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Clarence Thomas's Wife Asks Anita Hill for Apology — WASHINGTON - Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, left a message last weekend on the voicemail of Anita Hill, who accused her husband of sexual harassment during his confirmation hearings, a spokeswoman for Ms. Thomas confirmed on Tuesday.
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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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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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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 …
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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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Scarecrow / Firedoglake:
Separate Church and State? Christine O'Donnell Never Heard of US Constitution
Separate Church and State? Christine O'Donnell Never Heard of US Constitution
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Lucy Madison / CBS News:
Christine O'Donnell: “Where in the Constitution is the Separation …
Christine O'Donnell: “Where in the Constitution is the Separation …
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Adam Levine / CNN:
Military recruiters told they can accept openly gay applicants — Editor's Note: Watch former Army Lt. Col. Dan Choi discuss “don't ask, don't tell” tonight on “Anderson Cooper 360°” beginning at 10 p.m. ET. — Washington (CNN) — The Pentagon has advised recruiting commands …
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Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
Pentagon to Recruiters: Accept Applicants “Who Admit They Are Openly Gay or Lesbian”
Pentagon to Recruiters: Accept Applicants “Who Admit They Are Openly Gay or Lesbian”
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Ed O'Keefe / Federal Eye:
Pentagon instructing recruiters to accept gay applicants
Pentagon instructing recruiters to accept gay applicants
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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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Jason Zengerle / The New Republic:
The Most Despicable Ad of the Year
The Most Despicable Ad of the Year
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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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Joe Holley / Houston Chronicle:
Some Harris County early voters upset by poll watchers
Some Harris County early voters upset by poll watchers
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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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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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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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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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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Barack Obama's surrender on outside spending
Barack Obama's surrender on outside spending
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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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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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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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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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American Mustache Institute and Gothamist
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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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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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Burr leads but NC Senate tightening — There's good news for both Elaine Marshall and Richard Burr in PPP's newest poll of the North Carolina Senate race. — The good news for Marshall is that she's picking up undecided voters and closing the gap against Burr.
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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 and Pam's House Blend
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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Molly Ball / The Politico:
Early vote a bad omen for Harry Reid — Early-voting numbers out of Nevada's two biggest counties could spell trouble for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in his tough contest against Republican Sharron Angle. — In Reno's Washoe County and Las Vegas's Clark County …
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Associated Press:
‘Hang them’: Uganda paper publishes photos of gays — KAMPALA, Uganda — The front-page newspaper story featured a list of Uganda's 100 “top” homosexuals, with a bright yellow banner across it that read: “Hang Them.” Alongside their photos were the men's names and addresses.
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