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Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
Paladino Laces Speech With Antigay Remarks — The Republican candidate for governor, Carl P. Paladino, told a gathering in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Sunday that children should not be “brainwashed” into thinking that homosexuality was acceptable, and criticized his opponent …
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Carl Paladino accused of ‘stunning homophobia’ after anti-gay rant at meeting with Jewish leaders — Flame-throwing Republican Carl Paladino erupted again, declaring Sunday that being gay is “not the example that we should be showing our children.” — “I don't want [children] …
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
No ‘brainwashing’ on homosexuality (Updated) — Carl Paladino, who's made a few stops in heavily religious Jewish areas of Brooklyn today, has said during at least one stop that he will veto a gay marriage bill if he is governor, a pledge he made on another visit with Orthodox Jews a few weeks ago.
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Daily Mail:
Obama has the book thrown at him: Moment a missile narrowly misses the U.S. President's head during campaign rally — This is the astonishing moment a book was apparently hurled at the head of U.S. President Barack Obama during a campaign rally in Philadelphia. — The flying missile narrowly missed hitting the President today.
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Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
VIDEO- BOOK HURLED AT OBAMA IN PHILADELPHIA — The state-run media today reported that Obama's Sunday event, before a mostly black audience, was somewhat smaller and less enthusiastic than last week's rally in Madison... Except for the book that was hurled at his head that the media ignored.
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Washington Post:
Obama continues attack on Chamber of Commerce — The White House intensified its attacks Sunday on the powerful U.S. Chamber of Commerce for its alleged ties to foreign donors, part of an escalating Democratic effort to link Republican allies with corporate and overseas interests ahead of the November midterm elections.
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Walter Alarkon / The Hill:
Axelrod: Chamber must prove foreign money allegations false
Axelrod: Chamber must prove foreign money allegations false
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Obama Ratchets Up Tone Against G.O.P.
Obama Ratchets Up Tone Against G.O.P.
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Karl Rove: Obama has an ‘enemies list’
Karl Rove: Obama has an ‘enemies list’
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Hey, Small Spender — Here's the narrative you hear everywhere: President Obama has presided over a huge expansion of government, but unemployment has remained high. And this proves that government spending can't create jobs. — Here's what you need to know: The whole story is a myth.
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Catherine Rampell / New York Times:
3 Share Nobel Economics Prize for Labor Analysis — The 2010 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science was awarded on Monday to Peter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen and Christopher A Pissarides for their work on markets where buyers and sellers have difficulty finding each other, in particular in labor markets.
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Washington Post:
Cable news chatter is changing the electoral landscape — When Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell appeared on Sean Hannity's Fox News program, he read her some advice from another Fox commentator, Sarah Palin. — Palin, urging the Delaware Republican to “speak through Fox News,” …
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Washington Post:
Obama administration does not support national freeze on foreclosures — The Obama administration does not support a nationwide moratorium on foreclosures at this time, Federal Housing Administration Commissioner David Stevens said Sunday in an e-mail response to questions.
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Wall Street Journal:
Congressional Staffers Gain From Trading in Stocks — WASHINGTON—Chris Miller nearly doubled his $3,500 stock investment in a renewable-energy firm in 2008. It was a perfectly legal bet, but he's no ordinary investor. — Mr. Miller is the top energy-policy adviser to Nevada Democrat …
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The Politico:
Newt Gingrich: on the edge or over the line? — In August, Newt Gingrich compared backers of a mosque near Ground Zero to Nazis putting up signs at the Holocaust museum. In September, came his assertion that President Barack Obama is motivated by a “Kenyan anti-colonial” world view.
John Hamilton / Media Matters for America:
“Progressive Hunter” — Jailhouse Confession: How the right-wing media and Glenn Beck's chalkboard drove Byron Williams to plot assassination … Byron Williams' alleged domestic terror plot began in Groveland, a tiny Gold Rush town nestled high in the Sierras, three hours east of San Francisco.
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Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
RACE OF THE DAY: W.Va.-01 — When former President Bill Clinton rallies for Gov. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) Monday, standing in his shadow will be Democratic congressional candidate Mike Oliverio, who's in a tight open seat race against Republican David McKinley this fall.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE GOP TO LOVE OBAMA IN 2026.... In light …
I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE GOP TO LOVE OBAMA IN 2026.... In light …
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Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
HOLY COW! Republican AZ-7 Challenger McClung Now in ‘Dead Heat’ with Grijalva — BOSTON — Just got back from Sean Bielat headquarters, where one volunteer said she's starting to sense a “Scott Brown feeling” about the campaign against Barney Frank. Logged onto my e-mail and saw a tip …
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Mankiw's Taxes — Greg Mankiw admits that he could afford to pay higher tax rates, but says that higher rates do affect his incentives to take on more work: … Do you see the card he palmed? Basically, the effect of letting the Bush cuts expire is so tiny that the only way to make it noticeable …
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