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Jordan Fabian / Ballot Box:
Pa. Democrat admits helping Tea Party candidate — A Pennsylvania Democratic House candidate on Tuesday admitted to helping a third candidate get on the ballot in the hopes he would siphon votes away from his Republican opponent. — Bryan Lentz, the Democratic nominee running for the seat …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
A Tea Party of populist posers — On the morning of Oct. 14, a cyber-insurgency caused servers to crash at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. — The culprits, however, weren't attacking the chamber; they were well-meaning citizens who overwhelmed the big-business lobbying group with a sudden wave of online contributions.
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Washington Monthly, Confederate Yankee, The ChamberPost, The Huffington Post, Newshoggers.com and Prairie Weather
Spiegel Online:
‘Obama Has Turned Out to Be an Utter Disaster’ — Karl Rove was one of President George W. Bush's closest advisers. SPIEGEL spoke with the political analyst about the widespread anger against Barack Obama and the prospects of Tea Party success in the coming midterm elections.
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Mediaite, The Politico, Raw Story, Riehl World View, Hot Air and The Daily Caller
Judy L. Thomas / Kansas City Star:
NAACP releases report accusing tea party groups of links to bigots — Three months ago in Kansas City, the NAACP first raised charges of racism within the tea party movement. Today a report is being released accusing tea party groups of providing platforms to anti-Semites and other bigots.
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Tea Party Express's pricey cruises
Tea Party Express's pricey cruises
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CNN, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Anchorage Daily News
Shane D'Aprile / The Hill:
THE HILL POLL: Voters are not worried about ‘extreme’ label on candidates
THE HILL POLL: Voters are not worried about ‘extreme’ label on candidates
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The Note and Commentary
Sean J. Miller / The Hill:
Speaker Pelosi ‘majority makers’ are facing electoral challenges
Speaker Pelosi ‘majority makers’ are facing electoral challenges
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National Review and The Daily Caller
Michael A. Fletcher / Washington Post:
Virginia Thomas seeks apology from Anita Hill — It is one of Washington's enduring mysteries. — Nearly two decades after Anita Hill accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment during his fractious Supreme Court confirmation hearing, it remains unclear who was lying.
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Clarence Thomas's Wife Asks Anita Hill for Apology
Clarence Thomas's Wife Asks Anita Hill for Apology
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Andy Borowitz / News Desk:
Shouts & Murmurs: Three Things to Do When Clarence Thomas's Wife Calls You
Andrew Phelps / Hubbub:
Virginia Thomas Cancels ‘On Point’ Appearance
Virginia Thomas Cancels ‘On Point’ Appearance
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Political Punch, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Ben Smith's Blog
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Justice's Wife Seeks Apology From His Accuser
Justice's Wife Seeks Apology From His Accuser
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Right Pundits, Creative Loafing Atlanta, Law Blog, Mediaite and Guardian
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
GINNI THOMAS STAYS AWFULLY BUSY.... The bizarre right-wing activism …
GINNI THOMAS STAYS AWFULLY BUSY.... The bizarre right-wing activism …
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National Review, The Awl, News Desk and Suburban Guerrilla
Lee Fang / ThinkProgress:
MEMO: Health Insurance, Banking, Oil Industries Met With Koch, Chamber, Glenn Beck To Plot 2010 Election — In 2006, Koch Industries owner Charles Koch revealed to the Wall Street Journal's Stephen Moore that he coordinates the funding of the conservative infrastructure of front groups …
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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 …
Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
A Fine Mahoke To You All — I usually tend to think the liberals …
A Fine Mahoke To You All — I usually tend to think the liberals …
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Ezra Klein
Emily Guevara / Tyler Morning Telegraph:
Sold-Out Crowd Gives Former President Bush Three Standing Ovations During Speech — Former President George W. Bush pulled back the curtain of the Oval Office and gave East Texans a picture of what his job was like during the high and low points. — With trademark humor and conviction …
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Wake up America, Ben Smith's Blog and Weekly Standard
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Andy Barr / Reuters:
George W. Bush: Bailout call 'wasn't that hard'
George W. Bush: Bailout call 'wasn't that hard'
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The Atlantic Online and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Making Ignorance Chic — Casanova's rule for seduction was to tell a beautiful woman she was intelligent and an intelligent woman she was beautiful. — The false choice between intellectualism and sexuality in women has persisted through the ages. There was no more poignant victim of it than Marilyn Monroe.
