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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
O'Donnell Calls Coons a Marxist During Debate — Democratic candidate Chris Coons, left, and Republican candidate Christine O'Donnell wait for the start of a televised Delaware Senate debate at the University of Delaware in Newark, Del. — Christine O'Donnell, the Republican Delaware Senate candidate …
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Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Delaware Senate Hopefuls Debate — NEWARK, Del. — Swallowing nervously, Christine O'Donnell, the Tea Party favorite who is running for the Senate in Delaware, plunged into her first public debate Wednesday night with a jab at Chris Coons, her Democratic opponent, a former lawyer who is a county executive here.
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Washington Post, Ballot Box, Prairie Weather, Gawker and CNN
Paul / Power Line:
The wrong bogeyman — Here's a sidebar to the debate tonight between Chris Coons and Christine O'Donnell (see the post below for a discussion of that debate). One of the first things Coons said was that he has a proven record as a job creator by virtue, in part, of his ability as a County Executive …
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
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Washington Wire, National Review, NewsBusters.org blogs, Politics Daily and Conservatives4Palin.com
Igor Volsky / Wonkroom:
In Debate, O'Donnell Likens Repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell To Adultery
In Debate, O'Donnell Likens Repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell To Adultery
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Towleroad News #gay and Pam's House Blend
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Survey USA: Coons 54, O'Donnell 33
Survey USA: Coons 54, O'Donnell 33
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CNN, The Other McCain, The Politico and Z on TV
Aharding / CNN:
CNN/Time Poll: O'Donnell down 19 points in Delaware Senate battle
CNN/Time Poll: O'Donnell down 19 points in Delaware Senate battle
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New York Times:
For Reid, No Shaking Tea Party Challenger — LAS VEGAS — Senator Harry Reid of Nevada first thought he could scrape his way to re-election by invoking his power as majority leader and reminding voters what that means for his home state. When that didn't seem to work …
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Jon Ralston / Las Vegas Sun:
The blind hate that is financing Sharron Angle's run
The blind hate that is financing Sharron Angle's run
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Taylor Marsh, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Maddow Blog
Sean J. Miller / The Hill:
POLL: Majority of voters say they want a viable third party in American politics
POLL: Majority of voters say they want a viable third party in American politics
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CNN, Ballot Box and Prairie Weather
Michael / Petrelis Files:
WH's Jarrett: Dead Gay Bully Victim — Made ‘Lifestyle Choice’ — The last time I heard anyone use the obnoxious phrase “lifestyle choice” to describe a gay person's sexual orientation was during the Bill Clinton presidency when the gays were accused of wanting “special rights.”
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Rove, Chamber ads widely debunked as false or misleading — Here's something important that's getting lost in the firefight over the money funding the ads by the U.S. Chamber and Karl Rove's groups: Many of the ads themselves have been debunked by independent fact checkers as false, grossly misleading, or marred with distortions.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Awesome: White House attacks on Rove's group lead to massive influx of donations
Awesome: White House attacks on Rove's group lead to massive influx of donations
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Nice Deb and The Daily Caller
Caroline May / The Daily Caller:
Obama is Rove's fundraiser-in-chief
Obama is Rove's fundraiser-in-chief
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Flopping Aces, Hotline On Call, Don Surber and FrumForum
Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
Rabbi Breaks With Paladino Over Apology — Well, that didn't last long. — The alliance between the Republican Carl P. Paladino and an Orthodox rabbi from Brooklyn has fallen apart, with the rabbi denouncing Mr. Paladino on Wednesday for his apology over remarks he had made about homosexuality on Sunday.
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Adam Zielinski / WLS-AM 890:
Military ballots may not count in Illinois — CHICAGO (WLS) - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether the state of Illinois missed the deadline for mailing absentee ballots to members of the military and other overseas American voters as part of a new federal overseas voting law.
