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Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Poll: Sarah Palin Favorable Rating Just 22 Percent — CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto. — Sarah Palin is viewed unfavorably by nearly 50 percent of Americans, a new CBS News poll finds …
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Poll: Sarah Palin woes could hurt Carly Fiorina
Poll: Sarah Palin woes could hurt Carly Fiorina
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Matthew Continetti / Weekly Standard:
TWS Exclusive: Todd Palin Responds to Miller Flap
TWS Exclusive: Todd Palin Responds to Miller Flap
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Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Joe Miller: Palin is constitutionally-qualified
Joe Miller: Palin is constitutionally-qualified
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
GOP casting call: ‘hicky’ W.Va. look — A new Republican ad that shows a couple of guys at the counter of a diner, wearing ball caps and plaid shirts as they take shots at West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin (D), was shot with actors, from a script, in Philadelphia.
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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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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
CNN poll: Reid down to ... 40%
CNN poll: Reid down to ... 40%
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Fhardingj / CNN:
CNN/Time Poll: Blunt up 53-40 percent over Carnahan
CNN/Time Poll: Blunt up 53-40 percent over Carnahan
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WTVD-TV:
Federal subpoenas issued in John Edwards investigation — john edwards, rielle hunter, local/state — RALEIGH (WTVD) — The ABC11 Eyewitness News I-Team has learned federal prosecutors in Raleigh have issued a new round of subpoenas in their investigation of former NC Senator John Edwards.
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Dina Cappiello / Associated Press:
Panel: Gov't blocked scientists on spill estimate — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration blocked efforts by government scientists to tell the public just how bad the Gulf oil spill could become and committed other missteps that raised questions about its competence and candor during the crisis …
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John M. Broder / New York Times:
Report Slams Administration for Underestimating Gulf Spill
Report Slams Administration for Underestimating Gulf Spill
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Reed Abelson / New York Times:
Waivers Address Talk of Dropping Health Coverage — As Obama administration officials put into place the first major wave of changes under the health care legislation, they have tried to defuse stiffening resistance — from companies like McDonald's and some insurers …
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The Atlantic Online:
Santorum Forums Iowa PAC — He's serious, folks. Former Senator Rick Santorum is abetting speculation that he's planning a presidential run 2012 in a serious way. Today, he's formed a political action committee in Iowa, called the Iowa Keystone Political Action Committee …
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Nicholas Kristof / Nicholas D. Kristof:
Senator Jim DeMint and Morality — I'm stunned by what Senator Jim DeMint says about moral requirements for teachers. Not only is he against gay teachers, but also against single women who sleep with their boyfriends. Not clear what he thinks of those boyfriends having sex before marriage, but they don't seem to alarm him so much.
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
GOPers turn on Jim DeMint's hateful rant against gays and single moms
GOPers turn on Jim DeMint's hateful rant against gays and single moms
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
The Westboro Baptist Church politely shows the court how to be obnoxious. — Quick constitutional pop quiz: What do you hate? (And by you, I mean you.) — If you answered: homosexuals, Jews, Catholics, the military, the pope, and more or less everyone except Fred Phelps …
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The Huffington Post:
Congressional Candidate Steve Pearce To Birther: ‘Those Questions Need To Be Asked’ (VIDEO) — What's Your Reaction: … During a recent town hall meeting, New Mexico Republican congressional candidate Steve Pearce cast doubt on President Obama's citizenship and said that while the economy …
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Timothy P. Carney / Associated Press:
Murkowski's ‘Alaska Mafia’ and the public dole — Once insurgent conservative Joe Miller knocked off moderate Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's Senate primary, almost all Beltway Republicans lined up behind Miller. But thanks to Alaska's unique political culture, there is a small cadre …
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Townhall.com:
Armstrong Williams Who Rules the Tea Party? — Who rules the tea party? — Is it Sarah Palin and her lunch pail brand of God, guns and the Constitution? Is it Dick Armey, the former House majority leader who danced to his own tune and was the mastermind behind the GOP's Contract with America?
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Tea-Partiers: Christianists, Not Libertarians
The Tea-Partiers: Christianists, Not Libertarians
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Moneynews:
Foreclosure Cover for Banks Seen in Bill at Obama's Desk — A bill that homeowners advocates warn will make it more difficult to challenge improper foreclosure attempts by big mortgage processors is awaiting President Barack Obama's signature after it quietly zoomed through the Senate last week.
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Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
Once Again- Greta Takes Down Gloria Allred: “You Know What Gloria... If You Can't Protect the Client You Shouldn't Do the Job” (Video) — Similar Situation - Similar Results — Greta Van Susteren and Gloria Allred went back at it tonight on FOX News. Greta schooled the Brown supporter and democratic hack.
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Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times:
New York Asks to Bar Use of Food Stamps to Buy Sodas — Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg sought federal permission on Wednesday to bar New York City's 1.7 million recipients of food stamps from using them to buy soda or other sugared drinks. — The request, made to the United States Department of Agriculture …
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
David Axelrod, Elie Wiesel lament fanaticism — NEW YORK — David Axelrod, arrived in Washington two years ago with President Obama and his promise of a new, less divisive, and more hopeful politics. — But in a public conversation here Wednesday night, Axelrod and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel mused …
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Frank Ross / Big Journalism:
Great Moments in Media Buys: Col. Allen West Challenges Obama to a Debate — Gotta love this guy: — Now there's a debate we'd pay to see. Who do you think would win? — Col. West? — Or the Commander-in-Chief?
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Rand Paul: I Really Meant It When I Said Let's Have A $2,000 Medicare Deductible (VIDEO) — For the past few days, the Kentucky Senate race has been about Medicare. More to the point, it's been about a grainy video of Republican nominee Rand Paul taken in June 2009 showing Paul calling …
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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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New York Post:
Richard Johnson LA-bound — Tweet — It's the end of an era — Richard Johnson is leaving Page Six after nearly 25 years as editor of the world's most famous gossip column. — Emily Smith, who cut her teeth on Fleet Street before coming to New York five years ago …
Associated Press:
Mario Vargas Llosa Wins Nobel Literature Prize — STOCKHOLM (AP) — Peruvian Mario Vargas Llosa, one of the most acclaimed writers in the Spanish-speaking world who once ran for president in his homeland, won the 2010 Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday. — The Swedish Academy said it honored …
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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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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Romney to quit Libyan domain
Romney to quit Libyan domain
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