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FIRST LADY CAMPAIGNS INSIDE POLLING PLACE — First lady Michelle Obama appears to have violated Illinois law — when she engaged in political discussion at a polling place! — The drama began after Mrs. Obama stopped off at the Martin Luther King Center on the south side of Chicago to cast an early vote.
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Amie Parnes / The Politico:
FAST FOOD FOR FLOTUS … ALSO ON CLICK — While back in her home state of Illinois, Michelle Obama set aside time to vote. — Gavin Newsom and Sarah Palin have been deemed the most datable politicians. — Vic Snyder will shave to raise funds for Joyce Elliott.
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Today's TMJ4, Weasel Zippers, JammieWearingFool, FishbowlDC and Liberty Pundits Blog
Jennifer Haberkorn / The Politico:
Judge disses Dems' ‘Alice in Wonderland’ health defense — A federal judge in Florida on Thursday said he will allow some of the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the health care law to proceed — and criticized Democrats for making an “Alice in Wonderland” argument to defend the law.
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Law Blog, JustOneMinute, Hot Air and Michelle Malkin
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Tom Brown / Reuters:
Judge lets states' healthcare suit go forward — (Reuters) - U.S. states can proceed with a lawsuit seeking to overturn President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare reform law, a Florida judge ruled Thursday. — U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson had said at a hearing last month …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Idaho Reporter
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Florida judge: Fight against insurance mandate can proceed
Florida judge: Fight against insurance mandate can proceed
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Politics Daily and National Review
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Lawsuit against health care bill will be heard
Lawsuit against health care bill will be heard
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Firedoglake, White House.gov Blog Feed, National Review, The Note, Althouse and Wake up America
Daniel Indiviglio / The Atlantic Online:
Foreclosure-Gate's Doomsday Scenario — The documentation problems surrounding mortgages originated during the housing boom just get uglier and uglier. One of the most recently surfaced worries is also one of the most serious. Bank analyst Josh Rosner envisions a doomsday scenario …
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Bloomberg, The Moderate Voice, Balloon Juice, Newshoggers.com and Suburban Guerrilla
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Ezra Klein:
Why don't the markets care about the foreclosure crisis? — The foreclosure mess really looks pretty bad. Here's one vision of the worst-case, bad-case and even not-so-bad scenarios. They're all grim. Here's a “doomsday scenario.” The words “TARP” and “two” are getting thrown around a lot …
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Felix Salmon and Prairie Weather
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Christine O'Donnell can't name Supreme Court case — Republican Christine O'Donnell was tripped up during Wednesday night's Delaware Senate debate, seemingly unable to name a recent Supreme Court decision with which she disagrees. (See: O'Donnell Goes Deep Debating Coons)
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James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
Why Christine O'Donnell Could Be More Dangerous Than Sarah Palin
Why Christine O'Donnell Could Be More Dangerous Than Sarah Palin
Christina Bellantoni / TPMDC:
Christine O'Donnell's Confused Debate Night: Candidate Asks …
Christine O'Donnell's Confused Debate Night: Candidate Asks …
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Hot Air, The Plum Line, TPMMuckraker, This Just In, Swampland, Crooks and Liars, The Daily Caller, Washington Monthly, CNN and No More Mister Nice Blog
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
POLL: Voters more likely to see Democrats as dominated by extremists — Likely voters in battleground districts see extremists as having a more dominant influence over the Democratic Party than they do over the GOP. — This result comes from The Hill 2010 Midterm Election Poll …
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Thomas Fitzgerald / Philly.com:
Armey: Toomey Triggered ‘Conception’ of Tea Party
Armey: Toomey Triggered ‘Conception’ of Tea Party
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Crooks and Liars and Daily Kos
Russell Berman / The Hill:
It's an attack ad that writes itself: The House Republican leader …
It's an attack ad that writes itself: The House Republican leader …
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CNN, Mediaite, Washington Post, Parker Spitzer, The Politico, Washington Monthly, Wonkette, Prairie Weather and JammieWearingFool
Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
Murkowski backers worry about spoilers — As Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) makes her write-in bid for Senate official, filing paperwork with state elections officials Wednesday, she faces a new concern—some backers worry that opponents are searching for a way to torpedo her campaign …
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The Politico, The Note and Liberty Pundits Blog
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Democratic Polling Improves in Key Senate Races, Lengthening G.O.P. Takeover Odds
Democratic Polling Improves in Key Senate Races, Lengthening G.O.P. Takeover Odds
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Plum Line, Philly.com, The Eye, New York Magazine, The Daily Caller, The Note, Don Surber and Prairie Weather
Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2010: Alaska Senate
Election 2010: Alaska Senate
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Public Policy Polling, Hot Air, TPMDC, National Review and FrumForum
Dave McKinney / Chicago Sun Times:
Whitney is ‘Whitey’ on some ballots — SPRINGFIELD — The last name of Green Party gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney is misspelled as “Whitey” on electronic-voting machines in nearly two dozen wards — about half in predominantly African-American areas — and election officials said Wednesday …
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TPMDC, Gawker, Above the Law, Outside the Beltway, Wonkette, msnbc.com and Beltway Confidential
