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7:25 AM ET, October 11, 2010

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Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
Paladino Attacks Gays in Brooklyn Speech  —  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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NY Daily News:
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.
New York Post:
Paladino calls gays ‘dysfunctional’  —  Tweet  —  Carl Paladino says it's not okay to be gay.  —  “There is nothing to be proud of in being a dysfunctional homosexual,” the Republican gubernatorial candidate told a small Hasidic group at K'hal Adas Kasho synagogue in Williamsburg today.
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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Darren Goode / The Hill:
Giannoulias, Kirk attack each other's integrity in Sunday morning TV debate
Discussion: The Politico and Crooks and Liars
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.
Discussion: Mother Jones
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N. Gregory Mankiw / New York Times:
I Can Afford Higher Taxes.  But They'll Make Me Work Less.  —  AN important issue dividing the political parties is whether to raise taxes on those earning more than $250,000 a year.  Democrats say these taxpayers can afford to chip in a bit more.  Republicans say raising taxes …
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Mankiw's Taxes  —  Greg Mankiw admits that he could afford …
Discussion: Emptywheel
Suzi Parker / Politics Daily:
Blanche Lincoln: Falling Victim to Arkansas' Changing Political Climate … The poster child for political jeopardy this year is Sen. Blanche Lincoln, Democrat of Arkansas.  —  On the surface, it appeared that Lincoln, a seasoned, victorious veteran of four federal campaigns …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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 …
BBC:
Scores arrested in Belgrade after anti-gay riot  —  The BBC's Mark Lowen: “It got very nasty”  —  Anti-gay protesters have fought running battles with police in an effort to disrupt a Gay Pride march in Belgrade - the first in the city since 2001.  —  Rioters threw petrol bombs and stones …
Discussion: Guardian, Gawker, Truthdig and Biased BBC
Jana Winter / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: New York Violating MOVE Act  —  U.S. Army Sgt. George Scheufele prepares to mail in his completed absentee ballot after voting in the American Presidential and Congressional election while at Camp Eagle in the battle-torn Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq.
Discussion: BLACKFIVE and Weasel Zippers
Stephen Ohlemacher / Associated Press:
Govt: No call for Social Security increase in 2011  —  WASHINGTON - As if voters don't have enough to be angry about this election year, the government is expected to announce this week that more than 58 million Social Security recipients will go through another year without an increase in their monthly benefits.
 
 
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
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Nick Cohen / Guardian:
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CNN:
8 arrested in string of anti-gay hate crimes in New York
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