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CBS News:
“Pledge to America” Unveiled by Republicans (Full Text) — CBS News has obtained a final draft of House Republicans' legislative agenda for the next Congress, a 21-page “Pledge to America” that they will formally unveil Thursday morning at a Virginia hardware store.
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
Perhaps the Most Ridiculous Thing to Come Out of Washington Since George McClellan — The House Republicans' “Pledge to America” is out. A thrill will run up the leg of a few Chris Matthews' types on the right. As Dan noted on Twitter, the Contract with America was 869 words and this is 21 pages.
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Erick's blog, FrumForum, Hot Air and Left Coast Rebel
National Review:
We'll Take the Pledge — All year long, conservatives have been pressuring Republicans to release a Contract with America for 2010 — an updated version of the campaign platform that the party unveiled before its 1994 sweep of Congress. Thursday morning, Republican congressmen are responding …
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New York Times, Outside the Beltway, Hit & Run, Riehl World View and Politics Daily
The Politico:
Republican ‘Pledge to America’: Spending caps, tax cuts — House Republicans are set to release on Thursday a “Pledge to America,” an ambitious and sweeping set of proposed changes to domestic and security policy, including promises to freeze most federal government hiring, cut Congress' budget …
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Associated Press, The Note, The Hill, Political Punch, The Atlantic Online, Daily Kos and FrumForum
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
The Pledge to America — The full text of the House Republicans' “Pledge to America” has been released and will be formally unveiled tomorrow. — From the introduction: “The need for urgent action to repair our economy and reclaim our government for the people cannot be overstated.
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Swampland, Balloon Juice, Weigel and FrumForum
Jonathan Allen / The Politico:
GOP agenda to include social issues
GOP agenda to include social issues
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ABCNEWS, CNN, Liberal Values, Daily Kos and FrumForum
Directorblue / Doug Ross:
A Critique of the GOP's New ‘Pledge to America’: Dudes. …
A Critique of the GOP's New ‘Pledge to America’: Dudes. …
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Michelle Malkin, No More Mister Nice Blog and iOwnTheWorld.com
Fhardingj / CNN:
CNN/Time poll: Coons up 16 over O'Donnell — (CNN) - A new poll suggests that Delaware Republicans might have blown their chance to win back a Senate seat long held the by the Democrats. — According to a CNN/Time/Opinion Research Corporation poll released Wednesday …
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Katy Steinmetz / Time:
Poll: Dem Incumbents Feingold, Bennett Trail in Senate Races …
Poll: Dem Incumbents Feingold, Bennett Trail in Senate Races …
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Ballot Box and The Page
Fhardingj / CNN:
CNN/Time Poll: Will GOP sweep in Pennsylvania?
CNN/Time Poll: Will GOP sweep in Pennsylvania?
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Daily Kos and Quinnipiac University
Liz Cheney / Keep America Safe:
Liz Cheney Responds To President's “We Can Absorb A Terrorist Attack” Comment — Liz Cheney, the chairman of Keep America Safe, released the following statement in response to reports that President Obama said, “We can absorb a terrorist attack,” in an interview with Bob Woodward.
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Think Progress, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Washington Monthly, Commentary, Wonk Room, New York Magazine, NO QUARTER and Weekly Standard
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Republicans seize on comments by Obama in new Woodward book — Republicans on Wednesday blasted President Obama for statements journalist Bob Woodward attributed to him in his new book. — Republicans were particularly incensed about Obama's belief that the U.S. could “absorb” …
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The Politico, CNN, Doug Ross and American Power
The Politico:
W.H. embraces Woodward book
W.H. embraces Woodward book
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TPMDC, Ben Smith's Blog, Don Surber and Wonkette
Bruce Horovitz / USA Today:
KFC pays college women for ad space on buns — KFC wants folks to watch its backside. — Or, more precisely, the backsides of female college students it's recruiting to promote its hot new bunless Double Down sandwiches. — Women on college campuses are being paid $500 each to hand …
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Grim's Hall, Weasel Zippers, Telegraph, culturekitchen, Left Coast Rebel, JammieWearingFool and The Confluence
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Jonathan Strong / The Daily Caller:
TheDC exclusive: Stephen Colbert to testify before House immigration subcommittee Friday — Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert is slated to testify at a congressional hearing Friday on immigration titled “Protecting America's Harvest,” two sources have told The Daily Caller.
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CNN, Hot Air, All American Blogger, Pajamas Media, TPMDC, NewsBusters.org and Beltway Confidential
Jason Zengerle / GQ:
Did Somebody Say “Fringe”? — Not so long ago, Rand Paul—son of Ron, “modern-day revolutionary,” and practicing ophthalmologist—would have been written off as a harmless political extremist. For believing that the Federal Reserve should be gutted. Or that the Civil Rights Act was unconstitutional.
