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Steve Luxenberg / Washington Post:
Bob Woodward book details Obama battles with advisers over exit plan for Afghan war — President Obama urgently looked for a way out of the war in Afghanistan last year, repeatedly pressing his top military advisers for an exit plan that they never gave him, according to secret meeting notes …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Woodward Book Says Afghanistan Divided White House — WASHINGTON — Some of the critical players in President Obama's national security team doubt his strategy in Afghanistan will succeed and have spent much of the last 20 months quarreling with one another over policy, personalities and turf, according to a new book.
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Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
White House Reacts to (NYT Report About) Woodward Book
White House Reacts to (NYT Report About) Woodward Book
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Michael Scherer / Time:
Emanuel, Eyeing Chicago Run, Could Leave the White House in October
Emanuel, Eyeing Chicago Run, Could Leave the White House in October
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Woodward's 'Obama's Wars' finds internal doubts, sniping …
Woodward's 'Obama's Wars' finds internal doubts, sniping …
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Quinnipiac University:
Paladino Trails Cuomo By 6 Points In New York Gov Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Small Tea Party Movement Backs Republican 4-1 — Republican Carl Paladino, aided by a 4 -1 margin among Tea Partiers, trails New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic candidate for Governor …
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Cuomo leads Paladino by six just points — Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Cuomo, who had led the GOP field by thirty points for most of the year, is now leading Republican rival Carl Paladino by just six points among likely voters, an astonishing new Quinnipiac University poll shows.
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Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
Dems plan last-ditch vote on Disclose Act — Democrats plan to rally their troops for the final stretch of the campaign season by bringing up a campaign-finance transparency bill. — A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) on Tuesday announced plans for a last-ditch vote on the measure, dubbed the Disclose Act.
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Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
O'Donnell: Coons has made ‘some very anti-American statements’ — Tea Party-backed Christine O'Donnell (R) took aim at New Castle County Executive Chris Coons (D) Tuesday night during an appearance on Fox News. — O'Donnell referenced an article Coons wrote in college in which he referred to himself as “a bearded Marxist.”
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The Politico:
Harry Reid's botched battles
Harry Reid's botched battles
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Felicia Sonmez / The Fix:
Christine O'Donnell: I'm not doing any more national TV interviews
Christine O'Donnell: I'm not doing any more national TV interviews
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
DISCLOSE vote will wait for high-dollar fundraiser
DISCLOSE vote will wait for high-dollar fundraiser
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Jim Burroway / Box Turtle Bulletin:
The DADT Repeal Repertory Theater
The DADT Repeal Repertory Theater
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Joe / Joe. My. God.:
CONFIRMED: Sen. Saxby Chambliss Admits “All Faggots Must Die” Comment Came From His Atlanta Headquarters — I've just gotten off the phone with Atlanta Journal-Constitution political writer Jim Galloway who says that Sen. Saxby Chambliss has confirmed that the “All faggots must die” …
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Joe / Joe. My. God.:
“All Faggots Must Die” — The above comment was left today by “Jimmy” on my post about the DADT cloture vote. The IP address *appears* to resolve to the neighborhood of GOP U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss' Atlanta office. The ISP is “United States Senate.” I'm confident that the JMG internet sleuths can get to the source.
Jim Galloway / Political Insider:
Did Saxby Chambliss aide leave threatening slur?
Did Saxby Chambliss aide leave threatening slur?
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Reuters:
Woman CEO sought for Summers job — Larry Summers isn't leaving the White House until the end of the year but President Barack Obama's team already knows the ideal candidate to replace him on the National Economic Council - a woman CEO. — The pick doesn't have to fit that bill precisely …
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Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
Three Reasons You'll Miss Larry Summers
Hans Nichols / Bloomberg:
Summers Expected to Leave White House After Election
Summers Expected to Leave White House After Election
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
THE DRIVE TO BREAK FROM FORCED NEUTRALITY.... Peter Goodman, who's been a rising star at the New York Times, covering the economy and business news, agreed this week to leave the paper and sign on with the Huffington Post. Goodman's move, a coup for the online outlet, is a reminder …
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CNN:
Megachurch pastor accused of sexual coercion — (CNN) — Two Georgia men have filed suit claiming that prominent Atlanta pastor Eddie Long coerced them into sex. — The suits, filed Tuesday in DeKalb County, Georgia, allege that Long used his position as a spiritual authority and bishop …
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Robbie Brown / New York Times:
Lawsuits Accuse Megachurch Leader of Sexual Misconduct
Lawsuits Accuse Megachurch Leader of Sexual Misconduct
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Paul Krugman:
Who You Gonna Believe? — I went through my mail today, and got the usual batch of letters declaring that I'm wrong about everything, and that we should do the opposite of anything I say. Hey, it's a free country. — But I found myself wondering, as I often do, about the determination …
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Duke Helfand / Los Angeles Times:
Big health insurers to stop selling new child-only policies — Anthem Blue Cross, Aetna Inc. and others say they will make the move as soon as Thursday when parts of the new healthcare law take effect. They cite potentially huge and unexpected costs for insuring children.
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RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Obama: “Mexicans” Were Here “Long Before America Was Even An Idea” — “Long before America was even an idea, this land of plenty was home to many peoples. The British and French, the Dutch and Spanish, to Mexicans, to countless Indian tribes. We all shared the same land.”
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Chris Christie ‘not ready’ for 2012 run — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who's captured the imagination of conservatives enthralled by his fiscal maneuvers to cut spending, said on Wednesday that any talk of him seeking the Republican presidential nomination is premature because he's “not ready.”
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Walter Alarkon / The Hill:
Republicans send message on spending — Republicans will try to block money requested by the Obama administration to implement Democrats' signature Wall Street and healthcare reforms in a stopgap spending measure expected to clear Congress next week. — The GOP is seizing …
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Ariana Eunjung Cha / Washington Post:
Ally Financial legal issue with foreclosures may affect other mortgage companies — Some of the nation's largest mortgage companies used a single document processor who said he signed off on foreclosures without having read the paperwork - an admission that may open the door for homeowners across …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Murkowski punished over defiance; Burr to get top energy slot — Sen. Richard Burr (N.C.) is expected to take over as senior Republican on the Senate Energy panel after Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) lost the position Tuesday. — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) was behind the switch.
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