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Fhardingj / CNN:
CNN/Time Poll: 1 in 10 in Nevada say ‘none of the above’ — (CNN) - Nevada voters get to do what most Americans don't: They can vote for “none of the above.” — And a new survey in the deadlocked battle between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican challenger Sharron
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Anill / Think Progress:
Angle And Vitter Use The Same Photo Of ‘Illegal Aliens’ …
Angle And Vitter Use The Same Photo Of ‘Illegal Aliens’ …
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Las Vegas News …, Ben Smith's Blog, The New Republic and HarryReid.com
Adam Serwer / The Plum Line:
Sharron Angle's ‘Willie Horton’ ad
Sharron Angle's ‘Willie Horton’ ad
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Immigration Chronicles and TPMDC
Anill / Wonk Room:
Sharron Angle Adds Insult To Injury With New Racially-Tinged Immigration Ad
Sharron Angle Adds Insult To Injury With New Racially-Tinged Immigration Ad
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The Plum Line, Salon and Daily Kos
Matthew Continetti / Weekly Standard:
TWS Exclusive: Todd Palin Responds to Miller Flap — Yesterday, the anti-Palin blog Mudflats leaked an email that Todd Palin had sent to several people, in which he complained about something Alaska Republican senatorial candidate Joe Miller had (not) said about Sarah Palin's qualifications for the presidency.
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Chris Good / The Atlantic Online:
The Lesson of Todd Palin's Leaked E-Mail — Here's the thing about the leaked e-mail from Todd Palin to Joe Miller: if you go around sending aggressive e-mails to people, they're going to get out. — Yesterday afternoon, the Alaska political blog The Mudflats published an e-mail from Todd Palin …
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DownWithTyranny! and GOP 12
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Understanding and Misunderstanding the ‘Enthusiasm Gap’ — I was an early adopter of the term “enthusiasm gap” in the context of this year's elections, having first applied it in August 2009 — a summer of town-hall protests and Tea Party rallies — to describe polling numbers for Democrats …
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Comments from Left Field, National Review, Daily Kos and The Daily Dish
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Obama Strains to Get Liberals Back Into Fold Ahead of Vote — WASHINGTON — With four weeks until Congressional elections that will shape the remainder of his term, President Obama is increasingly focused on generating enthusiasm within the base that helped put him in the White House two years ago …
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The Politico, AmSpecBlog, Commentary, p m carpenter's commentary, Parker Spitzer, Oliver Willis, NRSC, Prairie Weather and Shakesville
Shane D'Aprile / The Hill:
POLL: Republicans lead widely, Dems in danger but race for the House tight — In a poll of 12 hotly contested races that could decide who controls the House in the 112th Congress, Republican challengers are beating freshman Democrats in 11 — and in the last one, the race is tied.
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msnbc.com, TPMDC, Daily Kos, ColoradoPols.com, Hot Air, Beltway Confidential, National Review, Ballot Box and Prairie Weather
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Bob Cusack / The Hill:
POLL: Distaste for healthcare law crosses party lines, 1 in 4 Dems want repeal — Healthcare reform is hurting the reelection chances of freshman Democrats in the House, according to The Hill/ANGA poll. — A majority of voters in key battleground districts favor repeal of the legislative overhaul Congress passed this year.
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The Atlantic Online, Liberty Pundits Blog, Weasel Zippers, iOwnTheWorld.com and JammieWearingFool
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Romney to quit Libyan domain — A blogger's report today that the popular web-shortening suffix “.ly” is controlled by the Libyan government and governed by Libyan law — .ly is short for Libya as .uk is short for the United Kingdom — sent a bit of a shock through the online media world.
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Talking Points Memo, BlogPost, techPresident, TPMMuckraker and Gawker, more at Techmeme »
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Ben Metcalfe Blog:
The .ly domain space to be considered unsafe — I would like to warn current and future owners of .ly domains of a concerning incident regarding the deletion of one of our prime domains ‘vb.ly’ by NIC.ly (the domain registry and controlling body for the Libyan domain space '.ly'). — In short:
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Gawker, Salon, Talking Points Memo, TPMMuckraker, ReadWriteWeb and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »
Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Clinton laughs off VP rumors — (CNN) - Hours after White House press secretary Robert Gibbs poured cold water on the notion Hillary Clinton may take the VP slot ahead of the 2012 election, the secretary of state followed suit. — “I don't believe what I read,” Clinton said laughing during …
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Anne E. Kornblut / Washington Post:
A Clinton-Biden swap ‘on the table’? Absolutely not, says Axelrod.
