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ABCNEWS:
Foreign Money Flowing Into Campaign? — President Obama, Democrats Say There's Foreign Influence in Election, Scant Evidence to Prove Claims — To many Democrats, the accusation by President Obama and other party leaders that foreign money might be bank rolling some pro-Republican political …
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Los Angeles Times:
Some Democrats uneasy with attacks on Chamber of Commerce
Some Democrats uneasy with attacks on Chamber of Commerce
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Firedoglake, Oliver Willis and Don Surber
Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
Axelrod to US Chamber: What Are You Hiding That You Don't Want …
Axelrod to US Chamber: What Are You Hiding That You Don't Want …
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theblogprof, The Sundries Shack, Hot Air and RealClearPolitics Video Log
The Politico:
White House ‘out of the fetal position’
White House ‘out of the fetal position’
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National Review and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
Pamela Geller / Big Government:
Foreign Contributions: Investigating Obama
Foreign Contributions: Investigating Obama
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HillBuzz, Atlas Shrugs, The Last Tradition and YID With LID
Mike Dorning / Bloomberg:
Obama Loses Support in Poll as Joblessness Prompts Growing U.S. Discontent — Hope has turned to doubt and disenchantment for almost half of President Barack Obama's supporters. — More than 4 of 10 likely voters who say they once considered themselves Obama backers now are either less supportive …
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The Moderate Voice, Weasel Zippers, The Page and Prairie Weather
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Nearly half of Obama's supporters have now given up on him: poll — Nearly half the people who once considered themselves supporters of President Barack Obama don't anymore. — Other than that, his virtually nonstop cross-country campaigning for embattled Democrats in the Nov. 2 election is working perfectly.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Gallup poll shows GOP isn't losing steam with likely voters
Gallup poll shows GOP isn't losing steam with likely voters
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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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Taegan Goddard's …, Commentary, TPMDC and Beltway Confidential
Wall Street Journal:
Wall Street Pay: A Record $144 Billion — Financial Overhaul Has Affected Structure but Not Level; Revenue-to-Compensation Ratio Stays Flat — Pay on Wall Street is on pace to break a record high for a second consecutive year, according to a study conducted by The Wall Street Journal.
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New York Times:
Offering Donors Secrecy, and Going on Attack — The American Future Fund, a conservative organization based in Iowa, has been one of the more active players in this fall's campaigns, spending millions of dollars on ads attacking Democrats across the country.
Bill Estep / Lexington Herald-Leader:
Bill Clinton blasts Rand Paul, GOP tactics at UK rally for Conway — Former President Bill Clinton campaigned for Attorney General Jack Conway in Lexington on Monday, delivering a hard-nosed repudiation of Republican Rand Paul's “radical ideas” to cut government spending.
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Ballot Box and Washington Monthly
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
For Democrats, Even ‘Safe’ Seats Are Shaky — ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio — Republicans are expanding the battle for the House into districts that Democrats had once considered relatively safe, while Democrats began a strategy of triage on Monday to fortify candidates who they believe stand the best chance of survival.
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Ezra Klein:
The irrelevance of the liberal ‘brand’ — There is perhaps no surer signal that Democrats are about to suffer a terrific defeat than to see liberals begin discussing how to define, redefine, or otherwise burnish their “brand.” So far as I'm concerned, this falls firmly in the “doesn't matter” category of American politics.
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A plain blog about politics, Oliver Willis, Weasel Zippers and The New Republic
Laura Rozen / The Politico:
Researcher: Suicide terrorism linked to military occupation — Robert Pape, a University of Chicago political science professor and former Air Force lecturer, will present findings on Capitol Hill Tuesday that argue that the majority of suicide terrorism around the world since 1980 has had a common cause: military occupation.
