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Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Dakota Dreaming — The presidential hopes of John Thune. — John Thune leaned forward, peered out of the small window in the 9-seat King Air 200, extended his index finger, and smiled. — “That's the Murdo airport right there.” — We'd been flying over the plains of the senator's home state …
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Eunomia, Outside the Beltway, Balloon Juice, Ben Smith's Blog, GOP 12 and Riehl World View
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Thune plans to run in 2012 — Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), the “Daschle slayer” who beat the Senate Democratic leader in 2004, is ramping up plans for a presidential run in 2012, associates say. — Thune, 49, spoke candidly about his plans for a cover story in The Weekly Standard - priceless exposure for an ambitious conservative.
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:
Andrew Breitbart Nails Bill Maher: You're Not a Libertarian, You're a Socialist — Andrew Breitbart on Friday exposed Bill Maher for not being the Libertarian he claims to be, but a socialist instead. — When push came to shove, a seemingly embarrassed Maher didn't protest.
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Crooks and Liars, Hot Air, Left Coast Rebel, Gateway Pundit and Pajamas Media
A.G. Sulzberger / New York Times:
Voters Moving to Oust Judges Over Decisions — DES MOINES — After the State Supreme Court here stunned the nation by making this the first state in the heartland to allow same-sex marriage, Iowa braced for its sleepy judicial elections to turn into referendums on gay marriage.
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American Power, AMERICAblog News and National Review
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Obama invokes ‘state secrets’ claim to dismiss suit against targeting of U.S. citizen al-Aulaqi — The Obama administration urged a federal judge early Saturday to dismiss a lawsuit over its targeting of a U.S. citizen for killing overseas, saying that the case would reveal state secrets.
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Salon, The Daily Dish, New York Times, Reuters, Raw Story and The League of Ordinary …
Hillary Chabot / Boston Herald:
John Kerry: Democrats' woes stem from uninformed voters — It's the electorate, stupid! — A testy U.S. Sen. John F. Kerry yesterday blamed clueless voters with short attention spans for the uphill battle beleaguered Democrats are facing against Republicans across the nation.
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Michelle Malkin, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers, Questions and Observations, Olliander, Wake up America and JammieWearingFool
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Obama slams GOP ‘Pledge’ as giveaway to millionaires, Wall Street — With five weeks remaining before November's midterms, President Obama is slamming the Republicans' legislative agenda as a gift to the wealthy at the expense of the middle class. — The GOP's “Pledge to America,” …
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The Politico and Prairie Weather
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Nicola Boden / Daily Mail:
Ed Miliband crowned Labour leader, beating brother David into second — Ed Miliband tonight won the Labour leadership contest, edging his older brother David into second place by the tiniest of margins. — Once regarded as the dark horse in the competition, the energy spokesman, 40 …
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CNN:
Romney brings conservative message to New Hampshire — (CNN) - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney sounded very much like a presidential candidate Saturday when he bashed President Obama and the Democratic Party in a speech he delivered in the early voting state of New Hampshire.
Todd Starnes:
Mrs. Obama Gives Leaders Picked Okra — In an effort to transcend cultural barriers, the White House presented visiting dignitaries with a gift in honor of the 65th annivesary of the United Nations General Assembly. — First Lady Michelle Obama offered an assortment of gifts from the White House Kitchen Garden.
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Michelle Malkin, Weasel Zippers and iOwnTheWorld.com
Faiz Shakir / Think Progress:
Bill Maher's New Clip Of O'Donnell: 'Why Aren't Monkeys Still Evolving Into Humans?' — For the second week in a row, HBO's Real Time host Bill Maher revealed a previously-unaired clip of Christine O'Donnell on Politically Incorrect. Recall, last week Maher showed a clip of O'Donnell professing …
Bob Herbert / New York Times:
We Haven't Hit Bottom Yet — Marcus Vogt is 20 years old and homeless. Or, as he puts it, “I'm going through a couch-surfing phase.” — Mr. Vogt is a Wal-Mart employee but he was injured in a car accident and was unable to work for a couple of months. With no income and no health insurance …
Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
Dick Morris returns in new role — Dick Morris, the former Bill Clinton consultant-and-confidant-turned- conservative-commentator, is trying on a new hat: Republican campaign surrogate. — Over the long arc of a career that has twice landed him on the cover of Time magazine …
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