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Ben Evans / Associated Press:
O'Donnell questions separation of church, state — WILMINGTON, Del. — Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell of Delaware on Tuesday questioned whether the U.S. Constitution calls for a separation of church and state, appearing to disagree or not know that the First Amendment bars the government from establishing religion.
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Michelle Malkin:
Chris Coons can't name the five freedoms in the First Amendment — That's right. Delaware Democratic Senate candidate Chris Coons can't name the five freedoms in the First Amendment. — But all you'll hear from the MSM today is that Christine O'Donnell — correctly …
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Lucy Madison / CBS News:
Christine O'Donnell: “Where in the Constitution is the Separation of Church and State?” — Updated: 11:51am ET. — Republican Senate Candidate Christine O'Donnell today challenged her Democratic opponent Chris Coons on his statement that the Constitution disallowed the integration of religion …
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Christine O'Donnell questions separation of church, state
Christine O'Donnell questions separation of church, state
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Cuffy Meigs / Perfunction:
Historic Illiteracy: Idiot Sarah Palin “Party Like It's 1773” After The Election! — OMG, will this blithering idiot ever shut up?! … I mean, 1773?! WOW. Glad I wasn't the only one who caught this latest Palin gaffe: — And finally, channeling the Insane Clown Posse:
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The significance of 1773: Moron leftists mock Palin, embarrass themselves — Scroll for updates... Sarah Palin wisely warned Tea Party activists to keep working hard right up until Election Day — and not to “party like it's 1773″ yet. — Intellectually superior leftists …
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Ashley Powers / Los Angeles Times:
Palin: Don't 'party like it's 1773' just yet — The former Alaska governor kicks off a nationwide Tea Party Express tour by telling activists in Reno they can't stop until conservatives control Washington. She takes aim at Nevada Sen. Harry Reid. — Sarah Palin speaks at an event launching …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Univision shuts down 'Don't Vote' ad — The Spanish-language network Univision has refused to air an ad from a GOP-led Hispanic group telling Hispanic voters to sit out the race between Sharron Angle and Harry Reid. — “Univision will not be running any spots from Latinos for Reform related to voting …
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Andrea Nill / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Univision Will Not Air GOP Group's Ad Telling Latinos Not To Vote
BREAKING: Univision Will Not Air GOP Group's Ad Telling Latinos Not To Vote
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Anti-Reid group to Hispanic voters: 'Don't Vote'
Anti-Reid group to Hispanic voters: 'Don't Vote'
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Maker Of Ad Telling Latinos Not To Vote Has Long History In GOP (VIDEO)
Maker Of Ad Telling Latinos Not To Vote Has Long History In GOP (VIDEO)
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Just Coming Right Out & Saying It
Just Coming Right Out & Saying It
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Michael Cooper / New York Times:
From Obama, the Tax Cut Nobody Heard Of — HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — What if a president cut Americans' income taxes by $116 billion and nobody noticed? — It is not a rhetorical question. At Pig Pickin' and Politickin', a barbecue-fed rally organized here last week by a Republican women's club …
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Pennsylvania Senate tied — You can put Pennsylvania Senate back in the toss up category. Joe Sestak leads Pat Toomey 46-45 in our newest poll of the race, erasing the 9 point deficit he had in an August PPP survey. — Toomey's support has remained stagnant over the last 2 months …
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Bill Clinton's Impact More Positive for Democrats Than Obama's
Bill Clinton's Impact More Positive for Democrats Than Obama's
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Democrats' Grip on the South Continues to Slip
Democrats' Grip on the South Continues to Slip
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Sean Cockerham / Anchorage Daily News:
Miller admits borough disciplined him — LUNCH HOUR: Polling performed on co-workers' computers; then their caches emptied to hide act. — scockerham@adn.com — Republican U.S. Senate nominee Joe Miller acknowledged Monday that he was disciplined for violating the Fairbanks North Star …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Joe Miller's private “guards” were active-duty military
Joe Miller's private “guards” were active-duty military
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Richard Mauer / Anchorage Daily News:
Miller bodyguards at forum included active-duty soldiers
Miller bodyguards at forum included active-duty soldiers
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Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
Task force probing whether banks broke federal laws during home seizures — Federal law enforcement officials are investigating possible criminal violations in connection with the national foreclosure crisis, examining whether financial firms broke federal laws when they filed fraudulent court documents …
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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Robert Gibbs Gets Grilled By Reporters Over White House Plans …
Robert Gibbs Gets Grilled By Reporters Over White House Plans …
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Barack Obama's surrender on outside spending
Barack Obama's surrender on outside spending
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Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Albany Governor Debate Verges on Farce — The moderators' questions were frequently ignored. The candidates barely looked at one another. One wore black gloves and spoke of himself repeatedly in the third person. And Andrew M. Cuomo, the Democratic candidate and the race's front-runner, at times struggled to suppress laughter.