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Since Dick Cheney shot him, Harry Whittington's aim has been to move on — AUSTIN — Nearly five years on, Harry Whittington still speaks with a slight flutter in his voice — a “warble,” he calls it, inadvertently choosing a bird metaphor. His easy East Texas drawl changed forever …
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Why the Reid-Angle debate matters so much — Debates, like newspaper endorsements, tend to be a slightly overrated commodity in politics. — Typically, debates are mundane affairs watched closely by small groups of partisans on each side — factors that virtually ensure they are not …
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Hot Air, The Daily Caller, The Hill, National Review and New York Times
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Laura Myers / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Entering tonight's debate, poll shows Angle ahead of Reid
Entering tonight's debate, poll shows Angle ahead of Reid
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Wake up America, National Review, TPMDC and Barcepundit
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Arnold Schwarzenegger hits Jerry Brown, Meg Whitman — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took to Twitter on Thursday to blast Republican Meg Whitman and Democrat Jerry Brown for the way they have conducted their campaigns to replace him. — With approval ratings hanging …
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The Hill, The Note and Capitol Alert
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Megan Carpentier / TPMDC:
California NOW President: ‘Meg Whitman Could Be Described As A Political Whore’
California NOW President: ‘Meg Whitman Could Be Described As A Political Whore’
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The Informer, Gateway Pundit, The Politico and PolitiCal
Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
The New Career of a Madman: Johnson Shrieks, “My site gave Geller her ‘break’ on the web” — UPDATE: LGF FLASHBACK! The Guardian's new columnist can't scrub fast enough: — It get's better — And this — this is rich. — Talk about a hot mess. Chuck Johnson has penned …
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Little Green Footballs, The Atlantic Online and NewsReal Blog
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Charles Johnson / Guardian:
Pamela Geller and the bloggers of hate | Charles Johnson
Pamela Geller and the bloggers of hate | Charles Johnson
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American Power, Jihad Watch and Dennis the Peasant
Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: New Pakistani Taliban Operative Feared Inside U.S. After Times Square Failure — Senior U.S. officials are concerned over recent intelligence indicating that the Pakistani Taliban, which orchestrated the failed Times Square bombing, may have successfully placed another operative inside …
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Weasel Zippers, Liberty Pundits Blog and The Jawa Report
Rupert Murdoch / Commentary:
‘The Aim Is to Make Israel a Pariah’ — Last night, Rupert Murdoch gave an extraordinary speech at an Anti-Defamation League dinner in which he revealed, yet again, that he is a true and selfless friend of the Jewish people and of Israel. Here is the text:
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Power Line
Dana Davis Rehm / NPR:
Why Can't NPR Staff Go To ‘Rally To Restore Sanity’ Or ‘March To Keep Fear Alive’? — The answer is they can - if they are assigned to cover the events. — But news staff and others covered by NPR's ethics policy should not go. — We've received enormous attention from media …
Laura Roberts / Telegraph:
India's richest man Mukesh Ambani moves into £630m home — The richest man in India, Mukesh Ambani, has moved into his new home in Mumbai which is 27 storeys high and worth £630m. — Ambani, his wife and three children have moved into the building which is named Antilia, after a mythical Island.
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New York Magazine
Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress:
After O'Reilly's Rants About How ‘Muslims Killed Us On 9/11!’ Goldberg And Behar Storm Off Set — This morning, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly appeared on The View and chatted with the hosts about a variety of the day's issues. At one point, the discussion turned to the topic of Park 51 …
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The Last Tradition and American Power
John Rossomando / The Daily Caller:
Republicans plan January takedowns of Obama's ‘czars’ — Republicans will have President Barack Obama's czars and his use of regulatory powers to circumvent congressional inaction on issues such as cap and trade in GOP crosshairs if the party takes control in January.
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Weasel Zippers, Pajamas Media and Beltway Confidential
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Few signs at tea party rally expressed racially charged anti-Obama themes — A new analysis of political signs displayed at a tea party rally in Washington last month reveals that the vast majority of activists expressed narrow concerns about the government's economic and spending policies …
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Hit & Run, Verum Serum, NewsBusters.org blogs, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers and Beltway Confidential
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Wire:
Push-Polling in Illinois? — Democratic operatives have apparently begun “push polling” in Illinois, trying to drive a wedge between conservative voters and Rep. Mark Kirk, the centrist Republican seeking the Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama.
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Liberty Pundits Blog and Beltway Confidential
Nick Seaver / AMERICAblog Gay:
MTV wants ‘light’ questions for Obama at today's youth townhall. Why? — At 4pm ET today, President Obama is participating in a “youth town hall” with MTV, CMT and BET. Last week I submitted my name to be a participant and was called back for the second round of “casting” (their word …
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Washington Post, Weasel Zippers, Gawker and Liberty Pundits Blog
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Limbaugh would be weak against Nelson — Rush Limbaugh's one of the most influential figures in American politics who's never run for office...but what if he did run for office? His home state of Florida has an incumbent Democratic Senator up for reelection next cycle in Bill Nelson …
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Riptide 2.0 and Naked Politics