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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Be Afraid, Be Very... Never Mind, You Already Are — Bitterly clinging to his pop psychology, First Sociologist Barack Obama regales a Democratic fundraising event with his latest insight into the minds of the Great Unwashed: — WEST NEWTON, Mass. - President Barack Obama said Americans' …
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Carol E. Lee / The Politico:
President Obama: ‘Fear and frustration’ drive voters — BOSTON — President Barack Obama on Saturday blamed Americans' “fear and frustration” for the fierce, negative, anything-goes midterm election cycle that threatens to upend his agenda. — “Part of the reason that our politics seems …
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Frances Martel / Mediaite:
AIDS Activists In Boston Heckle An Angry President Obama — President Barack Obama was in Massachusetts today helping out Governor Deval Patrick's reelection effort. Speaking at a campaign rally earlier today, however, he was met with a bit of a road bump- hecklers who objected to the amount …
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Abby Phillip / The Politico:
Fired up? Not so much — If President Barack Obama needed …
Fired up? Not so much — If President Barack Obama needed …
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Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
Coons on O'Donnell: 'I'm not sure why she's running' for Senate — Delaware Senate candidate Chris Coons (D) said Republican Christine O'Donnell's victory in the GOP primary was “positive” for his campaign. — “Obviously, I went from being significantly down to significantly up in the polls …
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Joshua Miller / ABCNEWS:
Meghan McCain: Christine O'Donnell ‘Seen as Nutjob’
Meghan McCain: Christine O'Donnell ‘Seen as Nutjob’
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Shane D'Aprile / The Hill:
Ken Buck calls homosexuality ‘a choice’ — Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Republican Ken Buck sparred over government spending, deficits and the policies of President Obama Sunday, but the meeting between the two candidates on NBC's “Meet the Press” was untimely dominated by Buck's answer to a question on homosexuality.
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Igor Volsky / Wonk Room:
Colorado Senate Candidate Says Being Gay Is A Choice, Compares It To Alcoholism — This morning, during a Colorado Senate debate hosted by Meet The Press, Republican candidate Ken Buck said that being gay is a choice and compared it to alcoholism: … Watch it:
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The Hill:
Democrats have raised $1 million from foreign-affiliated PACs — Democratic leaders in the House and Senate criticizing GOP groups for allegedly funneling foreign money into campaign ads have seen their party raise more than $1 million from political action committees affiliated with foreign companies.
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Playing All the Angles — As I sat above the Hoover Dam under the broiling sun, I was getting jittery. — There was Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona, speaking at the dedication of a bridge linking Arizona and Nevada 890 feet above the Colorado River. — As the politicians droned …
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Teresa Dixon Murray / Plain Dealer:
Mortgage foreclosure uproar sweeps up Northeast Ohioans — CLEVELAND, Ohio — Michael and Pamella Negrea have never been late on a mortgage payment in the 15 years they've owned their home in Eastlake. But they've been foreclosed on three times. — Martin and Kirsten Davis, meanwhile …
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Maeve Reston / PolitiCal:
At Fiorina event, McCain doesn't hide disdain for Boxer — she's ‘bitterly partisan’ and ‘anti-defense’ — Former Republican presidential contender John McCain reunited with his onetime advisor Carly Fiorina on the campaign trail Saturday in San Diego, offering a blistering indictment …
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
2 Top Candidates Skip G.O.P. Rally
2 Top Candidates Skip G.O.P. Rally
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Amy Taxin / Associated Press:
Palin tells supporters 'soon we'll all be dancing'
Palin tells supporters 'soon we'll all be dancing'
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Wall Street Journal:
GOP Senate Hopefuls in Tight Races Get Money Boost — Republican candidates in the closest campaigns for the Senate have moved ahead of their Democratic rivals in the fund-raising race, according to reports released late Friday. — In the 10 closest Senate races, the Republican raised …
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Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
GOP cash threatens to swamp Dems
GOP cash threatens to swamp Dems
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John Gizzi / Human Events:
Rasmussen Predicts GOP Gain of 55 in House — Newport Beach, Calif.—Nationally-recognized pollster Scott Rasmussen last night predicted that Republicans would gain 55 seats in races for the U.S. House of Representatives November 2—much more than the 39 needed for a Republican majority in the House for the first time since 2006.
flemingandhayes.com:
Barney Frank's Boyfriend Heckles Sean Bielat — Upon exiting the most recent debate with Barney Frank, located at WGBH studios in Boston, MA, Republican Congressional candidate, Sean Bielat, gets heckled by a Barney Frank “supporter” while talking to the media.
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Frank Rich / New York Times:
The Rage Won't End on Election Day — CARL Paladino began his New York gubernatorial campaign by bragging he'd “clean out Albany with a baseball bat.” When an ally likened his main Albany target, the (Jewish) leader of the State Assembly, to “an antichrist or Hitler,” he enthusiastically endorsed the slur.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
How propaganda is disseminated: WikiLeaks Edition — This is how the U.S. government and American media jointly disseminate propaganda: in the immediate wake of some newsworthy War on Terror event, U.S. Government officials (usually anonymous) make wild and reckless — though unverifiable — claims.
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