A Clinton-Biden swap ‘on the table’? Absolutely not, says Axelrod.
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Politics Daily, The Fix, Outside the Beltway, The Politico, The Note, Gawker, Hot Air, Taylor Marsh, New York Magazine, The Caucus, Mock, Paper, Scissors, JustOneMinute, The Hill and CNN
David Carr / New York Times:
At Flagging Tribune, Tales of a Bankrupt Culture — In January 2008, soon after the venerable Tribune Company was sold for $8.2 billion, Randy Michaels, a new top executive, ran into several other senior colleagues at the InterContinental Hotel next to the Tribune Tower in Chicago.
The University of Delaware:
Latest poll on Delaware Senate, House races shows Democrats with commanding leads despite Tea Party Republican Effort — CONTACT: Andrea Boyle, University of Delaware media relations, 302-831-1421, aboyle@udel.edu — Newark, DE - Newark, DE - Four weeks before Election Day 2010 …
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The Politico, Hot Air, Ballot Box, Little Green Footballs, CNN, Daily Kos, National Review, TPMDC and Weigel
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Judge Bars Major Witness From Civilian Terrorism Trial — Minutes before a major terrorism trial was about to begin, a federal judge barred prosecutors in Manhattan on Wednesday from using a key witness. — The government had acknowledged it learned about the witness from the defendant …
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JustOneMinute, Althouse, National Review, Runnin' Scared, The Political Carnival and The BLT
Wall Street Journal:
Apple Making Verizon-Ready iPhone by Year End — Apple Inc. plans to begin mass producing a new iPhone by the end of 2010 that would allow Verizon Wireless to sell the smartphone early next year, said people briefed by Apple. — The new iPhone would be similar in design to the iPhone 4 currently sold …
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Fortune, Pajamas Media, Mashable!, msnbc.com and Gothamist, more at Techmeme »
Mark Hemingway / Beltway Confidential:
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell: Michael Steele is dancing for his GOP ‘master’ UPDATED — I don't believe in reading racial tea leaves just for political gain, but what was Lawrence O'Donnell thinking? Here's how he described RNC Chairman Michael Steele on his MSNBC program tonight:
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Michael Shear / The Caucus:
Democrats Seize on Minimum Wage as a Campaign Issue
Democrats Seize on Minimum Wage as a Campaign Issue
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Think Progress, Politics Daily, PERRspectives, RHRealityCheck.org and Stop The ACLU
Deggans / St. Petersburg Times:
EX-CNN anchor Rick Sanchez releases statement, says comments “never intended to suggest any sort of narrow mindedness.” — Former CNN anchor Rick Sanchez just released a statement saying his comments from last week were not intended to be “narrow-minded” and “should not have been made.”
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The Moderate Voice, Mediaite, Hit & Run and The Political Carnival
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Tea-Partiers: Christianists, Not Libertarians — A survey shows that the Tea Partiers are mostly socially conservative. Well: duh. … They are the hardest of the hardest core and the notion that they care about actually cutting spending as a key priority when none …
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Hot Air and Da Techguy's Blog
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Tea parties stir evangelicals' fears
Tea parties stir evangelicals' fears
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The Huffington Post, Religion Dispatches, The Note and Politics Daily
Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
Romney Deathwatch, Continued — Politico has a good piece today on a subject I've been banging on for a while — the mortal blowinflicted upon Mitt Romney's presidential hopes by the health care debate. In 2008, a system consisting of a regulated individual markets, an individual mandate …
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AmSpecBlog, Washington Monthly and National Review
Matt Bai / New York Times:
Voter Disgust Isn't Only About Issues — KEANSBURG, N.J. — If you tune in to any of this week's candidate debates around the country, or watch any of the ads that are beginning to dominate the airwaves, you will hear that next month's midterm elections are about all the things you probably thought …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, The Reid Report, Wonkette, Prairie Weather and The Other McCain
Peter Wallsten / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Look to Cultivate Pot Vote in 2012 — Party Considers Legalization Efforts in Swing States Amid Signs California Measure Is Exciting Young, Liberal Voters — Democratic strategists are studying a California marijuana-legalization initiative to see if similar ballot measures could energize young …