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Quinnipiac University:
Blumenthal Opens Up Double-Digit Lead In Senate Race, Quinnipiac University Connecticut Poll Finds; Independent Voters Shift Back To Democrat — Reversing a months-long decline in his lead in the Connecticut U.S. Senate race, Democratic State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has opened up a 54 …
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Raymond Hernandez / New York Times:
Female Candidate Finds Tough Audience: Women
Female Candidate Finds Tough Audience: Women
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New York Magazine
New York Times:
Dithering on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' — The Obama administration professes to oppose the odious and misguided policy of banning gay soldiers from serving openly in the military. So it was distressing to hear that the Justice Department plans to appeal a federal court order …
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ACS Blog, Towleroad News #gay, Brilliant at Breakfast and The Hill
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Robert Burns / Associated Press:
Gates Warns of Abruptly Ending 'Don't Ask'
Gates Warns of Abruptly Ending 'Don't Ask'
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The Politico
Fox News:
Obama: Republicans Will Have to Learn to Get Along With Me — President Obama reveals in a magazine article that he is weighing what to do if Republicans win the House majority next month, and has come up with a novel approach: Make the GOP work with him. — In a seeming twist …
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JammieWearingFool, Flopping Aces, FoxNews.com, Hullabaloo, New York Magazine and Firedoglake
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Scott Wong / The Politico:
Obama admission inspires GOP
Obama admission inspires GOP
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Sweetness & Light, TPMDC, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, Beltway Confidential and Gawker
Charles Ashby / Daily Sentinel:
Anti-Obama billboard raises eyebrows — Caricatures are racist and homophobic, local Dems say — A Grand Junction billboard depicting President Barack Obama as a terrorist, a gangster, a Mexican bandit and a gay man is getting national attention. — The billboard, erected along …
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Mediaite, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Spot, Weasel Zippers and Colorado Independent
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 …
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Washington Monthly, Political Punch, Taegan Goddard's … and New York Magazine
Jon Cohen / Behind the Numbers:
Pew: cellphone bias may be bigger than in '08 — In a new analysis sure to add to the uncertainty about the upcoming election, the Pew Research Center reports that a large number of pre-election polls might be biased. — Polls that don't interview people on cellphones …
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Atrios / Eschaton:
“Perhaps” — I really don't get the complete lack of concern for property rights. … If Citi doesn't own the mortgage then the woman doesn't owe them any money. If Citi doesn't own the mortgage then it isn't the case that “perhaps” they shouldn't foreclose on her, it's the case that they have no legal right to foreclosure.
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John Carney / CNBC:
Let's Not Start Lionizing The Anti-Foreclosure Deadbeats
Let's Not Start Lionizing The Anti-Foreclosure Deadbeats
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Overlawyered and TalkLeft
Lee Fang / ThinkProgress:
Exclusive: Chamber Receives At Least $885,000 From Over 80 Foreign Companies In Disclosed Donations Alone — Last week, ThinkProgress published an exclusive story about the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's foreign fundraising operation. We noted the Chamber raises money from foreign-owned businesses for its 501 …
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New York Times:
Bankers Ignored Signs of Trouble on Foreclosures — At JPMorgan Chase & Company, they were derided as “Burger King kids” — walk-in hires who were so inexperienced they barely knew what a mortgage was. — At Citigroup and GMAC, dotting the i's and crossing the t's on home foreclosures …
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Housing Complex and Guardian
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Wall Street Journal:
AOL, Firms Explore an Offer for Yahoo — AOL Inc. and several private-equity firms are exploring making an offer to buy Yahoo Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, devising a bold plan to marry two big Internet brands facing steep challenges. — Silver Lake Partners …
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Boehner a rubber stamp for Pelosi? — It's an attack ad that writes itself: The House Republican leader, Rep. John Boehner (Ohio), votes with liberal Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) a majority of the time. — The statistic seems impossible to believe, given the ferocity …
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Prairie Weather and JammieWearingFool
Pat Sajak / National Review:
Public Employees and Elections: A Conflict of Interest? — None of my family and friends is allowed to appear on Wheel of Fortune. Same goes for my kids' teachers or the guys who rotate my tires. If there's not a real conflict of interest, there is, at least, the appearance of one.
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Chuck Norris / Townhall.com:
Chuck Norris 8 Steps To Rebuild America's Economy (Part 2) — Editors' note: this is part two of Chuck Norris' column. For Part 1, click here. — When Barack Obama was elected president, he made claims that he would “go through our federal budget — page by page, line by line — eliminating those programs we don't need.”
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