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Associated Press:
Judge Orders Injunction on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' — SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge issued a worldwide injunction Tuesday stopping enforcement of the “don't ask, don't tell” policy, ending the military's 17-year-old ban on openly gay troops. — U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips' landmark ruling …
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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Judge bans 'don't ask' policy worldwide — A federal judge has ordered the Defense Department to halt all enforcement worldwide of the “don't ask, don't tell” policy regarding gays in the military. — U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillips issued the injunction (text here) …
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Adam Levine / CNN:
Judge orders military to stop enforcing 'don't ask, don't tell'
Judge orders military to stop enforcing 'don't ask, don't tell'
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Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
Judge imposes ban on 'don't ask', don't tell' policy on gays …
Judge imposes ban on 'don't ask', don't tell' policy on gays …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Sharron Angle raised $14 million in 3rd quarter — Former Nevada state Assemblywoman Sharron Angle raised $14 million over the last three months for her race against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. AP Photo/Cathleen Allison — Updated, 5:21 pm — Former Nevada state Assemblywoman Sharron Angle …
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Chris Stirewalt / Fox News:
Fox News Polls: GOP Sees Senate Chances Improve — The race for the Senate continues to heat up as Republicans lead for two seats currently held by Democrats — Nevada and Washington — while another Republican has closed into striking distance for an open seat in Connecticut.
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Christina Bellantoni / TPMDC:
Sharron Angle Raised Massive $14M Haul In Third Quarter
Sharron Angle Raised Massive $14M Haul In Third Quarter
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Diana Olick / Realty Check with Diana Olick:
Foreclosure Fraud: It's Worse Than You Think — There has been plenty of pontificating over the ramifications of foreclosure freezes on troubled borrowers, foreclosure buyers and the larger housing market, not to mention lawsuits, investor losses and bank write downs.
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Jeremy P. Jacobs / Hotline On Call:
DCCC Cuts Ad Buys In 6 Districts — The DCCC formalized its triage operation on Tuesday, moving money out of battleground races where it looks like Republicans have already marshaled significant leads. — In six districts — three open seats previously held by Democrats and three …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Dem candidate: DCCC canceled ads because I won't support Pelosi
Dem candidate: DCCC canceled ads because I won't support Pelosi
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Tony Perkins / Washington Post:
Christian compassion requires the truth about harms of homosexuality — The media has recently been filled with reports of several recent suicides by teenagers who are reported to have been victims of “anti-gay” bullying. Some homosexual activist groups lay blame at the feet …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Russ Feingold and the 42 percent problem — Late last week, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee released an internal poll that showed embattled Sen. Russ Feingold (D) down by just two points to wealthy businessman Ron Johnson (R). — The data showed, Democrats argued …
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Jim VandeHei / The Politico:
The race that says it all — OSHKOSH, WI. — Until last fall …
The race that says it all — OSHKOSH, WI. — Until last fall …
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Senator Feingold struggles in Wisconsin
Senator Feingold struggles in Wisconsin
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Manchin retakes lead — Joe Manchin has reclaimed the lead in the West Virginia Senate race by a 48-45 margin. He trailed by 3 points in a PPP poll three weeks ago and his improved standing is a clear example of the biggest potential game changer nationwide for this year's election …
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Jeremy P. Jacobs / Hotline On Call:
Paladino Curses Eric Holder — It's already been a rough week for Republican Carl Paladino's New York gubernatorial campaign and it looks like the hits are going to keep on coming. — In a previously unreleased video obtained by Hotline On Call, Paladino has some choice words …
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Shira Toeplitz / The Politico:
Miller, Murkowski in statistical tie — Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Republican nominee Joe Miller are in a dead heat, according to the latest poll out of the Alaska Senate race. — Miller still leads the field with 35 percent of the vote, but Murkowski received 33 percent for her write-in bid …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Murkowski names Democrats as senators she admires