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Politics Daily, Weasel Zippers, Just Say Now, American Power, Hit & Run, The Caucus, The Spot, Sweetness & Light and Betsy's Page
Patrick Gavin / The Politico:
STUDENTS GET NAKED FOR HEALTH CARE — We all know that sex sells and the folks at Campus Progress are using that to their advantage in a new video promoting youth involvement in the upcoming midterm elections. — “Back off my Coverage!” features college students bemoaning their lack …
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Michelle Malkin and Left in the West
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
U.S. Chamber broadens attack on Think Progress, alleges Soros-funded plot to silence business — With Dems seizing on Think Progress' allegations that U.S. Chamber of Commerce attack ads may be partly funded with foreign cash, the Chamber sends over its most detailed response yet to the charges …
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Ben Smith's Blog, The Hill, Crooks and Liars, Think Progress and TPMMuckraker
CNN:
A diplomatic imbroglio: Ambassadors denied entry to White House party — From Elise Labott, CNN State Department Producer — Washington (CNN) — The White House has another party protocol problem on its hands after as many as 30 diplomats were stopped at the White House gate and not allowed …
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Runnin' Scared
Brian Palmer / Slate:
Do Jews Really Control the Media? … Like This Story … - In 2008, Ross Douthat Said the GOP Needed To Change To Win. What Does He Say Now? - Finally, the Feds May Crack Down on Loathsome, Predatory Payday Lenders- The Beauty and Horror of the Shiloh Battlefield- The Weird Chinese City …
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The Atlantic Online, Outside the Beltway and newsfeed.time.com
Roxana Tiron / The Hill:
Panel commissioned by Barney Frank recommends nearly $1T in defense cuts — A panel commissioned by Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) is recommending nearly $1 trillion in cuts to the Pentagon's budget during the next 10 years. — The Sustainable Defense Task Force, a commission of scholars …
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Think Progress
Helene Stapinski / New York Times:
Spaghetti Tacos: Silly Enough for Young Eaters — IT started as a gag: spaghetti tacos. — On an episode of the hit Nickelodeon series “iCarly,” the lead character's eccentric older brother, Spencer, makes dinner one night. Glimpsed on screen, the dish consists of red-sauce-coated pasta stuffed into hard taco shells.
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Gothamist
Lee Fang / Think Progress:
VIDEO: Asked About The Chamber's Foreign Funding And Ad Campaign, Roy Blunt Cuts And Runs — Yesterday, ThinkProgress reported an exclusive story on how the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — the big business lobbying juggernaut running an unprecedented $75 million dollar attack campaign against Democrats …
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AMERICAblog News, Minneapolis Star Tribune and The Plum Line
Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
House Republicans plan $45 million TV ad blitz — House Republicans have drafted a go-for-broke blueprint for the final weeks of the midterm campaign that will bring them to $45 million in television ad spending, with spots reserved in 62 congressional districts across the nation.
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National Review
Thomas Lifson / American Thinker:
Obama To Get Out of Dodge After the Election — More evidence Obama knows there will be a Democrat bloodbath at the polls: he has changed his schedule and is flying away for 12 whole days, just two days after election, and is going to the other side of the world.
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Times of India and Michelle Malkin
Peterhamby / CNN:
Palin: Abortion ‘essential’ issue in midterm elections — Houston, Texas (CNN) - Sarah Palin starkly framed the midterm elections on Tuesday as a choice between political candidates who favor a “culture of life” and those on the opposite side of the issue wanting to implement “a culture of death.”
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The Politico, Swampland, Wonkette, Shakesville and GOP 12
Deadline.com:
CNN's Piers Morgan Vows Format And Other Changes To Beat Fox News Competition: Promises “I'm Going To Be There To Win” And “It's Time To Kick Some Ratings Butt” — EXCLUSIVE: Piers Morgan tells us that he's planning big changes to the Larry King Live interview slot he inherits in January.
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TV Squad, New York Magazine and The Wire
Tim Graham / NewsBusters.org:
Daily Kos: Ed Schultz Marred ‘One Nation’ Rally With ‘Fairy Tales and BS’ About God Bless the Troops — Not everyone at the Daily Kos was happy about the “One Nation” rally on Saturday. The blogger “One Pissed Off Liberal” was upset with MSNBC host Ed Schultz for honoring the troops, and that God person:
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