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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
Judge bans 'don't ask' policy worldwide
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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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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Dem candidate: DCCC canceled ads because I won't support Pelosi — A Democratic candidate for Congress accused the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) of pulling its support for his campaign because he said he wouldn't support Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as House Speaker.
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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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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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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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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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Michelle Malkin:
Celebrating American greatness...in Chile; Update: Live rescue video link added; brief Obama statement; 10:45pm ET 1st rescuer in the mine; 1st miner sent up! ; 11:17pm ET SAFE. 32 more to go; Pinera: “[Q]ue gratitud con Dios!” — 11:41pm ET...Chilean President Sebastian Pinera gives thanks to God: “Que emocion!
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Michael Warren / Associated Press:
Chile choreographs dramatic finish to rescue saga
Chile choreographs dramatic finish to rescue saga
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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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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
U.S.S. Cole attack survivors angry at Obama — The tenth anniversary of the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole on Tuesday conjured up painful memories for the families of the 17 Navy sailors who died in the terrorist attack, but it also revealed simmering anger at the Obama administration over the lack …
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Axelrod: We'll keep pounding outside spending and foreign money
Axelrod: We'll keep pounding outside spending and foreign money
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Jon Ward / The Daily Caller:
Gibbs says Obama will keep talking about foreign money for attack ads …
Gibbs says Obama will keep talking about foreign money for attack ads …
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CNN:
Official: Mexican investigator beheaded — (CNN) — The severed head of the lead Mexican investigator in the Falcon Lake case, Rolando Armando Flores Villegas, was delivered Tuesday in a suitcase to the Mexican military, Texas Rep. Aaron Pena told CNN. — But a spokesman for the attorney general …
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Martha L. Hernández / Monitor:
Mexican authorities confirm beheading of lead investigator in Hartley disappearance
Mexican authorities confirm beheading of lead investigator in Hartley disappearance
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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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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
TRENDING: Jabs in Connecticut Senate debate — (CNN) - The gloves were off as Democrat Richard Blumenthal and Republican Linda McMahon traded jabs over health care, taxes and personal character their third debate in the race for a U.S. Senate seat from Connecticut.
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Chris Stirewalt / Fox News:
Fox News Polls: GOP Sees Senate Chances Improve
Fox News Polls: GOP Sees Senate Chances Improve
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Pam Key / The Blaze:
CLINTON HECKLED IN BLUE NEW YORK, SAYS HALF OF REPUBLICANS NEED PSYCHIATRIC HELP — MICKGOBLIN — He didnt do crap to balance the budget. It was supply side economics kicking in back from Reagan and the computer industry. Fine one thing he did to balance the budget? He didnt do crap!
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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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ABCNEWS:
In South Dakota: Another Sarah Palin? — A New Republican Star Takes on a Tough Democratic Incumbent — If money is any indication, the hottest Republican House candidate in the country is Kristi Noem. The 38-year-old rancher has raised more campaign cash than any Republican house challenger in the country.
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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.
Ryan J. Reilly / TPMMuckraker:
Mark Kirk Sends Poll Monitors To ‘Vulnerable,’ Largely African-American Neighborhoods — In a private phone conversation that was secretly recorded, Mark Kirk, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Illinois, told state Republican leaders last week about his plan to send “voter integrity” …
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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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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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Balloon Juice
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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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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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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