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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Clarence Thomas's Wife Asks Anita Hill for Apology — WASHINGTON — Nearly 20 years after Anita Hill accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment during his contentious Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Justice Thomas's wife has called Ms. Hill, seeking an apology.
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Virginia Thomas Leaves Anita Hill a Voicemail Asking for An Apology — Hill Says No — ABC News' Jake Tapper, Ariane de Vogue and KGO's Mark Matthews report: — A few days ago, Brandeis University professor Anita Hill received a message on her voice mail at work.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Ginni Thomas seeks Hill apology, in vain
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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Michelle Malkin:
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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All American Blogger:
Sarah Palin Schools the Libs (Comic) — Inspired by this post. — Some comics write themselves. — Now with more Memeorandum! Thanks to all who linked, which include Jimmie Bise at The Sundries Shack, Ed Driscoll, Moe Lane at Red State and Moe Lane.com, Tom at Just One Minute and other who I have not found yet.
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Jake Sherman / The Politico:
Barney Frank gives $200K to his campaign — Longtime Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank has given his re-election campaign $200,000 as he faces his toughest race in years. — A campaign finance report filed Tuesday showed that Frank, the chairman of the powerful House Financial Services committee, lent himself the money Tuesday.
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Jonathan Weisman / Wall Street Journal:
GOP in Lead in Final Lap
GOP in Lead in Final Lap
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Desperation: Barney Frank lent campaign $200,000 in third quarter
Desperation: Barney Frank lent campaign $200,000 in third quarter
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Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
Democrats bank on early voting to bridge enthusiasm gap — LAS VEGAS - Walter Grimsley woke up Saturday morning and remembered he had an errand to run. He had to go vote. — The government retiree's phone had been ringing every few hours with reminder calls from Democratic volunteers.
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Molly Ball / The Politico:
Early vote a bad omen for Harry Reid
Early vote a bad omen for Harry Reid
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Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Secretive Republican Donors Are Planning Ahead — A secretive network of Republican donors is heading to the Palm Springs area for a long weekend in January, but it will not be to relax after a hard-fought election — it will be to plan for the next one. — Koch Industries …
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Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
RACE OF THE DAY - Minn. 08 — There wasn't much “Minnesota nice” on display when the supporters of Rep. Jim Oberstar and his Republican challenger clashed. — There wasn't much “Minnesota nice” on display when the supporters of Rep. Jim Oberstar and his Republican challenger clashed at a debate Tuesday.
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Scarecrow / Firedoglake:
Separate Church and State? Christine O'Donnell Never Heard of US Constitution — I can't wait for Ross Douthat to address the “myth” that Republican Tea Party candidates are completely clueless about the U.S. Constitution, never mind huge chunks of US history.
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Ben Evans / Associated Press:
O'Donnell questions separation of church, state
O'Donnell questions separation of church, state
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Pelosi's Favorable Rating as Speaker Drops to 29%, a New Low — Nearly 6 in 10 independents now view her unfavorably — PRINCETON, NJ — Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's favorable rating is down seven percentage points since May to 29%, a new low for her since assuming the top congressional post.
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Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
Military to accept openly gay recruits — WASHINGTON — Openly gay recruits can now join the military as a result of a federal court ruling striking down the “don't ask, don't tell” law, but they are being warned that they can still be discharged if the ruling is overturned.
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Adam Levine / CNN:
Pentagon okays openly gay recruits
Pentagon okays openly gay recruits
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Political Punch:
Is Obama Skipping Temple Over Headgear? — From Jake Tapper and Russell Goldman: — On an upcoming trip to India, President Obama will skip visiting one of the country's most sacred shrines out of fear that wearing the requisite headgear might make him appear Muslim, according to reports from the United States and India.
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Lydia Polgreen / New York Times:
A Question of Appearances: Obama Will Bypass Sikh Temple on Visit to India
A Question of Appearances: Obama Will Bypass Sikh Temple on Visit to India
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War in Context, Gawker, Wonkette and New York Magazine
Associated Press:
Obama to appear on ‘The Daily Show’ — President is set to tape appearance on Oct. 27 — WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is taking his campaign message to “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart. — White House spokesman Dan Pfeiffer says Obama is taping an appearance on Oct. 27, just days before the Nov. 2 elections.
