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Election 2010: Alaska Senate — Alaska Senate: Miller (R) Holds Double-Digit Lead Over McAdams (D), Murkowski — Republican Joe Miller attracts 42% of the vote in the first Rasmussen Reports poll of the Alaska Senate race since GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski announced her write-in campaign to try to keep her job.
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The Independent:
Madam President? It could happen — Speculation that she will run for President in 2012 is reaching fever pitch. But what do those who watched Sarah Palin grow up make of her meteoric ascent - and ruthless ambition? By Shushannah Walshe — The first thing you notice …
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Conservatives4Palin.com, HillBuzz and Riehl World View
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Tea party picking up steam nationwide — Fresh off big primary wins in Delaware and Alaska, national “tea party” groups are redirecting the energy of the movement toward the November midterm elections, raising millions of dollars, expanding their advocacy into dozens of congressional races …
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The Atlantic Online, Wake up America, The Page and The Fix
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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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Republican lawmaker: Reagan would face ‘tough time’ in today's GOP
Republican lawmaker: Reagan would face ‘tough time’ in today's GOP
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Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Tea party group gets $1 million, but won't say from whom
Tea party group gets $1 million, but won't say from whom
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The Note
Haley Barbour / Wall Street Journal:
GOP, Tea Party Unity Spells Defeat For Obama
GOP, Tea Party Unity Spells Defeat For Obama
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Commentary
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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Wall Street Journal:
Why the GOP Should Repeal DADT — Gays in the military: The White House and Congress owe them better. — 'Gay-Pride Parade Sets Mainstream Acceptance of Gays Back 50 Years. " The line is a bit of satire from the Onion. But it came to mind after Lady Gaga released a video …
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Commentary, The Daily Dish, Box Turtle Bulletin and AMERICAblog Gay
The Politico:
'Don't ask' vote hangs on moderates — Gay rights and immigration reform advocates mounted a last-ditch effort Monday to overcome an expected Republican filibuster of a defense authorization bill that could lead to a repeal of the military's “don't ask, don't tell” policy and create a pathway …
Roxana Tiron / The Hill:
Levin: Defense bill may fall off schedule if procedural vote fails — The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said the defense authorization bill may not win approval this year if it does not pass a key procedural hurdle on Tuesday. — Sen. Carl Levin (Mich.) …
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Shankar Vedantam / Washington Post:
Senate to look at Dream Act for illegal immigrants
Senate to look at Dream Act for illegal immigrants
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Washington Monthly, AmSpecBlog and The Hill
N.C. Aizenman / Washington Post:
Major health insurers to stop offering new child-only policies — Some of the country's most prominent health insurance companies have decided to stop offering new child-only plans, rather than comply with rules in the new health-care law that will require such plans to start accepting children …
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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Health insurers drop coverage for children ahead of new rules
Health insurers drop coverage for children ahead of new rules
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American Power, Verum Serum and AMERICAblog News
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Short of Repeal, G.O.P. Will Chip at Health Law
Short of Repeal, G.O.P. Will Chip at Health Law
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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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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Close Race in West Virginia — PPP's first look at the West Virginia Senate contest finds a very tight race with John Raese up 46-43 on Joe Manchin, a result within the poll's margin of error. — The contest provides a fascinating choice for voters in the state who love their Democratic Governor …
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Power Line, Weekly Standard, Hot Air, AmSpecBlog, National Review and TPMDC
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Promise to Repeal Gay Ban Faces Filibuster — In his State of the Union address last January, President Obama repeated a campaign-trail promise to the gay community. — By the end of the year, Mr. Obama said, he would seek a full repeal of the military's “don't ask, don't tell” policy …
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The Moderate Voice, Gawker, The Washington Independent, Swampland, Balloon Juice and Prairie Weather
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
New poll: Tax cut fight is winner for Dems in battleground states — If this new poll conducted for the labor powerhouse SEIU doesn't persuade Dems to hold a vote on extending the middle class tax cuts, then nothing will. — The toplines of the poll, which were first reported by Alex Burns …
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The Political Carnival
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
SEIU poll bolsters Dem tax position …
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
A Message from Israel — Israel's ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, spoke at three Washington, D.C. synagogues on Yom Kippur—at Adas Israel at Kol Nidrei services last Friday night, then at Washington Hebrew Congregation Saturday morning and at Kesher Israel in the afternoon.
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Power Line
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Debra Rubin / Washington Jewish Week:
A warning from Israeli ambassador?
A warning from Israeli ambassador?
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Mondoweiss, Commentary and Israel Matzav
Kenneth Lovett / NY Daily News:
Can I ‘call him an a—hole?’ Andrew Cuomo in tizzy after GOP foe Carl Paladino questions his manhood — ALBANY - Stung by Carl Paladino's below-the-belt attacks, an angry Andrew Cuomo summoned his war council on Monday to figure out how to fight back against his slash-and-burn GOP rival.
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
The Sarah Palin puzzle: A plurality disapproves yet a growing majority now identifies with her views — For someone who's so widely deemed unqualified to be president and disapproved by a plurality of Americans, Sarah Palin the politician sure has convinced an awful lot of people that she thinks like they do.
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Townhall.com, theblogprof and Scared Monkeys
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George Stephanopoulos / George's Bottom Line:
Bill Clinton on Palin: ‘Resilient,’ Like Me, Don't ‘Underestimate’ Her
Bill Clinton on Palin: ‘Resilient,’ Like Me, Don't ‘Underestimate’ Her
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Stan Schroeder / Mashable!:
Twitter Mouseover Security Flaw Affecting Thousands of Users [WARNING] — Update (10:00 a.m. ET): A spokesperson for Twitter tells us “This should now be fully patched and is no longer exploitable.” — A new Twitter security flaw has been widely exploited on thousands of Twitter accounts …
Reuters:
Jacob Lew, Obama Nominee And Former Citigroup Executive, Doesn't Believe Deregulation Led To Financial Crisis — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? … A former top executive at Citigroup who participated in the deregulation of Wall Street during the Clinton administration and recently was tapped …
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Natasha Korecki / Chicago Sun Times:
Fund-raiser: Jackson behind $6M Senate-seat scheme — Feds had questions about Senate-seat deal and flights for a Jackson acquaintance — Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. directed a major political fund-raiser to offer former Gov. Rod Blagojevich millions of dollars in campaign cash in return …
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Ballot Box, The Caucus and The Capitol Fax Blog
Jenny Nordberg / New York Times:
Afghan Boys Are Prized, So Girls Live the Part — KABUL, Afghanistan — Six-year-old Mehran Rafaat is like many girls her age. She likes to be the center of attention. She is often frustrated when things do not go her way. Like her three older sisters, she is eager to discover …
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Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
White House SAP Issued on Defense Bill — The White House has issued a Statement of Administration Policy regarding the consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act. — In relevant part, it notes: — Policy Concerning Homosexuality in the Armed Forces: The Administration supports section 591 …
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Towleroad News #gay, Pam's House Blend, Box Turtle Bulletin and Joe. My. God.
Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary — Technical information: — Employment: (202) 691-6559 * sminfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/sae — Unemployment: (202) 691-6392 * lausinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/lau — Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov
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Economix, The Washington Independent and Calculated Risk