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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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Denver Post, Zandar Versus The Stupid, AMERICAblog Gay and Outside the Beltway
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
BUCK COMPARES HOMOSEXUALITY TO ALCOHOLISM.... Ken Buck has already …
BUCK COMPARES HOMOSEXUALITY TO ALCOHOLISM.... Ken Buck has already …
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Balloon Juice
Joshua Miller / ABCNEWS:
Meghan McCain: Christine O'Donnell ‘Seen as Nutjob’ — O'Donnell ‘Making Mockery of Running for Public Office,’ John McCain's Daughter Says — This morning on a fiery “This Week” roundtable, four powerhouse guests tackled the influence of the Tea Party on the GOP.
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Crooks and Liars, Michelle Malkin, American Power and Gateway Pundit
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Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
Coons on O'Donnell: 'I'm not sure why she's running' for Senate
Coons on O'Donnell: 'I'm not sure why she's running' for Senate
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
TRENDING: Meghan McCain sounds off on O'Donnell
TRENDING: Meghan McCain sounds off on O'Donnell
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Raw Story, Riehl World View and Gawker
Blue Texan / Firedoglake:
All Together, Now: The Tea Party Isn't About Economic Insecurity — In his op-ed today, the normally razor sharp Frank Rich makes the same mistake I keep seeing over and over from the chattering classes. … Meh. — Anyone who thinks the Teabaggers' unhinged “anger and bitterness” …
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Frank Rich / New York Times:
The Rage Won't End on Election Day
The Rage Won't End on Election Day
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The Moderate Voice, Daily Kos and Prairie Weather
Melissa Clouthier / Liberty Pundits Blog:
PJ O'Rourke Discusses His New Book: Don't Vote It Just Encourages …
PJ O'Rourke Discusses His New Book: Don't Vote It Just Encourages …
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Riehl World View
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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Pundit & Pundette
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Frances Martel / Mediaite:
AIDS Activists In Boston Heckle An Angry President Obama
AIDS Activists In Boston Heckle An Angry President Obama
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Towleroad News #gay and CNN
Carol E. Lee / The Politico:
President Obama: ‘Fear and frustration’ drive voters
President Obama: ‘Fear and frustration’ drive voters
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The Hill:
Some Democrats are beginning to question the party's shifting strategies in the closing weeks of the campaign, particular its recent focus on groups who are spending millions on behalf of Republicans. — These veteran party strategists are raising doubts as to whether the attacks on the U.S. Chamber …
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Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
Obama may be on his own if he wants big changes
Obama may be on his own if he wants big changes
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Pat Dollard
Shane D'Aprile / The Hill:
Gibbs: 'Don't ask, don't tell' will end under Obama administration
Gibbs: 'Don't ask, don't tell' will end under Obama administration
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The Politico and CNN
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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Michelle Malkin, Scared Monkeys, Mediaite, GayPatriot, Left Coast Rebel, iOwnTheWorld.com, Gateway Pundit and RedState
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Larry O'Connor / Breitbart.tv:
Barney Frank's Significant Other Heckles GOP Opponent
Barney Frank's Significant Other Heckles GOP Opponent
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Weasel Zippers
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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Weasel Zippers, Pajamas Media and JammieWearingFool
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 …
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 …
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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CNN, Outside the Beltway, Comments from Left Field, Unqualified Offerings, CBS News and The Daily Beast
CBS News:
Nancy Pelosi Fires Back — The Woman Speaker Targeted by the GOP Does Not Believe Democrats Will Lose Control of the House … Speaker Nancy Pelosi is all business. Whether it's on her morning walk along the Potomac . . . “This is where you think about stuff?” Braver asked.
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.
New York Times:
Big Donors Help Republican Governors' Group — The Republican Governors Association benefited from a number of sizable contributions from deep-pocketed individual and corporate donors over the last few months, driving a record $31 million fund-raising haul in the third quarter.
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