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Gawker.TV:
Crazy “Rent Is Too Damn High” Candidate Steals the Show at NY Gov. Debate
Crazy “Rent Is Too Damn High” Candidate Steals the Show at NY Gov. Debate
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Chris Good / The Atlantic Online:
American Mustache Institute Endorses Jimmy McMillan for Governor
American Mustache Institute Endorses Jimmy McMillan for Governor
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Democrat says he's heard Pelosi won't run again for Speaker — A House Democratic lawmaker said late last week that he'd heard Nancy Pelosi wouldn't seek another term as Speaker. — Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-N.C.) said that not only would he not back Pelosi (D-Calif.) for Speaker again …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Gregg: Repeal not best tactic on healthcare law
Gregg: Repeal not best tactic on healthcare law
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Adam Levine / CNN:
Pentagon okays openly gay recruits — Washington (CNN) — The Pentagon has advised recruiting commands that they can accept openly gay and lesbian recruit candidates, given the recent federal court decision that bars the military from expelling openly gay service members, according to a Pentagon spokeswoman.
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Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Military recruiters told to accept gay applicants
Military recruiters told to accept gay applicants
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Aqua Buddha prank victim: Jack Conway ad is “over the top,” but accurate, raises legit questions — Dem Jack Conway's new ad hammering Rand Paul over his college excesses is accurate on the facts, and it's legit to raise questions about his past views as a way of probing whether his current posture …
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Jason Zengerle / The New Republic:
The Most Despicable Ad of the Year — Rand Paul doesn't hate the Bible—he just hates authority. — There are still two weeks left until the midterm elections, but it's not too early to declare a winner in the contest for the most despicable political ad of this campaign season.
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Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
99 Dem House seats in danger — With two weeks remaining until Election Day, the political map has expanded to put Democrats on the run across the country - with 99 Democratic-held House seats now in play, according to a POLITICO analysis, and Republicans well in reach of retaking the House.
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Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
GOP targets Harry Reid for living at the Ritz — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) Washington address has emerged as an issue in his race against Republican Sharron Angle. — The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) went up with its first TV ad in Nevada on Tuesday …
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Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Online:
Sarah Palin's Tweet: A Typo Or Something Worse? — Earlier this morning, Sarah Palin Tweeted: … And.... within an hour, this had become a news story. Palin confused Republican Senate candidates John Raese with Pat Toomey (or Pennsylvania with West Virginia).
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Palin Endorses Raese In Pennsylvania — But He's From West Virginia
Palin Endorses Raese In Pennsylvania — But He's From West Virginia
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Kimball Perry / Cincinnati.com:
Lawsuit: CPS pushing Democrats — Three van loads of Hughes High students were taken last week - during school hours - to vote and given sample ballots only for Democratic candidates and then taken for ice cream, a Monday lawsuit alleges. — The complaint was made by Thomas Brinkman Jr. …
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Jody Shenn / Bloomberg:
Pimco, NY Fed Said to Seek BofA Repurchase of Mortgages — Pacific Investment Management Co., BlackRock Inc. and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York are seeking to force Bank of America Corp. to repurchase soured mortgages packaged into $47 billion of bonds by its Countrywide Financial Corp. unit, people familiar with the matter said.
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Obama the snob — After a series of ineffective public messages — leaving the political landscape dotted with dry rhetorical wells — President Obama has hit upon a closing argument. — “Part of the reason that our politics seems so tough right now,” he recently told a group of Democratic donors …