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Israel Matzav and Salon
Scott / Power Line:
The Stanford Daily's Two Minute Hate — Victor Davis Hanson recently noted some of the ironies and absurdities of the regime of affirmative action enforced in American institutions of higher learning. The rationale of the affirmative action regime is of course “diversity.” Regarding this rationale, Hanson wrote:
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Stanford Daily, F i a t Lux and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
Matthew L. Wald / New York Times:
Offshore Wind Power Line Wins Praise, and Backing — WASHINGTON — Google and a New York financial firm have each agreed to invest heavily in a proposed $5 billion transmission backbone for future offshore wind farms along the Atlantic Seaboard that could ultimately transform the region's electrical map.
Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
Unrepentant, Paladino Calls Gay Parades ‘Disgusting’ — Despite an uproar over his remarks about gays, Carl P. Paladino appeared on national television on Monday and expressed revulsion at gay pride parades. — Mr. Paladino restated his criticism of Andrew M. Cuomo, his Democratic opponent …
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Sean Cockerham / Anchorage Daily News:
Miller vows silence on background until election — Republican Senate nominee Joe Miller said this afternoon that he will not be answering any more questions about his personal background for the remainder of the campaign. — “We've drawn a line in the sand.
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Washington Monthly, Wonkette, Zandar Versus The Stupid, Swampland and New York Magazine
CNN:
Congressional candidate defends wearing Nazi outfit for re-enactment — (CNN) — A Republican candidate running for U.S. Congress says his past donning of a Nazi outfit was part of a historical lesson — and defended his background in military re-enactments.
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Chris Ciarlo / KTVN-TV:
Woman Says She Worked for Sandoval Illegally — Ana Padilla used to be go by her middle name, Maritza. She told us that was when she first came to the United States illegally. — “I come from Guatemala City in 1986,” said Padilla. — She told us after working in the States for about ten years …
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The Politico:
Wall St. cash flow imperils Democrats — A shift in the flow of Wall Street money toward Republicans earlier this year has become a torrent in the final weeks of the campaign, according to lobbyists and business executives doling out the cash. — “Our target ratio for the 2010 cycle is 80-20 Republican …
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Clusterstock and Cheat Sheet
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Healthcare lobbyists seek to repair relationship with Republicans — House Republicans say healthcare groups that backed the Democrats' overhaul bill are trying to rekindle their hot-and-cold-relationship with the GOP. — The health industry's effort to make nice with Republicans …
The Huffington Post:
Ken Buck Explained To Alleged Rape Victim Why He Wouldn't Take Her Case (AUDIO) — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — A five-year-old rape case that was never prosecuted is suddenly causing major ripples in the Colorado Senate race and headaches for Republican candidate Ken Buck.
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Glen Bolger / Public Opinion Strategies:
The Myth of the Democrat Surge — At the entrance to the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in South Carolina is a sign that reads, “The noise you hear is the sound of freedom.” Well, the noise you hear right now is the sound of Democrats whistling past the graveyard, with various claims …
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Hetz Shahor / The Jawa Report:
North Carolina Muslim Admits Working with al Qaeda: “Proud to be an American Traitor” [Full text] — I think we can quit with the speculation about where he went and why — Update by Rusty: The full text of Khan's story can be found at the end of this post. — I'm reading the magazine now and will continue to update.
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Michael Isikoff / msnbc.com:
USS Cole: ‘Rock solid’ evidence, no retaliation — Newly declassified documents show the frustrations of top White House counterterrorism officials over the U.S. failure to respond to al-Qaida's October 2000 bombing of the USS Cole despite evidence that Osama bin Laden was reading poetry …
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Jim VandeHei / The Politico:
The race that says it all — OSHKOSH, WI. — Until last fall, Ron Johnson was just an intensely private guy with a good business and a nice house on Lake Winnebago. He kept a stack of Wall Street Journals next to his bed, folded just right so he wouldn't forget to read columnist Dan Henninger on this or Paul Gigot on that.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH.... Alabama Senator Richard Shelby (R) has refused to allow a vote on Peter Diamond's nomination to the board of governors of the Federal Reserve. As far as the conservative lawmaker is concerned, MIT's Diamond, among the most accomplished economists of his generation, lacks the necessary qualifications.
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