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Taylor Marsh, Commentary, AMERICAblog News and National Review
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Fox News:
Palin: ‘Queen Bee’ of GOP ‘Mean Girls’ Has Message for Times' Dowd | On the Record — This is a rush transcript from “On the Record,” Oct. 18, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. — GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Today the Tea Party Express launched …
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Don Surber, Washington Post and Hot Air
Lynnette Curtis / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
TEA PARTY CROWD: Arizona sheriff urges crowd to vote for Angle
TEA PARTY CROWD: Arizona sheriff urges crowd to vote for Angle
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The Plum Line and Daily Kos
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Soros Donates $1 Million to Media Matters — Media Matters, the liberal activist group that wages a rhetorical war against Fox News Channel and others in the conservative press, will announce on Wednesday the receipt of a $1 million donation from the philanthropist George Soros.
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Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
Maddow Falsely Claims Politician Had Advance Warning of Oklahoma City Bombing — I'm pretty sure that this was an error, not a knowing misstatement—when you're on a daily news cycle, the sad fact is that you probably won't remember everything you've ever said. Nonetheless, this demands a retraction:
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Jack Coleman / NewsBusters.org blogs:
Rachel Maddow at Most Shameless: Claims GOP Congressman 'Received …
Rachel Maddow at Most Shameless: Claims GOP Congressman 'Received …
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Kevin Sieff / Washington Post:
Virginia 4th-grade textbook criticized over claims on black Confederate soldiers — A textbook distributed to Virginia fourth-graders says that thousands of African Americans fought for the South during the Civil War — a claim rejected by most historians but often made by groups seeking …
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Rough Sketch, Little Green Footballs, Gawker, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Unfogged
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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Colorado Pols:
You Knew They'd Hit The Wrong Markey Eventually — UPDATE #2: Rep. Ed Markey (the Democrat from Massachusetts — the male Markey) chimes in with his own quote: … UPDATE: We've created this handy-dandy tool that allows you to quickly figure out which Markey you are trying to discuss …
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Frank James / NPR:
Christine O'Donnell Stuns Audience With 1st Amendment Gaffe — Just when you thought Christine O'Donnell, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Delaware, could do nothing further to top herself, she does. — At a Tuesday morning debate with her Democratic rival Chris Coons …
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Davis Intelligence Group:
CORKER: GOP WON'T REPEAL OBAMACARE — Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) recently told a group of high-dollar GOP donors that Senate Republicans would not move to fully repeal President Obama's health care law next year, according to multiple sources who attended the event.
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Just Knock It Off — Some of Israel's worst critics are fond of saying that Israel behaves like America's spoiled child. I've always found that analogy excessive. Say what you want about Israel's obstinacy at times, it remains the only country in the United Nations that another U.N. member …
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Wonk Room, Commentary, Israel Matzav, Foreign Policy and Israpundit
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.
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.”
aolnews.com:
Ex-Congressman Linked to Chandra Levy Writing Book — In a law office in an upscale section of Los Angeles, an unfinished yet potentially explosive book manuscript by a controversial figure, former U.S. Rep. Gary Condit, sits in a safe. — “I've read it.
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Political Punch:
Is Obama Skipping Temple Over Headgear? — From Russell Goldman and Jake Tapper: — 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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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Daily Dish, New York Times, Outside the Beltway, IMAO, The Indian Express and Ben Smith's Blog
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.
Steven Pearlstein / Washington Post:
Democrats suffer from Americans' unwillingness to accept economic reality — It's one of the great fallacies in politics: Candidate Jones says X, Y and Z during the campaign. Candidate Jones wins the election. Ergo, the public agrees with X, Y and Z. — Certainly there are times …
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The Atlantic Online and Dennis the Peasant