Murkowski names Democrats as senators she admires
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Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
BREAKING, PART 2: DOJ TO APPEAL DOMA DECISIONS — [NOTE: This post was updated throughout Tuesday evening.] — In a move expected by most legal observers, the U.S. Department of Justice this afternoon filed notices of appeal in two cases striking down the federal definition of marriage …
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Brendan Farrington / MiamiHerald.com:
DCF won't appeal overturn of gay adoption ban
DCF won't appeal overturn of gay adoption ban
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Paralysis of the State — Sometimes a local issue perfectly illuminates a larger national problem. Such is the case with the opposition of the New Jersey governor, Chris Christie, to construction of a new tunnel between his state and New York. — Christie argues that a state …
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Michelle Malkin:
Celebrating American greatness...in Chile; Update: Live rescue video link added; brief Obama statement; 10:14pm ET 1st rescuer heads down — 10:11pm Eastern Second dry run complete..1st rescuer Manuel Gonzalez climbs into rescue capsule...Godspeed...Chilean president Sebastian Pinera …
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Simon Romero / New York Times:
Rescuers Lower Escape Capsule in Test at Chilean Mine
Rescuers Lower Escape Capsule in Test at Chilean Mine
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Scot Kersgaard / Colorado Independent:
Suspect in 2005 Buck case said he knew it was rape — As first reported by the Colorado Independent Monday, the 2005 rape case that Weld County DA and current U.S. Senate hopeful Ken Buck declined to prosecute in 2006 just won't go away. — While Buck claims the case was so flawed …
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Steve Krakauer / Mediaite:
Parker Spitzer Is Tanking CNN's Prime Time: Worst Ratings In 10 Years — CNN's prime time ratings woes are only increasing with new program Parker Spitzer. — Monday night was the lowest weekday prime time rating average in more than 10 years, since June 28, 2000. And it wasn't just the 8pmET that was seeing low ratings.
Peter Baker / The Caucus:
White House Is Lifting Ban on Deepwater Drilling — Updated — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced on Tuesday that it was immediately lifting a moratorium on deepwater drilling that was imposed after the BP oil spill, as new rules are put in place that are intended to prevent another disaster.
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Zaid Jilani / Think Progress:
Landrieu Will Not Lift Hold On Budget Director Despite End Of Drilling Moratorium
Landrieu Will Not Lift Hold On Budget Director Despite End Of Drilling Moratorium
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Obama's Lost Narrative — Nyhan goes after the Democrats for baseless attacks against the US Chamber of Commerce. It is very depressing to see them descend to this kind of stuff. What they need are not tactics and resentment, which is what we're seeing. What we need is a narrative of recovery and reform from Obama.
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Jillian Rayfield / TPMDC:
Rich Iott Defends Nazis He Dresses Up As: ‘They Were Doing What They Thought Was Right’ (VIDEO) — Ohio Congressional candidate Rich Iott got grilled by Anderson Cooper last night on his rather unusual hobby of dressing up as a member of the 5th SS Wiking Panzer Division, a unit in the German army during World War II.
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Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller:
You just keep leaning forward, Keith — Yesterday we showed you Keith Olbermann's contribution to MSNBC's great new “Lean Forward” campaign. You know, the one that's going to turn everything around and make people watch their channel. Why would they want to miss this?
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David Frum / FrumForum:
About Alex Knepper — For some months, we have been occasionally publishing here at FrumForum the work of an American University undergraduate named Alex Knepper. Alex Knepper is an outspoken young libertarian, a brave and brainy writer of real promise. — Alex also published …
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Abby Phillip / The Politico:
Barack Obama seeks to energize young voters — President Barack Obama tried to fire up the Twitter generation during a live-streamed town hall event Tuesday night in hopes of reigniting the social media network that served him so well in 2008. — A low-key Obama, answering questions …
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Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Forget the Birthers, Here Come the DNAers — Man, here I thought that with Nazi re-enacters, witches, and tea baggers insisting they have a higher security clearance than the Commander in Chief, we had reached as low and as ridiculous as we could possibly get. How sad that reality proved to be so much worse than my pessimism:
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