse - referring to her as “the hottest member” …
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Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
IT'S TRUE- Proof That the DNC and Team Obama Are Targeting Tea Parties and Top Conservatives — These Are Dangerous Times — With one-in-seven Americans living in poverty, with unemployment at record levels, with an unprecedented national deficit, with foreclosures up and businesses …
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Andrew Marcus / Big Government:
Andrew Breitbart Forces President Obama's Protesters to Fold Up Shop
Andrew Breitbart Forces President Obama's Protesters to Fold Up Shop
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Cantor: Palin is ‘certainly’ a leader in the Republican Party — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) is “certainly” a leader in the Republican Party, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said Monday. — Cantor said Palin, the 2008 vice presidential nominee who's occasionally crossed establishment figures …
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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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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Republicans will unveil their new ‘Contract’ on Thursday in Virginia
Republicans will unveil their new ‘Contract’ on Thursday in Virginia
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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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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.
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.”
onewisconsinnow.pnstate.org:
One Wisconsin Now Exposes Voter Suppression Plans Between Republican Party of Wisconsin, Americans for Prosperity, Tea Party Groups — Coordination on Voter Caging, Targeting Minorities, College Students Outlined in Documents, Tea Party Meeting Recording — Madison - A coordinated plot …
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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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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.
CNN:
Bruni denies Michelle Obama likened White House life to ‘hell’ — New York (CNN) — France's first lady Carla Bruni denied Monday that her U.S. counterpart ever told her that life in the White House was “hell.” — “Of course Michelle Obama never said such a thing,” the former model told CNN …
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The Huffington Post:
Wiccan Community Upset With O'Donnell, Calls Witchcraft Comments “Teaching Moment” — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — Christine O'Donnell's mercurial candidacy for the United States Senate has elevated the issue of witchcraft to uncommon political heights. But not everyone associated with the religion is pleased.
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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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