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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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The Note, Guardian, The Huffington Post and Politics Daily
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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Conservatives4Palin.com and The Jawa Report
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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Alexis Levinson / The Daily Caller:
'Don't tread on me': Tea Partiers denied the right to vote in Texas
Ashley Powers / Los Angeles Times:
Palin: Don't 'party like it's 1773' just yet
Palin: Don't 'party like it's 1773' just yet
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Hot Air and Verum Serum
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:
Military recruiters told they can accept openly gay applicants
Military recruiters told they can accept openly gay applicants
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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Judge denies delay of ban on 'don't ask'
Judge denies delay of ban on 'don't ask'
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Politics Daily and The Maddow Blog
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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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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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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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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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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The Texas Tribune, Mediaite and Houston Chronicle
Keith Bradsher / New York Times:
China Is Said to Halt Exports to U.S. of Some Key Minerals — HONG KONG — China, which has been blocking shipments of crucial minerals to Japan for the last month, has now quietly halted shipments of some of those same materials to the United States and Europe, three industry officials said on Tuesday.
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David Barboza / New York Times:
Surprise Move by China on Rates Rattles Markets
Surprise Move by China on Rates Rattles Markets
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Mother Jones
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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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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Prairie Weather
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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Max Read / Gawker:
Meet Jimmy McMillan, Founder and ‘CEO’ of the Rent Is 2 Damn High Party — Did you watch the debate between candidates for Governor of New York? Did you see the man with, uh, unique facial hair? Who wore gloves the whole time? That's Jimmy McMillan, candidate for the Rent Is 2 Damn High Party.
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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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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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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 …
Jonathan Weisman / Wall Street Journal:
GOP in Lead in Final Lap — A vigorous post-Labor Day Democratic offensive has failed to diminish the resurgent Republicans' lead among likely voters, leaving the GOP poised for major gains in congressional elections two weeks away, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.
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Taegan Goddard's … and Wake up America
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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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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Virginia Politics Blog, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Pam's House Blend and The Maddow Blog
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Following in Clinton's footsteps, Obama to leave town after election — President Obama is giving Republicans a 10-day window to set the agenda for a lame-duck session and the new legislative year by leaving the country right after the midterm elections. — The timing of the president's trip …
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Scott / Power Line:
Highway 61 Revisited — Up in Minnesota's Eighth Congressional District (northern Minnesota, including the Iron Range and Duluth), 18-term incumbent Democratic porkmeister Jim Oberstar is in the race of his life against Republican challenger Chip Cravaack. The Eighth Congressional District is Democratic territory.
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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Ballot Box, Hotline On Call and Public Policy Polling
The White House:
Remarks by the President at a DSCC Dinner in Rockville, Maryland — THE PRESIDENT: Good evening, everybody. Thank you so much. It is wonderful to see all of you. Rajeev and Seema and your wonderful children, thank you for your extraordinary hospitality — and bringing your mom, who I love.
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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 candidate Pat Toomey with John Raese (or Pennsylvania with West Virginia).
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Oliver Willis and Washington Post
w-r-s.com:
State of the Race in California — The poll reveals narrow Republican advantages in both top statewide races. — Key Findings — Carly Fiorina currently leads by three points against Barbara Boxer in the race for United States Senate from California.
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The Fix, Hot Air, Republican Governors … and GayPatriot