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Rand Paul kisses neocons' ring, but some neocons remain wary
Rand Paul kisses neocons' ring, but some neocons remain wary
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TPMDC and Hullabaloo
Paul Krugman:
No, No, CEO — There's a lot of buzz around the idea that Obama will or should appoint a CEO to take over the Summers job. Now, the first thing to say is what Yglesias says: Obama should pick someone who can do a good job. Never mind image, or the message the appointment supposedly sends …
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Matthew Yglesias and Economist's View
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Greg Mankiw / Greg Mankiw's Blog:
Larry and Harvard — A reader asks the following about Larry Summers:
Larry and Harvard — A reader asks the following about Larry Summers:
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Ezra Klein and Ben Smith's Blog
Andrew Leonard / Salon:
The awesome stupidity of replacing Larry Summers with a CEO
The awesome stupidity of replacing Larry Summers with a CEO
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Washington Post, ourfuture.org/blogs_chrono/* and naked capitalism
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Moderates privately urge Dem leaders: No vote on middle class tax cuts! — A number of “moderate” House Dems have privately given Nancy Pelosi and other Dem leaders an earful in recent days, urging them not to hold a vote on whether to extend just the middle class tax cuts and not the high end ones …
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DownWithTyranny!, Guardian, The New Republic, TPMDC, Washington Monthly, Talking Points Memo, SEIU and RedState
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Wcbsmark / CBS New York:
Cuomo Caught Lying About Voting For Bloomberg? — NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There has been a dramatic development in the race for New York governor. — A new poll has Republican Carl Paladino within striking distance of Democrat Andrew Cuomo as voters say they want to elect someone who will stop the circus in Albany.
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Weasel Zippers, NewsBusters.org and Babalú Blog
Charles Winecoff / Big Government:
Andrew Breitbart Caught in Gay Scandal! — On September 19th, Andrew Breitbart and Glenn Beck headlined the Right Nation 2010 event in Hoffman Estates, IL. Outside, protesters from Organizing for America, Obama's sheep-herding initiative, gathered to scream at attendees - and spit on Breitbart.
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iOwnTheWorld.com, Joe. My. God. and Verum Serum
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Larry O'Connor / Breitbart.tv:
Race-Baiting Dem Congresswoman Pits Latinos Against Asians on Spanish-Language TV — Democratic Rep. Loretta Sanchez appeared on Spanish-Language Univision to tell Latino voters that their Congressional seat was being taken by the Vietnamese. — Rep. Sanchez is in a hotly contested race …
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Maggie's Farm, Big Government, Bookworm Room, Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, Right Wing News, Hot Air and The Right Scoop
Slate:
Decoding Christine O'Donnell … Like This Story
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Power Line and The Volokh Conspiracy
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Poll surprise of the day: Barney Frank in trouble? — The Sean Bielat campaign has declared themselves within reach of unseating Barney Frank in Massachusetts' 4th CD, one of the presumed safest districts for Democrats in the nation. The poll, conducted for the campaign by OnMessage …
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sisu, The American Pundit and neo-neocon
Rusty Shackleford, Ph.D. / The Jawa Report:
AP Stringer Arrested for Working for .... the Taliban — Two journalists were actually detained. One was a stringer for the AP named Rahmatullah Nekzad who also did freelance work for al Jazeera. The other guy is named Mohammed Nader and worked for al Jazeera. — How were they linked to the Taliban?
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Gateway Pundit, ISAF Latest, Committee to Protect …, Weasel Zippers, New York Times and BLACKFIVE
Aharding / CNN:
White House Dispatch: Unseen and unscripted moments at backyard summit — Washington (CNN) - Despite its carefully choreographed set-up, President Obama also encountered a few humorous, unscripted moments at a backyard discussion on health care at a private residence in Fairfax, Virginia on Wednesday.
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The Politico
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John Fund / Wall Street Journal:
The Carter-Obama Comparisons Grow
The Carter-Obama Comparisons Grow
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NO QUARTER, Hit & Run, Weasel Zippers, Eunomia and Don Surber
Jon Ralston / Las Vegas Sun Blogs:
Angle: I made $236,000 off Rush Limbaugh, and Hannity was profitable, too — Remember those comments Sharron Angle made about how FOX interviews were different because she could use the network to raise money. She wasn't kidding. — Here's some audio of Angle at a house party this month, bragging about how profitable FOX can be:
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Think Progress, Mediaite, TPMDC, Washington Post and msnbc.com
Bob Keefe / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Chambliss' office says it was source of homosexual slur — WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss' office has determined it was indeed the source of a highly publicized homosexual-bashing slur on an Internet site. — But in a statement, Chambliss' office said it has not discovered exactly …
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Think Progress, The Moderate Voice and Daily Kos
The Onion:
Poll: 1 In 5 Americans Believe Obama Is A Cactus — WASHINGTON—According to a poll released Tuesday, nearly 20 percent of U.S. citizens now believe Barack Obama is a cactus, the most Americans to identify the president as a water- retaining desert plant since he took office.
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Outside the Beltway and Politics Daily