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Melissa Clouthier / Liberty Pundits Blog:
Poll Watchers Claim Harassment And Intimidation At Houston, Texas Voting Places — Mediaite's Tommy Christopher reports voter intimidation in Harris County, Texas (Houston) by volunteer poll watchers trained by King Street Patriots, a local non-partisan group who started the True The Vote campaign.
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Dexter Filkins / New York Times:
Taliban's Elite, Aided by NATO, Join Talks for Afghan Peace — KABUL, Afghanistan — Talks to end the war in Afghanistan involve extensive, face-to-face discussions with Taliban commanders from the highest levels of the group's leadership, who are secretly leaving their sanctuaries in Pakistan …
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Aaron Blake / The Fix:
Afternoon Fix: Dem poll shows Conway 49, Paul 47; Republicans hit Reid for Ritz-y lifestyle; McMahon has spent more than $40 million — Make sure to sign up to get “Afternoon Fix” in your e-mail inbox every day by 5 (ish) p.m.! — EARLIER ON THE FIX — Fix Daily Poll: What is the nastiest race of 2010?
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Colby Itkowitz / Morning Call:
Poll: Joe Sestak overtakes Pat Toomey — New U.S. Senate poll shows Democrat with three-point lead. — WASHINGTON — Joe Sestak has pulled ahead of Pat Toomey after trailing for months in their closely watched Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race, an independent poll confirms.
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
POLL: Only 1-in-4 see American Dream as still attainable for everyone in the U.S. — Just one in every four voters in 10 battleground House districts says the American Dream is “still there for everyone,” while four in 10 say the dream exists “only for some people,” according to The Hill 2010 Midterm Election Poll.
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Matthew Rettenmund / boy culture:
They Want Him For A New Recruit — I just spent an hour and 45 minutes at the military-recruitment station in Times Square, where former Lt. Dan Choi attempted to enlist in the Marines. Honorably discharged from the Army under Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Choi told me he'd always dreamed of being a Marine …
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The Note:
Sparks Fly Between Nikki Haley, Vincent Sheheen in S.C. Governor's Debate — ABC News' Devin Dwyer reports: In their first televised debate, South Carolina gubernatorial candidates Nikki Haley and Vincent Sheheen battled Tuesday over who would restore integrity to state government and revive …
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Bloomberg:
Wall Street Bailout Returns 8.2% Profit Beating Treasury Bonds — The U.S. government's bailout of financial firms through the Troubled Asset Relief Program provided taxpayers with higher returns than they could have made buying 30-year Treasury bonds — enough money to fund the Securities …
Sean J. Miller / The Hill:
Speaker Pelosi ‘majority makers’ are facing electoral challenges — Two-term Democrats, whose victories helped secure the Speaker's job for Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), are facing the possibility of a near-wipeout in the Nov. 2 election. — Of 10 reelection races involving sophomore Democrats …
Byron York / Beltway Confidential:
Report: In Obama's Chicago, stimulus weatherization money buys shoddy work, widespread fraud — Projects to weatherize homes are a key part of the Obama administration's fusion of stimulus spending and the green agenda. But a new report by the Department of Energy has found serious problems …
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David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
As G.O.P. Seeks Spending Cuts, Details Are Scarce — WASHINGTON — In Indiana, Representative Mike Pence, the No. 3 House Republican, complains about “runaway federal spending on steroids.” — In Alaska, the Republican candidate for the Senate, Joe Miller, talks about “out of control spending.”
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Rasmussen Reports:
Most Americans Say U.S. Is Too Politically Correct — It may not be politically correct to say it, but most Americans think the country's gotten too PC and see that as a problem. — A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 57% of Adults believe America today has become …
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Lowkell / Blue Virginia:
Virginia Beach Republican Committee Chair Forwards Racist Email — David Bartholomew, Chair of the Virginia Beach Republican Committee, has been forwarding around a “joke” via email. The only problem, other than the fact that it's not particularly funny, is that it's blatantly racist. Check it out.
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